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Signatures of X-rays in the early Universe
Andrei Mesinger, Andrea Ferrara, David S. Spiegel
[abridged] With their long mean free paths and efficient heating of the intergalactic medium (IGM), X-rays could have a dramatic impact on the thermal and ionization history of the…
NIMBUS: The Near-Infrared Multi-Band Ultraprecise Spectroimager for SOFIA
Michael W. McElwain, Avi Mandell, Bruce Woodgate +20
We present a new and innovative near-infrared multi-band ultraprecise spectroimager (NIMBUS) for SOFIA. This design is capable of characterizing a large sample of extrasolar planet…
Scientific Design of a High Contrast Integral Field Spectrograph for the Subaru Telescope
Michael W. McElwain, Timothy D. Brandt, Markus Janson +18
Ground-based telescopes equipped with adaptive-optics (AO) systems and specialized science cameras are now capable of directly detecting extrasolar planets. We present the expected…
Binary Evolution Leads to Two Populations of White Dwarf Companions
David S. Spiegel
Planets and other low-mass binary companions to stars face a variety of potential fates as their host stars move off the main sequence and grow to subgiants and giants. Stellar mas…
Jupiter will become a hot Jupiter: Consequences of Post-Main-Sequence Stellar Evolution on Gas Giant Planets
David S. Spiegel, Nikku Madhusudhan
When the Sun ascends the red giant branch (RGB), its luminosity will increase and all the planets will receive much greater irradiation than they do now. Jupiter, in particular, mi…
Optical and X-ray Transients from Planet-Star Mergers
Brian D. Metzger, Dimitrios Giannios, David S. Spiegel
We evaluate the prompt observational signatures of the merger between a massive close-in planet (a `hot Jupiter') and its host star, events with an estimated Galactic rate of ~0.1-…