Dissertation
Rocked, roasted, and revealed: Lighting up dark exomoons Observational signatures of tidally induced volcanism in other worlds
The work done during this PhD research, aims to investigate the effect of tidal heatingin the observability of extra-solar satellites around exoplanets.
- Author
- E. Kleisioti
- Date
- 13 November 2025
- Links
- Thesis in Leiden Repository
More particularly, thisthesis focuses on the effects of tidal heating on the detectability of exomoons around directlyimaged and radial velocity exoplanets, IPMOs or BDs. The main goal is to identifythe physical and/or orbital parameters that would make THEMs detectable with differentmethods and existing or future instruments. In parallel, we also investigate how well thephysical properties of potentially detected exomoons might be characterized accordingto observational and theoretical constraints. The second part of this thesis uses interiormodels used in the characterization of Solar System moons, to assess potential interiorstructures of the likely icy planets of the system Trappist-1. We model the tidal heatproduced in their interior and identify the thickness and depth of any potential subsurfaceoceans. We also conclude on the detectability of cryovolcanism in the system.