Description
The SPECULOOS project is dedicated to the discovery of transiting exoplanets around ultracool dwarfs using high-precision ground-based observations. To enhance sensitivity to these cool stars, we have implemented SPIRIT, a new infrared detector utilising CMOS technology instead of traditional CCDs. CMOS sensors offer significant advantages for astronomical observations, including lower power consumption, faster readout speeds, and enhanced infrared performance. In this talk, I will discuss our work on SPIRIT and optimising its capabilities for exoplanet transit detection. I will showcase our results, in particular the discovery of TOI-2407b, a Neptune-sized planet validated with this detector.
Primary author
Claudia Jano Muñoz
(University of Cambridge)
