A demonstration setup to simulate detection of planets outside the solar system
We constructed a simple demonstration setup to simulate an extrasolar planet and its star revolving around the system's centre of mass. Periodic dimming of light from the star by the transiting planet and the star's orbital revolution simulate the two major ways of deducing the presence of...
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th-mahidol.128402018-05-03T15:45:23Z A demonstration setup to simulate detection of planets outside the solar system W. Choopan W. Ketpichainarong P. Laosinchai B. Panijpan Mahidol University Physics and Astronomy Social Sciences We constructed a simple demonstration setup to simulate an extrasolar planet and its star revolving around the system's centre of mass. Periodic dimming of light from the star by the transiting planet and the star's orbital revolution simulate the two major ways of deducing the presence of an exoplanet near a distant star. Apart from being a visual aid for those needing help, the setup also elicited unexpected questions and suggestions from students, who achieved a fairly good level of understanding of the basis for the transit and radial velocity methods. © IOP Publishing Ltd. 2018-05-03T08:43:50Z 2018-05-03T08:43:50Z 2011-09-01 Article Physics Education. Vol.46, No.5 (2011), 554-558 10.1088/0031-9120/46/5/007 13616552 00319120 2-s2.0-80052883261 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/12840 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=80052883261&origin=inward |
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We constructed a simple demonstration setup to simulate an extrasolar planet and its star revolving around the system's centre of mass. Periodic dimming of light from the star by the transiting planet and the star's orbital revolution simulate the two major ways of deducing the presence of an exoplanet near a distant star. Apart from being a visual aid for those needing help, the setup also elicited unexpected questions and suggestions from students, who achieved a fairly good level of understanding of the basis for the transit and radial velocity methods. © IOP Publishing Ltd. |
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