Architecture of systems hosting Earth-like planets detected by LIFE

Kurzfassung

The LIFE mission aims to detect Earth-like planets located within the habitable zone of their host stars. During its exploratory phase, the mission currently prioritizes a blind search strategy over a targeted approach. In this work, we employ a variety of planetary formation models to investigate the architecture of planetary systems hosting Earth-like planets in their habitable zones. Our objective is to identify the potential signatures that a planetary system may provide regarding the presence of an Earth analog, as well as to characterize the properties of such a planet. To this end, we explore multiple planetary formation models under different assumptions.