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HZ_evolution: A Package to Calculate Habitable Histories

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics 2024-10-02 v1 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Abstract

We present HZ_evolution, a Python package to characterize the habitable histories of exoplanets. Given inputs of a planet's current effective flux and host star properties, HZ_evolution calculates its instellation history, the evolution of the star's Habitable Zone, and the duration the planet spends inside or outside the Habitable Zone.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2409.19073,
  title  = {HZ_evolution: A Package to Calculate Habitable Histories},
  author = {Noah W. Tuchow and Jason T. Wright},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.19073},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

Accepted for publication in Research Notes of the AAS

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