3D selection of 167 substellar companions to nearby stars

F Feng, RP Butler, SS Vogt, MS Clement… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyze 5108 AFGKM stars with at least five high-precision radial velocity points, as well
as Gaia and Hipparcos astrometric data, utilizing a novel pipeline developed in previous …

Doppler spectroscopy as a path to the detection of Earth-like planets

M Mayor, C Lovis, NC Santos - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Doppler spectroscopy was the first technique used to reveal the existence of extrasolar
planetary systems hosted by solar-type stars. Radial-velocity surveys led to the detection of …

Three years of HARPS-N high-resolution spectroscopy and precise radial velocity data for the Sun

X Dumusque, M Cretignier, D Sosnowska… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. The solar telescope connected to HARPS-N has been observing the Sun since the
summer of 2015. Such a high-cadence, long-baseline data set is crucial for understanding …

SOAP 2.0: a tool to estimate the photometric and radial velocity variations induced by stellar spots and plages

X Dumusque, I Boisse, NC Santos - The Astrophysical Journal, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT This paper presents SOAP 2.0, a new version of the Spot Oscillation And Planet
(SOAP) code that estimates in a simple way the photometric and radial velocity (RV) …

Measuring precise radial velocities on individual spectral lines-I. Validation of the method and application to mitigate stellar activity

X Dumusque - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2018 - aanda.org
Context. Stellar activity is the main limitation to the detection of an Earth-twin using the radial-
velocity (RV) technique. Despite many efforts in trying to mitigate the effect of stellar activity …

The EXPRES stellar signals project II. State of the field in disentangling photospheric velocities

LL Zhao, DA Fischer, EB Ford, A Wise… - The Astronomical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Measured spectral shifts due to intrinsic stellar variability (eg, pulsations, granulation) and
activity (eg, spots, plages) are the largest source of error for extreme-precision radial-velocity …

Stellar activity correction using PCA decomposition of shells

M Cretignier, X Dumusque, F Pepe - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. Stellar activity and instrumental signals are the main limitations to the detection of
Earth-like planets using the radial-velocity (RV) technique. Recent studies show that the key …

Radial-velocity fitting challenge-II. First results of the analysis of the data set

X Dumusque, F Borsa, M Damasso, RF Diaz… - Astronomy & …, 2017 - aanda.org
Context. Radial-velocity (RV) signals arising from stellar photospheric phenomena are the
main limitation for precise RV measurements. Those signals induce RV variations an order …

The 55 Cancri system reassessed

V Bourrier, X Dumusque, C Dorn, GW Henry… - Astronomy & …, 2018 - aanda.org
Orbiting a bright, nearby star the 55 Cnc system offers a rare opportunity to study a
multiplanet system that has a wide range of planetary masses and orbital distances. Using …

HARPS-N observes the Sun as a star

X Dumusque, A Glenday, DF Phillips… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Radial velocity (RV) perturbations induced by stellar surface inhomogeneities including
spots, plages and granules currently limit the detection of Earth-twins using Doppler …