TheGeneva Extrasolar Planet Search is a variety of observational programs run by theGeneva Observatory atVersoix, a small town nearGeneva,Switzerland. The programs are executed byM. Mayor, D. Naef, F. Pepe,D. Queloz, N.C. Santos, andS. Udry using several telescopes and instruments in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere and have resulted in the discovery of numerousextrasolar planets, including51 Pegasi b, the first ever confirmed exoplanet orbiting amain-sequence star.
Programs originated at Geneva are generally conducted in collaboration with several other academic institutions from Belgium, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. These programs search for exoplanets in various locations using different instruments. These include theHaute-Provence Observatory in France, theTRAPPIST and theEuler Telescope, both located atLa Silla Observatory in Chile, as well as the M dwarf programs. Most recent projects involve theHARPSspectrograph,HARPS-N at the island of La Palma, and theNext-Generation Transit Survey located at theParanal Observatory, northern Chile.[1][2]
The Integral Science Data Centre is located at Ecogia, which also belongs to the town of Versoix. The centre is linked to the Geneva Observatory and deals with the processing of the data provided by the satelliteINTEGRAL of theEuropean Space Agency.[3] On the two sites of Sauverny and Ecogia, a group of approximately 143 people are employed, including scientists, PhD candidates, students, technical staff (computer and electronics specialists, mechanics), as well as administrative staff.[3]
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