We demonstrate that moderate exoplanet radial velocity searches are often subject to the effect of the correlated (red) radial velocity noise. When disregarded, this effect may induce strong distortions in the results of the time series analysis and, ultimately, can even lead to false planet detections. We construct a maximum-likelihood algorithm, which is able to manage this issue rather efficiently.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFrom Interacting Binaries to Exoplanets
Subtitle of host publicationEssential Modeling Tools
EditorsMercedes Richards, Ivan Hubeny
Pages119-120
Number of pages2
EditionS282
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
NumberS282
Volume7
ISSN (Print)1743-9213
ISSN (Electronic)1743-9221

    Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

    Research areas

  • methods: data analysis, methods: statistical, techniques: radial velocities

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