Physics A-Level
Orbital period
What Orbital period means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Orbital period
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The interval between repeated dips, distinguished from the duration of one dip.
Topics that use Orbital period
- Detection of exoplanets (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Angular separation
- Baseline
- Doppler shift
- Radial velocity method
- Transit depth
- Transit method
- Contrast
- Coronagraphs
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