The PRIMA Astrometric Planet Search project

Andreas Quirrenbach; Thomas Henning; Didier Queloz; Simon Albrecht; Eric J. Bakker; Harald Baumeister; Peter Bizenberger; Hannes Bleuler; Rene Dandliker; Jeroen A. de Jong; Michel Fleury; Sabine Frink; Denis Gillet; Walter J. Jaffe; S. Hiddo Hanenburg; Saskia Hekker; Ralf Launhardt; Rudolf S. Le Poole; Charles Maire; Richard Mathar; Philippe Mullhaupt; Koji Murakawa; Francesco Pepe; Johan H. Pragt; Laurent Sache; Olivier Scherler; Damien Segransan; Johny Setiawan; Danuta Sosnowska; Robert N. Tubbs; Lars B. Venema; Karl Wagner; Luc Weber; Rolf Wuethrich

doi:10.1117/12.551481

20 October 2004 The PRIMA Astrometric Planet Search project

Andreas Quirrenbach, Thomas Henning, Didier Queloz, Simon Albrecht, Eric J. Bakker, Harald Baumeister, Peter Bizenberger, Hannes Bleuler, Rene Dandliker, Jeroen A. de Jong, Michel Fleury, Sabine Frink, Denis Gillet, Walter J. Jaffe, S. Hiddo Hanenburg, Saskia Hekker, Ralf Launhardt, Rudolf S. Le Poole, Charles Maire, Richard Mathar, Philippe Mullhaupt, Koji Murakawa, Francesco Pepe, Johan H. Pragt, Laurent Sache, Olivier Scherler, Damien Segransan, Johny Setiawan, Danuta Sosnowska, Robert N. Tubbs, Lars B. Venema, Karl Wagner, Luc Weber, Rolf Wuethrich

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Proceedings Volume 5491, New Frontiers in Stellar Interferometry; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551481
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

The PRIMA facility will implement dual-star astrometry at the VLTI. We have formed a consortium that will build the PRIMA differential delay lines, develop an astrometric operation and calibration plan, and deliver astrometric data reduction software. This will enable astrometric planet surveys with a target precision of 10μas. Our scientific goals include determining orbital inclinations and masses for planets already known from radial-velocity surveys, searches for planets around stars that are not amenable to high-precision radial-velocity observations, and a search for large rocky planets around nearby low-mass stars.

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Andreas Quirrenbach, Thomas Henning, Didier Queloz, Simon Albrecht, Eric J. Bakker, Harald Baumeister, Peter Bizenberger, Hannes Bleuler, Rene Dandliker, Jeroen A. de Jong, Michel Fleury, Sabine Frink, Denis Gillet, Walter J. Jaffe, S. Hiddo Hanenburg, Saskia Hekker, Ralf Launhardt, Rudolf S. Le Poole, Charles Maire, Richard Mathar, Philippe Mullhaupt, Koji Murakawa, Francesco Pepe, Johan H. Pragt, Laurent Sache, Olivier Scherler, Damien Segransan, Johny Setiawan, Danuta Sosnowska, Robert N. Tubbs, Lars B. Venema, Karl Wagner, Luc Weber, and Rolf Wuethrich "The PRIMA Astrometric Planet Search project", Proc. SPIE 5491, New Frontiers in Stellar Interferometry, (20 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551481

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