Seven steps for a dwarf star
From Doppler to exoplanets
Exercice proposed by :
Roger FERLET, Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, France
                           Michel FAYE, lycée Louis Le Grand , Paris , France
                           Suzanne FAYE, Lycée Chaptal , Paris , France

  Summary :

1. SPECTROSCOPY
2. ANIMATED MOTION OF SPECTRUM LINES
3. MEASURE WAVELENGTH λ AND FLUX, OPTICAL SPECTRUM
4. CALCULATING  RADIAL VELOCITY OF THE STAR WITH DOPPLER SHIFT
5. RADIAL VELOCITY OF THE STAR , AS A FUNCTION OF DATE
6. DETERMINING THE MASS OF THE COMPANION IN BINARY SYSTEM
7. DISCOVERING AN EXOPLANET WITH DOPPLER SHIFT OF A STAR

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