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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…
SPHERE RefPlanets: Search for epsilon Eridani b and warm dust
C. Tschudi, H. M. Schmid, M. Nowak +35
We carried out very deep VLT/SPHERE imaging polarimetry of the nearby system Eps Eri based on 38.5 hours of integration time with a 600 - 900 nm broadband filter to search for pola…
RISTRETTO: high-resolution spectroscopy at the diffraction limit of the VLT
Christophe Lovis, Nicolas Blind, Bruno Chazelas +14
RISTRETTO is a visible high-resolution spectrograph fed by an extreme adaptive optics (XAO) system, to be proposed as a visitor instrument on ESO VLT. The main science goal of RIST…
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 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…
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…
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…
Shadows and spirals in the protoplanetary disk HD 100453
M. Benisty, T. Stolker, A. Pohl +46
Understanding the diversity of planets requires to study the morphology and the physical conditions in the protoplanetary disks in which they form. We observed and spatially resolv…
Three radial gaps in the disk of TW Hydrae imaged with SPHERE
Roy van Boekel, Thomas Henning, Jonathan Menu +24
We present scattered light images of the TW Hya disk performed with SPHERE in PDI mode at 0.63, 0.79, 1.24 and 1.62 micron. We also present H2/H3-band ADI observations. Three disti…
First light of the VLT planet finder SPHERE. IV. Physical and chemical properties of the planets around HR8799
M. Bonnefoy, A. Zurlo, J. L. Baudino +63
The system of four planets around HR8799 offers a unique opportunity to probe the physics and chemistry at play in the atmospheres of self-luminous young (~30 Myr) planets. We rece…
Performance of the VLT Planet Finder SPHERE I. Photometry and astrometry precision with IRDIS and IFS in laboratory
A. Zurlo, A. Vigan, D. Mesa +26
The new planet finder for the Very Large Telescope (VLT), the Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch (SPHERE), just had its first light in Paranal. A dedicated instr…