A transit-timing variation study of the extrasolar planet TrES-3
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2009.
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| author | Lockhart, Matthew, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| author2 | James L. Elliot. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/531082019-04-11T12:45:25Z A transit-timing variation study of the extrasolar planet TrES-3 Lockhart, Matthew, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology James L. Elliot. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-106). Portable Occultation Eclipse and Transit System (POETS) detectors [7] mounted on the Wallace Astrophysical Observatory (WAO) 0.8m and NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) 3m telescopes are used to observe five stellar transit events of the extrasolar planet TrES-3 [5]. Model light curves are fit to the five data sets and transit midtimes are determined. Midtimes obtained in this study, along with midtimes reported by Sozzetti et al. (2008) [8], are compared to the ephemeris of the planet. The transit timing variation (TTV) of each midtime is calculated. Based on these data the presence of a third body in the TrES-3 system cannot be determined. Mass and period of a hypothetical perturbing body are calculated for several illustrative cases. by Matthew Lockhart. S.M. 2010-03-25T15:02:07Z 2010-03-25T15:02:07Z 2009 2009 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53108 503000677 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 106 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Lockhart, Matthew, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology A transit-timing variation study of the extrasolar planet TrES-3 |
| title | A transit-timing variation study of the extrasolar planet TrES-3 |
| title_full | A transit-timing variation study of the extrasolar planet TrES-3 |
| title_fullStr | A transit-timing variation study of the extrasolar planet TrES-3 |
| title_full_unstemmed | A transit-timing variation study of the extrasolar planet TrES-3 |
| title_short | A transit-timing variation study of the extrasolar planet TrES-3 |
| title_sort | transit timing variation study of the extrasolar planet tres 3 |
| topic | Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53108 |
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