Browsing Articles by Author "Sasselov, Dimitar"

Browsing Articles by Author "Sasselov, Dimitar"

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    Analysis of MOST light curves of five young stars in Taurus–Auriga and Lupus 3 star-forming regions 
    Siwak, Michal; Rucinski, Slavek M.; Matthews, Jaymie M.; Kuschnig, Rainer; Guenther, David B.; Moffat, Anthony F. J.; Sasselov, Dimitar; Weiss, Werner W. (Oxford University Press, 2011-08)
    Continuous photometric observations of five young stars obtained by the MOST satellite in 2009 and 2010 in the Taurus and Lupus star formation regions are presented. Using light-curve modelling under the assumption of ...

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    Analysis of variability of TW Hya as observed by MOST and ASAS in 2009 
    Siwak, Michal; Rucinski, Slavek M.; Matthews, Jaymie M.; Pojmanski, Grzegorz; Kuschnig, Rainer; Guenther, David B.; Moffat, Anthony F. J.; Sasselov, Dimitar; Weiss, Werner W. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-02)
    As a continuation of our previous studies in 2007 and 2008, new photometric observations of the T Tauri star TW Hya obtained by the MOST satellite and the All Sky Automated Survey (ASAS) project over 40 d in 2009 with ...

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    The [gamma]-ray binary LS 5039: mass and orbit constraints from MOST observations 
    Sarty, Gordon E.; Szalai, Tamas; Kiss, Laszlo L.; Matthews, Jaymie M.; Wu, Kinwah; Kuschnig, Rainer; Guenther, David B.; Moffat, Anthony F. J.; Rucinski, Slavek M.; Sasselov, Dimitar (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011-02)
    The results of a coordinated space-based photometric and ground-based spectroscopic observing campaign on the enigmatic γ-ray binary LS 5039 are reported. 16 d of observations from the MOST satellite have been combined ...

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    Looking for giant earths in the HD 209458 system: a search for transits in MOST space-based photometry 
    Guenther, David B.; Croll, Bryce; Matthews, Jaymie M.; Rowe, Jason F.; Kuschnig, Rainer; Walker, Andrew; Gladman, Brett; Sasselov, Dimitar; Cameron, Chris; Walker, Gordon A. H. (American Astronomical Society, 2007-04)
    We have made a comprehensive transit search for exoplanets down to about 2 Earth radii in the HD 209458 system, based on nearly uninterrupted broadband optical photometry obtained with the MOST (Microvariability and ...

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    Looking for super-Earths in the HD 189733 system: a search for transits in MOST space-based photometry 
    Croll, Bryce; Matthews, Jaymie M.; Rowe, Jason F.; Gladman, Brett; Miller-Ricci, Eliza; Sasselov, Dimitar; Walker, Gordon A. H.; Kuschnig, Rainer; Lin, Douglas N. C.; Guenther, David B. (American Astronomical Society, 2007-12-20)
    We have made a comprehensive transit search for exoplanets down to [similar or equal to]1.5-2 Earth radii in the HD 189733 system, based on 21 days of nearly uninterrupted broadband optical photometry obtained with the ...

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    MOST photometry and DDO spectroscopy of the eclipsing (white dwarf + red dwarf) binary V471 Tau 
    Guenther, David B.; Kaminski, Krzysztof Z.; Rucinski, Slavek M.; Matthews, Jaymie M.; Kuschnig, Rainer; Rowe, Jason F.; Moffat, Anthony F. J.; Sasselov, Dimitar; Walker, Gordon A. H.; Weiss, Werner W. (American Astronomical Society, 2007-09)
    The Hyades K2 V + WD system 471 Tau is a prototype post-common envelope system and a likely cataclysmic binary progenitor. We present 10 days of nearly continuous optical photometry by the MOST (Microvariability and ...

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    MOST space-based photometry of the transiting exoplanet system HD 189733: precise timing measurements for transits across an active star 
    Guenther, David B.; Miller-Ricci, Eliza; Rowe, Jason F.; Sasselov, Dimitar; Matthews, Jaymie M.; Kuschnig, Rainer; Croll, Bryce; Moffat, Anthony F. J.; Rucinski, Slavek M.; Walker, Gordon A. H. (American Astronomical SocietyIOP Publishing, 2008-07-20)
    We have measured transit times for HD 189733b passing in front of its bright (V = 7.67), chromospherically active, and spotted parent star. Nearly continuous broadband optical photometry of this system was obtained with ...

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    MOST space-based photometry of the transiting exoplanet system HD 209458: transit timing to search for additional planets 
    Guenther, David B.; Miller-Ricci, Eliza; Rowe, Jason F.; Sasselov, Dimitar; Matthews, Jaymie M.; Kuschnig, Rainer; Moffat, Anthony F. J.; Rucinski, Slavek M.; Walker, Gordon A. H.; Weiss, Werner W. (American Astronomical SocietyIOP Publishing, 2008-07-20)
    We report on the measurement of transit times for the HD 209458 planetary system from photometry obtained with the MOST (Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars) space telescope. Deviations from a constant orbital period ...

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    Photometric variability in FU Ori and Z CMa as observed by MOST 
    Siwak, Michal; Rucinski, Slavek M.; Matthews, Jaymie M.; Kuschnig, Rainer; Guenther, David B.; Moffat, Anthony F. J.; Rowe, Jason F.; Sasselov, Dimitar; Weiss, Werner W. (Oxford University Press, 2013-06)

    Photometric observations obtained by the MOST satellite were used to characterize optical small-scale variability of the young stars FU Ori and Z CMa. Wavelet analysis for FU Ori reveals the possible existence ...


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    A search for transits of GJ 581e and characterization of the host star variability using MOST space telescope photometry 
    Dragomir, Diana; Matthews, Jaymie M.; Kuschnig, Rainer; Rowe, Jason F.; Gladman, Brett J.; Guenther, David B.; Moffat, Anthony F. J.; Rucinski, Slavek M.; Sasselov, Dimitar; Weiss, Werner W. (IOP Publishing Limited, 2012-11-01)
    The GJ 581 system has been amply studied since its discovery in 2005: the number of known planets in the system has increased and their orbital parameters are among the most precisely determined for radial-velocity-detected ...

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    Stable and unstable accretion in the classical T Tauri stars IM Lup and RU Lup as observed by MOST 
    Siwak, Michal; Ogloza, Waldemar; Rucinski, Slavek M.; Moffat, Anthony F. J.; Matthews, Jaymie M.; Cameron, Chris; Guenther, David B.; Kuschnig, Rainer; Rowe, Jason F.; Sasselov, Dimitar (Oxford University Press, 2016-03-11)
    Results of the time variability monitoring of the two classical T Tauri stars, RU Lup and IM Lup, are presented. Three photometric data sets were utilized: (1) simultaneous (same field) MOST satellite observations over ...

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    A stable quasi-periodic 4.18-d oscillation and mysterious occultations in the 2011 MOST light-curve of TW Hya 
    Siwak, Michal; Rucinski, Slavek M.; Matthews, Jaymie M.; Guenther, David B.; Kuschnig, Rainer; Moffat, Anthony F. J.; Rowe, Jason F.; Sasselov, Dimitar; Weiss, Werner W. (Oxford University Press, 2014-10-11)
    We present an analysis of the 2011 photometric observations of TW Hya by the MOST satellite; this is the fourth continuous series of this type. The large-scale light variations are dominated by a strong, quasi-periodic ...

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    A super-Earth transiting a naked-eye star 
    Winn, Joshua N.; Matthews, Jaymie M.; Dawson, Rebekah I.; Fabrycky, Daniel; Holman, Matthew J.; Kallinger, Thomas; Kuschnig, Rainer; Sasselov, Dimitar; Dragomir, Diana; Guenther, David B. (IOP Publishing Limited, 2011-08-10)
    We have detected transits of the innermost planet “e” orbiting 55 Cnc (V = 6.0), based on two weeks of nearly continuous photometric monitoring with the MOST space telescope. The transits occur with the period ...

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    Using MOST to reveal the secrets of the mischievous Wolf–Rayet binary CV Ser 
    Guenther, David B.; David-Uraz, Alexandre; Moffat, Anthony F. J.; Chene, Andre-Nicolas; Rowe, Jason F.; Lange, Nicholas; Kuschnig, Rainer; Matthews, Jaymie M.; Rucinski, Slavek M.; Sasselov, Dimitar (Royal Astronomical Society, 2012)
    The Wolf–Rayet (WR) binary CV Serpentis (= WR113, WC8d + O8-9IV) has been a source of mystery since it was shown that its atmospheric eclipses change with time over decades, in addition to its sporadic dust production. The ...

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