Extrasolar Planets

Priv.Doz. Dr. Sabine Reffert

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Winter Term 2018/2019
Lecture Time: Tuesdays, 9:15 - 11:00 a.m.
Tutorial Class: Mondays, 9:15 - 11:00 a.m.
Location for Lecture and Tutorial: Philosophenweg 12, R056
First lecture: Tuesday, October 16, 2018
First tutorial: Monday, October 29, 2018
4 CP for lecture, homework and tutorial class

Preliminary Outline:

  • Introduction, Diversity of Planetary Systems
  • Planetary Orbits
  • Radial Velocity Method, Spectrographs
  • Transit Photometry
  • Transit Spectroscopy
  • Astrometry
  • Microlensing, Direct Imaging
  • Planets in Extreme Environments
  • Population Synthesis, Planet Atmospheres
  • The Solar System
  • Planet and Star Formation
  • Habitability, Future Instruments
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There will also be homework assignments and a separate tutorial class!

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Questions? email Sabine Reffert at sreffert@lsw.uni-heidelberg.de

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