Publications (11)
JASMINE: Near-Infrared Astrometry and Time Series Photometry Science
Daisuke Kawata, Hajime Kawahara, Naoteru Gouda +86
Japan Astrometry Satellite Mission for INfrared Exploration (JASMINE) is a planned M-class science space mission by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, the Japan Aero…
The Gaia inertial reference frame and the tilting of the Milky Way disk
Michael Perryman, David N. Spergel, Lennart Lindegren
While the precise relationship between the Milky Way disk and the symmetry planes of the dark matter halo remains somewhat uncertain, a time-varying disk orientation with respect t…
Hipparcos: a Retrospective
Michael Perryman
The Hipparcos satellite was launched in 1989. It was the first, and remains to date the only, attempt at performing large-scale astrometric measurements from space. Hipparcos marke…
Direct determination of quasar redshifts
Jos de Bruijne, Alastair Reynolds, Michael Perryman +6
We present observations of 11 quasars, selected in the range z = 2.2-4.1, obtained with ESA's Superconducting Tunnel Junction (STJ) camera on the WHT. Using a single template quasa…
Astrometric exoplanet detection with Gaia
Michael Perryman, Joel Hartman, Gáspár Bakos +1
We provide a revised assessment of the number of exoplanets that should be discovered by Gaia astrometry, extending previous studies to a broader range of spectral types, distances…
The History of Astrometry
Michael Perryman
The history of astrometry, the branch of astronomy dealing with the positions of celestial objects, is a lengthy and complex chronicle, having its origins in the earliest records o…
Space Astrometry with Gaia: Advances in Understanding our Galaxy
Michael Perryman
Gaia is a satellite mission of the European Space Agency which is creating a catalogue of extremely accurate positions, distances and space motions of two billion stars in our Gala…
Gaia, Fundamental Physics, and Dark Matter
Michael Perryman, Konstantin Zioutas
The Gaia space astrometry mission is measuring accurate distances and space motions of more than two billion stars throughout our Galaxy and beyond. This is a first look at how Gai…
The Origin of the Solar System
Michael Perryman
This article relates two topics of central importance in modern astronomy - the discovery some fifteen years ago of the first planets around other stars (exoplanets), and the centu…
GAIA: Origin and Evolution of the Milky Way
Gerry Gilmore, Michael Perryman, L Lindegren +7
GAIA is a short-listed candidate for the ESA Cornerstone mission C5, meeting the ESA Survey Committee requirement for an observatory mission, dedicated to astrometry, providing 10…
Resource Letter Exo-1: Exoplanets
Michael Perryman
This Resource Letter gives an introduction to the main topics in exoplanet research. It is intended to serve as a guide to the field for upper-division undergraduate and graduate s…