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Dec 2006
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2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, #151.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society,
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We present a carefully controlled set of Spitzer 24 micron MIPS time series observations of the M-dwarf eclipsing binary star GU Bootes. These observations serve to characterize the MIPS-24 observing techniques of the spacecraft, precisely establishing the photometric repeatability of this instrument at the tens of microJy level. The data aim to substantiate the previously reported and upcoming observations of extrasolar planet transits at similar flux levels. A further science return is the long wavelength (and thus limb darkening-independent) characterization of such a low-mass object's light curve, allowing for improved characterization of the components' linear radii and other aspects of their surface morphologies. In this presentation, we show GU Boo's 24 micron light curve and give our estimates concerning astrophysical parameters of the binary system. We furthermore give a detailed description of our analysis methods and discuss the comparison between our results and previous optical studies of this system.
Ciardi David R.
Hoard Donald Wayne
van Belle Gerard T.
von Braun Kaspar
Wachter Stefanie
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