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Astrometric Accelerations as Dynamical Beacons: Efficiently Imaging Planets Around Young Accelerating Stars
Kyle Franson  1@  , Brendan Bowler  2  
1 : University of Texas at Austin [Austin]
2 : University of California [Santa Barbara]

Directly imaged exoplanets are key tools for studying the formation, evolution, and atmospheres of long-period gas giants. Especially valuable are imaged exoplanets with dynamical masses, which facilitate robust tests of cooling models. However, only about two dozen exoplanets have been imaged, with only five having direct mass measurements. In this talk, I will share the final results of the Astrometric Accelerations as Dynamical Beacons survey, a multi-facility campaign to use astrometric accelerations between Hipparcos and Gaia to increase the efficiency of imaging new long-period planets. This survey has delivered exciting discoveries including AF Lep b, the lowest-mass imaged exoplanet with a dynamical mass. Here, I will highlight the full set of data products that we are publishing, which includes about two dozen high-contrast imaging sequences, over 1000 shorter imaging sequences to remove binaries from our sample, and numerous candidate or confirmed companions. Our survey has significantly improved the efficiency of imaging new exoplanets and serves as a prototype for following up the best new informed targets that will be revealed by Gaia DR4.


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