Searching for extra-solar planets with the transit method [Elektronische Ressource] / submitted by Johannes Koppenhoefer

SEARCHING FOR EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETSWITH THE TRANSIT METHODJohannes Koppenho¨ferSEARCHING FOR EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETSWITH THE TRANSIT METHODDissertationan derLudwig–Maximilians–Universita¨t (LMU) Mu¨nchenPh.D. Thesisat theLudwig–Maximilians–University (LMU) Munichsubmitted by¨Johannes Koppenhoferthborn on 10 August 1977 in BrettenthMunich, March 27 2009st1 Evaluator: Priv. Doz. Dr. Roberto P. Sagliand2 Evaluator: Prof. Dr. Harald LeschndDate of the oral exam: July 2 2009ContentsContents viiList of Figures xiiiList of Tables xvZusammenfassung xvii1 Introduction 11.1 Definition: Planet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.2 Planet Formation Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.2.1 The core-accretion/gas-capture model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.2.2 The disk instability model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.2.3 Orbital evolution of extra-solar planets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.3 The Search For Extra-Solar Planets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.3.1 Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.3.2 The microlensing method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.3.3 Timing methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141.3.4 The radial velocity method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141.