Toward Maps of Exoplanet Surfaces
Event Start:
2020-03-12T11:00:00
Event End:
2020-03-12T12:30:00
Event Information:
Perhaps the simplest question that one can ask of a distant star or planet is, "What does it actually look like?" Even the best interferometers can only give us limited information about the surfaces of select giant and/or nearby stars, while the direct imaging of exoplanet surfaces is all but impossible. Fortunately, several techniques exist that allow us to indirectly infer what the surfaces of stars and exoplanets look like from precise photometric light curves and high resolution spectral timeseries.
Event Location:
Henn 318
Speaker:
Rodrigo Luger
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Event Start:
2020-03-12T11:00:00
Event End:
2020-03-12T12:30:00
Toward Maps of Exoplanet Surfaces
Event Information:
Perhaps the simplest question that one can ask of a distant star or planet is, "What does it actually look like?" Even the best interferometers can only give us limited information about the surfaces of select giant and/or nearby stars, while the direct imaging of exoplanet surfaces is all but impossible. Fortunately, several techniques exist that allow us to indirectly infer what the surfaces of stars and exoplanets look like from precise photometric light curves and high resolution spectral timeseries.
Event Location:
Henn 318