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A 2.14 ms Candidate Optical Pulsar in SN1987A
J. Middleditch, J. A. Kristian, W. E. Kunkel +10
We have monitored Supernova 1987A in optical/near-infrared bands from a few weeks following its birth until the present time in order to search for a pulsar remnant. We have found…
Exploring Halo Substructure with Giant Stars: I. Survey Description and Calibration of the Photometric Search Technique
Steven R. Majewski, James C. Ostheimer, William E. Kunkel +1
We have begun a survey of the structure of the Milky Way halo, as well as the halos of other Local Group galaxies, as traced by their constituent giant stars. These giant stars are…
Spectroscopy of Giant Stars in the Pyxis Globular Cluster
Christopher Palma, William E. Kunkel, Steven R. Majewski
The Pyxis globular cluster is a recently discovered globular cluster that lies in the outer halo (R_{gc} ~ 40 kpc) of the Milky Way. Pyxis lies along one of the proposed orbital pl…
Magellanic Cloud Periphery Carbon Stars IV: The SMC
William Kunkel, Serge Demers, M. J. Irwin
The kinematics of 150 carbon stars observed at moderate dispersion on the periphery of the Small Magellanic Cloud are compared with the motions of neutral hydrogen and early type s…