Time-domain astrophysics with SuperWASP

Norton, A. J. (2012). Time-domain astrophysics with SuperWASP. In: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 7(S285) pp. 382–384.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921312001147

Abstract

SuperWASP is the world's leading ground-based survey for transiting exoplanets. Its database now contains over 300 billion data points covering 30 million unique objects from 10 million images obtained over 1700 nights since 2004. In addition to having discovered 70 transiting exoplanets, SuperWASP enables long-baseline, high-cadence studies of variable stars to be performed. We summarise some of the studies already carried out, and look ahead to the prospects for studying periodic variables with varying periods. The science which is thus supported will include studies of the Blazhko effect in RR Lyræ stars, migrating starspots in rotational variables, third bodies in eclipsing binaries, and coalescing binary stars.

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• Item ORO ID
• 33526
• Item Type
• Conference or Workshop Item
• ISSN
• 1743-9221
• Extra Information
• Published in the Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Vol. 7, Symposium S285, New Horizons in Time-Domain Astronomy, Editors: R.E.M. Griffin, R.J. Hanisch and R. Seaman
• Keywords
• surveys; catalogues; stars - binaries - eclipsing; stars - rotation; stars - variables
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Physical Sciences
  Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
• Copyright Holders
• © 2012 International Astronomical Union
• Depositing User
• Andrew Norton