A Decade of Extrasolar Planets around Normal Stars: Proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium, held in Baltimore, Maryland May 2–5, 2005

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511536304

Humans have long thought that planetary systems similar to our own should exist around stars other than the Sun, yet the search for planets outside our Solar System has had a dismal history of discoveries that could not be confirmed. However, this all changed in 1995, after which astonishing progress can be seen in this field; we now know of more than 200 extrasolar planets. These findings mark crucial milestones in the search for extraterrestrial life – arguably one of the most intriguing endeavors of modern science. These proceedings from the 2005 Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium on Extrasolar Planets explore one of the hottest topics in astronomy. Discussions include the Kepler mission, observational constraints on dust disk lifetimes and the implications for planet formation, and gravitational instabilities in protoplanetary disks. With review papers written by world experts in their fields, this is an important resource on extrasolar planets.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Participants
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Preface
pp xi-xii
- By Mario Livio, Space Telescope Science Institute Baltimore, Maryland, Kailash Sahu, Space Telescope Science Institute Baltimore, Maryland, Jeff Valenti, Space Telescope Science Institute Baltimore, Maryland
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Extrasolar planets: Past, present, and future
pp 1-14
- By Alan P. Boss, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution, Washington, DC 20015, USA
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The quest for very low-mass planets
pp 15-25
- By Michel Mayor, F. Pepe, C. Lovis, D. Queloz, S. Udry, Observatoire Astronomique de l'Université de Genève, 51 ch. des Maillettes, 1290 Sauverny, Switzerland
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Extrasolar planets: A galactic perspective
pp 26-35
- By I. Neill Reid, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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The Kepler Mission: Design, expected science results, opportunities to participate
pp 36-49
- By William J. Borucki, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA, David Koch, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA, Gibor Basri, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA, Timothy Brown, High Altitude Observatory, NCAR, Boulder, CO 80307, USA, Douglas Caldwell, SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, Edna Devore, SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, Edward Dunham, Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA, Thomas Gautier, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA, John Geary, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard, MA 02138, USA, Ronald Gilliland, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA, Alan Gould, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA, Steve Howell, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA, Jon Jenkins, SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, David Latham, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard, MA 02138, USA
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Observations of the atmospheres of extrasolar planets
pp 50-65
- By Timothy M. Brown, High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, USA, Roi Alonso, Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, La Laguna, Tenerife, SPAIN, Michael Knölker, High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, USA, Heike Rauer, Institute of Planetary Research, DLR, Rutherfordstrasse 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany, Wolfgang Schmidt, Kiepenheuer Institut für Sonnenphysik, Freiburg, Germany
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Planetary migration
pp 66-83
- By Philip J. Armitage, JILA, 440 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA: Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA, W. K. M. Rice, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics and Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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Observational constraints on dust disk lifetimes: Implications for planet formation
pp 84-105
- By Lynne A. Hillenbrand, California Institute of Technology, MS 105-24, Pasadena, CA 91105, USA
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The evolution of gas in disks
pp 106-120
- By Joan Najita, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
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Planet formation
pp 121-137
- By Jack J. Lissauer, Space Science & Astrobiology Division, MS 245-3, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA
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Core accretion—gas capture model for gas giant planet formation
pp 138-152
- By Olenka Hubickyj, UCO/Lick Observatory, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 94064 and NASA Ames Research Center, MS 245-3, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA
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Gravitational instabilities in protoplanetary disks
pp 153-177
- By Richard H. Durisen, Department of Astronomy, Indiana University, 727 E. 3rd Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-7105, USA
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Conference summary: The quest for new worlds
pp 178-183
- By J. E. Pringle, Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HA, UK
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A Decade of Extrasolar Planets around Normal Stars

Proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium, held in Baltimore, Maryland May 2–5, 2005

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Participants
pp vii-x

Preface
pp xi-xii

Extrasolar planets: Past, present, and future
pp 1-14

The quest for very low-mass planets
pp 15-25

Extrasolar planets: A galactic perspective
pp 26-35

The Kepler Mission: Design, expected science results, opportunities to participate
pp 36-49

Observations of the atmospheres of extrasolar planets
pp 50-65

Planetary migration
pp 66-83

Observational constraints on dust disk lifetimes: Implications for planet formation
pp 84-105

The evolution of gas in disks
pp 106-120

Planet formation
pp 121-137

Core accretion—gas capture model for gas giant planet formation
pp 138-152

Gravitational instabilities in protoplanetary disks
pp 153-177

Conference summary: The quest for new worlds
pp 178-183

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