EPJ Web of Conferences (Apr 2013)

Status of the Calan-Hertfordshire Extrasolar Planet Search

  • Jordán Andres,
  • Ivanyuk Oleksiy,
  • Pavlenko Yakiv,
  • Barnes John R.,
  • Jones Matias I.,
  • Murgas Felipe,
  • Tuomi Mikko,
  • Rojo Patricio,
  • Jenkins James S.,
  • Jones Hugh R.A.,
  • Day-Jones Avril C.,
  • Ruiz Maria-Teresa,
  • Pinfield David J.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134705001
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 47
p. 05001

Abstract

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In these proceedings we give a status update of the Calan-Hertfordshire Extrasolar Planet Search, an international collaboration led from Chile that aims to discover more planets around super metal-rich and Sun-like stars, and then follow these up with precision photometry to hunt for new bright transit planets. We highlight some results from this program, including exoplanet and brown dwarf discoveries, and a possible correlation between metallicity and planetary minimum mass at the lowest planetary masses detectable. Finally we discuss the short-term and long-term future pathways this program can take.