Measuring accurate transit parameters
Astrophysics
2009-11-13 v2
Abstract
By observing the transits of exoplanets, one may determine many fundamental system parameters. I review current techniques and results for the parameters that can be measured with the greatest precision, specifically, the transit times, the planetary mass and radius, and the projected spin-orbit angle.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0807.4929,
title = {Measuring accurate transit parameters},
author = {Joshua N. Winn},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.4929},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
submitted to Proc. IAU Symp. No. 253, "Transiting Planets", eds. F. Pont et al., May 19-23, 2008, Cambridge, MA [11 pages]; some typos fixed and references added