2018/01/01 by Roi Alonso, R. Alonso
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astronomy #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics #Characterization (materials science) #Computer science #Eccentricity (behavior) #Exoplanet #Measure (data warehouse) #Observable #Occultation #Optics #Physics #Planet #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.EP
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-55333-7_40
Review chapter
openalex publication_date 2018/01/01 · arxiv created 2018/03/16 · arxiv updated 2018/12/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
When an exoplanet passes behind its host star, we can measure the time of the occultation, its depth, and its color. In this chapter we describe how these observables can be used to deduce physical characteristics of the planet such as its averaged dayside emission, departures from uniform disk illumination, or a precise measurement of the orbital eccentricity. This technique became a reality in 2005; in this chapter we describe the basics of the technique, its main results in the last 12 years, and the prospects for the years to come. This chapter includes a Table with references to all published detections of secondary eclipses until December 2017.