Dynamical Temperature of Short-period Gas Giants
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Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/S4F-SW - Open Area
Tsung-Dao Lee Institute
Host: Dong Lai
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Abstract:
While the exoplanetary field is replete with remarkable discoveries, perhaps the most intriguing findings has been the detection of hot Jupiters – giant planets orbiting perilously close to their parent stars. The mere existence of these worlds was wholly unpredicted based on the expectations gleaned from centuries of observations of our own solar system. This talk will examine the zeroth-order demographics and orbital architectures of these exoplanets ---their dynamical “dynamical temperature”——and discuss how subtle observational clues have guided us toward a unified framework for hot Jupiter formation.
Biography:
Dr. Songhu Wang is an Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Indiana University. He received his PhD from Nanjing University in China and further advanced his postdoctoral research as an inaugural 51 Pegasi b Fellow at Yale University. Dr. Wang's research is primarily focused on understanding the formation and evolution of planetary systems by characterizing their architecture and demographics. Throughout his career, Dr. Wang has secured over 1 million USD in PI grant support and has been granted over 100 nights of PI time on major telescopes, such as Keck, the Palomar 200 inch, and WIYN 3.5-m.
