中国空间科学技术 ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (1): 69-80.doi: 10.16708/j.cnki.1000-758X.2025.0007

• 空间科学与试验专栏 • 上一篇    

宜居行星观测变量体系验证方法研究

欧阳青林1,刘冀林1,*,霍卓玺1,杨孟飞2   

  1. 1.中国航天科技创新研究院,北京100088
    2.中国空间技术研究院,北京100094
  • 收稿日期:2023-12-14 修回日期:2024-01-25 录用日期:2024-02-10 发布日期:2025-01-23 出版日期:2025-02-01

Validation method for habitable planets observation variable framework

OUYANG Qinglin1,LIU Jilin1,*,HUO Zhuoxi1,YANG Mengfei2   

  1. 1.China Academy of Aerospace Science and Innovation, Beijing, 100088, China
    2.China Academy of Space Technology, Beijing 100094, China
  • Received:2023-12-14 Revision received:2024-01-25 Accepted:2024-02-10 Online:2025-01-23 Published:2025-02-01

摘要: 宜居行星搜寻及生命信号探测是系外行星探测的热点方向,也是天文学和空间科学的前沿领域。当前相关研究面临的挑战主要有如何量化评估行星宜居性,以及如何确认观测信号代表生命存在等。为了解决上述问题,介绍了宜居行星的观测变量体系以及体系中各项要素,并提出了在对行星的有限了解情况下利用观测变量体系准确估计行星宜居性的方法。为进一步验证观测变量体系的完备性,针对体系中特征量及观测量映射开展研究。通过梳理观测变量体系的要素,模拟宜居行星的大气光谱,分析了结合真实观测数据验证模型准确性和有效性的需求,指出地球作为目前唯一已知的宜居行星样本,是系外宜居行星的绝佳观测样本。在此基础上,分析了国内外开展的将地球作为系外行星的观测研究,总结了其观测方法、研究结果和优劣势。提出了在深空轨道对地球开展积分光谱观测的任务展望,以获取实测数据。该任务能够对观测变量体系及映射完备性进行验证,为系外宜居行星探测任务提供支撑。

关键词: 宜居行星探测, 观测变量体系, 积分光谱, 正反演

Abstract: The exploration of habitable planets and the detection of potential biosignature are hot topics in the field of exoplanetary science, and represent frontier domains in astronomy and space science. The challenges of current research in this area include how to quantitatively assess planetary habitability and how to identify observational signals representing the presence of life. To address these challenges, an observation variable framework for habitable planets and its elements is introduced. A method is introduced to accurately estimate the habitability of exoplanets with limited understanding. To further validate the completeness of observation variable framework, a specific focus is directed towards investigating the mapping of observational parameters to habitable planets characteristics. By simulating atmospheric spectra of habitable planets, and analyzing the requirement to combine real observational data to verify the accuracy and effectiveness of models, it is underscored that the Earth is an excellent observational template for proxy habitable exoplanets. Additionally, studies which use the Earth as a proxy habitable exoplanet are analyzed by summarizing their observational methods, results, strengths and weaknesses. Building upon this foundation, a mission for spectroscopic observations of the Earth from deep space is proposed. This mission aims to acquire empirical data to validate the completeness of the observation variable framework and the mapping of observational parameters. Such validation serves as essential support for future endeavors in the detection of habitable exoplanets.

Key words: exoplanet detection, observation variable framework, integral spectroscopy, forward model and retrieval