Observing bright stars and their planets from the Earth and from space

The discovery and characterization of extrasolar planets is a leading frontier of science, which is limited by our ability to extract real astrophysical signals masked by systematic noise. In this Thesis I develop techniques for self-calibration in optical astronomy, in both imaging and photometry,...

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Main Author: Pope, Benjamin James Spinks
Other Authors: Aigrain, Suzanne
Published: University of Oxford 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.740942