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astro-ph.IM2019★ 6 cited

Observing with NIKA2Pol from the IRAM 30m telescope. Early results on the commissioning phase

A. Ritacco, R. Adam, P. Ade +41

The NIKA2 polarization channel at 260 GHz (1.15 mm) has been proposed primarily to observe galactic star-forming regions and probe the critical scales between 0.01-0.05 pc at which…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 2 cited

NIKA2 mapping and cross-instrument SED extraction of extended sources with Scanamorphos

H. Roussel, N. Ponthieu, R. Adam +38

The steps taken to tailor to NIKA2 observations the Scanamorphos algorithm (initially developed to subtract low-frequency noise from Herschel on-the-fly observations) are described…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 19 cited

Searching for Planets Orbiting Alpha Centauri A with the James Webb Space Telescope

Charles Beichman, Marie Ygouf, Jorge Llop Sayson +18

Alpha Centauri A is the closest solar-type star to the Sun and offers an excellent opportunity to detect the thermal emission of a mature planet heated by its host star. The MIRI c…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 131 cited

The polarimetric imaging mode of VLT/SPHERE/IRDIS II: Characterization and correction of instrumental polarization effects

R. G. van Holstein, J. H. Girard, J. de Boer +31

Context. Circumstellar disks and self-luminous giant exoplanets or companion brown dwarfs can be characterized through direct-imaging polarimetry at near-infrared wavelengths. SPHE…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 116 cited

The polarimetric imaging mode of VLT/SPHERE/IRDIS I: Description, data reduction and observing strategy

J. de Boer, M. Langlois, R. G. van Holstein +31

Context. Polarimetric imaging is one of the most effective techniques for high-contrast imaging and characterization of protoplanetary disks, and has the potential to be instrument…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 62 cited

Temperature stability in the sub-milliHertz band with LISA Pathfinder

M. Armano, H. Audley, J. Baird +79

LISA Pathfinder (LPF) was a technology pioneering mission designed to test key technologies required for gravitational wave detection in space. In the low frequency regime (milli-H…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 72 cited

Monte Carlo studies for the optimisation of the Cherenkov Telescope Array layout

A. Acharyya, I. Agudo, E. O. Angüner +467

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the major next-generation observatory for ground-based very-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy. It will improve the sensitivity of current groun…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 311 cited

4MOST: Project overview and information for the First Call for Proposals

R. S. de Jong, O. Agertz, A. Agudo Berbel +335

We introduce the 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST), a new high-multiplex, wide-field spectroscopic survey facility under development for the four-metre-class Vis…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 15 cited

Single-mode interferometric field of view in partial turbulence correction. Application to the observation of the environment of Sgr A* with GRAVITY

Guy Perrin, Julien Woillez

Context. The GRAVITY instrument on the ESO VLTI is setting a new mark in the landscape of optical interferometers. Long exposures are possible for the first time in this wavelength…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 31 cited

The PLATO Solar-like Light-curve Simulator: A tool to generate realistic stellar light-curves with instrumental effects representative of the PLATO mission

R. Samadi, A. Deru, D. Reese +10

The preparation of science objectives of the ESA's PLATO space mission will require the implementation of hare-and-hound exercises relying on the massive generation of representati…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 7 cited

Representation learning for automated spectroscopic redshift estimation

Joana Frontera-Pons, Florent Sureau, Bruno Moraes +2

Determining the radial positions of galaxies up to a high accuracy depends on the correct identification of salient features in their spectra. Classical techniques for spectroscopi…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 20 cited

Primary beam effects of radio astronomy antennas: I. Modelling the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) L-band beam using holography

K. Iheanetu, J. N. Girard, O. Smirnov +5

Modern interferometric imaging relies on advanced calibration that incorporates direction-dependent effects. Their increasing number of antennas (e.g. in LOFAR, VLA, MeerKAT/SKA) a…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 20 cited

ALMA Autocorrelation Spectroscopy of Comets: The HCN/H^13CN ratio in C/2012 S1 (ISON)

M. A. Cordiner, M. Y. Palmer, M. de Val-Borro +11

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is a powerful tool for high-resolution mapping of comets, but the main interferometer (comprised of 50x12-m antennas) is ins…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 14 cited

Optimizing the accuracy and efficiency of optical turbulence profiling using adaptive optics telemetry for extremely large telescopes

Douglas J Laidlaw, James Osborn, Timothy J Morris +8

Advanced adaptive optics (AO) instruments on ground-based telescopes require accurate knowledge of the atmospheric turbulence strength as a function of altitude. This information a…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 76 cited

Reference star differential imaging of close-in companions and circumstellar disks with the NIRC2 vortex coronagraph at W.M. Keck Observatory

Garreth Ruane, Henry Ngo, Dimitri Mawet +11

Reference star differential imaging (RDI) is a powerful strategy for high contrast imaging. Using example observations taken with the vortex coronagraph mode of Keck/NIRC2 in $L^\p…