Results from the Arizona MMTO survey for giant exoplanets around nearby A stars
Abstract
We present results from our survey for giant exoplanets around nearby A stars using the MMTO 6.5m telescope. Motivated by the radial velocity detections of giant planets around evolved A stars, we selected A stars visible from the MMTO that are within 25 parsecs. The combination of a deformable secondary mirror AO system and the 3 to 5 micron Clio imaging camera allow us to reach model dependent sensitivities of a few Jupiter masses. We present the direct imaging results of our survey, and coronagraphic observations of several brighter targets.
- Publication:
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In the Spirit of Lyot 2010
- Pub Date:
- October 2010
- Bibcode:
- 2010lyot.confE..16K