Detecting solar-system gas giant analogs in reflected light with ELTs

Penny D. Sackett*

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    Abstract

    Cool, extrasolar gas giants similar to Jupiter and Saturn in our own Solar System should be detectable by virtue of the light they reflect in the optical and near-infrared with the next generation of Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs) equipped with adaptive optics systems. Broad band imaging or very low-resolution spectra should then enable the characterization of the orbit, mass, atmospheric scattering properties, and presence of large rings in these gas giant analogues.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)356-361
    Number of pages6
    JournalProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
    Volume1
    Issue numberS232
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2005

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