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yieldplotlib: A unified library for exoplanet yield code visualizations

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2026-01-07 v1 Earth and Planetary Astrophysics

Abstract

NASA's next flagship observatory, the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), aims to detect and charaterize ~25 habitable zone planets. The total number of habitable zone planets detected is referred to as the exo-Earth "yield'' and accurate yield estimates will be critically important to the mission's success. Tools like the Altruistic Yield Optimizer (AYO) and EXOSIMS provide these yield estimates but differ in language, methods, and outputs. yieldplotlib provides a unified library that can visualize the inputs and outputs of these yield codes in a complete, descriptive, and accessible way.

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@article{arxiv.2512.06149,
  title  = {yieldplotlib: A unified library for exoplanet yield code visualizations},
  author = {Corey Spohn and Sarah Steiger and Alex R. Howe},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.06149},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

6 pages, 4 figures, submitted to the Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS)