BLAST

"Eclipsing binary stars as cutting edge laboratories for astrophysics of stellar structure, stellar evolution and planet formation"

Coordinatore	NICOLAUS COPERNICUS ASTRONOMICAL CENTRE OF THE POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES    more Spiacenti, non ci sono informazioni su questo coordinatore. Contattare Fabio per maggiori infomrazioni, grazie.
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Poland [PL]
Totale costo	1˙500˙000 €
EC contributo	1˙500˙000 €
Programma	FP7-IDEAS-ERC Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	ERC-2010-StG_20091028
Funding Scheme	ERC-SG
Anno di inizio	2010
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2010-12-01   -   2016-11-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	NICOLAUS COPERNICUS ASTRONOMICAL CENTRE OF THE POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES  Organization address address: "Bartycka, 18" city: WARSZAWA postcode: 716 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Maciej Cognome: Konacki Email: send email Telefono: +48 56 6219249	PL (WARSZAWA)	hostInstitution	1˙500˙000.00
2	NICOLAUS COPERNICUS ASTRONOMICAL CENTRE OF THE POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES  Organization address address: "Bartycka, 18" city: WARSZAWA postcode: 716 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Piotr Cognome: ?ycki Email: send email Telefono: +48 22 3296113 Fax: +48 22 8410046	PL (WARSZAWA)	hostInstitution	1˙500˙000.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Spectroscopic binary stars (SB2s) and in particular spectroscopic eclipsing binaries are one of the most useful objects in astrophysics. Their photometric and spectroscopic observations allow one to determine basic parameters of stars and carry out a wide range of tests of stellar structure, evolution and dynamics. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, they can also contribute to our understanding of the formation and evolution of (extrasolar) planets. We will study eclipsing binary stars by combining the classic - stellar astronomy - and the modern - extrasolar planets - subjects into a cutting edge project.

We propose to search for and subsequently characterize circumbinary planets around ~350 eclipsing SB2s using our own novel cutting edge radial velocity technique for binary stars and a modern version of the photometry based eclipse timing of eclipsing binary stars employing 0.5-m robotic telescopes. We will also derive basic parameters of up to ~700 stars (~350 binaries) with an unprecedented precision. In particular for about 50% of our sample we expect to deliver masses of the components with an accuracy ~10-100 times better than the current state of the art.

Our project will provide unique constraints for the theories of planet formation and evolution and an unprecedented in quality set of the basic parameters of stars to test the theories of the stellar structure and evolution.'