The Frequency of Large-Radius Hot and Very Hot Jupiters in ω Centauri

Weldrake, David; Sackett, Penny; Bridges, Terry C

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The Frequency of Large-Radius Hot and Very Hot Jupiters in ω Centauri

Date

2008

Authors

Weldrake, David

Sackett, Penny

Bridges, Terry C

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Abstract

We present the results of a deep, wide-field search for transiting hot Jupiter (HJ) planets in the globular cluster ω Centauri. As a result of a 25 night observing run with the ANU 40 inch (1 m) telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, a total of 109,726