5 papers
An astrometric search for planets in debris disk systems
Elisabeth M. Penderghast, Benjamin C. Bromley, Scott J. Kenyon +1
Debris disks are likely created and sculpted by planetary bodies in the orbital space they share. The properties of these disks, including mass, orbital extent, and morphology, can…
The Cold Debris Disk Surveys I. Host Star Properties
Scott J. Kenyon, Benjamin C. Bromley, Joan R. Najita
We describe the dynamical, photometric, and spectroscopic data available for stars targeted by Spitzer and Herschel to search for cold circumstellar dust emission from debris disks…
Supermassive black hole growth from stellar binary encounters
Aubrey L. Jones, Benjamin C. Bromley
The growth of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) remains a central problem in astrophysics, with current observations providing only limited constraints on the underlying mechanisms.…
Light Echoes of Time-resolved Flares and Application to Kepler Data
Austin J. King, Benjamin C. Bromley
Light echoes of stellar flares provide an intriguing option for exploring protoplanetary disks in young stellar systems. Previous work on light echoes of circumstellar disks made u…
Light Echoes of Protoplanetary Disks
Austin J. King, Benjamin C. Bromley
Light echoes offer a means of studying protoplanetary disks, including their geometry and composition, even when they are not spatially resolved. We present a test of this approach…