Patrice Bouchet Explained

Patrice Jean Emmanuel Bouchet de Puyraimond
Birth Date:	1953 3, df=y
Birth Place:	Brest, France
Doctoral Advisor:	Lodewijk Woltjer
Known For:	Neptune's rings Mid-Infrared Observations of Supernova SN 1987A The extinction law in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Field:	astronomy astrophysics
Work Institutions:	ESO, NOAO/Aura, Inc, CEA-Saclay
Prizes:	Several "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

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]

Notes and References

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