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The detection and continued observation of extrasolar planets is one of the key research goals of the Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ group.

Observations of transiting exoplanets rely on disentangling variations in the depth of the transit as a function of wavelength from instrumental effects, and from potential confounding astrophysical signals. Because the signals of interest are small (~ 1:10,000), sophisticated data reduction techniques are required. The Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Exoplanets group specialises in developing new and innovative methods for reducing exoplanet spectra, from the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer and ground-based observatories.

Research contacts:

• Angelos Tsiaras