Abstract
The detection of exoplanets is currently of great topical interest in astronomy. The Rapid Imager for Surveys of Exoplanets 2 (RISE2) camera will be built for exoplanet studies and in particular for detection of transit timing variations (TTV) induced by the presence of a third body in the system. It will be identical to RISE which has been running successfully on the 2m Liverpool Telescope since 2008 but modified for the 2.3m ARISTARCHOS telescope. For TTV work the RISE/LT combination is regularly producing timings with accuracy <10 seconds making it the best suited instrument for this work. Furthermore, RISE2/AT has the added benefit of being located at a significantly different longitude to the LT/RISE on La Palma, hence extending the transit coverage.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 9TH Hellenic Astronomical Conference |
Editors | Kanaris Tsinganos |
Publisher | Astronomical Society of the Pacific |
Pages | 426 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-58381-729-2 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-58381-728-5 |
Publication status | Published - 13 Jul 2010 |
Event | 9th International Conference of the Hellenic Astronomical Society - Athens, Greece Duration: 20 Sep 2009 → 24 Sep 2009 |
Conference
Conference | 9th International Conference of the Hellenic Astronomical Society |
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Country | Greece |
City | Athens |
Period | 20/09/2009 → 24/09/2009 |