The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

G. R. Ricker; R. Vanderspek; J. Winn; S. Seager; Z. Berta-Thompson; A. Levine; J. Villasenor; D. Latham; D. Charbonneau; M. Holman; J. Johnson; D. Sasselov; A. Szentgyorgyi; G. Torres; G. Bakos; T. Brown; J. Christensen-Dalsgaard; H. Kjeldsen; M. Clampin; S. Rinehart; D. Deming; J. Doty; E. Dunham; S. Ida; N. Kawai; B. Sato; J. Jenkins; J. Lissauer; G. Jernigan; L. Kaltenegger; G. Laughlin; D. Lin; P. McCullough; N. Narita; J. Pepper; K. Stassun; S. Udry

doi:10.1117/12.2232071

9 August 2016 The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

G. R. Ricker, R. Vanderspek, J. Winn, S. Seager, Z. Berta-Thompson, A. Levine, J. Villasenor, D. Latham, D. Charbonneau, M. Holman, J. Johnson, D. Sasselov, A. Szentgyorgyi, G. Torres, G. Bakos, T. Brown, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, H. Kjeldsen, M. Clampin, S. Rinehart, D. Deming, J. Doty, E. Dunham, S. Ida, N. Kawai, B. Sato, J. Jenkins, J. Lissauer, G. Jernigan, L. Kaltenegger, G. Laughlin, D. Lin, P. McCullough, N. Narita, J. Pepper, K. Stassun, S. Udry

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Proceedings Volume 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 99042B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232071
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will discover thousands of exoplanets in orbit around the brightest stars in the sky. This first-ever spaceborne all-sky transit survey will identify planets ranging from Earth-sized to gas giants. TESS stars will be far brighter than those surveyed by previous missions; thus, TESS planets will be easier to characterize in follow-up observations. For the first time it will be possible to study the masses, sizes, densities, orbits, and atmospheres of a large cohort of small planets, including a sample of rocky worlds in the habitable zones of their host stars.

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G. R. Ricker, R. Vanderspek, J. Winn, S. Seager, Z. Berta-Thompson, A. Levine, J. Villasenor, D. Latham, D. Charbonneau, M. Holman, J. Johnson, D. Sasselov, A. Szentgyorgyi, G. Torres, G. Bakos, T. Brown, J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, H. Kjeldsen, M. Clampin, S. Rinehart, D. Deming, J. Doty, E. Dunham, S. Ida, N. Kawai, B. Sato, J. Jenkins, J. Lissauer, G. Jernigan, L. Kaltenegger, G. Laughlin, D. Lin, P. McCullough, N. Narita, J. Pepper, K. Stassun, and S. Udry "The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite", Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 99042B (9 August 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232071

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