Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
Oct 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010dps....42.5907d&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #42, #59.07; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 42, p.1085
Computer Science
Performance
Scientific paper
I present results from an ongoing project to use the Spitzer Space Telescope to gather near-infrared photometric measurements of the atmospheres of transiting extrasolar planets detecting by the Kepler Mission. I will first briefly review the instrumental performance of the Warm Spitzer mission for exoplanet measurements. I will then describe the atmospheric studies of the highly-irradiated transiting hot-Jupiters Kepler-5b and Kepler-6b. Spitzer studies of these objects are valuable since our near-infrared observations are complemented by constraints on the geometric albedo in the optical from the Kepler Mission photometry. By combining secondary eclipse measurements of the reflected starlight in the optical with estimates of the thermal emission in the near-infrared, we are able to constrain the energy budget of these planets and compare such constraints to those for the Solar system giant planets.
No associations
LandOfFree
Warm Spitzer Studies of the Atmospheres of Kepler-Detected Exoplanets does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Warm Spitzer Studies of the Atmospheres of Kepler-Detected Exoplanets, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Warm Spitzer Studies of the Atmospheres of Kepler-Detected Exoplanets will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1230368