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Kepler Discovers 1,235 Planet Candidates

Kepler Discovers 1,235 Planet Candidates. Define Planet Occurrence: # Planets / # Stars. =. Define Planet Occurrence: # Planets / # Stars. Signal/noise = Dimming/Uncertainty in Dimming. Define Planet Occurrence: # Planets / # Stars. Categorize Planets by Diameter and Orbital Period.

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Kepler Discovers 1,235 Planet Candidates

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  1. Kepler Discovers 1,235 Planet Candidates

  2. Define Planet Occurrence:# Planets / # Stars =

  3. Define Planet Occurrence: # Planets / # Stars Signal/noise = Dimming/Uncertainty in Dimming

  4. Define Planet Occurrence: # Planets / # Stars

  5. Categorize Planets by Diameter and Orbital Period

  6. Categorize Planets by Diameter and Orbital Period

  7. Correction for Kepler’s Detection of Nearly Edge-on Orbits Diameter of Star Probability of Transit = -----------------------------

  8. Correction for Keplers Detection of Nearly Edge-on Orbits Diameter of Star Probability of Transit = ----------------------------- 2 x Orbital Distance

  9. Categorize Planets by Diameter and Orbital Period

  10. Correct for Inclined Orbits

  11. Correct for Inclined Orbits Accounting for 13 Planets in inclined orbits

  12. Correct for Inclined Orbits Accounting for 8 Planets in inclined orbits

  13. Define Planet Occurrence: # Planets / # Stars

  14. Number of Kepler Target Stars Amenable to Planet Detection in Each Category Typically 58,000 stars

  15. Define Planet Occurrence: # Planets / # Stars

  16. Define Planet Occurrence: # Planets / # Stars Compute in each planet category (diameter and orbit period)

  17. Distribution of Planet Diameters For Orbital Periods < 50 Days Occurrence

  18. Distribution of Planet Diameters For Orbital Periods < 50 Days Occurrence

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