pyRetLIFE documentation#
Introduction#
pyRetLIFE is a retrieval suite based on pymultinest and petitRADTRANS that has been used in previous papers of the LIFE (Large Interferometer For Exoplanets) series. It provides tools for atmospheric retrieval and analysis of exoplanet spectra.
How to cite#
When using pyRetLIFE please cite LIFE III and LIFE V:
@ARTICLE{2022A&A...664A..23K,
author = {{Konrad}, B.~S. and {Alei}, E. and {Quanz}, S.~P. and {Angerhausen}, D. and {Carri{\'o}n-Gonz{\'a}lez}, {\'O}. and {Fortney}, J.~J. and {Grenfell}, J.~L. and {Kitzmann}, D. and {Molli{\`e}re}, P. and {Rugheimer}, S. and {Wunderlich}, F. and {LIFE Collaboration}},
title = "{Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE). III. Spectral resolution, wavelength range, and sensitivity requirements based on atmospheric retrieval analyses of an exo-Earth}",
journal = {\aap},
keywords = {methods: statistical, planets and satellites: terrestrial planets, planets and satellites: atmospheres, Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics},
year = 2022,
month = aug,
volume = {664},
eid = {A23},
pages = {A23},
doi = {10.1051/0004-6361/202141964},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
eprint = {2112.02054},
primaryClass = {astro-ph.EP},
adsurl = {https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022A&A...664A..23K},
adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System}
}
@ARTICLE{2022A&A...665A.106A,
author = {{Alei}, Eleonora and {Konrad}, Bj{\"o}rn S. and {Angerhausen}, Daniel and {Grenfell}, John Lee and {Molli{\`e}re}, Paul and {Quanz}, Sascha P. and {Rugheimer}, Sarah and {Wunderlich}, Fabian and {LIFE Collaboration}},
title = "{Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE). V. Diagnostic potential of a mid-infrared space interferometer for studying Earth analogs}",
journal = {\aap},
keywords = {methods: statistical, planets and satellites: terrestrial planets, planets and satellites: atmospheres, Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics},
year = 2022,
month = sep,
volume = {665},
eid = {A106},
pages = {A106},
doi = {10.1051/0004-6361/202243760},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
eprint = {2204.10041},
primaryClass = {astro-ph.EP},
adsurl = {https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022A&A...665A.106A},
adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System}
}
Team#
Original developers:
Eleonora Alei
Björn Konrad
Current developers:
Janina Hansen
Zachary Burr
Dibya Bharati Pradhan
Collaborators:
Timothy Gebhard
Emily Garvin
Xiaoyu Sun
Paul Mollière