TRANSIT TIMING OBSERVATIONS FROM KEPLER. II. CONFIRMATION OF TWO MULTIPLANET SYSTEMS VIA A NON-PARAMETRIC CORRELATION ANALYSIS

TRANSIT TIMING OBSERVATIONS FROM KEPLER. II. CONFIRMATION OF TWO MULTIPLANET SYSTEMS VIA A NON-PARAMETRIC CORRELATION ANALYSIS
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10.1088/0004-637x/750/2/113
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2012-01
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The Astrophysical Journal
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E. Ford;D. Fabrycky;J. Steffen;J. Carter;F. Fressin;M. Holman;J. Lissauer;A. Moorhead;R. C. Morehead;D. Ragozzine;J. Rowe;W. Welsh;C. Allen;N. Batalha;W. Borucki;S. Bryson;L. Buchhave;C. Burke;D. Caldwell;D. Charbonneau;B. Clarke;W. Cochran;J. D'esert;M. Endl;M. Everett;D. Fischer;T. Gautier;R. Gilliland;J. Jenkins;M. Haas;E. Horch;S. Howell;K. Ibrahim;H. Isaacson;D. Koch;D. Latham;Jie Li;P. Lucas;P. Macqueen;G. Marcy;S. McCauliff;F. Mullally;S. Quinn;E. Quintana;Avi Shporer;M. Still;P. Tenenbaum;S. Thompson;G. Torres;J. Twicken;Bill Wohler University of Florida;UCOLick Observatory;Hubble Fellow;F. C. F. P. Astrophysics-F.-C.-F.-P.-Astrophysics-103075200;H. C. F. Astrophysics;N. Ames;S. Institute;San Diego State University;O. Center;San Diego State University;Niels Bohr Institute;Natural History Museum of Denmark;M. Observatory;Noao;Yale University;JPLCaltech;Stsci;Southern Connecticut State University;U. California;Berkeley;U. Hertfordshire;Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope;Santa Barbara;B. A. E. R. I. A. R. Center-B.-A.-E.-R.-I.-A.-R.-Center-103192896
E. Ford;D. Fabrycky;J. Steffen;J. Carter;F. Fressin;M. Holman;J. Lissauer;A. Moorhead;R. C. Morehead;D. Ragozzine;J. Rowe;W. Welsh;C. Allen;N. Batalha;W. Borucki;S. Bryson;L. Buchhave;C. Burke;D. Caldwell;D. Charbonneau;B. Clarke;W. Cochran;J. D'esert;M. Endl;M. Everett;D. Fischer;T. Gautier;R. Gilliland;J. Jenkins;M. Haas;E. Horch;S. Howell;K. Ibrahim;H. Isaacson;D. Koch;D. Latham;Jie Li;P. Lucas;P. Macqueen;G. Marcy;S. McCauliff;F. Mullally;S. Quinn;E. Quintana;Avi Shporer;M. Still;P. Tenenbaum;S. Thompson;G. Torres;J. Twicken;Bill Wohler University of Florida;UCOLick Observatory;Hubble Fellow;F. C. F. P. Astrophysics-F.-C.-F.-P.-Astrophysics-103075200;H. C. F. Astrophysics;N. Ames;S. Institute;San Diego State University;O. Center;San Diego State University;Niels Bohr Institute;Natural History Museum of Denmark;M. Observatory;Noao;Yale University;JPLCaltech;Stsci;Southern Connecticut State University;U. California;Berkeley;U. Hertfordshire;Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope;Santa Barbara;B. A. E. R. I. A. R. Center-B.-A.-E.-R.-I.-A.-R.-Center-103192896
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E. Ford;D. Fabrycky;J. Steffen;J. Carter;F. Fressin;M. Holman;J. Lissauer;A. Moorhead;R. C. Morehead;D. Ragozzine;J. Rowe;W. Welsh;C. Allen;N. Batalha;W. Borucki;S. Bryson;L. Buchhave;C. Burke;D. Caldwell;D. Charbonneau;B. Clarke;W. Cochran;J. D'esert;M. Endl;M. Everett;D. Fischer;T. Gautier;R. Gilliland;J. Jenkins;M. Haas;E. Horch;S. Howell;K. Ibrahim;H. Isaacson;D. Koch;D. Latham;Jie Li;P. Lucas;P. Macqueen;G. Marcy;S. McCauliff;F. Mullally;S. Quinn;E. Quintana;Avi Shporer;M. Still;P. Tenenbaum;S. Thompson;G. Torres;J. Twicken;Bill Wohler University of Florida;UCOLick Observatory;Hubble Fellow;F. C. F. P. Astrophysics-F.-C.-F.-P.-Astrophysics-103075200;H. C. F. Astrophysics;N. Ames;S. Institute;San Diego State University;O. Center;San Diego State University;Niels Bohr Institute;Natural History Museum of Denmark;M. Observatory;Noao;Yale University;JPLCaltech;Stsci;Southern Connecticut State University;U. California;Berkeley;U. Hertfordshire;Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope;Santa Barbara;B. A. E. R. I. A. R. Center-B.-A.-E.-R.-I.-A.-R.-Center-103192896

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