Probable detection of starlight reflected from the giant planet orbiting τ Bootis

Nature

Volumn 402, Issue 6763, 1999, Pages 751-755

  Collier Cameron, Andrew ^a   Horne, Keith ^a   Penny, Alan ^b   James, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; LIGHT; LIGHT SCATTERING; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0040428173     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/45451     Document Type: Article

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