PLATO Stellar Science Conference 2026

9:00 - 10:00 (1h)

What to expect from PLATO?

Main amphitheater

› Overview of the PLATO mission - Juan Cabrera, German Aerospace Center 09:00-09:30 (30min)

› On stellar science with the core programme of PLATO: what to expect? - Marie-Jo Goupil, LIRA - Observatoire de Paris 09:30-10:00 (30min)

10:00 - 10:45 (45min)

Coffee break

10:45 - 12:35 (1h50)

Synergies and interfaces

Main amphitheater

› TBD - Cristina Chiappini, Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam 10:45-11:15 (30min)

› Teamwork makes the dream work: How synergies between PLATO and Ariel can break degeneracies in the treatment of stellar contamination in transmission spectra - Alexandra Thompson, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo 11:15-11:35 (20min)

› Quantifying Spectroscopic Systematics in the PLATO Era with Gr8stars - Alix Freckelton, University of Birmingham [Birmingham] 11:35-11:55 (20min)

› Spectropolarimetric snapshots of FGK stars in the PLATO field - Manon Diez, Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier 11:55-12:15 (20min)

› Exploring the circumbinary desert with Gaia, TESS, and PLATO - Frédéric Marcadon, Private Researcher 12:15-12:35 (20min)

12:35 - 14:00 (1h25)

Lunch

14:00 - 15:30 (1h30)

Data analysis techniques and seismic inference

Main amphitheater

› Asteroseismic Data Analysis Techniques for PLATO - Martin Nielsen, University of Birmingham [Birmingham] 14:00-14:30 (30min)

› Asteroseismology of TESS Luminaries in the PLATO Era - Eva Panetier, Université Paris Cité 14:30-14:50 (20min)

› The PLATO Benchmark stars database - first release - Pierre Maxted, Keele University [Keele] 14:50-15:10 (20min)

› Searching for magnetic field signatures in red giant branch stars with partially-suppressed dipole modes - Sebastien Deheuvels, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse, Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie 15:10-15:30 (20min)

15:30 - 16:15 (45min)

Coffee break

16:15 - 18:05 (1h50)

Data analysis techniques and seismic inference

Main amphitheater

› Modelling solar-like oscillators in the PLATO era: inference strategies and key challenges - Jérôme Bétrisey, Uppsala Universitet 16:15-16:45 (30min)

› Physics-induced impact on the properties of K2 solar analogs in the light of PLATO's requirements - Saniya Khan, STAR Institute, Université de Liège 16:45-17:05 (20min)

› Convection as seen by seismic glitches in core-helium-burning stars - Benoît Mosser, Laboratoire d'Instrumentation et de Recherche en Astrophysique 17:05-17:25 (20min)

› Systematic detection of core magnetic fields in red giants - Matisse VILLATE, Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie 17:25-17:45 (20min)

› Towards more robust subgiant seismic modeling for the PLATO era - Anthony Noll, Laboratoire d'Instrumentation et de Recherche en Astrophysique 17:45-18:05 (20min)

Program > Planning