Path to the Discovery of Fomalhaut b

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Aug 2009

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EXOPLANETS AND DISKS: THEIR FORMATION AND DIVERSITY: Proceedings of the International Conference. AIP Conference Proceedings, V

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Lunar, Planetary, And Deep-Space Probes, Radio Telescopes And Instrumentation, Heterodyne Receivers, Accretion And Accretion Disks, Atmospheres, Interplanetary Dust And Gas

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Fomalhaut b is the nearest (7.7 pc) and possibly the lowest mass (<3 MJ) of all the exoplanets directly imaged to date. It is significant because it resides interior to the large dust belt surrounding Fomalhaut, permitting a direct study of planet-belt dynamics around a main sequence star. Its unusual optical brightness may be due to non-thermal processes, such as reflection from a proto-galilean, circumplanetary dust disk. Here we review the path that led to the discovery of Fomalhaut b and discuss future prospects.

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