Essays about: "Exoplanets Detection"

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1. 16. Modelling reflected polarized light from exoplanetary atmospheres

   University essay from Institutionen för fysik och astronomi

   Author : Erik Aronson; [2011]
   Keywords : polarized light; polarization; atmosphere; spectrum; EXO planet; extra solar planet; planet; star; atmospheric features;

   Abstract : I present numerical simulations of intensity and degree of polarization of light reflected by Earth-like exoplanets. The results are presented as a function of wavelength, and for a few different phase angles and a few different points on the planet. READ MORE