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Towards an Optimal Observation Strategy for Direct Detection Exoplanet Searches

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2006

Jonathan W. Arenberg  and
Todd E. Schuman
Jonathan W. Arenberg
Affiliation:
Northrop Grumman Space Technology, One Space Park Drive, Redondo Beach, CA, 90278, USA email: jon.arenberg@ngc.com
Todd E. Schuman
Affiliation:
Northrop Grumman Space Technology, One Space Park Drive, Redondo Beach, CA, 90278, USA email: jon.arenberg@ngc.com
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Abstract

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This paper presents a look at ongoing investigations into the strategies needed to characterize the orbits of observed exoplanets in an optimal manner. Also introduced is an efficient manner of the selection of possible orbits consistent with the observation of an exoplanet. Specifically, this work looks at the ability to conclude that a planet's orbit is resident in the habitable zone (HZ) on the basis of two sequential observations. The role of the range of possible semi-major axes is introduced.

Keywords

methods: statisticalmethods: numericalmethods: data analysisplanetary systems: methods
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 1 , Colloquium C200: Direct Imaging of Exoplanets: Science & Techniques , October 2005 , pp. 411 - 414
Copyright
© 2006 International Astronomical Union