Discovering further transiting extrasolar planets with HATNet

利用 HATNet 进一步发现凌日系外行星

• 批准号: 0702843
• 负责人: Gaspar Bakos
• 金额: $ 6.7万
• 依托单位: Bakos Gaspar A
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Fellowship Award
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-11-01 至 2010-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0702843&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Discovering; further; transiting; extrasolar; planets

Dr. Gaspar Bakos is awarded an NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship to carry out a program of research and education at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Using the HATNet automated small-telescope system that he developed, Dr. Bakos will search for transiting extrasolar planets around bright stars with continued observations, follow-up photometry and spectroscopy, and analysis of existing HATNet data. Because networked operations and extended time coverage of selected fields is extremely important for increasing the chances of planet detection, Dr. Bakos will also arrange or expand the HAT network to install an additional telescope at the Mauna Kea site and seek to establish a third site among eastern longitudes.Based on HATNet data, Dr. Bakos will also develop a variability database for distribution to the astronomical community as well as an interactive interface and web-based forum on general bright variable stars for the general public that will allow users to browse variable stars, leave comments, upload data and plan follow-up observations with their own telescopes.

加斯帕·巴科斯博士被授予NSF天文学和天体物理学博士后奖学金，在哈佛-史密森天体物理中心开展研究和教育计划。利用他开发的HATNet自动化小型望远镜系统，Bakos博士将通过持续的观测、后续的光度学和光谱学以及对现有HATNet数据的分析，寻找明亮恒星周围的凌日系外行星。由于选定领域的网络化操作和延长时间覆盖对于增加行星探测的机会极为重要，巴科斯博士还将安排或扩大HAT网络，在莫纳克亚山站点安装额外的望远镜，并寻求在东部地区建立第三个站点。根据HATNet数据，巴科斯博士还将开发一个可变性数据库，分发给天文学界，以及一个交互式界面和网络，这是一个以普通明亮变星为基础的论坛，供公众使用，用户可以浏览变星、发表评论、上传数据和计划用自己的望远镜进行后续观测。