Observational studies of transiting extrasolar planets (invited review)

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 characterisation 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.

Citation

Southworth, J. Observational studies of transiting extrasolar planets (invited review). Presented at Living Together: Planets, Host Stars and Binaries, Litomysl, Czech Republic

• Conference Name: Living Together: Planets, Host Stars and Binaries
• Conference Location: Litomysl, Czech Republic
• Acceptance Date: Aug 8, 2014
• Publication Date: Sep 8, 2014
• Publisher URL: http://www.astro.keele.ac.uk/jkt/tepcat/