Stellar Oscillations Network Group – SONG
F. GrundahlDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Aarhus, DenmarkT. ArentoftDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Aarhus, DenmarkJ. Christensen‐DalsgaardDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Aarhus, DenmarkS. FrandsenDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Aarhus, DenmarkH. KjeldsenDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Aarhus, DenmarkPeter K. Rasmussen
2008en
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Abstract
Stellar Oscillations Network Group (SONG) is an initiative aimed at designing and building a network of 1m-class telescopes dedicated to asteroseismology and planet hunting. SONG will have 8 identical telescope nodes each equipped with a high-resolution spectrograph and an iodine cell for obtaining precision radial velocities and a CCD camera for guiding and imaging purposes. The main asteroseismology targets for the network are the brightest (V<6) stars. In order to improve performance and reduce maintenance costs the instrumentation will only have very few modes of operation. In this contribution we describe the motivations for establishing a network, the basic outline of SONG and the expected performance.
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