D. J. Christian — Page 4

arXiv2005

6^Li in the atmosphere of GJ 117

We present high resolution VLT UVES observations of the active K dwarf GJ 117. 6^Li enhancement has been shown for energetic solar events, one chromospherically active binary, and several dwarf halo stars. Our analysis reveals the detection of 6^Li on this source with 6^Li/7^Li = 0.030+/-0.010. We found no significant contribution from other lines, including Ti I, in the Li profile of GJ 117 and a template star of similar spectral type and metallicity. We discuss the possibility for 6^Li production by spallation and find it to be consistent with the activity levels of the object.

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arXiv2004

Current Status of the SuperWASP Project

We present the current status of the SuperWASP project, a Wide Angle Search for Planets. SuperWASP consists of up to 8 individual cameras using ultra-wide field lenses backed by high-quality passively cooled CCDs. Each camera covers 7.8 x 7.8 sq degrees of sky, for nearly 500 sq degrees of sky coverage. SuperWASP I, located in LaPalma, is currently operational with 5 cameras and is conducting a photometric survey of a large numbers of stars in the magnitude range ~7 to 15. The collaboration has developed a custom-built reduction pipeline and aims to achieve better than 1 percent photometric precision. The pipeline will also produce well sampled light curves for all the stars in each field which will be used to detect: planetary transits, optical transients, and track Near-Earth Objects. Status of current observations, and expected rates of extrasolar planetary detections will be presented. The consortium members, institutions, and further details can be found on the web site at: http://www.superwasp.org.

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