The TESS-Keck Survey

The TESS-Keck Survey or TKS is an exoplanet search project that uses the Keck I and the Automated Planet Finder (APF) to conduct ground-based follow-up of planet candidates discovered by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.[1] The TKS aims to measure the mass for about 100 exoplanets[2] and has been awarded some of the largest time allocations in the histories of Keck I and APF.[1] The program has four main science themes:[2]

  1. the bulk compositions of small planets
  2. dynamical temperatures and system architectures
  3. a larger, more refined sample for future atmospheric studies
  4. planets orbiting evolved stars
  1. ^ a b "The TESS-Keck Survey". faculty.sites.uci.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  2. ^ a b Chontos, Ashley; Murphy, Joseph M. Akana; MacDougall, Mason G.; Fetherolf, Tara; Van Zandt, Judah; Rubenzahl, Ryan A.; Beard, Corey; Huber, Daniel; Batalha, Natalie M.; Crossfield, Ian J. M.; Dressing, Courtney D.; Fulton, Benjamin; Howard, Andrew W.; Isaacson, Howard; Kane, Stephen R. (2022-06-01). "The TESS-Keck Survey: Science Goals and Target Selection". The Astronomical Journal. 163 (6): 297. arXiv:2106.06156. Bibcode:2022AJ....163..297C. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ac6266. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 235417319.