Evolution of Earth-like extended exospheres orbiting solar-like stars

@article{Canet2021EvolutionOE,
  title={Evolution of Earth-like extended exospheres orbiting solar-like stars},
  author={Ada Canet and Ana In{\'e}s G{\'o}mez de Castro},
  journal={Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society},
  year={2021},
  volume={502},
  pages={6170-6176}
}
Recent observations of the Earth’s exosphere revealed the presence of an extended hydrogenic component that could reach distances beyond 40 planetary radii. Detection of similar extended exospheres around Earth-like exoplanets could reveal crucial facts in terms of habitability. The presence of these rarified hydrogen envelopes is extremely dependent of the planetary environment, dominated by the ionizing radiation and plasma winds coming from the host star. Radiation and fast wind particles… 
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