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Detecting Extrasolar Planet Transits from the South Pole

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2017

Douglas A. Caldwell ,
William J. Borucki ,
Robert L. Showen ,
Jon M. Jenkins ,
Laurance Doyle ,
Zoran Ninkov  and
Michael Ashley
Douglas A. Caldwell
Affiliation:
SETI Institute, 2035 Landings Dr. Mountain View, CA, 94043 USA
William J. Borucki
Affiliation:
NASA Ames Research Center
Robert L. Showen
Affiliation:
Raytheon
Jon M. Jenkins
Affiliation:
SETI Institute
Laurance Doyle
Affiliation:
SETI Institute
Zoran Ninkov
Affiliation:
Rochester Institute of Technology
Michael Ashley
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales

Abstract

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We have developed and tested a wide-field photometer to detect extrasolar planet transits from the South Pole. The discovery of transiting planets for which masses can be measured by radial velocity is vital to constrain the models of planet formation and evolution. Short of going to space, the South Pole is the best site from which to carry out a such a survey. Based on results from the Doppler velocity surveys and the Vulcan transit search, we expect to detect 10 to 15 transiting planets in two years of operation at the South Pole.

Type
Extrasolar Planets
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 213: Bioastronomy 2002: Life Among the stars , 2004 , pp. 93 - 96
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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