IPA Colloquium HS24

Session

Session

5 Dec 2024, 12:15

32/S-C22 (CERN)

1. Diversity of super-Earths & mini-Neptunes

Prof. Caroline Dorn (ETH Zürich)

05/12/2024, 12:15

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...