Modelling solar-like variability for the detection of Earth-like planetary transits I. Performance of the three-spot modelling and harmonic function fitting

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 482, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 341-347

  Bonomo, A S ^a,b   Lanza, A F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Methods: data analysis; Planetary systems; Stars: activity; Stars: late type; Techniques: photometric

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; PHOTOMETRY; STARS;

PHOTON SHOT NOISE; PLANETARY SYSTEMS; PLANETARY TRANSITS;

PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 42149184148     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20078833     Document Type: Article

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