Detection limits for close eclipsing and transiting sub-stellar and planetary companions to white dwarfs in the WASP survey

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Earth and Planetary Astrophysics

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17 pages, 6 figures, 4 tables - Accepted 2010 August 5, Received 2010 August 3; in original form 2010 July 13

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10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17488.x

We have performed extensive simulations to explore the possibility of detecting eclipses and transits of close, sub-stellar and planetary companions to white dwarfs in WASP light-curves. Our simulations cover companions $\sim0.3\Re<{\rm R}_{pl}<12\Re$ and orbital periods $2{\rm h}

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