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THE PAL 5 STAR STREAM GAPS by CARLBERG, R. G, GRILLMAIR, C. J, HETHERINGTON, Nathan

“…Pal 5 is a low-mass, low-velocity-dispersion, globular cluster with spectacular tidal tails. We use the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 8 data to extend…”
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Detection of a 60°-long Dwarf Galaxy Debris Stream by Grillmair, C. J

“…We report on a 60-long stream of stars, extending from Ursa Major to Sextans, in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The stream is approximately 2 wide and is…”
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The total mass of the Large Magellanic Cloud from its perturbation on the Orphan stream by Erkal, D, Belokurov, V, Laporte, C F P, Koposov, S E, Li, T S, Grillmair, C J, Kallivayalil, N, Price-Whelan, A M, Evans, N W, Hawkins, K, Hendel, D, Mateu, C, Navarro, J F, del Pino, A, Slater, C T, Sohn, S T

“…In a companion paper by Koposov et al., RR Lyrae from Gaia Data Release 2 are used to demonstrate that stars in the Orphan stream have velocity vectors…”
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Detection of a 63° Cold Stellar Stream in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey by Grillmair, C. J, Dionatos, O

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Substructure in Tidal Streams: Tributaries in the Anticenter Stream by Grillmair, C. J

“…We report on the detection in Sloan Digital Sky Survey data of at least three, roughly parallel components in a 65-long, stellar stream complex previously…”
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ANOTHER LOOK AT THE EASTERN BANDED STRUCTURE: A STELLAR DEBRIS STREAM AND A POSSIBLE PROGENITOR by GRILLMAIR, C. J

“…Using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7, we re-examine the Eastern Banded Structure (EBS), a stellar debris stream first discovered in Data Release 5…”
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Piercing the Milky Way: an all-sky view of the Orphan Stream by Koposov, S E, Belokurov, V, Li, T S, Mateu, C, Erkal, D, Grillmair, C J, Hendel, D, Price-Whelan, A M, Laporte, C F P, Hawkins, K, Sohn, S T, del Pino, A, Evans, N W, Slater, C T, Kallivayalil, N, Navarro, J F

“…Abstract We use astrometry, broad-band photometry, and variability information from the Data Release 2 of ESA’s Gaia mission (GDR2) to identify members of the…”
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The Detection of a 45° Tidal Stream Associated with the Globular Cluster NGC 5466 by Grillmair, C. J, Johnson, R

“…We report on the detection in Sloan Digital Sky Survey data of a 45 tidal stream of stars, extending from Bootes to Ursa Major, which we associate with the…”
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GAPS IN THE GD-1 STAR STREAM by Carlberg, R G, Grillmair, C J

“…GD-1 is a long, thin, Milky Way star stream that has readily visible density variations along its length. We quantify the locations, sizes, and statistical…”
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Four New Stellar Debris Streams in the Galactic Halo by Grillmair, C. J

“…We report on the detection of four new stellar debris streams and a new dwarf galaxy candidate in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Three of the streams, ranging…”
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A 22° Tidal Tail for Palomar 5 by Grillmair, C. J, Dionatos, O

“…Using Data Release 4 of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, we have applied an optimal-contrast, matched-filter technique to trace the trailing tidal tail of the…”
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Spitzer Spectral Observations of the Deep Impact Ejecta by Lisse, C.M, VanCleve, J, Adams, A.C, A'Hearn, M.F, Fernández, Y.R, Farnham, T.L, Armus, L, Grillmair, C.J, Ingalls, J, Belton, M.J.S, Groussin, O, McFadden, L.A, Meech, K.J, Schultz, P.H, Clark, B.C, Feaga, L.M, Sunshine, J.M

“…Spitzer Space Telescope imaging spectrometer observations of comet 9P/Tempel 1 during the Deep Impact encounter returned detailed, highly structured, 5- to…”
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A Spitzer Spectrum of the Exoplanet HD 189733b by Grillmair, C. J, Charbonneau, D, Burrows, A, Armus, L, Stauffer, J, Meadows, V, Van Cleve, J, Levine, D

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Hubble Space Telescope Imaging of Antlia B: Star Formation History and a New Tip of the Red Giant Branch Distance by Hargis, J. R., Albers, S., Crnojevi, D., Sand, D. J., Weisz, D. R., Carlin, J. L., Spekkens, K., Willman, B., Peter, A. H. G., Grillmair, C. J., Dolphin, A. E.

“…A census of the satellite population around dwarf galaxy primary hosts in environments outside the Local Group is essential to understanding Λ cold dark matter…”
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VELOCITY VARIATIONS IN THE PHOENIX-HERMUS STAR STREAM by Carlberg, R. G., Grillmair, C. J.

“…ABSTRACT Measurements of velocity and density perturbations along stellar streams in the Milky Way provide a time-integrated measure of dark matter…”
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The Palomar Transient Factory Photometric Calibration by Ofek, E. O., Laher, R., Law, N., Surace, J., Levitan, D., Sesar, B., Horesh, A., Poznanski, D., van Eyken, J. C., Kulkarni, S. R., Nugent, P., Zolkower, J., Walters, R., Sullivan, M., Agüeros, M., Bildsten, L., Bloom, J., Cenko, S. B., Gal-Yam, A., Grillmair, C., Helou, G., Kasliwal, M. M., Quimby, R.

“…ABSTRACT The Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) provides multiple epoch imaging for a large fraction of the celestial sphere. Here, we describe the photometric…”
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Asteroid rotation periods from the Palomar Transient Factory survey by Polishook, D., Ofek, E. O., Waszczak, A., Kulkarni, S. R., Gal-Yam, A., Aharonson, O., Laher, R., Surace, J., Klein, C., Bloom, J., Brosch, N., Prialnik, D., Grillmair, C., Cenko, S. B., Kasliwal, M., Law, N., Levitan, D., Nugent, P., Poznanski, D., Quimby, R.

“…The Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) is a synoptic survey designed to explore the transient and variable sky in a wide variety of cadences. We use PTF…”
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Fishing in Tidal Streams: New Radial Velocity and Proper Motion Constraints on the Orbit of the Anticenter Stream by Grillmair, C. J, Carlin, Jeffrey L, Majewski, Steven R

“…We have obtained radial velocity measurements for stars in two widely separated fields in the Anticenter Stream. Combined with SDSS/USNO-B proper motions, the…”
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The Palomar Transient Factory photometric catalog 1.0 by Ofek, E. O., Laher, R., Surace, J., Levitan, D., Sesar, B., Horesh, A., Law, N., van Eyken, J. C., Kulkarni, S. R., Prince, T. A., Nugent, P., Sullivan, M., Yaron, O., Pickles, A., Agüeros, M., Arcavi, I., Bildsten, L., Bloom, J., Cenko, S. B., Gal-Yam, A., Grillmair, C., Helou, G., Kasliwal, M. M., Poznanski, D., Quimby, R.

“…ABSTRACT We constructed a photometrically calibrated catalog of non-variable sources from the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) observations. The first version…”
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The Palomar Transient Factory: System Overview, Performance, and First Results by Law, Nicholas M., Kulkarni, Shrinivas R., Dekany, Richard G., Ofek, Eran O., Quimby, Robert M., Nugent, Peter E., Surace, Jason, Grillmair, Carl C., Bloom, Joshua S., Kasliwal, Mansi M., Bildsten, Lars, Brown, Tim, Cenko, S. Bradley, Ciardi, David, Croner, Ernest, Djorgovski, S. George, van Eyken, Julian, Filippenko, Alexei V., Fox, Derek B., Gal-Yam, Avishay, Hale, David, Hamam, Nouhad, Helou, George, Henning, John, Howell, D. Andrew, Jacobsen, Janet, Laher, Russ, Mattingly, Sean, McKenna, Dan, Pickles, Andrew, Poznanski, Dovi, Rahmer, Gustavo, Rau, Arne, Rosing, Wayne, Shara, Michael, Smith, Roger, Starr, Dan, Sullivan, Mark, Velur, Viswa, Walters, Richard, Zolkower, Jeff

“…The Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) is a fully-automated, wide-field survey aimed at a systematic exploration of the optical transient sky. The transient…”
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