2 February 2012, INAF-Roma
GAPS Project Management
Global Architecture of Planetary Systems
from Jupiters to super-Earths
Isabella Pagano & Riccardo Claudi
on behalf of the GAPS Project Coordination Board
Background
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Two main community gatherings on HARPS_N
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Jul2010 Meeting @INAF ==> HARPS-N at TNG: A Science
Opportunity for the Italian Astronomical Community, edited
Raffaele Gratton, Jul 2010 INAF, signed by 45 from 13 Ital
structures
Oct 2011 Meeting @OAPD: Exoplanetary Science with HARP
27 participants from 8 Italian structures
Several efforts to coordinate Exoplanets Research in Italy:
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PRIN INAF 2008-2009
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PRIN INAF 2010-2011
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Building new facilities: PLATO (ESA CV), Sphere (@VLT), EC
(ESA CV), Expresso (@VLT), EPIC (@E-ELT)
GAPS
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Rational for GAPS
Need for coordination in order to:
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Maximize efficiency and synergies using all th
expertise in the exoplanet field present in Ital
Optimize the science return having done a
careful quantitative assessment of:
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The number of nights of observation (explori
synergies with the GTO);
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The schedule constraints to avoid bad use of
observing time
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The required manpower
Global Architecture of
Planetary Systems
Scientific
Preparation
Observations
Data Organization
Science Team
Outreach
Project
Management
Project
Coordination
Board
RV Analysis &
Planet Search
GAPS
Science case
Science Management Plan
Stellar Activity
Analysis
Architecture of
Planetary Systems
Planet
Characteristics
Tentative organization
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Science Team: A. Sozzetti (chair), S.
Desidera, A.F. Lanza, G. Micela, G. Piotto
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Project Management: R. Claudi, I. Pagano
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Outreach: tbd
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Co-Is (TBC):
M. Barbieri (Obs. Nizza), L. Bedin (OAPD), K. Biazzo (OAC),
F. Borsa (OAB), L. Borsato (UNIPD), R. Claudi (OAPD), E. Covino (OAC), M.
Damasso (OATO), S. Desidera (OAPD), A. Fiorenzano (TNG), V. Granata (UNIPD),
R. Gratton (OAPD), N. Lanza (OACT), A. Maggio (OAPA), L. Mancini (MPIA), F.
Marzari (UNIPD), G. Micela (OAPA), E. Molinari (TNG) on skype, U. Munari
(OAPD), V. Nascimbeni (UNIPD), I. Pagano (OACT), G. Picogna (UNIPD), G. Piotto
GAPS policy
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The TEAM is Open to collaborations
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You can be a member of the GAPS project
You can ask to make use of some of the
facilities and tools the GAPS project will
let available to the community.
…E DECINE DI MILIARDI
DI PIANETI …. GAPS!!