NEID: A next generation Doppler spectrometer for exoplanet discovery and followup at the WIYN telescope
Abstract
The field of exoplanet characterization via ground-based radial velocity measurements is entering a golden era as new purpose-built spectrometers come online over the coming few years. These instruments will provide unprecedented RV precision and push into new wavelength regimes. The NEID spectrometer is being constructed by a multi-institutional team under a NASA-NSF collaboration to provide the US exoplanet community with precision Doppler spectroscopic capabilities at the 3.5 m WIYN telescope on Kitt Peak. NEID will provide R 100,000 spectra covering the complete wavelength range from 0.38 - 0.92 microns, with RV precision of 30 cm/s. It will deploy to the WIYN in 2018, and be available for public use in spring 2019, where it will provide support for TESS and carryout a GTO search program to discover Earth-twins. I will provide a general overview of the instrument design and scientific capabilities, and an update on its development status.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2017
- Bibcode:
- 2017AGUFM.P51E..05B
- Keywords:
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- 5215 Origin of life;
- PLANETARY SCIENCES: ASTROBIOLOGY;
- 5225 Early environment of Earth;
- PLANETARY SCIENCES: ASTROBIOLOGY;
- 5455 Origin and evolution;
- PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS;
- 5494 Instruments and techniques;
- PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS