Exploring the Diversity of Extrasolar Planets
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Discussing stellar auroras as a third way to detect exoplanets via interaction between star and planetary magnetosphere.
Currently, there are two main methods by which exoplanets are discovered: The transit method looks for planets by examining the light from stars for brief…
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The impact of faculae on the radius determination of exoplanets: The case of the M-star GJ 1214
“Faculae can pose a problem if they are inhomogeneously distributed on the stellar surface. Using the eclipse mapping method, we study the distribution of the…
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Discovering exoplanets with the help of our Sun
In the new podcast episode “Die solare Graviationslinse” Florian Freistetter explains how to observe exoplanets by using gravitational lensing. Click here to listen.