Transiting super-Earth exoplanets : search and characterisation
The only way to measure the diameter of a planet outside the Solar System is if it transits its host star. Transit data combined with radial velocity (RV) data give an exoplanet's mass. Mass and volume yield density, so transits give unique insights into the interior structure of an exoplanet....
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University of British Columbia
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43616 |