The goal of the PLATO WP 115100 "Astrophysical Noise Sources" is to understand the effects that astrophysical noise, in particular manifestations of stellar activity, has on the radial velocity follow-up of planet candidates discovered by PLATO, and to outline mitigation procedures.
I will present a possible approach informed by X-ray observations of stars, including the multi-year all-sky...
The advent of modern photometric monitoring space missions has boosted
studies of stellar flares. Such events are key signatures of magnetic
activity on late-type stars, and important diagnostics for our understanding
of coronal physics as well as the evolution of planet atmospheres. These latter
ones are irradiated and heated by flares, possibly to the point of atmospheric
erosion and...
The PMC Calibration and Operation Team (PCOT) provides the required support of the PMC to the calibration and operation of the payload as well as monitoring its health. The PCOT Manager (PCOTM) contributes to the Payload System/AIV Support Team and is responsible for all matters related to e.g. Payload User Manual, TM/TC database, calibration parameters and (together with PPT) inputs related...
