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Evolution of the Solar/Stellar Radiation and Plasma Environment

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The evolution of planetary atmospheres can only be understood if one considers that the radiation and particle environment of the Sun or a planet’s host star changed during their life time. The magnetic activity of solar-type stars declines steadily during their evolution on the Zero-Age-Main-Sequence.

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Lammer, H. (2013). Evolution of the Solar/Stellar Radiation and Plasma Environment. In: Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres. SpringerBriefs in Astronomy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32087-3_2

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