M O N D AY, O C T O B E R 6 T H
D r. S t e v e H o w e l l NASAAmesResearchCenter
4:00PMinTH411
Refreshmentsservedat
3:50PM
A New High-Resolution Imaging View of Exoplanet Host Stars
Abstract:
BasedonourpasttwoyearsofspeckleimagingatGemini‐Nandourpast5yearsof
related observations at other observatories, this talk will summarize what we have
learned about exoplanet host stars in terms of the binary fraction of exoplanet host
stars,andhowwecanobservationallyvalidateEarth‐sizeexoplanets.Finally,a
summaryofthesenewresultsandtheirimpactonourunderstandingofexoplanets,in
particulartheirradiusandtheirlocationinthehabitablezone,willbediscussed.
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