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M. Mayor

M. Mayor

University of Geneva
Switzerland

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Awards & Achievements

2019 - Nobel Prize for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star

2017 - Wolf Prize in Physics for the discovery of an extrasolar planet orbiting around a star similar to the sun.

2011 - BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award

2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2010 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

2003 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

2000 - International Balzan Prize

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Astronomy
  • Exoplanet
  • Astrophysics

His main research concerns Astrophysics, Planet, Exoplanet, Astronomy and Planetary system. His Astrophysics research focuses on Transit and how it relates to Radius and Spectrograph. The study incorporates disciplines such as Stars, Stellar rotation, Orbital period and Radial velocity in addition to Planet.

His Radial velocity research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Orbit and Minimum mass. His studies deal with areas such as Amplitude, Atmosphere and Solar System as well as Exoplanet. His Planetary system study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Doppler measurements, Terrestrial planet, Mean motion and Protoplanetary disk.

His most cited work include:

  • An extended upper atmosphere around the extrasolar planet HD209458b (1006 citations)
  • Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission VIII. CoRoT-7b: the first Super-Earth with measured radius (525 citations)
  • Detection of oxygen and carbon in the hydrodynamically escaping atmosphere of the extrasolar planet HD209458b (520 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Astrophysics, Astronomy, Planet, Stars and Radial velocity are his primary areas of study. His research combines Radius and Astrophysics. His work in the fields of Binary star, Super-Earth, Photometry and K-type main-sequence star overlaps with other areas such as Context.

The concepts of his Planet study are interwoven with issues in Spectrograph and Transit. His study in Stars is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Scanner and Photoelectric effect. The various areas that he examines in his Radial velocity study include Orbital elements, Primary, Light curve and Cepheid variable.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Astrophysics (64.42%)
  • Astronomy (62.26%)
  • Planet (56.06%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Planet (56.06%)
  • Astronomy (62.26%)
  • Astrophysics (64.42%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

M. Mayor focuses on Planet, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Exoplanet and Radial velocity. M. Mayor usually deals with Planet and limits it to topics linked to Stars and Light curve. His study ties his expertise on Series together with the subject of Astronomy.

His Radius research extends to the thematically linked field of Astrophysics. His study looks at the relationship between Exoplanet and topics such as Telescope, which overlap with Minimum mass. His Radial velocity research incorporates themes from Terrestrial planet, Photometry, Transit and Circumstellar habitable zone.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The HARPS-N Rocky Planet Search I. HD219134b: A transiting rocky planet in a multi-planet system at 6.5 pc from the Sun (115 citations)
  • The HARPS-N Rocky Planet Search. I. HD 219134 b: A transiting rocky planet in a multi-planet system at 6.5 pc from the Sun (114 citations)
  • The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets XXXV. The interesting case of HD 41248: stellar activity, no planets? (94 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Astronomy
  • Planet
  • Exoplanet

M. Mayor mostly deals with Planet, Astrophysics, Exoplanet, Planetary system and Radial velocity. His study on Planet is covered under Astronomy. In Astrophysics, M. Mayor works on issues like Radius, which are connected to Low Mass, Photometry and Exoplanetology.

When carried out as part of a general Exoplanet research project, his work on Hot Jupiter is frequently linked to work in Noise, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study. His Radial velocity study also includes fields such as

  • Circumstellar habitable zone, which have a strong connection to Doppler spectroscopy and Proper motion,
  • Orbital period that connect with fields like Metallicity. His work in Orbit tackles topics such as Star which are related to areas like Planetary mass, Orbital eccentricity and Transit.

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Best Publications

An extended upper atmosphere around the extrasolar planet HD209458b

A. Vidal-Madjar;A. Lecavelier des Etangs;J.-M. Désert;G. E. Ballester.
Nature (2003)

1647 Citations

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

A. Leger;D. Rouan;J. Schneider;P. Barge.
arXiv: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (2009)

851 Citations

Detection of oxygen and carbon in the hydrodynamically escaping atmosphere of the extrasolar planet HD209458b

A. Vidal-Madjar;J.-M. Désert;A. Lecavelier des Etangs;G. Hébrard.
arXiv: Astrophysics (2004)

821 Citations

The CORALIE survey for southern extra-solar planets VII. Two short-period Saturnian companions to HD108147 and HD168746

F. Pepe;M. Mayor;F. Galland;D. Naef.
arXiv: Astrophysics (2002)

795 Citations

The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets XI. Super-Earths (5 & 8 M_Earth) in a 3-planet system

S. Udry;X. Bonfils;X. Delfosse;T. Forveille.
arXiv: Astrophysics (2007)

707 Citations

The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets XXXIV. Occurrence, mass distribution and orbital properties of super-Earths and Neptune-mass planets ?

M. Mayor;C. Mordasini;D. Segransan;J.-L. Bertaux.
arXiv: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (2011)

584 Citations

The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets. XIII. A planetary system with 3 Super-Earths (4.2, 6.9, & 9.2 Earth masses)

M. Mayor;S. Udry;C. Lovis;F. Pepe.
arXiv: Astrophysics (2008)

485 Citations

The HARPS search for Earth-like planets in the habitable zone: I -- Very low-mass planets around HD20794, HD85512 and HD192310

F. Pepe;C. Lovis;D. Ségransan;W. Benz.
arXiv: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (2011)

431 Citations

Planets around evolved intermediate-mass stars - I. Two substellar companions in the open clusters NGC 2423 and NGC 4349

C. Lovis;M. Mayor.
Astronomy and Astrophysics (2007)

388 Citations

The Spectroscopic Orbit of the Planetary Companion Transiting HD209458

T. Mazeh;D. Naef;G. Torres;D. W. Latham.
arXiv: Astrophysics (2000)

372 Citations

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