Observational Studies of Transiting Extrasolar Planets

Southworth, John

Abstract

The study of transiting extrasolar planets is only 15 years old, but has matured into a rich area of research. I review the observational aspects of this work, concentrating on the discovery of transits, the characterization of planets from photometry and spectroscopy, the Homogeneous Studies project, starspots, orbital obliquities, and the atmospheric properties of the known planets. I begin with historical context and conclude with a glance to a future of TESS, CHEOPS, Gaia and PLATO.

• Conference Name: Living Together: Planets, Host Stars and Binaries
• Acceptance Date: Sep 8, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Sep 8, 2014
• Publication Date: Sep 8, 2014
• Publisher: Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• Volume: 496
• Pages: 321 -336
• Book Title: Living Together: planets, host stars and binaries
• ISBN: 978-1-58381-876-3
• Keywords: astrophysics
• Publisher URL: https://aspbooks.org/custom/publications/paper/496-0321.html