On the potential of extrasolar planet transit surveys

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 442, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 731-744

  Gillon, M ^a   Courbin, F ^b   Magain, P ^a   Borguet, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Stars: planetary systems; Surveys; Techniques: photometric

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; CAMERAS; INFRARED RADIATION; PLANETS; SPACE RESEARCH; SURVEYS;

ASTROBIOLOGY; ESTRASOLAR PLANETS; STARS: PLANETARY SYSTEMS; TECHNIQUES: PHOTOMETRIC;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 27144455401     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053030     Document Type: Review

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