Challenges in the Radial Velocity Method

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Table of contents

1 Introduction 
1.1 History
1.2 Searching for Exoplanets
1.2.1 Transit
1.2.2 Radial Velocity
1.2.3 Direct imaging
1.2.4 Microlensing
1.3 Solar System and Extra-Solar Systems
1.3.1 Solar System
1.3.2 Extra Solar Systems
1.4 Exoplanets
1.4.1 Diversity in Exoplanets
1.4.2 Classification of Exoplanets
1.5 Thesis
1.5.1 Keynote
1.5.2 Outline
1.6 References
2 Detection instruments and techniques 
2.1 Detection Instruments
2.1.1 SOPHIE
2.1.2 HARPS-N
2.1.3 SPIRou
2.2 Data and Data Reduction
2.3 DetectionMethod – Radial Velocity
2.3.1 Keplerian Orbit
2.3.2 Model
2.3.3 Keplerian Fitting
2.4 Rossiter–McLaughlin Effect and ObliquityMeasurement
2.4.1 Rossiter–McLaughlin Effect
2.4.2 Obliquity
2.4.3 Classical Rossiter–McLaughlin
2.4.4 Doppler Shadow
2.4.5 Reloaded Rossiter–McLaughlin
2.5 Challenges in the Radial VelocityMethod
2.5.1 Activity Indicators
2.6 References
3 A stellar catalog for giant planet detection 
3.1 Catalog definition
3.1.1 Criterion 1 – Volumetric Constraint
3.1.2 Criterion 2- Selection ofMain Sequence stars
3.1.3 Criterion 3 – Removing SB9 binaries
3.1.4 Criterion 4 – Removing CORAVEL binaries and fast rotators
3.1.5 Criterion 5 – Removing targets from KECK survey
3.1.6 Criterion 6 – Removing targets from ELODIE survey
3.1.7 Criterion 7 – Removing known planets
3.2 Comparsion with old Catalog
3.3 Conclusion
3.4 References
4 New Detections 
4.1 Motivation
4.1.1 Giant Planets
4.1.2 Brown Dwarfs
4.2 Observations, Data Reduction and Keplerian fit
4.3 New Detections
4.3.1 Giant planets without drifts
4.3.2 Giant planets with drifts
4.3.3 Brown Dwarfs
4.3.4 Stellar Companions
4.4 False Positive Indicator Analysis
4.5 Summary and Conclusion
4.6 References
5 Obliquity Measurements 
5.1 Why measure star-planets alignment/misalignment?
5.2 Obliquitymeasurement of a sub-Neptune HD 3167 c
5.2.1 Stellar and planetary parameters
5.2.2 Spin-Orbit (mis)alignment measurement
5.2.3 Results and Conclusion
5.2.4 Additional Information – True Obliquity
5.3 Revisiting obliquity of HD 189733 with SPIRou
5.3.1 Stellar and planetary parameters
5.3.2 Keplerian Orbit of HD 189733 in near infrared
5.3.3 Observation and Analysis
5.3.4 Obliquity measurement using classical RMFit
5.3.5 Obliquity measurement using Doppler Shadow
5.3.6 Results and Conclusion
5.4 Summary
5.5 References
6 Conclusion & Prospects 
6.1 References
A Annexes