NOAO > Observing Info > Approved Programs > 2012A-0048
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PI: Steve B. Howell, NASA Ames Research Center, howell@noao.edu
Address: Astrophysics, P.O. Box 1 M/S 244-30, Moffett Field, CA 94035, US
CoI: Mark Everett, NOAO
CoI: David Silva, NOAO
CoI: Jason Rowe, NASA Ames Research Center
CoI: Paula Szkody, University of Washington
CoI: Ken Mighell, NOAO
CoI: David Ciardi, CalTech/NexSci
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 many of which orbit fainter stars. Our program will spend 85% of the time on our primary goal, spectroscopy of the host stars of exoplanet candidates, and 15% of the time on investigation of other astrophysically interesting stars discovered by Kepler. Our prime goal is to obtain reconnaissance spectra of newly discovered exo-planet stars yielding model fits to T_eff and log g. Secondary goals are to obtain velocity information on EBs with a third component aimed toward discovery of circumbinary planets (such as Kepler 16b) and identification spectra of U-band selected targets in order to find more white dwarfs for Kepler focal plane calibration purposes. All of these tasks can be accomplished using the Kitt Peak 4-m telescope and RCspec as shown by our previous time allocations.
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