Starspot Simulation Animation

Welcome! This section hosts the companion animations and supplementary materials for my PhD thesis, Characterization of Young Active Stars for Identifying the Youngest Exoplanets.

These visualizations illustrate the synthetic spectra and surface reconstruction generated by the EXSPLOSYN modeling code.

Please select from below links or use the sidebar navigation to view the full-resolution animations and detailed descriptions.

Available Animations

1. EXSPLOSYN Surface Mapping & Standard Output
2. LkCa4 Spotted Model Spectra Comparison (H-Band)
3. LkCa4 Spotted Model Spectra Comparison (Magnetized H-Band)
4. LkCa4 Spotted Model Spectra Comparison (K-Band)