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astro-ph.IM2009★ 38 cited

A Two-Colour CCD Survey of the North Celestial Cap: I. The Method

Evgeny Gorbikov, Noah Brosch, Cristina Afonso

We describe technical aspects of an astrometric and photometric survey of the North Celestial Cap (NCC), from the Pole (DEC=90 deg) to DEC=80 deg, in support of the TAUVEX mission.…

astro-ph.EP2009

Blue Dots Team Transits Working Group Review

A. Sozzetti, C. Afonso, R. Alonso +9

Transiting planet systems offer an unique opportunity to observationally constrain proposed models of the interiors (radius, composition) and atmospheres (chemistry, dynamics) of e…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 1 cited

CARMENES: Calar Alto high-Resolution search for M dwarfs with Exo-earths with a Near-infrared Echelle Spectrograph

A. Quirrenbach, P. J. Amado, H. Mandel +55

CARMENES, Calar Alto high-Resolution search for M dwarfs with Exo-earths with a Near-infrared Echelle Spectrograph, is a study for a next-generation instrument for the 3.5m Calar A…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 64 cited

New Magellanic Cloud R Coronae Borealis and DY Per type stars from the EROS-2 database: the connection between RCBs, DYPers and ordinary carbon stars

P. Tisserand, P. R. Wood, J. B. Marquette +29

R Coronae Borealis stars (RCB) are a rare type of evolved carbon-rich supergiant stars that are increasingly thought to result from the merger of two white dwarfs, called the Doubl…

astro-ph.GA2009★ 36 cited

The EROS2 search for microlensing events towards the spiral arms: the complete seven season results

Y. R. Rahal, C. Afonso, J. -N. Albert +36

The EROS-2 project has been designed to search for microlensing events towards any dense stellar field. The densest parts of the Galactic spiral arms have been monitored to maximiz…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 22 cited

The beat Cepheids in the Magellanic Clouds: an analysis from the EROS-2 database

J. B. Marquette, J. P. Beaulieu, J. R. Buchler +36

A number of microlensing dark-matter surveys have produced tens of millions of light curves of individual background stars. These data provide an unprecedented opportunity for syst…