Description
An asymmetry between the ingress and egress times was observed in thenear-UV light curve of the transit planet WASP-12b. Such asymmetry ledus to suggest that the early ingress in the UV light curve of WASP-12b,compared to the optical observations, is caused by a shock around theplanet, and that shocks should be a common feature in transitingsystems. Here, we classify all the transiting systems known to dateaccording to their potential for producing shocks that could causeobservable light curve asymmetries.(1 data file).
| Date made available | 1 Aug 2011 |
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| Publisher | VizieR On-line Data Catalog |
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Astrophysics in St Andrews: Astrophysics in St Andrews / SUPA (Continuan of Rolling Grant - XPP089
Bonnell, I. (PI), Cameron, A. (CoI), Dominik, M. (CoI), Driver, S. (CoI), Greaves, J. (CoI), Horne, K. (CoI), Jardine, M. (CoI), Wood, K. (CoI) & Zhao, H. (CoI)
Science & Technology Facilities Council
1/04/09 → 31/03/12
Project: Standard
Research output
- 1 Article
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Prospects for detection of exoplanet magnetic fields through bow-shock observations during transits
Vidotto, A. A., Jardine, M. & Helling, C., Feb 2011, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 411, 1, p. L46-L50 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review