Search Results - "Robertson, J. Gordon"
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Probing the early Milky Way with GHOST spectra of an extremely metal-poor star in the Galactic disc
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-01-2024)“…ABSTRACT Pristine_183.6849 + 04.8619 (P1836849) is an extremely metal-poor ([Fe/H] = −3.3 ± 0.1) star on a prograde orbit confined to the Galactic disc. Such…”
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SPLUS J142445.34–254247.1: An r-process–enhanced, Actinide-boost, Extremely Metal-poor Star Observed with GHOST
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-12-2023)“…Abstract We report on a chemo-dynamical analysis of SPLUS J142445.34−254247.1 (SPLUS J1424−2542), an extremely metal-poor halo star enhanced in elements formed…”
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High-resolution Dayside Spectroscopy of WASP-189 b: Detection of Iron during the GHOST/Gemini South System Verification Run
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-10-2024)“…Abstract With high equilibrium temperatures and tidally locked rotation, ultra-hot Jupiters (UHJs) are unique laboratories within which to probe extreme…”
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Beating the classical limit: a diffraction-limited spectrograph for an arbitrary input beam
Published in Optics express (04-11-2013)“…We demonstrate a new approach to classical fiber-fed spectroscopy. Our method is to use a photonic lantern that converts an arbitrary (e.g. incoherent) input…”
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Spectroscopic flat-fields can be used for precision CCD gain and noise tests
Published 17-12-2020“…PASA Vol 38, e006 (2021) One of the basic parameters of a CCD camera is its gain, i.e. the number of detected electrons per output Analogue to Digital Unit…”
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Heimdallr, Baldr and Solarstein: designing the next generation of VLTI instruments in the Asgard suite
Published 11-03-2024“…Appl. Opt. 63, D41-D49 (2024) High angular resolution imaging is an increasingly important capability in contemporary astrophysics. Of particular relevance to…”
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Detector sampling of optical/IR spectra: how many pixels per FWHM?
Published 20-07-2017“…PASA 34 (2017) e035 Most optical and IR spectra are now acquired using detectors with finite-width pixels in a square array. This paper examines the effects of…”
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Probing the early Milky Way with GHOST spectra of an extremely metal-poor star in the Galactic disk
Published 27-11-2023“…MNRAS 527 (2024) 7810-7824 Pristine_183.6849+04.8619 (P1836849) is an extremely metal-poor ([Fe/H]$=-3.3\pm0.1$) star on a prograde orbit confined to the…”
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Quantifying resolving power in astronomical spectra
Published 05-08-2013“…PASA 30, e048, 2013 The spectral resolving power R = lambda / delta lambda is a key property of any spectrograph, but its definition is vague because the…”
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GHOST commissioning science results III: Characterizing an iron-poor damped Lyman α system
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (14-06-2024)“…Abstract The Gemini High-resolution Optical SpecTrograph (GHOST) is a new echelle spectrograph available on the Gemini-South telescope as of Semester 2024A. We…”
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Compact high-resolution spectrographs for large and extremely large telescopes: using the diffraction limit
Published 23-08-2012“…As telescopes get larger, the size of a seeing-limited spectrograph for a given resolving power becomes larger also, and for ELTs the size will be so great…”
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Beating the classical limit: A diffraction-limited spectrograph for an arbitrary input beam
Published 17-10-2013“…Optics Express, Vol. 21, Issue 22, pp. 26103-26112 (2013) We demonstrate a new approach to classical fiber-fed spectroscopy. Our method is to use a photonic…”
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Simulating a dual beam combiner at SUSI for narrow-angle astrometry
Published 28-02-2013“…The Sydney University Stellar Interferometer (SUSI) has two beam combiners, i.e. the Precision Astronomical Visible Observations (PAVO) and the Microarcsecond…”
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A low cost scheme for high precision dual-wavelength laser metrology
Published 30-03-2013“…A novel method capable of delivering relative optical path length metrology with nanometer precision is demonstrated. Unlike conventional dual-wavelength…”
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Science and Technology Progress at the Sydney University Stellar Interferometer
Published 15-03-2013“…Proc. SPIE 8445-21, 2012 This paper presents an overview of recent progress at the Sydney University Stellar Interferometer (SUSI). Development of the…”
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Simulating a dual beam combiner at SUSI for narrow-angle astrometry
Published in Experimental astronomy (01-08-2013)“…The Sydney University Stellar Interferometer (SUSI) has two beam combiners, i.e. the Precision Astronomical Visible Observations (PAVO) and the Microarcsecond…”
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Heimdallr and Solarstein: alignment, calibration, and correction in the Asgard suite at the VLTI
Published 04-07-2024“…The Asgard instrument suite proposed for the ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) brings with it a new generation of instruments for spectroscopy…”
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GHOST Commissioning Science Results III: Characterizing an iron-poor damped Lyman $\alpha$ system
Published 15-04-2024“…The Gemini High-resolution Optical SpecTrograph (GHOST) is a new echelle spectrograph available on the Gemini-South telescope as of Semester 2024A. We present…”
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Seeking celestial Positronium with an OH-suppressed diffraction-limited spectrograph
Published 18-06-2021“…Applied Optics Vol 60, No. 19, D122-D128, 2021 Celestially, Positronium (Ps), has only been observed through gamma-ray emission produced by its annihilation…”
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High-Resolution Dayside Spectroscopy of WASP-189b: Detection of Iron during the GHOST/Gemini South System Verification Run
Published 15-07-2024“…With high equilibrium temperatures and tidally locked rotation, ultra-hot Jupiters (UHJs) are unique laboratories within which to probe extreme atmospheric…”
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