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LOCATION:2241 Chamberlin Hall (coffee at 4:30 pm)
SUMMARY:Exoplanet Detection and Characterization: Status and Prospects
 \, Physics Department Colloquium\, Wesley A. Traub\, Jet Propulsion La
 b
DESCRIPTION:Nearly 300 exoplanets have been discovered in the past 13 
 years.  We know the approximate mass and orbit of each of these\, and 
 for a few we have additional information about radius\, composition\, 
 and temperature.  However for most exoplanets we do not know these pro
 perties\, nor do we know how they were formed\, or whether any may hav
 e evolved like the Earth.  The discovery of these unexpected exoplanet
 s has ignited a whole new field of inquiry in astrophysics as well as 
 physics and planetary science.  One of the attractions is the prospect
  of finding an Earth-like planet\, and searching for signs of life.  A
 nother attraction is the sheer joy of discovering and understanding a 
 whole new part of our universe.  In this talk I will outline the curre
 nt measurement techniques and discoveries to date\, but focus on futur
 e measurement techniques and what we may learn from them.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=1140
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