MASCARA: The Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA
| Autor: | Le Poole Rudolf, Horst Rik ter, de Mooij Ernst, Kenworthy Matthew, Navarro Ramon, Bettonvil Felix, Otten Gilles, Stuik Remko, Snellen Inas, Lesage Anna-Lea, Spronck Julien |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 47, p 03008 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 20134703 2100-014X |
| DOI: | 10.1051/epjconf/20134703008 |
| Popis: | The Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA, MASCARA, is an instrument currently in the design phase, that is aimed to find the brightest transiting planet systems in the sky. It will consist of several stations across the globe, each monitoring the near-entire sky using a battery of CCD-detectors plus wide-field lenses, targeting stars in the V = 4 − 8 magnitude range. MASCARA will be able to detect individual transits from Jupiter-size planets over this whole magnitude range, while smaller planets will be found by co-adding transit events. We expect to discover up to a dozen bright transit systems in this way. These will be extremely valuable for atmospheric follow-up studies. |
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