Research
My research combines three threads: detecting and characterizing planets with astrometry and joint orbit modelling, observing those planets with large telescopes, and building the instruments and software that make this possible. New to astrometry? Start with my short introduction.
Selected publications
A full list is on NASA ADS and Google Scholar, and in my CV.
- Thompson et al. 2026, Detecting and Characterizing Companions with a Calibrated Gaia DR2, DR3, and Hipparcos Catalog (G23H), AJ 172, 53
- Thompson et al. 2025, Revised Mass and Orbit of ε Eridani b: A 1 Jupiter-Mass Planet on a Near-Circular Orbit, AJ 170, 301
- Thompson et al. 2025, On the Orbit of the Binary Brown Dwarf Companion GL229 Ba and Bb, AJ 169, 193
- Xuan, Mérand, Thompson et al. 2024, The cool brown dwarf Gliese 229 B is a close binary, Nature 634, 1070
- Thompson et al. 2023, Octofitter: Fast, Flexible, and Accurate Orbit Modeling to Detect Exoplanets, AJ 166, 164
- Thompson et al. 2023, Deep Orbital Search for Additional Planets in the HR 8799 System, AJ 165, 29
- Thompson & Marois 2021, Improved Contrast in Images of Exoplanets Using Direct Signal-to-noise Ratio Optimization, AJ 161, 236
Selected collaborations:
- Sanghi, Thompson et al. 2026, Worlds Next Door IV: a precise dynamical mass and luminosity for ε Ind Ab
- Blakely, Thompson et al. 2026, Dynamical Mass Constraints on Transition Disk Perturbers with the G23H Catalog
- Currie et al. 2023, Direct imaging and astrometric detection of a gas giant planet orbiting an accelerating star, Science 380, 198
Last updated October 2026
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