Atmospheric limitations to astrometric detection of extra-solar planets with very large telescopes

The report describes a new effective technique of atmospheric image motion suppression for observations with large ground-based one-aperture telescopes. The method is based on the use of an enhanced symmetrization of star reference fields. Another (optional) element of the technique is a special apo...

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Published in:Кинематика и физика небесных тел
Date:2005
Main Author: Lazorenko, P.
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Language:English
Published: Головна астрономічна обсерваторія НАН України 2005
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Cite this:Atmospheric limitations to astrometric detection of extra-solar planets with very large telescopes / P. Lazorenko // Кинематика и физика небесных тел. — 2005. — Т. 21, № 5-додаток. — С. 537-540. — Бібліогр.: 1 назв. — англ.

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description The report describes a new effective technique of atmospheric image motion suppression for observations with large ground-based one-aperture telescopes. The method is based on the use of an enhanced symmetrization of star reference fields. Another (optional) element of the technique is a special apodization of the telescope entrance pupil that is especially effective for extremely large (D > 30 m) apertures. Numerical simulations made for a 10 m telescope show that both atmospheric image motion and photon noise of the star images with a 10 min exposure can be reduced to less than 10 microarcsec. Evaluations refer to the Cn² vertical profile, which is typical for the Chilean astronomical sites, a moderate FWHM = 0.4" and star densities at galactic coordinates l = 0°, b = 20°. For a 100 m telescope, the precision is equal to 0.2 microarcsec/10 min for regions of high star density and drops to 1 microarcsec/10 min at the Galactic Pole. For the 10 m telescope, which measures astrometric reflex motion of stars with an accuracy of 10 microarcsec, a detection limit for Saturn- and Jupiter-sized planets is about 0.5–1 kpc. Application of very high precision astrometry is especially useful for searching extrasolar planets around the Pre-Main-Sequence, early Main-Sequence, and low-mass stars whose investigations with the aid of the radial velocity technique is difficult.
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Atmospheric limitations to astrometric detection of extra-solar planets with very large telescopes / P. Lazorenko // Кинематика и физика небесных тел. — 2005. — Т. 21, № 5-додаток. — С. 537-540. — Бібліогр.: 1 назв. — англ.
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The report describes a new effective technique of atmospheric image motion suppression for observations with large ground-based one-aperture telescopes. The method is based on the use of an enhanced symmetrization of star reference fields. Another (optional) element of the technique is a special apodization of the telescope entrance pupil that is especially effective for extremely large (D > 30 m) apertures. Numerical simulations made for a 10 m telescope show that both atmospheric image motion and photon noise of the star images with a 10 min exposure can be reduced to less than 10 microarcsec. Evaluations refer to the Cn² vertical profile, which is typical for the Chilean astronomical sites, a moderate FWHM = 0.4" and star densities at galactic coordinates l = 0°, b = 20°. For a 100 m telescope, the precision is equal to 0.2 microarcsec/10 min for regions of high star density and drops to 1 microarcsec/10 min at the Galactic Pole. For the 10 m telescope, which measures astrometric reflex motion of stars with an accuracy of 10 microarcsec, a detection limit for Saturn- and Jupiter-sized planets is about 0.5–1 kpc. Application of very high precision astrometry is especially useful for searching extrasolar planets around the Pre-Main-Sequence, early Main-Sequence, and low-mass stars whose investigations with the aid of the radial velocity technique is difficult.
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Головна астрономічна обсерваторія НАН України
Кинематика и физика небесных тел
MS6: New Trends, Research Directions, and Perspective Programs in the Field of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Atmospheric limitations to astrometric detection of extra-solar planets with very large telescopes
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spellingShingle Atmospheric limitations to astrometric detection of extra-solar planets with very large telescopes
Lazorenko, P.
MS6: New Trends, Research Directions, and Perspective Programs in the Field of Astronomy and Astrophysics
title Atmospheric limitations to astrometric detection of extra-solar planets with very large telescopes
title_full Atmospheric limitations to astrometric detection of extra-solar planets with very large telescopes
title_fullStr Atmospheric limitations to astrometric detection of extra-solar planets with very large telescopes
title_full_unstemmed Atmospheric limitations to astrometric detection of extra-solar planets with very large telescopes
title_short Atmospheric limitations to astrometric detection of extra-solar planets with very large telescopes
title_sort atmospheric limitations to astrometric detection of extra-solar planets with very large telescopes
topic MS6: New Trends, Research Directions, and Perspective Programs in the Field of Astronomy and Astrophysics
topic_facet MS6: New Trends, Research Directions, and Perspective Programs in the Field of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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