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-Gabet
  • Katie 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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