Fiber-optic Improved Next-generation Doppler Search for Exo-Earths
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The Fiber-Optic Improved Next-Generation Doppler Search for Exo-Earths (FINDS Exo-Earths) is a radial-velocity spectrograph
developed by Debra Fischer
. It is installed on a telescope in Lick Observatory
in Mount Hamilton
.
Spectrograph
A spectrograph is an instrument that separates an incoming wave into a frequency spectrum. There are several kinds of machines referred to as spectrographs, depending on the precise nature of the waves...
developed by Debra Fischer
Debra Fischer
Debra A. Fischer is a professor of astronomy at Yale University. Fischer has co-authored over 100 papers on dwarf and sub-stellar mass objects in the galactic neighborhood, including many on extrasolar planets. She is a principal investigator with the N2K Consortium searching for exoplanets...
. It is installed on a telescope in Lick Observatory
Lick Observatory
The Lick Observatory is an astronomical observatory, owned and operated by the University of California. It is situated on the summit of Mount Hamilton, in the Diablo Range just east of San Jose, California, USA...
in Mount Hamilton
Mount Hamilton
Mount Hamilton can refer to:* Mount Hamilton * Mount Hamilton * Mount Hamilton * Mount Hamilton * Mount Hamilton, County Tyrone in Northern Ireland...
.
See also
- HARPS is a similar instrument in La Silla
- CORALIE spectrographCORALIE spectrographThe CORALIE spectrograph is an echelle type spectrograph used for astronomy. This instrument used with a telescope to measure star spectra for the Doppler effect to detect the presence of extrasolar planets by the radial velocity method...
is a similar instrument. - SOPHIE échelle spectrographSOPHIE échelle spectrographThe SOPHIE échelle spectrograph is a high-resolution echelle spectrograph installed on the 1.93m reflector telescope at the Haute-Provence Observatory located in south-eastern France...
is a similar instrument. - ELODIE spectrographELODIE spectrographELODIE was an echelle type spectrograph installed at the Observatoire de Haute-Provence 1.93m reflector in south-eastern France for the . Its optical instrumentation was developed by André Baranne from the Marseille Observatory. The purpose of this instrument was extrasolar planet detection by the...
is the precursor instrument. - Anglo-Australian Planet SearchAnglo-Australian Planet SearchThe Anglo-Australian Planet Search or AAPS is a long-term astronomical survey started in 1998 and continuing to the present. It is being carried out on the 3.9m Anglo-Australian Telescope, AAT, of the Anglo-Australian Observatory in Australia. The purpose of this survey is to catalog planets around...
or AAPS is another southern hemisphere planet search program. - List of extrasolar planets
- ESPRESSOESPRESSOESPRESSO is a new-generation, high-resolution, fiber-fed and cross-dispersed echelle spectrograph for the visible wavelength range , for the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope...
is a new-generation spectrograph for ESOESOESO, as a three-letter abbreviation, may stand for:* European Southern Observatory* Ensemble Studios Online* English Symphony Orchestra* Edmonton Symphony Orchestra* Executive Stock Options...
's VLTVLTVLT may stand for:* Very Large Telescope, a system of four large optical telescopes organized in an array formation, located in northern Chile...
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External links
- FINDS Exo-Earths at The Planetary Society's website