IPA Colloquium HS24

Thursday 5 Dec 2024, 12:15 → 13:15 Europe/Zurich

32/S-C22 (CERN)

12:15 → 13:00 Session

12:15 Diversity of super-Earths & mini-Neptunes

The increasing number of newly discovered extrasolar planets reveal a remarkable diversity in planet sizes and mean densities. Among the most frequently occurring planets are super-Earths and mini-Neptunes, whose interiors are largely unknown. Detailed interior characterization is challenging since data are few and have significant uncertainties.

Given data of mass and radius alone, many interiors can be modelled and it is key to make additional constraints available. I will discuss a range of additional constraints that help to improve interior estimates and I will highlight main achievements in finding exotic and less exotic worlds.

Speaker: Prof. Caroline Dorn (ETH Zürich)