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20082022
most citedFirst Results from the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey

1.3k citations · 1.9k across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

astro-ph.HE2022★ 21 cited

A Systematic Exploration of Kilonova Candidates from Neutron Star Mergers During the Third Gravitational Wave Observing Run

J. Rastinejad, K. Paterson, W. Fong +9

We present a comprehensive analysis of 653 optical candidate counterparts reported during the third gravitational wave (GW) observing run. Our sample concentrates on candidates fro…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 48 cited

The impact and recovery of asteroid 2018 LA

Peter Jenniskens, Mohutsiwa Gabadirwe, Qing-Zhu Yin +63

The June 2, 2018, impact of asteroid 2018 LA over Botswana is only the second asteroid detected in space prior to impacting over land. Here, we report on the successful recovery of…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 37 cited

Searches after Gravitational Waves Using ARizona Observatories (SAGUARO): Observations and Analysis from Advanced LIGO/Virgo's Third Observing Run

K. Paterson, M. J. Lundquist, J. C. Rastinejad +34

With the conclusion of the third observing run for Advanced LIGO/Virgo (O3), we present a detailed analysis of both triggered and serendipitous observations of 17 gravitational wav…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 63 cited

Searches After Gravitational-waves Using ARizona Observatories (SAGUARO): System Overview and First Results from Advanced LIGO/Virgo's Third Observing Run

M. J. Lundquist, K. Paterson, W. Fong +53

We present Searches After Gravitational-waves Using ARizona Observatories (SAGUARO), a comprehensive effort dedicated to the discovery and characterization of optical counterparts…

astro-ph.IM2018

Timekeeping infrastructure for the Catalina Sky Survey

Robert L. Seaman, Alex R. Gibbs

Time domain science forms an increasing fraction of astronomical programs at many facilities. Synoptic and targeted observing modes of transient, varying, and moving sources rely o…

astro-ph.SR2014★ 468 cited

The Catalina Surveys Periodic Variable Star Catalog

A. J. Drake, M. J. Graham, S. G. Djorgovski +18

We present ~47,000 periodic variables found during the analysis of 5.4 million variable star candidates within a 20,000 square degree region covered by the Catalina Surveys Data Re…