Mathematics – Probability
Scientific paper
May 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009aas...21443402k&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #214, #434.02; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.704
Mathematics
Probability
Scientific paper
Transiting extra-solar planets provide an opportunity to study the mass-radius relation of planets as well as their internal structure. If an observable secondary eclipse is also produced, then one is able to further study the thermal properties of the the planet by observing at IR wavelengths. The probability of a secondary eclipse being produced depends upon the orbital parameters of the planet, particularly the eccentricity and argument of periastron. Here we calculate these probabilities for known extra-solar planets and assess their observability. We also quantitatively discuss the constraints on primary transit observations if a secondary eclipse is observed and present several case studies in which these constraints may be applied.
Kane Stephen R.
von Braun Kaspar
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