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探测的一个独特方面：在银河系内部最密集的恒星场中寻找地球质量和更大的冷行星。红外相机将用于探测这种极端银河环境中的小行星。该项目将开启地面红外微透镜观测的新时代，并为下一代太空微透镜观测提供关键数据。这项工作直接链接到南希·格雷斯·罗马望远镜（2026 年发射）银河系外行星巡天。预期成果是大大提高对行星形成直至类地质量行星的理解，并改进利用引力微透镜探测冷行星的技术。