The SDSS-III Multi-object Apo Radial-velocity Exoplanet Large-area Survey

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Dec 2007

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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #211, #132.09; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 39, p.962

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As part of SDSS-III survey in 2008-2014, the Multi-object APO Radial-Velocity Exoplanet Large-area Survey (MARVELS) will conduct the largest ground-based Doppler planet survey to date using the SDSS telescope and new generation multi-object Doppler instruments with 120 object capability and 10-20 m/s Doppler precision. The baseline survey plan is to monitor a total of 11,000 V=8-12 stars ( 10,000 main sequence stars and 1000 giant stars) over 800 square degrees over the 6 years. The primary goal is to produce a large, statistically well defined sample of giant planets ( 200) with a wide range of masses ( 0.2-10 Jupiter masses) and orbits (1 day-2 years) drawn from a large of host stars with a diverse set of masses, compositions, and ages for studying the diversity of extrasolar planets and constraining planet formation, migration & dynamical evolution of planetary systems. The survey data will also be used for providing a statistical sample for theoretical comparison and discovering rare systems and identifying signposts for lower-mass or more distant planets. Early science results from the pilot program will be reported.
We would like to thank the SDSS MC for allocation of the telescope time and the W.M. Keck Foundation, NSF, NASA and UF for support.

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