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LEECH: A 100 Night Exoplanet Imaging Survey at the LBT

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 January 2014

Andrew Skemer ,
Daniel Apai ,
Vanessa Bailey ,
Beth Biller ,
Mickael Bonnefoy ,
Wolfgang Brandner ,
Esther Buenzli ,
Laird Close ,
Justin Crepp  and
Denis Defrere
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Andrew Skemer
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Daniel Apai
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Vanessa Bailey
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Beth Biller
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Mickael Bonnefoy
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Wolfgang Brandner
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Esther Buenzli
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Laird Close
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Justin Crepp
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Notre Dame University
Denis Defrere
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Silvano Desidera
Affiliation:
Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
Josh Eisner
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Simone Esposito
Affiliation:
Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
Jonathan Fortney
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz
Thomas Henning
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Phil Hinz
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Karl-Heinz Hofmann
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
Jarron Leisenring
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona Institute for Astronomy, Eldgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich
Jared Males
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Rafael Millan-Gabet
Affiliation:
NASA Exoplanet Science Institute, California Institute of Technology
Katie Morzinski
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Apurva Oza
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia
Ilaria Pascucci
Affiliation:
Department of Planetary Sciences, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona
Jenny Patience
Affiliation:
School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University
George Rieke
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Dieter Schertl
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
Joshua Schlieder
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Mike Skrutskie
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia
Kate Su
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Gerd Weigelt
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
Charles E. Woodward
Affiliation:
Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics, University of Minnesota
Neil Zimmerman
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
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Abstract

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In February 2013, the LEECH (LBTI Exozodi Exoplanet Common Hunt) survey began its 100-night campaign from the Large Binocular Telescope atop Mount Graham in Arizona. LEECH neatly complements other high-contrast planet imaging efforts by observing stars in L' band (3.8 microns) as opposed to the shorter wavelength near-infrared bands (1–2.3 microns). This part of the spectrum offers deeper mass sensitivity for intermediate age (several hundred Myr-old) systems, since their Jovian-mass planets radiate predominantly in the mid-infrared. In this proceedings, we present the science goals for LEECH and a preliminary contrast curve from some early data.

Keywords

instrumentation: adaptive optics(stars:) planetary systemssurveys
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 8 , Symposium S299: Exploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems , June 2013 , pp. 70 - 71
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013 

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