Debris disk results from the Gemini Planet Imager Exoplanet Survey's polarimetric imaging campaign

TM Esposito, P Kalas, MP Fitzgerald… - The Astronomical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the results of a∼ 4 yr direct imaging survey of 104 stars to resolve and
characterize circumstellar debris disks in scattered light as part of the Gemini Planet Imager …

The JWST early release science program for the direct imaging and spectroscopy of exoplanetary systems

S Hinkley, AL Carter, S Ray, A Skemer… - Publications of the …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The direct characterization of exoplanetary systems with high-contrast imaging is among the
highest priorities for the broader exoplanet community. As large space missions will be …

Direct detection of scattered light gaps in the transitional disk around HD 97048 with VLT/SPHERE

C Ginski, T Stolker, P Pinilla, C Dominik… - Astronomy & …, 2016 - aanda.org
Aims. We studied the well-known circumstellar disk around the Herbig Ae/Be star HD 97048
with high angular resolution to reveal undetected structures in the disk which may be …

What is the Mass of a Gap-opening Planet?

R Dong, J Fung - The Astrophysical Journal, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
High-contrast imaging instruments such as GPI and SPHERE are discovering gap structures
in protoplanetary disks at an ever faster pace. Some of these gaps may be opened by …

Astrometric and photometric accuracies in high contrast imaging: The SPHERE speckle calibration tool (SpeCal)

R Galicher, A Boccaletti, D Mesa, P Delorme… - Astronomy & …, 2018 - aanda.org
Context. The consortium of the Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch
installed at the Very Large Telescope (SPHERE/VLT) has been operating its guaranteed …

Spiral arms in disks: planets or gravitational instability?

R Dong, JR Najita, S Brittain - The Astrophysical Journal, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Spiral arm structures seen in scattered-light observations of protoplanetary disks can
potentially serve as signposts of planetary companions. They can also lend unique insights …

The Giant Accreting Protoplanet Survey (GAPlanetS)—Results from a 6 yr Campaign to Image Accreting Protoplanets

KB Follette, LM Close, JR Males… - The Astronomical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Accreting protoplanets are windows into planet formation processes, and high-contrast
differential imaging is an effective way to identify them. We report results from the Giant …

Planet formation in AB Aurigae: imaging of the inner gaseous spirals observed inside the dust cavity

YW Tang, S Guilloteau, A Dutrey, T Muto… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the results of ALMA observations of a protoplanetary disk surrounding the Herbig
Ae star AB Aurigae. We obtained high-resolution (0 farcs 1; 14 au) images in 12 CO J= 2− 1 …

Insights into the planetary dynamics of HD 206893 with ALMA

S Marino, A Zurlo, V Faramaz, J Milli… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Radial substructure in the form of rings and gaps has been shown to be ubiquitous among
protoplanetary discs. This could be the case in exo-Kuiper belts as well, and evidence for …

The widest Hα survey of accreting protoplanets around nearby transition disks

A Zurlo, G Cugno, M Montesinos, S Perez… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
Context. The mechanisms of planet formation are still under debate. We know little about
how planets form, even if more than 4000 exoplanets have been detected to date. Recent …