CHEOPS (CHaracterizing ExOPlanets Satellite) mission

Scandariato, G.; Ehrenreich, D.; Pagano, I.; Queloz, D.; Alibert, Y.; Alonso, R.; Bárczy, T.; Barrado y Navascués, D.; Baumjohann, W.; Benz, W.; Bonfils, X.; Brandeker, A.; Borsato, L.; Broeg, C.; Cabrera, J.; Charnoz, S.; Cameron, A. C.; Davies, M.B.; Demangeon, O.; Deleuil, M.; Erikson, A.; Fortier, A.; Fossati, L.; Fridlund, M.; Gandolfi, D.; Gillon, M.; Güdel, M.; Gutiérrez Peña, A.; Isaak, K.; Kiss, L.; Laskar, J.; Lecavelier des Etangs, A.; Lovis, C.; Meyer, M. R.; Nascimbeni, V.; Oloffson, G.; Pallé, E.; Piotto, G.; Pollacco, D.; Ragazzoni, R.; Rando, N.; Renotte, É.; Ribas, I.; Santos, N. C.; Sousa, S.; Spohn, T.; Steller, M.; Szabó, G.; Thomas, N.; Udry, S.; Van Grootel, V.; Walton, N.

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23/05/2016

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The Characterizing ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS) mission was selected in October 2012 by ESA as the first small mission. It will be a ultra-high precision photometer dedicated to the observation of transits of known exoplanets on bright stars, for which the mass has already been measured via ground-based spectroscopic surveys. Its precision will allow the accurate determination of the planetary radii and, by consequence, the planetary bulk density. CHEOPS will also unveil transiting exoplanets of interest for in-depth characterization, a legacy for future instruments suited to the spectroscopic characterization of exoplanetary atmospheres.

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Scandariato , G , Ehrenreich , D , Pagano , I , Queloz , D , Alibert , Y , Alonso , R , Bárczy , T , Barrado y Navascués , D , Baumjohann , W , Benz , W , Bonfils , X , Brandeker , A , Borsato , L , Broeg , C , Cabrera , J , Charnoz , S , Cameron , A C , Davies , M B , Demangeon , O , Deleuil , M , Erikson , A , Fortier , A , Fossati , L , Fridlund , M , Gandolfi , D , Gillon , M , Güdel , M , Gutiérrez Peña , A , Isaak , K , Kiss , L , Laskar , J , Lecavelier des Etangs , A , Lovis , C , Meyer , M R , Nascimbeni , V , Oloffson , G , Pallé , E , Piotto , G , Pollacco , D , Ragazzoni , R , Rando , N , Renotte , É , Ribas , I , Santos , N C , Sousa , S , Spohn , T , Steller , M , Szabó , G , Thomas , N , Udry , S , Van Grootel , V & Walton , N 2016 , CHEOPS (CHaracterizing ExOPlanets Satellite) mission . in F Giovannelli & L Sabau-Graziati (eds) , 2nd Frontier Research in Astrophysics, FRAPWS 2016; Splendid Hotel La Torre Mondello; Italy; 23 May 2016 through 28 May 2016 . Proceedings of Science , vol. 2016-May , Frontier Research in Astrophysics – II , Mondello (Palermo) , Italy , 23/05/16 .

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2nd Frontier Research in Astrophysics, FRAPWS 2016; Splendid Hotel La Torre Mondello; Italy; 23 May 2016 through 28 May 2016

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