2003/12/16 by Lewis Kotredes, L. Kotredes, David Charbonneau +2 · 1 citation
Chemistry · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation #Spectroscopy and Laser Applications #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1063/1.1774519
published as AIP Conf. Proc. 713, 173 (2004) · 4 pages, 3 figures, to appear in AIP Conf Proc: The Search for Other Worlds, eds. S. S. Holt & D. Deming
arxiv created 2003/12/16 · openalex publication_date 2004/01/01 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
The most significant challenge currently facing photometric surveys for transiting gas‐giant planets is that of confusion with eclipsing binary systems that mimic the photometric signature. A simple way to reject most forms of these false positives is high‐precision, rapid‐cadence monitoring of the suspected transit at higher angular resolution and in several filters. We are currently building a system that will perform higher‐angular‐resolution, multi‐color follow‐up observations of candidate systems identified by Sleuth (our wide‐field transit survey instrument at Palomar), and its two twin system instruments in Tenerife and northern Arizona.