5101. Astronomical sciences


Title5101. Astronomical sciences
Parent51. Physical Sciences

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An Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of a cool star
Quintana, Elisa V., Barclay, Thomas, Raymond, Sean N., Rowe, Jason F., Bolmont, Emeline, Caldwell, Douglas A., Howell, Steve B., Kane, Stephen R., Huber, Daniel, Crepp, Justin R., Lissauer, Jack J., Ciardi, David R., Coughlin, Jeffrey L., Everett, Mark E., Henze, Christopher E., Horch, Elliott, Isaacson, Howard, Ford, Eric B., Adams, Fred C., ..., Selsis, Franck. 2014. "An Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of a cool star." Science. 344 (6181), pp. 277-280. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1249403

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The gender balance of the Australian Space Research Community: a snapshot from the 15th ASRC, 2015
Horner, Jonathan, Gorman, Alice, Cairns, Ann and Short, Wayne. 2016. "The gender balance of the Australian Space Research Community: a snapshot from the 15th ASRC, 2015." Short, Wayne and Caprarelli, Graziella (ed.) 15th Australian Space Research Conference (ASRC 2015). Canberra, Australia 29 Sep - 01 Oct 2015 Sydney, Australia.

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The role of Jupiter in driving Earth’s orbital evolution: an update
Horner, Jonathan, Gilmore, James B. and Waltham, Dave. 2015. "The role of Jupiter in driving Earth’s orbital evolution: an update." Short, Wayne and Cairns, Iver (ed.) 14th Australian Space Research Conference (ASRC 2014). Adelaide, Australia 29 Sep - 01 Oct 2014 Sydney, Australia.

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Towards a dynamics-based estimate of the extent of HR 8799’s unresolved warm debris belt
Contro, Bruna, Wittenmyer, Rob, Horner, Jonti and Marshall, Jonathan P.. 2015. "Towards a dynamics-based estimate of the extent of HR 8799’s unresolved warm debris belt." Short, Wayne and Cairns, Iver (ed.) 14th Australian Space Research Conference (ASRC 2014). Adelaide, Australia 29 Sep - 01 Oct 2014 Sydney, Australia.

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A Neptune-sized transiting planet closely orbiting a 5-10-million-year-old star
David, Trevor J., Hillenbrand, Lynne A., Petigura, Erik A., Carpenter, John M., Crossfield, Ian J. M., Hinkley, Sasha, Ciardi, David R., Howard, Andrew W., Isaacson, Howard T., Cody, Ann Marie, Schlieder, Joshua E., Beichman, Charles A. and Barenfeld, Scott A.. 2016. "A Neptune-sized transiting planet closely orbiting a 5-10-million-year-old star ." Nature. 534 (7609), pp. 658-661. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature18293

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Dynamical constraints on exoplanets
Horner, Jonti, Wittenmyer, Robert A., Tinney, Chris, Hinse, Tobias C. and Marshall, Jonathan P.. 2013. "Dynamical constraints on exoplanets ." Booth, Mark, Matthews, Brenda C. and Graham, James R. (ed.) International Astronomical Union Symposium No. 299 (IAU 299): Exploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems. Victoria, Canada 02 - 07 Jun 2013 United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1017/S174392131300865X

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The Weihai Observatory search for close-in planets orbiting giant stars
Wittenmyer, Robert A., Gao, Dongyang, Hu, Shao Ming, Villaver, Eva, Endl, Michael and Wright, Duncan. 2015. "The Weihai Observatory search for close-in planets orbiting giant stars." Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 127 (956), pp. 1021-1026. https://doi.org/10.1086/683258

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The Mt John university observatory search for earth-mass planets in the habitable zone of α centauri
Endl, Michael, Bergmann, Christoph, Hearnshaw, John, Barnes, Stuart I., Wittenmyer, Robert A., Ramm, David, Kilmartin, Pam, Gunn, Fraser and Brogt, Erik. 2015. "The Mt John university observatory search for earth-mass planets in the habitable zone of α centauri." International Journal of Astrobiology. 14 (2), pp. 305-312. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1473550414000081

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Searching for Earth-mass planets around α Centauri: precise radial velocities from contaminated spectra
Bergmann, Christoph, Endl, Michael, Hearnshaw, John B., Wittenmyer, Robert A. and Wright, Duncan J.. 2015. "Searching for Earth-mass planets around α Centauri: precise radial velocities from contaminated spectra." International Journal of Astrobiology. 14 (2), pp. 173-176. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1473550414000317

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Gap formation in a self-gravitating disk and the associated migration of the embedded giant planet
Zhang, Hui, Liu, Huigen, Zhou, Ji-Lin and Wittenmyer, Robert A.. 2014. "Gap formation in a self-gravitating disk and the associated migration of the embedded giant planet ." Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics. 14 (4), pp. 433-455. https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-4527/14/4/006

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A disintegrating minor planet transiting a white dwarf
Vanderburg, Andrew, Johnson, John Asher, Rappaport, Saul, Bieryla, Allyson, Irwin, Jonathan, Lewis, John Arban, Kipping, David, Brown, Warren R., Dufour, Patrick, Ciardi, David R., Angus, Ruth, Schaefer, Laura, Latham, David W., Charbonneau, David, Beichman, Charles, Eastman, Jason, McCrady, Nate, Wittenmyer, Robert A. and Wright, Jason T.. 2015. "A disintegrating minor planet transiting a white dwarf ." Nature. 526 (7574), pp. 546-549. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature15527

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Ockham, Olbers and dark matter
Billingsley, John. 2016. Ockham, Olbers and dark matter. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.1487.2564

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WES—Weihai Echelle Spectrograph
Gao, Dong-Yang, Ji, Hang-Xin, Cao, Chen, Hu, Shao-Ming, Wittenmyer, Robert A., Hu, Zhong-Wen, Grupp, Frank, Kellermann, Hanna, Li, Kai and Guo, Di-Fu. 2016. "WES—Weihai Echelle Spectrograph." Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 128 (970). https://doi.org/10.1088/1538-3873/128/970/125002

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The radial velocity experiment (RAVE): third data release
Siebert, A., Williams, M. E. K., Siviero, A., Reid, W., Boeche, C., Steinmetz, M., Fulbright, J., Munari, U., Zwitter, T., Watson, F. G., Wyse, R. F. G., De Jong, R. S., Enke, H., Anguiano, B., Burton, D., Cass, C. J. C., Fiegert, K., Hartley, M., Ritter, A., ..., Wylie-De Boer, E.. 2011. "The radial velocity experiment (RAVE): third data release." The Astronomical Journal. 141 (6), pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/141/6/187

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Observations of non-solar-type dynamo processes in stars with shallow convective zones
Jeffers, S. V., Donati, J. -F., Alecian, E. and Marsden, S. C.. 2011. "Observations of non-solar-type dynamo processes in stars with shallow convective zones." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 411 (2), pp. 1301-1312. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17762.x

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Active galaxies in the local Universe: Feedback, variability, and triggering
McElroy, Rebecca. 2017. Active galaxies in the local Universe: Feedback, variability, and triggering. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Sydney.

PhD Thesis

The SAMI Galaxy Survey: Revisiting Galaxy Classification through High-order Stellar Kinematics
van de Sande, Jesse, Bland-Hawthorn, J., Fogarty, Lisa M. R., Cortese, Luca, d'Eugenio, Francesco, Croom, Scott M., Scott, Nicholas, Allen, James T., Brough, Sarah, Bryant, Julia J., Cecil, Gerald, Colless, Matthew, Couch, Warrick J., Davies, Roger, Elahi, Pascal J., Foster, Caroline, Goldstein, Gregory, Goodwin, Michael, Groves, Brent, ..., Yi, Sukyoung K.. 2017. "The SAMI Galaxy Survey: Revisiting Galaxy Classification through High-order Stellar Kinematics." The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics. 835 (1). https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/835/1/104

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Investigating the host galaxies of luminous AGN in the local universe with integral field spectroscopy
McElroy, Rebecca, Croom, Scott and Husemann, Bernd. 2017. "Investigating the host galaxies of luminous AGN in the local universe with integral field spectroscopy." 229th American Astronomical Society Meeting (AAS Meeting). Grapevine, Texas, United States 03 - 07 Jan 2017 United States.

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The SAMI Galaxy Survey revisiting Galaxy classification through high-order stellar kinematics. (2017)
van de Sande, Jesse, Bland-Hawthorn, J., Fogarty, Lisa M. R., Cortese, Luca, d'Eugenio, Francesco, Croom, Scott M., Scott, Nicholas, Allen, James T., Brough, Sarah, Bryant, Julia J., Cecil, Gerald, Colless, Matthew, Couch, Warrick J., Davies, Roger, Elahi, Pascal J., Foster, Caroline, Goldstein, Gregory, Goodwin, Michael, Groves, Brent, ..., Yi, Sukyoung K.. 2017. The SAMI Galaxy Survey revisiting Galaxy classification through high-order stellar kinematics. (2017) . https://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.18350104

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The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS)
Husemann, Bernd, Tremblay, Grant, Davis, Timothy, Busch, Gerold, McElroy, Rebecca, Neumann, Justus, Urrutia, Tanya, Krumpe, Mirko, Scharwächter, Julia, Powell, Meredith, Pérez-Torres, Miguel Perez-Torres and CARS Team. 2017. "The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS)." The Messenger. 169, pp. 42-47. https://doi.org/10.18727/0722-6691/5038

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Using an artificial neural network to classify multicomponent emission lines with integral field spectroscopy from SAMI and S7
Hampton, E. J., Medling, A. M., Groves, B., Kewley, L., Dopita, M., Davies, R., Ho, I. -T., Kaasinen, M., Leslie, S., Sharp, R., Sweet, S. M., Thomas, A. D., Allen, J., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Brough, S., Bryant, J. J., Croom, S., Goodwin, M., Green, A., ..., Shastri, P.. 2017. "Using an artificial neural network to classify multicomponent emission lines with integral field spectroscopy from SAMI and S7." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 470 (3), pp. 3395-3416. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx1413

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The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS). Mrk 1018 halts dimming and experiences strong short-term variability
Krumpe, M., Husemann, B., Tremblay, G.R., Urrutia, T., Powell, M., Davis, T.A., Scharwächter, J., Dexter, J., Busch, G., Combes, F., Croom, S. M., Eckart, A., McElroy, R. E., Pérez-Torres, M. and Leung, G.. 2017. "The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS). Mrk 1018 halts dimming and experiences strong short-term variability." Astronomy and Astrophysics: a European journal. 607. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201731967

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The SAMI Galaxy Survey: the low-redshift stellar mass Tully-Fisher relation
Bloom, J. V., Croom, S. M., Bryant, J. J., Callingham, J. R., Schaefer, A. L., Cortese, L., Hopkins, A. M., D'Eugenio, F., Scott, N., Glazebrook, K., Tonini, C., McElroy, R. E., Clark, H.A., Catinella, B., Allen, J.T., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Goodwin, M., Green, A.W., Konstantopoulos, I.S., ..., Sharp, R.. 2017. "The SAMI Galaxy Survey: the low-redshift stellar mass Tully-Fisher relation." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 472 (2), pp. 1809-1824. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx1701

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A high-precision polarimeter for small telescopes
Bailey, Jeremy, Cotton, Daniel V. and Kedziora-Chudczer, Lucyna. 2017. "A high-precision polarimeter for small telescopes." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 465 (2), pp. 1601-1607. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw2886

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The 2 μm spectrum of the auroral emission in the polar regions of Jupiter
Kedziora-Chudczer, L., Cotton, D. V., Kedziora, D. J. and Bailey, J.. 2017. "The 2 μm spectrum of the auroral emission in the polar regions of Jupiter." Icarus. 294, pp. 156-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2017.04.029

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Polarization due to rotational distortion in the bright star Regulus
Cotton, Daniel V., Bailey, Jeremy, Howarth, Ian D., Bott, Kimberly, Kedziora-Chudczer, Lucyna, Lucas, P. W. and Hough, J. H.. 2017. "Polarization due to rotational distortion in the bright star Regulus." Nature Astronomy. 1 (10), pp. 690-696. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-017-0238-6

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2001 QR322 – an update on Neptune’s first unstable Trojan companion
Horner, Jonti and Lykawka, Patryk Sofia. 2016. "2001 QR322 – an update on Neptune’s first unstable Trojan companion." Short, Wayne and Caprarelli, Graziella (ed.) 15th Australian Space Research Conference (ASRC 2015). Canberra, Australia 29 Sep - 01 Oct 2015 Sydney, Australia.

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The evolving magnetic topology of τ Boötis
Mengel, M. W., Fares, R., Marsden, S. C., Carter, B. D., Jeffers, S. V., Petit, P., Donati, J.-F. and Folsom, C. P.. 2016. "The evolving magnetic topology of τ Boötis." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 459 (4), pp. 4325-4342. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw828

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The radial velocity experiment (RAVE): fourth data release
Kordopatis, G., Gilmore, G., Steinmetz, M., Boeche, C., Seabroke, G. M., Zwitter, T., Binney, J., Siebert, A., De Laverny, P., Recio-Blanco, A., Williams, M. E. K., Piffl, T., Enke, H., Roeser, S., Bijaoui, A., Wyse, R. F. G., Freeman, K., Munari, U., Carrillo, I., ..., Zerjal, M.. 2013. "The radial velocity experiment (RAVE): fourth data release." The Astronomical Journal. 146 (5), p. 134. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/146/5/134

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The dynamical structure of HR 8799’s inner debris disk
Contro, Bruna, Wittenmyer, Rob, Horner, Jonti and Marshall, Jonathan P.. 2015. "The dynamical structure of HR 8799’s inner debris disk." Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 45 (1-2), pp. 41-49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11084-015-9405-x

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Doppler images and the underlying dynamo: the case of AF Leporis
Jarvinen, S. P., Arlt, R., Hackman, T., Marsden, S. C., Kuker, M., Ilyin, I. V., Berdyugina, S. V., Strassmeier, K. G. and Waite, I. A.. 2015. "Doppler images and the underlying dynamo: the case of AF Leporis." Astronomy and Astrophysics: a European journal. 574 (A25), pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201424229

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Magnetic fields on young, moderately rotating sun-like stars - I: HD 35296 and HD 29615
Waite, I. A., Marsden, S. C., Carter, B. D., Petit, P., Donati, J. F., Jeffers, S. V. and Boro Saikia, S.. 2015. "Magnetic fields on young, moderately rotating sun-like stars - I: HD 35296 and HD 29615." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 449 (1), pp. 8-24. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv006

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Physical properties of the extreme Centaur and super-comet candidate 2013 AZ60
Pal, A., Kiss, Cs., Horner, J., Szakats, R., Vilenius, E., Muller, Th. G., Acosta-Pulido, J., Licandro, J., Cabrera-Lavers, A., Sarneczky, K., Szabo, Gy. M., Thirouin, A., Sipocz, B., Dozsa, A. and Duffard, R.. 2015. "Physical properties of the extreme Centaur and super-comet candidate 2013 AZ60." Astronomy and Astrophysics: a European journal. 583 (A93). https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526249

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The observed distribution of spectroscopic binaries from the Anglo-Australian planet search
Jenkins, J. S., Diaz, M., Jones, H. R. A., Butler, R. P., Tinney, C. G., O'Toole, S. J., Carter, B. D., Wittenmyer, R. A. and Pinfield, D. J.. 2015. "The observed distribution of spectroscopic binaries from the Anglo-Australian planet search." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 453 (2), pp. 1439-1457. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1596

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A maximum entropy approach to detect close-in giant planets around active stars
Petit, P., Donati, J.-F., Hebrard, E., Morin, J., Folsom, C. P., Bohm, T., Boisse, I., Borgniet, S., Bouvier, J., Delfosse, X., Hussain, G., Jeffers, S. V., Marsden, S. C. and Barnes, J. R.. 2015. "A maximum entropy approach to detect close-in giant planets around active stars." Astronomy and Astrophysics: a European journal. 584 (A84). https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201525993

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Recent astronomical tests of general relativity
Treschman, Keith John. 2015. "Recent astronomical tests of general relativity." International Journal of Physical Sciences. 10 (2), pp. 90-105. https://doi.org/10.5897/IJPS2014.4236

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New binaries among UV-selected, hot subdwarf stars and population properties
Kawka, A., Vennes, S., O'Toole, S., Nemeth, P., Burton, D., Kotze, E. and Buckle, D. A . H.. 2015. "New binaries among UV-selected, hot subdwarf stars and population properties." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 450 (4), pp. 3514-3548. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv821

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Does the presence of planets affect the frequency and properties of extrasolar Kuiper belts? Results from the Herschel debris and dunes surveys
Moro-Martin, A., Marshall, J. P., Kennedy, G., Sibthorpe, B., Matthews, B. C., Eiroa, C., Wyatt, M. C., Lestrade, J. -F., Maldonado, J., Rodriguez, D., Greaves, J. S., Montesinos, B., Mora, A., Booth, M., Duchene, G., Wilner, D. and Horner, J.. 2015. "Does the presence of planets affect the frequency and properties of extrasolar Kuiper belts? Results from the Herschel debris and dunes surveys." The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics. 801 (2). https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/801/2/143

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Host galaxies of luminous type II AGN: Winds, shocks, and comparisons to The SAMI Galaxy Survey
McElroy, Rebecca, Croom, Scott and Pracy, Michael. 2016. "Host galaxies of luminous type II AGN: Winds, shocks, and comparisons to The SAMI Galaxy Survey." 227th American Astronomical Society Meeting. Kissimmee, FL, United States 04 - 08 Jan 2016 United States.

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The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS). Mrk 1018 returns to the shadows after 30 years as a Seyfert 1
McElroy, R. E., Husemann, B., Croom, S., Davis, T.A., Bennert, V., Busch, G., Combes, F., Eckart, A., Pérez-Torres, M., Powell, M., Scharwächter, J., Tremblay, G.R. and Urrutia, T.. 2016. "The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS). Mrk 1018 returns to the shadows after 30 years as a Seyfert 1." Astronomy and Astrophysics: a European journal. 593, p. L8. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629102

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