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Space-Based Photometry of Eclipsing Binaries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2012

John Southworth
John Southworth*
Affiliation:
Astrophysics Group, Keele University, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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I briefly review the history and prospects for the study of eclipsing binary star systems from space-based observatories. The benefits of shifting to space satellites lie in the high precision and cadence achievable, as well as the ability to access wavelength regions which are unattainable from the ground. Whilst small amounts of data on eclipsing binaries were obtained by the Voyager, IUE, OAO-II, Hipparcos and MOST, the more recent CoRoT and Kepler missions were the first to provide extensive data on large numbers of systems. The future holds the prospect of the PLATO satellite, which will go bigger, better and brighter.

Keywords

stars: binaries: eclipsing — stars: fundamental parameters
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 7 , Symposium S282: From Interacting Binaries to Exoplanets: Essential Modeling Tools , July 2011 , pp. 129 - 130
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2012

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