System Geometries and Transit/Eclipse Probabilities
Transiting exoplanets provide access to data to study the mass-radius relation and internal structure of extrasolar planets. Long-period transiting planets allow insight into planetary environments similar to the Solar System where, in contrast to hot Jupiters, planets are not constantly exposed...
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| author | Howard A. Mahadevan S. Laughlin G. Kane S. R. von Braun K. Ciardi D. R. |
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| description | Transiting exoplanets provide access to data to study the mass-radius relation and internal structure of extrasolar planets. Long-period transiting planets allow insight into planetary environments similar to the Solar System where, in contrast to hot Jupiters, planets are not constantly exposed to the intense radiation of their parent stars. Observations of secondary eclipses additionally permit studies of exoplanet temperatures and large-scale exo-atmospheric properties. We show how transit and eclipse probabilities are related to planet-star system geometries, particularly for long-period, eccentric orbits. The resulting target selection and observational strategies represent the principal ingredients of our photometric survey of known radial-velocity planets with the aim of detecting transit signatures (TERMS). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-98ac4dd092654fdfa0230cc35972cc572022-12-21T23:15:49ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2011-02-01110600610.1051/epjconf/20101106006System Geometries and Transit/Eclipse ProbabilitiesHoward A.Mahadevan S.Laughlin G.Kane S. R.von Braun K.Ciardi D. R.Transiting exoplanets provide access to data to study the mass-radius relation and internal structure of extrasolar planets. Long-period transiting planets allow insight into planetary environments similar to the Solar System where, in contrast to hot Jupiters, planets are not constantly exposed to the intense radiation of their parent stars. Observations of secondary eclipses additionally permit studies of exoplanet temperatures and large-scale exo-atmospheric properties. We show how transit and eclipse probabilities are related to planet-star system geometries, particularly for long-period, eccentric orbits. The resulting target selection and observational strategies represent the principal ingredients of our photometric survey of known radial-velocity planets with the aim of detecting transit signatures (TERMS).http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20101106006 |
| spellingShingle | Howard A. Mahadevan S. Laughlin G. Kane S. R. von Braun K. Ciardi D. R. System Geometries and Transit/Eclipse Probabilities EPJ Web of Conferences |
| title | System Geometries and Transit/Eclipse Probabilities |
| title_full | System Geometries and Transit/Eclipse Probabilities |
| title_fullStr | System Geometries and Transit/Eclipse Probabilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | System Geometries and Transit/Eclipse Probabilities |
| title_short | System Geometries and Transit/Eclipse Probabilities |
| title_sort | system geometries and transit eclipse probabilities |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20101106006 |
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