Publications (51)
A candidate super-Earth planet orbiting near the snow line of Barnard's star
I. Ribas, M. Tuomi, A. Reiners +60
At a distance of 1.8 parsecs, Barnard's star (Gl 699) is a red dwarf with the largest apparent motion of any known stellar object. It is the closest single star to the Sun, second…
A giant exoplanet orbiting a very low-mass star challenges planet formation models
J. C. Morales, A. J. Mustill, I. Ribas +179
Statistical analyses from exoplanet surveys around low-mass stars indicate that super-Earth and Neptune-mass planets are more frequent than gas giants around such stars, in agreeme…
HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG XV. Planetary occurrence rates around early-M dwarfs
M. Pinamonti, A. Sozzetti, J. Maldonado +28
We present the complete Bayesian statistical analysis of the HArps-n red Dwarf Exoplanet Survey (HADES), which monitored the radial velocities of a large sample of M dwarfs with HA…
Efficient scheduling of astronomical observations. Application to the CARMENES radial-velocity survey
A. Garcia-Piquer, J. C. Morales, I. Ribas +10
Targeted spectroscopic exoplanet surveys face the challenge of maximizing their planet detection rates by means of careful planning. The number of possible observation combinations…
HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG XIII. A sub-Neptune around the M dwarf GJ 720 A
E. González-Ãlvarez, A. Petralia, G. Micela +21
Context. The high number of super-Earth and Earth-like planets in the habitable zone (HZ) detected around M-dwarf stars in the last years has revealed these stellar objects to be t…
A super-Earth on a close-in orbit around the M1V star GJ 740. A HADES and CARMENES collaboration
B. Toledo-Padrón, A. Suárez Mascareño, J. I. González Hernández +23
M-dwarfs have proven to be ideal targets for planetary radial velocity (RV) searches due to their higher planet-star mass contrast. The HADES and CARMENES programs aim to carry out…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs, No evidence for a super-Earth in a 2-day orbit around GJ 1151
M. Perger, I. Ribas, G. Anglada-Escudé +20
The interaction between Earth-like exoplanets and the magnetic field of low-mass host stars are considered to produce weak emission signals at radio frequencies. A study using LOFA…
HADES RV programme with HARPS-N at TNG XIV. A candidate super-Earth orbiting the M-dwarf GJ 9689 with a period close to half the stellar rotation period
J. Maldonado, A. Petralia, M. Damasso +27
Context. It is now well-established that small, rocky planets are common around low-mass stars. However, the detection of such planets is challenged by the short-term activity of t…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs, Wolf 1069 b: Earth-mass planet in the habitable zone of a nearby, very low-mass star
D. Kossakowski, M. Kürster, T. Trifonov +47
We present the discovery of an Earth-mass planet () on a 15.6d orbit of a relatively nearby (9.6pc) and low-mass () M…
The HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N@TNG - GJ 3998: An early M-dwarf hosting a system of Super-Earths
L. Affer, G. Micela, M. Damasso +29
Context. M dwarfs are considered ideal targets for Doppler radial velocity searches. Nonetheless, the statistics of frequency of low-mass planets hosted by low mass stars remains p…
The HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N@TNG. III. Flux-flux and activity-rotation relationships of early-M dwarfs
J. Maldonado, G. Scandariato, B. Stelzer +23
(Abridged) Understanding stellar activity in M dwarfs is crucial for the physics of stellar atmospheres as well as for ongoing radial velocity exoplanet programmes. Despite the inc…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs Detection of a mini-Neptune around LSPM J2116+0234 and refinement of orbital parameters of a super-Earth around GJ 686 (BD+18 3421)
S. Lalitha, D. Baroch, J. C. Morales +34
Although M dwarfs are known for high levels of stellar activity, they are ideal targets for the search of low-mass exoplanets with the radial velocity (RV) method. We report the di…
HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG XII. The abundance signature of M dwarf stars with planets
J. Maldonado, G. Micela, M. Baratella +27
Most of our current knowledge on planet formation is still based on the analysis of main-sequence, solar-type stars. Conversely, detailed chemical studies of large samples of M-dwa…
A quarter century of spectroscopic monitoring of the nearby M dwarf Gl 514. A super-Earth on an eccentric orbit moving in and out of the habitable zone
M. Damasso, M. Perger, J. M. Almenara +31
We investigated the presence of planetary companions around the nearby (7.6 pc) and bright ( mag) early-type M dwarf Gl 514, analysing 540 radial velocities collected over nea…
The HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N@TNG VIII. Gl15A: A multiple wide planetary system sculpted by binary interaction
M. Pinamonti, M. Damasso, F. Marzari +28
We present 20 years of radial velocity (RV) measurements of the M1 dwarf Gl15A, combining 5 years of intensive RV monitoring with the HARPS-N spectrograph with 15 years of archival…
A Machine Learning approach for correcting radial velocities using physical observables
M. Perger, G. Anglada-Escudé, D. Baroch +10
Precision radial velocity (RV) measurements continue to be a key tool to detect and characterise extrasolar planets. While instrumental precision keeps improving, stellar activity…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs: Nine new double-line spectroscopic binary stars
D. Baroch, J. C. Morales, I. Ribas +27
Context. The CARMENES spectrograph is surveying ~300 M dwarf stars in search for exoplanets. Among the target stars, spectroscopic binary systems have been discovered, which can be…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs -- Planet occurrence rates from a subsample of 71 stars
S. Sabotta, M. Schlecker, P. Chaturvedi +25
The CARMENES exoplanet survey of M dwarfs has obtained more than 18 000 spectra of 329 nearby M dwarfs over the past five years as part of its guaranteed time observations (GTO) pr…
The HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N@TNG II. Data treatment and simulations
M. Perger, A. GarcÃa-Piquer, I. Ribas +30
The distribution of exoplanets around low-mass stars is still not well understood. Such stars, however, present an excellent opportunity of reaching down to the rocky and habitable…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs: Two Saturn-mass planets orbiting active stars
A. Quirrenbach, V. M. Passegger, T. Trifonov +26
The CARMENES radial-velocity survey is currently searching for planets in a sample of 387 M dwarfs. Here we report on two Saturn-mass planets orbiting TYC 2187-512-1 ($M_\star = 0.…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. Revisiting the GJ 317, GJ 463, and GJ 3512 systems and two newly discovered planets orbiting GJ 9773 and GJ 508.2
J. C. Morales, I. Ribas, S. Reffert +33
Surveys for exoplanets indicate that the occurrence rate of gas giant planets orbiting late-type stars in orbits with periods shorter than 1000 days is lower than in the case of Su…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. Guaranteed time observations Data Release 1 (2016-2020)
I. Ribas, A. Reiners, M. Zechmeister +102
The CARMENES instrument was conceived to deliver high-accuracy radial velocity (RV) measurements with long-term stability to search for temperate rocky planets around a sample of n…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs: High-resolution optical and near-infrared spectroscopy of 324 survey stars
A. Reiners, M. Zechmeister, J. A. Caballero +170
The CARMENES radial velocity (RV) survey is observing 324 M dwarfs to search for any orbiting planets. In this paper, we present the survey sample by publishing one CARMENES spectr…
Stellar parameters of early M dwarfs from ratios of spectral features at optical wavelengths
J. Maldonado, L. Affer, G. Micela +29
(Abridged) Low-mass stars have been recognised as promising targets in the search for rocky, small planets with the potential of supporting life. Doppler search programmes using hi…
First detection of thermal radio jets in a sample of proto-brown dwarf candidates
O. Morata, A. Palau, R. F. González +10
We observed with the JVLA at 3.6 and 1.3 cm a sample of 11 proto-brown dwarf candidates in Taurus in a search for thermal radio jets driven by the most embedded brown dwarfs. We de…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. Radial velocities and activity indicators from cross-correlation functions with weighted binary masks
M. Lafarga, I. Ribas, C. Lovis +24
For years, the standard procedure to measure radial velocities (RVs) of spectral observations consisted in cross-correlating the spectra with a binary mask, that is, a simple stell…
HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG. XVI. A super-Earth in the habitable zone of the GJ 3998 multi-planet system
A. K. Stefanov, A. Suárez Mascareño, J. I. González Hernández +12
The low masses of M dwarfs create attractive opportunities for exoplanet radial-velocity (RV) detections. These stars, however, exhibit strong stellar activity that may attenuate o…
HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG: V. A super-Earth on the inner edge of the habitable zone of the nearby M-dwarf GJ 625
A. Suárez Mascareño, J. I. González Hernández, R. Rebolo +27
We report the discovery of a super-Earth orbiting at the inner edge of the habitable zone of the star GJ 625 based on the analysis of the radial-velocity (RV) time series from the…
Correcting for chromatic stellar activity effects in transits with multiband photometric monitoring: Application to WASP-52
A. Rosich, E. Herrero, M. Mallonn +5
The properties of inhomogeneities on the surface of active stars (i.e. dark spots and bright faculae) significantly influence the determination of the parameters of an exoplanet. T…
Stellar activity analysis of Barnard's Star: Very slow rotation and evidence for long-term activity cycle
B. Toledo-Padrón, J. I. González Hernández, C. RodrÃguez-López +58
The search for Earth-like planets around late-type stars using ultra-stable spectrographs requires a very precise characterization of the stellar activity and the magnetic cycle of…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. A long-period planet around GJ 1151 measured with CARMENES and HARPS-N data
J. Blanco-Pozo, M. Perger, M. Damasso +37
Detecting a planetary companion in a short-period orbit through radio emission from the interaction with its host star is a new prospect in exoplanet science. Recently, a tantalisi…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. A sub-Neptunian mass planet in the habitable zone of HN Lib
E. González-Ãlvarez, J. Kemmer, P. Chaturvedi +29
We report the discovery of HN Lib b, a sub-Neptunian mass planet orbiting the nearby ( = 6.25 pc) M4.0 V star HN Lib detected by our CARMENES radial-velocity (RV) survey…
HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG. X. The non-saturated regime of the stellar activity-rotation relationship for M-Dwarfs
E. González-Ãlvarez, G. Micela, J. Maldonado +22
Aims. We aim to extend the relationship between X-ray luminosity (Lx) and rotation period (Prot) found for main-sequence FGK stars and test whether it also holds for early-M dwarfs…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. Two temperate Earth-mass planet candidates around Teegarden's Star
M. Zechmeister, S. Dreizler, I. Ribas +182
Context. Teegarden's Star is the brightest and one of the nearest ultra-cool dwarfs in the solar neighbourhood. For its late spectral type (M7.0V), the star shows relatively little…
The HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG XI. GJ 685 b: a warm super-Earth around an active M dwarf
M. Pinamonti, A. Sozzetti, P. Giacobbe +23
Small rocky planets seem to be very abundant around low-mass M-type stars. Their actual planetary population is however not yet precisely understood. Currently several surveys aim…
The HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N@TNG IV. Time resolved analysis of the Ca ii H&K and Hα chromospheric emission of low-activity early-type M dwarfs
G. Scandariato, J. Maldonado L. Affer, K. Biazzo +22
M dwarfs are prime targets for planet search programs, particularly of those focused on the detection and characterization of rocky planets in the habitable zone. Understanding the…
The discovery of WASP-134b, WASP-134c, WASP-137b, WASP-143b and WASP-146b: three hot Jupiters and a pair of warm Jupiters orbiting Solar-type stars
D. R. Anderson, F. Bouchy, D. J. A. Brown +22
We report the discovery by WASP of five planets orbiting moderately bright ( = 11.0-12.9) Solar-type stars. WASP-137b, WASP-143b and WASP-146b are typical hot Jupiters in orbits…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs - HD 147379b: A nearby Neptune in the temperate zone of an early-M dwarf
A. Reiners, I. Ribas, M. Zechmeister +169
We report on the first star discovered to host a planet detected by radial velocity (RV) observations obtained within the CARMENES survey for exoplanets around M dwarfs. HD 147379…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. Two terrestrial planets orbiting G 264-012 and one terrestrial planet orbiting Gl 393
P. J. Amado, F. F. Bauer, C. RodrÃguez López +51
We report the discovery of two planetary systems, namely G 264-012, an M4.0 dwarf with two terrestrial planets ( M and $M_{\rm c…
Identifying activity induced RV periodicities and correlations using Central Line Moments
J. R. Barnes, S. V. Jeffers, C. A. Haswell +5
The radial velocity (RV) method of exoplanet detection requires mitigation of nuisance signals arising from stellar activity. Using analytic cool and facular spot models, we explor…
TOI-1201 b: A mini-Neptune transiting a bright and moderately young M dwarf
D. Kossakowski, J. Kemmer, P. Bluhm +62
We present the discovery of a transiting mini-Neptune around TOI-1201, a relatively bright and moderately young early M dwarf ( 9.5 mag, 600-800 Myr) in an equal-m…
HADES RV program with HARPS-N at TNG. IX. A super-Earth around the M dwarf Gl686
L. Affer, M. Damasso, G. Micela +25
The HArps-n red Dwarf Exoplanet Survey is providing a major contribution to the widening of the current statistics of low-mass planets, through the in-depth analysis of precise rad…
HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG. VII. Rotation and activity of M-Dwarfs from time-series high-resolution spectroscopy of chromospheric indicators
A. Suárez Mascareño, R. Rebolo, J. I. González Hernández +28
We aim to investigate the presence of signatures of magnetic cycles and rotation on a sample of 71 early M-dwarfs from the HADES RV programme using high-resolution time-series spec…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. A super-Earth planet orbiting HD 79211 (GJ 338 B)
E. González-Ãlvarez, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, J. A. Caballero +27
We report on radial velocity time series for two M0.0V stars, GJ338B and GJ338A, using the CARMENES spectrograph, complemented by ground-telescope photometry from Las Cumbres and S…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. First visual-channel radial-velocity measurements and orbital parameter updates of seven M-dwarf planetary systems
T. Trifonov, M. Kürster, M. Zechmeister +166
Context: The main goal of the CARMENES survey is to find Earth-mass planets around nearby M-dwarf stars. Seven M-dwarfs included in the CARMENES sample had been observed before wit…
CARMENES detection of the CaII infrared triplet and possible evidence of HeI in the atmosphere of WASP-76b
N. Casasayas-Barris, J. Orell-Miquel, M. Stangret +25
Ultra-hot Jupiters are highly irradiated gas giants with equilibrium temperatures typically higher than 2000K. Atmospheric studies of these planets have shown that their transmissi…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. A Neptune-mass planet traversing the habitable zone around HD 180617
A. Kaminski, T. Trifonov, J. A. Caballero +37
Despite their activity, low-mass stars are of particular importance for the search of exoplanets by the means of Doppler spectroscopy, as planets with lower masses become detectabl…
HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG VI. GJ 3942 b behind dominant activity signals
M. Perger, I. Ribas, M. Damasso +29
Short- to mid-term magnetic phenomena on the stellar surface of M-type stars cannot only resemble the effects of planets in radial velocity data, but also may hide them. We analyze…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs: Spectroscopic orbits of nine M-dwarf multiple systems, including two triples, two brown dwarf candidates, and one close M-dwarf-white dwarf binary
D. Baroch, J. C. Morales, I. Ribas +33
M dwarfs are ideal targets for the search of Earth-size planets in the habitable zone using the radial velocity method, attracting the attention of many ongoing surveys. As a by-pr…
Compact mid-IR sources east of galactic center source IRS5
M. Perger, J. Moultaka, A. Eckart +3
There are four less prominent compact sources east of IRS5, the natures of which were unclear until now. We present near-infrared K-band long slit spectroscopy of the four sources…
The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs: Convective shift and starspot constraints from chromatic radial velocities
D. Baroch, J. C. Morales, I. Ribas +26
Context. Variability caused by stellar activity represents a challenge to the discovery and characterization of terrestrial exoplanets and complicates the interpretation of atmosph…