Search Results - "Caldwell, Douglas A."
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Multiplicity Boost of Transit Signal Classifiers: Validation of 69 New Exoplanets using the Multiplicity Boost of ExoMiner
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-07-2023)“…Abstract Most existing exoplanets are discovered using validation techniques rather than being confirmed by complementary observations. These techniques…”
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An Earth-Sized Planet in the Habitable Zone of a Cool Star
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (18-04-2014)“…The quest for Earth-like planets is a major focus of current exoplanet research. Although planets that are Earth-sized and smaller have been detected, these…”
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Validation of a Third Planet in the LHS 1678 System
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-06-2024)“…Abstract The nearby LHS 1678 (TOI-696) system contains two confirmed planets and a wide-orbit, likely brown-dwarf companion, which orbit an M2 dwarf with a…”
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Verification of Gaia Data Release 3 Single-lined Spectroscopic Binary Solutions With Three Transiting Low-mass Secondaries
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-12-2023)“…Abstract While secondary mass inferences based on single-lined spectroscopic binary (SB1) solutions are subject to sin i degeneracies, this degeneracy can be…”
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The K2 and TESS Synergy. II. Revisiting 26 Systems in the TESS Primary Mission
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-04-2023)“…Abstract The legacy of NASA’s K2 mission has provided hundreds of transiting exoplanets that can be revisited by new and future facilities for further…”
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CONFIRMATION OF HOT JUPITER KEPLER-41b VIA PHASE CURVE ANALYSIS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-04-2013)“…We present high precision photometry of Kepler-41, a giant planet in a 1.86 day orbit around a G6V star that was recently confirmed through radial velocity…”
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Some Tests to Establish Confidence in Planets Discovered by Transit Photometry
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Kepler Data Validation I-Architecture, Diagnostic Tests, and Data Products for Vetting Transiting Planet Candidates
Published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (01-06-2018)“…The Kepler Mission was designed to identify and characterize transiting planets in the Kepler Field of View and to determine their occurrence rates. Emphasis…”
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TESS Eclipsing Binary Stars. I. Short-cadence Observations of 4584 Eclipsing Binaries in Sectors 1–26
Published in The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series (01-01-2022)“…In this paper we present a catalog of 4584 eclipsing binaries observed during the first two years (26 sectors) of the TESS survey. We discuss selection…”
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The Derivation, Properties, and Value of Kepler's Combined Differential Photometric Precision
Published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (01-12-2012)“…ABSTRACT The Kepler Mission is searching for Earth-size planets orbiting solar-like stars by simultaneously observing >160,000 stars to detect sequences of…”
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ExoMiner: A Highly Accurate and Explainable Deep Learning Classifier That Validates 301 New Exoplanets
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-02-2022)“…Abstract The Kepler and Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) missions have generated over 100,000 potential transit signals that must be processed in…”
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Transit timing observations from Kepler - VII. Confirmation of 27 planets in 13 multiplanet systems via transit timing variations and orbital stability
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (11-01-2013)“…We confirm 27 planets in 13 planetary systems by showing the existence of statistically significant anticorrelated transit timing variations, which…”
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TOI-1259Ab – a gas giant planet with 2.7 per cent deep transits and a bound white dwarf companion
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-11-2021)“…ABSTRACT We present TOI-1259Ab, a 1.0RJup gas giant planet transiting a 0.71R⊙ K-dwarf on a 3.48 d orbit. The system also contains a bound white dwarf…”
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Three low-mass companions around aged stars discovered by TESS
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (22-06-2023)“…ABSTRACT We report the discovery of three transiting low-mass companions to aged stars: a brown dwarf (TOI-2336b) and two objects near the hydrogen burning…”
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KEPLER-424 b: A “LONELY” HOT JUPITER THAT FOUND A COMPANION
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-11-2014)“…Hot Jupiter systems provide unique observational constraints for migration models in multiple systems and binaries. We report on the discovery of the…”
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Finding Optimal Apertures in Kepler Data
Published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (01-12-2016)“…With the loss of two spacecraft reaction wheels precluding further data collection for the Kepler primary mission, even greater pressure is placed on the…”
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TESS Discovery of Twin Planets near 2:1 Resonance around Early M Dwarf TOI 4342
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-03-2023)“…Abstract With data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), we showcase improvements to the MIT Quick Look Pipeline (QLP) through the discovery…”
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Validation of TOI-1221 b: A Warm Sub-Neptune Exhibiting Transit Timing Variations around a Sun-like Star
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-05-2023)“…Abstract We present a validation of a long-period ( 91.68278 − 0.00041 + 0.00032 days) transiting sub-Neptune planet, TOI-1221 b (TIC 349095149.01), around a…”
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TRANSIT TIMING OBSERVATIONS FROM KEPLER. V. TRANSIT TIMING VARIATION CANDIDATES IN THE FIRST SIXTEEN MONTHS FROM POLYNOMIAL MODELS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-09-2012)“…Transit timing variations provide a powerful tool for confirming and characterizing transiting planets, as well as detecting non-transiting planets. We report…”
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Five Kepler Target Stars That Show Multiple Transiting Exoplanet Candidates
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-12-2010)“…ABSTRACT We present and discuss five candidate exoplanetary systems identified with the Kepler spacecraft. These five systems show transits from multiple…”
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