A Search for Exoplanets in Short-Period Binary Star Systems

Abstract

This paper reports the progress of a search for exoplanets with S-type orbits in short-period binary star systems. The selected targets have stellar orbital periods of just a few days. These systems are eclipsing binaries so that exoplanet transits, if planets exist, will be highly likely. We report the results for seven binary star systems.

Keywords

• exoplanets
• binary stars
• eclipsing binary stars