An optimized survey strategy for the ERIS/NIX imager: searching for young giant exoplanets and very low mass brown dwarfs using the K-peak custom photometric filter

Author:

Dubber Sophie12ORCID,Biller Beth12,Bonavita Mariangela12ORCID,Allers Katelyn3,Fontanive Clémence4ORCID,Kenworthy Matthew A5ORCID,Bonnefoy Mickaël6,Taylor William7

Affiliation:

1. SUPA, Institute for Astronomy, Royal Observatory, University of Edinburgh , Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH93HJ, UK

2. Centre for Exoplanet Science, University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh EH93HJ, UK

3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bucknell University , Lewisburg, PA 17837, USA

4. Center for Space and Habitability, University of Bern , Gesellschaftsstrasse 6, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland

5. Leiden Observatory, Leiden University , P.O. Box 9513, NL-2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands

6. Univ. Grenoble Alpes , CNRS, IPAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France

7. STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh , Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK

Abstract

ABSTRACT We present optimal survey strategies for the upcoming NIX imager, part of the Enhanced Resolution Imager and Spectrograph instrument to be installed on the Very Large Telescope. We will use a custom 2.2 µm K-peak filter to optimize the efficiency of a future large-scale direct imaging survey, aiming to detect brown dwarfs and giant planets around nearby stars. We use the results of previous large-scale imaging surveys (primarily SPHERE SHINE and Gemini GPIES) to inform our choice of targets, as well as improved planet population distributions. We present four possible approaches to optimize survey target lists for the highest yield of detections: (i) targeting objects with anomalous proper motion trends, (ii) a follow-up survey of dense fields from SPHERE SHINE and Gemini GPIES, (iii) surveying nearby star-forming regions, and (iv) targeting newly discovered members of nearby young moving groups. We also compare the predicted performance of NIX to other state-of-the-art direct imaging instruments.

Funder

Swiss National Science Foundation

ANR

French National Research Agency

NASA

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Space and Planetary Science,Astronomy and Astrophysics

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