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(2013) The next generation transit survey (NGTS). EPJ Web of Conferences, Volume 47 . Article number 13002. doi:10.1051/epjconf/20134713002 ISSN 2100-014X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134713002
Abstract
The Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS) is a new ground-based sky survey designed to find transiting Neptunes and super-Earths. By covering at least sixteen times the sky area of Kepler, we will find small planets around stars that are sufficiently bright for radial velocity confirmation, mass determination and atmospheric characterisation. The NGTS instrument will consist of an array of twelve independently pointed 20 cm telescopes fitted with red-sensitive CCD cameras. It will be constructed at the ESO Paranal Observatory, thereby benefiting from the very best photometric conditions as well as follow up synergy with the VLT and E-ELT. Our design has been verified through the operation of two prototype instruments, demonstrating white noise characteristics to sub-mmag photometric precision. Detailed simulations show that about thirty bright super-Earths and up to two hundred Neptunes could be discovered. Our science operations are due to begin in 2014.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QB Astronomy | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Physics | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Transits, Astrometry | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | EPJ Web of Conferences | ||||
Publisher: | E D P Sciences | ||||
ISSN: | 2100-014X | ||||
Official Date: | April 2013 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 47 | ||||
Article Number: | Article number 13002 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1051/epjconf/20134713002 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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