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Imaging low-mass planets within the habitable zone of α Centauri

Authors :
K. Wagner
A. Boehle
P. Pathak
M. Kasper
R. Arsenault
G. Jakob
U. Käufl
S. Leveratto
A.-L. Maire
E. Pantin
R. Siebenmorgen
G. Zins
O. Absil
N. Ageorges
D. Apai
A. Carlotti
É. Choquet
C. Delacroix
K. Dohlen
P. Duhoux
P. Forsberg
E. Fuenteseca
S. Gutruf
O. Guyon
E. Huby
D. Kampf
M. Karlsson
P. Kervella
J.-P. Kirchbauer
P. Klupar
J. Kolb
D. Mawet
M. N’Diaye
G. Orban de Xivry
S. P. Quanz
A. Reutlinger
G. Ruane
M. Riquelme
C. Soenke
M. Sterzik
A. Vigan
T. de Zeeuw
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2021.

Abstract

Imaging of low-mass exoplanets can be achieved once the thermal background in the mid-infrared (MIR) wavelengths can be mitigated. Here, the authors present a ground-based MIR observing approach enabling imaging low-mass temperate exoplanets around nearby stars.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.34b7ac7a6b0c49a6be4c1b54f6499593
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21176-6