Development of nulling interferometry devices for the detection and characterization of extrasolar planets

Most of the 500 extra-solar planets detected to date have been discovered either by radial velocity measurements or photometric transits but very few by direct techniques. Direct imaging of exoplanets, however, gives access to a wider variety of information on the planet, from its orbital position t...

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Main Author: Hanot, Charles
Other Authors: SWINGS, Jean-Pierre
Format: Others
Published: Universite de Liege 2011
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Online Access:http://bictel.ulg.ac.be/ETD-db/collection/available/ULgetd-04262011-094253/