Exoplanet Targets of Opportunity in Cycle 7

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Jun 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010sptz.prop70084h&link_type=abstract

Spitzer Proposal ID #70084

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We propose a Target of Opportunity (ToO) program to observe photometric eclipses and transits of new extrasolar planets. Spitzer eclipses are the most fundamental (and in many cases the only) direct exoplanetary measurements possible with current instrumentation; transits measure the radius and eclipses the intrinsic fluxes from these worlds. We will populate a figure of predicted equilibrium vs. observed brightness temperatures, which is starting to show patterns indicating different classes of atmospheric behavior. The observations will constrain models of composition, chemistry, and atmospheric dynamics on each planet. The events will also inform follow-on work with other telescopes for the brightest targets. Based on discovery statistics, 25-35 new, observable, transiting planets will be announced in the next year. We will publish digital lightcurves with journal articles and submit them for archiving. No comparable opportunity to observe exoplanets will be available until JWST.

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