When
3:30 p.m., Sept. 7, 2010
Where
Kuiper Space Sciences Building 308
Dr. Philip Hinz from Steward Observatory is the scheduled speaker.
The rapid pace of discovery for exoplanets and disks is providing as many surprises as confirmations to our picture of planet formation and system architecture. I will review the state of these observations and describe plans with the LBT Interferometer to further our understanding of exoplanet systems. LBTI will detect warm exozodiacal emission and Jupiter-like planets, and improve our understanding of planetary system formation and evolution. It is also important ground work for the planned detection of rocky, Earth-like planets. Space missions that aim to detect light 7-10 decades down need to know first what exists at 3-6 decades fainter than a star.
The rapid pace of discovery for exoplanets and disks is providing as many surprises as confirmations to our picture of planet formation and system architecture. I will review the state of these observations and describe plans with the LBT Interferometer to further our understanding of exoplanet systems. LBTI will detect warm exozodiacal emission and Jupiter-like planets, and improve our understanding of planetary system formation and evolution. It is also important ground work for the planned detection of rocky, Earth-like planets. Space missions that aim to detect light 7-10 decades down need to know first what exists at 3-6 decades fainter than a star.
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