Using All-Sky Surveys to Find Planetary Transits

• Autorzy: Pepper J. , Gould A. , DePoy D. L.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Transits of bright stars offer a unique opportunity to study detailed properties of extrasolar planets that cannot be determined through radial-velocity observations. We propose a new technique to find such systems using all-sky small-aperture transit surveys. We derive a general formula for the number of stars that can be probed for such systems as a function of the characteristics of the star, the planet, and the survey. We use this formula to derive the optimal telescope design for finding transits of bright stars: a 2 inch "telescope" with a 4k×4k camera.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

techniques: photometric; surveys; planetary systems

• Wydawca: Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy
• Czasopismo: Acta Astronomica
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: Vol. 56, No. 3
• Strony: 213--228
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 23 poz., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Pepper J.

• Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA

autor

Gould A.

• Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA

autor

DePoy D. L.

• Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA

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