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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Astron. Space Sci.
Sec. Exoplanets
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fspas.2024.1412323

Exploring Radio Emissions from Confirmed Exoplanets Using SKA

Provisionally accepted
Fatemeh Bagheri Fatemeh Bagheri 1,2*Anshuman Garga Anshuman Garga 1Ramon Lopez Ramon Lopez 1
  • 1 University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, United States
  • 2 Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Maryland, United States

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    Our understanding of magnetic fields in exoplanets remains limited compared to those within our solar system. Planets with magnetic fields emit radio signals primarily due to the Electron Cyclotron Maser Instability mechanism. In this study, we explore the feasibility of detecting radio emissions from exoplanets using the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope. Utilizing data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, we compile information on confirmed exoplanets and estimate their radio emissions using the RBL model. Our analysis reveals that four exoplanets-Qatar-4 b, TOI-1278 b, CoRoT-10 b, and HAT-P-20 b -potentially exhibit radio signals suitable for observation with the SKA telescope.

    Keywords: Planetary radio emissions, ECMI, RBL model, SKA, Confirmed Exoplanets

    Received: 04 Apr 2024; Accepted: 07 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Bagheri, Garga and Lopez. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Fatemeh Bagheri, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, United States

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