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Planetary Systems around White Dwarfs


Feb. 14, 2020, noon - 12:50 p.m.
3853 Slichter

Presented By:
Siyi Xu
Gemini Observatory

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Planetary systems are prevalent around main sequence stars but little is known about their fate beyond the main sequence stage. In this talk, I will show different evidence that planetary systems can be present and active around white dwarfs. I will also discuss new opportunities to study planetary systems around white dwarfs from current and future facilities, including Gaia, TESS, and JWST.