Overview
- Explains current methods of directly determining astrophysical parameters of exoplanet host stars based on interferometric techniques and how this data provides insights into the exoplanet properties
- Includes a comprehensive table of currently known stars with high-precision, interferometrically determined radii, as well as details on individual exoplanetary systems
- Offers a look into the future of the field and how researchers might approach high-priority targets and stars too faint or distant to be studied empirically
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Astronomy (BRIEFSASTRON)
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About this book
The book provides a background on interferometric techniques for stellar diameter measurements, illustrates the authors' approach on using additional data to fully characterize the stars, provides a comprehensive update on the current state of the field, and examines in detail a number of historically significant and well-studied exoplanetary systems.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr. Tabetha Boyajian earned her PhD from Gerogia State University. She continued her research at GSU as a Hubble Fellow, and at Yale University as a postdoctoral fellow. She is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana State University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Extrasolar Planets and Their Host Stars
Authors: Kaspar von Braun, Tabetha Boyajian
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Astronomy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61198-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-61196-9Published: 27 July 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-61198-3Published: 18 July 2017
Series ISSN: 2191-9100
Series E-ISSN: 2191-9119
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 78
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Planetology