Imaging low-mass planets within the habitable zone of alpha Centauri.
Wagner K, Boehle A, Pathak P, Kasper M, Arsenault R, Jakob G, Käufl U, Leveratto S, Maire AL, Pantin E, Siebenmorgen R, Zins G, Absil O, Ageorges N, Apai D, Carlotti A, Choquet É, Delacroix C, Dohlen K, Duhoux P, Forsberg P, Fuenteseca E, Gutruf S, Guyon O, Huby E, Kampf D, Karlsson M, Kervella P, Kirchbauer JP, Klupar P, Kolb J, Mawet D, N'Diaye M, Orban de Xivry G, Quanz SP, Reutlinger A, Ruane G, Riquelme M, Soenke C, Sterzik M, Vigan A, de Zeeuw T.
Wagner K, et al.
Nat Commun. 2021 Feb 10;12(1):922. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21176-6.
Nat Commun. 2021.
PMID: 33568657
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Here we present a ground-based mid-infrared observing approach that enables imaging low-mass temperate exoplanets around nearby stars, and in particular within the closest stellar system, alpha Centauri. Based on 75-80% of the best quality images from 100 h of cumulative o …
Here we present a ground-based mid-infrared observing approach that enables imaging low-mass temperate exoplanets around nearby stars, and i …