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CIERA Colloquium: Phil Arras: "Debris Disks as the Origin of High-Altitude Clouds in Exoplanet Atmospheres"

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
1800 Sherman Avenue, 7-600, Evanston, IL 60201 map it

The entry of interplanetary dust particles into Earth’s atmosphere deposits heavy elements at high altitudes, and may be observed in both gas phase and as a cloud layer. In this talk I will discuss a model for dust accretion onto close-in exoplanets, the stopping of the dust in the upper atmosphere, and the possible signatures of the heavy elements in transmission spectra.

Phil Arras, Professor, University of Virginia

Host: Meng Sun

Audience

  • Faculty/Staff
  • Student
  • Post Docs/Docs
  • Graduate Students

Contact

CIERA ASTROPHYSICS   (847) 491-8646

CIERA@northwestern.edu

Interest

  • Academic (general)

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