NOAO > Observing Info > Approved Programs > 2011A-0253
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PI: Steve B. Howell, NOAO, howell@noao.edu
Address: KPNO, 950 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85726, US
CoI: Mark Everett, NOAO
CoI: Jason Rowe, NASA/Ames Research Center
CoI: David Silva, NOAO
CoI: Paula Szkody, University of Washington
CoI: Ken Mighell, NOAO
CoI: Jay Holberg, University of Arizona
Title: Spectroscopy of Kepler Exo-planet Transit Candidate Stars
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 (down to Earth-
size), have longer period orbits, and exo-planet candidates around
fainter stars and eclipsing binary stars. We have five scientific goals
for this project: 1) obtain reconnaissance type spectra for newly
discovered exo-planet stars leading to model fits for Teff and log g, 2)
provide radial velocity solutions for eclipsing binary star systems in
which a third body exo-planet candidate has been detected, 3) Provide
velocity or line asymmetry (bisector) measurements in order to provide a
line of defense against unseen stellar mass companions, 4) obtain good
S/N spectroscopic observations of new white dwarfs to use as photometric
calibrators for the Kepler focal plane, and 5) obtain spectra of
odd/interesting variable stars discovered by Kepler. All of these tasks
can be accomplished using the Kitt Peak 4-m telescope and RCSPEC as
shown by our previous time allocation.
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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