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The HD 93963 A transiting system: A 1.04d super-Earth and a 3.65 d sub-Neptune discovered by TESS and CHEOPS (2022)
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Maxted. (2022). The HD 93963 A transiting system: A 1.04d super-Earth and a 3.65 d sub-Neptune discovered by TESS and CHEOPS. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243093

We present the discovery of two small planets transiting HD 93963A (TOI-1797), a GOV star (M* = 1.109 ± 0.043M?, R* = 1.043 ± 0.009 R?) in a visual binary system. We combined TESS and CHEOPS space-borne photometry with MuSCAT 2 ground-based photometr... Read More about The HD 93963 A transiting system: A 1.04d super-Earth and a 3.65 d sub-Neptune discovered by TESS and CHEOPS.

Fundamental effective temperature measurements for eclipsing binary stars – II. The detached F-type eclipsing binary CPD-54 810 (2022)
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Miller, N. J., Maxted, P. F. L., Graczyk, D., Tan, T. G., & Southworth, J. (2022). Fundamental effective temperature measurements for eclipsing binary stars – II. The detached F-type eclipsing binary CPD-54 810. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 517(4), 5129-5143. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac2968

CPD-54 810 is a double-lined detached eclipsing binary containing two mid-F type dwarfs on an eccentric 26-d orbit. We perform a combined analysis of the extensive photometry obtained by the TESS space mission along with previously published observat... Read More about Fundamental effective temperature measurements for eclipsing binary stars – II. The detached F-type eclipsing binary CPD-54 810.

The stable climate of KELT-9b (2022)
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Jones, K., Morris, B., Demory, B., Ehrenreich, D., Hoyer, S., Simon, A., …Jungo, W. (2022). The stable climate of KELT-9b. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 666, Article A118. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243823

Even among the most irradiated gas giants, so-called ultra-hot Jupiters, KELT-9b stands out as the hottest planet thus far discovered with a dayside temperature of over 4500 K. At these extreme irradiation levels, we expect an increase in heat redist... Read More about The stable climate of KELT-9b.

Revisiting the Transit Timing Variations in the TrES-3 and Qatar-1 Systems with TESS Data (2022)
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Kumar Mannaday, V., Thakur, P., Southworth, J., Jiang, I., Sahu, D., Mancini, L., …Shlyapnikov, A. (2022). Revisiting the Transit Timing Variations in the TrES-3 and Qatar-1 Systems with TESS Data. Astronomical Journal, 164(5), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ac91c2

We present and analyze 58 transit light curves of TrES-3b and 98 transit light curves of Qatar-1b, observed by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, plus two transit light curves of Qatar-1b, observed by us, using a ground-based 1.23 m telescope... Read More about Revisiting the Transit Timing Variations in the TrES-3 and Qatar-1 Systems with TESS Data.

The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Motivation, implementation, GIRAFFE data processing, analysis, and final data products star (2022)
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Gilmore, G., Randich, S., Worley, C., Hourihane, A., Gonneau, A., Sacco, G., …Zorec, J. (2022). The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Motivation, implementation, GIRAFFE data processing, analysis, and final data products star. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 66, Article A120. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243134

Context. The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey is an ambitious project designed to obtain astrophysical parameters and elemental abundances for 100 000 stars, including large representative samples of the stellar populations in the Galaxy, and a w... Read More about The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Motivation, implementation, GIRAFFE data processing, analysis, and final data products star.

The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Implementation, data products, open cluster survey, science, and legacy (2022)
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Wright, Jeffries, Abbas, U., Borsen-Koch, V., Villanova, S., Wright, N., …Bragaglia, A. (2022). The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Implementation, data products, open cluster survey, science, and legacy. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243141

Context. In the last 15 years different ground-based spectroscopic surveys have been started (and completed) with the general aim of delivering stellar parameters and elemental abundances for large samples of Galactic stars, complementing Gaia astrom... Read More about The Gaia-ESO Public Spectroscopic Survey: Implementation, data products, open cluster survey, science, and legacy.

Surface brightness-colour relations of dwarf stars from detached eclipsing binaries I. Calibrating sample (2022)
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Graczyk, D., Pietrzynski, G., Galan, C., Southworth, J., Gieren, W., Kaluszynski, M., …Wielgorski, P. (2022). Surface brightness-colour relations of dwarf stars from detached eclipsing binaries I. Calibrating sample. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 666, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202244122

Aims. Surface brightness – colour relations (SBCRs) are very useful tools for predicting the angular diameters of stars. They offer the possibility to calculate very precise spectrophotometric distances by the eclipsing binary method or the Baade-Wes... Read More about Surface brightness-colour relations of dwarf stars from detached eclipsing binaries I. Calibrating sample.

New ASKAP radio supernova remnants and candidates in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2022)
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Bozzetto, L. M., Filipović, M. D., Sano, H., Alsaberi, R. Z. E., Barnes, L. A., Bojičić, I. S., …Zangrandi, F. (2022). New ASKAP radio supernova remnants and candidates in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 518(2), 2574-2598. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac2922

We present a new Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) sample of 14 radio supernova remnants (SNR) candidates in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). This new sample is a significant increase to the known number of older, larger, and low... Read More about New ASKAP radio supernova remnants and candidates in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Supramolecular structural influences from remote functionality in coordination complexes of 4-picolylamine ligands (2022)
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Slyusarchuk, V. D., O’Brien, B. J., & Hawes, C. S. (in press). Supramolecular structural influences from remote functionality in coordination complexes of 4-picolylamine ligands. Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 75(15-16), 2039-2061. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958972.2022.2130059

Supramolecular structural influences from remote functionality in coordination complexes of 4-picolylamine ligands

Massive young stellar objects in the Local Group spiral galaxy M 33 identified using machine learning (2022)
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Kinson, D., Oliveira, J., & Van Loon, J. (2022). Massive young stellar objects in the Local Group spiral galaxy M 33 identified using machine learning. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 140 - 160. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac2692

We present a supervised machine learning classification of stellar populations in the Local Group spiral galaxy M?33. The Probabilistic Random Forest (PRF) methodology, previously applied to populations in NGC?6822, utilizes both near and far-IR clas... Read More about Massive young stellar objects in the Local Group spiral galaxy M 33 identified using machine learning.

Synthesis of C6-modified mannose 1-phosphates and evaluation of derived sugar nucleotides against GDP-mannose dehydrogenase. (2022)
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Ahmadipour, S., Wahart, A., Dolan, J., Beswick, L., Hawes, C., Field, R., & Miller, G. (2022). Synthesis of C6-modified mannose 1-phosphates and evaluation of derived sugar nucleotides against GDP-mannose dehydrogenase. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 18, 1379 - 1384. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.18.142

Sufferers of cystic fibrosis are at significant risk of contracting chronic bacterial lung infections. The dominant pathogen in these cases is mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Such infections are characterised by overproduction of the exopolysaccharide... Read More about Synthesis of C6-modified mannose 1-phosphates and evaluation of derived sugar nucleotides against GDP-mannose dehydrogenase..

Rise and fall of silicate dust in RS Ophiuchi following the 2006 eruption (2022)
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Rushton, M. T., Woodward, C. E., Gehrz, R. D., Evans, A., Kaminsky, B., Pavlenko, Y. V., & Eyres, S. P. S. (2022). Rise and fall of silicate dust in RS Ophiuchi following the 2006 eruption. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 517(2), 2526-2533. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac2771

We present an analysis of archival Spitzer InfraRed Spectrograph (IRS) observations of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi obtained on several occasions, beginning about 7 months after the outburst in 2006. These data show atomic emission lines, absorptio... Read More about Rise and fall of silicate dust in RS Ophiuchi following the 2006 eruption.

Does iron chelation by eumelanin contribute to the ethnic link with maternal mortality? (2022)
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(2022). Does iron chelation by eumelanin contribute to the ethnic link with maternal mortality?. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 107 - 108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2022.09.012

Significant disparities in maternal mortality between white and black mothers have been noted for over 80 years and remain an extremely serious problem. Black women are still four times more likely than white women to die in pregnancy or childbirth i... Read More about Does iron chelation by eumelanin contribute to the ethnic link with maternal mortality?.

GJ 3090 b: one of the most favourable mini-Neptune for atmospheric characterisation (2022)
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Hellier. (2022). GJ 3090 b: one of the most favourable mini-Neptune for atmospheric characterisation. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243975

We report the detection of GJ 3090 b (TOI-177.01), a mini-Neptune on a 2.9-day orbit transiting a bright (K = 7.3 mag) M2 dwarf located at 22 pc. The planet was identified by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite and was confirmed with the High A... Read More about GJ 3090 b: one of the most favourable mini-Neptune for atmospheric characterisation.

The effects of surface fossil magnetic fields on massive star evolution: IV. Grids of models at Solar, LMC, and SMC metallicities (2022)
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Keszthelyi, Z., de Koter, A., Götberg, Y., Meynet, G., Brands, S. A., Petit, V., …ud-Doula, A. (2022). The effects of surface fossil magnetic fields on massive star evolution: IV. Grids of models at Solar, LMC, and SMC metallicities. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 517(2), 2028 - 2055. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac2598

Magnetic fields can drastically change predictions of evolutionary models of massive stars via mass-loss quenching, magnetic braking, and efficient angular momentum transport, which we aim to quantify in this work. We use the MESA software instrument... Read More about The effects of surface fossil magnetic fields on massive star evolution: IV. Grids of models at Solar, LMC, and SMC metallicities.

Synthesis of cholera toxin B subunit glycoconjugates using site-specific orthogonal oxime and sortase ligation reactions (2022)
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P. Dolan, J., Machin, D. C., Dedola, S., Field2, R. A., Webb, M. E., & Bruce Turnbull, W. (2022). Synthesis of cholera toxin B subunit glycoconjugates using site-specific orthogonal oxime and sortase ligation reactions. Frontiers in Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2022.958272

The chemoenzymatic synthesis of a series of dual N- and C-terminal–functionalized cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) glycoconjugates is described. Mucin 1 peptides bearing different levels of Tn antigen glycosylation [MUC1(Tn)] were prepared via solid-pha... Read More about Synthesis of cholera toxin B subunit glycoconjugates using site-specific orthogonal oxime and sortase ligation reactions.

The EBLM project – IX. Five fully convective M-dwarfs, precisely measured with CHEOPS and TESS light curves (2022)
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Maxted. (2022). The EBLM project – IX. Five fully convective M-dwarfs, precisely measured with CHEOPS and TESS light curves. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 519(3), 3546–3563. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac2565

Eclipsing binaries are important benchmark objects to test and calibrate stellar structure and evolution models. This is especially true for binaries with a fully convective M-dwarf component for which direct measurements of these stars' masses and r... Read More about The EBLM project – IX. Five fully convective M-dwarfs, precisely measured with CHEOPS and TESS light curves.

Infrared spectroscopy of the 2019 eruption of the recurrent nova V3890 Sgr: Separation into equatorial and polar winds revealed (2022)
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Evans, A., Geballe, T. R., Woodward, C. E., Banerjee, D. P. K., Gehrz, R. D., Starrfield, S., & Shahbandeh, M. (2022). Infrared spectroscopy of the 2019 eruption of the recurrent nova V3890 Sgr: Separation into equatorial and polar winds revealed. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 517(4), 6077-6090. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac2363

We present infrared spectroscopy of the 2019 eruption of the recurrent nova V3890 Sgr, obtained over the period 5.1–46.3 days after the eruption. The spectrum of the red giant became more prominent as the flux declined, and by day 46.3 dominated the... Read More about Infrared spectroscopy of the 2019 eruption of the recurrent nova V3890 Sgr: Separation into equatorial and polar winds revealed.

The recurrent nova V3890 Sgr: a near-infrared and optical study of the red giant component and its environment (2022)
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Kaminsky, B., Evans, A., Pavlenko, Y. V., Woodward, C. E., Banerjee, D. P. K., Gehrz, R. D., …Wagner, R. M. (2022). The recurrent nova V3890 Sgr: a near-infrared and optical study of the red giant component and its environment. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 517(4), 6064-6076. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac2199

We present an analysis of the red giant component of the recurrent nova V3890 Sgr, using data obtained before and after its 2019 eruption. Its effective temperature is Teff = 3050±200 K for log g = 0.7, although there are modest changes in Teff. Ther... Read More about The recurrent nova V3890 Sgr: a near-infrared and optical study of the red giant component and its environment.

Identification of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere (2022)
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Ahrer, E., Wheatley, P. J., Alderson, L., Wakeford, H. R., Grant, D., Batalha, N. M., …Zhang, X. (2022). Identification of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere. Nature, 614, 649-652. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05269-w

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a key chemical species that is found in a wide range of planetary atmospheres. In the context of exoplanets, CO2 is an indicator of the metal enrichment (i.e., elements heavier than helium, also called "metallicity"), and thus... Read More about Identification of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere.