Mathematics – Probability
Scientific paper
May 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011aas...21840601k&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #218, #406.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 43, 2011
Mathematics
Probability
Scientific paper
ExoplanetSat combines the low cost CubeSat platform with an innovative two-stage attitude control system to detect exoplanets. ExoplanetSat will be capable of detecting transiting Earth-sized planets in the habitable zone of the brightest sun-like stars with a detection threshold of 7σ. After the successful flight of the first ExoplanetSat prototype, the concept for the complete ExoplanetSat constellation is to search for Earth-sized planets around sun-like stars brighter than visual magnitude 8. In order to develop a tractable target star list of a few hundred stars out of the 1000+ bright sun-like stars available, the goal is to choose target stars with the highest probability for transiting planets based on stellar inclination constraints as determined from asteroseismology. The ExoplanetSat Constellation will consist of dozens of 3U, 6U, and larger CubebSat units.
Jensen-Clem Rebecca
Knapp Mary
Miller Daniel D.
Seager Sara
Smith Matthew W.
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