Measuring accurate transit parameters

1 May 2008

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

Vol. 4 (S253) , 99-109
https://doi.org/10.1017/s174392130802629x

Abstract

By observing the transits of exoplanets, one may determine many fundamental system parameters. I review current techniques and results for the parameters that can be measured with the greatest precision, specifically, the transit times, the planetary mass and radius, and the projected spin-orbit angle.

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