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A Giant Planet Candidate near a Young Brown Dwarf Chauvin et al. (2004) A&A in press

A Giant Planet Candidate near a Young Brown Dwarf Chauvin et al. (2004) A&A in press. 136 extrasolar planets (Sep 2004). Dynamical Effects. Star rotates around the system center-of-mass Detected through Doppler shift Astrometry Pulsar timing. Doppler shift. Astrometrey. Microlensing.

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A Giant Planet Candidate near a Young Brown Dwarf Chauvin et al. (2004) A&A in press

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  1. A Giant Planet Candidate near a Young Brown Dwarf Chauvin et al. (2004) A&A in press

  2. 136 extrasolar planets (Sep 2004)

  3. Dynamical Effects • Star rotates around the system center-of-mass • Detected through • Doppler shift • Astrometry • Pulsar timing

  4. Doppler shift

  5. Astrometrey

  6. Microlensing

  7. OCCULTATION /tmp/OSNanimkurz.mpeg /tmp/OSNanimkurz.mpeg /tmp/OSNanimkurz.mpeg /tmp/OSNanimkurz.mpeg /tmp/OSN /tmp/OSN

  8. Direct imaging

  9. TW Hydrae Association • Small group of isolated young stars • In the solar neighborhood, nearest such group • Age, 10 million years, when planet formation believed to occur • Popular location to search for planets

  10. NACO • NAOS - Nasmyth Adaptive Optics System • CONICA - Near-Infrared Imager and Spectrograph Dichroic Reflected light to the WFS Efficiency Transmitted light to CONICA Efficiency Conditions of use N90C10 V,R,I,J,K (0.45 - 2.55 microns) 90% V, R, I, J, H, K (0.45 - 2.55 microns) 10% WF sensing and observing in the infrared

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