Primary Recipient

RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

Amount

$246,445.00

Award Date

6/18/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Gas giant exoplanets in short-period orbits around their parent star, often referred to as 'hot Jupiters', are exposed to ionizing radiation and a stellar wind flux that are orders of magnitude more intense than for solar system gas giants. Under such con