A Bayesian periodogram finds evidence for three planets in 47 Ursae Majoris

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 403, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 731-747

  Gregory, Philip C ^a   Fischer, Debra A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Methods: numerical; Methods: statistical; Planetary systems; Stars: individual: 47 Ursae Majoris; Techniques: radial velocities

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; MARKOV PROCESSES; NUMERICAL METHODS; ORBITS; SIMULATED ANNEALING; STARS; VELOCITY;

BAYESIAN; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE-CARLO; METHOD: NUMERICAL; METHODS:STATISTICAL; PERIODOGRAMS; PLANETARY SYSTEM; STAR: INDIVIDUAL: 47 URSAE MAJORI; STARS: INDIVIDUAL: PROXIMA CENTAURI; TECHNIQUES: RADIAL VELOCITIES;

PLANETS;

EID: 77952561670     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: 13652966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.16233.x     Document Type: Article

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