Cool Worlds | Reflections from an Alien World | Tiffany Jansen @CoolWorldsLab | Uploaded 7 years ago | Updated 8 hours ago
One of big projects here at the Cool Worlds Lan has been to try and detect reflected light off exoplanets. Tiffany Jansen has been leading this effort and here gives a 101 explainer as to how astronomers can do this and why it's so awesome!
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► Knutson et al. (2007), "A map of the day–night contrast of the extrasolar planet HD 189733b": nature.com/nature/journal/v447/n7141/full/nature05782.html
► Demory et al. (2013), "Inference of Inhomogeneous Clouds in an Exoplanet Atmosphere": arxiv.org/abs/1309.7894
► Hu et al. (2012), "Theoretical Spectra of Terrestrial Exoplanet Surfaces": arxiv.org/abs/1204.1544
► Kipping & Spiegel (2011), "Detection of visible light form the darkest world" arxiv.org/abs/1108.2297
► Cool Worlds Lab website: http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.edu
► Columbia University Department of Astronomy: http://www.astro.columbia.edu
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One of big projects here at the Cool Worlds Lan has been to try and detect reflected light off exoplanets. Tiffany Jansen has been leading this effort and here gives a 101 explainer as to how astronomers can do this and why it's so awesome!
::More about this Video::
► Knutson et al. (2007), "A map of the day–night contrast of the extrasolar planet HD 189733b": nature.com/nature/journal/v447/n7141/full/nature05782.html
► Demory et al. (2013), "Inference of Inhomogeneous Clouds in an Exoplanet Atmosphere": arxiv.org/abs/1309.7894
► Hu et al. (2012), "Theoretical Spectra of Terrestrial Exoplanet Surfaces": arxiv.org/abs/1204.1544
► Kipping & Spiegel (2011), "Detection of visible light form the darkest world" arxiv.org/abs/1108.2297
► Cool Worlds Lab website: http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.edu
► Columbia University Department of Astronomy: http://www.astro.columbia.edu
► Outro music by Daft Punk "Harder, Better, Stronger, Faster": http://www.daftpunk.com and http://smarturl.it/DaftPunkiTunes
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Latest Cool Worlds Videos ► http://bit.ly/NewCoolWorlds
Cool Worlds Research ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsResearch
Guest Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsGuests
Q&A Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsQA
Tabby's Star ► http://bit.ly/TabbysStar
Science of TV/Film ► http://bit.ly/ScienceMovies
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