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Ground based astrometric search for extrasolar planets instellar multiple systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

C. Turon ,
F. Meynadier ,
F. Arenou ,
T. Röll ,
A. Seifahrt ,
R. Neuhäuser ,
R. Köhler  and
J. Bean
T. Röll
Affiliation:
University Jena
A. Seifahrt
Affiliation:
UC Davis
R. Neuhäuser
Affiliation:
University Jena
R. Köhler
Affiliation:
LSW Heidelberg
J. Bean
Affiliation:
University Göttingen
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Abstract

Using relative astrometry and ground based imaging, we study nearby stellar multiplesystems in order to detect the astrometric signal of exoplanets around one of the stellarcomponents. We suppress differential chromatic refraction effects by observing in the nearinfrared with a narrow-band filter and by choosing an iterative calibration strategy(using a stellar cluster) we obtain a precision down to 100 μas in ourrelative astrometric measurements. This allows us to study the occurence and properties ofexoplanets in nearby (less than 100 pc) stellar multiple systems.

While trying to detect the astrometric signal of the exoplanet orbiting HD19994 A (Mayoret al. 2004), we detected theastrometric signal of a further object around the B component. This astrometric detectionis confirmed by speckle interferometry and follow-up radial velocity (RV) observations.Thus, HD19994 is an exoplanet host-triple system.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 45: GAIA: At the Frontiers of Astrometry , 2010 , pp. 429 - 432
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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2011

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