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Observational studies of transiting extrasolar planets (invited review)

Southworth, John

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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.

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/

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