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most citedModules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): Binaries, Pulsations, and Explosions

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astro-ph.SR2019★ 57 cited

On the use of field RR Lyrae as Galactic probes: I. The Oosterhoff dichotomy based on fundamental variables

M. Fabrizio, G. Bono, V. F. Braga +21

We collected a large data set of field RR Lyrae stars (RRLs) by using catalogues already available in the literature and Gaia DR2. We estimated the iron abundances for a sub-sample…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 32 cited

On a new method to estimate distance, reddening and metallicity of RR Lyrae stars using optical/near-infrared (,,,,,) mean magnitudes: Centauri as a first test case

G. Bono, G. Iannicola, V. F. Braga +26

We developed a new approach to provide accurate estimates of metal content, reddening and true distance modulus of RR Lyrae stars (RRLs). The method is based on homogeneous optical…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 39 cited

Multi-epoch Direct Imaging and Time-Variable Scattered Light Morphology of the HD 163296 Protoplanetary Disk

Evan A. Rich, John P. Wisniewski, Thayne Currie +58

We present H-band polarized scattered light imagery and JHK high-contrast spectroscopy of the protoplanetary disk around HD 163296 observed with the HiCIAO and SCExAO/CHARIS instru…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 1 cited

Orbital characterization of GJ1108A system, and comparison of dynamical mass with model-derived mass for resolved binaries

T. Mizuki, M. Kuzuhara, K. Mede +55

We report an orbital characterization of GJ1108Aab that is a low-mass binary system in pre-main-sequence phase. Via the combination of astrometry using adaptive optics and radial v…

astro-ph.SR2018

Optical interferometry and Gaia parallaxes for a robust calibration of the Cepheid distance scale

Pierre Kervella, Antoine Mérand, Alexandre Gallenne +5

We present the modeling tool we developed to incorporate multi-technique observations of Cepheids in a single pulsation model: the Spectro-Photo-Interferometry of Pulsating Stars (…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 49 cited

The Araucaria Project: High-precision Cepheid astrophysics from the analysis of variables in double-lined eclipsing binaries

Bogumił Pilecki, Wolfgang Gieren, Grzegorz Pietrzyński +15

Based on new observations and improved modeling techniques, we have reanalyzed seven Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Improved physical parameters have been determined for t…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 77 cited

The Pristine Survey IV: Approaching the Galactic metallicity floor with the discovery of an ultra metal-poor star

Else Starkenburg, David S. Aguado, Piercarlo Bonifacio +22

The early Universe presented a star formation environment that was almost devoid of heavy elements. The lowest metallicity stars thus provide a unique window into the earliest Gala…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 77 cited

Impacts of radiative accelerations on solar-like oscillating main-sequence stars

M. Deal, G. Alecian, Y. Lebreton +5

Chemical element transport processes are among the crucial physical processes needed for precise stellar modelling. Atomic diffusion by gravitational settling nowadays is usually t…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 42 cited

The Gaia-ESO Survey: properties of newly discovered Li-rich giants

R. Smiljanic, E. Franciosini, A. Bragaglia +41

We report 20 new lithium-rich giants discovered within the Gaia-ESO Survey, including the first Li-rich giant with evolutionary stage confirmed by CoRoT data. Atmospheric parameter…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 8 cited

High-contrast Polarimetry Observation of T Tau Circumstellar Environment

Yi Yang, Satoshi Mayama, Saeko S. Hayashi +52

We conducted high-contrast polarimetry observations of T Tau in the H-band, using the HiCIAO instrument mounted on the Subaru Telescope, revealing structures as near as 0.$\arcsec$…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 101 cited

Gaia Data Release 1. Testing the parallaxes with local Cepheids and RR Lyrae stars

Gaia Collaboration, G. Clementini, L. Eyer +588

Parallaxes for 331 classical Cepheids, 31 Type II Cepheids and 364 RR Lyrae stars in common between Gaia and the Hipparcos and Tycho-2 catalogues are published in Gaia Data Release…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 57 cited

Mass and p-factor of the type II Cepheid OGLE-LMC-T2CEP-098 in a binary system

Bogumił Pilecki, Wolfgang Gieren, Radosław Smolec +10

We present the results of a study of the type II Cepheid () in the eclipsing binary system OGLE-LMC-T2CEP-098 (). The Cepheid belongs to the…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 15 cited

Interferometric confirmation of "water fountain" candidates

Jose F. Gomez, Olga Suarez, J. Ricardo Rizzo +4

Water fountain stars (WFs) are evolved objects with water masers tracing high-velocity jets (up to several hundreds of km s). They could represent one of the first manifesta…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 100 cited

Gaia Data Release 1. Open cluster astrometry: performance, limitations, and future prospects

Gaia Collaboration, F. van Leeuwen, A. Vallenari +589

Context. The first Gaia Data Release contains the Tycho-Gaia Astrometric Solution (TGAS). This is a subset of about 2 million stars for which, besides the position and photometry,…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 1 cited

Toward a renewed Galactic Cepheid distance scale from Gaia and optical interferometry

Pierre Kervella, Antoine Mérand, Alexandre Gallenne +9

Through an innovative combination of multiple observing techniques and mod- eling, we are assembling a comprehensive understanding of the pulsation and close environment of Cepheid…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 150 cited

The Gaia-ESO Survey. Mg-Al anti-correlation in iDR4 globular clusters

E. Pancino, the GES collaboration

We use Gaia-ESO Survey iDR4 data to explore the Mg-Al anti-correlation in globular clusters, that were observed as calibrators, as a demonstration of the quality of Gaia-ESO Survey…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 40 cited

Lithium abundance and rotation of seismic solar analogues - Solar and stellar connection from Kepler and Hermes observations

P. G. Beck, J. -D. do Nascimento, T. Duarte +13

Lithium abundance A(Li) and surface rotation are good diagnostic tools to probe the internal mixing and angular momentum transfer in stars. We explore the relation between surface…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 43 cited

Observational calibration of the projection factor of Cepheids - III. The long-period Galactic Cepheid RS Puppis

Pierre Kervella, Boris Trahin, Howard E. Bond +10

The projection factor (p-factor) is an essential component of the classical Baade-Wesselink (BW) technique, that is commonly used to determine the distances to pulsating stars. It…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 21 cited

The Gaia-ESO survey: Hydrogen lines in red giants directly trace stellar mass

Maria Bergemann, Aldo Serenelli, Ralph Schoenrich +27

Red giant stars are perhaps the most important type of stars for Galactic and extra-galactic archaeology: they are luminous, occur in all stellar populations, and their surface tem…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 18 cited

Polarization properties of OH emission in planetary nebulae

Jose F. Gomez, Lucero Uscanga, James A. Green +3

We present interferometric, full-polarization observations of the four ground-state transitions of OH, toward five confirmed and one candidate OH-emitting planetary nebulae (OHPNe)…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 31 cited

Extreme Asymmetry in the Disk of V1247 Ori

Yurina Ohta, Misato Fukagawa, Michael L. Sitko +60

We present the first near-infrared scattered-light detection of the transitional disk around V1247 Ori, which was obtained using high-resolution polarimetric differential imaging o…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 4 cited

The new eclipsing CV MASTER OTJ192328.22+612413.5 - a possible SW Sextantis Star

M. R. Kennedy, P. Callanan, P. M. Garnavich +7

We present optical photometry and spectroscopy of the new eclipsing Cataclysmic Variable MASTER OTJ192328.22+612413.5, discovered by the MASTER team. We find the orbital period to…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 38 cited

High-resolution abundance analysis of red giants in the metal-poor bulge globular cluster HP~1

B. Barbuy, E. Cantelli, A. Vemado +10

The globular cluster HP~1 is projected at only 3.33 degrees from the Galactic center. Together with its distance, this makes it one of the most central globular clusters in the Mil…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 255 cited

The MUSCLES Treasury Survey II: Intrinsic Lyman Alpha and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectra of K and M Dwarfs with Exoplanets

Allison Youngblood, Kevin France, R. O. Parke Loyd +9

The ultraviolet (UV) spectral energy distributions of low-mass (K- and M-type) stars play a critical role in the heating and chemistry of exoplanet atmospheres, but are not observa…