Lifting the Veil on Cold Planets in the Inner Galaxy

揭开内星系寒冷行星的面纱

• 批准号: DP240101842
• 负责人: Prof Andrew Cole
• 金额: $ 39.34万
• 依托单位: University of Tasmania
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2026-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP240101842
• 关键词: Lifting; Veil; Cold; Planets; Inner

The project aims to explore a unique aspect of exoplanet detection: searches for cold planets of Earth mass and larger in the densest stellar fields of the inner Milky Way. Infrared cameras will be used to detect small planets in this extreme galactic environment. The proposed project will open a new era of infrared microlensing observations from the ground and supply critical data in preparation for the next generation of microlensing from space. This work directly links to the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope (2026 launch) Galactic Exoplanet Survey. Expected outcomes are a greatly improved understanding of planet formation down to terrestrial-mass planets, and improved techniques for cold planet detection with gravitational microlensing.

该项目旨在探索系外行星检测的独特方面：寻找地球质量的冷行星，在内部银河系中最稠密的恒星田中较大。在这个极端银河环境中，红外摄像机将用于检测小行星。拟议的项目将从地面开设一个新的红外微透镜观察时代，并提供关键的数据，以准备下一代从空间中进行微透镜。这项工作直接链接到Nancy Grace Roman望远镜（2026年发射）银河系外行星调查。预期的结果是对陆地质量行星的行星形成的一种极大的了解，以及通过重力微透明的冷行星检测技术的改进技术。