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most citedThe 2MASS Wide-Field T Dwarf Search. I. Discovery of a Bright T Dwarf Within 10 pc of the Sun

98 citations · 426 across the 36 of their papers we have counts for

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36 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

TOI-4616 b: a benchmark Earth-sized planet transiting a nearby M4 dwarf

F. Zong Lang, B. O. Demory, Y. Gomez Maqueo Chew +44

Rocky exoplanets are particularly abundant around M-type stars. Their small radii and low luminosities provide favourable conditions for detecting transiting terrestrial planets an…

astro-ph.EP2026

TOI-1080 b: a temperate, rocky planet orbiting a quiet M4V host

Y. Gómez Maqueo Chew, G. Dransfield, K. Barkaoui +41

We present the detection and validation of a small, temperate transiting exoplanet orbiting TOI-1080 every 3.9652482 days. The host is a quiet M4V star…

astro-ph.EP2026

Hidden Gems in TESS: sherlock finds two new rocky planets around nearby M dwarfs

M. Timmermans, M. Dévora-Pajares, F. J. Pozuelos +25

The Hidden Gems project searches the TESS data for additional planets transiting low-mass stars in confirmed systems. Our goal is to identify planet candidates that are below the d…

astro-ph.EP2025

Astrometric Reconnaissance of Exoplanetary Systems (ARES). I. Methodology validation with HST point-source images of Proxima Centauri

M. Libralato, L. Bedin, A. Burgasser

We present the first results of the Astrometric Reconnaissance of Exoplanetary Systems (ARES) project, aimed at validating and characterizing candidate exoplanets around the neares…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 3 cited

MANGOS II: Five new giant planets orbiting low-mass stars

G. Dransfield, M. Timmermans, D. Sebastian +47

Giant planets orbiting low-mass stars on short orbits present a conundrum, as in the most extreme cases their existence cannot be reconciled with current models of core accretion.…

astro-ph.SR2025

JWST imaging of omega Centauri: II. Evidence for a split white dwarf cooling sequence in the near-infrared

M. Scalco, M. Salaris, L. R. Bedin +11

We present a detailed analysis of the white dwarf cooling sequence (WD CS) in omega Centauri based on combined Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and JWST observations. Our analysis conf…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 3 cited

TOI-1743 b, TOI-5799 b, TOI-5799 c and TOI-6223 b: TESS discovery and validation of four super-Earth to Neptune-sized planets around M dwarfs

S. Yalçınkaya, K. Barkaoui, Ö. Baştürk +62

We present the discovery by the TESS mission of one transiting Neptune-sized planet, TOI-6223 b and two transiting super-Earths, TOI-1743 b and TOI-5799 b. We validate these planet…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

JWST imaging of omega Centauri -- I. Luminosity and mass functions of its main sequence populations

M. Scalco, R. Gerasimov, L. R. Bedin +10

This paper presents the first study of the most massive globular cluster (GC) in the Milky Way, omega Centauri, employing recently acquired JWST deep images. By combining these dat…

astro-ph.EP2025

TOI-2407 b: a warm Neptune in the desert

C. Janó Muñoz, M. J. Hooton, P. P. Pedersen +22

We present the validation of TOI-2407 b, a warm Neptune-sized planet with a radius of 4.26 0.26 R, orbiting an early M-type star with a period of 2.7 days and an equ…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 1 cited

Euclid: Quick Data Release (Q1) -- A photometric search for ultracool dwarfs in the Euclid Deep Fields

M. Žerjal, C. Dominguez-Tagle, N. Vitas +178

We present a catalogue of 5306 new ultracool dwarf (UCD) candidates in the three Euclid Deep Fields in the Q1 data release. They range from late M to late T dwarfs, and include 120…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 9 cited

Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1) -- Spectroscopic search, classification and analysis of ultracool dwarfs in the Deep Fields

C. Dominguez-Tagle, M. Žerjal, N. Sedighi +14

The Near-Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer onboard the Euclid space mission has obtained near-infrared (NIR) slitless spectra of millions of objects, including hundreds of ultra…

astro-ph.EP2025

TOI-6508b: A massive transiting brown dwarf orbiting a low-mass star

K. Barkaoui, D. Sebastian, S. Zúñiga-Fernández +44

We report the discovery of a transiting brown dwarf orbiting a low-mass star, TOI-6508b. Today, only ~50 transiting brown dwarfs have been discovered. TOI-6508b was first detected…

astro-ph.EP2025

TOI-2015b: a sub-Neptune in strong gravitational interaction with an outer non-transiting planet

K. Barkaoui, J. Korth, E. Gaidos +119

TOI-2015 is a known exoplanetary system around an M4 dwarf star, consisting of a transiting sub-Neptune planet in a 3.35-day orbital period, TOI-2015b, accompanied by a non-transit…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 1 cited

JWST Imaging of the Closest Globular Clusters -- V. The White Dwarfs Cooling Sequence of M4

L. R. Bedin, M. Libralato, M. Salaris +9

We combine infrared (IR) observations collected by the James Webb Space Telescope with optical deep images by the Hubble Space Telescope taken approximately 20 years earlier to com…

astro-ph.SR2025

JWST photometry and astrometry of 47 Tucanae. Discontinuity in the stellar sequence at the star/brown dwarf transition

M. Scalco, R. Gerasimov, L. R. Bedin +10

Using JWST Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) images of the globular cluster 47 Tucanae (or NGC 104), taken at two epochs just 7 months apart, we derived proper-motion membership down t…

astro-ph.SR2024

CARMENES input catalogue of M dwarfs IX. Multiplicity from close spectroscopic binaries to ultra-wide systems

C. Cifuentes, J. A. Caballero, J. González-Payo +12

Multiplicity studies greatly benefit from focusing on M dwarfs because they are often paired in a variety of configurations with both stellar and substellar objects, including exop…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 29 cited

The cool brown dwarf Gliese 229 B is a close binary

Jerry W. Xuan, A. Mérand, W. Thompson +76

Owing to their similarities with giant exoplanets, brown dwarf companions of stars provide insights into the fundamental processes of planet formation and evolution. From their orb…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 1 cited

The Gaia Ultracool Dwarf Sample -- IV. GTC/OSIRIS optical spectra of Gaia late-M and L dwarfs

W. J. Cooper, H. R. A. Jones, R. L. Smart +20

As part of our comprehensive, ongoing characterisation of the low-mass end of the main sequence in the Solar neighbourhood, we used the OSIRIS instrument at the 10.4 m Gran Telesco…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 11 cited

TESS discovery of two super-Earths orbiting the M-dwarf stars TOI-6002 and TOI-5713 near the radius valley

M. Ghachoui, B. V. Rackham, M. Dévora-Pajares +45

We present the validation of two TESS super-Earth candidates transiting the mid-M dwarfs TOI-6002 and TOI-5713 every 10.90 and 10.44 days, respectively. The first star (TOI-6002) i…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 2 cited

JWST imaging of the closest globular clusters -- IV. Chemistry, luminosity, and mass functions of the lowest-mass members in the NIRISS parallel fields

M. Libralato, R. Gerasimov, L. Bedin +9

We present observations of the two closest globular clusters, NGC 6121 and NGC 6397, taken with the NIRISS detector of JWST. The combination of our new JWST data with archival Hubb…

astro-ph.SR2024

The HST Large Programme on Omega Centauri -- VII. The white dwarf cooling sequence

M. Scalco, M. Salaris, L. Bedin +9

We present a study of the white dwarf (WD) cooling sequence (CS) in the globular cluster (GC) Omega Centauri, the primary goal of a dedicated Hubble Space Telescope (HST) programme…

astro-ph.EP2024

Three short-period Earth-sized planets around M dwarfs discovered by TESS: TOI-5720b, TOI-6008b and TOI-6086b

K. Barkaoui, R. P. Schwarz, N. Narita +53

One of the main goals of the NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission is the discovery of Earth-like planets around nearby M-dwarf stars. Here, we present the di…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 8 cited

TOI-4336 A b: A temperate sub-Neptune ripe for atmospheric characterization in a nearby triple M-dwarf system

M. Timmermans, G. Dransfield, M. Gillon +54

Small planets transiting bright nearby stars are essential to our understanding of the formation and evolution of exoplanetary systems. However, few constitute prime targets for at…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 8 cited

HST astrometry of the closest Brown Dwarfs -- II. Improved parameters and constraints on a third body

L. R. Bedin, J. Dietrich, A. J. Burgasser +5

Located at less than 2pc away, Luhman16AB (WISE.J104915.57-531906.1) is the closest pair of brown dwarfs and third closest `stellar' system to Earth. An exoplanet candidate in the…