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Leung, Michaela; Schwieterman, Edward W.; Parenteau, Mary N.; Fauchez, Thomas J.
The Astrophysical journal, 10/2022, Letnik: 938, Številka: 1Journal Article
Abstract 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 “capstone” biosignatures. Capstone biosignatures are metabolic products that may be less immediately detectable, but have substantially lower false-positive potential, and can thus serve as confirmation for a primary biosignature such as O 2 . CH 3 Cl has previously been established as a biosignature candidate, and other halomethane gases such as CH 3 Br and CH 3 I have similar potential. These gases absorb in the mid-infrared at wavelengths that are likely to be captured while observing primary biosignatures such as O 3 or CH 4 . We quantitatively explore CH 3 Br as a new capstone biosignature through photochemical and spectral modeling of Earthlike planets orbiting FGKM stellar hosts. We also reexamine the biosignature potential of CH 3 Cl over the same set of parameters using our updated model. We show that CH 3 Cl and CH 3 Br can build up to relatively high levels in M dwarf environments and analyze synthetic spectra of TRAPPIST-1e. Our results suggest that there is a coadditive spectral effect from multiple CH 3 X gases in an atmosphere, leading to an increased signal-to-noise and greater ability to detect a methylated gas feature. These capstone biosignatures are plausibly detectable in exoplanetary atmospheres, have low false-positive potential, and would provide strong evidence for life in conjunction with other well-established biosignature candidates.
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