LCOGT Transiting Exoplanet Characterisation (TECH) Project Characterising the steady stream of exoplanets that are now being discovered is one of the most exciting fields of current astronomical research. This research shows a wide diversity in the population of exoplanets that far exceeds that seen in our own solar system - inflated Jupiters, super-Earths, packed multi-planet systems, and retrograde orbits just to name a few. And there is no better way to characterise exoplanets than by targeting transiting exoplanet systems.
We characterise selected exoplanets by intensively monitoring the transit events using the LCOGT 1m network of telescopes. One of our focuses is on the rare "warm Jupiter" class of planets, for which the LCOGT global network is in a unique position to characterise due to the longitudal coverage of telescopes. Additionally we search for for undiscovered planets via transit timing variations and monitor selected K2 transiting planets that require photometric observations in order to fully characterise the system.
We have a large and experienced team of 23 scientists undertaking the scheduling, data reduction, and analysis involved in this project. We have members from all of the LCOGT partner institutes.
For more information about the TECH project, please contact daniel.bayliss "at" unige.ch.
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