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most citedA Massive Pulsar in a Compact Relativistic Binary

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astro-ph.SR2022

Spectral Classification of Algol C

Megan G. Frank, David G. Whelan, Jessica C. Junginger

The spectral classification of Algol C, the third star in the Algol triple system, has long been a matter of some uncertainty. There is good reason to suspect that it should be a m…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 4 cited

HD 63021: Chromospheric Activity and Mass Transfer in a Close Binary

D. G. Whelan, S. D. Chojnowski, J. Labadie-Bartz +13

Prompted by X-ray detections from multiple surveys, we investigated the A-type star HD 63021 and found that it is a double-lined spectroscopic binary with highly variable emission…

astro-ph.IM2019

The Importance of Telescope Training in Data Interpretation

D. G. Whelan, G. C. Privon, R. L. Beaton +8

In this State of the Profession Consideration, we will discuss the state of hands-on observing within the profession, including: information about professional observing trends; st…

astro-ph.SR2019★ 33 cited

Discovery of Resolved Magnetically Split Lines in SDSS/APOGEE Spectra of 157 Ap/Bp Stars

S. Drew Chojnowski, Swetlana Hubrig, Sten Hasselquist +7

We report on magnetic field measurements of 157 chemically peculiar A/B stars (Ap/Bp) based on resolved, magnetically split absorption lines present in -band spectra provided by…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 44 cited

The Remarkable Be+sdOB Binary HD 55606 I: Orbital and Stellar Parameters

S. Drew Chojnowski, Jonathan Labadie-Bartz, Thomas Rivinius +20

Prompted by peculiar spectroscopic variability observed in SDSS/APOGEE -band spectra, we monitored the Be star HD 55606 using optical spectroscopy and found that it is an exotic…

astro-ph.SR2018

HD 63021: An Ae Star with X-ray Flux

David G. Whelan, Jon Labadie-Bartz, S. Drew Chojnowski +2

Balmer and Fe II (42) multiplet emission were discovered in a spectrum of HD 63021 on 10 April (UTC), 2018. Subsequent observations revealed variability in both photospheric absorp…