The Transits of Extrasolar Planets with Moons
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2013
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2011
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-27120-5 (ISBN)
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-27120-5 (ISBN)
This book shows how transiting planets may be used to infer the presence of exomoons through deviations in time and duration of planetary eclipses. It shows that habitable-zone exomoons above 0.2 Earth-masses can be detected with the Kepler space telescope.
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 used to infer the presence of exomoons through deviations in the time and duration of the planetary eclipses. A detailed account of the transit model, potential distortions, and timing techniques is covered before the analytic forms for the timing
variations are derived. It is shown that habitable-zone exomoons above 0.2 Earth-masses are detectable with the Kepler space telescope using these new timing techniques.
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 used to infer the presence of exomoons through deviations in the time and duration of the planetary eclipses. A detailed account of the transit model, potential distortions, and timing techniques is covered before the analytic forms for the timing
variations are derived. It is shown that habitable-zone exomoons above 0.2 Earth-masses are detectable with the Kepler space telescope using these new timing techniques.
Dr. Kipping got his PhD in Astrophysics from University College London in 2011. He is Carl Sagan Fellow at Harvard College Observatory.
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.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.11.2013 |
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Reihe/Serie | Springer Theses |
Zusatzinfo | XVII, 200 p. 42 illus., 2 illus. in color. |
Verlagsort | Berlin |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Gewicht | 343 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber |
Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
Schlagworte | Detecting moons • Exomoons • exoplanets • Extrasolar moons • Extrasolar Planets • Habitable moons • Kepler discoveries • Transiting planets • Transit timing |
ISBN-10 | 3-642-27120-0 / 3642271200 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-642-27120-5 / 9783642271205 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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