TOSC: an algorithm for the tomography of spotted transit chords

2017/07/04 by Gaetano Scandariato, G. Scandariato, V. Nascimbeni +9
Physics and Astronomy · #Computational astrophysics #Scientific Research and Discoveries #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Tomography #Transit (satellite) #Transit time #astro-ph.EP #astro-ph.IM #astro-ph.SR

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201730966

published as A&A 606, A134 (2017)

arxiv created 2017/07/04 · openalex publication_date 2017/07/13 · openalex created_date 2017/07/14 · arxiv updated 2017/10/25 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context. Photometric observations of planetary transits may show localized bumps, called transit anomalies, due to the possible crossing of photospheric starspots.

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