Ultraviolet Radiation Effects on Exoplanet Haze Optical Properties

Optical constants for experimentally-generated haze analogs under sub-Neptune and terrestrial exoplanet conditions, before and after UV irradiation. The dataset includes measurements across a broad wavelength range from 0.5 to 8 μm. It was created by Lori A Huseby and last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Simulating transmission spectra of hazy, water-dominated exoplanets based on experimental haze optical constants.
• Modeling the impact of UV irradiation from M-dwarf stars on atmospheric haze composition and absorption.
• Interpreting observational features, such as the N-H feature at 2.6μm, in exoplanet atmospheric data.
• Theoretical atmospheric modeling to refine composition interpretations for planets like GJ 1214b and LHS 1140b.

Strengths

• Broad wavelength coverage from 0.5 to 8 μm for optical constants.
• Includes data on haze analogs both before and after controlled UV irradiation.
• Dataset size is 4.9 MB, indicating a focused and manageable collection of data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Lori A Huseby via figshare

Collection Method

Optical constants derived from experimentally-generated haze analogs.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 18:44:39; freshness should be verified.