M-to-K: A Search For Planets Around Low Mass Stars

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Aug 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008noao.prop..103f&link_type=abstract

NOAO Proposal ID #2008B-0103

Computer Science

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While essentially 100% of solar type stars in a 30 parsec (radius) volume are on current Doppler surveys, only 10% of Mdwarfs in that same volume are being surveyed for exoplanets. Mdwarfs dominate the stellar census in our Galaxy and with low stellar masses, the relatively larger reflex velocities permit the detection of the lowest mass exoplanets. Furthermore, the proximity of the habitable zone (HZ) to these low luminosity stars also results in larger reflex stellar velocites and greater detectability for low-mass, HZ planets. We propose a precision Doppler search for a set of recently identified Mdwarfs brighter than V=11. In addition to exoplanet detection, these data will be used to compile a comprehensive catalog about our nearest stellar neighbors. The radial velocity measurements will also serve as a comparison baseline for current construction of new gas cells to replace iodine as a wavelength reference for Doppler measurements redward of 6000 Angstroms.

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