MUCHFUSS -- Photometric follow-up

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Stephan Geier
• Subject Area: Astrophysics and Astronomy
• Term: from 2012 to 2013
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 230647698

The MUCHFUSS project aims at finding sdB stars with massive unseen companions. Photometric follow-up revealed that a high fraction of the RV variable systems in our sample are eclipsing. The companions are most likely substellar and may play a crucial role for the yet unclear formation of sdBs. Here we propose travel funds for a photometric follow-up run of sdBs showing RV variations on short timescales to search for indicative features in their light curves.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants