The Gaia-ESO Survey: Chemical tagging in the thin disk. Open clusters blindly recovered in the elemental abundance space (2022)
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Spina, L., Magrini, L., Sacco, G. G., Casali, G., Vallenari, A., Tautvaisiene, G., …Zaggia, S. (2022). The Gaia-ESO Survey: Chemical tagging in the thin disk. Open clusters blindly recovered in the elemental abundance space. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 668, Article ARTN A16. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243316

Context. The chemical makeup of a star provides the fossil information of the environment where it formed. Under this premise, it should be possible to use chemical abundances to tag stars that formed within the same stellar association. This idea -... Read More about The Gaia-ESO Survey: Chemical tagging in the thin disk. Open clusters blindly recovered in the elemental abundance space.

The VMC survey - XLVI. Stellar proper motions in the centre of the Large Magellanic Cloud (2022)
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Niederhofer, F., Cioni, M. L., Schmidt, T., Bekki, K., de Grijs, R., Ivanov, V. D., …Van Loon, J. T. (2022). The VMC survey - XLVI. Stellar proper motions in the centre of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 512(4), 5423-5439. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac712

We present proper motion (PM) measurements within the central region of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), using near-infrared data from the VISTA survey of the Magellanic Cloud system (VMC). This work encompasses 18 VMC tiles covering a total sky are... Read More about The VMC survey - XLVI. Stellar proper motions in the centre of the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Six new compact triply eclipsing triples found with TESS (2022)
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Maxted, P. F. L., Rappaport, S. A., Borkovits, T., Gagliano, R., Jacobs, T. L., Kostov, V. B., …Stevens, D. J. (2022). Six new compact triply eclipsing triples found with TESS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 513(3), 4341-4360. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac957

In this work, we report the discovery and analysis of six new compact triply eclipsing triple star systems found with the TESS mission: TICs 37743815, 42565581, 54060695, 178010808, 242132789, and 456194776. All of these exhibit distinct third-body e... Read More about Six new compact triply eclipsing triples found with TESS.

High-mass pulsators in eclipsing binaries observed using TESS (2022)
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Southworth, J., & Bowman, D. M. (2022). High-mass pulsators in eclipsing binaries observed using TESS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 513(3), 3191-3209. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac875

Pulsations and binarity are both common features of massive stars. The study of pulsating massive stars in eclipsing binary systems holds great potential for constraining stellar structure and evolution theory. However, prior to the all-sky Transitin... Read More about High-mass pulsators in eclipsing binaries observed using TESS.

The Gaia-ESO Survey: Target selection of open cluster stars (2022)
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Bragaglia, A., Alfaro, E., Flaccomio, E., Blomme, R., Donati, P., Costado, M., …Vink, J. (in press). The Gaia-ESO Survey: Target selection of open cluster stars. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 659, Article A200. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202142674

Context. The Gaia-ESO Survey (GES) is a public, high-resolution spectroscopic survey, conducted with the multi-object spectrograph Fibre Large Array Multi Element Spectrograph (FLAMES) on the Very Large Telescope (European Southern Observatory, ESO,... Read More about The Gaia-ESO Survey: Target selection of open cluster stars.

The EDIBLES survey V: Line profile variations in the λλ5797, 6379, and 6614 diffuse interstellar bands as a tool to constrain carrier sizes (2022)
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MacIsaac, H., Cami, J., Cox, N. L., Farhang, A., Smoker, J., Elyajouri, M., …Smith, K. T. (2022). The EDIBLES survey V: Line profile variations in the λλ5797, 6379, and 6614 diffuse interstellar bands as a tool to constrain carrier sizes. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202142225

Context. Several diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) have profiles with resolved sub-peaks that resemble rotational bands of large molecules. Analysis of these profiles can constrain the sizes and geometries of the DIB carriers, especially if the profi... Read More about The EDIBLES survey V: Line profile variations in the λλ5797, 6379, and 6614 diffuse interstellar bands as a tool to constrain carrier sizes.

The young HD 73583 (TOI-560) planetary system: two 10-M-circle plus mini-Neptunes transiting a 500-Myr-old, bright, and active K dwarf (2022)
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Hellier. (2022). The young HD 73583 (TOI-560) planetary system: two 10-M-circle plus mini-Neptunes transiting a 500-Myr-old, bright, and active K dwarf. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1606 - 1627. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac638

We present the discovery and characterization of two transiting planets observed by TESS in the light curves of the young and bright (V = 9.67) star HD73583 (TOI-560). We perform an intensive spectroscopic and photometric space- and ground-based foll... Read More about The young HD 73583 (TOI-560) planetary system: two 10-M-circle plus mini-Neptunes transiting a 500-Myr-old, bright, and active K dwarf.

The VMC survey – XLVIII. Classical cepheids unveil the 3D geometry of the LMC (2022)
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Van Loon. (2022). The VMC survey – XLVIII. Classical cepheids unveil the 3D geometry of the LMC. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 563 - 582. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac595

We employed the VISTA near-infrared YJK(s) survey of the Magellanic System (VMC) to analyse the Y, J, and K-s light curves of delta Cepheid stars (DCEPs) in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Our sample consists of 4408 objects accounting for 97 per c... Read More about The VMC survey – XLVIII. Classical cepheids unveil the 3D geometry of the LMC.

Transit timing variations of AU Microscopii b and c* (2022)
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Maxted. (2022). Transit timing variations of AU Microscopii b and c*. Astronomy & Astrophysics,

Here we report large-amplitude transit timing variations (TTVs) for AU Microcopii b and c as detected in combined TESS (2018, 2020) and CHEOPS (2020, 2021) transit observations. AU Mic is a young planetary system with a debris disk and two transiting... Read More about Transit timing variations of AU Microscopii b and c*.

The atmosphere and architecture of WASP-189 b probed by its CHEOPS phase curve (2022)
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Maxted. (2022). The atmosphere and architecture of WASP-189 b probed by its CHEOPS phase curve. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202142400

Context. Gas giants orbiting close to hot and massive early-type stars can reach dayside temperatures that are comparable to those of the coldest stars. These 'ultra-hot Jupiters' have atmospheres made of ions and atomic species from molecular dissoc... Read More about The atmosphere and architecture of WASP-189 b probed by its CHEOPS phase curve.

Homogeneous transit timing analyses of ten exoplanet systems (2022)
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Baştürk, Ö., Esmer, E. M., Yalçınkaya, S., Torun, Ş., Mancini, L., Helweh, F., …Yelkenci, K. (2022). Homogeneous transit timing analyses of ten exoplanet systems. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 512(2), 2062-2081. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac592

We study the transit timings of 10 exoplanets in order to investigate potential transit timing variations in them. We model their available ground-based light curves, some presented here and others taken from the literature, and homogeneously measure... Read More about Homogeneous transit timing analyses of ten exoplanet systems.

CHEOPS geometric albedo of the hot Jupiter HD 209458 b (2022)
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Maxted. (2022). CHEOPS geometric albedo of the hot Jupiter HD 209458 b. Astronomy & Astrophysics, L4 - L4. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243082

We report the detection of the secondary eclipse of the hot Jupiter HD 209458 b in optical/visible light using the CHEOPS space telescope. Our measurement of 20.4(-3.3)(+3.2) parts per million translates into a geometric albedo of A(g) = 0.096 +/- 0.... Read More about CHEOPS geometric albedo of the hot Jupiter HD 209458 b.

Investigating the architecture and internal structure of the TOI-561 system planets with CHEOPS, HARPS-N, and TESS (2022)
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Maxted. (2022). Investigating the architecture and internal structure of the TOI-561 system planets with CHEOPS, HARPS-N, and TESS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 4551 - 4571. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac199

We present a precise characterization of the TOI-561 planetary system obtained by combining previously published data with TESS and CHEOPS photometry, and a new set of 62 HARPS-N radial velocities (RVs). Our joint analysis confirms the presence of fo... Read More about Investigating the architecture and internal structure of the TOI-561 system planets with CHEOPS, HARPS-N, and TESS.

The VMC survey – XLVII. Turbulence-controlled hierarchical star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud (2022)
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Miller, A. E., Cioni, M. L., de Grijs, R., Sun, N., Bell, C. P. M., Choudhury, S., …Van Loon, J. T. (2022). The VMC survey – XLVII. Turbulence-controlled hierarchical star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 512(1), 1196-1213. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac508

We perform a statistical clustering analysis of upper main-sequence stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) using data from the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy survey of the Magellanic Clouds. We map over 2500 young stellar stru... Read More about The VMC survey – XLVII. Turbulence-controlled hierarchical star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

BEBOP III. Observations and an independent mass measurement of Kepler-16 (AB) b - the first circumbinary planet detected with radial velocities (2022)
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Maxted, P. F. L., Triaud, A. H. M. J., Standing, M. R., Heidari, N., Martin, D. V., Boisse, I., …Willett, E. (2022). BEBOP III. Observations and an independent mass measurement of Kepler-16 (AB) b - the first circumbinary planet detected with radial velocities. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 511(3), 3561-3570. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab3712

The radial velocity method is amongst the most robust and most established means of detecting exoplanets. Yet, it has so far failed to detect circumbinary planets despite their relatively high occurrence rates. Here, we report velocimetric measuremen... Read More about BEBOP III. Observations and an independent mass measurement of Kepler-16 (AB) b - the first circumbinary planet detected with radial velocities.

Evolutionary map of the Universe (EMU): 18-cm OH-maser discovery in ASKAP continuum images of the SCORPIO field (2022)
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Ingallinera, A., Cavallaro, F., Loru, S., Marvil, J., Umana, G., Trigilio, C., …Van Loon, J. T. (2022). Evolutionary map of the Universe (EMU): 18-cm OH-maser discovery in ASKAP continuum images of the SCORPIO field. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 512(1), L21-L26. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slac017

Low- and intermediate-mass stars end their life dispersing their outer layers into the circumstellar medium, during the asymptotic and post-asymptotic giant branch phases. OH masers at 18 cm offer an effective way to probe their circumstellar environ... Read More about Evolutionary map of the Universe (EMU): 18-cm OH-maser discovery in ASKAP continuum images of the SCORPIO field.

GASKAP-HI pilot survey science I: ASKAP zoom observations of Hi emission in the Small Magellanic Cloud (2022)
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Van Loon. (2022). GASKAP-HI pilot survey science I: ASKAP zoom observations of Hi emission in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, https://doi.org/10.1017/pasa.2021.59

We present the most sensitive and detailed view of the neutral hydrogen (HI) emission associated with the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), through the combination of data from the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) and Parkes (Murriyan... Read More about GASKAP-HI pilot survey science I: ASKAP zoom observations of Hi emission in the Small Magellanic Cloud.

GASKAP Pilot Survey Science. II. ASKAP Zoom Observations of Galactic 21 cm Absorption (2022)
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Van Loon. (2022). GASKAP Pilot Survey Science. II. ASKAP Zoom Observations of Galactic 21 cm Absorption. Astrophysical Journal, https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac3a89

Using the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder to measure 21 cm absorption spectra toward continuum background sources, we study the cool phase of the neutral atomic gas in the far outer disk, and in the inner Galaxy near the end of the Galac... Read More about GASKAP Pilot Survey Science. II. ASKAP Zoom Observations of Galactic 21 cm Absorption.

Spi-OPS: Spitzer and CHEOPS confirm the near-polar orbit of MASCARA-1 b and reveal a hint of dayside reflection (2022)
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Maxted. (2022). Spi-OPS: Spitzer and CHEOPS confirm the near-polar orbit of MASCARA-1 b and reveal a hint of dayside reflection. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202141645

<jats:p><jats:italic>Context.</jats:italic> The light curves of tidally locked hot Jupiters transiting fast-rotating, early-type stars are a rich source of information about both the planet and star, with full-phase coverage enabling a detailed atmos... Read More about Spi-OPS: Spitzer and CHEOPS confirm the near-polar orbit of MASCARA-1 b and reveal a hint of dayside reflection.

THE TRANSITING PLANETARY SYSTEM WASP-86/KELT-12: TESS PROVIDES THE CASTING VOTE (2022)
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Southworth, J., & Faedi, F. (2022). THE TRANSITING PLANETARY SYSTEM WASP-86/KELT-12: TESS PROVIDES THE CASTING VOTE. Observatory, 142, 1 - 10

A transiting planetary system was discovered independently by two groups, under the names WASP-86 (Faedi et al.1) and KELT12 (Stevens et al.2). The properties of the system determined in these works were very different, most tellingly a variation of... Read More about THE TRANSITING PLANETARY SYSTEM WASP-86/KELT-12: TESS PROVIDES THE CASTING VOTE.