How Would You Search for Kuiper Belt Objects? What Features

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Essay

How would you search for Kuiper belt objects? What features would you include in a systematic search for Kuiper belt objects - where in the sky would you look, and in which wavelength regime? What features would you look for in images? What other types of objects might you accidentally find, as well?

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Definitions:

Autocorrelation

The correlation of a signal with a delayed copy of itself as a function of delay.

Regression Assumption

The underlying assumptions required for regression analysis, including linearity, independence, homoscedasticity, and normality of residuals.

Cost of Paper

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Confidence Interval

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