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Measurements of Spin-Orbit Angles for Transiting Systems: Toward an Understanding of the Migration History of Exoplanets

Measurements of Spin-Orbit Angles for Transiting Systems: Toward an Understanding of the Migration History of Exoplanets

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Series: Springer Theses

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ISBN10: 4431561897
ISBN13: 9784431561897
Publisher: Springer
Published: Aug 23 2016
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.33 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.25
Language: English

This thesis presents accurate analyses of the spin-orbit angle for many remarkable transiting exoplanetary systems, including the first measurement of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect for a multiple transiting system.

The author presents the observational methods needed to probe the spin-orbit angle, the relation between the stellar spin axis and planetary orbital axis. Measurements of the spin-orbit angle provide us a unique and valuable opportunity to understand the origin of close-in giant exoplanets, called hot Jupiters.

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