The occurrence and architecture of exoplanetary systems
The basic geometry of the Solar System—the shapes, spacings, and orientations of the
planetary orbits—has long been a subject of fascination as well as inspiration for planet …
planetary orbits—has long been a subject of fascination as well as inspiration for planet …
Observations of exoplanet atmospheres
IJM Crossfield - Publications of the Astronomical Society of the …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Detailed characterization of an extrasolar planet's atmosphere provides the best hope for
distinguishing the makeup of its outer layers, and the only hope for understanding the …
distinguishing the makeup of its outer layers, and the only hope for understanding the …
The Gemini Planet Imager Exoplanet Survey: giant planet and brown dwarf demographics from 10 to 100 au
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; …
Exoplanet Survey. This subsample includes six detected planets and three brown dwarfs; …
The sphere infrared survey for exoplanets (shine)-iii. the demographics of young giant exoplanets below 300 au with sphere
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 …
SPHERE on the Very Large Telescope for the purpose of directly detecting new substellar …
Hints for a turnover at the snow line in the giant planet occurrence rate
The orbital distribution of giant planets is crucial for understanding how terrestrial planets
form and predicting yields of exoplanet surveys. Here, we derive giant planets occurrence …
form and predicting yields of exoplanet surveys. Here, we derive giant planets occurrence …
Imaging extrasolar giant planets
BP Bowler - Publications of the Astronomical Society of the …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
High-contrast adaptive optics (AO) imaging is a powerful technique to probe the
architectures of planetary systems from the outside-in and survey the atmospheres of self …
architectures of planetary systems from the outside-in and survey the atmospheres of self …
First light of the gemini planet imager
The Gemini Planet Imager is a dedicated facility for directly imaging and spectroscopically
characterizing extrasolar planets. It combines a very high-order adaptive optics system, a …
characterizing extrasolar planets. It combines a very high-order adaptive optics system, a …
AF Lep b: The lowest-mass planet detected by coupling astrometric and direct imaging data
Aims. Using the direct-imaging technique, we searched for low-mass companions around
the star AF Lep, which presents a significant proper-motion anomaly (PMa) signal obtained …
the star AF Lep, which presents a significant proper-motion anomaly (PMa) signal obtained …
Astrometric accelerations as dynamical beacons: a giant planet imaged inside the debris disk of the young star AF Lep
We present the direct-imaging discovery of a giant planet orbiting the young star AF Lep, a
1.2 M⊙ member of the 24±3 Myr β Pic moving group. AF Lep was observed as part of our …
1.2 M⊙ member of the 24±3 Myr β Pic moving group. AF Lep was observed as part of our …
On the age of the β Pictoris moving group
Abstract Binks & Jeffries and Malo et al. have recently reported Li depletion boundary (LDB)
ages for the β Pictoris moving group (BPMG) which are twice as old as the oft-cited …
ages for the β Pictoris moving group (BPMG) which are twice as old as the oft-cited …