The Transits of Extrasolar Planets with Moons

Can we detect the moons of extrasolar planets? For two decades, astronomers have made enormous progress in the detection and characterisation of exoplanetary systems but the identification of an "exomoon" is notably absent. In this thesis, David Kipping shows how transiting planets may be...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kipping, David M. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Colección:Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
Temas:
Astronomy-Observations.
Planetary science.
Astrobiology.
Astrophysics.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Planetary Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Extrasolar Moons
  • 3 The Transiting Planet
  • 4 Timing the Transit
  • 5 Transit Distortions
  • 6 Transit Timing Effects due to an Exomoon
  • 7 Detectability of Habitable Exomoons with Kepler-Class Photometry
  • 8 Conclusions & Future Work
  • A Notations & Acronyms.

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