Pedro Figueira
Researcher

This researcher left CAUP in 31 January 2018

Phone
+351 226 089 855

Email
Pedro.Figueira@astro.up.pt

Biographic notes
My research revolves around the detection of extrasolar planets using radial-velocity technique, the most efficient planetary detection method. I specialized in near-IR radial velocities and precision issues, and I work mostly on the development of pipelines for state-of-the-art and forthcoming spectrographs; yet my research interests span a wide range of sub-topics (from statistical methods to modelling).
Publications
ADS
Lastest publications at CAUP/IA
F. Murgas, E. Pallé, A. Suárez Mascareño, J. Korth, F. J. Pozuelos, M. J. Hobson, B. Lavie, C. Lovis, S. G. Sousa, D. Bossini et al. (including: V. Zh. Adibekyan, P. Figueira, C. J. A. P. Martins, N. J. Nunes, N. C. Santos), 2025,
TOI-283 b: A transiting mini-Neptune in a 17.6-day orbit discovered with TESS and ESPRESSO,
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 703, 23
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M. Stangret, E. Palle, E. Esparza-Borges, J. Orell-Miquel, N. Casasayas-Barris, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, E. A. S. Cristo, R. Allart, Y. Alibert, F. Borsa et al. (including: O. Demangeon, P. Figueira, C. J. A. P. Martins, N. C. Santos), 2025,
The obliquity and atmosphere of the hot Jupiter WASP-122b (KELT-14b) with ESPRESSO: An aligned orbit and no sign of atomic or molecular absorption,
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 691, 19
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M. J. Hobson, A. Suárez Mascareño, C. Lovis, F. Bouchy, B. Lavie, M. Cretignier, A. M. Silva, S. G. Sousa, H. M. Tabernero, V. Zh. Adibekyan et al. (including: S. C. C. Barros, P. Figueira, C. J. A. P. Martins, N. J. Nunes, J. Rodrigues, N. C. Santos), 2025,
TOI-2322: Two transiting rocky planets close to the stellar rotation period and its first harmonic,
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 702, 20
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J. Gomes da Silva, E. Delgado-Mena, N. C. Santos, T. Monteiro, P. Larue, A. Suárez Mascareño, X. Delfosse, L. Mignon, E. Artigau, N. Nari et al. (including: M. Abreu, K. Al Moulla, S. C. C. Barros, P. M. H. Branco, A. Cabral, J. M. Coelho, A. R. Costa Silva, E. A. S. Cristo, P. Figueira, B. Wehbe), 2025,
Blind search for activity-sensitive lines in the near-infrared using HARPS and NIRPS observations of Proxima and Gl 581,
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 700, 19
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S. J. Mercier, X. Dumusque, V. Bourrier, K. Al Moulla, M. Cretignier, W. Dethier, G. Lo Curto, P. Figueira, C. Lovis, F. Pepe et al. (including: N. C. Santos), 2025,
Studying the variability of the He triplet to understand the detection limits of evaporating exoplanet atmospheres,
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 700, 15
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P. Figueira, J. P. Faria, A. M. Silva, A. Castro-González, J. Gomes da Silva, S. G. Sousa, D. Bossini, M. R. Zapatero-Osorio, O. Balsalobre-Ruza, J. Lillo-Box et al. (including: V. Zh. Adibekyan, A. Cabral, N. C. Santos, B. Wehbe), 2025,
A comprehensive study on radial velocity signals using ESPRESSO: Pushing precision to the 10 cm/s level,
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 700, 30
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