Precise infrared radial velocimetry with the Triplespec Exoplanet Discovery Instrument: Current performance and results

  • Philip S. Muirhead
  • , Jerry Edelstein
  • , Jason T. Wright
  • , David J. Erskine
  • , Matthew W. Muterspaugh
  • , Kevin R. Covey
  • , Mario R. Marckwordt
  • , Samuel Halverson
  • , Daniel Mondo
  • , James P. Lloyd

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Abstract

The TripleSpec Exoplanet Discovery Instrument (TEDI) is optimized to detect extrasolar planets orbiting midto- late M dwarfs using the Doppler technique at infrared wavelengths. TEDI is the combination of a Michelson interferometer and a moderate-resolution near-infrared spectrograph, TripleSpec, mounted on the Cassegrain focus of the Palomar 200-inch Hale Telescope. Here we present results from observations of a radial velocity standard star and a laboratory source over the past year. Our results indicate that focus effects within the interferometer, combined with non-common-path errors between the ThAr calibration source and starlight, limit our performance to several 100 m/s. An upgraded version of TEDI, TEDI 2.0, will eliminate this behavior by mixing ThAr with starlight in a scrambled fiber before a redesigned interferometer with minimal focal effects.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationGround-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III
EditionPART 1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
EventGround-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: Jun 27 2010Jul 2 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
NumberPART 1
Volume7735
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherGround-Based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy III
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period6/27/107/2/10

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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