PHYS 1403 Week 4 Lab Report | Assignment Help | Central Texas College
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Lesson 4 Lab: Extrasolar Planets
Lesson 4 Lab: Extrasolar Planets is intended to provide insight into the orbital dynamics of
planetary systems and how mission such as the Kepler Spacecraft are detecting
these distant planets. This lab examines the properties of extrasolar planets
as applied to planets outside of the solar systems as well. In Lesson 4 we are
learning that thousands of extrasolar planets have been discovered thus far and
there is no reason to think that many thousands more won't be discovered soon.
In fact, the existence of planets may be a byproduct of star formation for
nearly every star in the galaxy. This goes hand in hand with the current lesson
on extra-solar planetary discoveries.
Getting started with Lesson 4 Lab: Extrasolar Planets:
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First, select the following link and
work through the background sections on the center of mass, Doppler shift, and
detection at:
Next, open the Exoplanet Transit Simulator, and
familiarize yourself with the capabilities of the planetary orbit simulator
through experimentation. You will also be utilizing the Exoplanet Radial Velocity Simulator.
After familiarizing yourself with the
simulation interactive, using the Exoplanet Transit Simulator, follow
instructions and answer questions in the Lesson 4
Lab - Extrasolar Planet Worksheet.
Note: This Lab requires rudimentary drawings. You may draw them by hand
and scan the document or use simple figure and shape drawing tools available in
MS Word.
Note: The Lab Simulators require Flash Player which is integrated into
Windows 10 and work best with Internet Explorer (IE). To avoid technical issues
IE is recommended for running the simulations. If you try another browser you
will need to set up flash player options for that browser yourself. For
example, if you are using Chrome, go to the upper left of the URL browser
entry, select "Not Secure" then select "Allow" to give
Chrome permission to open the simulator.
Submit your Lab Worksheet
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Select the Lesson 4 Lab: Extrasolar Planets link above. Then answer the questions using your answers from your
worksheet.
Labs do not have a time limit but are due on the due date of the lesson
posted in the Syllabus Page 2.
Simulations courtesy of Astronomy
Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln website.
USA 
India