Seminario: D. Modirrousta Galian (INAF), Aula ore 15:00

Speaker:  Darius Modirrousta Galian

Titolo: Theoretical exoplanetology

Seminario: Why does 55 Cancri e have a H/H 2 -rich atmosphere? Why is there a bimodal distribution of exoplanet radii with one peak at ~ 1.3R ⨁ , the other and ~ 2.4R ⨁ , and the minima at ~ 1.8R ⨁ .
Why do some airless magma ocean super-Earths have albedos close to ~ 50% when earth-based magmas have measured albedos of ~ 10%? Conversely, why are some hot Jupiters so dark with albedos of ~ 1% or below? New data from astronomical measurements shows that
the universe is far more complex and interesting than what traditional literature predicted. Understanding these bodies and phenomena is not a trivial task, but by coupling different scientific fields with observational data it may be possible to shed some light on these systems.