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written by Richard McCray and Andrew Koelemay
This applet demonstrates the technique for detecting extrasolar planets through measurements of the Doppler shift of spectral lines of the star due to the star's reflex motion. The applet generates randomized data of the Doppler velocity representing observations of a planetary system. The object of the game is to adjust the parameters of the orbit so that the Doppler curve will fit the specified data. The user can control the semi-major axis, eccentricity, inclination, node angle, planet mass and the phase.

This is part of a larger collection of applets by STEM Colorado focused mostly on topics in astronomy.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.4.2_06 of Java.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Astronomy
- Exoplanets
= Detection Methods
Oscillations & Waves
- Wave Motion
= Doppler Effect
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Interactive Simulation
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- Learners
- application/java
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© 2004 Richard McCray
Keywords:
Doppler velocity, PlanetFinder, doppler shift, extrasolar planets, orbits, spectral lines
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created August 29, 2008 by Alea Smith
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January 30, 2011 by Lyle Barbato
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August 27, 2008
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AIP Format
R. McCray and A. Koelemay, (2004), WWW Document, (http://scatter.colorado.edu/PlanetFinder/Standalone/StarListView.php).
AJP/PRST-PER
R. McCray and A. Koelemay, Planet Finder: Discovering Extra-solar Planets Exercise (2004), <http://scatter.colorado.edu/PlanetFinder/Standalone/StarListView.php>.
APA Format
McCray, R., & Koelemay, A. (2008, August 27). Planet Finder: Discovering Extra-solar Planets Exercise. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from http://scatter.colorado.edu/PlanetFinder/Standalone/StarListView.php
Chicago Format
McCray, Richard, and Andrew Koelemay. Planet Finder: Discovering Extra-solar Planets Exercise. August 27, 2008. http://scatter.colorado.edu/PlanetFinder/Standalone/StarListView.php (accessed 19 March 2024).
MLA Format
McCray, Richard, and Andrew Koelemay. Planet Finder: Discovering Extra-solar Planets Exercise. 2004. 27 Aug. 2008. 19 Mar. 2024 <http://scatter.colorado.edu/PlanetFinder/Standalone/StarListView.php>.
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@misc{ Author = "Richard McCray and Andrew Koelemay", Title = {Planet Finder: Discovering Extra-solar Planets Exercise}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {19 March 2024}, Month = {August 27, 2008}, Year = {2004} }
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