Alternative Methylated Biosignatures. I. Methyl Bromide, a Capstone Biosignature

The first potential exoplanetary biosignature detections are likely to be ambiguous due to the potential for false positives: abiotic planetary processes that produce observables similar to those anticipated from a global biosphere. Here we propose a class of methylated gases as corroborative “capst...

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Main Authors: Michaela Leung, Edward W. Schwieterman, Mary N. Parenteau, Thomas J. Fauchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac8799
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