Abstract
Direct detection of the light scattered from extra-solar planets is important in establishing the planet's mass, radius, albedo and nature of the particles in the planetary atmosphere. We describe, and present results from, a new optical polarimeter (PlanetPol) designed to reach fractional polarizations of 10-6 or better from ground-based telescopes, necessary to detect the polarization signature of unresolved hot-Jupiters.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy |
Volume | 6269 I |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Event | Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy - Orlando, FL, United States Duration: 25 May 2006 → 29 May 2006 |
Other
Other | Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Orlando, FL |
Period | 25/05/06 → 29/05/06 |
Keywords
- Extrasolar planets
- High-sensitivity polarimetry