Search for dissertations about: "Gianni Cataldi"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Gianni Cataldi.

  2. 1. Debris disks and the search for life in the universe

    Author : Gianni Cataldi; Alexis Brandeker; Jean-Charles Augereau; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; debris disks; astrobiology; Astronomy; astronomi;

    Abstract : Circumstellar debris disks are the extrasolar analogues of the asteroid belt and the Kuiper belt. These disks consist of comets and leftover planetesimals that continuously collide to produce copious amounts of circumstellar dust that can be observed as infrared excess or in resolved imaging. READ MORE

  4. 2. Debris disks from an astronomical and an astrobiological viewpoint

    Author : Gianni Cataldi; Alexis Brandeker; Göran Olofsson; Eric Stempels; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; debris disks; planetary systems; exoplanets; astrobiology; circumstellar matter; biomarker; biosignature; extraterrestrial life; Astronomy; astronomi;

    Abstract : In this licentiate thesis, I consider debris disks from an observational, astronomical viewpoint, but also discuss a potential astrobiological application. Debris disks are essentially disks of dust and rocks around main-sequence stars, analogue to the Kuiper- or the asteroid belt in our solar system. READ MORE