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astro-ph.GA2026

The Actinide-Boost Star LAMOST J122216.85-063345.2: A Detailed R-process Abundance Study with Gemini-S/GHOST

Miji Jeong, Young Sun Lee, Vinicius M. Placco +15

We present a detailed chemical-abundance analysis of an actinide-boost ((Th/Dy) = -0.74) star, LAMOST J122216.85-063345.2 (J1222), a very metal-poor ([Fe/H] = -2.45) halo st…

astro-ph.GA2025

GHOST commissioning science results -- IV: Chemodynamical analyses of Milky Way satellites Sagittarius II and Aquarius II

Daria Zaremba, Kim Venn, Christian R. Hayes +28

We present Gemini/GHOST high-resolution spectra of five stars observed in two low surface brightness Milky Way satellites, Sagittarius II (Sgr2) and Aquarius II (Aqu2). For Aqu2, t…

astro-ph.EP2024

High-Resolution Dayside Spectroscopy of WASP-189b: Detection of Iron during the GHOST/Gemini South System Verification Run

Emily K. Deibert, Adam B. Langeveld, Mitchell E. Young +30

With high equilibrium temperatures and tidally locked rotation, ultra-hot Jupiters (UHJs) are unique laboratories within which to probe extreme atmospheric physics and chemistry. I…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 2 cited

Pushing high angular resolution and high contrast observations on the VLTI from Y to L band with the Asgard instrumental suite: integration status and plans

Marc-Antoine Martinod, Denis Defrère, Michael J. Ireland +35

ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer has a history of record-breaking discoveries in astrophysics and significant advances in instrumentation. The next leap forward is its new…

astro-ph.IM2024

Heimdallr and Solarstein: alignment, calibration, and correction in the Asgard suite at the VLTI

Adam K. Taras, J. Gordon Robertson, Josh Carter +5

The Asgard instrument suite proposed for the ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) brings with it a new generation of instruments for spectroscopy and nulling. Asgard wi…

astro-ph.GA2024

GHOST Commissioning Science Results III: Characterizing an iron-poor damped Lyman system

Trystyn A. M. Berg, Christian R. Hayes, Stefano Cristiani +20

The Gemini High-resolution Optical SpecTrograph (GHOST) is a new echelle spectrograph available on the Gemini-South telescope as of Semester 2024A. We present the first high resolu…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 15 cited

Heimdallr, Baldr and Solarstein: designing the next generation of VLTI instruments in the Asgard suite

Adam K. Taras, J. Gordon Robertson, Fatme Allouche +11

High angular resolution imaging is an increasingly important capability in contemporary astrophysics. Of particular relevance to emerging fields such as the characterisation of exo…

astro-ph.IM2024

The Science Performance of the Gemini High Resolution Optical Spectrograph

Alan W. McConnachie, Christian R. Hayes, J. Gordon Robertson +46

The Gemini High Resolution Optical Spectrograph (GHOST) is a fiber-fed spectrograph system on the Gemini South telescope that provides simultaneous wavelength coverage from 348 - 1…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 17 cited

Probing the early Milky Way with GHOST spectra of an extremely metal-poor star in the Galactic disk

Anya Dovgal, Kim A. Venn, Federico Sestito +31

Pristine_183.6849+04.8619 (P1836849) is an extremely metal-poor ([Fe/H]) star on a prograde orbit confined to the Galactic disk. Such stars are rare and may have their…

astro-ph.SR2023

SPLUS J142445.34-254247.1: An R-Process Enhanced, Actinide-Boost, Extremely Metal-Poor star observed with GHOST

Vinicius M. Placco, Felipe Almeida-Fernandes, Erika M. Holmbeck +33

We report on the chemo-dynamical analysis of SPLUS J142445.34-254247.1, an extremely metal-poor halo star enhanced in elements formed by the rapid neutron-capture process. This sta…

astro-ph.IM2017★ 29 cited

Detector sampling of optical/IR spectra: how many pixels per FWHM?

J. Gordon Robertson

Most optical and IR spectra are now acquired using detectors with finite-width pixels in a square array. This paper examines the effects of such pixellation, using computed simulat…

astro-ph.IM2013★ 31 cited

Quantifying resolving power in astronomical spectra

J. Gordon Robertson

The spectral resolving power R = lambda / delta lambda is a key property of any spectrograph, but its definition is vague because the `smallest resolvable wavelength difference' de…