High-resolution Imaging of Transiting Extrasolar Planetary systems (HITEP): I. Lucky imaging observations of 101 systems in the southern hemisphere

(abridged) Context. Wide binaries are a potential pathway for the formation of hot Jupiters. The binary fraction among host stars is an important discriminator between competing formation theories, but has not been well characterised. Additionally, contaminating light from unresolved stars can signi...

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Main Authors: Evans, Daniel F. (Author) , Schmidt, Robert W. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal) Chapter/Article
Language:English
Published: March 16, 2016
In: Arxiv
Year: 2016, Pages: 1-20
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://arxiv.org/abs/1603.03274
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Author Notes:D.F. Evans, J. Southworth, P.F.L. Maxted, J. Skottfelt, M. Hundertmark, U.G. Jørgensen, M. Dominik, K.A. Alsubai, M.I. Andersen, V. Bozza, D.M. Bramich, M.J. Burgdorf, S. Ciceri, G. D'Ago, R. Figuera Jaimes, S.H. Gu, T. Haugbølle, T.C. Hinse, D. Juncher, N. Kains, E. Kerins, H. Korhonen, M. Kuffmeier, L. Mancini, N. Peixinho, A. Popovas, M. Rabus, S. Rahvar, R.W. Schmidt, C. Snodgrass, D. Starkey, J. Surdej, R. Tronsgaard, C. von Essen, Yi-Bo Wang, and O. Wertz