ASTEP: Towards the detection and characterization of exoplanets from Dome C

The ASTEP project (Antarctic Search for Transiting ExoPlanets), aims at testing the quality of the Dome C site in Antarctica for photometry in the visible, as well as detecting and characterizing transiting exoplanets. A dedicated telescope, ASTEP400, has been developped and installed at Concordia....

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Published in:	EPJ Web of conferences Vol. 11; p. 6001
Main Authors:	Crouzet, N., Guillot, T., Agabi, K., Daban, J.-B., Abe, L., Mekarnia, D., Rivet, J.-P., Fanteï-Caujolle, Y., Fressin, F., Gouvret, C., Schmider, F.-X., Valbousquet, F., Blazit, A., Rauer, H., Erikson, A., Fruth, T., Aigrain, S., Pont, F., Barbieri, M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	EDP Sciences 2011
Series:	Detection and Dynamics of Transiting Exoplanets
Subjects:	Sciences of the Universe
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