Search Results - "Neeley, Jillian R"
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The Carnegie-Chicago Hubble Program. VIII. An Independent Determination of the Hubble Constant Based on the Tip of the Red Giant Branch
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2019)“…Abstract We present a new and independent determination of the local value of the Hubble constant based on a calibration of the tip of the red giant branch…”
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Standard Galactic field RR Lyrae II: a Gaia DR2 calibration of the period–Wesenheit–metallicity relation
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-12-2019)“…ABSTRACT RR Lyrae stars have long been popular standard candles, but significant advances in methodology and technology have been made in recent years to…”
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Metallicity of Galactic RR Lyrae from Optical and Infrared Light Curves. I. Period–Fourier–Metallicity Relations for Fundamental-mode RR Lyrae
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-05-2021)“…Abstract We present newly calibrated period– ϕ 31 –[Fe/H] relations for fundamental-mode RR Lyrae stars in the optical and, for the first time, mid-infrared…”
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On a New Theoretical Framework for RR Lyrae Stars. II. Mid-infrared Period-Luminosity-Metallicity Relations
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-06-2017)“…We present new theoretical period-luminosity-metallicity (PLZ) relations for RR Lyræ stars (RRLs) at Spitzer and WISE wavelengths. The PLZ relations were…”
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The Carnegie Chicago Hubble Program. VI. Tip of the Red Giant Branch Distances to M66 and M96 of the Leo I Group
Published in The Astrophysical journal (11-09-2019)“…We determine the distances to the Type Ia supernova host galaxies M66 (NGC 3627) and M96 (NGC 3368) of the Leo I Group using the Tip of the Red Giant Branch…”
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Old-Aged Primary Distance Indicators
Published in Space science reviews (01-12-2018)“…Old-aged stellar distance indicators are present in all Galactic structures (halo, bulge, disk) and in galaxies of all Hubble types and, thus, are immensely…”
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The Carnegie–Chicago Hubble Program. IX. Calibration of the Tip of the Red Giant Branch Method in the Megamaser Host Galaxy, NGC 4258 (M106)
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-01-2021)“…Abstract In the nearby galaxy NGC 4258, the well-modeled orbital motion of H 2 O masers about its supermassive black hole provides the means to measure a…”
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The Carnegie-Chicago Hubble Program. VII. The Distance to M101 via the Optical Tip of the Red Giant Branch Method
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-11-2019)“…Abstract The Carnegie-Chicago Hubble Program (CCHP) is building a direct path to the Hubble constant ( H 0 ) using Population II stars as the calibrator of the…”
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The Carnegie Chicago Hubble Program X: Tip of the Red Giant Branch Distances to NGC 5643 and NGC 1404
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2021)“…Abstract The primary goal of the Carnegie Chicago Hubble Program (CCHP) is to calibrate the zero-point of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) Hubble Diagram through…”
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Metallicity of Galactic RR Lyrae from Optical and Infrared Light Curves. II. Period–Fourier–Metallicity Relations for First Overtone RR Lyrae
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-06-2022)“…Abstract We present new period- ϕ 31 -[Fe/H] relations for first-overtone RRL stars (RRc), calibrated over a broad range of metallicities (−2.5 ≲ [Fe/H] ≲ 0.0)…”
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Variable Stars in Local Group Galaxies. VI. The Isolated Dwarfs VV 124 and KKr 25
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2021)“…Abstract We present the discovery of variable stars in two isolated dwarf galaxies in the outskirts of the Local Group, VV 124 and KKr 25, using observations…”
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SMHASH: anatomy of the Orphan Stream using RR Lyrae stars
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The Carnegie-Chicago Hubble Program: Calibration of the Near-infrared RR Lyrae Period-Luminosity Relation with HST
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-12-2018)“…We present photometry of 30 Galactic RR Lyrae variables taken with HST WFC3/IR for the Carnegie-Chicago Hubble Program. These measurements form the base of the…”
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SMHASH: a new mid-infrared RR Lyrae distance determination for the Local Group dwarf spheroidal galaxy Sculptor
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The Carnegie-Chicago Hubble Program. VII. The Distance to M101 via the Optical Tip of the Red Giant Branch Method Based on observations made with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, obtained at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under NASA contract NAS 5-26555. These observations are associated with programs GO13691, GO14166, GO13737, and GO13364
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-11-2019)“…The Carnegie-Chicago Hubble Program (CCHP) is building a direct path to the Hubble constant (H0) using Population II stars as the calibrator of the Type Ia…”
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The Carnegie-Chicago Hubble Program. IX. Calibration of the Tip of the Red Giant Branch Method in the Megamaser Host Galaxy, NGC 4258 (M106) Based on observations made with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, obtained at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under NASA contract NAS 5-26555. These observations are associated with programs GO-9477 and GO-10399
Published in The Astrophysical journal (15-01-2021)“…In the nearby galaxy NGC 4258, the well-modeled orbital motion of H2O masers about its supermassive black hole provides the means to measure a precise…”
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The Carnegie-Chicago Hubble Program. VIII. An Independent Determination of the Hubble Constant Based on the Tip of the Red Giant Branch Based on observations made with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, obtained at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under NASA contract NAS 5-26555. These observations are associated with program Nos. 13472 and 13691
Published in The Astrophysical journal (29-08-2019)“…We present a new and independent determination of the local value of the Hubble constant based on a calibration of the tip of the red giant branch (TRGB)…”
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Metallicity of Galactic RR Lyrae from Optical and Infrared Light Curves: II. Period-Fourier-Metallicity Relations for First Overtone RR Lyrae
Published 15-04-2022“…We present new period-$\phi_{31}$-[Fe/H] relations for first overtone RRL stars (RRc), calibrated over a broad range of metallicities ($-2.5 < \textrm{[Fe/H]}<…”
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Metallicity of Galactic RR Lyrae from Optical and Infrared Light Curves: I. Period-Fourier-Metallicity Relations for Fundamental Mode RR Lyrae
Published 17-03-2021“…We present newly-calibrated period-$\phi_{31}$-[Fe/H] relations for fundamental mode RR Lyrae stars in the optical and, for the first time, mid-infrared. This…”
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The Carnegie Chicago Hubble Program X: Tip of the Red Giant Branch Distances to NGC 5643 and NGC 1404
Published 12-02-2021“…The primary goal of the Carnegie Chicago Hubble Program (CCHP) is to calibrate the zero-point of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) Hubble Diagram through the use…”
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