PLANETARY CANDIDATES OBSERVED BY <i>KEPLER</i> . III. ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST 16 MONTHS OF DATA
PLANETARY CANDIDATES OBSERVED BY <i>KEPLER</i> . III. ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST 16 MONTHS OF DATA
New transiting planet candidates are identified in 16 months (2009 May-2010 September) of data from the Kepler spacecraft.Nearly 5000 periodic transit-like signals are vetted against astrophysical and instrumental false positives yielding 1108 viable new planet candidates, bringing the total count up to over 2300.Improved vetting metrics are employed, contributing to …