JWST studies of Brown Dwarf Variability
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sheffield
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Brown dwarfs are objects in the mass gap between stars and planets. Lacking the contaminating light from a host star, observations of brown dwarfs can provide insight into what to expect from future observations of massive, Jupiter-like exoplanets. One curious feature of brown dwarfs is their changing brightness, which is thought to be caused by changing patterns of clouds in their atmospheres or - in some instances - the presence of powerful analogs of Jupiter's aurorae. In this PhD you will use data from the James Webb Space Telescope to study the variability of a nearby brown dwarf, providing our best look yet at this puzzling phenomenon.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
Stuart Littlefair (Primary Supervisor) | |
Eleanor Pike (Student) |
Studentship Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
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ST/Y509541/1 | 01/10/2023 | 30/09/2028 | |||
2887464 | Studentship | ST/Y509541/1 | 01/10/2023 | 31/03/2027 | Eleanor Pike |