Report of IAU Commission 30 on Radial Velocities (2006-2009)

G. Torres; E. V. Glushkova; J. A. Johnson; H. Levato; B. Nordström; D. Pourbaix; S. Udry

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Report of IAU Commission 30 on Radial Velocities (2006-2009)

G. Torres·E. V. Glushkova·J. A. Johnson·H. Levato·B. Nordström·D. Pourbaix·S. Udry

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Brief summaries are given on the following subjects: Radial velocities and exoplanets (Toward Earth-mass planets; Retired A stars and their planets; Current status and prospects); Toward higher radial velocity precision; Radial velocities and asteroseismology; Radial velocities in Galactic and extragalactic clusters; Radial velocities for field giants; Galactic structure -- Large surveys (The Geneva-Copenhagen Survey; Sloan Digital Sky Survey; RAVE); Working groups (WG on radial velocity standards; WG on stellar radial velocity bibliography; WG on the catalogue of orbital elements of spectroscopic binaries [SB9]).

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G. Torres, E. V. Glushkova, J. A. Johnson, H. Levato, B. Nordström, D. Pourbaix, S. Udry. 2008-10-24. Report of IAU Commission 30 on Radial Velocities (2006-2009). https://arxiv.org/abs/0810.4538

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