TOI-2407b: A hot Neptune in the Neptune Desert discovered with the SPIRIT Infrared Detector
- 👤 Speaker: Clàudia Jano Muñoz (Cavendish)
- 📅 Date & Time: Tuesday 18 February 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
- 📍 Venue: Ryle seminar room + ONLINE - Details to be sent by email
Abstract
The discovery and characterization of exoplanets around ultracool dwarfs require precise ground-based observations across visible and infrared wavelengths. In this talk, I will present the discovery of TOI -2407b, a Neptune-sized planet located in the Neptune desert—a sparsely populated region of parameter space for close-in exoplanets. This detection was made using SPIRIT , a novel infrared CMOS detector designed to enhance sensitivity to cool stars. I will discuss the role of SPIRIT in improving exoplanet transit observations, the development of its data pipeline, and the implications of TOI -2407b for our understanding of planet formation and evolution in the Neptune desert.
Series This talk is part of the Exoplanet Seminars series.
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Tuesday 18 February 2025, 13:00-14:00