Defining the Really Habitable Zone. (arXiv:2003.13722v1 [astro-ph.EP])
<a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Pedbost_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">Marven F. Pedbost</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Pomalgu_T/0/1/0/all/0/1">Trillean Pomalgu</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Lintott_C/0/1/0/all/0/1">Chris Lintott</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Eisner_N/0/1/0/all/0/1">Nora Eisner</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Nicholson_B/0/1/0/all/0/1">Belinda Nicholson</a>
Since the discovery of the first confirmed exoplanet, observations have
revealed a remarkable diversity of worlds. A wide variety of orbital and
physical characteristics are detected in the exoplanet population, and much
work has been devoted to deciding which of these planets may be suitable for
life. Until now, though, little work has been devoted to deciding which of the
potentially habitable planets might actually be textit{worth} existing on. To
this end, we present the Really Habitable Zone (RHZ), defined as the region
around a star where acceptable gins and tonic are likely to be abundant. In
common with much of the work in the field, we rely throughout on assumptions
which are difficult if not impossible to test and present some plots which
astronomers can use in their own talks, stripped of all caveats. We suggest
that planets in the Really Habitable Zone be early targets for the JWST,
because by the time that thing finally launches we’re all going to need a
drink.
Since the discovery of the first confirmed exoplanet, observations have
revealed a remarkable diversity of worlds. A wide variety of orbital and
physical characteristics are detected in the exoplanet population, and much
work has been devoted to deciding which of these planets may be suitable for
life. Until now, though, little work has been devoted to deciding which of the
potentially habitable planets might actually be textit{worth} existing on. To
this end, we present the Really Habitable Zone (RHZ), defined as the region
around a star where acceptable gins and tonic are likely to be abundant. In
common with much of the work in the field, we rely throughout on assumptions
which are difficult if not impossible to test and present some plots which
astronomers can use in their own talks, stripped of all caveats. We suggest
that planets in the Really Habitable Zone be early targets for the JWST,
because by the time that thing finally launches we’re all going to need a
drink.
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