NGTS: a robotic transit survey to detect Neptune and super-Earth mass planets

Bruno Chazelas; Don Pollacco; Didier Queloz; Heike Rauer; Peter J. Wheatley; Richard West; Joao da Silva Bento; Matthew Burleigh; James McCormac; Philip Eigmueller; Anders Erikson; Ludovic Genolet; Mike Goad; Andres Jordan; Marion Neveu; Simon Walker

doi:10.1117/12.925755

NGTS: a robotic transit survey to detect Neptune and super-Earth mass planets

Bruno Chazelas^*, Don Pollacco, Didier Queloz, Heike Rauer, Peter J. Wheatley, Richard West, Joao da Silva Bento, Matthew Burleigh, James McCormac, Philip Eigmueller, Anders Erikson, Ludovic Genolet, Mike Goad, Andres Jordan, Marion Neveu, Simon Walker

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Abstract

NGTS is a new ground-based transit survey aimed at detecting sub-Neptune sized exoplanets around bright stars. The instrument will be installed at the ESO Paranal observatory in order to benefit from the excellent observing conditions and follow-up synergy with the VLT and E-ELT. It will be a robotic facility composed of 12, 200 mm telescopes equipped with 2Kx2K NIR sensitive detectors. It is built on the legacy of the WASP experience.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IV
Editors	Larry M Stepp, Roberto Gilmozzi, Helen J Hall
Place of Publication	Bellingham, Washington
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	1-10
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9780819491459
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925755
Publication status	Published - Jul 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	Conference on Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes IV - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 1 Jul 2012 → 6 Jul 2012

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Publisher	SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING
Volume	8444
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

Conference

Conference	Conference on Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes IV
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Period	1/07/12 → 6/07/12

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Chazelas, B., Pollacco, D., Queloz, D., Rauer, H., Wheatley, P. J., West, R., Bento, J. D. S., Burleigh, M., McCormac, J., Eigmueller, P., Erikson, A., Genolet, L., Goad, M., Jordan, A., Neveu, M., & Walker, S. (2012). NGTS: a robotic transit survey to detect Neptune and super-Earth mass planets. In L. M. Stepp, R. Gilmozzi, & H. J. Hall (Eds.), Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IV (pp. 1-10). [84440E] (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 8444). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925755

Chazelas, Bruno ; Pollacco, Don ; Queloz, Didier ; Rauer, Heike ; Wheatley, Peter J. ; West, Richard ; Bento, Joao da Silva ; Burleigh, Matthew ; McCormac, James ; Eigmueller, Philip ; Erikson, Anders ; Genolet, Ludovic ; Goad, Mike ; Jordan, Andres ; Neveu, Marion ; Walker, Simon. / NGTS : a robotic transit survey to detect Neptune and super-Earth mass planets. Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IV. editor / Larry M Stepp ; Roberto Gilmozzi ; Helen J Hall. Bellingham, Washington : SPIE, 2012. pp. 1-10 (Proceedings of SPIE).

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NGTS : a robotic transit survey to detect Neptune and super-Earth mass planets. / Chazelas, Bruno; Pollacco, Don; Queloz, Didier; Rauer, Heike; Wheatley, Peter J.; West, Richard; Bento, Joao da Silva; Burleigh, Matthew; McCormac, James; Eigmueller, Philip; Erikson, Anders; Genolet, Ludovic; Goad, Mike; Jordan, Andres; Neveu, Marion; Walker, Simon.

Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IV. ed. / Larry M Stepp; Roberto Gilmozzi; Helen J Hall. Bellingham, Washington : SPIE, 2012. p. 1-10 84440E (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 8444).

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