ASTEP 400: a telescope designed for exoplanet transit detection from Dome C, Antarctica

被引：17

作者：

Daban, Jean-Baptiste ^{[1
]}

Gouvret, Carole ^{[1
]}

Guillot, Tristan ^{[2
]}

Agabi, Abdelkrim ^{[1
]}

Crouzet, Nicolas ^{[2
]}

Rivet, Jean-Pierre ^{[2
]}

Mekarnia, Djamel ^{[1
]}

Abe, Lyu ^{[1
]}

Bondoux, Erick ^{[1
]}

Fantei-Caujolle, Yan ^{[1
]}

Fressin, Francois ^{[4
]}

Schmider, Francois-Xavier ^{[1
]}

Valbousquet, Franck ^{[3
]}

Blanc, Pierre-Eric ^{[5
]}

Le Van Suu, Auguste ^{[5
]}

Rauer, Heike ^{[6
]}

Erikson, Anders ^{[6
]}

Pont, Frederic ^{[7
]}

Aigrain, Suzanne ^{[7
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Nice Sophia Antipolis, FIZEAU, Parc Valrose, F-06108 Nice, France

[2] CASSIOPEE, Observ Cote Azur, F-06304 Nice, France

[3] Opt & Vis, F-06162 Juan Les Pins, France

[4] Harvard Smithsonian Ctr Astrophys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[5] Observ Haute Provence, F-04870 St Michel, France

[6] DLR, D-12489 Berlin, Germany

[7] Exeter Observ, Exeter EX4 4Q, Devon, England

来源：

GROUND-BASED AND AIRBORNE TELESCOPES III | 2010年 / 7733卷

关键词：

Telescope construction; Antarctica; low temperature; exoplanet; transit; photometry;

D O I：

10.1117/12.854946

中图分类号：

TH7 [仪器、仪表];

学科分类号：

0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;

摘要：

The Concordia Base in Dome C, Antarctica, is an extremely promising site for photometric astronomy due to the 3-month long night during the Antarctic winter, favorable weather conditions, and low scintillation. The ASTEP project (Antarctic Search for Transiting ExoPlanets) is a pilot project which seeks to identify transiting planets and understand the limits of visible photometry from this site. ASTEP 400 is an optical 40cm telescope with a field of view of 1 degrees x 1 degrees. The expected photometric sensitivity is 1E-3, per hour for at least 1,000 stars. The optical design guarantees high homogeneity of the PSF sizes in the field of view. The use of carbon fibers in the telescope structure guarantees high stability. The focal optics and the detectors are enclosed in a thermally regulated box which withstands extremely low temperatures. The telescope designed to run at -80 degrees C (-110 degrees F) was set up at Dome C during the southern summer 2009-2010. It began its nightly observations in March 2010.

引用

页数：9

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Crouzet, N. ;

Guillot, T. ;

Agabi, A. ;

Rivet, J. -P. ;

Bondoux, E. ;

Challita, Z. ;

Fantei-Caujolle, Y. ;

Fressin, F. ;

Mekarnia, D. ;

Schmider, F. -X. ;

Valbousquet, F. ;

Blazit, A. ;

Bonhomme, S. ;

Abe, L. ;

Daban, J. -B. ;

Gouvret, C. ;

Fruth, T. ;

Rauer, H. ;

Erikson, A. ;

Barbieri, M. ;

Aigrain, S. ;

Pont, F. .

ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, 2010, 511

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