Differential Imaging Search for the Giant Planet Epsilon Eri b with ESO-VLT

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Dec 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007aas...21113403j&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #211, #134.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 39, p.968

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Thanks to rapid development of methods and instrumentation for high-contrast imaging over the past few years, the detection limits for faint companions to stars have been continuously been pushed downwards. Even so, direct imaging of giant planets remains highly challenging. We have performed deep, multi-epoch spectral and angular differential imaging of the most nearby known exoplanet host, Eps Eri, in an attempt to directly detect the planet. Here, we briefly describe the methods involved in optimizing the contrast range for detection of very faint companions to very bright stars. We derive improved upper limits on the brightness of the giant planet, and discuss the implications on age estimates for Eps Eri, theoretical models of giant planet evolution, and current observational limits and observing strategies.
M.J. is funded by IMPRS Heidelberg.

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