Search Results - "Kraus, Adam L."
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Undetected Binary Stars Cause an Observed Mass-dependent Age Gradient in Upper Scorpius
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-05-2021)“…Abstract Young stellar associations represent a key site for the study of star formation, but to accurately compare observations to models of stellar…”
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Distances, Luminosities, and Temperatures of the Coldest Known Substellar Objects
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (27-09-2013)“…The coolest known brown dwarfs are our best analogs to extrasolar gas-giant planets. The prolific detections of such cold substellar objects in the past 2…”
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Starspots and Undetected Binary Stars Have Distinct Signatures in Young Stellar Associations
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2024)“…Abstract Young stars form in associations, meaning that young stellar associations provide an ideal environment to measure the age of a nominally coeval…”
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How to Constrain Your M Dwarf. II. The Mass-Luminosity-Metallicity Relation from 0.075 to 0.70 Solar Masses
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-01-2019)“…The mass-luminosity relation for late-type stars has long been a critical tool for estimating stellar masses. However, there is growing need for both a…”
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The California-Kepler Survey. X. The Radius Gap as a Function of Stellar Mass, Metallicity, and Age
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-04-2022)“…Abstract In 2017, the California-Kepler Survey (CKS) published its first data release (DR1) of high-resolution optical spectra of 1305 planet hosts. Refined…”
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Mapping the Shores of the Brown Dwarf Desert. II. Multiple Star Formation in Taurus-Auriga
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-04-2011)“…We have conducted a high-resolution imaging study of the Taurus-Auriga star-forming region in order to characterize the primordial outcome of multiple star…”
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The Role of Multiplicity in Disk Evolution and Planet Formation
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-01-2012)“…The past decade has seen a revolution in our understanding of protoplanetary disk evolution and planet formation in single-star systems. However, the majority…”
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SPYGLASS. IV. New Stellar Survey of Recent Star Formation within 1 kpc
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2023)“…Abstract Young stellar populations provide a powerful record that traces millions of years of star formation history in the solar neighborhood. Using a revised…”
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NICMOS Kernel-phase Interferometry. II. Demographics of Nearby Brown Dwarfs
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-03-2023)“…Abstract Star formation theories have struggled to reproduce binary brown dwarf population demographics (e.g., frequency, separation, and mass ratio)…”
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ZODIACAL EXOPLANETS IN TIME (ZEIT). I. A NEPTUNE-SIZED PLANET ORBITING AN M4.5 DWARF IN THE HYADES STAR CLUSTER
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-02-2016)“…ABSTRACT Studying the properties of young planetary systems can shed light on how the dynamics and structure of planets evolve during their most formative…”
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Dynamical Mass of the Young Substellar Companion HD 984 B
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-02-2022)“…Abstract Model-independent masses of substellar companions are critical tools to validate models of planet and brown dwarf cooling, test their input physics,…”
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SPECTROSCOPIC CONFIRMATION OF YOUNG PLANETARY-MASS COMPANIONS ON WIDE ORBITS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-03-2014)“…We present moderate-resolution (R ~ 4000-5000) near-infrared integral field spectroscopy of the young (1-5 Myr) 6-14 M sub(jup) companions ROXs 42B b and FW…”
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SPYGLASS. V. Spatially and Temporally Structured Star-forming Environments in the Cepheus-Hercules Complex
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-11-2024)“…Abstract Young associations record complete histories of star-forming events through their demographics and dynamics, and Gaia has greatly expanded our…”
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Eclipsing Binaries in the Open Cluster Ruprecht 147. I. EPIC 219394517
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-10-2018)“…Eclipsing binaries in star clusters offer more stringent tests of stellar evolution theory than field binaries because models must not only match the binary…”
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ORBITAL ARCHITECTURES OF PLANET-HOSTING BINARIES. I. FORMING FIVE SMALL PLANETS IN THE TRUNCATED DISK OF KEPLER-444A
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-01-2016)“…ABSTRACT We present the first results from our Keck program investigating the orbital architectures of planet-hosting multiple star systems. Kepler-444 is a…”
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THREE WIDE PLANETARY-MASS COMPANIONS TO FW TAU, ROXs 12, AND ROXs 42B
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-01-2014)“…We report the discovery of three planetary-mass companions (M = 6-20 M sub(Jup)) in wide orbits ([rho] ~ 150-300 AU) around the young stars FW Tau…”
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A Search for Stellar Siblings of the ∼200 Myr TOI-251 b Planetary System
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2023)“…Abstract Young planets (<1 Gyr) are helpful for studying the physical processes occurring at the early stage of planet evolution. TOI-251 b is a recently…”
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The Metallicity Distribution and Hot Jupiter Rate of the Kepler Field: Hectochelle High-resolution Spectroscopy for 776 Kepler Target Stars
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-03-2017)“…The occurrence rate of hot Jupiters from the Kepler transit survey is roughly half that of radial velocity surveys targeting solar neighborhood stars. One…”
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SPYGLASS. II. The Multigenerational and Multiorigin Star Formation History of Cepheus Far North
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-12-2022)“…Abstract Young stellar populations provide a record of past star formation, and by establishing their members’ dynamics and ages, it is possible to reconstruct…”
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SEARCHING FOR SCATTERERS: HIGH-CONTRAST IMAGING OF YOUNG STARS HOSTING WIDE-SEPARATION PLANETARY-MASS COMPANIONS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-08-2016)“…ABSTRACT We have conducted an angular differential imaging survey with NIRC2 at Keck in search of close-in substellar companions to a sample of seven systems…”
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