Extrasolar Planets: Saas Fee Advanced Course 31

by Tristan Guillot, Patrick Cassen, A. Quirrenbach, et al.

Book Overview

Detection and Characterization of Extrasolar Planets:1. Methods of Planet Detection.-2. Planet-Forming Disks.-3. The Currently Known Extrasolar Planets.-4. Radial-Velocity Surveys.-5. Gravitational Microlensing.-6. Planetary Transits and Searches for Light Reflected by Planets.-7. The Effects of Atmospheric turbulence on Astronomical Observations.-8. Introduction to Optical Interferometry.-9. Astrometry with Interferometry.-10. Nulling Interferometry.-11...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642067220
• ISBN13: 9783642067228
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"