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The Detection of Extrasolar Planets

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The Detection of Extrasolar Planets

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    1. The Detection of Extrasolar Planets Dr. Brooke P. Skelton

    2. GRAVITY

    3. Our Solar System

    4. Our Solar System, seen from 4 billion miles

    5. Formation of a Star

    6. Proplyds in Orion Nebula

    7. Detecting Extrasolar Planets Astrometry

    8. Newton’s Law of Gravity G M1 M2

    9. Astrometry

    10. Detecting Extrasolar Planets Astrometry

    11. Pulsar Timing Variations

    12. Detecting Extrasolar Planets Astrometry

    14. Radial Velocity Variations

    15. Newton’s Law of Gravity G M1 M2

    16. Kepler’s Laws The orbit of a planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one focus.

    17. Deriving Planetary Masses Observe period and amplitude of star’s motion.

    18. Deriving Planetary Masses Observe period and amplitude of star’s motion.

    19. Deriving Planetary Masses Observe period and amplitude of star’s motion.

    20. Deriving Planetary Masses Observe period and amplitude of star’s motion.

    21. Deriving Planetary Masses Observe period and amplitude of star’s motion.

    22. Detecting Extrasolar Planets Astrometry

    23. Microlensing

    24. Detecting Extrasolar Planets Astrometry

    25. Imaging in the near-infrared

    26. Detecting Extrasolar Planets Astrometry

    27. “Seeing” extrasolar planets

    28. So what do we find?

    29. Detected Extrasolar Planets Astrometry – 0 candidates

    30. The 61 Cygni system

    31. Detected Extrasolar Planets Astrometry – 0 candidates

    32. PSR B1257+12

    33. Detected Extrasolar Planets Astrometry – 0 candidates

    34. GQ Lup and AB Pic

    35. Detected Extrasolar Planets Astrometry – 0 candidates

    36. OGLE 2005-BLG-390L

    37. Detected Extrasolar Planets Astrometry – 0 candidates

    38. 51 Pegasi

    40. A Very Eccentric Planet

    41. Masses and Orbits of Extrasolar Planets

    42. A Planetary System

    43. Upsilon Andromedae

    45. Newton’s Form of Kepler’s Third Law 4p2

    46. A Sample of Observed Planets

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