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Photometric detection of extrasolar planets using L.S.T.-type telescopesDetection of planets similar to the earth and Jupiter that might be circling nearby stars is possible with the large space telescope (LST), or modifications of this instrument. The use of the moon as an occulter to increase the signal-to-noise ratio and the expected photon fluxes from hypothetical planetary companions to alpha Centauri A and B, tau Ceti, and epsilon Eridani are discussed. Because Barnard's Star is a red dwarf of visual apparent magnitude 9.5, photometric detection of its hypothetical Jupiter-like companion would be difficult using the LST-occulter system described in this paper.
Document ID
19750048306
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Fennelly, A. J.
(Western Kentucky, University Bowling Green, Ky., United States)
Matloff, G. L.
(New York, Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y., United States)
Frye, G.
(Yeshiva University New York, N.Y., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1975
Publication Information
Publication: British Interplanetary Society
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
75A32378
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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