The Occurrence of Cold Planets in the Galaxy

银河系中冷行星的出现

• 批准号: DP200101909
• 负责人: Prof Andrew Cole
• 金额: $ 32.62万
• 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: 2020
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2024-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP200101909
• 关键词: Occurrence; Cold; Planets; Galaxy

The project aims to explore a unique niche in exoplanet detection: searches for cold planets down to Earth mass, including ice giants and rogue free-floating planets. Infrared cameras and adaptive optics on large telescopes will be used to make accurate measurements of cold planets in diverse galactic environments. These are significant because they are completely different from most known exoplanets, being far from their host stars and unique probes of planet formation theory. Expected outcomes are a greatly improved understanding of planet formation, and improved techniques for cold planet detection with gravitational microlensing. The project will strongly benefit the next generation space-based programs planned for the next decade.

该项目旨在探索系外行星探测中的独特利基市场：寻找落在地球质量的冷行星，包括冰巨人和无流氓无浮动的行星。大型望远镜上的红外摄像机和自适应光学元件将用于对不同银河环境中的冷行星进行准确的测量。这些之所以重要，是因为它们与大多数已知的系外行星完全不同，与他们的宿主星和行星形成理论的独特探针相去甚远。预期的结果是对行星形成的一种大大改善，并通过重力微透镜改进了冷行星检测的技术。该项目将强烈受益于下一代计划的下一代计划。