التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: |
IN SEARCH OF ALIEN JUPITERS. |
المؤلفون: |
Billings, Lee |
المصدر: |
Scientific American; Aug2015, Vol. 313 Issue 2, p40-47, 8p, 4 Color Photographs |
مصطلحات موضوعية: |
DETECTION of extrasolar planets, GAS giants, JUPITER (Planet), IMAGING systems in astronomy |
People: |
MACINTOSH, Bruce, BEUZIT, Jean-Luc |
مستخلص: |
The article discusses efforts by astronomers Bruce Macintosh and Jean-Luc Beuzit to capture images of planets in other solar systems which resemble the planet Jupiter. Details on the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) used by Macintosh and the Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Expolanet Research Instrument (SPHERE) used by Beuzit are presented. The formation of giant planets and their role in shaping their planetary systems are also discussed. |
قاعدة البيانات: |
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