Publications (10)
The Milky Way Project: Leveraging Citizen Science and Machine Learning to Detect Interstellar Bubbles
Christopher Beaumont, Alyssa Goodman, Jonathan Williams +2
We present Brut, an algorithm to identify bubbles in infrared images of the Galactic midplane. Brut is based on the Random Forest algorithm, and uses bubbles identified by >35,000…
Time-Domain Separation of Optical Properties From Structural Transitions in Resonantly Bonded Materials
Lutz Waldecker, Timothy A. Miller, Miquel Rude +6
The extreme electro-optical contrast between crystalline and amorphous states in phase change materials is routinely exploited in optical data storage and future applications inclu…
Planet Hunters. VI: An Independent Characterization of KOI-351 and Several Long Period Planet Candidates from the Kepler Archival Data
Joseph R. Schmitt, Ji Wang, Debra A. Fischer +29
We report the discovery of 14 new transiting planet candidates in the Kepler field from the Planet Hunters citizen science program. None of these candidates overlapped with Kepler…
Planet Hunters. V. A Confirmed Jupiter-Size Planet in the Habitable Zone and 42 Planet Candidates from the Kepler Archive Data
Ji Wang, Debra A. Fischer, Thomas Barclay +18
We report the latest Planet Hunter results, including PH2 b, a Jupiter-size (R_PL = 10.12 \pm 0.56 R_E) planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a solar-type star. PH2 b was elevat…
Space Warps II. New Gravitational Lens Candidates from the CFHTLS Discovered through Citizen Science
Anupreeta More, Aprajita Verma, Philip J. Marshall +18
We report the discovery of 29 promising (and 59 total) new lens candidates from the CFHT Legacy Survey (CFHTLS) based on about 11 million classifications performed by citizen scien…
Dew harvesting grass: role of epicuticular wax in regulating condensation dynamics
Bashra Mahamed, Francis James Dent, Robert Simpson +3
Identification and characterization of natural dew collecting models is instrumental for the inspiration, design and development of engineered dew harvesting systems. Short low gro…
Galaxy Zoo Builder: Four Component Photometric decomposition of Spiral Galaxies Guided by Citizen Science
Timothy K. Lingard, Karen L. Masters, Coleman Krawczyk +7
Multi-component modelling of galaxies is a valuable tool in the effort to quantitatively understand galaxy evolution, yet the use of the technique is plagued by issues of convergen…
Space Warps: I. Crowd-sourcing the Discovery of Gravitational Lenses
Philip J. Marshall, Aprajita Verma, Anupreeta More +20
We describe Space Warps, a novel gravitational lens discovery service that yields samples of high purity and completeness through crowd-sourced visual inspection. Carefully produce…
Planet Hunters VII. Discovery of a New Low-Mass, Low-Density Planet (PH3 c) Orbiting Kepler-289 with Mass Measurements of Two Additional Planets (PH3 b and d)
Joseph R. Schmitt, Eric Agol, Katherine M. Deck +18
We report the discovery of one newly confirmed planet ( days, ) and mass determinations of two previously validated Kepler planets, Kepler-…
Planet Hunters: The First Two Planet Candidates Identified by the Public using the Kepler Public Archive Data
Debra Fischer, Megan Schwamb, Kevin Schawinski +28
Planet Hunters is a new citizen science project, designed to engage the public in an exoplanet search using NASA Kepler public release data. In the first month after launch, users…