Christoph U. Keller, Planets & Exoplanets 2011: Introduction
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2 Outline Course Content Web Page Recommended Book and Lecture Copies Schedule and Requirements Exams and Grades Lecture Overview Presentation Topics 2
3 Course Goal Understand the wonders (and physics) of our own solar system planets and exoplanets around other stars. 3
4 People Christoph Keller, UU Professor of Experimental Astrophysics Daphne Stam, SRON Senior Researcher of the Planetary Sciences Group Theodora Karalidi, SRON PhD student with Daphne Stam, Christoph Keller 4
5 (Exo-)planetary Research at UU Detection and characterization of exoplanets in polarized light Instruments for spectropolarimetry of solar-system planetary atmospheres 5
6 (Exo-)planetary People at UU Hector Canovas, PhD Student, ExPo, polarimetric data analysis Gerard van Harten, PhD Student, SPEX, polarimetry instrumentation Sandra Jeffers, Postdoc, ExPo, polarimetric observations Maria de Juan Ovelar, PhD student, EPICS, polarimetry Christoph Keller, Prof., ExPo, administration and bureaucracy Michiel Min, Postdoc, Modeling of circumstellar disks Michiel Rodenhuis, PhD Student, ExPo, polarimetry instrument Frans Snik, Postdoc, EPICS, SPEX, polarimetry instruments 6
7 Planetary research at SRON SRON divisions: High Energy Astrophysics Low Energy Astrophysics Earth & Planetary Science X-ray/gamma-ray regime (XMM, Chandra, IXO,...) infrared/submm (ISO, HIFI, ALMA, SPICA,...) UV/vis/infrared (GOME, SCIAMACHY, OMI, TROPOMI,...) * Sensor Research and Technology detector development Engineering Division mechanical/electronics design * Also: Solid Earth Science (LISA, GOCE,...)
8 Planetary research at SRON s EOS Division Research: Atmospheres of Solar System planets and exoplanets Spectropolarimetry of Solar System planets and exoplanets People: Dr. Daphne Stam - polarized radiative transfer, (exo)planetary atmospheres, remote-sensing of Solar System planets Theodora Karalidi (PhD student) - polarized radiative transfer of terrestrial exoplanets Dr. Martijn Smit - instrument (spectropolarimeter) development for Solar System missions Dr. Jeroen Rietjens - instrument (spectropolarimeter) development for Solar System missions
9 Communication Blackboard Students sign up themselves Everybody else provide solis-id and will be signed up on Blackboard only 9
10 Course Web Page contact information course schedule, subscribe to ical link lecture presentations, exercises, exercise materials presentation topics and assignments course web page takes precedence over OSIRIS 10
11 Book Planetary Sciences, 2 nd ed. By Imke de Pater and Jack J. Lissauer Published by Cambridge University Press Available at bookstores, Lectures, exercises available online on course web page 11
12 Course Schedule Day Time Room Type Tuesday 13:15-15:00 BBL 077 Lecture Tuesday 15:15-17:00 BBL 077 Exercises Thursday 11:00-12:45 BBL 075 Presentations 12
13 Course Requirements Exercises are integral part of course Home work and some exercises have to be submitted by deadline Submitted work will be checked and/or discussed Exercise solutions will not be made available in writing or online 13
14 Exams and Grades Relevant documents for open-book exam: Lectures Exercises and home work Presentations Written exam after course, oral exams after that Grade composition 20% presentations 20% exercises and home work 60% exam 14
15 Lectures Title Chapter Instructor Solar System Structure and Orbital Mechanics 1,2 Keller Exoplanet Detections 13 Keller Planet Formation and Migration 12 Stam Planetary Interiors and Surfaces 5, 6 Stam Planetary Atmospheres 4 Stam Radiative Transfer 3, 4 Stam Observations of Solar System Planets Observations of Exoplanets Keller Keller 15
16 Solar System Structure and Orbital Mechanics Inventory of the solar system Solar system planet properties Two-body problem Three-body problem Tides Other forces 16
17 Exoplanet Detections Radial velocity Transits Microlensing Imaging 17
18 Planetary formation and migration Planetary Sciences Chapter 12 Observational constraints Star formation Early stages of planet formation Terrestrial planet formation Giant planet formation Planetary migration Asteroids and comets Moons and rings
19 Planetary interiors and surfaces Planetary Sciences Chapters 6 and 5 Modelling the interior structure of a planet Interiors of terrestrial planets Interiors of giant planets Magnetic fields Surface morphology Impact cratering Surfaces of individual bodies
20 Planetary atmospheres Planetary Sciences Chapter 4 Origin of planetary atmospheres Pressure and temperature profiles Atmospheric composition Cloud formation Meteorology Photochemistry Evolution of atmospheres
21 Radiative transfer Planetary Sciences Chapters 3 and (parts of) 4 Description of radiation Thermal radiation Scattering and reflection Polarisation Planetary spectra
22 Observations of Solar System Planets Surfaces Atmospheres Interior Moons Rings Asteroids Comets Kuiper Belt 22
23 Observations of Exoplanets Orbits; distances, periods, eccentricities Masses Temperatures Atmospheres 23
24 Presentations always 2 students together select one space mission and present science results to classmates 15-minute presentation in English or Dutch questions public discussion of presentation grade is for level of science understanding 24
25 Presentation Topics Messenger (Mercury) Venera 13, 14 (Venus) Magellan (Venus) Venus Express (Venus) Lunar Reconaissance Orbiter (Moon) Mars Express (Mars) Spirit, Opportunity (Mars) Phoenix (Mars) Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (Mathilde, Eros) Hayabusa (asteroid Itokawa) Galileo (Jupiter) Cassini (Saturn) Huygens (Titan) Voyager (Uranus) Voyager (Neptune) Pluto Express (Pluto) Giotto (Comet Halley) Deep Impact (Comet 9P/ Tempel) Corot (Exoplanets) Kepler (Exoplanets) 25
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