Publications (43)
New binaries from the SHINE survey
M. Bonavita, R. Gratton, S. Desidera +67
We present the multiple stellar systems observed within the SpHere INfrared survey for Exoplanet (SHINE). SHINE searched for substellar companions to young stars using high contras…
The SPHERE infrared survey for exoplanets (SHINE)- I Sample definition and target characterization
S. Desidera, G. Chauvin, M. Bonavita +105
Large surveys with new-generation high-contrast imaging instruments are needed to derive the frequency and properties of exoplanet populations with separations from 5 to 300…
Orbital and spectral characterization of the benchmark T-type brown dwarf HD 19467B
A. -L. Maire, K. Molaverdikhani, S. Desidera +42
Context. Detecting and characterizing substellar companions for which the luminosity, mass, and age can be determined independently is of utter importance to test and calibrate the…
The SPHERE infrared survey for exoplanets (SHINE) -- II. Observations, Data reduction and analysis Detection performances and early-results
M. Langlois, R. Gratton, A. -M. Lagrange +118
Over the past decades, direct imaging has confirmed the existence of substellar companions (exoplanets or brown dwarfs) on wide orbits (>10 au) from their host stars. To understand…
Direct imaging of an ultracool substellar companion to the exoplanet host star HD 4113A
A. Cheetham, D. Ségransan, S. Peretti +7
Using high-contrast imaging with the SPHERE instrument at the VLT, we report the first images of a cold brown dwarf companion to the exoplanet host star HD4113A. The brown dwarf HD…
Investigating the young Solar System analog HD95086
G. Chauvin, R. Gratton, M. Bonnefoy +57
HD95086 (A8V, 17Myr) hosts a rare planetary system for which a multi-belt debris disk and a giant planet of 4-5MJup have been directly imaged. Our study aims to characterize the ph…
VLT/SPHERE exploration of the young multiplanetary system PDS70
D. Mesa, M. Keppler, F. Cantalloube +51
Context. PDS 70 is a young (5.4 Myr), nearby (~113 pc) star hosting a known transition disk with a large gap. Recent observations with SPHERE and NACO in the near-infrared (NIR) al…
Hint of curvature in the orbital motion of the exoplanet 51 Eridani b using 3 years of VLT/SPHERE monitoring
A. -L. Maire, L. Rodet, F. Cantalloube +49
Context. The 51 Eridani system harbors a complex architecture with its primary star forming a hierarchical system with the binary GJ 3305AB at a projected separation of 2000 au, a…
Exploring the RCrA environment with SPHERE: Discovery of a new stellar companion
D. Mesa, M. Bonnefoy, R. Gratton +39
Aims. R Coronae Australis (R CrA) is the brightest star of the Coronet nebula of the Corona Australis (CrA) star forming region. It has very red colors, probably due to dust absorp…
Blobs, spiral arms, and a possible planet around HD 169142
R. Gratton, R. Ligi, E. Sissa +24
Young planets are expected to cause perturbations in protostellar disks that may be used to infer their presence. Clear detection of still-forming planets embedded within gas-rich…
Post conjunction detection of Pictoris b with VLT/SPHERE
A. -M. Lagrange, A. Boccaletti, M. Langlois +102
With an orbital distance comparable to that of Saturn in the solar system, \bpic b is the closest (semi-major axis \,9\,au) exoplanet that has been imaged to orbit a star.…
Discovery of a brown dwarf companion to the star HIP 64892
A. Cheetham, M. Bonnefoy, S. Desidera +89
We report the discovery of a bright, brown dwarf companion to the star HIP 64892, imaged with VLT/SPHERE during the SHINE exoplanet survey. The host is a B9.5V member of the Lower-…
Two cold belts in the debris disk around the G-type star NZ Lup
A. Boccaletti, P. Thébault, N. Pawellek +36
Planetary systems hold the imprint of the formation and of the evolution of planets especially at young ages, and in particular at the stage when the gas has dissipated leaving mos…
The protoplanetary system HD 100546 in H polarized light from SPHERE/ZIMPOL. A bar-like structure across the disk gap?
I. MendigutÃa, R. D. Oudmaijer, A. Garufi +7
HD 100546 is one of the few known pre-main-sequence stars that may host a planetary system in its disk. We analyze new VLT/SPHERE/ZIMPOL polarimetric images of HD 100546 with filte…
In-depth study of moderately young but extremely red, very dusty substellar companion HD206893B
P. Delorme, T. Schmidt, M. Bonnefoy +47
The substellar companion HD206893b has recently been discovered by direct imaging of its disc-bearing host star with the SPHERE instrument. We investigate the atypical properties o…
New constraints on the disk characteristics and companion candidates around T Cha with VLT/SPHERE
A. Pohl, E. Sissa, M. Langlois +34
The transition disk around the T Tauri star T Cha possesses a large gap, making it a prime target for high-resolution imaging in the context of planet formation. We aim to find sig…
The SPHERE infrared survey for exoplanets (SHINE) V. Full sample characterization
V. Squicciarini, S. Desidera, G. Chauvin +109
Unbiased surveys of large stellar samples are the prime means through which the prevalence of exoplanets can be derived, and crucial constraints to planet formation models can be s…
Multiple rings in the transition disk and companion candidates around RXJ1615.3-3255. High contrast imaging with VLT/SPHERE
J. de Boer, G. Salter, M. Benisty +36
We search for signs of ongoing planet-disk interaction and study the distribution of small grains at the surface of the transition disk around RXJ1615.3-3255 (RX J1615). We observe…
The search for disks or planetary objects around directly imaged companions: A candidate around DH Tau B
C. Lazzoni, A. Zurlo, S. Desidera +45
In recent decades, thousands of substellar companions have been discovered with both indirect and direct methods of detection. In this paper, we focus our attention on substellar c…
The SPHERE view of the jet and the envelope of RY Tau
A. Garufi, L. Podio, F. Bacciotti +40
Jets are rarely associated with pre-main-sequence intermediate-mass stars. Optical and near-IR observations of jet-driving sources are often hindered by the presence of a natal env…
HD 117214 debris disk: scattered-light images and constraints on the presence of planets
N. Engler, C. Lazzoni, R. Gratton +34
We performed observations of the Sco-Cen F star HD 117214 aiming at a search for planetary companions and the characterization of the debris disk structure. HD 117214 was observed…
Atmospheric characterization of Proxima b by coupling the Sphere high-contrast imager to the Espresso spectrograph
C. Lovis, I. Snellen, D. Mouillet +17
Context. The temperate Earth-mass planet Proxima b is the closest exoplanet to Earth and represents what may be our best ever opportunity to search for life outside the Solar Syste…
Orbital and dynamical analysis of the system around HR 8799. New astrometric epochs from VLT/SPHERE and LBT/LUCI
A. Zurlo, K. Gozdziewski, C. Lazzoni D. Mesa +44
HR\,8799 is a young planetary system composed of 4 planets and a double debris belt. Being the first multi-planetary system discovered with the direct imaging technique, it has bee…
Observations of fast-moving features in the debris disk of AU Mic on a three-year timescale: Confirmation and new discoveries
A. Boccaletti, E. Sezestre, A. -M. Lagrange +60
The nearby and young M star AU Mic is surrounded by a debris disk in which we previously identified a series of large-scale arch-like structures that have never been seen before in…
Constraining the properties of HD 206893 B. A combination of radial velocity, direct imaging, and astrometry data
A. Grandjean, A. -M. Lagrange, H. Beust +25
High contrast imaging enables the determination of orbital parameters for substellar companions (planets, brown dwarfs) from the observed relative astrometry and the estimation of…
K-Stacker, an algorithm to hack the orbital parameters of planets hidden in high-contrast imaging. First applications to VLT SPHERE multi-epoch observations
H. Le Coroller, M. Nowak, P. Delorme +40
Recent high-contrast imaging surveys, looking for planets in young, nearby systems showed evidence of a small number of giant planets at relatively large separation beyond typicall…
Determining mass limits around HD163296 through SPHERE direct imaging data
D. Mesa, M. Langlois, A. Garufi +33
HD163296 is a Herbig Ae/Be star known to host a protoplanetary disk with a ringed structure. To explain the disk features, previous works proposed the presence of planets embedded…
Discovery of a planetary-mass companion within the gap of the transition disk around PDS 70
M. Keppler, M. Benisty, A. Müller +123
Young circumstellar disks are of prime interest to understand the physical and chemical conditions under which planet formation takes place. Only very few detections of planet cand…
High-Contrast study of the candidate planets and protoplanetary disk around HD~100546
E. Sissa, R. Gratton, A. Garufi +62
The nearby Herbig Be star HD100546 is known to be a laboratory for the study of protoplanets and their relation with the circumstellar disk that is carved by at least 2 gaps. We ob…
Orbital and atmospheric characterization of the planet within the gap of the PDS 70 transition disk
A. Müller, M. Keppler, Th. Henning +43
Aims: We aim to characterize the orbital and atmospheric properties of PDS 70 b, which was first identified on May 2015 in the course of the SHINE survey with SPHERE, the extreme a…
An M-dwarf star in the transition disk of Herbig HD 142527; Physical parameters and orbital elements
S. Lacour, B. Biller, A. Cheetham +29
HD 142527A is one of the most studied Herbig Ae/Be stars with a transitional disk, as it has the largest imaged gap in any protoplanetary disk: the gas is cleared from 30 to 90 AU.…
Discovery of a warm, dusty giant planet around HIP65426
G. Chauvin, S. Desidera, A. -M. Lagrange +120
The SHINE program is a large high-contrast near-infrared survey of 600 young, nearby stars. It is aimed at searching for and characterizing new planetary systems using VLT/SPHERE's…
Near-IR imaging of T Cha: evidence for scattered-light disk structures at solar system scales
A. Cheetham, N. Huelamo, S. Lacour +2
T Chamaeleontis is a young star surrounded by a transitional disk, and a plausible candidate for ongoing planet formation. Recently, a substellar companion candidate was reported w…
ISPY - the NaCo Imaging Survey for Planets around Young stars: A young companion candidate embedded in the R CrA cloud
G. Cugno, S. P. Quanz, R. Launhardt +13
Within the NaCo-ISPY exoplanet imaging program, we aim at detecting and characterizing the population of low-mass companions at wide separations (10AU), focusing in partic…
Orbital and spectral analysis of the benchmark brown dwarf HD 4747B
S. Peretti, D. Ségransan, B. Lavie +43
The study of high contrast imaged brown dwarfs and exoplanets depends strongly on evolutionary models. To estimate the mass of a directly imaged substellar object, its extracted ph…
Dynamical models to explain observations with SPHERE in planetary systems with double debris belts
C. Lazzoni, S. Desidera, F. Marzari +66
A large number of systems harboring a debris disk show evidence for a double belt architecture. One hypothesis for explaining the gap between the belts is the presence of one or mo…
The SPHERE infrared survey for exoplanets (SHINE). V. Complete observations, data reduction and analysis, detection performances, and final results
A. Chomez, P. Delorme, A. -M. Lagrange +117
During the past decade, state-of-the-art planet-finder instruments like SPHERE@VLT, coupling coronagraphic devices and extreme adaptive optics systems, unveiled, thanks to large su…
First scattered light detection of a nearly edge-on transition disk around the T Tauri star RY Lup
M. Langlois, A. Pohl, A. -M. Lagrange +41
Transition disks are considered sites of ongoing planet formation, and their dust and gas distributions could be signposts of embedded planets. The transition disk around the T Tau…
The SPHERE infrared survey for exoplanets (SHINE). III. The demographics of young giant exoplanets below 300 au with SPHERE
A. Vigan, C. Fontanive, M. Meyer +108
The SHINE project is a 500-star survey performed with SPHERE on the VLT for the purpose of directly detecting new substellar companions and understanding their formation and early…
Spectral and atmospheric characterisation of a new benchmark brown dwarf HD13724B
E. L. Rickman, D. Ségransan, J. Hagelberg +5
Context. HD13724 is a nearby solar-type star at 43.48 0.06 pc hosting a long-period low-mass brown dwarf detected with the CORALIE echelle spectrograph as part of the histori…
SPHERE dynamical and spectroscopic characterization of HD142527B
R. Claudi, A. -L. Maire, D. Mesa +50
We detect the accreting low-mass companion HD142527B at a separation of 73 mas (11.4 au) from the star. No other companions with mass greater than 10 MJ are visible in the field of…
A search for accreting young companions embedded in circumstellar disks: High-contrast H imaging with VLT/SPHERE
G. Cugno, S. P. Quanz, S. Hunziker +37
Aims: We want to detect and quantify observables related to accretion processes occurring locally in circumstellar disks, which could be attributed to young forming planets. We foc…
A narrow, edge-on disk resolved around HD 106906 with SPHERE
A. -M. Lagrange, M. Langlois, R. Gratton +39
HD~106906AB is so far the only young binary system around which a planet has been imaged and a debris disk evidenced thanks to a strong IR excess. As such, it represents a unique o…