A New Concept for Spectro-photometry of Exoplanets with Space-based Telescopes
We propose a new concept for spectral characterization of transiting exoplanets with future space-based telescopes. This concept, called as densified pupil spectroscopy, allows us to perform high,...
View ArticleGround-based detectors in very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy
Following the discovery of the cosmic rays by Victor Hess in 1912, more than 70 years and numerous technological developments were needed before an unambiguous detection of the first very-high-energy...
View ArticleImaging SKA-Scale data in three different computing environments
We present the results of our investigations into options for the computing platform for the imaging pipeline in the CHILES project, an ultra-deep HI pathfinder for the era of the Square Kilometre...
View ArticleGravitational waves: Classification, Methods of detection, Sensitivities, and...
After giving a brief introduction and presenting a complete classification of gravitational waves (GWs) according to their frequencies, we review and summarize the detection methods, the sensitivities,...
View ArticleVerification of commercial motor performance for WEAVE at the William...
WEAVE is a 1000-fiber multi-object spectroscopic facility for the 4.2~m William Herschel Telescope. It will feature a double-headed pick-and-place fiber positioning robot comprising commercially...
View ArticleQuantifying the Cognitive Extent of Science [Cross-Listing]
While the modern science is characterized by an exponential growth in scientific literature, the increase in publication volume clearly does not reflect the expansion of the cognitive boundaries of...
View ArticleMeasurement of camera image sensor depletion thickness with cosmic rays...
Camera image sensors can be used to detect ionizing radiation in addition to optical photons. In particular, cosmic-ray muons are detected as long, straight tracks passing through multiple pixels. The...
View ArticleQuantifying the Cognitive Extent of Science [Replacement]
While the modern science is characterized by an exponential growth in scientific literature, the increase in publication volume clearly does not reflect the expansion of the cognitive boundaries of...
View ArticleCombining Photometry From Kepler and TESS to Improve Short-Period Exoplanet...
Planets emit thermal radiation and reflect incident light that they recieve from their host stars. As a planet orbits it's host star the photometric variations associated with these two effects produce...
View ArticleThe DEAP-3600 Dark Matter Experiment
The DEAP-3600 experiment uses 3.6 tons of liquid argon for a sensitive dark matter search, with a sensitivity to the spin-independent WIMP-nucleon cross-section of $10^{-46}$ cm$^2$ at 100 GeV WIMP...
View ArticleGRMHD in Athena++ Using Advanced Riemann Solvers and Staggered-Mesh...
We present a new general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (GRMHD) code integrated into the Athena++ framework. Improving upon the techniques used in most GRMHD codes, ours allows the use of advanced,...
View ArticleFirst-generation Science Cases for Ground-based Terahertz Telescopes
Ground-based observations at terahertz (THz) frequencies are a newly explorable area of astronomy for the next ten years. We discuss science cases for a first-generation 10-m class THz telescope,...
View ArticleLearning from history: Adaptive calibration of ’tilting spine’ fiber positioners
This paper discusses a new approach for determining the calibration parameters of independently-actuated optical fibers in multi-object astronomical fiber positioning systems. This work comes from the...
View ArticleA New Hybrid Technique for Modeling Dense Star Clusters
The "gravitational million-body problem," to model the dynamical evolution of a self-gravitating, collisional N-body system with N ~10^6 over many relaxation times, remains a major challenge in...
View ArticleStatus and Results from DarkSide-50 [Cross-Listing]
DarkSide-50 is the first physics detector of the DarkSide dark matter search program. The detector features a dual-phase underground-argon Time Projection Chamber (TPC) of 50 kg active mass surrounded...
View ArticleStatus and Results from DarkSide-50 [Cross-Listing]
DarkSide-50 is the first physics detector of the DarkSide dark matter search program. The detector features a dual-phase underground-argon Time Projection Chamber (TPC) of 50 kg active mass surrounded...
View ArticleMiniature X-Ray Solar Spectrometer (MinXSS) – A Science-Oriented, University...
The Miniature X-ray Solar Spectrometer (MinXSS) is a 3-Unit (3U) CubeSat developed at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU). Over 40...
View ArticleAn Explorative Approach for Inspecting Kepler Data [Replacement]
The Kepler survey has provided a wealth of astrophysical knowledge by continuously monitoring over 150,000 stars. The resulting database contains thousands of examples of known variability types and at...
View ArticleOptical characterization of gaps in directly bonded Si compound optics using...
Silicon direct bonding offers flexibility in the design and development of Si optics by allowing manufacturers to combine subcomponents with a potentially lossless and mechanically stable interface....
View ArticleMicrolensing Observations Rapid Search for Exoplanets: MORSE code for GPUs
The rapid analysis of ongoing gravitational microlensing events has been integral to the successful detection and characterisation of cool planets orbiting low mass stars in the Galaxy. In this paper...
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