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PI: Steve B. Howell, NOAO, howell@noao.edu
Address: KPNO, 950 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85726, US
CoI: Jason Rowe, NASA/Ames
CoI: Jay Holberg, University of Arizona
CoI: Ken Mighell, NOAO
CoI: David Ciardi, Caltech
CoI: Paula Szkody, University of Washington
CoI: David Silva, NOAO
Title: Spectroscopy of Kepler Exo-planet Transit Candidates
Abstract:
We propose a long term spectroscopic follow-up program in support of
the NASA Kepler exo-planet mission. The Kepler project is now focusing
on exo-planet candidates which are smaller in radius (Earth-size), have
longer period orbits, and exo-planet candidates in eclipsing binary
stars We have five scientific goals for this project: 1) obtain
reconnaissance type spectra for newly discovered exo-planet stars, 2)
provide radial velocity solutions for eclipsing binary star systems in
which a third body exo-planet candidate has been detected, 3) Provide
radial velocity measurements in order to make a first line of defense
against an unseen stellar mass companion, 4) obtain good S/N
spectroscopic observations of new white dwarfs to use as photometric
calibrators, and 5) obtain spectra of odd/interesting variable stars
discovered in by Kepler. All of these tasks can be accomplished using
the Kitt Peak 4-m telescope and RCspec.
National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 950 North Cherry Avenue, P.O. Box 26732, Tucson, Arizona 85726, Phone: (520) 318-8000, Fax: (520) 318-8360
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