The MARVEL exoplanet facility

MARVEL 系外行星设施

• 批准号: LE220100084
• 负责人: Dr Christian Schwab
• 金额: $ 19.76万
• 依托单位: Macquarie University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2022-12-31 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LE220100084
• 关键词: MARVEL; exoplanet; facility

This project aims to deliver critical parts for the new $6M international MARVEL exoplanet facility, in exchange for full access of Australian researchers to the facility. MARVEL is a robotic telescope array and cutting edge spectrograph at one of the best sites in the world. MARVEL is dedicated to collecting critical data on rocky exoplanet candidates from the TESS and PLATO space missions. Outcomes include finding the nearest terrestrial exoplanets, gaining a detailed understanding of their stellar systems, and identifying targets suitable for future searches for life based on atmospheric biomarkers. This project ensures a leading role for Australia in exoplanet science, one of the most exciting endeavours in astronomy.

该项目旨在为价值 600 万美元的新国际 MARVEL 系外行星设施提供关键部件，以换取澳大利亚研究人员完全进入该设施。 MARVEL 是一个机器人望远镜阵列和尖端摄谱仪，位于世界上最好的地点之一。 MARVEL 致力于从 TESS 和 PLATO 太空任务中收集有关岩石系外行星候选者的关键数据。结果包括找到最近的类地系外行星，详细了解其恒星系统，并根据大气生物标记确定适合未来寻找生命的目标。该项目确保澳大利亚在系外行星科学领域发挥主导作用，系外行星科学是天文学中最令人兴奋的事业之一。