§ 01Research · 01 / 06
Exoplanets & instruments
Direct imaging and spectroscopy of young giant planets and brown dwarfs, the orbital architecture of planetary systems, and the detectors and polarimeters that make the measurements possible, including superconducting MKID cameras built on campus.
§ 02People
Faculty
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Brendan BowlerAssociate ProfessorDirect imaging of exoplanets · Orbital architectures of planetary systemsExoplanets
Ben MazinProfessorMicrowave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs) · Direct imaging of exoplanetsExoplanets
Max Millar-BlanchaerAssociate ProfessorAstronomical instrumentation · PolarimetryExoplanets
Emeritus
§ 03On the sky
On the sky
Objects tied to this theme's research, placed on the sky over Broida Hall. Positions are computed in your browser.
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Zenith at the center, horizon at the rim, rings at 30° and 60° altitude. North up, east left, as seen looking up. Stars to magnitude 4.5.
Multiple star
HIP 65426
RA 13h 24.6m · Dec −51° 30′
107 pc
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- The JWST Early Release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems. III. Aperture Masking Interferometric Observations of the Star HIP 65426 at 3.8 μm2025
- The JWST Early Release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems. IV. NIRISS Aperture Masking Interferometry Performance and Lessons Learned2024
- The JWST Early Release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems I: High-contrast Imaging of the Exoplanet HIP 65426 b from 2 to 16 μm2023
Herbig Ae/Be star
AB Aur
RA 04h 55.8m · Dec +30° 33′
156 pc
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Exoplanet candidate
HD 143811 AB b
RA 16h 03.6m · Dec −30° 08′
137 pc
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Brown dwarf
HIP 93398 B
RA 19h 01.3m · Dec −13° 41′
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Brown dwarf
HR 2562 B
RA 06h 50.0m · Dec −60° 15′
33.9 pc
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T Tauri star
TWA 7
RA 10h 42.5m · Dec −33° 40′
34.1 pc
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Brown dwarf
VHS 1256-1257 b
RA 12h 56.0m · Dec −12° 57′
22.2 pc
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- The JWST Early Release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems. V. Do Self-consistent Atmospheric Models Represent JWST Spectra? A Showcase with VHS 1256─1257 b2024
- The JWST Early-release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems II: A 1 to 20 μm Spectrum of the Planetary-mass Companion VHS 1256-1257 b2023
Exoplanet
14 Her b
RA 16h 10.4m · Dec +43° 49′
17.9 pc
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Star
β Pictoris
RA 05h 47.3m · Dec −51° 04′
19.6 pc
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T Tauri star
HD 109573
RA 12h 36.0m · Dec −39° 52′
70.8 pc
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Max Millar-Blanchaer
Brendan Bowler
Ben Mazin§ 04Publications
Recent papers
The newest papers in this theme, from NASA ADS. Group members are in gold.
- 01Oct 2026AJA Sulfur-rich Atmosphere for the Young Jupiter Analog AF Lep b Reveals Significant Solid AccretionJ. W. Xuan, W. O. Balmer, Y. Chachan, J.-B. Ruffio, K. Ohno, R. J. De Rosa, A. Baburaj, E. L. Nielsen et al. (28 authors); UCSB: B. P. BowlerExoplanetsarXiv:2608.10068
- 02Sep 2026arXivAstrometric Evidence for Outer Giant Planets in Known Exoplanet SystemsC. R. Do Ó, W. Thompson, D. Blakely, A. Sanghi, J. W. Xuan, D. Mawet, J. Speedie, S. Blunt et al. (22 authors); UCSB: B. P. BowlerExoplanetsarXiv:2609.37160
- 03Sep 2026arXivSelective state space model for photon energy estimation in microwave kinetic inductance detectorsB. A. MazinExoplanetsarXiv:2609.30382
- 04Sep 2026arXivThe JWST Sub-Jupiters Survey: Direct Imaging Discovery of a Giant Planet and a Debris Disk Around the Young M-dwarf RX J0534.0-0221R. Ferrer-Chavez, J. J. Wang, K. Wagner, K. Lawson, A. L. Carter, B. Biller, R. Bendahan-West, P. McCreery et al. (50 authors); UCSB: B. P. Bowler, M. A. Millar-BlanchaerExoplanetsarXiv:2609.20748
- 05Sep 2026arXivThe Dyn-Atmo Survey: JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy of dynamical benchmark GJ 758 BA. Madurowicz, E. Rickman, D. Bardalez Gagliuffi, J. Mang, K. Ward-Duong, W. O. Balmer, B. P. Bowler, E. Calamari et al. (25 authors)ExoplanetsarXiv:2609.11828
- 06Sep 2026arXivThe Dyn-Atmo Survey: High-contrast Imaging Spectroscopy of the Substellar Companion HD 13724 B with the JWST NIRSpec IFUK. K. W. Hoch, A. Madurowicz, E. Nasedkin, E. Rickman, D. C. Bardalez Gagliuffi, J. Mang, C. V. Morley, C. A. Theissen et al. (25 authors); UCSB: B. P. BowlerExoplanetsarXiv:2609.11827
- 07Sep 2026arXivDeep Hα Imaging Survey of IC 348 with the Hubble Space Telescope: I. Accretion Properties of Stellar and Substellar ObjectsL. Yushu Jiang, B. P. Bowler, Y. Zhou, A. L. Kraus, S. M. Andrews, L. A. Hillenbrand, M. J. Ireland, Z. ZhuExoplanetsarXiv:2609.05620
- 08Sep 2026AJPhotometric Variability and Rotation of β Pictoris b from JWST NIRCam Coronagraphic ImagingY. Zhou, B. A. Biller, A. L. Carter, M. D. Perrin, M. Poon, G. Suárez, B. J. Sutlieff, J. M. Vos et al. (31 authors); UCSB: B. P. BowlerExoplanetsarXiv:2607.13133
- 09Aug 2026arXivThe γ Cephei System: Updated Orbits, Dynamical Architecture, and Limits on Additional CompanionsJ. Van Zandt, B. P. Bowler, M. Endl, W. D. Cochran, P. MacQueen, A. Hatzes, G. Torres, D. W. Latham et al. (21 authors); UCSB: L. Jiang, M. MorganExoplanetsarXiv:2608.30030
- 10Aug 2026arXivNIRC2-Pol: First Light of Near-Infrared Polarimetry on Keck IIB. L. Lewis, M. Zhang, M. A. Millar-Blanchaer, E. Marin, J. S. Nguyen, C. Alvarez, J. N. Ashcraft, M. Cisse et al. (24 authors)ExoplanetsarXiv:2608.24661
- 11Aug 2026SPIEDemonstration of simultaneous PIAA-coronagraphy and wavefront sensing using a single metasurface-based focal-plane opticD. Patel, S. Y. Haffert, S. Palatnick, A. Taras, M. Millar-Blanchaer, M. Mars, E. Tonucci, J. R. Males et al. (26 authors); UCSB: M. A. Millar-BlanchaerExoplanetsarXiv:2608.24289
- 12Aug 2026SPIEThe Roman Coronagraph Community Participation Program: data reduction pipeline astrometric calibrationA. Chavez, J. Wang, V. P. Bailey, M. Millar-Blanchaer, J. Girard, J. Krist, J. Milton, M. YgoufExoplanetsarXiv:2608.17985
- 13Aug 2026SPIEThe Roman Coronagraph community participation program: calibration strategy for the Mueller matrix using on-sky sourcesT. Mizuki, J. Hom, B. Mennesson, R. M. Anche, M. A. Millar-Blanchaer, V. P. Bailey, K. Kawabata, M. Takeuchi et al. (17 authors)ExoplanetsarXiv:2608.17369
- 14Aug 2026SPIEThe Roman Coronagraph Community Participation Program: early calibration plan and pilot observation of a companionJ. H. Girard, E. Cady, N. T. Zimmerman, C. R. Do Ó, J. Zhang, G. Gonzalez, B. Nemati, V. P. Bailey et al. (45 authors); UCSB: M. Millar-Blanchaer, M. A. Millar-BlanchaerExoplanetsarXiv:2608.17348
- 15Aug 2026SPIEThe Roman Coronagraph Community Participation Program: observation planning and data reduction for polarimetric modeR. M. Anche, T. Mizuki, J. Hom, A. Lau, S. Choudhary, J. N. Ashcraft, C. Do O, T. Nagai et al. (28 authors); UCSB: M. A. Millar-BlanchaerExoplanetsarXiv:2608.17133
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