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Extract for Penn State SIM proposal by Wade

This Figure shows the (m_2,a) plane, useful for discussing the sensitivity of SIM to binary companions, and for assessing the efficiency of radial velocity surveys at detecting such companions. Several families of curves are shown. Also shown are detected candidate planetary and brown dwarf companions (boxes). The mass of the primary star is assumed to be 1 solar mass.