Methods of Detecting Exoplanets 1st Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bozza, Valerio (Editor), Mancini, Luigi (Editor), Sozzetti, Alessandro (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 428
• Subjects: Physics.; Space sciences.; Particle acceleration.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.

In this book, renowned scientists describe the various techniques used to detect and characterize extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, with a view to unveiling the “tricks of the trade” of planet detection to a wider community. The radial velocity method, transit method, microlensing method, and direc...

Table of Contents:

• 1st Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science: Methods of detecting Exoplantes
• The Radial Velocity Method
• The Transit method
• The Microlensing method
• Direct imaging of Exoplanets.  .