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Overview

Claire Moutou is a researcher affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their work primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a specific focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Within this broad domain, their research engages with subfields including Instrumentation, Computational Mechanics, Spectroscopy, and Mechanical Engineering.

The principal topics of their research encompass Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, as well as Spectroscopy and Laser Applications.

Research outputs by Claire Moutou include papers published in a range of scientific journals and platforms, with frequent contributions to Astronomy and Astrophysics, arXiv (Cornell University), and the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Other notable venues include The Astronomical Journal and HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe).

  • The SPHERE infrared survey for exoplanets (SHINE), 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • SPIRou: NIR velocimetry and spectropolarimetry at the CFHT, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Investigating the young AU Mic system with SPIRou: large-scale stellar magnetic field and close-in planet mass, 2020, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Line-by-line Velocity Measurements: an Outlier-resistant Method for Precision Velocimetry, 2022, The Astronomical Journal
  • APERO: A PipelinE to Reduce Observations-Demonstration with SPIRou, 2022, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Collaboration is an important aspect of Claire Moutou's scientific activity. Frequent co-authors include J.-F. Donati, X. Delfosse, A. Carmona, G. Hébrard, and P. Fouqué, reflecting ongoing collaborative efforts within the astronomical research community.

Best Publications

  • Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission VIII. CoRoT-7b: the first Super-Earth with measured radius

    A. Léger;D. Rouan;J. Schneider;P. Barge

  • Detection of atmospheric haze on an extrasolar planet: The 0.55 - 1.05 micron transmission spectrum of HD189733b with the Hubble Space Telescope

    F. Pont;H. Knutson;R. L. Gilliland;C. Moutou

  • ELODIE metallicity-biased search for transiting Hot Jupiters. II. A very hot Jupiter transiting the bright K star HD 189733

    F. Bouchy;S. Udry;M. Mayor;C. Moutou

  • Masses, Radii, and Orbits of Small Kepler Planets: The Transition From Gaseous to Rocky Planets

    Geoffrey W. Marcy;Howard Isaacson;Andrew W. Howard;Jason F. Rowe

  • SPHERE: A ‘Planet Finder’ Instrument for the VLT

    Jean-Luc Beuzit;Markus Feldt;Kjetil Dohlen;David Mouillet

  • Detection of atmospheric haze on an extrasolar planet: the 0.55–1.05 μm transmission spectrum of HD 189733b with the Hubble Space Telescope

    F. Pont;H. Knutson;R. L. Gilliland;C. Moutou

  • WASP-12b: The hottest transiting planet yet discovered

    L. Hebb;A. Collier-Cameron;B. Loeillet;D. Pollacco

  • Efficient identification of exoplanetary transit candidates from SuperWASP light curves

    A. Collier Cameron;D. M. Wilson;Richard G. West;L. Hebb

  • WASP-1b and WASP-2b: Two new transiting exoplanets detected with SuperWASP and SOPHIE

    A. Collier Cameron;F. Bouchy;G. Hebrard;P. Maxted

  • Hubble Space Telescope time-series photometry of the planetary transit of HD 189733: no moon, no rings, starspots

    F. Pont;R. L. Gilliland;C. Moutou;D. Charbonneau

  • WASP-3b: a strongly-irradiated transiting gas-giant planet

    D. Pollacco;I. Skillen;A. Collier Cameron;B. Loeillet

  • Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission - II. CoRoT-Exo-2b: a transiting planet around an active G star

    R. Alonso;M. Auvergne;A. Baglin;M. Ollivier

  • Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission I - CoRoT-Exo-1b: a low-density short-period planet around a G0V star

    P. Barge;A. Baglin;M. Auvergne;Heike Rauer

  • Photometric characterization of exoplanets using angular and spectral differential imaging

    Arthur Vigan;C. Moutou;M. Langlois;F. Allard

  • Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission . VI. CoRoT-Exo-3b: the first secure inhabitant of the brown-dwarf desert

    M. Deleuil;H. J. Deeg;R. Alonso;F. Bouchy

  • Discovery of a warm, dusty giant planet around HIP 65426

    G. Chauvin;G. Chauvin;S. Desidera;A. M. Lagrange;A. Vigan

  • SOPHIE velocimetry of Kepler transit candidates XVII. The physical properties of giant exoplanets within 400 days of period

    A. Santerne;C. Moutou;M. Tsantaki;F. Bouchy

  • The SOPHIE search for northern extrasolar planets . I. A companion around HD 16760 with mass close to the planet/brown-dwarf transition

    F. Bouchy;F. Bouchy;G. Hébrard;S. Udry;X. Delfosse

  • The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets IX. Exoplanets orbiting HD 100777, HD 190647, and HD 221287

    D. Naef;D. Naef;M. Mayor;W. Benz;F. Bouchy

  • Planets and Stellar Activity: Hide and Seek in the CoRoT-7 system

    R. D. Haywood;A. C. Cameron;D. Queloz;S. C. C. Barros

Frequent Co-Authors

Guillaume Hébrard
Guillaume Hébrard Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
Magali Deleuil
Magali Deleuil Aix-Marseille University
Nuno C. Santos
Nuno C. Santos University of Porto
Damien Ségransan
Damien Ségransan University of Geneva
Stéphane Udry
Stéphane Udry University of Geneva
Frederic Pont
Frederic Pont University of Exeter
Francesco Pepe
Francesco Pepe University of Geneva
David Ehrenreich
David Ehrenreich University of Geneva
Stéphane Udry
Stéphane Udry University of Geneva
François Bouchy
François Bouchy University of Geneva

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