NAI
2006 Annual Science Report
Pennsylvania State University
Reporting | JUL 2005 – JUN 2006
Planetary Habitability and Life Detection (Sigurdsson)
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Field Sites
Project Progress
Analysis of Hubble Space Telescope observations of white dwarf planetary candidates mostly completed and published, observations of one candidate still to be analyzed. Ground based and Spitzer based observations completed and analysis in progress.
Theoretical models of planet formation substantially complete, one paper in press another in preparation.
Observations of molecular emission lines in protoplanetary disks in progress, preliminary analysis complete. Followup observations and publication of results in prepararion.
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PROJECT INVESTIGATORS:
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PROJECT MEMBERS:
Avi Mandell
Doctoral Student
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RELATED OBJECTIVES:
Objective 1.1
Models of formation and evolution of habitable planets
Objective 1.2
Indirect and direct astronomical observations of extrasolar habitable planets
