Atmospheric heat flow in a brown dwarf companion to an sdB star?

Applicant Professor Dr. Ulrich Heber
Subject Area Astrophysics and Astronomy
Term from 2016 to 2017
Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 316235597
 

Project Description

Photometric observations with the BUSCA instrument at the 2.2m telescope of the Calar Alto Observatory shall be obtained to study heat flows in the atmosphere of a brown dwarf, which receives intense UV radiation from its hot host star.
DFG Programme Research Grants