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| Paper: |
The Search for Transits Around White Dwarfs |
| Volume: |
493, 19th European Workshop on White Dwarfs |
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295 |
| Authors: |
Braker, I. P.; Burleigh, M. R.; Lawrie, K. A.; Faedi, F.; Goad, M. R.; West, R. G. |
| Abstract: |
There is growing evidence that planetary systems exist around significant numbers of white dwarf stars. As yet, however, no planets have been detected transiting such objects despite a previous survey using SuperWASP, which monitored a few hundred white
dwarfs. Here we review the results from SuperWASP and discuss two new surveys, the Next Generation Transit Survey
(NGTS) and the Kepler 2 mission, and their potential to further constrain the presence of planets around white dwarfs, including Earth-sized companions within the habitable zone. |
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