The Doppler method for the detection of exoplanets. ([2020])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: A.P. Hatzes.
• Authors: Hatzes, A. P
• Other Names: Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.
• Contents: 1. Introduction -- 1.1. The dawn of Doppler measurements -- 1.2. Early work on stellar radial velocity measurements -- 1.3. Toward precise stellar radial velocity measurements -- 1.4. The early hints of exoplanets -- 1.5. The 51 Peg revolution -- 1.6. The Doppler method 2. The instruments for Doppler measurements -- 2.1. Echelle spectrographs -- 2.2. Fourier transform spectrometers -- 2.3. Charge-coupled device detectors 3. Factors influencing the radial velocity measurement -- 3.1. Instrumental characteristics -- 3.2. Stellar characteristics -- 3.3. RV precision across spectral types 4. Simultaneous wavelength calibration -- 4.1. Instrumental shifts -- 4.2. Hollow cathode lamps -- 4.3. The telluric method -- 4.4. Gas absorption cells -- 4.5. Laser frequency combs -- 4.6. Fabry-Pérot etalons -- 4.7. The RV precision of modern spectrographs 5. Calculating the Doppler shifts : the cross-correlation method -- 5.1. Mathematical Formalism -- 5.2. Choice of template -- 5.3. CCF detection of spectroscopic binaries -- 5.4. Fahlman-Glaspey shift detection 6. The iodine cell method -- 6.1. The instrumental profile -- 6.2. Modeling the IP with the iodine cell method -- 6.3. Influence of changes in the IP -- 6.4. Ingredients for the iodine cell method -- 6.5. Calculation of the Doppler shift -- 6.6. Construction of an iodine cell -- 6.7. Closing remarks 7. Frequency analysis of time series data -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. The discrete fourier transform -- 7.3. The Lomb-Scargle periodogram -- 7.4. The generalized Lomb-Scargle periodogram -- 7.5. The Bayesian generalized Lomb-Scargle periodogram -- 7.6. Comparison of the types of periodograms -- 7.7. The spectral window -- 7.8. The Nyquist frequency and aliasing -- 7.9. Frequency resolution -- 7.10. Assessing the statistical significance -- 7.11. Finding multiperiodic signals in your data -- 7.12. Required number of observations -- 7.13. Frequency versus period 8. Keplerian orbits -- 8.1. Orbital parameters -- 8.2. Describing the orbital motion -- 8.3. The radial velocity curve -- 8.4. The mass function -- 8.5. Mean orbital inclination -- 8.6. Eccentric orbits -- 8.7. Calculating Keplerian orbits -- 8.8. Dynamical effects -- 8.9. Barycentric corrections 9. Avoiding false planets : rotational modulation -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Spots -- 9.3. Plage and faculae -- 9.4. Granulation and convective blueshift -- 9.5. Testing for rotational modulation 10. Avoiding false planets : indicators of stellar activity -- 10.1. Activity indicators -- 10.2. Line depth ratios -- 10.3. Spectral line shapes -- 10.4. Chromatic RV variations -- 10.5. Use of individual lines -- 10.6. Radial velocity jitter -- 10.7. Activity cycles -- 10.8. Concluding remarks 11. Dealing with stellar activity -- 11.1. Fourier filtering -- 11.2. High pass filtering -- 11.3. Gaussian processes -- 11.4. A short comparison of filtering methods -- 11.5. The RV challenge -- 11.6. Toward earth analogs 12. Contributions to the error budget -- 12.1. Guiding errors -- 12.2. Changes in the instrumental setup -- 12.3. Detector errors -- 12.4. Errors in the Barycentric correction -- 12.5. The secular acceleration -- 12.6. Telluric line contamination -- 12.7. Moonlight contamination 13. The Rossiter-McLaughlin effect -- 13.1. Introduction -- 13.2. Origin of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect -- 13.3. The Rossiter-McLaughlin effect in exoplanets -- 13.4. Spin axis of the star.
• Publisher Details: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 523; Extrasolar planets -- Remote sensing; Astronomical spectroscopy; Solar system - the Sun & planets; SCIENCE / Astronomy; Astronomical spectroscopy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780750316897; 0750316896; 9780750316880; 0750316888
• Related ISBNs: 9780750316873; 9780750317740
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Title from PDF title page (viewed on January 6, 2020).
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