Development of the SPECULOOS exoplanet search project

Sebastian, Daniel; Pedersen, P. P.; Murray, C. A.; Ducrot, Elsa; Garcia, Lionel; Burdanov, A.; Pozuelos, F. J.; Delrez, Laetitia; Wells, R.; Dransfield, G.; Gillon, Michaël; Demory, B.-O.; Queloz, D.; Triaud, A. H. M. J.; De Witt, J.; Jehin, Emmanuel; Gómez Maqueo Chew, Y.; Günther, M. N.; Niraula, P.; Rackham, B. V.; Schanche, N.; Sohy, Sandrine; Thompson, S.

doi:10.1117/12.2563563

Reference : Development of the SPECULOOS exoplanet search project


	Document type :	Scientific congresses and symposiums : Paper published in a journal
	Discipline(s) :	Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences : Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/256344

Title :	Development of the SPECULOOS exoplanet search project
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Sebastian, Daniel [Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Exotic >]
	Pedersen, P. P. [Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)]
	Murray, C. A. [Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)]
	Ducrot, Elsa [Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Exotic >]
	Garcia, Lionel [Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Exotic >]
	Burdanov, A. [Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)]
	Pozuelos, F. J. [Liège Univ. (Belgium)]
	Delrez, Laetitia [Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Exotic >]
	Wells, R. [Univ. Bern (Switzerland)]
	Dransfield, G. [Univ. of Birmingham (United Kingdom)]
	Gillon, Michaël [Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Exotic >]
	Demory, B.-O. [Univ. Bern (Switzerland)]
	Queloz, D. [Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)]
	Triaud, A. H. M. J. [Univ. of Birmingham (United Kingdom)]
	De Witt, J. [Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)]
	Jehin, Emmanuel [Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa) >]
	Gómez Maqueo Chew, Y. [Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico)]
	Günther, M. N. [Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)]
	Niraula, P. [Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)]
	Rackham, B. V. [Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)]
	Schanche, N. [Univ. Bern (Switzerland)]
	Sohy, Sandrine [Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa) >]
	Thompson, S. [Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom))]
Publication date :	1-Dec-2020
Journal title :	Proceedings of SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering
Publisher :	International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume :	11445
Pages :	1144521
Peer reviewed :	No
On invitation :	No
Audience :	International
ISSN :	0277-786X
e-ISSN :	1996-756X
City :	Bellingham
Country :	WA
Event name :	SPIE Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VIII
Event date :	13 December 2020
Abstract :	[en] SPECULOOS (Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars) aims to perform a transit search on the nearest (< 40 pc) ultracool (< 3000K) dwarf stars. The project's main motivation is to discover potentially habitable planets well-suited for detailed atmospheric characterisation with upcoming giant telescopes, like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and European Large Telescope (ELT). The project is based on a network of 1m robotic telescopes, namely the four ones of the SPECULOOS-Southern Observatory (SSO) in Cerro Paranal, Chile, one telescope of the SPECULOOS-Northern Observatory (SNO) in Tenerife, and the SAINTEx telescope in San Pedro Martir, Mexico. The prototype survey of the SPECULOOS project on the 60 cm TRAPPIST telescope (Chile) discovered the TRAPPIST-1 system, composed of seven temperate Earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby (12 pc) Jupiter-sized star. In this paper, we review the current status of SPECULOOS, its first results, the plans for its development, and its connection to the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and JWST.
Target :	Professionals
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/256344
DOI :	10.1117/12.2563563
Other URL :	https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020SPIE11445E..21S
Framework Programme / European Project :	FP7 ; 336480 - SPECULOOS - SPECULOOS: searching for habitable planets amenable for biosignatures detection around the nearest ultra-cool stars

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