RISE: a fast-readout imager for exoplanet transit timing

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7014, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Steelea, I A ^a   Batesa, S D ^a   Gibsonb, N ^b   Keenanb, F ^b   Meaburnc, J ^c   Mottrama, C J ^a   Pollaccob, D ^b   Toddb, D I ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astronomical instrumentation; Exoplanets; Robotic telescopes; Timing

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTATION; AUTOGUIDING; COMMISSIONING TEST; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; EXOPLANET; EXOPLANETS; FRAME-TRANSFER; LIGHT CURVES; LOW-AMPLITUDE; PLANETARY BODIES; ROBOTIC TELESCOPES; TIMING; TRANSIT TIMING;

ASTROPHYSICS; DATA REDUCTION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; ROBOTICS; TELESCOPES; TIME MEASUREMENT;

ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITES;

EID: 66249142340     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.787889     Document Type: Conference Paper

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