For the asteroseismology channel

1. COROTSKY The Entry Star Database contains all the potentiel targets located in the COROT field of view – centre and anticentre directions - for both main scientific objectives, asteroseismology and extra-solar planet search, as well as for exploratory and additional programmes. • For the asteroseismology channel • The database contains all the stars brighter than mV= 9.5 (~ 12000 objects) with extensive data from: • The CDS/Simbad database • Dedicated ground based spectroscopy and strömgren photometry for stars brighter than mV= 8; under the resp. of C. Catala (LESIA) • Specific catalogues identifying various types of stars (δ-scuti, β-Cep, …); under the resp. of W. Weiss (U. of Vienna). • These informations will be used for the core and secondaryprogrammes (long runs), the exploratoryprogrammes (shortruns)andthe additional programmes (during both short or long runs) in the seismology fields. • For the extra-solar planet search channel • The database contains stars in the range of magnitude mV between 12 and 16 with data from: • Dedicated ground based BVRI photometry and exhaustive identification of ~ 3,000,000 stars in the exoplanet fields around the principal targets; under the resp. of M. Deleuil (LAM). • The USNO catalogue to cover the regions far away from the principal targets and not covered by the dedicated photometry (more than 10,000,000 stars); under the resp. of OMP • Specific catalogues identifying various types of stars; under the resp. of W. Weiss (U. of Vienna) External catalogues LAM database CESD Parameter files OMP GAUDI Database CESD mirror Mission contraints COROTSKY CNES • These data will be used for the coreprogramme (long runs), the exploratoryprogrammes (short runs) and the additionalprogrammes in the exoplanet fields. • The objective is to simulate the field of view of the Detectors • In order to choose the « best » targets to fullfil the scientific goals of COROT and provide the « best » schedule of the observations over the instrument operational lifetime. STEP 0 Selection of the principal target or specific sky region STEP 1 & 2 Positionning of the detectors on the sky Selection of candidate targets STEP 3 Definition of windows around the selected targets Selection of operation mode Preparing Corot Observations with COROTSKY A graphic interactive application for the construction of the Corot observation blocks, the planning and the preparation of commands. Content and Objectives of the CorotSky Entry Database COROTSKY OVERVIEW Corot Entry Star Database Observation blocks CESD Planning Mission Constraints Scientific Programmes CorotSky provides functions to explore the Corot Entry Star Database in order to optimize the targets selection in accordance with the scientific programmes. It takes into account the mission and instrument constraints to build observation blocks. Access to COROTSKY http://smsc.cnes.fr/COROT/A_corotsky.htm Configuration needed Windows, Mac OS X, Linux with Netscape 4.73 or laterJava Runtime Environment 1.3.1(for information and download see http://java.sun.com/getjava/manual.html)Beware Linux need a specific configuration ! INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE WEB SITE The COROTSKY versions How to become a user ? The configuration needed The User Manual Your remarks 3 steps are required to achieve the construction of an observation block. 5 stars/detector (sismo) 6000 stars/detector (exo) STEP 0 Initialization of one block Selection of a Long Run (LR) or Short Run (SR) in the Centre or Anticentre direction Display of the principal stars Overall display combining 3 groups of seismology potential targets satisfying selected criteria Show populated regions for Exoplanet fields Principal Target STEP 1 : SISMO FIELD Display candidate targets according to selected criteria Build histograms Show HR diagrams View and print summaries and current displays STEP 1 : EXO FIELD Display the map of density of stars according to selected criteria Build histograms View and print the results of the selection Who are the COROTSKY users? All scientists responsible for a scientific programme (CoIs and GIs) and the COROT project team Public access for demonstration : Username : corotdemo Password : corotdemo Contacts : Stéphane Charpinet (stephane.charpinet@ast.obs-mip.fr) Jacqueline Platzer (jacqueline.platzer@ast.obs-mip.fr ) Laboratoire d’Astrophysique Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées 14 Av. Ed. Belin 31400 TOULOUSE Tel : 05.61.33.30.20 Fax : 05.61.33.28.40