The james webb space telescope

JP Gardner, JC Mather, M Clampin, R Doyon… - Space Science …, 2006 - Springer
Abstract The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large (6.6 m), cold (< 50 K), infrared
(IR)-optimized space observatory that will be launched early in the next decade into orbit …

The evolution of cataclysmic variables as revealed by their donor stars

C Knigge, I Baraffe, J Patterson - The Astrophysical Journal …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an attempt to reconstruct the complete evolutionary path followed by cataclysmic
variables (CVs), based on the observed mass–radius relationship of their donor stars. Along …

Images of embedded Jovian planet formation at a wide separation around AB Aurigae

T Currie, K Lawson, G Schneider, W Lyra… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Direct images of protoplanets embedded in disks around infant stars provide the key to
understanding the formation of gas giant planets such as Jupiter. Using the Subaru …

The Sonora brown dwarf atmosphere and evolution models. I. Model description and application to cloudless atmospheres in rainout chemical equilibrium

MS Marley, D Saumon, C Visscher… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a new generation of substellar atmosphere and evolution models, appropriate
for application to studies of L-, T-, and Y-type brown dwarfs and self-luminous extrasolar …

Discovery of a planetary-mass companion within the gap of the transition disk around PDS 70

M Keppler, M Benisty, A Müller, T Henning… - Astronomy & …, 2018 - aanda.org
Context. Young circumstellar disks are the birthplaces of planets. Their study is of prime
interest to understand the physical and chemical conditions under which planet formation …

The Gemini Planet Imager Exoplanet Survey: giant planet and brown dwarf demographics from 10 to 100 au

EL Nielsen, RJ De Rosa, B Macintosh… - The Astronomical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a statistical analysis of the first 300 stars observed by the Gemini Planet Imager
Exoplanet Survey. This subsample includes six detected planets and three brown dwarfs; …

Mesa isochrones and stellar tracks (MIST). I. Solar-scaled models

J Choi, A Dotter, C Conroy, M Cantiello… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
This is the first of a series of papers presenting the Modules for Experiments in Stellar
Astrophysics (MESA) Isochrones and Stellar Tracks (MIST) project, a new comprehensive …

The SPHERE infrared survey for exoplanets (SHINE)-III. The demographics of young giant exoplanets below 300 au with SPHERE

A Vigan, C Fontanive, M Meyer, B Biller… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
The SpHere INfrared Exoplanet (SHINE) project is a 500-star survey performed with
SPHERE on the Very Large Telescope for the purpose of directly detecting new substellar …

New evolutionary models for pre-main sequence and main sequence low-mass stars down to the hydrogen-burning limit

I Baraffe, D Homeier, F Allard, G Chabrier - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015 - aanda.org
We present new models for low-mass stars down to the hydrogen-burning limit that
consistently couple atmosphere and interior structures, thereby superseding the widely used …

Probabilistic forecasting of the masses and radii of other worlds

J Chen, D Kip** - The Astrophysical Journal, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Mass and radius are two of the most fundamental properties of an astronomical object.
Increasingly, new planet discoveries are being announced with a measurement of one of …