Stockholm university

Research group The group for stars, planets and astrobiology

The birth and evolution of stars and planets is of key interest for understanding our universe.

spektrum planet
Spectrum of the exoplanet HR 8799 c. Image credit: ESO/M. Janson

Group description

The actual research on star formation in Stockholm focuses on the observational characteristics of planets and discs, both around young and old stars. The group uses adaptive optics instruments to correct for atmospheric distortion and get clearer images of faint discs and planets around bright parent stars, and uses high-resolution spectroscopy to examine their properties. There is also heavy involvement in space-based facilities such as CHEOPS and PLATO, which can detect unresolved planets through the so-called transit method, where a planet passing in front of a star blocks out a small fraction of the star’s light. Additionally, the group develops techniques for so-called astrometric planet detection, where a planet can be detected from its minute gravitational impact on its parent star.

Researchers in Stockholm are greatly invested in the spectral analysis efforts of million-star surveys like GALAH, WEAVE, and 4MOST.

Group members

Group managers

Alexis Brandeker

Assistant Professor

Department of Astronomy
Alexis Brandeker

Members

Ryan Boukrouche

Postdoctor

Department of Astronomy

Alexis Brandeker

Assistant Professor

Department of Astronomy
Alexis Brandeker

Gloria Canocchi

PhD student

Department of Astronomy
Gloria Canocchi

Maria Cavallius

Guest researcher

Department of Astronomy

Hans Gustav Axel Florén

Principal research engineer

Department of Astronomy

Jenny Frediani

PhD student

Department of Astronomy
Ph.D. student at Stockholm University

Terese Thidemann Hansen

Researcher

Department of Astronomy
Terese

Markus Janson

Professor

Department of Astronomy

Mingjie Jian

Postdoc

Department of Astronomy
Mingjie's profile image

Iryna Kushniruk

Postdoc

Department of Astronomy

Bengt Larsson

Senior Researcher

Department of Astronomy

Karin Lind

Assistant Professor

Department of Astronomy
Karin Lind

Göran Olofsson

Professor emeritus

Department of Astronomy

Jayshil Patel

PhD student

Department of Astronomy
Jayshil A. Patel

Mila Racca

PhD student

Department of Astronomy
Mila picture

Aage Sandqvist

Professor emeritus

Department of Astronomy

Xi Wang

Postdoc

Department of Astronomy

Ansgar Wehrhahn

Guest researcher

Department of Astronomy

Gayathri Viswanath

Research assistant

Department of Astronomy
Gayathri Viswanath

Kristopher Charles Youakim

Researcher

Department of Astronomy
profile_pic

Research projects

News