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Transmission spectroscopy enables the detection of atmospheres on extrasolar planets.
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Transmission spectroscopy is a foundational and proven observational technique that enables the detection and characterization of extrasolar planet atmospheres.

Evidence for · 7
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
2014 · cited by 4,040
TESS provides transiting exoplanet targets optimized for follow-up atmospheric studies.
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The retrieved papers consistently demonstrate that transmission spectroscopy is widely used and mathematically modeled to detect, retrieve, and analyze the atmospheric compositions of transiting exoplanets, supported by major space missions such as Hubble, TESS, ARIEL, and JWST.

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A Framework for Prioritizing the <i>TESS</i> Planetary Candidates Most Amenable to Atmospheric Characterization
2018 · cited by 584
Analytic metrics confirm that transmission spectroscopy is a primary method for characterizing TESS planet candidates.
Detection of atmospheric haze on an extrasolar planet: the 0.55-1.05 μm transmission spectrum of HD 189733b with the Hubble Space Telescope
2008 · cited by 510
Transmission spectroscopy measurements with the Hubble Space Telescope successfully reveal atmospheric features and hazes on extrasolar planets.
A chemical survey of exoplanets with ARIEL
2018 · cited by 439
ARIEL utilizes transmission spectroscopy to survey the chemical composition of approximately 1000 transiting exoplanet atmospheres.
ATMOSPHERIC RETRIEVAL FOR SUPER-EARTHS: UNIQUELY CONSTRAINING THE ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION WITH TRANSMISSION SPECTROSCOPY
2012 · cited by 431
Transmission spectra and retrieval methods are established to constrain the atmospheric composition and molecular abundances of exoplanets.
The Detectability and Characterization of the TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanet Atmospheres with JWST
2019 · cited by 227
Simulations demonstrate that transmission spectroscopy is optimal for detecting terrestrial exoplanet atmospheres using the James Webb Space Telescope.
Identification of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere
2022 · cited by 188
Transmission spectroscopy observations with JWST definitively identify carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere.
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