Search Results - "Drake, A. J."

Candidate Electromagnetic Counterpart to the Binary Black Hole Merger Gravitational-Wave Event S190521g by Graham, M. J., Ford, K. E. S., McKernan, B., Ross, N. P., Stern, D., Burdge, K., Coughlin, M., Djorgovsk, S. G., Drake, A. J., Duev, D., Kasliwal, M., Mahabal, A. A., Velzen, S. van, Belecki, J., Bellm, E. C., Burruss, R., Cenko, S. B., Cunningham, V., Helou, G., Kulkarni, S. R., Masci, F. J., Prince, T., Reiley, D., Rodriguez, H., Rusholme, B., Smith, R. M., Soumagnac, M. T.

“…We report the first plausible optical electromagnetic counterpart to a (candidate) binary black hole merger. Detected by the Zwicky Transient Facility, the…”
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First Results from the Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey by Drake, A. J, Djorgovski, S. G, Mahabal, A, Beshore, E, Larson, S, Graham, M. J, Williams, R, Christensen, E, Catelan, M, Boattini, A, Gibbs, A, Hill, R, Kowalski, R

“…We report on the results from the first six months of the Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey (CRTS). In order to search for optical transients (OTs) with…”
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A WC/WO star exploding within an expanding carbon–oxygen–neon nebula by Gal-Yam, A., Bruch, R., Schulze, S., Yang, Y., Perley, D. A., Irani, I., Sollerman, J., Kool, E. C., Soumagnac, M. T., Yaron, O., Strotjohann, N. L., Zimmerman, E., Barbarino, C., Kulkarni, S. R., Kasliwal, M. M., De, K., Yao, Y., Fremling, C., Yan, L., Ofek, E. O., Fransson, C., Filippenko, A. V., Zheng, W., Brink, T. G., Copperwheat, C. M., Foley, R. J., Brown, J., Siebert, M., Leloudas, G., Cabrera-Lavers, A. L., Garcia-Alvarez, D., Marante-Barreto, A., Frederick, S., Hung, T., Wheeler, J. C., Vinkó, J., Thomas, B. P., Graham, M. J., Duev, D. A., Drake, A. J., Dekany, R., Bellm, E. C., Rusholme, B., Shupe, D. L., Andreoni, I., Sharma, Y., Riddle, R., van Roestel, J., Knezevic, N.

“…The final fate of massive stars, and the nature of the compact remnants they leave behind (black holes and neutron stars), are open questions in astrophysics…”
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Animal models of maternal high fat diet exposure and effects on metabolism in offspring: a meta‐regression analysis by Ribaroff, G. A., Wastnedge, E., Drake, A. J., Sharpe, R. M., Chambers, T. J. G.

“…Summary Animal models of maternal high fat diet (HFD) demonstrate perturbed offspring metabolism although the effects differ markedly between models. We…”
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Discovery of ∼9000 new RR Lyrae in the southern Catalina surveys by Torrealba, G., Catelan, M., Drake, A. J., Djorgovski, S. G., McNaught, R. H., Belokurov, V., Koposov, S., Graham, M. J., Mahabal, A., Larson, S., Christensen, E.

“…We present the results of a deep, wide-area variability survey in the Southern hemisphere, the first of its kind. As part of the Catalina Sky Surveys, the…”
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The intergenerational effects of fetal programming: non-genomic mechanisms for the inheritance of low birth weight and cardiovascular risk by Drake, AJ, Walker, BR

“…Many epidemiological studies in diverse populations have demonstrated a link between low birth weight and subsequent disease. This evidence has given rise to…”
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Cataclysmic variables from the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey by Drake, A. J., Gänsicke, B. T., Djorgovski, S. G., Wils, P., Mahabal, A. A., Graham, M. J., Yang, T.-C., Williams, R., Catelan, M., Prieto, J. L., Donalek, C., Larson, S., Christensen, E.

“…We present 855 cataclysmic variable candidates detected by the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey (CRTS) of which at least 137 have been spectroscopically…”
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The Proper Motion of the Large Magellanic Cloud Using HST by Kallivayalil, Nitya, van der Marel, Roeland P, Alcock, Charles, Axelrod, Tim, Cook, Kem H, Drake, A. J, Geha, M

“…We present a measurement of the systemic proper motion of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) from astrometry with the High Resolution Camera (HRC) of the…”
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Supernova 2007bi as a pair-instability explosion by Gal-Yam, A, Mazzali, P, Ofek, E. O, Nugent, P. E, Kulkarni, S. R, Kasliwal, M. M, Quimby, R. M, Filippenko, A. V, Cenko, S. B, Chornock, R, Waldman, R, Kasen, D, Sullivan, M, Beshore, E. C, Drake, A. J, Thomas, R. C, Bloom, J. S, Poznanski, D, Miller, A. A, Foley, R. J, Silverman, J. M, Arcavi, I, Ellis, R. S, Deng, J

“…Stars with initial masses such that 10 ≤ Minitial ≤ 100, where is the solar mass, fuse progressively heavier elements in their centres, until the core is inert…”
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Hydrologic and soil properties of mature bioretention cells in Ontario, Canada by Spraakman, S, Drake, J A P

“…Bioretention systems, which mimic natural hydrology and reduce volume of stormwater runoff, are a preferred solution for meeting water balance objectives, but…”
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Estrogens protect male mice from obesity complications and influence glucocorticoid metabolism by Dakin, R S, Walker, B R, Seckl, J R, Hadoke, P W F, Drake, A J

“…Background: Although the prevalence of obesity is higher among women than men, they are somewhat protected from the associated cardiometabolic consequences…”
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Interacting supernovae and supernova impostors. LSQ13zm: an outburst heralds the death of a massive star by Tartaglia, L., Pastorello, A., Sullivan, M., Baltay, C., Rabinowitz, D., Nugent, P., Drake, A. J., Djorgovski, S. G., Gal-Yam, A., Fabrika, S., Barsukova, E. A., Goranskij, V. P., Valeev, A. F., Fatkhullin, T., Schulze, S., Mehner, A., Bauer, F. E., Taubenberger, S., Nordin, J., Valenti, S., Howell, D. A., Benetti, S., Cappellaro, E., Fasano, G., Elias-Rosa, N., Barbieri, M., Bettoni, D., Harutyunyan, A., Kangas, T., Kankare, E., Martin, J. C., Mattila, S., Morales-Garoffolo, A, Ochner, P., Rebbapragada, Umaa D., Terreran, G., Tomasella, L., Turatto, M., Verroi, E., Woźniak, P. R.

“…We report photometric and spectroscopic observations of the optical transient LSQ13zm. Historical data reveal the presence of an eruptive episode (that we…”
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Results of a systematic search for outburst events in 1.4 million galaxies by Drake, A J, Djorgovski, S G, Graham, M J, Stern, D, Mahabal, A A, Catelan, M, Christensen, E, Larson, S

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SDSS J0926+3624: the shortest period eclipsing binary star by Copperwheat, C. M., Marsh, T. R., Littlefair, S. P., Dhillon, V. S., Ramsay, G., Drake, A. J., Gänsicke, B. T., Groot, P. J., Hakala, P., Koester, D., Nelemans, G., Roelofs, G., Southworth, J., Steeghs, D., Tulloch, S.

“…With orbital periods of the order of tens of minutes or less, the AM Canum Venaticorum stars are ultracompact, hydrogen-deficient binaries with the shortest…”
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Eclipsing post-common envelope binaries from the Catalina surveys by Parsons, S. G., Gänsicke, B. T., Marsh, T. R., Drake, A. J., Dhillon, V. S., Littlefair, S. P., Pyrzas, S., Rebassa-Mansergas, A., Schreiber, M. R.

“…We analyse the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey light curves of 835 spectroscopically confirmed white dwarf plus main-sequence binaries from the Sloan…”
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The shortest period detached white dwarf + main-sequence binary by Parsons, S. G., Marsh, T. R., Gänsicke, B. T., Dhillon, V. S., Copperwheat, C. M., Littlefair, S. P., Pyrzas, S., Drake, A. J., Koester, D., Schreiber, M. R., Rebassa-Mansergas, A.

“…We present high-speed ULTRACAM and SOFI photometry and X-shooter spectroscopy of the recently discovered 94-min orbital period eclipsing white…”
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Geometry of the Large Magellanic Cloud Disk: Results from MACHO and the Two Micron All Sky Survey by Nikolaev, S, Drake, A. J, Keller, S. C, Cook, K. H, Dalal, N, Griest, K, Welch, D. L, Kanbur, S. M

“…We present a detailed study of the viewing angles and geometry of the inner LMC (rho ~ 4 super([j0])) based on a sample of more than 2000 MACHO Cepheids with…”
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The MACHO Project: Microlensing Results from 5.7 Years of Large Magellanic Cloud Observations by Alcock, C, Allsman, R. A, Alves, D. R, Axelrod, T. S, Becker, A. C, Bennett, D. P, Cook, K. H, Dalal, N, Drake, A. J, Freeman, K. C, Geha, M, Griest, K, Lehner, M. J, Marshall, S. L, Minniti, D, Nelson, C. A, Peterson, B. A, Popowski, P, Pratt, M. R, Quinn, P. J, Stubbs, C. W, Sutherland, W, Tomaney, A. B, Vandehei, T, Welch, D

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The effects of an obesogenic diet during pregnancy on fetal growth and placental gene expression are gestation dependent by King, V, Hibbert, N, Seckl, J.R, Norman, J.E, Drake, A.J

“…Abstract Exposure to overnutrition in utero may increase offspring cardiometabolic disease risk. A mouse model of maternal exposure to an obesogenic diet (DIO)…”
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Biochar application during reforestation alters species present and soil chemistry by Drake, J.A., Carrucan, A., Jackson, W.R., Cavagnaro, T.R., Patti, A.F.

“…Reforestation of landscapes is being used as a method for tackling climate change through carbon sequestration and land restoration, as well as increasing…”
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