Search Results - "Quintana, Elisa V."
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Kepler Data Validation II-Transit Model Fitting and Multiple-planet Search
Published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (01-02-2019)“…This paper discusses the transit model-fitting and multiple-planet search algorithms and performance of the Kepler Science Data Processing Pipeline, developed…”
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Implications of the Interstellar Object 1I/'Oumuamua for Planetary Dynamics and Planetesimal Formation
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (21-05-2018)“…'Oumuamua, the first bona fide interstellar planetesimal, was discovered passing through our Solar system on a hyperbolic orbit. This object was likely…”
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THE FREQUENCY OF GIANT IMPACTS ON EARTH-LIKE WORLDS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-04-2016)“…ABSTRACT The late stages of terrestrial planet formation are dominated by giant impacts that collectively influence the growth, composition, and habitability…”
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A CATALOG OF KEPLER HABITABLE ZONE EXOPLANET CANDIDATES
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-10-2016)“…ABSTRACT The NASA Kepler mission ha s discovered thousands of new planetary candidates, many of which have been confirmed through follow-up observations. A…”
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Climate Modeling of a Potential ExoVenus
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-12-2018)“…The planetary mass and radius sensitivity of exoplanet discovery capabilities has reached into the terrestrial regime. The focus of such investigations is to…”
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Prospects for Cryovolcanic Activity on Cold Ocean Planets
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2023)“…Abstract We have estimated total internal heating rates and depths to possible subsurface oceans for 17 planets that may be cold ocean planets, low-mass…”
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Flares, Rotation, and Planets of the AU Mic System from TESS Observations
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-04-2022)“…Abstract AU Mic is a young (∼24 Myr), pre-main-sequence M dwarf star that was observed in the first month of science observations of the Transiting Exoplanet…”
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An Earth-Sized Planet in the Habitable Zone of a Cool Star
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (18-04-2014)“…The quest for Earth-like planets is a major focus of current exoplanet research. Although planets that are Earth-sized and smaller have been detected, these…”
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Simultaneous Multiwavelength Flare Observations of EV Lacertae
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-11-2021)“…We present the first results of our ongoing project conducting simultaneous multiwavelength observations of flares on nearby active M dwarfs. We acquired data…”
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A MIRI Search for Planets and Dust around WD 2149+021
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-06-2024)“…Abstract The launch of JWST has ushered in a new era of high-precision infrared astronomy, allowing us to probe nearby white dwarfs for cold dust, exoplanets,…”
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JWST Directly Images Giant Planet Candidates Around Two Metal-polluted White Dwarf Stars
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-02-2024)“…Abstract We report the discovery of two directly imaged, giant planet candidates orbiting the metal-rich, hydrogen atmosphere white dwarfs WD 1202−232 and WD…”
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Atmospheric Escape From Three Terrestrial Planets in the L 98-59 System
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-01-2024)“…Abstract A critically important process affecting the climate evolution and potential habitability of an exoplanet is atmospheric escape, in which high-energy…”
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A Multiwavelength Survey of Nearby M Dwarfs: Optical and Near-ultraviolet Flares and Activity with Contemporaneous TESS, Kepler/K2, Swift, and HST Observations
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-08-2024)“…Abstract We present a comprehensive multiwavelength investigation into flares and activity in nearby M dwarf stars. We leverage the most extensive…”
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TOI-1075 b: A Dense, Massive, Ultra-short-period Hot Super-Earth Straddling the Radius Gap
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-02-2023)“…Abstract Populating the exoplanet mass–radius diagram in order to identify the underlying relationship that governs planet composition is driving an…”
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A Second Earth-sized Planet in the Habitable Zone of the M Dwarf, TOI-700
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-02-2023)“…Abstract We report the discovery of TOI-700 e, a 0.95 R ⊕ planet residing in the Optimistic Habitable Zone (HZ) of its host star. This discovery was enabled by…”
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CONFIRMATION OF HOT JUPITER KEPLER-41b VIA PHASE CURVE ANALYSIS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-04-2013)“…We present high precision photometry of Kepler-41, a giant planet in a 1.86 day orbit around a G6V star that was recently confirmed through radial velocity…”
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The Demographics of Rocky Free-floating Planets and their Detectability by WFIRST
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-06-2017)“…Planets are thought to form via accretion from a remnant disk of gas and solids around a newly formed star. During this process, material in the disk either…”
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Habitable Planet Formation around Low-mass Stars: Rapid Accretion, Rapid Debris Removal, and the Essential Contribution of External Giants
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-03-2022)“…Abstract In recent years, a paradigm shift has occurred in exoplanet science, wherein low-mass stars are increasingly viewed as a foundational pillar of the…”
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RADIAL VELOCITY OBSERVATIONS AND LIGHT CURVE NOISE MODELING CONFIRM THAT KEPLER-91b IS A GIANT PLANET ORBITING A GIANT STAR
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-02-2015)“…Kepler-91b is a rare example of a transiting hot Jupiter around a red giant star, providing the possibility to study the formation and composition of hot…”
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FORMATION, TIDAL EVOLUTION, AND HABITABILITY OF THE KEPLER-186 SYSTEM
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-09-2014)“…The Kepler-186 system consists of five planets orbiting an early M dwarf. The planets have physical radii of 1.0-1.50 R sub([+ in circle]) and orbital periods…”
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