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Award Abstract #0520740
Acquisition of Three 0.8 m Automatic Photoelectric Telescopes for Northern and Southern Hemisphere Extrasolar Planet Searches
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AST
Division of Astronomical Sciences
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| Initial Amendment Date: |
August 8, 2005 |
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| Latest Amendment Date: |
August 8, 2005 |
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| Award Number: |
0520740 |
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| Award Instrument: |
Standard Grant |
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| Program Manager: |
Jeffrey R. Pier
AST Division of Astronomical Sciences
MPS Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences
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| Start Date: |
August 15, 2005 |
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| Expires: |
July 31, 2008 (Estimated) |
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| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$684000 |
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| Investigator(s): |
Gregory Henry henry@schwab.tsuniv.edu (Principal Investigator)
R. Paul Butler (Co-Principal Investigator)
Mercedes Lopez-Morales (Co-Principal Investigator)
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| Sponsor: |
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209 615/963-5000
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| NSF Program(s): |
MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
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| Program Reference Code(s): |
OTHR,1207,0000
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| Program Element Code(s): |
1189
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ABSTRACT
AST-0520740/Henry, Tennessee State University
Three new 0.8 m automated photoelectric telescopes will be obtained for high-precision photometry of planetary-candidate target stars in the northern and southern hemispheres. The telescopes will complement high-resolution Doppler spectroscopy to separate out true exoplanet candidates from stellar magnetic variations that can mimic periodic Doppler effects.
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