Speaker
Núria Miret Roig
(University of Bordeaux)
Description
Direct imaging has revolutionized our view of the substellar population, revealing a growing population of free-floating planets. I will review the first discoveries, the current observational picture, and the prospects opened by upcoming instruments. I will describe the strategies used to identify free-floating planets, combining deep imaging, proper motions, and spectroscopy. Finally, I will discuss observational diagnostics that can shed light on their origin and emphasize the importance of characterizing their environment to constrain their formation process.
Primary author
Núria Miret Roig
(University of Bordeaux)
