Identifying Exoplanets Through Transit Detection
Start Date
7-8-2026 10:30 AM
End Date
7-8-2026 10:45 AM
Location
ALT 205
Abstract
Finding new exoplanets can change our understanding of the universe, and the transit method is the most common way to detect them.. As an exoplanet passes in front of the star, the star’s brightness will dip a certain amount. By analyzing these dips, researchers can determine the exoplanet’s orbital period and radius. This project focuses on creating code that accurately sorts potential exoplanet candidates from binary stars and background noise using already known exoplanets. This code will be used to look at the publicly available observations collected after the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope. Sorting the existing transit data improves how reliable our current data analysis is in the search for exoplanets.
Identifying Exoplanets Through Transit Detection
ALT 205
Finding new exoplanets can change our understanding of the universe, and the transit method is the most common way to detect them.. As an exoplanet passes in front of the star, the star’s brightness will dip a certain amount. By analyzing these dips, researchers can determine the exoplanet’s orbital period and radius. This project focuses on creating code that accurately sorts potential exoplanet candidates from binary stars and background noise using already known exoplanets. This code will be used to look at the publicly available observations collected after the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope. Sorting the existing transit data improves how reliable our current data analysis is in the search for exoplanets.
