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- A PhD thesis of exceptionally high standard
- Opens a new field of research for exomoons
- Topic with significant impact in outreach to a wider public
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Can we detect the moons of extrasolar planets? For two decades, astronomers have made enormous progress in the detection and characterisation of exoplanetary systems but the identification of an "exomoon" is notably absent.
In this thesis, David Kipping shows how transiting planets may be used to infer the presence of exomoons through deviations in the time and duration of the planetary eclipses. A detailed account of the transit model, potential distortions, and timing techniques is covered before the analytic forms for the timing
variations are derived. It is shown that habitable-zone exomoons above 0.2 Earth-masses are detectable with the Kepler space telescope using these new timing techniques.
In this thesis, David Kipping shows how transiting planets may be used to infer the presence of exomoons through deviations in the time and duration of the planetary eclipses. A detailed account of the transit model, potential distortions, and timing techniques is covered before the analytic forms for the timing
variations are derived. It is shown that habitable-zone exomoons above 0.2 Earth-masses are detectable with the Kepler space telescope using these new timing techniques.
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Dr. Kipping got his PhD in Astrophysics from University College London in 2011. He is Carl Sagan Fellow at Harvard College Observatory.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Transits of Extrasolar Planets with Moons
Authors: David M. Kipping
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22269-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-22268-9Published: 08 August 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-27120-5Published: 27 November 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-22269-6Published: 08 August 2011
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 200
Number of Illustrations: 40 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Planetology, Astrobiology, Astrophysics and Astroparticles