Phone
226 089 832

Email
Vardan.Adibekyan@astro.up.pt

ORCID
0000-0002-0601-6199

Biographic Notes
Vardan Adibekyan completed his PhD in 2009 in Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, Armenia. From 2009 to 2011 he lectured as an assistant professor at Yerevan State University, while at the same time working at Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory as a research associate. From 2011 to 2016, he was a FCT post-doc researcher at the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences (IA). Currently Vardan is a researcher at IA (Investigador FCT).
During the PhD his scientific research was focused on the studies of extragalactic objects. After moving to IA, he smoothly changed his main scientific orientation to Galactic objects. His current main research interests include the study of the statistical properties of extrasolar planets and their host stars. He is interested in the use of high resolution stellar spectroscopy (optical and near-IR) for the determination of stellar atmospheric parameters and abundances in solar-type stars. He is also very interested on the studies of the kinematics and chemical properties of the stellar populations in our Galaxy.
Currently, Vardan counts more than 90 refereed publications in total, 20 of which as a first author. So far, his papers received more than 3000 citations. Vardan is currently involved in several international collaborations and consortia. He is a member of ESPRSSO's Science Team, a member of HIRES Science Advisory Team (Stars and stellar populations WG), coordinator of PSM WP 132400 (Scientific Validation of PIC) member of the PSM WP 122300 (Fundamental Stellar Parameters) of the PLATO 2.0 mission.

Publications
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Lastest publications at IA (or with IA Researchers)R. Luque, H. P. Osborn, A. Leleu, E. Pallé, A. Bonfanti, O. Barragán, T. G. Wilson, C. Broeg, A. C. Cameron, M. Lendl et al. (including: V. Zh. Adibekyan, S. C. C. Barros, O. D. S. Demangeon, N. C. Santos, S. G. Sousa), 2023,
A resonant sextuplet of sub-Neptunes transiting the bright star HD 110067,
Nature, 623, 5
>> AbstractA. Osborn, D. J. Armstrong, J. Fernández-Hernández, H. Knierim, V. Zh. Adibekyan, K. A. Collins, E. Delgado-Mena, M. Fridlund, J. Gomes da Silva, C. Hellier et al. (including: N. C. Santos, S. G. Sousa, O. D. S. Demangeon), 2023,
TOI-332 b: a super dense Neptune found deep within the Neptunian desert,
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 526, 548 - 566
>> AbstractM. Damasso, J. P. M. Rodrigues, A. Castro-González, B. Lavie, J. Davoult, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, J. Dou, S. G. Sousa, J. E. Owen, P. Sossi et al. (including: V. Zh. Adibekyan, E. Delgado Mena, S. C. C. Barros, N. C. Santos, J. P. Faria, P. Figueira, C. J. A. P. Martins), 2023,
A compact multi-planet system transiting HIP 29442 (TOI-469) discovered by TESS and ESPRESSO
Radial velocities lead to the detection of transits with low signal-to-noise ratio,
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 679, 22
>> AbstractD. J. Armstrong, A. Osborn, V. Zh. Adibekyan, E. Delgado-Mena, S. Hojjatpanah, S. B. Howell, S. Hoyer, H. Knierim, S. G. Sousa, K. G. Stassun et al. (including: J. Rodrigues, N. C. Santos), 2023,
Discovery and characterization of two Neptune-mass planets orbiting HD 212729 with TESS,
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 524, 12
>> AbstractL. Sha, A. Vanderburg, C. X. Huang, D. J. Armstrong, R. Brahm, S. Giacalone, M. L. Wood, K. A. Collins, L. D. Nielsen, M. J. Hobson et al. (including: E. Delgado-Mena, V. Zh. Adibekyan, S. G. Sousa), 2023,
TESS spots a mini-neptune interior to a hot saturn in the TOI-2000 system,
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 526, 25
>> AbstractF. Hawthorn, D. Bayliss, D. J. Armstrong, J. Fernández Fernández, A. Osborn, S. G. Sousa, V. Zh. Adibekyan, J. Davoult, K. A. Collins, Y. Alibert et al. (including: S. C. C. Barros, E. Delgado Mena, O. D. S. Demangeon, J. P. M. Rodrigues), 2023,
TOI-908: a planet at the edge of the Neptune desert transiting a G-type star,
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 524, 13
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