Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-09-27
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
4 pages, invited review to appear in ASP Conference series "Extreme Solar Systems", Santorini, Greece, June 25th-29th 2007. Ed
Scientific paper
Star clusters provide an excellent opportunity to study the role of environment on determining the frequencies of short period planets. They provide a large sample of stars which can be imaged simultaneously, with a common distance, age and pre-determined physical parameters. This allows the search to be tailor-made for each specific cluster. Several groups are attempting to detect transiting planets in open clusters. Three previous surveys have also targeted the two brightest globular clusters. No cluster survey has yet detected a planet. This contribution presents a brief overview of the field, highlighting the pros and cons of performing such a search, and presents the expected and current results, with implications for planetary frequencies in regions of high stellar density and low metallicity.
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