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Circumbinary Planets and the SOLARIS Project

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2012

Maciej Konacki ,
Piotr Sybilski ,
Stanisław K. Kozłowski ,
Milena Ratajczak  and
Krzysztof G. Hełminiak
Maciej Konacki
Affiliation:
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Department of Astrophysics, ul. Rabianska 8, 87-100 Torun, Poland e-mail: maciej@ncac.torun.pl Astronomical Observatory, Adam Mickiewicz University, ul. Sloneczna 36, 60-286 Poznan, Poland
Piotr Sybilski
Affiliation:
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Department of Astrophysics, ul. Rabianska 8, 87-100 Torun, Poland e-mail: maciej@ncac.torun.pl
Stanisław K. Kozłowski
Affiliation:
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Department of Astrophysics, ul. Rabianska 8, 87-100 Torun, Poland e-mail: maciej@ncac.torun.pl
Milena Ratajczak
Affiliation:
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Department of Astrophysics, ul. Rabianska 8, 87-100 Torun, Poland e-mail: maciej@ncac.torun.pl
Krzysztof G. Hełminiak
Affiliation:
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Department of Astrophysics, ul. Rabianska 8, 87-100 Torun, Poland e-mail: maciej@ncac.torun.pl
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Abstract

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Extrasolar planets in binary and multiple star systems have become a noticeable niche with about 50 planets among over 500 known. Here we however focus on a particular subset of exoplanets in binary star systems — circumbinary planets. They have the unique advantage that a search for circumbinary planets does also significantly contribute to the understanding of their parent stars. We review what is currently known about circumbinary planets and then introduce our two projects aimed at detecting circumbinary planets: The TATOOINE project to find circumbinary planets around non-eclipsing double-lined spectroscopic binary stars with precision radial velocities, and the SOLARIS project to detect circumbinary planets with the timing of eclipses of eclipsing binary stars. For the SOLARIS project, we were granted 2.6 million USD to establish a network of at least four robotic 0.5-m telescopes on three continents (Australia, Africa and South America) to carry out precision photometry of a sample of eclipsing binary stars. We expect that both projects will have a large impact also on the observational stellar astronomy.

Keywords

techniques: spectroscopicphotometricbinaries: eclipsingplanetary systems
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 7 , Symposium S282: From Interacting Binaries to Exoplanets: Essential Modeling Tools , July 2011 , pp. 111 - 116
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2012

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