Observations and Light Curve Analysis of Transiting Extra-Solar Planets

The purpose of this research was to perform the procedures to study transiting exoplanets in their entirety, from the data collection process to determining physical characteristics and orbital properties. The research was conducted with two telescopes of different sizes (16” and 12”) at multiple sites in order to refine the detection process. Both Maxim DL and Mira Pro x64 software were used to process the resulting images. The PHOEBE program was used to model the data to determine the properties of the exoplanets, which were then compared to the results obtained by other astronomers. The data collection process as well as the modeling successfully yielded results that were in agreement with the comparison values.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science - Natural Sciences

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

College of Science and Mathematics

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Holcomb, Clark M

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Dan Bruton
• Dr. Harry Downing
• Dr. Robert Friedfeld

• Exoplanets
• PHOEBE
• Transit
• Light Curve Modeling
• Astrophysics and Astronomy
• Other Astrophysics and Astronomy
• Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/52

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.sfasu.edu:etds-1057