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Monotonicity of blackbody planet-star contrast (drλ​/dλ>0(Tp​<Ts​))

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For blackbodies with Tp​<Ts​, the contrast rλ​=(Rp​/Rs​)2(exs​−1)/(exp​−1) increases with wavelength, where xi​=hc/(λkB​Ti​). Indeed dlogr/dlogλ=G(xp​)−G(xs​)>0, with G(x)=x/(1−e−x) increasing for x>0 because 1−(1+x)e−x>0. The contrast approaches (Rp​/Rs​)2Tp​/Ts​ in the Rayleigh-Jeans law limit. This behavior differs from the peaked absolute blackbody flux.

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