Detection of small-size planetary candidates with CoRoT data

With the discovery of CoRoT-7b, the first transiting super-Earth, the CoRoT space mission has shown the capability to detect short-period rocky planets around solar-like stars. By performing a blind test with real CoRoT light curves, we want to establish the detection threshold of small-size planets...

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Published in:	EPJ Web of Conferences
Main Authors:	Moutou C., Deleuil M., Chabaud P.-Y., Bonomo A. S., Bordé P.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	EDP Sciences 2011-02-01
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20101101005