Characterizing Exoplanets: From Hot Jupiters to Super-Earths

Ray Jayawardhana

York University

On-going searches for extrasolar planets have revealed a remarkable diversity of worlds, and comparative studies of their properties have begun in earnest. Planets caught in transit are particularly well suited for atmosphere characterization. I will discuss recent results using Kepler data as well as ground-based observations, including our attempts to extend these techniques to super-Earth planets.

Date:	Thursday, 15 September 2016
Time:	11:30
Where:	Université de Montréal
	Pavillon Roger-Gaudry, Local D-460
Contact:	René Doyon