Challenge Accepted: Linking Planet Formation with Present-Day Atmospheres

  • Beginn: 08.07.2024
  • Ende: 12.07.2024
  • Ort: Haus der Astronomie
  • Gastgeber: Ian Crossfield, Laura Kreidberg, Paul Molliere, Anjali Piette, Bertram Bitsch, Adina Feinstein, Christoph Mordasini, Sasha Hinkley, Niall Whiteford
  • Kontakt: kreidberg@mpia.de
Challenge Accepted: Linking Planet Formation with Present-Day Atmospheres
A major goal for exoplanet atmosphere characterization is to infer the formation history of gas giant exoplanets from their present-day atmospheric composition.

Now that we have the first JWST observations of disks and atmospheric spectra, it is a good time to revisit the link between formation and modern chemistry. The connection is nontrivial — not as simple as just measuring C/O! — and requires a detailed understanding of everything from the protoplanetary disk properties to the planet formation mechanism to the current atmospheric physics. The aim of this workshop is to bring together experts across these topics to build a new understanding of planet formation in the JWST era.

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