ARTEMiS (Automated Robotic Terrestrial Exoplanet Microlensing Search) - A possible expert-system based cooperative effort to hunt for planets of Earth mass and below
M. Dominik, K. Horne, A. Allan, N.J. Rattenbury, Y. Tsapras, C., Snodgrass, M.F. Bode, M.J. Burgdorf, S.N. Fraser, E. Kerins, C.J. Mottram,, I.A. Steele, R.A. Street, P.J. Wheatley, L. Wyrzykowski

TL;DR
ARTEMiS is an automated, expert-system-based platform designed to coordinate telescopic observations for gravitational microlensing, aiming to efficiently detect Earth-mass and smaller exoplanets through real-time analysis and anomaly detection.
Contribution
It introduces an integrated, automated system that combines expert advice, real-time modelling, and anomaly detection to optimize the search for terrestrial exoplanets via microlensing.
Findings
Potential to detect Earth-mass planets outside the Solar system
Real-time anomaly detection enhances discovery chances
Automated coordination improves observational efficiency
Abstract
(abridged) The technique of gravitational microlensing is currently unique in its ability to provide a sample of terrestrial exoplanets around both Galactic disk and bulge stars, allowing to measure their abundance and determine their distribution with respect to mass and orbital separation. In order to achieve these goals in reasonable time, a well-coordinated effort involving a network of either 2m or 4 x 1m telescopes at each site is required. It could lead to the first detection of an Earth-mass planet outside the Solar system, and even planets less massive than Earth could be discovered. From April 2008, ARTEMiS (Automated Robotic Terrestrial Exoplanet Microlensing Search) is planned to provide a platform for a three-step strategy of survey, follow-up, and anomaly monitoring. As an expert system embedded in eSTAR (e-Science Telescopes for Astronomical Research), ARTEMiS will give…
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