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SPECULOOS: A network of robotic telescopes to hunt for terrestrial planets around the nearest ultracool dwarfs
Delrez, Laetitia; Gillon, Michaël; Queloz, D. et al.
2018In Proceedings of SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering, 10700
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Keywords :
SPECULOOS; Airborne telescopes; Extrasolar planets; Photometry; Space telescopes; Atmospheric characterization; Bulk compositions; Exo-planets; James Webb space telescope; Robotic telescope; Surface conditions; Terrestrial planets; Robotics
Abstract :
[en] We present here SPECULOOS, a new exoplanet transit search based on a network of 1m-class robotic telescopes targeting the ∼1200 ultracool (spectral type M7 and later) dwarfs bright enough in the infrared (K-mag ≤ 12.5) to possibly enable the atmospheric characterization of temperate terrestrial planets with next-generation facilities like the James Webb Space Telescope. The ultimate goals of the project are to reveal the frequency of temperate terrestrial planets around the lowest-mass stars and brown dwarfs, to probe the diversity of their bulk compositions, atmospheres and surface conditions, and to assess their potential habitability. © 2018 SPIE.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Delrez, Laetitia ;  Cavendish Laboratory, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Gillon, Michaël  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa)
Queloz, D.;  Cavendish Laboratory, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Demory, B.-O.;  University of Bern, Center for Space and Habitability, Sidlerstrasse 5, Bern, Switzerland
Almleaky, Y.;  Space and Astronomy Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah Centre for Crescent Observations and Astronomy, Makkah Clock Mecca, Saudi Arabia
De Wit, J.;  Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, United States
Jehin, Emmanuel  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa)
Triaud, A. H. M. J.;  School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Barkaoui, K.;  Space Sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR) Institute, Université de Liège, Allée du 6 Août 19C, Liège, Belgium, Laboratoire LPHEA, Oukaimeden Observatory, Cadi Ayyad University/FSSM, BP 2390, Marrakesh, Morocco
Burdanov, Artem ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa)
Burgasser, A. J.;  Center for Astrophysics and Space Science, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
Ducrot, Elsa ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa)
McCormac, J.;  Dept. of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, United Kingdom, Centre for Exoplanets and Habitability, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, United Kingdom
Murray, C.;  Cavendish Laboratory, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Silva Fernandes, Catarina ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Astrophysique stellaire théorique et astérosismologie
Sohy, Sandrine ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa)
Thompson, S. J.;  Cavendish Laboratory, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Van Grootel, Valérie  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Astrophysique stellaire théorique et astérosismologie
Alonso, R.;  Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Vía Láctea s/n, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Benkhaldoun, Z.;  Laboratoire LPHEA, Oukaimeden Observatory, Cadi Ayyad University/FSSM, BP 2390, Marrakesh, Morocco
Rebolo, R.;  Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de la Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Marshall, H. K.
Spyromilio, J.
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Language :
English
Title :
SPECULOOS: A network of robotic telescopes to hunt for terrestrial planets around the nearest ultracool dwarfs
Publication date :
2018
Event name :
Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes VII 2018
Event date :
10 June 2018 through 15 June 2018
Audience :
International
Journal title :
Proceedings of SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering
ISSN :
0277-786X
eISSN :
1996-756X
Publisher :
SPIE
Volume :
10700
Peer reviewed :
Editorial reviewed
Funders :
4D Technology [US-AZ]
CER - Conseil Européen de la Recherche [BE]
Andor Technology Ltd
Astronomical Consultants and Equipment Inc.
Giant Magellan Telescope
GPixel Inc.
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