NGTS: A robotic transit survey to detect Neptune and super-earth mass planets

  • Bruno Chazelas
  • , Don Pollacco
  • , Didier Queloz
  • , Heike Rauer
  • , Peter J. Wheatley
  • , Richard West
  • , Joao Da Silva Bento
  • , Matthew Burleigh
  • , James McCormac
  • , Philip Eigmüller
  • , Anders Erikson
  • , Ludovic Genolet
  • , Mike Goad
  • , Andrés Jordán
  • , Marion Neveu
  • , Simon Walker

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Abstract

NGTS is a new ground-based transit survey aimed at detecting sub-Neptune sized exoplanets around bright stars. The instrument will be installed at the ESO Paranal observatory in order to benefit from the excellent observing conditions and follow-up synergy with the VLT and E-ELT. It will be a robotic facility composed of 12, 200 mm telescopes equipped with 2Kx2K NIR sensitive detectors. It is built on the legacy of the WASP experience.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGround-Based and Airborne Telescopes IV
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
EventGround-Based and Airborne Telescopes IV - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration: 1 Jul 20126 Jul 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8444
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceGround-Based and Airborne Telescopes IV
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Period1/07/126/07/12

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