The Galactic Exoplanet Survey Telescope (GEST)

被引：13

作者：

Bennett, DP ^{[1
]}

Bally, J ^{[1
]}

Bond, I ^{[1
]}

Cheng, E ^{[1
]}

Cook, K ^{[1
]}

Deming, D ^{[1
]}

Gamavich, P ^{[1
]}

Griest, K ^{[1
]}

Jewitt, D ^{[1
]}

Kaiser, N ^{[1
]}

Lauer, T ^{[1
]}

Lunine, J ^{[1
]}

Luppino, G ^{[1
]}

Mather, J ^{[1
]}

Minniti, D ^{[1
]}

Peale, S ^{[1
]}

Rhie, S ^{[1
]}

Rhodes, J ^{[1
]}

Schneider, J ^{[1
]}

Sonneborn, G ^{[1
]}

Stevenson, R ^{[1
]}

Stubbs, C ^{[1
]}

Tenerelli, D ^{[1
]}

Woolf, N ^{[1
]}

Yock, P ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA

来源：

FUTURE EUV/UV AND VISIBLE SPACE ASTROPHYSICS MISSIONS AND INSTRUMENTATION | 2003年 / 4854卷

关键词：

extra-solar planets; gravitational lensing; SPIE proceedings;

D O I：

10.1117/12.459816

中图分类号：

TH7 [仪器、仪表];

学科分类号：

0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;

摘要：

The Galactic Exoplanet Survey Telescope (GEST) will observe a 2 square degree field in the Galactic bulge to search for extra-solar planets using a gravitational lensing technique. This gravitational lensing technique is the only method employing currently available technology that can detect Earth-mass planets at high signal-to-noise, and can measure the abundance of terrestrial planets as a function of Galactic position. GEST's sensitivity extends down to the mass of Mars, and it can detect hundreds of terrestrial planets with semi-major axes ranging from 0.7 AU to infinity. GEST will be the first truly comprehensive survey of the Galaxy for planets like those, in our own Solar System.

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页码：141 / 157

页数：17