Publications (91)
The Scuti pulsations of Pictoris as observed by ASTEP from Antarctica
D. Mékarnia, E. Chapellier, T. Guillot +13
The Antartica Search for Transiting Extrasolar Planets (ASTEP), an automatized 400 mm telescope located at Concordia station in Antarctica, monitored beta Pictoris continuously to…
Direct Imaging of a Cold Jovian Exoplanet in Orbit around the Sun-like Star GJ 504
M. Kuzuhara, M. Tamura, T. Kudo +54
Several exoplanets have recently been imaged at wide separations of >10 AU from their parent stars. These span a limited range of ages (<50 Myr) and atmospheric properties, with te…
TOI-7510: A solar-analog system of three transiting giant planets near a Laplace resonance chain
J. M. Almenara, A. Leleu, T. Guillot +23
We report the confirmation and initial characterization of a compact and dynamically rich multiple giant planet system orbiting the solar analog TOI-7510. The system was recently i…
High contrast experiment of an AO-free coronagraph with a checkerboard pupil mask
K. Enya, L. Abe, S. Tanaka +4
A high contrast coronagraph is expected to provide one of the promising ways to directly observe extra-solar planets. We present the newest results of our laboratory experiment inv…
Evidence for transit-timing variations of the 11 Myr exoplanet TOI-1227 b
J. M. Almenara, X. Bonfils, T. Guillot +27
TOI-1227 b is an 11 Myr old validated transiting planet in the middle of its contraction phase, with a current radius of 0.85 R. It orbits a low-mass pre-main sequence star (0.…
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…
The Structure of Pre-transitional Protoplanetary Disks I: Radiative Transfer Modeling of the Disk+Cavity in the PDS 70 system
Ruobing Dong, Jun Hashimoto, Roman Rafikov +49
Through detailed radiative transfer modeling, we present a disk+cavity model to simultaneously explain both the SED and Subaru H-band polarized light imaging for the pre-transition…
A Binary Shaped Mask Coronagraph for a Segmented Pupil
K. Enya, L. Abe
We present the concept of a binary shaped mask coronagraph applicable to a telescope pupil including obscuration, based on previous works on binary shaped pupil mask by \citet{Kasd…
Direct Imaging of Fine Structures in Giant Planet Forming Regions of the Protoplanetary Disk around AB Aurigae
J. Hashimoto, M. Tamura, T. Muto +49
We report high-resolution 1.6 $\micron$ polarized intensity () images of the circumstellar disk around the Herbig Ae star AB Aur at a radial distance of 22 AU () up to 5…
SPHERE: the exoplanet imager for the Very Large Telescope
J. -L. Beuzit, A. Vigan, D. Mouillet +108
Observations of circumstellar environments to look for the direct signal of exoplanets and the scattered light from disks has significant instrumental implications. In the past 15…
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…
New polarimetric and spectroscopic evidence of anomalous enrichment in spinel-bearing Calcium-Aluminium-rich Inclusions among L-type asteroids
M. Devogèle, P. Tanga, A. Cellino +14
Asteroids can be classified into several groups based on their spectral reflectance. Among these groups, the one belonging to the L-class in the taxonomic classification based on v…
Orbital characterization of GJ1108A system, and comparison of dynamical mass with model-derived mass for resolved binaries
T. Mizuki, M. Kuzuhara, K. Mede +55
We report an orbital characterization of GJ1108Aab that is a low-mass binary system in pre-main-sequence phase. Via the combination of astrometry using adaptive optics and radial v…
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 Small-Scale Spiral Structures in the Disk of SAO 206462 (HD 135344B): Implications for the Physical State of the Disk from Spiral Density Wave Theory
T. Muto, C. A. Grady, J. Hashimoto +59
We present high-resolution, H-band, imaging observations, collected with Subaru/HiCIAO, of the scattered light from the transitional disk around SAO 206462 (HD 135344B). Although p…
Close-to-fission dumbbell Jupiter-Trojan (17365) Thymbraeus
B. Carry, P. Descamps, M. Ferrais +11
Every population of small bodies in the Solar system contains a sizable fraction of multiple systems. Among these, the Jupiter Trojans have the lowest number of known binary system…
MOA-2010-BLG-477Lb: constraining the mass of a microlensing planet from microlensing parallax, orbital motion and detection of blended light
E. Bachelet, I. -G. Shin, C. Han +138
Microlensing detections of cool planets are important for the construction of an unbiased sample to estimate the frequency of planets beyond the snow line, which is where giant pla…
GI2T/REGAIN spectro-interferometry with a new infrared beam combiner
G. Weigelt, D. Mourard, L. Abe +10
We have built an infrared beam combiner for the GI2T/REGAIN interferometer of the Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur. The beam combiner allows us to record spectrally dispersed Michels…
High-contrast imaging at small separation: impact of the optical configuration of two deformable mirrors on dark holes
M. Beaulieu, L. Abe, P. Martinez +3
The direct detection and characterization of exoplanets will be a major scientific driver over the next decade, involving the development of very large telescopes and requires high…
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-…
VLT/SPHERE astrometric confirmation and orbital analysis of the brown dwarf companion HR 2562 B
A. -L. Maire, L. Rodet, C. Lazzoni +46
Context. A low-mass brown dwarf has been recently imaged around HR 2562 (HD 50571), a star hosting a debris disk resolved in the far infrared. Interestingly, the companion location…
Adaptive optics imaging of P Cygni in Halpha
O. Chesneau, M. Roche, A. Boccaletti +6
We obtained Halpha diffraction limited data of the LBV star P Cyg using the ONERA Adaptive Optics (AO) facility BOA at the OHP 1.52m telescope on October 1997. Taking P Cyg and the…
HD 148797: A bright F-type star with two moderate-period low-density sub-Jovian planets. Compact multi-planet architectures are common in the Neptunian savanna
J. M. Almenara, A. Castro-González, R. Mardling +26
We report the confirmation and characterisation of two moderate-period sub-Jovian planets transiting the bright F-type star HD 148797 (G=9.4 mag, Teff=6441 +/- 51 K). Using photome…
Near-Infrared Multi-Band Photometry of the Substellar Companion GJ 758 B
M. Janson, J. Carson, C. Thalmann +46
GJ 758 B is a cold (~600K) companion to a Sun-like star at 29 AU projected separation, which was recently detected with high-contrast imaging. Here we present photometry of the com…
EPIC211089792 b: an aligned and inflated hot jupiter in a young visual binary
A. Santerne, G. Hébrard, J. Lillo-Box +71
In the present paper we report the discovery of a new hot Jupiter, EPIC211089792 b, first detected by the Super-WASP observatory and then by the K2 space mission during its campaig…
A Statistical Analysis of SEEDS and Other High-Contrast Exoplanet Surveys: Massive Planets or Low-Mass Brown Dwarfs?
Timothy D. Brandt, Michael W. McElwain, Edwin L. Turner +50
We conduct a statistical analysis of a combined sample of direct imaging data, totalling nearly 250 stars. The stars cover a wide range of ages and spectral types, and include five…
SOPHIE velocimetry of Kepler transit candidates XII. KOI-1257 b: a highly eccentric three-month period transiting exoplanet
A. Santerne, G. Hébrard, M. Deleuil +36
In this paper we report a new transiting warm giant planet: KOI-1257 b. It was first detected in photometry as a planet-candidate by the space telescope and then val…
Is the activity level of HD 80606 influenced by its eccentric planet?
P. Figueira, A. Santerne, A. Suárez Mascareño +14
Aims: Several studies suggest that the activity level of a planet-host star can be influenced by the presence of a close-by orbiting planet. Moreover, the interaction mechanisms th…
The SPICA coronagraphic instrument (SCI) for the study of exoplanets
K. Enya, T. Kotani, K. Haze +39
We present the SPICA Coronagraphic Instrument (SCI), which has been designed for a concentrated study of extra-solar planets (exoplanets). SPICA mission provides us with a unique o…
Potential asteroid discoveries by the ESA Gaia mission: Results from follow-up observations
B. Carry, W. Thuillot, F. Spoto +42
Since July 2014, the ESA Gaia mission has been surveying the entire sky down to magnitude 20.7 in the visible. In addition to the millions of stars, thousands of Solar System Objec…
A high dynamic-range instrument for SPICA for coronagraphic observation of exoplanets and monitoring of transiting exoplanets
K. Enya, L. Abe, S. Takeuchi +2
This paper, first, presents introductory reviews of the Space Infrared Telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA) mission and the SPICA Coronagraph Instrument (SCI). SPICA wi…
Revisiting the pulsational characteristics of the exoplanet host star Pictoris
K. Zwintz, D. R. Reese, C. Neiner +22
Exoplanet properties crucially depend on their host stars' parameters. In case the exoplanet host star shows pulsations, asteroseismology can be used for an improved description of…
High-Contrast NIR Polarization Imaging of MWC480
N. Kusakabe, C. A. Grady, M. L. Sitko +52
One of the key predictions of modeling from the IR excess of Herbig Ae stars is that for protoplanetary disks, where significant grain growth and settling has occurred, the dust di…
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…
Direct Imaging Discovery of a `Super-Jupiter' Around the late B-Type Star Kappa And
J. Carson, C. Thalmann, M. Janson +52
We present the direct imaging discovery of an extrasolar planet, or possible low-mass brown dwarf, at a projected separation of 55 +/- 2 AU (1.058 +/- 0.007 arcsec) from the B9-typ…
ASTEP South: a first photometric analysis
N. Crouzet, T. Guillot, D. Mékarnia +20
The ASTEP project aims at detecting and characterizing transiting planets from Dome C, Antarctica, and qualifying this site for photometry in the visible. The first phase of the pr…
The Pictoris b Hill sphere transit campaign. Paper I: Photometric limits to dust and rings
M. A. Kenworthy, S. N. Mellon, J. I. Bailey +33
Photometric monitoring of Beta Pictoris in 1981 showed anomalous fluctuations of up to 4% over several days, consistent with foreground material transiting the stellar disk. The su…
High-Resolution Near-Infrared Polarimetry of a Circumstellar Disk around UX Tau A
Ryoko Tanii, Yoichi Itoh, Tomoyuki Kudo +65
We present H-band polarimetric imagery of UX Tau A taken with HiCIAO/AO188 on the Subaru Telescope. UX Tau A has been classified as a pre-transitional disk object, with a gap struc…
The spinning-top Be star Achernar from VLTI-VINCI
A. Domiciano de Souza, P. Kervella, S. Jankov +4
We report here the first observations of a rapidly rotating Be star, Eridani, using Earth-rotation synthesis on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) Interferometer. Our measures cor…
Cluster Difference Imaging Photometric Survey. II. TOI 837: A Young Validated Planet in IC 2602
L. G. Bouma, J. D. Hartman, R. Brahm +42
We report the discovery of TOI 837b and its validation as a transiting planet. We characterize the system using data from the NASA TESS mission, the ESA Gaia mission, ground-based…
Transit Search from Antarctica and Chile - Comparison and Combination
T. Fruth, J. Cabrera, Sz. Csizmadia +17
Observing sites at the East-Antarctic plateau are considered to provide exceptional conditions for astronomy. The aim of this work is to assess its potential for detecting transiti…
Four winters of photometry with ASTEP South at Dome C, Antarctica
N. Crouzet, E. Chapellier, T. Guillot +16
Dome C in Antarctica is a promising site for photometric observations thanks to the continuous night during the Antarctic winter and favorable weather conditions. We developed inst…
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…
SEEDS direct imaging of the RV-detected companion to V450 Andromedae, and characterization of the system
K. G. HeÅminiak, M. Kuzuhara, K. Mede +49
We report the direct imaging detection of a low-mass companion to a young, moderately active star V450 And, that was previously identified with the radial velocity method. The comp…
The Moving Group Targets of the SEEDS High-Contrast Imaging Survey of Exoplanets and Disks: Results and Observations from the First Three Years
Timothy D. Brandt, Masayuki Kuzuhara, Michael W. McElwain +52
We present results from the first three years of observations of moving group targets in the SEEDS high-contrast imaging survey of exoplanets and disks using the Subaru telescope.…
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…
Uncrowding R 136 from VLT-SPHERE extreme adaptive optics
Z. Khorrami, F. Vakili, T. Lanz +12
This paper presents the sharpest near-IR images of the massive cluster R136 to date, based on the extreme adaptive optics of the SPHERE focal instrument implemented on the ESO/VLT…
Subaru Imaging of Asymmetric Features in a Transitional Disk in Upper Scorpius
S. Mayama, J. Hashimoto, T. Muto +52
We report high-resolution (0.07 arcsec) near-infrared polarized intensity images of the circumstellar disk around the star 2MASS J16042165-2130284 obtained with HiCIAO mounted on t…
Discovery of a Disk Gap Candidate at 20 AU in TW Hydrae
E. Akiyama, T. Muto, N. Kusakabe +53
We present a new Subaru/HiCIAO high-contrast H-band polarized intensity (PI) image of a nearby transitional disk associated with TW Hydrae. The scattered light from the disk was de…
SPHERE / ZIMPOL high resolution polarimetric imager. I. System overview, PSF parameters, coronagraphy, and polarimetry
H. M. Schmid, A. Bazzon, R. Roelfsema +59
We describe the Zurich Imaging Polarimeter (ZIMPOL), the visual focal plane subsystem of the SPHERE "VLT planet finder", which pushes the limits of current AO systems to shorter wa…
The astrometric Gaia-FUN-SSO observation campaign of 99 942 Apophis
W. Thuillot, D. Bancelin, A. Ivantsov +71
Astrometric observations performed by the Gaia Follow-Up Network for Solar System Objects (Gaia-FUN-SSO) play a key role in ensuring that moving objects first detected by ESA's Gai…
Imaging Discovery of the Debris Disk Around HIP 79977
C. Thalmann, M. Janson, E. Buenzli +47
We present Subaru/HiCIAO H-band high-contrast images of the debris disk around HIP 79977, whose pres- ence was recently inferred from an infrared excess. Our images resolve the dis…
Rotational variation of the linear polarisation of the asteroid (3200) Phaethon as evidence for inhomogeneity in its surface properties
G. Borisov, M. Devogèle, A. Cellino +23
Asteroid (3200) Phaethon is a Near-Earth Apollo asteroid with an unusual orbit that brings it closer to the Sun than any other known asteroid. Its last close approach to the Earth…
The phase-polarization curve of asteroid (3200) Phaethon
M. Devogèle, A. Cellino, G. Borisov +10
A multi-colour phase-polarization curve of asteroid (3200)~Phaethon has been obtained during the December 2017 apparition by merging measurements taken at the observing station of…
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…
The secondary eclipses of WASP-19b as seen by the ASTEP 400 telescope from Antarctica
L. Abe, I. Gonçalves, A. Agabi +29
The ASTEP (Antarctica Search for Transiting ExoPlanets) program was originally aimed at probing the quality of the Dome C, Antarctica for the discovery and characterization of exop…
First light of the VLT planet finder SPHERE. III. New spectrophotometry and astrometry of the HR8799 exoplanetary system
A. Zurlo, A. Vigan, R. Galicher +70
The planetary system discovered around the young A-type HR8799 provides a unique laboratory to: a) test planet formation theories, b) probe the diversity of system architectures at…
Resolving faint structures in the debris disk around TWA7
J. Olofsson, R. G. van Holstein, A. Boccaletti +51
Debris disks are the intrinsic by-products of the star and planet formation processes. Most likely due to instrumental limitations and their natural faintness, little is known abou…
Images of the Extended Outer Regions of the Debris Ring Around HR 4796 A
C. Thalmann, M. Janson, E. Buenzli +48
We present high-contrast images of HR 4796 A taken with Subaru/HiCIAO in H-band, resolving the debris disk in scattered light. The application of specialized angular differential i…
Pluto's lower atmosphere and pressure evolution from ground-based stellar occultations, 1988-2016
E. Meza, B. Sicardy, M. Assafin +167
Context. Pluto's tenuous nitrogen (N2) atmosphere undergoes strong seasonal effects due to high obliquity and orbital eccentricity, and has been recently (July 2015) observed by th…
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…
SCExAO and GPI Band Photometry and Integral Field Spectroscopy of the Young Brown Dwarf Companion to HD 1160
Eugenio V. Garcia, Thayne Currie, Olivier Guyon +51
We present high signal-to-noise ratio, precise photometry and band (\gpiwave~m) spectroscopy of HD 1160 B, a young substellar companion discovered from the Gemini NIC…
Photo-dynamical mass determination of the multi-planetary system K2-19
S. C. C. Barros, J. M. Almenara, O. Demangeon +32
K2-19 is the second multi-planetary system discovered with K2 observations. The system is composed of two Neptune size planets close to the 3:2 mean-motion resonance. To better cha…
Direct Imaging Detection of Methane in the Atmosphere of GJ 504 b
M. Janson, T. Brandt, M. Kuzuhara +54
Most exoplanets detected by direct imaging so far have been characterized by relatively hot (> ~1000 K) and cloudy atmospheres. A surprising feature in some of their atmospheres ha…
Cross validation of albedo determination for 1627 Ivar from three different techniques
Elena Selmi, M. Devogèle, J. R. Masiero +10
Near Earth Asteroids are of great interest to the scientific community due to their proximity to Earth, making them both potential hazards and possible targets for future missions,…
Detection and characterisation of binary asteroid candidates through stellar occultations
R. Lallemand, J. Desmars, B. Sicardy +256
Binary asteroids provide key access to fundamental parameters of Solar System remnants and planetary formations. However, the current knowledge of binary asteroids remains strongly…
Spiral Structure and Differential Dust Size Distribution in the LkHa 330 Disk
E. Akiyama, J. Hashimoto, H. B. Liu +58
Dust trapping accelerates the coagulation of dust particles, and thus it represents an initial step toward the formation of planetesimals. We report -band (1.6 um) linear polari…
The missing cavities in the SEEDS polarized scattered light images of transitional protoplanetary disks: a generic disk model
R. Dong, R. Rafikov, Z. Zhu +53
Transitional circumstellar disks around young stellar objects have a distinctive infrared deficit around 10 microns in their Spectral Energy Distributions (SED), recently measured…
Imaging of a Transitional Disk Gap in Reflected Light: Indications of Planet Formation Around the Young Solar Analog LkCa 15
C. Thalmann, C. A. Grady, M. Goto +47
We present H- and Ks-band imaging data resolving the gap in the transitional disk around LkCa 15, revealing the surrounding nebulosity. We detect sharp elliptical contours delimiti…
Polarimetry and flux distribution in the debris disk around HD 32297
R. Asensio-Torres, M. Janson, J. Hashimoto +49
We present high-contrast angular differential imaging (ADI) observations of the debris disk around HD 32297 in H-band, as well as the first polarimetric images for this system in p…
New Techniques for High-Contrast Imaging with ADI: the ACORNS-ADI SEEDS Data Reduction Pipeline
Timothy D. Brandt, Michael W. McElwain, Edwin L. Turner +44
We describe Algorithms for Calibration, Optimized Registration, and Nulling the Star in Angular Differential Imaging (ACORNS-ADI), a new, parallelized software package to reduce hi…
Laboratory Experiment of Checkerboard Pupil Mask Coronagraph
K. Enya, S. Tanaka, L. Abe +1
We present the results of the first laboratory experiment of checkerboard shaped pupil binary mask coronagraphs using visible light, in the context of the R&D activities for future…
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…
Spiral Arms in the Asymmetrically Illuminated Disk of MWC 758 and Constraints on Giant Planets
C. A. Grady, T. Muto, J. Hashimoto +71
We present the first near-IR scattered light detection of the transitional disk associated with the Herbig Ae star MWC 758 using data obtained as part of the Strategic Exploration…
Characterisation of the Warm-Jupiter TOI-1130 system with CHEOPS and photo-dynamical approach
L. Borsato, D. Degen, A. Leleu +93
Among the thousands of exoplanets discovered to date, approximately a few hundred gas giants on short-period orbits are classified as "lonely" and only a few are in a multi-planet…
TOI-1130: A photodynamical analysis of a hot Jupiter in resonance with an inner low-mass planet
J. Korth, D. Gandolfi, J. Å ubjak +59
The TOI-1130 is a known planetary system around a K-dwarf consisting of a gas giant planet, TOI-1130 c, on an 8.4-day orbit, accompanied by an inner Neptune-sized planet, TOI-1130…
Shape and spin determination of Barbarian asteroids
M. Devogèle, P. Tanga, P. Bendjoya +51
Context. The so-called Barbarian asteroids share peculiar, but common polarimetric properties, probably related to both their shape and composition. They are named after (234) Barb…
Characterization of the gaseous companion κ Andromedae b: New Keck and LBTI high-contrast observations
M. Bonnefoy, T. Currie, G. -D. Marleau +64
We previously reported the direct detection of a low mass companion at a projected separation of 55+-2 AU around the B9 type star κ Andromedae. The properties of the system (mass…
Ready for O4 II: GRANDMA Observations of Swift GRBs during eight-weeks of Spring 2022
I. Tosta e Melo, J. -G. Ducoin, Z. Vidadi +106
We present a campaign designed to train the GRANDMA network and its infrastructure to follow up on transient alerts and detect their early afterglows. In preparation for O4 II camp…
Speckle observations of the binary asteroid (22) Kalliope with C2PU/PISCO
E. Aristidi, B. Carry, K. Minker +13
We present new speckle measurements of the position of Linus, the satellite of the asteroid (22) Kalliope, obtained at the 1m C2PU-Epsilon telescope on the Plateau de Calern, Franc…
An Eight-Octant Phase-Mask Coronagraph
N. Murakami, R. Uemura, N. Baba +4
We present numerical simulations and laboratory experiments on an eight-octant phase-mask (EOPM) coronagraph. The numerical simulations suggest that an achievable contrast for the…
Six winters of photometry from Dome C, Antarctica: challenges, improvements, and results from the ASTEP experiment
N. Crouzet, D. Mékarnia, T. Guillot +26
ASTEP (Antarctica Search for Transiting ExoPlanets) is a pilot project that aims at searching and characterizing transiting exoplanets from Dome C in Antarctica and to qualify this…
Dome C coherence time statistics from DIMM data
E. Aristidi, A. Agabi, L. Abe +3
We present a reanalysis of several years of DIMM data at the site of Dome C, Antarctica, to provide measurements of the coherence time . Statistics and seasonal behaviour of…
VLT/SPHERE deep insight of NGC 3603's core: Segregation or confusion?
Z. Khorrami, T. Lanz, F. Vakili +19
We present new near-infrared photometric measurements of the core of the young massive cluster NGC 3603 obtained with extreme adaptive optics. The data were obtained with the SPHER…
High contrast at small separation -- II. Impact on the dark hole of a realistic optical set-up with two deformable mirrors
M. Beaulieu, P. Martinez, L. Abe +3
Future large space- or ground-based telescopes will offer the resolution and sensitivity to probe the habitable zone of a large sample of nearby stars for exo-Earth imaging. To thi…
RefPlanets: Search for reflected light from extra-solar planets with SPHERE/ZIMPOL
S. Hunziker, H. M. Schmid, D. Mouillet +55
RefPlanets is a guaranteed time observation (GTO) programme that uses the Zurich IMaging POLarimeter (ZIMPOL) of SPHERE/VLT for a blind search for exoplanets in wavelengths from 60…
Full orbital solution for the binary system in the northern Galactic disc microlensing event Gaia16aye
Åukasz Wyrzykowski, P. Mróz, K. A. Rybicki +182
Gaia16aye was a binary microlensing event discovered in the direction towards the northern Galactic disc and was one of the first microlensing events detected and alerted to by the…
Precise Wavefront Correction with an Unbalanced Nulling Interferometer for Exo-Planet Imaging Coronagraphs
J. Nishikawa, L. Abe, N. Murakami +1
Very high dynamical range coronagraphs targeting direct exo-planet detection (10^9 - 10^10 contrast) at small angular separation (few lambda/D units) usually require an input wavef…
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…
The Structure of Pre-transitional Protoplanetary Disks. II. Azimuthal Asymmetries, Different Radial Distributions of Large and Small Dust Grains in PDS~70
J. Hashimoto, T. Tsukagoshi, J. M. Brown +54
The formation scenario of a gapped disk, i.e., transitional disk, and its asymmetry is still under debate. Proposed scenarios such as disk-planet interaction, photoevaporation, gra…
The new eclipsing CV MASTER OTJ192328.22+612413.5 - a possible SW Sextantis Star
M. R. Kennedy, P. Callanan, P. M. Garnavich +7
We present optical photometry and spectroscopy of the new eclipsing Cataclysmic Variable MASTER OTJ192328.22+612413.5, discovered by the MASTER team. We find the orbital period to…