Using polarimetry to detect and characterize Jupiter-like extrasolar planets

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 428, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 663-672

  Stam, D M ^a   Hovenier, J W ^a   Waters, L B F M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b KU LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Polarization; Stars: planetary systems; Techniques: polarimetric

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; SOLAR SYSTEM;

CIRCULAR ORBITS; PLANETARY MOTION; STARS:PLANETARY SYSTEMS; TECHNIQUES:POLARIMETRIC;

PLANETS;

EID: 10844294034     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20041578     Document Type: Article

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