Roman Virtual Lecture


Date:
Oct. 20, 2022

Speaker (Affiliation):
Etienne Bachelet (Institut Astrophysique de Paris)

Title:
Promises and challenges of the Roman microlensing survey

Abstract:

The Roman microlensing survey is expected to detect thousands of cold planets and will revolutionize our understanding of the exoplanet demographics, as well as planet formation mechanisms. I will present the microlensing technique and highlight its unique capabilities, and present the Roman microlensing survey, as well as the challenges that will bring this unique dataset.