Author Archives: Paul M Robertson

HPF Laser Comb Team wins IEEE Laser Instrumentation Award

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Paul M Robertson

HPF Team members Scott Diddams, AJ Metcalf, and Connor Fredrick have been named the 2021 recipients of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Photonics Society’s Laser Instrumentation Award.  From the IEEE citation, The IEEE Photonics Society Laser Instrumentation … Continue reading →

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A very stealthy alias: the impostor planet of Barnard’s star

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Paul M Robertson

Introduction One of the signature targets of HPF’s search for nearby exoplanets is Barnard’s star, the second-closest star system to our own Solar system.  Barnard’s star made the news in late 2018, when the CARMENES team announced the discovery of … Continue reading →

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HPF Science Featured on AAS Nova

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Paul M Robertson

Our recent HPF study of starspot signals from rapidly-rotating M dwarfs was featured today on AAS Nova.  AAS Nova highlights the most interesting new scientific results published in the American Astronomical Society’s family of research journals.  Congratulations to the HPF … Continue reading →

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