FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES, ACTIVITY, AND PLANET-HOSTING POTENTIAL OF YOUNG SUNS NEAR EARTH

In this dissertation, we conduct a census and assessment of the nearest young Sun-like stars and investigate the potential for finding giant planets orbiting spotted stars using the radial velocity (RV) method at optical and near-infrared wavelengths. Based in part on new spectroscopic measurements...

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Main Author: Cabrera Salazar, Nicole E.
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University 2017
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Online Access:http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/phy_astr_diss/92
http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1093&context=phy_astr_diss