I work on the detection and characterization of exoplanets and brown dwarfs in the solar neighborhood. I am the scientific lead for the NIRPS infrared spectrograph (installed at ESO's 3.6m telescope in Chile) and SPIRou (at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope).
I have developed innovative high-precision velocimetry techniques that enable the detection of Earth-mass planets around low-mass stars. More recently, I developed a method to measure stellar temperature variations with unprecedented precision.
I am also involved in supporting the analysis algorithms for the NIRISS instrument aboard the James Webb Space Telescope, and in future algorithms for ANDES on the ELT.
Recent work includes:
- Ultra-precise measurement of stellar temperature variations (<1 Kelvin over months) (publication)
- Development of the Line-By-Line code for meter-per-second infrared radial velocities (LBL project)
All this work is possible thanks to the iREx team. Visit the institute page and subscribe to our newsletter.
