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author Feinstein, Adina D.
Booth, Richard A.
Bergner, Jennifer B.
Lothringer, Joshua D.
Matthews, Elisabeth C.
Welbanks, Luis
Miguel, Yamila
Bitsch, Bertram
Eriksson, Linn E. J.
Kirk, James
Pelletier, Stefan
Penzlin, Anna B. T.
Piette, Anjali A. A.
Piaulet-Ghorayeb, Caroline
Schwarz, Kamber
Turrini, Diego
Acuña-Aguirre, Lorena
Ahrer, Eva-Maria
Barber, Madyson G.
Brande, Jonathan
Chakrabarty, Aritra
Crossfield, Ian J. M.
Marleau, Gabriel-Dominique
Huang, Helong
Johansen, Anders
Kreidberg, Laura
Livingston, John H.
Luque, Rafael
Oreshenko, Maria
Pacetti, Elenia
Perotti, Guilia
Polman, Jesse
Prinoth, Bibiana
Semenov, Dmitry A.
Simon, Jacob B.
Teske, Johanna
Whiteford, Niall
author_facet Feinstein, Adina D.
Booth, Richard A.
Bergner, Jennifer B.
Lothringer, Joshua D.
Matthews, Elisabeth C.
Welbanks, Luis
Miguel, Yamila
Bitsch, Bertram
Eriksson, Linn E. J.
Kirk, James
Pelletier, Stefan
Penzlin, Anna B. T.
Piette, Anjali A. A.
Piaulet-Ghorayeb, Caroline
Schwarz, Kamber
Turrini, Diego
Acuña-Aguirre, Lorena
Ahrer, Eva-Maria
Barber, Madyson G.
Brande, Jonathan
Chakrabarty, Aritra
Crossfield, Ian J. M.
Marleau, Gabriel-Dominique
Huang, Helong
Johansen, Anders
Kreidberg, Laura
Livingston, John H.
Luque, Rafael
Oreshenko, Maria
Pacetti, Elenia
Perotti, Guilia
Polman, Jesse
Prinoth, Bibiana
Semenov, Dmitry A.
Simon, Jacob B.
Teske, Johanna
Whiteford, Niall
contents Measuring a single elemental ratio (e.g., carbon-to-oxygen) provides insufficient information for understanding the formation mechanisms and evolution that affect our observations of gas giant planet atmospheres. Although the fields of planet formation, protoplanetary disks, and exoplanets are well established and interconnected, our understanding of how to self-consistently and accurately link the theoretical and observational aspects of these fields together is lacking. To foster interdisciplinary conversations, the Max-Planck Institut für Astronomie (MPIA) hosted a week-long workshop called, "Challenge Accepted: Linking Planet Formation with Present-Day Atmospheres." Here, we summarize the latest theories and results in planet formation modeling, protoplanetary disk observations, and atmospheric observations of gas giant atmospheres to address one of the challenges of hosting interdisciplinary conferences: ensuring everyone is aware of the state-of-the-art results and technical language from each discipline represented. Additionally, we highlight key discussions held at the workshop. Our main conclusion is that it is unclear what the ideal observable is to make this link between formation scenarios and exoplanet atmospheres, whether it be multiple elemental abundance ratios, measuring refractory budgets, or something else. Based on discussions held throughout the workshop, we provide several key takeaways of what the workshop attendees feel need the most improvement and exploration within each discipline.
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spellingShingle On Linking Planet Formation Models, Protoplanetary Disk Properties, and Mature Gas Giant Exoplanet Atmospheres
Feinstein, Adina D.
Booth, Richard A.
Bergner, Jennifer B.
Lothringer, Joshua D.
Matthews, Elisabeth C.
Welbanks, Luis
Miguel, Yamila
Bitsch, Bertram
Eriksson, Linn E. J.
Kirk, James
Pelletier, Stefan
Penzlin, Anna B. T.
Piette, Anjali A. A.
Piaulet-Ghorayeb, Caroline
Schwarz, Kamber
Turrini, Diego
Acuña-Aguirre, Lorena
Ahrer, Eva-Maria
Barber, Madyson G.
Brande, Jonathan
Chakrabarty, Aritra
Crossfield, Ian J. M.
Marleau, Gabriel-Dominique
Huang, Helong
Johansen, Anders
Kreidberg, Laura
Livingston, John H.
Luque, Rafael
Oreshenko, Maria
Pacetti, Elenia
Perotti, Guilia
Polman, Jesse
Prinoth, Bibiana
Semenov, Dmitry A.
Simon, Jacob B.
Teske, Johanna
Whiteford, Niall
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Measuring a single elemental ratio (e.g., carbon-to-oxygen) provides insufficient information for understanding the formation mechanisms and evolution that affect our observations of gas giant planet atmospheres. Although the fields of planet formation, protoplanetary disks, and exoplanets are well established and interconnected, our understanding of how to self-consistently and accurately link the theoretical and observational aspects of these fields together is lacking. To foster interdisciplinary conversations, the Max-Planck Institut für Astronomie (MPIA) hosted a week-long workshop called, "Challenge Accepted: Linking Planet Formation with Present-Day Atmospheres." Here, we summarize the latest theories and results in planet formation modeling, protoplanetary disk observations, and atmospheric observations of gas giant atmospheres to address one of the challenges of hosting interdisciplinary conferences: ensuring everyone is aware of the state-of-the-art results and technical language from each discipline represented. Additionally, we highlight key discussions held at the workshop. Our main conclusion is that it is unclear what the ideal observable is to make this link between formation scenarios and exoplanet atmospheres, whether it be multiple elemental abundance ratios, measuring refractory budgets, or something else. Based on discussions held throughout the workshop, we provide several key takeaways of what the workshop attendees feel need the most improvement and exploration within each discipline.
title On Linking Planet Formation Models, Protoplanetary Disk Properties, and Mature Gas Giant Exoplanet Atmospheres
topic Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00669