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In this chapter, various observational methods of searching for extrasolar planets and circumstellar disks are reviewed. These include Doppler-shift measurements, transit detection, astrometry, gravitational lensing, spectral energy distribution, direct detection, and coronagraphy.
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Itoh, Y. (2008). Detection of Extrasolar Planets and Circumstellar Disks. In: Mann, I., Nakamura, A., Mukai, T. (eds) Small Bodies in Planetary Systems. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 758. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76935-4_10
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