SPECULOOS: a network of robotic telescopes to hunt for terrestrial planets around the nearest ultracool dwarfs

Laetitia Delrez, Michael Gillon, Didier Queloz, Brice-Olivier Demory, Yaseen Almleaky, Julien de Wit, Emmanuel Jehin, Amaury H. M. J. Triaud, Khalid Barkaoui, Artem Burdanov, Adam J. Burgasser, Elsa Ducrot, James McCormac, Catriona Murray, Catarina Silva Fernandes, Sandrine Sohy, Samantha J. Thompson, Valerie Van Grootel, Roi Alonso, Zouhair BenkhaldounRafael Rebolo

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

19 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We present here SPECULOOS, a new exoplanet transit search based on a network of 1m-class robotic telescopes targeting the ~1200 ultracool (spectral type M7 and later) dwarfs bright enough in the infrared (K-mag ≤ 12.5) to possibly enable the atmospheric characterization of temperate terrestrial planets with next-generation facilities like the James Webb Space Telescope. The ultimate goals of the project are to reveal the frequency of temperate terrestrial planets around the lowest-mass stars and brown dwarfs, to probe the diversity of their bulk compositions, atmospheres and surface conditions, and to assess their potential habitability.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSPIE astronomical telescopes + instrumentation
Subtitle of host publicationGround-based and Airborne Telescopes VII
EditorsHeather K. Marshall, Jason Spyromilio
PublisherSociety of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)9781510619548
ISBN (Print)9781510619531
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Jul 2018
EventSPIE astronomical telescopes + instrumentation - Austin, United States
Duration: 10 Jun 201815 Jun 2018

Publication series

NameProceeedings of SPIE
PublisherSPIE
Volume10700
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceSPIE astronomical telescopes + instrumentation
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin
Period10/06/1815/06/18

Bibliographical note

21 pages, 13 figures, 1 table. Proceedings of SPIE

Keywords

  • astro-ph.IM
  • astro-ph.EP

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'SPECULOOS: a network of robotic telescopes to hunt for terrestrial planets around the nearest ultracool dwarfs'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this