Doppler cross-correlation spectroscopy as a path to the detection of Earth-like planets

In the middle of the 20th century, a paradigm shift appeared concerning the expected frequency of planetary systems in the galaxy ...a shift induced by the observation of the rotational velocities of low main sequence stars (Struve 1952)!At the same time, Fellgett (1955) proposed to concentrate the...

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Main Author: Mayor, Michel
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Published: Académie des sciences 2023-06-01
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description In the middle of the 20th century, a paradigm shift appeared concerning the expected frequency of planetary systems in the galaxy ...a shift induced by the observation of the rotational velocities of low main sequence stars (Struve 1952)!At the same time, Fellgett (1955) proposed to concentrate the diluted Doppler information on several tens of thousands of absorption lines to allow the precise measurement of stellar velocities. This idea improved the efficiency of radial velocity measurements by a factor of over 1000. Gradually the accuracy of the new generation of spectrographs using cross-correlation is improved from 300 m/s to 0.1 m/s. ...An idea that will contribute in an important way to the discovery of 51 Pegasi b and several hundreds of planetary systems.Will visible or infrared cross-correlation spectrographs today be able to detect rocky planets in the habitable zone associated with their host star?
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spelling doaj-art-6e9d34f2ba6347f3976047f1484cffb52025-02-07T13:52:55ZengAcadémie des sciencesComptes Rendus. Physique1878-15352023-06-0124S2273610.5802/crphys.15310.5802/crphys.153Doppler cross-correlation spectroscopy as a path to the detection of Earth-like planetsMayor, Michel0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9352-5935Astronomy Department, University of Geneva, Ch.Pegasi 51, CH-1270 Versoix, SwitzerlandIn the middle of the 20th century, a paradigm shift appeared concerning the expected frequency of planetary systems in the galaxy ...a shift induced by the observation of the rotational velocities of low main sequence stars (Struve 1952)!At the same time, Fellgett (1955) proposed to concentrate the diluted Doppler information on several tens of thousands of absorption lines to allow the precise measurement of stellar velocities. This idea improved the efficiency of radial velocity measurements by a factor of over 1000. Gradually the accuracy of the new generation of spectrographs using cross-correlation is improved from 300 m/s to 0.1 m/s. ...An idea that will contribute in an important way to the discovery of 51 Pegasi b and several hundreds of planetary systems.Will visible or infrared cross-correlation spectrographs today be able to detect rocky planets in the habitable zone associated with their host star?https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.5802/crphys.153/AstronomyPlanetologyExoplanetsExobiologyVelocimetry
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Doppler cross-correlation spectroscopy as a path to the detection of Earth-like planets
Comptes Rendus. Physique
Astronomy
Planetology
Exoplanets
Exobiology
Velocimetry
title Doppler cross-correlation spectroscopy as a path to the detection of Earth-like planets
title_full Doppler cross-correlation spectroscopy as a path to the detection of Earth-like planets
title_fullStr Doppler cross-correlation spectroscopy as a path to the detection of Earth-like planets
title_full_unstemmed Doppler cross-correlation spectroscopy as a path to the detection of Earth-like planets
title_short Doppler cross-correlation spectroscopy as a path to the detection of Earth-like planets
title_sort doppler cross correlation spectroscopy as a path to the detection of earth like planets
topic Astronomy
Planetology
Exoplanets
Exobiology
Velocimetry
url https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.5802/crphys.153/
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