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107 citations · 412 across the 30 of their papers we have counts for

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30 papers

astro-ph.SR2026

TESS detection of periodic brightness variations during the rise of classical nova PGIR22akgylf

Kirill V. Sokolovsky, Elias Aydi, Konstantin Malanchev +14

Classical novae are transient events powered by thermonuclear burning in a layer of hydrogen-rich material accreted by a white dwarf from its binary companion. Most classical novae…

astro-ph.IM2023

The Burke-Gaffney Observatory: A fully roboticized remote-access observatory with a low resolution spectrograph

C. Ian Short, David J. Lane, Tiffany Fields

We describe the current state of the Burke-Gaffney Observatory (BGO) at Saint Mary's University - a unique fully roboticized remote-access observatory that allows students to carry…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 25 cited

The multi-wavelength view of shocks in the fastest nova V1674 Her

K. V. Sokolovsky, T. J. Johnson, S. Buson +41

Classical novae are shock-powered multi-wavelength transients triggered by a thermonuclear runaway on an accreting white dwarf. V1674 Her is the fastest nova ever recorded (time to…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 24 cited

The optical behaviour of BL Lacertae at its maximum brightness levels: a blend of geometry and energetics

C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, S. G. Jorstad +13

In 2021 BL Lacertae underwent an extraordinary activity phase, which was intensively followed by the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WEBT) Collaboration. We present the WEBT optical…

astro-ph.SR2019★ 28 cited

The Rise and Fall of the King: The Correlation between FO Aquarii's Low States and the White Dwarf's Spindown

Colin Littlefield, Peter Garnavich, Mark R. Kennedy +45

The intermediate polar FO Aquarii (FO Aqr) experienced its first-reported low-accretion states in 2016, 2017, and 2018, and using newly available photographic plates, we identify p…

astro-ph.GA2013★ 19 cited

Anchors for the Cosmic Distance Scale: the Cepheids U Sgr, CF Cas and CEab Cas

D. Majaess, G. Carraro, C. Moni Bidin +11

New and existing X-ray, UBVJHKsW(1-4), and spectroscopic observations were analyzed to constrain fundamental parameters for M25, NGC 7790, and dust along their sight-lines. The sta…