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CoRoT 223992193: A new, low-mass, pre-main sequence eclipsing binary with evidence of a circumbinary disk (2014)
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Gillen, E., Aigrain, S., McQuillan, A., Bouvier, J., Hodgkin, S., Alencar, S. H. P., …Micela, G. (2014). CoRoT 223992193: A new, low-mass, pre-main sequence eclipsing binary with evidence of a circumbinary disk. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 562, Article A50. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201322493

We present the discovery of CoRoT 223992193, a double-lined, detached eclipsing binary, comprising two pre-main sequence M dwarfs, discovered by the CoRoT space mission during a 23-day observation of the 3 Myr old NGC 2264 star-forming region. Using... Read More about CoRoT 223992193: A new, low-mass, pre-main sequence eclipsing binary with evidence of a circumbinary disk.

A SUPER-JUPITER ORBITING A LATE-TYPE STAR: A REFINED ANALYSIS OF MICROLENSING EVENT OGLE-2012-BLG-0406 (2014)
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Tsapras, Y., Choi, J., Street, R. A., Han, C., Bozza, V., Gould, A., …The MOA Collaboration. (in press). A SUPER-JUPITER ORBITING A LATE-TYPE STAR: A REFINED ANALYSIS OF MICROLENSING EVENT OGLE-2012-BLG-0406. Astrophysical Journal, 782(1), 48. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/782/1/48

We present a detailed analysis of survey and follow-up observations of microlensing event OGLE-2012-BLG-0406 based on data obtained from 10 different observatories. Intensive coverage of the light curve, especially the perturbation part, allowed us t... Read More about A SUPER-JUPITER ORBITING A LATE-TYPE STAR: A REFINED ANALYSIS OF MICROLENSING EVENT OGLE-2012-BLG-0406.

The eccentric massive binary V380 Cyg: revised orbital elements and interpretation of the intrinsic variability of the primary component* (2014)
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Tkachenko, A., Degroote, P., Aerts, C., Pavlovski, K., Southworth, J., Pápics, P. I., …Clémer, K. (2014). The eccentric massive binary V380 Cyg: revised orbital elements and interpretation of the intrinsic variability of the primary component*. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 438(4), 3093-3110. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt2421

We present a detailed analysis and interpretation of the high-mass binary V380 Cyg, based on high-precision space photometry gathered with the Kepler space mission as well as high-resolution ground-based spectroscopy obtained with the HERMES spectrog... Read More about The eccentric massive binary V380 Cyg: revised orbital elements and interpretation of the intrinsic variability of the primary component*.

Absolute dimensions of detached eclipsing binaries – III. The metallic-lined system YZ Cassiopeiae (2013)
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Pavlovski, K., Southworth, J., Kolbas, V., & Smalley, B. (2014). Absolute dimensions of detached eclipsing binaries – III. The metallic-lined system YZ Cassiopeiae. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 438(1), 590-603. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt2229

The bright binary system YZ Cassiopeiae is a remarkable laboratory for studying the Am phenomenon. It consists of a metallic-lined A2 star and an F2 dwarf on a circular orbit, which undergo total and annular eclipses. We present an analysis of 15 pub... Read More about Absolute dimensions of detached eclipsing binaries – III. The metallic-lined system YZ Cassiopeiae.

MOA-2010-BLG-328Lb: A SUB-NEPTUNE ORBITING VERY LATE M DWARF? (2013)
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Furusawa, K., Udalski, A., Sumi, T., Bennett, D., Bond, I., Gould, A., …Collaboration, T. P. (2013). MOA-2010-BLG-328Lb: A SUB-NEPTUNE ORBITING VERY LATE M DWARF?. Astrophysical Journal, 779(2), Article 91. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/779/2/91

We analyze the planetary microlensing event MOA-2010-BLG-328. The best fit yields host and planetary masses of M h = 0.11 ± 0.01 M ? and M p = 9.2 ± 2.2 M ?, corresponding to a very late M dwarf and sub-Neptune-mass planet, respectively. The system l... Read More about MOA-2010-BLG-328Lb: A SUB-NEPTUNE ORBITING VERY LATE M DWARF?.

EL CVn-type binaries - discovery of 17 helium white dwarf precursors in bright eclipsing binary star systems (2013)
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Maxted, P. F. L., Bloemen, S., Heber, U., Geier, S., Wheatley, P. J., Marsh, T. R., …Hadigal, S. (2014). EL CVn-type binaries - discovery of 17 helium white dwarf precursors in bright eclipsing binary star systems. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 437(2), 1681-1697. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt2007

The star 1SWASP J024743.37−251549.2 was recently discovered to be a binary star in which an A-type dwarf star eclipses the remnant of a disrupted red giant star (WASP 0247−25 B). The remnant is in a rarely observed state evolving to higher effective... Read More about EL CVn-type binaries - discovery of 17 helium white dwarf precursors in bright eclipsing binary star systems.

Optical transmission photometry of the highly inflated exoplanet WASP-17b★ (2013)
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Bento, J., Wheatley, P. J., Copperwheat, C. M., Fortney, J. J., Dhillon, V. S., Hickman, R., …Southworth, J. (2014). Optical transmission photometry of the highly inflated exoplanet WASP-17b★. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 437(2), 1511-1518. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt1979

We present ground-based high-precision observations of the transit of WASP-17b using the multiband photometer ULTRACAM on ESO's New Technology Telescope (NTT) in the context of performing transmission spectrophotometry of this highly inflated exoplan... Read More about Optical transmission photometry of the highly inflated exoplanet WASP-17b★.

WEATHER ON THE NEAREST BROWN DWARFS: RESOLVED SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-WAVELENGTH VARIABILITY MONITORING OF WISE J104915.57–531906.1AB (2013)
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Biller, B. A., Crossfield, I. J. M., Mancini, L., Ciceri, S., Southworth, J., Kopytova, T. G., …Goldman, B. (in press). WEATHER ON THE NEAREST BROWN DWARFS: RESOLVED SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-WAVELENGTH VARIABILITY MONITORING OF WISE J104915.57–531906.1AB. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 778(1), Article L10. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/778/1/l10

We present two epochs of MPG/ESO 2.2 m GROND simultaneous six-band (r'i'z' JHK) photometric monitoring of the closest known L/T transition brown dwarf binary WISE J104915.57−531906.1AB. We report here the first resolved variability monitoring of both... Read More about WEATHER ON THE NEAREST BROWN DWARFS: RESOLVED SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-WAVELENGTH VARIABILITY MONITORING OF WISE J104915.57–531906.1AB.

Erratum: Asteroseismology of KIC 11754974: a high-amplitude SX Phe pulsator in a 343-d binary system (2013)
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Murphy, S. J., Pigulski, A., Kurtz, D. W., Suárez, J. C., Handler, G., Balona, L. A., …Southworth, J. (2013). Erratum: Asteroseismology of KIC 11754974: a high-amplitude SX Phe pulsator in a 343-d binary system. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 436(3), 2877-2877. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt1749

The paper ‘Asteroseismology of KIC 11754974: a high-amplitude SX Phe pulsator in a 343-d binary system’ was published in MNRAS, 432, 2284 (2013). An error was inadvertently introduced in this paper during copyediting when the term ‘F0’ was globally r... Read More about Erratum: Asteroseismology of KIC 11754974: a high-amplitude SX Phe pulsator in a 343-d binary system.

EMCCD photometry reveals two new variable stars in the crowded central region of the globular cluster NGC 6981 (Corrigendum) (2013)
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Skottfelt, J., Bramich, D. M., Figuera Jaimes, R., Jørgensen, U. G., Kains, N., W Harpsøe, K. B., …Williams, A. (2013). EMCCD photometry reveals two new variable stars in the crowded central region of the globular cluster NGC 6981 (Corrigendum). Astronomy & Astrophysics, 558, Article C1. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321430e

Erratum for: A&A 553, A111 (2013), DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201321430

Physical properties, transmission and emission spectra of the WASP-19 planetary system from multi-colour photometry★ (2013)
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Mancini, L., Ciceri, S., Chen, G., Tregloan-Reed, J., Fortney, J. J., Southworth, J., …Surdej, J. (2013). Physical properties, transmission and emission spectra of the WASP-19 planetary system from multi-colour photometry★. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 436(1), 2-18. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt1394

We present new ground-based, multi-colour, broad-band photometric measurements of the physical parameters, transmission and emission spectra of the transiting extrasolar planet WASP-19b. The measurements are based on observations of eight transits an... Read More about Physical properties, transmission and emission spectra of the WASP-19 planetary system from multi-colour photometry★.

The solar-type eclipsing binary system LL Aquarii (2013)
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Southworth, J. (2013). The solar-type eclipsing binary system LL Aquarii. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 557, Article A119. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201322195

The eclipsing binary LL Aqr consists of two late-type stars in an eccentric orbit with a period of 20.17 d. We use an extensive light curve from the SuperWASP survey augmented by published radial velocities and UBV light curves to measure the physica... Read More about The solar-type eclipsing binary system LL Aquarii.

Physical properties of the eclipsingδ Scuti star KIC 10661783 (2013)
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Lehmann, H., Southworth, J., Tkachenko, A., & Pavlovski, K. (2013). Physical properties of the eclipsingδ Scuti star KIC 10661783. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 557, Article A79. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321400

Context. KIC 10661783 is an eclipsing binary that shows δ Scuti-like oscillations. More than 60 pulsation frequencies have been detected in its light curve as observed by the Kepler satellite. Aims. We want to determine the fundamental stellar and... Read More about Physical properties of the eclipsingδ Scuti star KIC 10661783.

Stellar Magnetism and starspots: the implications for exoplanets (2013)
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Vilela, C., Southworth, J., & del Burgo, C. (2013). Stellar Magnetism and starspots: the implications for exoplanets. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 9(S302), 247-250. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743921314002208

Stellar variability induced by starspots can hamper the detection of exoplanets and bias planet property estimations. These features can also be used to study star-planet interactions as well as inferring properties from the underlying stellar dynamo... Read More about Stellar Magnetism and starspots: the implications for exoplanets.

Simultaneous follow-up of planetary transits: revised physical properties for the planetary systems HAT-P-16 and WASP-21 (2013)
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Ciceri, S., Mancini, L., Southworth, J., Nikolov, N., Bozza, V., Bruni, I., …Henning, T. (2013). Simultaneous follow-up of planetary transits: revised physical properties for the planetary systems HAT-P-16 and WASP-21. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 557, Article A30. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321669

Context. By now, more than 300 planets transiting their host star have been found, and much effort is being put into measuring the properties of each system. Light curves of planetary transits often contain deviations from a simple transit shape, and... Read More about Simultaneous follow-up of planetary transits: revised physical properties for the planetary systems HAT-P-16 and WASP-21.

KIC 8410637: a 408-day period eclipsing binary containing a pulsating giant star (2013)
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Frandsen, S., Lehmann, H., Hekker, S., Southworth, J., Debosscher, J., Beck, P., …Elsworth, Y. (2013). KIC 8410637: a 408-day period eclipsing binary containing a pulsating giant star. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 556, Article A138. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321817

Context. Detached eclipsing binaries (dEBs) are ideal targets for accurately measuring the masses and radii of their component stars. If at least one of the stars has evolved off the main sequence (MS), the masses and radii give a strict constraint o... Read More about KIC 8410637: a 408-day period eclipsing binary containing a pulsating giant star.

ENIGMATIC RECURRENT PULSATIONAL VARIABILITY OF THE ACCRETING WHITE DWARF EQ LYN (SDSS J074531.92+453829.6) (2013)
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Mukadam, A. S., Townsley, D. M., Szkody, P., Gänsicke, B. T., Southworth, J., Brockett, T., …Qian, S. (2013). ENIGMATIC RECURRENT PULSATIONAL VARIABILITY OF THE ACCRETING WHITE DWARF EQ LYN (SDSS J074531.92+453829.6). Astronomical Journal, 146(3), Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/146/3/54

Photometric observations of the cataclysmic variable EQ Lyn (SDSS J074531.92+453829.6), acquired from 2005 October to 2006 January, revealed high-amplitude variability in the range 1166–1290 s. This accreting white dwarf underwent an outburst in 2006... Read More about ENIGMATIC RECURRENT PULSATIONAL VARIABILITY OF THE ACCRETING WHITE DWARF EQ LYN (SDSS J074531.92+453829.6).

KIC 11285625: A double-lined spectroscopic binary with a γ Doradus pulsator discovered from Kepler space photometry (2013)
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Debosscher, J., Aerts, C., Tkachenko, A., Pavlovski, K., Maceroni, C., Kurtz, D., …Southworth, J. (2013). KIC 11285625: A double-lined spectroscopic binary with a γ Doradus pulsator discovered from Kepler space photometry. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 556, Article A56. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321702

Aims. We present the first binary modelling results for the pulsating, eclipsing binary KIC 11285625 that was discovered by the Kepler mission. An automated method to disentangle the pulsation spectrum and the orbital variability in high quality ligh... Read More about KIC 11285625: A double-lined spectroscopic binary with a γ Doradus pulsator discovered from Kepler space photometry.

KIC 4544587: an eccentric, short-period binary system with δ Sct pulsations and tidally excited modes (2013)
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Hambleton, K. M., Kurtz, D. W., Prša, A., Guzik, J. A., Pavlovski, K., Bloemen, S., …Fuller, J. (2013). KIC 4544587: an eccentric, short-period binary system with δ Sct pulsations and tidally excited modes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 434(2), 925-940. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt886

We present Kepler photometry and ground-based spectroscopy of KIC 4544587, a short-period eccentric eclipsing binary system with self-excited pressure and gravity modes, tidally excited modes, tidally influenced p modes and rapid apsidal motion of 18... Read More about KIC 4544587: an eccentric, short-period binary system with δ Sct pulsations and tidally excited modes.

A detailed census of variable stars in the globular cluster NGC 6333 (M9) from CCD differential photometry★ (2013)
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Arellano Ferro, A., Bramich, D. M., Figuera Jaimes, R., Giridhar, S., Kains, N., Kuppuswamy, K., …Wertz, O. (2013). A detailed census of variable stars in the globular cluster NGC 6333 (M9) from CCD differential photometry★. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 434(2), 1220-1238. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stt1080

We report CCD V and I time series photometry of the globular cluster NGC 6333 (M9). The technique of difference image analysis has been used, which enables photometric precision better than 0.05 mag for stars brighter than V ∼ 19.0 mag, even in the c... Read More about A detailed census of variable stars in the globular cluster NGC 6333 (M9) from CCD differential photometry★.