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The stochastic enrichment of Population II stars
Louise Welsh, Ryan Cooke, Michele Fumagalli
We investigate the intrinsic scatter in the chemical abundances of a sample of metal-poor ([Fe/H]<-2.5) Milky Way halo stars. We draw our sample from four historic surveys and focu…
The PHLEK Survey: A New Determination of the Primordial Helium Abundance
Tiffany Hsyu, Ryan J. Cooke, J. Xavier Prochaska +1
We present Keck NIRSPEC and Keck NIRES spectroscopy of sixteen metal-poor galaxies that have pre-existing optical observations. The near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy specifically ta…
PypeIt: The Python Spectroscopic Data Reduction Pipeline
J. Xavier Prochaska, Joseph F. Hennawi, Kyle B. Westfall +5
PypeIt is a Python package for semi-automated reduction of astronomical, spectroscopic data. Its algorithms build on decades-long development of previous data reduction pipelines b…
A limit on Planck-scale froth with ESPRESSO
Ryan Cooke, Louise Welsh, Michele Fumagalli +1
Some models of quantum gravity predict that the very structure of spacetime is `frothy' due to quantum fluctuations. Although the effect is expected to be tiny, if these spacetime…
A bound on the 12C/13C ratio in near-pristine gas with ESPRESSO
Louise Welsh, Ryan Cooke, Michele Fumagalli +1
Using science verification observations obtained with ESPRESSO at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in 4UT mode, we report the first bound on the carbon isotope ratio 12C/13C of a qui…