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Microvariability and Oscillations os STars
URL: http://www.astro.ubc.ca/MOST/
Submitted: Sat Sep 06 2003
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CT: Astronomy: Extrasolar Planets: Microvariability and Oscillations os STars
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Detection and characterisation of: (1) acoustic oscillations in Sun-like stars, including very old stars (metal-poor subdwarfs) and magnetic stars (roAp), to probe seismically their structures and ages; (2) reflected light from giant exoplanets closely orbiting Sun-like stars, to reveal their sizes and atmospheric compositions; and (3) turbulent variations in massive evolved (Wolf-Rayet) stars to understand how they add gas to the interstellar medium.