Publications (20)
DONUTS: A science frame autoguiding algorithm with sub-pixel precision, capable of guiding on defocused stars
J. McCormac, D. Pollacco, I. Skillen +3
We present the DONUTS autoguiding algorithm, designed to fix stellar positions at the sub-pixel level for high-cadence time-series photometry, which is also capable of autoguiding…
Updated parameters for the transiting exoplanet WASP-3b using RISE, a new fast camera for the Liverpool Telescope
N. P. Gibson, D. Pollacco, E. K. Simpson +9
Some of the first results are reported from RISE - a new fast camera mounted on the Liverpool Telescope primarily designed to obtain high time resolution light curves of transiting…
The first WASP public data release
O. W. Butters, R. G. West, D. R. Anderson +17
The WASP (Wide Angle Search for Planets) project is an exoplanet transit survey that has been automatically taking wide field images since 2004. Two instruments, one in La Palma an…
A transit timing analysis of nine RISE light curves of the exoplanet system TrES-3
N. P. Gibson, D. Pollacco, I. Skillen +9
We present nine newly observed transits of TrES-3, taken as part of a transit timing program using the RISE instrument on the Liverpool Telescope. A Markov-Chain Monte-Carlo analys…
WASP-38b: A Transiting Exoplanet in an Eccentric, 6.87d Period Orbit
S. C. C. Barros, F. Faedi, A. Collier Cameron +31
We report the discovery of WASP-38b, a long period transiting planet in an eccentric 6.871815 day orbit. The transit epoch is 2455335.92050 +/- 0.00074 (HJD) and the transit durati…
WASP-10b: a 3M_J, gas-giant planet transiting a late-type K star
D. J. Christian, N. P. Gibson, E. K. Simpson +37
We report the discovery of WASP-10b, a new transiting extrasolar planet (ESP) discovered by the WASP Consortium and confirmed using NOT FIES and SOPHIE radial velocity data. A 3.09…
Period and period change measurements for 143 SuperWASP eclipsing binary candidates near the short-period limit and discovery of a doubly eclipsing quadruple system
M. E. Lohr, A. J. Norton, U. C. Kolb +3
Building on previous work, a new search of the SuperWASP archive was carried out to identify eclipsing binary systems near the short-period limit. 143 candidate objects were detect…
The 0.5M transiting exoplanet WASP-13b
I. Skillen, D. Pollacco, A. Collier Cameron +32
We report the discovery of WASP-13b, a low-mass transiting exoplanet with an orbital period of days. The transit has a de…
On the additive manufacturing, post-tensioning and testing of bi-material tensegrity structures
A. Amendola, E. Hernandez-Nava, R. Goodall +3
An investigation on the additive manufacturing and the experimental testing of 3D models of tensegrity prisms and columns is presented. An electron beam melting facility (Arcam EBM…
WASP-37b: a 1.8 MJ exoplanet transiting a metal-poor star
E. K. Simpson, F. Faedi, S. C. C. Barros +39
We report on the discovery of WASP-37b, a transiting hot Jupiter orbiting a mv = 12.7 G2-type dwarf, with a period of 3.577471 \pm 0.00001 d, transit epoch T0 = 2455338.6188 \pm 0.…
WASP-30b: a 61 Mjup brown dwarf transiting a V=12, F8 star
D. R. Anderson, A. Collier Cameron, C. Hellier +17
We report the discovery of a 61-Jupiter-mass brown dwarf, which transits its F8V host star, WASP-30, every 4.16 days. From a range of age indicators we estimate the system age to b…
WASP-16b: A new Jupiter-like planet transiting a southern solar analog
T. A. Lister, D. R. Anderson, M. Gillon +29
We report the discovery from WASP-South of a new Jupiter-like extrasolar planet, WASP-16b, which transits its solar analog host star every 3.12 days. Analysis of the transit photom…
Independent discovery and refined parameters of the transiting exoplanet HAT-P-14b
E. K. Simpson, S. C. C. Barros, D. J. A. Brown +30
We present SuperWASP observations of HAT-P-14b, a hot Jupiter discovered by Torres et al. The planet was found independently by the SuperWASP team and named WASP-27b after follow-u…
WASP-44b, WASP-45b and WASP-46b: three short-period, transiting extrasolar planets
D. R. Anderson, A. Collier Cameron, M. Gillon +14
We report the discovery of three extrasolar planets that transit their moderately bright (Vmag = 12-13) host stars. WASP-44b is a 0.89-MJup planet in a 2.42-day orbit around a G8V…
A transit timing analysis of seven RISE light curves of the exoplanet system HAT-P-3
N. P. Gibson, D. Pollacco, S. Barros +9
We present seven light curves of the exoplanet system HAT-P-3, taken as part of a transit timing program using the RISE instrument on the Liverpool Telescope. The light curves are…
WASP-14b: 7.3 Mj transiting planet in an eccentric orbit
Y. C. Joshi, D. Pollacco, A. Collier Cameron +38
We report the discovery of a 7.3 Mjup exoplanet WASP-14b, one of the most massive transiting exoplanets observed to date. The planet orbits the tenth-magnitude F5V star USNO-B1 111…
WASP-7: The brightest transiting-exoplanet system in the Southern hemisphere
Coel Hellier, D. R. Anderson, M. Gillon +28
We report that a Jupiter-mass planet, WASP-7b, transits the V = 9.5 star HD197286 every 4.95 d. This is the brightest discovery from the WASP-South transit survey and the brightest…
RISE: a fast-readout imager for exoplanet transit timing
I. A. Steele, S. D. Bates, N. Gibson +5
By the precise timing of the low amplitude (0.005 - 0.02 magnitude) transits of exoplanets around their parent star it should be possible to infer the presence of other planetary b…
A Search for Photometric Variability Towards M71 with the Near-Infrared Transiting ExoplanetS Telescope
J. McCormac, I. Skillen, D. Pollacco +5
We present the results of a high-cadence photometric survey of an field centred on the globular cluster M71, with the Near-Infrared Transiting ExoplanetS Telescope.…
WASP-40b: independent discovery of the 0.6-Mjup transiting exoplanet HAT-P-27b
D. R. Anderson, S. C. C. Barros, I. Boisse +23
From WASP photometry and SOPHIE radial velocities we report the discovery of WASP-40b (HAT-P-27b), a 0.6 Mjup planet that transits its 12th magnitude host star every 3.04 days. The…