The Great Galactic Oversight - Characterizing the Most Numerous Stars in the Galaxy
Stars with masses roughly less than half a solar mass, M stars, constitute 75% of all stars in the Galaxy. However, due to their enigmatic nature, it remains difficult to measure these stars' physical properties. This project performs such characterization through the investigation of eclipsing...
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Scholarship @ Claremont
2014
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Online Access: | http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/341 http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1320&context=scripps_theses |