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20092026
most citedThe PLATO 2.0 Mission

1.3k citations · 1.6k across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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8 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

Uncovering temperate worlds: an updated look at the K2-3 system with ESPRESSO

Avidaan Srivastava, Emma Pimentel, Amélie Gressier +24

The K2-3 system is one of the most unique planetary systems as it features three transiting sub-Neptunes in decreasing order of radii, spanning the radius valley. In addition to th…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 143 cited

Atmospheric Rossiter-McLaughlin effect and transmission spectroscopy of WASP-121b with ESPRESSO

F. Borsa, R. Allart, N. Casasayas-Barris +41

WASP-121b is one of the most studied Ultra-hot Jupiters: many recent analyses of its atmosphere report interesting features at different wavelength ranges. In this paper we analyze…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 5 cited

Revised estimates of the frequency of Earth-like planets in the Kepler field

D. Barbato, A. S. Bonomo, A. Sozzetti +1

The search for Earth-like planets around Sun-like stars and the evaluation of their occurrence rate is a major topic of research for the exoplanetary community. Two key characteris…

astro-ph.SR2014★ 6 cited

Gaia, Non-Single Stars, Brown Dwarfs, and Exoplanets

A. Sozzetti

In its all-sky survey, Gaia will monitor astrometrically and photometrically millions of main-sequence stars with sufficient sensitivity to brown dwarf companions within a few AUs…

astro-ph.EP2013★ 1.3k cited

The PLATO 2.0 Mission

H. Rauer, C. Catala, C. Aerts +159

PLATO 2.0 has recently been selected for ESA's M3 launch opportunity (2022/24). Providing accurate key planet parameters (radius, mass, density and age) in statistical numbers, it…

astro-ph.EP2012★ 26 cited

Photometric transit search for planets around cool stars from the western Italian Alps: A pilot study

P. Giacobbe, M. Damasso, A. Sozzetti +7

[ABRIDGED] In this study, we set out to a) demonstrate the sensitivity to <4 R_E transiting planets with periods of a few days around our program stars, and b) improve our knowledg…

astro-ph.EP2011★ 116 cited

EChO - Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory

G. Tinetti, J. P. Beaulieu, T. Henning +131

A dedicated mission to investigate exoplanetary atmospheres represents a major milestone in our quest to understand our place in the universe by placing our Solar System in context…

astro-ph.EP2009★ 2 cited

A Photometric Transit Search for Planets around Cool Stars from the Italian Alps: Results from a Feasibility Study

M. Damasso, P. Calcidese, A. Bernagozzi +5

A feasibility study was carried out at the Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley demonstrating that it is a well-poised site to conduct an upcoming…