PATHWAY TO THE GALACTIC DISTRIBUTION OF PLANETS: COMBINED SPITZER AND GROUND-BASED MICROLENS PARALLAX MEASUREMENTS OF 21 SINGLE-LENS EVENTS

Calchi Novati, S.; Gould, A.; Udalski, A.; Menzies, J.W.; Bond, I.A.; Shvartzvald, Y.; Street, R.A.; Hundertmark, M.; Beichman, C.A.; Yee, J.C.; Carey, S.; Poleski, R.; Skowron, J.; Kozlowski, S.; Mroz, P.; Pietrukowicz, P.; Pietrzynski, G.; Szymanski, M.K.; Soszynski, I.; Ulaczyk, K.; Wyrzykowski, L.; Albrow, M.; Beaulieu, J.P.; Caldwell, J.A..R.; Cassan, A.; Coutures, C.; Danielski, C.; Dominis Prester, D.; Donatowicz, J.; Lonvcaric, K.; McDougall, A.; Morales, J.C.; Ranc, C.; Zhu, W.; Abe, F.; Barry, R.K.; Bennett, D.P.; Bhattacharya, A.; Fukunaga, D.; Inayama, K.; Koshimoto, N.; Namba, S.; Sumi, T.; Suzuki, D.; Tristram, P.J.; Wakiyama, Y.; Yonehara, A.; Maoz, D.; Kaspi, S.; Friedmann, M.; Bachelet, E.; Figuera Jaimes, R.; Bramich, D.M.; Tsapras, Y.; Horne, K.; Snodgrass, C.; Wambsganss, J.; Steele, I.A.; Kains, N.; Bozza, V.; Dominik, M.; Jorgensen, U.G.; Alsubai, K.A.; Ciceri, S.; D'Ago, G.; Haugbolle, T.; Hessman, F.V.; Hinse, T.C.; Juncher, D.; Korhonen, H.; Mancini, L.; Popovas, A.; Rabus, M.; Rahvar, S.; Scarpetta, G.; Schmidt, R.W.; Skottfelt, J.; Southworth, J.; Starkey, D.; Surdej, J.; Wertz, O.; Zarucki, M.; Gaudi, B.S.; Pogge, R.W.; DePoy, D.L.

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The GAPS programme with HARPS-N at TNG VII. Putting exoplanets in the stellar context: magnetic activity and asteroseismology of tau Bootis A (2015)
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Borsa, F., Scandariato, G., Rainer, M., Bignamini, A., Maggio, A., Poretti, E., …Stelzer, B. (2015). The GAPS programme with HARPS-N at TNG VII. Putting exoplanets in the stellar context: magnetic activity and asteroseismology of tau Bootis A. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 578, Article A64. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525741

Aims. We observed the t Boo system with the HARPS-N spectrograph to test a new observational strategy aimed at jointly studying asteroseismology, the planetary orbit, and star-planet magnetic interaction.

Methods. We collected high-cadence observa... Read More about The GAPS programme with HARPS-N at TNG VII. Putting exoplanets in the stellar context: magnetic activity and asteroseismology of tau Bootis A.

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In-situ Raman spectroscopy is implemented for the first time to monitor dynamic charge transfer processes at polarisable interfaces between two immiscible electrolyte solutions (ITIES) in real time. A custom-designed new electrochemical cell is descr... Read More about Monitoring charge transfer at polarisable liquid/liquid interfaces employing time-resolved Raman spectroelectrochemistry.

The Gaia-ESO Survey: N-body modelling of the Gamma Velorum cluster (2015)
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The role of neutron star mergers in the chemical evolution of the Galactic halo (2015)
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New OB star candidates in the Carina Arm around Westerlund 2 from VPHAS+ (2015)
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OGLE-2011-BLG-0265Lb: A JOVIAN MICROLENSING PLANET ORBITING AN M DWARF (2015)
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PATHWAY TO THE GALACTIC DISTRIBUTION OF PLANETS: COMBINED SPITZER AND GROUND-BASED MICROLENS PARALLAX MEASUREMENTS OF 21 SINGLE-LENS EVENTS (2015)
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