Coronagraphic Search for Extrasolar Planets around ∊ Eri and Vega

@article{Itoh2006CoronagraphicSF,
  title={Coronagraphic Search for Extrasolar Planets around ∊ Eri and Vega},
  author={Yoichi Itoh and Yumiko Oasa and Misato Fukagawa},
  journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
  year={2006},
  volume={652},
  pages={1729-1733}
}
We present the results of a coronagraphic imaging search for extrasolar planets around the young main-sequence stars Eri and Vega. Concentrating the stellar light into the core of the point-spread function by the adaptive optic system and blocking the core by the occulting mask in the coronagraph, we have achieved the highest sensitivity for point sources in close vicinity of the both central stars. Nonetheless, we had no secure detection of a point source around the stars. The observations… 
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