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)
- Development of the Line-By-Line code for meter-per-second infrared radial velocities
All this work is possible thanks to the iREx team. Visit the
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