Elizabeth Hedrick with Glenn Starkman

Survey Strategies for Discovery of Extrasolar Planets with a BOSS

The BOSS (Big Occulting Steerable Satellite) is a satellite designed to occult objects such as bright stars, in order to photograph the area around them. Among other uses, BOSS will be capable of revealing planets around other stars. This project will research the various phases of the expected planets, study planetary reflectivity as a function of the viewing angle, and work on an overall optimal survey strategy for extra solar planets.Elizabeth Hedrick with Glenn Starkman