Patrice Jean Emmanuel Bouchet de Puyraimond
Bouchet in 2013
Born (1953-03-28) 28 March 1953
Brest, France
Known forNeptune's rings
Mid-Infrared Observations of Supernova SN 1987A
The extinction law in the Small Magellanic Cloud
AwardsSeveral "Significant Achievement Award” from NASA and ESA; "RHG Exceptional Achievement for Engineering Team to ISIM Cryo Vacuum Test Team for the James Webb Space Telescope Integrated ScienceModule", Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Scientific career
Fieldsastronomy
astrophysics
InstitutionsESO, NOAO/Aura, Inc, CEA-Saclay
Doctoral advisorLodewijk Woltjer

Patrice Jean Emmanuel Bouchet de Puyraimond is a French astrophysicist best known for his discovery of the Rings of Neptune,[1] his infrared observations of supernova SN 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud,[2] and the dust extinction law in the Small Magellanic Cloud.[3]

References

  1. Manfroid, J.; Haefner, R.; Bouchet, P. (1986). "New evidence for a ring around Neptune". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 157 (1): L3. Bibcode:1986A&A...157L...3M.
  2. Bouchet, P.; Dwek, E.; Danziger, J.; Arendt, R.G.; De Buizer, I.J.; Park, S.; Suntzeff, N.B.; Kirschner, R.B; Challis, P. (2006). "SN 1987A after 18 Years: Mid-Infrared Gemini and Spitzer Observations of the Remnant". The Astrophysical Journal. 650 (1): 212–227. arXiv:astro-ph/0601495. Bibcode:2006ApJ...650..212B. doi:10.1086/505929.
  3. Bouchet, P.; Lequeux, J.; Maurice, E.; Prévot, L.; Prévot-Burnichon, M.L. (1986). "The visible and infrared extinction law and the gas-to-dust ratio in the Small Magellanic Cloud". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 149 (2): 330. Bibcode:1985A&A...149..330B.


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