Efficient scheduling of astronomical observations: application to the CARMENES radial-velocity survey

Targeted spectroscopic exoplanet surveys face the challenge of maximizing their planet detection rates by means of careful planning. The number of possible observation combinations for a large exoplanet survey, i.e., the sequence of observations night after night, both in total time and amount of ta...

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Main Authors: Garcia-Piquer, Alvaro (Author) , Quirrenbach, Andreas (Author) , Seifert, Walter (Author)
Format: Article (Journal) Chapter/Article
Language:English
Published: July 20, 2017
In: Arxiv

Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://arxiv.org/abs/1707.06052
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Author Notes:A. Garcia-Piquer, J.C. Morales, I. Ribas, J. Colomé, J. Guàrdia, M. Perger, J.A. Caballero, M. Cortés-Contreras, S.V. Jeffers, A. Reiners, P.J. Amado, A. Quirrenbach, and W. Seifert

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