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Vaughan, Sophia R. (author), Gebhard, Timothy D. (author), Cowan, N.J.P. (author), Doelman, D.S. (author), Kenworthy, M.A. (author), Trees, V.J.H. (author), Stam, D.M. (author), Brandl, B.R. (author), Kleisioti, E. (author)NASA is engaged in planning for a Habitable Worlds Observatory (HabWorlds), a coronagraphic space mission to detect rocky planets in habitable zones and establish their habitability. Surface liquid water is central to the definition of planetary habitability. Photometric and polarimetric phase curves of starlight reflected by an exoplanet can...journal article 2023
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Keller, Christoph U. (author), Snik, Frans (author), Patty, C. H.Lucas (author), Klindzic, D. (author), Krasteva, Mariya (author), Doelman, David S. (author), Wijnen, T.P.G. (author), Pallichadath, V. (author), Stam, D.M. (author)Many biologically produced chiral molecules such as amino acids and sugars show a preference for left or right handedness (homochirality). Light reflected by biological materials such as algae and leaves therefore exhibits a small amount of circular polarization that strongly depends on wavelength. Our Life Signature Detection polarimeter ...conference paper 2020