NGTS: a robotic transit survey to detect Neptune and Super-Earth mass planets

Chazelas, B; Pollacco, D; Queloz, D; Rauer, Heike; Wheatley, P J; West, Richard; Bento (Da Silva Bento), Joao; Burleigh, M R; McCormac, James; Eigmüller, Philip; Erikson, Anders

NGTS: a robotic transit survey to detect Neptune and Super-Earth mass planets

Date

2012

Authors

Chazelas, B

Pollacco, D

Queloz, D

Rauer, Heike

Wheatley, P J

West, Richard

Bento (Da Silva Bento), Joao

Burleigh, M R

McCormac, James

Eigmüller, Philip

Publisher

SPIE

Abstract

NGTS is a new ground-based transit survey aimed at detecting sub-Neptune sized exoplanets around bright stars. The instrument will be installed at the ESO Paranal observatory in order to benefit from the excellent observing conditions and follow-up synergy with the VLT and E-ELT. It will be a robotic facility composed of 12, 200 mm telescopes equipped with 2Kx2K NIR sensitive detectors. It is built on the legacy of the WASP experience.