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The Anglo-Australian planet search. XXII : Two new multi-planet systems
(2012-07-10)
We report the detection of two new planets from the Anglo-Australian Planet Search. These planets orbit two stars each previously known to host one planet. The new planet orbiting HD 142 has a period of 6005 +/- 427 days, ...
Red Optical Planet Survey: : a new search for habitable earths in the southern sky
(2012-07-01)
We present the first results from our Red Optical Planet Survey (ROPS) to search for low mass planets orbiting late type dwarfs (M5.5V - M9V) in their habitable zones (HZ). Our observations, with the red arm MIKE spectrograph ...
A planetary system around the nearby M dwarf GJ 667C with at least one super-earth in its habitable zone
(2012-05-20)
We re-analyze 4 years of HARPS spectra of the nearby M1.5 dwarf GJ 667C available through the European Southern Observatory public archive. The new radial velocity (RV) measurements were obtained using a new data analysis ...
Physical parameters of the binary star CM draconis components
(2012-05)
Spectra of the eclipsing binary star CM Dra consisting of two M dwarfs are discussed in detail. High-resolution echelle spectra (R = 47000) obtained using the 4.2 m William Hershel telescope are used. The temperatures and ...
Values of v sin i-s for late-type stars from spectral synthesis in the K-band region.
(2012-05)
We analyse medium-resolution spectra (R similar to 18 000) of 19 late type dwarfs in order to determine v sin i values using synthetic rather than observational template spectra. For this purpose, observational data around ...
The Properties of the 500 K Dwarf UGPS J072227.51-054031.2, and a Study of the Far-Red Flux of Cold Brown Dwarfs
(2012-04-01)
We present i and z photometry for 25 T dwarfs and one L dwarf. Combined with published photometry, the data show that the i - z, z - Y and z - J colors of T dwarfs are very red, and continue to increase through to the ...
Benchmark cool companions : Ages and abundances for the PZ Tel system
(2012-03)
We present new ages and abundance measurements for the pre-main sequence star PZ Tel. PZ Tel was recently found to host a young and low-mass companion. Using FEROS spectra we have measured atomic abundances (e.g. Fe and ...
Discovery of the benchmark metal poor T8 dwarf BD+01 2920B
(2012)
We have searched the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer first data release for widely separated (<=10,000AU) late T dwarf companions to Hipparcos and Gliese stars. We have discovered a new binary system containing a K-band ...
Effective temperatures, rotational velocities, microturbulent velocities and abundances in the atmospheres of the Sun, HD1835 and HD10700
(2012)
We describe our procedure to determine effective temperatures, rotational velocities, microturbulent velocities, and chemical abundances in the atmospheres of Sun-like stars. We use independent determinations of iron ...
The frequency of low-mass exoplanets III. Toward eta-Earth at short periods
(2011-09)
Determining the occurrence rate of "super-Earth" planets (m sin i < 10 M ) is a critically important step on the path toward determining the frequency of Earth-like planets (η), and hence the uniqueness of our solar system. ...