3 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
The PLATO field selection process III. Selection of the Prime Sample for the LOPS2 field
V. Nascimbeni, G. Piotto, V. Granata +30
The PLanetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO) mission will begin its four-year nominal mission in early 2027 by monitoring its Long-duration Observation Phase field at S…
astro-ph.EP2024
PLATO's signal and noise budget
Anko Börner, Carsten Paproth, Juan Cabrera +20
ESA's PLATO mission aims the detection and characterization of terrestrial planets around solar-type stars as well as the study of host star properties. The noise-to-signal ratio (…
astro-ph.EP2023
Estimating the number of planets that PLATO can detect
F. Matuszewski, N. Nettelmann, J. Cabrera +2
The PLATO mission is scheduled for launch in 2026. This study aims to estimate the number of exoplanets that PLATO can detect as a function of planetary size and period, stellar br…