Description: This is a calculator for determining the light curves of EGPs orbiting a G2V star. You can provide the wavelength, the orbital semi-major axis, the orbital eccentricity, and the the orbitial inclination, and obtain the theoretical light curves in both graphical and tabular formats. There are some limitations to the parameters that can be used, but one may find this tool to be rather helpful in determining the detectability of EGPs. Albedos are implicit (calculated) in the provided results.

For more information of a technical character, please refer to the published papers entitled " Spectra and Diagnostics for the Direct Detection of Wide-Separation Extrasolar Giant Planets," by Burrows, Sudarsky, and Hubeny (2004), Theoretical Spectra and Atmospheres of Extrasolar Giant Planets by Sudarsky, Burrows, and Hubeny (2003), and "Phase Functions and Light Curves of Wide Separation Giant Planets," by Sudarsky, Burrows, Hubeny, and Li (2005).

Feel free to contact Adam Burrows (burrows@astro.princeton.edu) if you have questions or requests.