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Astrometric planet searches with SIM PlanetQuest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2007

C. A. Beichman ,
S. C. Unwin ,
M. Shao ,
A. M. Tanner ,
J. H. Catanzarite  and
G. W. Marcy
C. A. Beichman
Affiliation:
Michelson Science Center, California Institute of Technology, 770 S. Wilson Ave., Pasadena, CA 91125 email: chas@ipac.caltech.edu
S. C. Unwin
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109
M. Shao
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109
A. M. Tanner
Affiliation:
Michelson Science Center, California Institute of Technology, 770 S. Wilson Ave., Pasadena, CA 91125 email: chas@ipac.caltech.edu Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109
J. H. Catanzarite
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109
G. W. Marcy
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley, 417 Campbell Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
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Abstract

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SIM will search for planets with masses as small as the Earth's orbiting in the ‘habitable zones’ around more than 100 of the nearest stars and could discover many dozen if Earth-like planets are common. With a planned “Deep Survey” of 100–450 stars (depending on desired mass sensitivity) SIM will search for terrestrial planets around all of the candidate target stars for future direct detection missions such as Terrestrial Planet Finder and Darwin. SIM's “Broad Survey” of 2100 stars will characterize single and multiple-planet systems around a wide variety of stellar types, including many now inaccessible with the radial velocity technique. In particular, SIM will search for planets around young stars providing insights into how planetary systems are born and evolve with time.

Keywords

astrometryplanets and satellites: formationsolar system: formation
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 3 , Symposium S248: A Giant Step: from Milli- to Micro-arcsecond Astrometry , October 2007 , pp. 238 - 243
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2008

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