Planetary Science Seminar winter-2020
Planetary Systems around White Dwarfs
Feb. 14, 2020,
noon - 12:50 p.m.
3853 Slichter
Presented By:
Siyi Xu
Gemini Observatory
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.