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Gaia-ESO Survey: Global properties of clusters Trumpler 14 and 16 in the Carina nebula (2017)
Journal Article
Damiani, F., Klutsch, A., Jeffries, R., Randich, S., Prisinzano, L., Maíz Apellániz, J., …Zaggia, S. (2017). Gaia-ESO Survey: Global properties of clusters Trumpler 14 and 16 in the Carina nebula. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 603, Article A81. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629020

Aims. We present the first extensive spectroscopic study of the global population in star clusters Trumpler 16, Trumpler 14, and Collinder 232 in the Carina nebula, using data from the Gaia-ESO Survey, down to solar-mass stars. Methods. In addition t... Read More about Gaia-ESO Survey: Global properties of clusters Trumpler 14 and 16 in the Carina nebula.

Rotation of Planet-Hosting Stars (2017)
Book Chapter
Maxted, P. (2017). Rotation of Planet-Hosting Stars. In Handbook of Exoplanets. Springer

The rotation rate of a star has important implications for the detectability, characterization, and stability of any planets that may be orbiting it. This chapter gives a brief overview of stellar rotation before describing the methods used to measur... Read More about Rotation of Planet-Hosting Stars.

SOFIA FORCAST Grism Study of the Mineralogy of Dust in the Winds of Proto-planetary Nebulae: RV Tauri Stars and SRd Variables (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). SOFIA FORCAST Grism Study of the Mineralogy of Dust in the Winds of Proto-planetary Nebulae: RV Tauri Stars and SRd Variables. Astrophysical Journal, https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa75cf

We present a SOFIA FORCAST grism spectroscopic survey to examine the mineralogy of the circumstellar dust in a sample of post-asymptotic giant branch (post-AGB) yellow supergiants that are believed to be the precursors of planetary nebulae. Our min... Read More about SOFIA FORCAST Grism Study of the Mineralogy of Dust in the Winds of Proto-planetary Nebulae: RV Tauri Stars and SRd Variables.

Selectivity differences of coordination compound stationary phases for polyaromatic hydrocarbons and polar analytes in gas and liquid phases (2017)
Journal Article
Nolvachai, Y., Kulsing, C., Hawes, C. S., Batten, S. R., Turner, D. R., & Marriott, P. J. (2017). Selectivity differences of coordination compound stationary phases for polyaromatic hydrocarbons and polar analytes in gas and liquid phases. Journal of Chromatography A, 1500, 167-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2017.04.037

A precursor solution to the metal–organic framework (MOF), Cd(1,4,7,10-tetrakis(4-carboxybenzyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane), was aged in a surface-functionalised 250 μm-diameter capillary, to generate a film containing the constituents of the bu... Read More about Selectivity differences of coordination compound stationary phases for polyaromatic hydrocarbons and polar analytes in gas and liquid phases.

Crystal Engineering of 6-Carboxy-4-aryl-2,2′-bipyridine Complexes: Potent Chelators with Intrinsic Intermolecular Affinity (2017)
Journal Article
Dalton, H. L., Hawes, C. S., & Gunnlaugsson, T. (2017). Crystal Engineering of 6-Carboxy-4-aryl-2,2′-bipyridine Complexes: Potent Chelators with Intrinsic Intermolecular Affinity. Crystal Growth and Design, 17(8), 4365-4376. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.7b00683

Herein we report the coordination chemistry and structural properties of two multifunctional terdentate 2,2′-bipyridine derivatives 4- and 3-(4-nitrophenyl)-2,2′-bipyridine-6-carboxylate, L1/L2, respectively. We report eight new coordination complexe... Read More about Crystal Engineering of 6-Carboxy-4-aryl-2,2′-bipyridine Complexes: Potent Chelators with Intrinsic Intermolecular Affinity.

Structural organization in the trimethylamine iodine monochloride complex (2017)
Journal Article
Marshall, W. G., Jones, R. H., Knight, K. S., Clews, J., Darton, R. J., Miller, W., …Pitak, M. B. (in press). Structural organization in the trimethylamine iodine monochloride complex. CrystEngComm, 19(35), 5194-5201. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ce00869d

The structure of the complex formed between trimethylamine and iodine monochloride had been redetermined by a combination of neutron powder diffraction and X-ray single crystal diffraction techniques. The structure determined using NPD shows that the... Read More about Structural organization in the trimethylamine iodine monochloride complex.

Recurring sets of recurring starspots on exoplanet-host Qatar-2 (2017)
Journal Article
Močnik, T., Southworth, J., & Hellier, C. (2017). Recurring sets of recurring starspots on exoplanet-host Qatar-2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 471(1), 394-403. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx1557

We announce the detection of recurring sets of recurring starspot occultation events in the short-cadence K2 light curve of Qatar-2, a K dwarf star transited every 1.34 d by a hot Jupiter. In total, we detect 34 individual starspot occultation events... Read More about Recurring sets of recurring starspots on exoplanet-host Qatar-2.

Very Deep inside the SN 1987A Core Ejecta: Molecular Structures Seen in 3D (2017)
Journal Article
Abellán, F. J., Indebetouw, R., Marcaide, J. M., Gabler, M., Fransson, C., Spyromilio, J., …Woosley, S. E. (in press). Very Deep inside the SN 1987A Core Ejecta: Molecular Structures Seen in 3D. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 842(2), L24. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aa784c

Most massive stars end their lives in core-collapse supernova explosions and enrich the interstellar medium with explosively nucleosynthesized elements. Following core collapse, the explosion is subject to instabilities as the shock propagates outwar... Read More about Very Deep inside the SN 1987A Core Ejecta: Molecular Structures Seen in 3D.

3D hydrodynamic simulations of carbon burning in massive stars (2017)
Journal Article
Cristini, A., Meakin, C., Hirschi, R., Arnett, D., Georgy, C., Viallet, M., & Walkington, I. (2017). 3D hydrodynamic simulations of carbon burning in massive stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 471(1), 279 -300. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx1535

We present the first detailed 3D hydrodynamic implicit large eddy simulations of turbulent convection of carbon burning in massive stars. Simulations begin with radial profiles mapped from a carbon-burning shell within a 15M circle dot 1D stellar evo... Read More about 3D hydrodynamic simulations of carbon burning in massive stars.

Flow-aligned, single-shot fiber diffraction using a femtosecond X-ray free-electron laser. (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Flow-aligned, single-shot fiber diffraction using a femtosecond X-ray free-electron laser. Cytoskeleton, 472 - 481. https://doi.org/10.1002/cm.21378

A major goal for X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) based science is to elucidate structures of biological molecules without the need for crystals. Filament systems may provide some of the first single macromolecular structures elucidated by XFEL radia... Read More about Flow-aligned, single-shot fiber diffraction using a femtosecond X-ray free-electron laser..

The SCUBA-2 Ambitious Sky Survey: a catalogue of beam- sized sources in the Galactic longitude range 120 degrees-140 degrees (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). The SCUBA-2 Ambitious Sky Survey: a catalogue of beam- sized sources in the Galactic longitude range 120 degrees-140 degrees. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 250 - 260. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx339

The SCUBA-2 Ambitious Sky Survey (SASSy) is composed of shallow 850-µm imaging using the Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array 2 (SCUBA-2) on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. Here we describe the extraction of a catalogue of beam-sized sources... Read More about The SCUBA-2 Ambitious Sky Survey: a catalogue of beam- sized sources in the Galactic longitude range 120 degrees-140 degrees.

The neutron capture process in the He shell in core-collapse suprenovae: Presolar silicon carbide grains as a diagnostic tool for nuclear astrophysics (2017)
Journal Article
Pignatari, M., Hoppe, P., Trappitsch, R., Fryer, C., Timmes, F., Herwig, F., & Hirschi, R. (2017). The neutron capture process in the He shell in core-collapse suprenovae: Presolar silicon carbide grains as a diagnostic tool for nuclear astrophysics. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 221, 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2017.06.005

Carbon-rich presolar grains are found in primitive meteorites, with isotopic measurements to date suggesting a core-collapse supernovae origin site for some of them. This holds for about 1–2% of presolar silicon carbide (SiC) grains, so-called Type X... Read More about The neutron capture process in the He shell in core-collapse suprenovae: Presolar silicon carbide grains as a diagnostic tool for nuclear astrophysics.

Pyrazolo[4,3-h]quinoline Ligand-Based Iridium(III) Complexes for Electrochemiluminescence (2017)
Journal Article
Hsu, C., Longhi, E., Sinn, S., Hawes, C. S., Young, D. C., Kruger, P. E., & Cola, L. D. (2017). Pyrazolo[4,3-h]quinoline Ligand-Based Iridium(III) Complexes for Electrochemiluminescence. Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 12(13), 1649-1658. https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.201700556

Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) based on [Ru(bpy)3]2+ systems is widely utilized for immunoassays. In order to extend the promising potential of ECL-based applications, IrIII complexes have recently attracted attention as probes because of their excel... Read More about Pyrazolo[4,3-h]quinoline Ligand-Based Iridium(III) Complexes for Electrochemiluminescence.

Use of Underarm Cosmetic Products in Relation to Risk of Breast Cancer: A Case-Control Study (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Use of Underarm Cosmetic Products in Relation to Risk of Breast Cancer: A Case-Control Study. EBioMedicine, 79-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.06.005

Background Previous studies on breast cancer (BC), underarm cosmetic products (UCP) and aluminum salts have shown conflicting results. We conducted a 1:1 age-matched case-control study to investigate the risk for BC in relation to self-reported UCP... Read More about Use of Underarm Cosmetic Products in Relation to Risk of Breast Cancer: A Case-Control Study.

The VMC Survey - XXIV. Signatures of tidally stripped stellar populations from the inner Small Magellanic Cloud (2017)
Journal Article
Van Loon. (2017). The VMC Survey - XXIV. Signatures of tidally stripped stellar populations from the inner Small Magellanic Cloud. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2980 - 2995. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx205

We study the luminosity function of intermediate-age red clump stars using deep, near-infrared photometric data covering ~20 deg2 located throughout the central part of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), comprising the main body and the galaxy's easte... Read More about The VMC Survey - XXIV. Signatures of tidally stripped stellar populations from the inner Small Magellanic Cloud.

Monitoring survey of pulsating giant stars in the Local Group galaxies: survey description, science goals, target selection (2017)
Journal Article
Van Loon. (2017). Monitoring survey of pulsating giant stars in the Local Group galaxies: survey description, science goals, target selection. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/869/1/012068

The population of nearby dwarf galaxies in the Local Group constitutes a complete galactic environment, perfect suited for studying the connection between stellar populations and galaxy evolution. In this study, we are conducting an optical monitorin... Read More about Monitoring survey of pulsating giant stars in the Local Group galaxies: survey description, science goals, target selection.

Monitoring pulsating giant stars in M33: star formation history and chemical enrichment (2017)
Journal Article
Van Loon. (2017). Monitoring pulsating giant stars in M33: star formation history and chemical enrichment. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/869/1/012062

We have conducted a near-infrared monitoring campaign at the UK InfraRed Telescope (UKIRT), of the Local Group spiral galaxy M33 (Triangulum). A new method has been developed by us to use pulsating giant stars to reconstruct the star formation histor... Read More about Monitoring pulsating giant stars in M33: star formation history and chemical enrichment.

Multiple kinematical populations in Vela OB2 from Gaia DR1 data (2017)
Journal Article
Damiani, F., Prisinzano, L., Jeffries, R., Sacco, G., Randich, S., & Micela, G. (2017). Multiple kinematical populations in Vela OB2 from Gaia DR1 data. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 602, L1 - L1. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201730867

Context. Recent results using radial-velocity measurements from the Gaia-ESO Survey have led to the discovery of multiple kinematic populations across the Vela OB2 association. We present here a proper-motion study of the same region. Aims. Our aim... Read More about Multiple kinematical populations in Vela OB2 from Gaia DR1 data.