The puzzling atmospheres of low-mass stars, brown dwarfs and exoplanets revealed by the Discovery Channel Telescope
Date
2017
DOI
Authors
Muirhead, P.S.
Croll, Bryce
Dalba, P.A.
Veyette, M.
Han, E.
Kesseli, A.
Healy, B.
Version
Published version
OA Version
Citation
P. S. Muirhead, B. Croll, P. A. Dalba, M. Veyette, E. Han, A. Kesseli, B. Healy. 2017. "The puzzling atmospheres of low-mass stars, brown dwarfs and exoplanets revealed by the Discovery Channel Telescope." American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts.
Abstract
The Large Monolithic Imager (LMI) on the Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT) enables high-precision photometry with a scriptable interface and rapid cycling between photometric bands, all while guiding off-axis. Using LMI, scientists at Boston University have undertaken a number of investigations into low-mass stars, brown dwarfs and extrasolar planets. We will report on recent results from these investigations, including (1) measurements of transiting asteroids orbiting a white dwarf, (2) refined ephemerides for long-period transiting exoplanets, (3) investigations revealing biases in space-based exoplanet light curves, (4) investigations of the nature of activity in low-mass stars and brown dwarfs and (5) investigations of low-mass eclipsing binary stars. We will also propose future studies of low-mass stars, brown dwarfs and exoplanets using current and future DCT instrumentation.