EP-RAT white papers

This article compiles the EP-RAT white papers for which we have received the authorization to put on line:

 "Detection of Extrasolar Planets in Circumstellar Disks" by S. Wolf
 "Atmospheric modeling: Setting Biomarkers in context" by L. Kaltenegger and F. Selsis
 "An optimized nulling ground based demonstrator for DARWIN: the ALADDIN proposal" by O. Absil et al.
 "Characterisation of zodiacal environment of stellar targets for future missions dedicated to the direct detection of extrasolar planets" by O. Absil et al.
 "Towards A Census of Earth-mass Exo-planets with Gravitational Microlensing" by J.-P. Beaulieu et al.
 "EPICS, the exoplanet imager for the E-ELT" by M. Kasper et al.
 "Using SPICA Space Telescope to characterize Exoplanets" by J.R. Goicoechea et al.
 "Precision Radial Velocity Spectrograph for the infrared", by H. Jones et al.
 "Diversity among other worlds: characterization of exoplanets by direct detection" by J. Schneider et al. (supporting website)
 "Exoplanet study with the Fresnel Interferometric Imager" by L. Koechlin et al.
 "Methods, Technologies and Roadmaps towards Exo-Planet Detection and Characterization from a Prime Contractor’s View" by K. Ergenzinger et al. (Astrium)
 "The Darwin space mission" by A. Léger et al.
 "Identifying nearby Earth-size planets in the Habitable Zone that can be Targets for Spectroscopic studies" by A. Léger et al.
 "Science and Programmatic Cases for ESA Participation in the SIM-Lite Mission" by A. Léger et al.
 "External Occulters for the Direct Study of Exoplanets" by W. Cash et al.
 "Inferring statistics of planet populations by means of automated microlensing searches" by M. Dominik et al.
 "Technological status and roadmap for nulling interferometry" by M. Barillot (Thalès Alenia Space)