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Publications (3)
astro-ph.GA2024
The VISTA Variables in the VÃa Láctea eXtended (VVVX) ESO public survey: Completion of the observations and legacy
R. K. Saito, M. Hempel, J. Alonso-GarcÃa +143
The ESO public survey VISTA Variables in the VÃa Láctea (VVV) surveyed the inner Galactic bulge and the adjacent southern Galactic disk from . Upon its conclusion, the…
astro-ph.SR2021
Unveiling short period binaries in the inner VVV bulge
E. Botan, R. K. Saito, D. Minniti +5
Most of our knowledge about the structure of the Milky Way has come from the study of variable stars. Among the variables, mimicking the periodic variation of pulsating stars, are…
astro-ph.GA2022
Evidence of distant spiral arms in the Galactic disk quadrant IV from VVV red clump giants
R. Kammers, R. K. Saito, E. Botan +4
The discovery of new clear windows in the Galactic plane using the VVV near-IR extinction maps allows the study of the structure of the Milky Way (MW) disk. The ultimate goal of th…