University of St. Andrews - Planet Search
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Description: Describes several projects aiming to detect extra-solar planets.
UStAPS -- University of St.Andrews Planet Search UStAPS -- University of St.Andrews Planet Search HOT JUPITER SHADOWS: Doppler surveys show that 1% of nearby main sequence stars host "Hot Jupiters" in 3-4 day 0.05 AU orbits. 10% of these will have orbits close enough to edge-on for the planet to transit in front of the star. Thus 1 in 1000 main sequence stars should "wink" every 3-4 days. Jupiter transiting the Sun produces a 1% wink -- easy to detect by differential CCD photometry. Lower mass main sequence stars are smaller, making their winks even deeper. There are many
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| Page title: | UStAPS -- University of St.Andrews Planet Search |
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