Publications

For ScienCe Community: The ESA CHEOPS ADS Library

The ESA CHEOPS ADS library includes refereed papers published since launch that:

• make direct use of data from a mission including from its primary catalogues
• make quantitative predictions of results from a mission
• describe the mission, its instruments, operations, software or calibrations

For the Public Community: ESA Media ReleaseS

A short selection of highlights covered by ESA Media Releases here, with publications linked therein:

• ESA - Cheops shows scorching exoplanet acts like a mirror (July 2023)
• ESA - Cheops explores mysterious warm mini-Neptunes (June 2023)
• ESA - ESA’s Cheops finds an unexpected ring around dwarf planet Quaoar (Feb 2023)
• ESA - Cheops reveals a rugby ball-shaped exoplanet (Jan 2022)
• ESA - Unique exoplanet photobombs Cheops study of nearby star system (Jun 2021)
• ESA - ESA’s exoplanet watcher Cheops reveals unique planetary system (Jan 2021)

mission Overview Papers:

• ​"The CHEOPS mission": Benz et al. (2021), Exp Ast, 51, 109 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-020-09679-4)
• "CHEOPS: CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite": Benz, W., Ehrenreich, D. and Isaak, K.G., article in the "Handbook of Exoplanets", Springer, Eds. Deeg, H. and Belmonte, J-A. (2017, Living reference)
• "CHEOPS: A Transit Photometry Mission for ESA's Small Mission Programme": Broeg et al, Web of Conferences 47, 03003 (2013)

ON-ground performance:

• "Expected performance of the CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS): I: Photometric performances from ground-based calibration", Deline, A., Queloz, D.,  Chazelas, B. et al. (2020) A&A, 635,  A22
• "Expected performance of the CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS): II: The CHEOPS simulator", Futyan. D., Fortier, A., Beck. M., et al.  (2020) A&A, 635, A23
• "Expected performance of the CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS): III: Data reduction pipeline: architecture and simulated performances", Hoyer, S., Guterman, P., Demangeon, O., Sousa, S. et al. (2020) A&A, 635, A24

pre-launch Papers on scientific aspects of the mission: 

• "Asteroseismic potential of CHEOPS": Moya, A. et al. A&A, 620, 203 (December 2018))
• "Comparison of the power-2 limb-darkening law from the STAGGER-grid to Kepler light curves of transiting exoplanets":Maxted, P.F.L  A&A, 416, 39 (April 2018)
• "Exoplanet characterization by multi-observatory transit photometry with TESS and CHEOPS":  Gaidos, E., Kitzmann, D., Heng, K. MNRAS. 468.3 418G (July 2017)
• "CHEOPS performance for Exomoons: the detectability of Exomoons by using optimal decision algorithm": Simon, A. et al,  PASP, 127, 956 (2015)

engineering/technical aspects of the mission: 

SPIE

• "CHEOPS: the ESA mission for exoplanets characterization": Rando, N. et al , Proc. SPIE 10698 Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, infrared and Millieter Waves, 106980K (6 July 2018)
• "From a demonstration model to the flight model: AIV procedures and results for CHEOPS telescope": Bergomi, M. et al, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 1069854 (8 August 2018);
• "ESA CHEOPS Mission: development status": Rando, N. et al, Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 990429 (29 July 2016)
• "CHEOPS: summary status of the instrument development": Beck, T. et al, Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 99042A (July 29, 2016)
• "On-board target acquisition for CHEOPS": Loeschl, P. et al, Proc. SPIE 9913, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy IV, 99132W (26 July 2016)
• "Aligning the demonstration model of CHEOPS": Bergomi, M. et al, Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 990439 (29 July 2016)
• "The performance of the CHEOPS on-ground calibration system": Chazelas, B. et al, Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 990438 (July 29, 2016)
• "Dimensional stability testing in thermal vacuum of the CHEOPS optical telescope assembly": Klop, W.A. and Verlaan, A.L., Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 990437 (July 29, 2016)
• "CHEOPS: a space telescope for ultra-high precision photometry of exoplanet transits": Fortier, A. et al, Proc. SPIE 9143, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 91432J (August 2, 2014)
• AIV procedure for a CHEOPS demonstration model":Bergomi, M. et al, Proc. SPIE 9143, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 91435B (August 28, 2014)
• "Shaping the PSF to nearly top-hat profile: CHEOPS laboratory results": Magrin, D. et al, Proc. SPIE 9143, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 91434L (2 August 2014)

Other conferences

• "The CHEOPS (characterising exoplanet satellite) mission: telescope optical design, development status and main technical and programmatic progress": Beck, T. et al, Proceedings Volume 10562, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2016; 1056218 (2017)
• "The CHEOPS calibration bench": Wildi, F. et al, Proceedings Volume 10562, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2016; 105623H (2017)
• "The testing and characterization of the CHEOPS CCDs": Deline, A., et al, Proceedings Volume 10562, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2016; 105624E (2017)
• "CHEOPS: a space telescope for ultra-high precision photometry of explanet transits": Cessa, V., et al, Proceedings Volume 10563, International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2014; 105631L (2014)
• "CHEOPS Platform thermal architecture": Melendo, I., and Peyrou-Lauga, R., ICES202 (2016): Satellite, Payload, and Instrument Thermal Control

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