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Discovery and spectroscopy of the young jovian planet 51 Eri b with the Gemini Planet Imager

Macintosh, B; Graham, J.R; Barman, T; De Rosa, R.J; Konopacky, Q; Marley, M.S; Marois, C; Nielsen, E.L; Pueyo, L; Rajan, A; Rameau, J; Saumon, D; Wang, J.J; Patience, J; Ammons, M; Arriaga, P; Artigau, E; Beckwith, S; Brewster, J; Bruzzone, S; Bulger, J; Burningham, B; Burrows, A.S; Chen, C; Chiang, E; Chilcote, J.K; Dawson, R.I; Dong, R; Doyon, R; Draper, Z.H; Duchêne, G; Esposito, T.M; Fabrycky, D; Fitzgerald, M.P; Follette, K.B; Fortney, J.J; Gerard, B; Goodsell, S; Greenbaum, A.Z; Hibon, P; Hinkley, S; Cotten, T.H; Hung, L.-W; Ingraham, P; Johnson-Groh, M; Kalas, P; Lafreniere, D; Larkin, J.E; Lee, J; Line, M; Long, D; Maire, J; Marchis, F; Matthews, B.C; Max, C.E; Metchev, S; Millar-Blanchaer, M.A; Mittal, T; Morley, C.V; Morzinski, K.M; Murray-Clay, R; Oppenheimer, R; Palmer, D.W; Patel, R; Perrin, M.D; Poyneer, L.A; Rafikov, R.R; Rantakyrö, F.T; Rice, E.L; Rojo, P; Rudy, A.R; Ruffio, J.-B; Ruiz, M.T; Sadakuni, N; Saddlemyer, L; Salama, M; Savransky, D; Schneider, A.C; Sivaramakr...

Authors

B Macintosh

J.R Graham

T Barman

R.J De Rosa

Q Konopacky

M.S Marley

C Marois

E.L Nielsen

L Pueyo

A Rajan

J Rameau

D Saumon

J.J Wang

J Patience

M Ammons

P Arriaga

E Artigau

S Beckwith

J Brewster

S Bruzzone

J Bulger

B Burningham

A.S Burrows

C Chen

E Chiang

J.K Chilcote

R.I Dawson

R Dong

R Doyon

Z.H Draper

G Duchêne

T.M Esposito

D Fabrycky

M.P Fitzgerald

K.B Follette

J.J Fortney

B Gerard

A.Z Greenbaum

P Hibon

S Hinkley

T.H Cotten

L.-W Hung

P Ingraham

M Johnson-Groh

P Kalas

D Lafreniere

J.E Larkin

J Lee

M Line

D Long

J Maire

F Marchis

B.C Matthews

C.E Max

S Metchev

M.A Millar-Blanchaer

T Mittal

C.V Morley

K.M Morzinski

R Murray-Clay

R Oppenheimer

D.W Palmer

R Patel

M.D Perrin

L.A Poyneer

R.R Rafikov

F.T Rantakyrö

E.L Rice

P Rojo

A.R Rudy

J.-B Ruffio

M.T Ruiz

N Sadakuni

L Saddlemyer

M Salama

D Savransky

A.C Schneider

A Sivaramakrishnan

I Song

R Soummer

S Thomas

G Vasisht

J.K Wallace

K Ward-Duong

S.J Wiktorowicz

S.G Wolff

B Zuckerman



Abstract

Direct imaging of Jupiter-like exoplanets around young stars provides a glimpse into how our solar system formed. The brightness of young stars requires the use of next-generation devices such as the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI). Using the GPI, Macintosh et al. discovered a Jupiter-like planet orbiting a young star, 51 Eridani (see the Perspective by Mawet). The planet, 51 Eri b, has a methane signature and is probably the smallest exoplanet that has been directly imaged. These findings open the door to understanding solar system origins and herald the dawn of a new era in next-generation planetary imaging.

Citation

Macintosh, B., Graham, J., Barman, T., De Rosa, R., Konopacky, Q., Marley, M., …Zuckerman, B. (2015). Discovery and spectroscopy of the young jovian planet 51 Eri b with the Gemini Planet Imager. Science, 350(6256), 64-67. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aac5891

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Aug 13, 2015
Deposit Date Dec 6, 2016
Journal Science
Print ISSN 0036-8075
Electronic ISSN 1095-9203
Publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 350
Issue 6256
Pages 64-67
DOI https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aac5891
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1368959


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