The exoplanet handbook
By: Michael Perryman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780521765596
Subjects: Extrasolar planets
Description: Comprehensive, up-to-date overview of all important topics in exoplanet research, ideal for astronomy and planetary science researchers entering the field.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-401) and index.

Winner of the PROSE Award in Cosmology and Astronomy in 2011.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Radial velocities; title: Astrometry; title: Timing; title: Microlensing; title: Transits; title: Imaging; title: Host stars; title: Brown dwarfs and free-floating planets; title: Formation and evolution; title: Interiors and atmospheres; title: The solar system