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Exoplanet occurrence rate (fB​=⟨NB​⟩)

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The mean number of planets per surveyed star in a specified parameter bin. It need not equal the fraction of stars hosting at least one such planet. Inferring it from transits requires accounting for geometric transit probability, transit survey completeness and false positives.

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  • Kepler space telescope
  • Past exam of the exoplanets and Planetary Systems course of the University of Cambridge / 2016 / Paper 1 / 2 / Solution
  • The false positive rate of Kepler and the occurrence of planets by François Fressin and others

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