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Amplitude-based detection method for gravitational wave bursts with the...

We propose a new detection method for gravitational wave bursts. It analyzes observed data with the Hilbert-Huang transform, which is an approach of time-frequency analysis constructed with the aim of...

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Testing a modified ASKAP Mark II phased array feed on the 64 m Parkes radio...

We present the first installation and characterization of a phased array feed (PAF) on the 64 m Parkes radio telescope. The combined system operates best between 0.8 GHz and 1.74 GHz where the...

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A Fast Algorithm for Finding Point Sources in the Fermi Data Stream: FermiFAST

This paper presents a new and efficient algorithm for finding point sources in the photon event data stream from the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope. It can rapidly construct about most significant...

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ROTSE1 J164341.65+251748.1: a new W UMa-type eclipsing binary

ROTSE1 J164341.65+251748.1 was photometrically observed in the V band during three epochs with the 0.84-m telescope of the San Pedro M\'artir Observatory in Mexico. Based on additional BVR photometry,...

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SKA Weak Lensing III: Added Value of Multi-Wavelength Synergies for the...

In this third paper of a series on radio weak lensing for cosmology with the Square Kilometre Array, we scrutinise the added value of synergies between cosmic shear measurements in the radio and...

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A Global Astrometric Solution for Pan-STARRS referenced to ICRF2

We describe development and application of a Global Astrometric Solution (GAS) to the problem of Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) astrometry. Current PS1 astrometry is based on differential astrometric measurements...

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DNest4: Diffusive Nested Sampling in C++ and Python [Replacement]

In probabilistic (Bayesian) inferences, we typically want to compute properties of the posterior distribution, describing knowledge of unknown quantities in the context of a particular dataset and the...

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Comparing Extended System Interactions with Motions in Softened Potentials...

Using an $N$-body evolution code that does not rely on softened potentials, I have created a suite of unbound interacting cluster pair simulations. The motions of the centers of mass of the clusters...

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Optimising a balloon-borne polarimeter in the hard X-ray domain: from the...

PoGOLite is a balloon-borne hard X-ray polarimeter dedicated to the study of point sources. Compton scattered events are registered using an array of plastic scintillator units to determine the...

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Splotch: porting and optimizing for the Xeon Phi [Cross-Listing]

With the increasing size and complexity of data produced by large scale numerical simulations, it is of primary importance for scientists to be able to exploit all available hardware in heterogenous...

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EXPRES: A Next Generation RV Spectrograph in the Search for Earth-like Worlds

The EXtreme PREcision Spectrograph (EXPRES) is an optical fiber fed echelle instrument being designed and built at the Yale Exoplanet Laboratory to be installed on the 4.3-meter Discovery Channel...

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Slitless spectroscopy with the James Webb Space Telescope Near-Infrared...

The James Webb Space Telescope near-infrared camera (JWST NIRCam) has two 2.'2 $\times$ 2.'2 fields of view that are capable of either imaging or spectroscopic observations. Either of two $R \sim 1500$...

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Uncertainties and biases of source masses derived from fits of integrated...

Fitting spectral distributions of total fluxes or image intensities are two standard methods for estimating the masses of starless cores and protostellar envelopes. The major source and basis of our...

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High-Precision Forward Modeling of Large-Scale Structure: An open-source...

We present the first stable release of Halotools (v0.2), a community-driven Python package designed to build and test models of the galaxy-halo connection. Halotools provides a modular platform for...

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A glitch in the millisecond pulsar J0613$-$0200

We present evidence for a small glitch in the spin evolution of the millisecond pulsar J0613$-$0200, using the EPTA Data Release 1.0, combined with Jodrell Bank analogue filterbank TOAs recorded with...

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A glitch in the millisecond pulsar J0613-0200 [Replacement]

We present evidence for a small glitch in the spin evolution of the millisecond pulsar J0613$-$0200, using the EPTA Data Release 1.0, combined with Jodrell Bank analogue filterbank TOAs recorded with...

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An novel analog programmable power supply for active gain control of the...

Silicon Photo-Multipliers (SiPM) are regarded as novel photo-detector to replace conventional Photo-Multiplier Tubes (PMTs). However, the breakdown voltage dependence on the ambient temperature results...

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Tuning target selection algorithms to improve galaxy redshift estimates...

We showcase machine learning (ML) inspired target selection algorithms to determine which of all potential targets should be selected first for spectroscopic follow up. Efficient target selection can...

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Measuring photometric redshifts using galaxy images and Deep Neural Networks...

We propose a new method to estimate the photometric redshift of galaxies by using the full galaxy image in each measured band. This method draws from the latest techniques and advances in machine...

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Cosmic signatures in earth’s seismic tremor?

Even in absence of earthquakes, each site on earth experiences continuous elastic vibrations which are mostly traced to the non-linear interactions of sea waves. However, the fine structure of the...

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