Search Results - "Scott, Nicholas J"
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The NN-explore Exoplanet Stellar Speckle Imager: Instrument Description and Preliminary Results
Published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (01-05-2018)“…A new speckle and wide-field imaging instrument for the WIYN telescope called NN-EXPLORE Exoplanet Stellar Speckle Imager (NESSI) is described. NESSI offers…”
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TOI-530b: a giant planet transiting an M-dwarf detected by TESS
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-02-2022)“…ABSTRACT We report the discovery of TOI-530b, a transiting Saturn-like planet around an M0.5V dwarf, delivered by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite…”
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CHARA Near-infrared Imaging of the Yellow Hypergiant Star ρ Cassiopeiae: Convection Cells and Circumstellar Envelope
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2024)“…Abstract Massive evolved stars such as red supergiants and hypergiants are potential progenitors of Type II supernovae, and they are known for ejecting…”
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Time Evolution Images of the Hypergiant RW Cephei during the Rebrightening Phase Following the Great Dimming
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-09-2024)“…Abstract Stars with initial masses larger than 8 M ⊙ undergo substantial mass loss through mechanisms that remain elusive. Unraveling the origins of this mass…”
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GJ 238 b: A 0.57 Earth Radius Planet Orbiting an M2.5 Dwarf Star at 15.2 pc
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-06-2024)“…Abstract We report the discovery of the transiting planet GJ 238 b, with a radius of 0.566 ± 0.014 R ⊕ (1.064 ± 0.026 times the radius of Mars) and an orbital…”
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A speckle-imaging search for close and very faint companions to the nearest and brightest Wolf–Rayet stars
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-01-2022)“…ABSTRACT Gravitationally bound companions to stars enable determinations of their masses, and offer clues to their formation, evolution, and dynamical…”
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A speckle-imaging search for close triple companions of cataclysmic binaries
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-10-2021)“…ABSTRACT The orbital periods of most eclipsing cataclysmic binaries are not undergoing linear secular decreases of order a few parts per billion as expected…”
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Twin High-Resolution, High-Speed Imagers for the Gemini Telescopes: Instrument Description and Science Verification Results
Published in Frontiers in astronomy and space sciences (03-09-2021)“…Two new imaging instruments, ‘Alopeke and Zorro, were designed, built, and commissioned at the Gemini-North and Gemini-South telescopes in 2018 and 2019,…”
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TOI-5126: a hot super-Neptune and warm Neptune pair discovered by TESS and CHEOPS
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-01-2024)“…ABSTRACT We present the confirmation of a hot super-Neptune with an exterior Neptune companion orbiting a bright (V = 10.1 mag) F-dwarf identified by the…”
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TOI-1842b: A Transiting Warm Saturn Undergoing Reinflation around an Evolving Subgiant
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-02-2022)“…Abstract The imminent launch of space telescopes designed to probe the atmospheres of exoplanets has prompted new efforts to prioritize the thousands of…”
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TOI 560: Two Transiting Planets Orbiting a K Dwarf Validated with iSHELL, PFS, and HIRES RVs
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-01-2023)“…Abstract We validate the presence of a two-planet system orbiting the 0.15–1.4 Gyr K4 dwarf TOI 560 (HD 73583). The system consists of an inner moderately…”
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The TESS-Keck Survey. XX. 15 New TESS Planets and a Uniform RV Analysis of All Survey Targets
Published in The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series (01-06-2024)“…Abstract The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered hundreds of new worlds, with TESS planet candidates now outnumbering the total number…”
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Long Term Evolution of Surface Features on the Red Supergiant AZ Cyg
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2021)“…Abstract We present H -band interferometric observations of the red supergiant (RSG) AZ Cyg that were made with the Michigan Infra-Red Combiner (MIRC) at the…”
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Visibility Estimation for the CHARA/JouFLU Exozodi Survey
Published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (01-02-2017)“…We discuss the estimation of the interferometric visibility (fringe contrast) for the Exozodi survey conducted at the CHARA array with the JouFLU beam…”
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The NASA High-Resolution Speckle Interferometric Imaging Program: Validation and Characterization of Exoplanets and Their Stellar Hosts
Published in Frontiers in astronomy and space sciences (05-03-2021)“…Starting in 2008, NASA has provided the exoplanet community an observational program aimed at obtaining the highest resolution imaging available as part of its…”
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Noncontact stimulation of the cavernous nerves in the rat prostate using a tunable-wavelength thulium fiber laser
Published in Journal of endourology (01-03-2008)“…Laser nerve stimulation has recently been studied in neuroscience as an alternative to electrical stimulation. Its advantages include noncontact stimulation,…”
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TOI-431/HIP 26013: a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune transiting a bright, early K dwarf, with a third RV planet
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-10-2021)“…ABSTRACT We present the bright (Vmag = 9.12), multiplanet system TOI-431, characterized with photometry and radial velocities (RVs). We estimate the stellar…”
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The NN-explore Exoplanet Stellar Speckle Imager: Instrument Description and Preliminary Results
Published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (01-05-2018)“…A new speckle and wide-field imaging instrument for the WIYN telescope called NN-EXPLORE Exoplanet Stellar Speckle Imager (NESSI) is described. NESSI offers…”
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