IceCube-Gen2 – The Next Generation Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole:...
Papers submitted to the 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2015, The Hague) by the IceCube-Gen2 Collaboration.
View ArticleEight Ultra-faint Galaxy Candidates Discovered in Year Two of the Dark Energy...
We report the discovery of eight new ultra-faint dwarf galaxy candidates in the second year of optical imaging data from the Dark Energy Survey (DES). Six of these candidates are detected at high...
View ArticleBeam calibration of radio telescopes with drones [Replacement]
We present a multi-frequency far-field beam map for the 5m dish telescope at the Bleien Observatory measured using a commercially available drone. We describe the hexacopter drone used in this...
View ArticleCrowdfunding Astronomy with Google Sky [Replacement]
For nearly four years, NASA's Kepler space telescope searched for planets like the Earth around more than 150,000 stars similar to the Sun. In 2008 with in-kind support from several technology...
View ArticleEight Ultra-faint Galaxy Candidates Discovered in Year Two of the Dark Energy...
We report the discovery of eight new ultra-faint dwarf galaxy candidates in the second year of optical imaging data from the Dark Energy Survey (DES). Six of these candidates are detected at high...
View ArticleIdentification of the ~3.55 keV emission line candidate objects across the...
Emission line at the energy ~3.55 keV detected in different galaxies and galaxy clusters has caused a lot of discussion in high-energy astrophysics and particle physics communities. To reveal the...
View ArticleAstrophysical calibration of gravitational-wave detectors
We investigate a method to assess the validity of gravitational-wave detector calibration through the use of gamma-ray bursts as standard sirens. Such signals, as measured via gravitational-wave...
View ArticleObservation of polarised hard X-ray emission from the Crab by the PoGOLite...
We have measured the linear polarisation of hard X-ray emission from the Crab in a previously unexplored energy interval, 20-120 keV. The introduction of two new observational parameters, the...
View ArticleIdentification of the ~3.55 keV emission line candidate objects across the sky
Emission line at the energy ~3.55 keV detected in different galaxies and galaxy clusters has caused a lot of discussion in high-energy astrophysics and particle physics communities. To reveal the...
View ArticleTiling strategies for optical follow-up of gravitational wave triggers by...
The advanced LIGO and Virgo detectors scheduled to come online in the next two years will open up the much anticipated era of gravitational wave astronomy. Among the strongest contenders for the first...
View ArticleLumped element kinetic inductance detectors maturity for space-borne...
This work intends to give the state-of-the-art of our knowledge of the performance of LEKIDs at millimetre wavelengths (from 80 to 180~GHz). We evaluate their optical sensitivity under typical...
View ArticleResolving the HD 100546 Protoplanetary System with the Gemini Planet Imager:...
We report Gemini Planet Imager H band high-contrast imaging/integral field spectroscopy and polarimetry of the HD 100546, a 10 $Myr$-old early-type star recently confirmed to host a thermal infrared...
View ArticleThe data sharing advantage in astrophysics
We present here evidence for the existence of a citation advantage within astrophysics for papers that link to data. Using simple measures based on publication data from NASA Astrophysics Data System...
View ArticleFrequentist tests for Bayesian models
Analogues of the frequentist chi-square and $F$ tests are proposed for testing goodness-of-fit and consistency for Bayesian models. Simple examples exhibit these tests' detection of inconsistency...
View ArticleHARPS-N observes the Sun as a star
Radial velocity perturbations induced by stellar surface inhomogeneities including spots, plages and granules currently limit the detection of Earth-twins using Doppler spectroscopy. Such stellar noise...
View ArticleResolving the HD 100546 Protoplanetary System with the Gemini Planet Imager:...
We report Gemini Planet Imager H band high-contrast imaging/integral field spectroscopy and polarimetry of the HD 100546, a 10 $Myr$-old early-type star recently confirmed to host a thermal infrared...
View ArticleAsteroid Discovery and Characterization with the Large Synoptic Survey...
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) will be a ground-based, optical, all-sky, rapid cadence survey project with tremendous potential for discovering and characterizing asteroids. With LSST's...
View ArticlePolarimetric calibration of large mirrors
Aims: To propose a method for the polarimetric calibration of large astronomical mirrors that does not require use of special optical devices nor knowledge of the exact polarization properties of the...
View ArticleThe IAG solar flux atlas: Accurate wavelengths and absolute convective...
We present a new solar flux atlas with the aim to understand wavelength precision and accuracy in solar benchmark data. The atlas covers the wavelength range 405--2300 nm and was observed at the...
View ArticleHI intensity mapping with FAST
We discuss the detectability of large-scale HI intensity fluctuations using the FAST telescope. We present forecasts for the accuracy of measuring the Baryonic Acoustic Oscillations and constraining...
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