LEECH: A 100 night exoplanet imaging survey at the LBT

Andrew Skemer, Daniel Apai, Vanessa Bailey, Beth Biller, Mickael Bonnefoy, Wolfgang Brandner, Esther Buenzli, Laird Close, Justin Crepp, Denis Defrere, Silvano Desidera, Josh Eisner, Simone Esposito, Jonathan Fortney, Thomas Henning, Phil Hinz, Karl Heinz Hofmann, Jarron Leisenring, Jared Males, Rafael Millan-GabetKatie Morzinski, Apurva Oza, Ilaria Pascucci, Jenny Patience, George Rieke, Dieter Schertl, Joshua Schlieder, Mike Skrutskie, Kate Su, Gerd Weigelt, Charles E. Woodward, Neil Zimmerman

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    Abstract

    In February 2013, the LEECH (LBTI Exozodi Exoplanet Common Hunt) survey began its 100-night campaign from the Large Binocular Telescope atop Mount Graham in Arizona. LEECH neatly complements other high-contrast planet imaging efforts by observing stars in L' band (3.8 microns) as opposed to the shorter wavelength near-infrared bands (1-2.3 microns). This part of the spectrum offers deeper mass sensitivity for intermediate age (several hundred Myr-old) systems, since their Jovian-mass planets radiate predominantly in the mid-infrared. In this proceedings, we present the science goals for LEECH and a preliminary contrast curve from some early data.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Title of host publicationExploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems
    PublisherCambridge University Press
    Pages70-71
    Number of pages2
    EditionS299
    ISBN (Print)9781107045200
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jun 2013

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
    NumberS299
    Volume8
    ISSN (Print)1743-9213
    ISSN (Electronic)1743-9221

    Keywords

    • (stars:) planetary systems
    • Instrumentation: adaptive optics
    • Surveys

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