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Exoplanets and the Road to the Radius Valley

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  • UserJames Rogers (Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge)
  • ClockMonday 03 March 2025, 14:00-15:00
  • HouseMR14 DAMTP and online.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Loren E. Held .

The observed population of small, close-in exoplanets is bifurcated into two distinct types by the so-called ‘radius valley’. In this talk, I will discuss the atmospheric escape processes that may affect such planets and finally lead to the radius gap being carved out, specifically X-ray/EUV photoevaporation, core-powered mass loss, and boil-off. The latter process is an extreme mass loss mechanism that is triggered by protoplanetary disc dispersal and may have lasting impacts on the population of small exoplanets.

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