SPOTS: Search for Planets Of Two Stars-A Direct Imaging Survey for Exoplanets in Binary Systems

Details SPOTS: Search for Planets Of Two Stars-A Direct Imaging Survey for Exoplanets in Binary Systems SPOTS: Search for Planets Of Two Stars-A Direct Imaging Survey for Exoplanets in Binary Systems

Aug 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009aipc.1158..271t&link_type=abstract

EXOPLANETS AND DISKS: THEIR FORMATION AND DIVERSITY: Proceedings of the International Conference. AIP Conference Proceedings, V

Physics

Optics

Astrometric And Interferometric Instruments, Spectroscopic Binaries, Close Binaries, Charge-Coupled Devices, Image Detectors, And Ir Detector Arrays

Scientific paper

The Subaru High-contrast Coronagraphic Imager for Adaptive Optics (HiCIAO) instrument is participating in the planet hunt with its direct imaging survey, the Subaru Strategic Exploration of Exoplanets and Disks (SEEDS), from which binary stars are excluded. However, these systems are expected to harbor a population of planets comparable in number to that of single stars, but differing in many aspects, such as the distribution of planet mass, orbital separation, and eccentricity. Measuring these deviations would unlock a wealth of information on the processes by which planets form and evolve, providing much-needed constraints to theory. The logical next step is therefore to complement SEEDS with a sister project focusing on binary stars: SPOTS, a ``Search for Planets Of Two Stars.'' We propose a direct imaging survey for circumbinary planets of very tight binaries and circumstellar planets of wide binaries.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

SPOTS: Search for Planets Of Two Stars-A Direct Imaging Survey for Exoplanets in Binary Systems does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with SPOTS: Search for Planets Of Two Stars-A Direct Imaging Survey for Exoplanets in Binary Systems, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and SPOTS: Search for Planets Of Two Stars-A Direct Imaging Survey for Exoplanets in Binary Systems will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1313918