Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS)

Peter J. Wheatley; Don L. Pollacco; Didier Queloz; Heike Rauer; Christopher A. Watson; Richard G. West; Bruno Chazelas; Tom M. Louden; Nigel Bannister; Joao Bento; Matthew Burleigh; Juan Cabrera; Philipp Eigmüller; Anders Erikson; Ludovic Genolet; Michael Goad; Andrew Grange; Andrés Jordán; Katherine Lawrie; James McCormac; Marion Neveu; Simon Walker

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Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS)

Peter J. Wheatley, Don L. Pollacco, Didier Queloz, Heike Rauer, Christopher A. Watson, Richard G. West, Bruno Chazelas, Tom M. Louden, Nigel Bannister, Joao Bento, Matthew Burleigh, Juan Cabrera, Philipp Eigmüller, Anders Erikson, Ludovic Genolet, Michael Goad, Andrew Grange, Andrés Jordán, Katherine Lawrie, James McCormacMarion Neveu, Simon Walker

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The Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS) is a new ground-based survey for transiting exoplanets. Our primary goal is to find the first statistically-significant sample of Neptunes and super-Earths that are bright enough for radial velocity confirmation. By measuring precise masses and radii we will constrain the bulk composition and internal structure of planets that span the transition between the gas giants and terrestrial planets. Our brightest exoplanets will also be suitable for atmospheric characterisation with large facilities such as the VLT, JWST and the E-ELT. NGTS construction began in June 2013, and the survey is due to commence in 2014.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Exploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	311-312
Number of pages	2
Edition	S299
ISBN (Print)	9781107045200
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921313008740
State	Published - Jun 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Number	S299
Volume	8
ISSN (Print)	1743-9213
ISSN (Electronic)	1743-9221

Keywords

Instrumentation: photometers
Planetary systems
Surveys
Techniques: photometric
Telescopes

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Wheatley, P. J., Pollacco, D. L., Queloz, D., Rauer, H., Watson, C. A., West, R. G., Chazelas, B., Louden, T. M., Bannister, N., Bento, J., Burleigh, M., Cabrera, J., Eigmüller, P., Erikson, A., Genolet, L., Goad, M., Grange, A., Jordán, A., Lawrie, K., ... Walker, S. (2013). Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS). In Exploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems (S299 ed., pp. 311-312). (Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union; Vol. 8, No. S299). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921313008740

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Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS). / Wheatley, Peter J.; Pollacco, Don L.; Queloz, Didier et al.
Exploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems. S299. ed. Cambridge University Press, 2013. p. 311-312 (Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union; Vol. 8, No. S299).

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