Search Results - "Morrell, Nidia"
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A Modern Search for Wolf-Rayet Stars in the Magellanic Clouds. IV. A Final Census
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-08-2018)“…Abstract We summarize the results of our 4 yr survey searching for Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and Small Magellanic Cloud. Over…”
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The episodic dust-making Wolf-Rayet star HD 38030 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-08-2021)“…ABSTRACT Mid-infrared photometry of the Wolf-Rayet star HD 38030 in the Large Magellanic Cloud from the NEOWISE-R mission show it to have undergone a…”
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WO-type Wolf–Rayet Stars: The Last Hurrah of Massive Star Evolution
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-06-2022)“…Abstract Are WO-type Wolf–Rayet (WR) stars in the final stage of massive star evolution before core-collapse? Although WC- and WO-type WRs have very similar…”
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The Red Supergiant Binary Fraction of the Large Magellanic Cloud
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2020)“…The binary fraction of unevolved massive stars is thought to be 70%-100% but there are few observational constraints on the binary fraction of the evolved…”
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Constraints on the Binarity of the WN3/O3 Class of Wolf–Rayet Stars
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-04-2023)“…Abstract The WN3/O3 Wolf–Rayet (WR) stars were discovered as part of our survey for WRs in the Magellanic Clouds. The WN3/O3s show the emission lines of a…”
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Reverberation Mapping of Luminous Quasars at High z
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-09-2018)“…We present reverberation mapping (RM) results for 17 high-redshift, high-luminosity quasars with good-quality R-band and emission-line light curves. We are…”
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A 34.5 day quasi-periodic oscillation in γ-ray emission from the blazar PKS 2247–131
Published in Nature communications (02-11-2018)“…Since 2016 October, the active galaxy PKS 2247−131 has undergone a γ -ray outburst, which we studied using data obtained with the Fermi Gamma-ray Space…”
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Binary Red Supergiants. II. Discovering and Characterizing B-type Companions
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-04-2019)“…The percentage of massive main-sequence OB stars in binary systems is thought to be as high as 100%. However, very few Galactic binary red supergiants (RSGs)…”
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Luminous Type II Short-Plateau Supernovae 2006Y, 2006ai, and 2016egz: A Transitional Class from Stripped Massive Red Supergiants
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-05-2021)“…Abstract The diversity of Type II supernovae (SNe II) is thought to be driven mainly by differences in their progenitor’s hydrogen-rich (H-rich) envelope mass,…”
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The winking eye of a very massive star: WR 21a revealed as an eclipsing binary by TESS
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (03-09-2022)“…ABSTRACT WR 21a was known as a massive spectroscopic binary composed of an O2.5 If*/WN6ha primary and an O3 V((f*))z secondary. Although a minimum value, the…”
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The Carnegie Supernova Project: Absolute Calibration and the Hubble Constant
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-12-2018)“…We present an analysis of the final data release of the Carnegie Supernova Project I, focusing on the absolute calibration of the luminosity-decline rate…”
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Discovery of a Thorne–Żytkow object candidate in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Letters (01-09-2014)“…Thorne–Żytkow objects (TŻOs) are a theoretical class of star in which a compact neutron star is surrounded by a large, diffuse envelope. Supergiant TŻOs are…”
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The Pan-STARRS1 z > 5.6 Quasar Survey. II. Discovery of 55 Quasars at 5.6 < z < 6.5
Published in The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series (01-03-2023)“…Abstract The identification of bright quasars at z ≳ 6 enables detailed studies of supermassive black holes, massive galaxies, structure formation, and the…”
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A Survey for C ii Emission-line Stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud. II. Final Results and the Origin of C ii Emission in [WC] Spectra
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-01-2023)“…Abstract We present the final results of an imaging and spectroscopic search for stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) with C ii λλ 7231, 7236 emission…”
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The SPIRITS Sample of Luminous Infrared Transients: Uncovering Hidden Supernovae and Dusty Stellar Outbursts in Nearby Galaxies
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-11-2019)“…Abstract We present a systematic study of the most luminous ( M IR [Vega magnitudes] brighter than −14) infrared (IR) transients discovered by the SPitzer…”
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Erratum: "The Red Supergiant Binary Fraction of the Large Magellanic Cloud" (2020, ApJ, 900, 118)
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MULTI-WAVELENGTH OBSERVATIONS OF THE ENDURING TYPE IIn SUPERNOVAE 2005ip AND 2006jd
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-09-2012)“…We present an observational study of the Type IIn supernovae (SNe IIn) 2005ip and 2006jd. Broadband UV, optical, and near-IR photometry, and visual-wavelength…”
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Examining the Properties of Low-luminosity Hosts of Type Ia Supernovae from ASAS-SN
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-06-2023)“…Abstract We present a spectroscopic analysis of 44 low-luminosity host galaxies of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) detected by the All-Sky Automated Survey for…”
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ASASSN-15pz: Revealing Significant Photometric Diversity among 2009dc-like, Peculiar SNe Ia
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-07-2019)“…Abstract We report comprehensive multi-wavelength observations of a peculiar Type Ia-like supernova (“SN Ia-pec”) ASASSN-15pz. ASASSN-15pz is a spectroscopic…”
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LINKING TYPE Ia SUPERNOVA PROGENITORS AND THEIR RESULTING EXPLOSIONS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-06-2012)“…Comparing the ejecta velocities at maximum brightness and narrow circumstellar/interstellar Na D absorption line profiles of a sample of 23 Type Ia supernovae…”
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