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Discovery and Identification of MAXI J1621-501 as a Type I X-ray Burster with a Super-Orbital Period
Nicholas M. Gorgone, Chryssa Kouveliotou, Hitoshi Negoro +26
MAXI J1621-501 is the first Swift/XRT Deep Galactic Plane Survey transient that was followed up with a multitude of space missions (NuSTAR, Swift, Chandra, NICER, INTEGRAL, and MAX…
Astro2020: Training the Future Generation of Computational Researchers
Gurtina Besla, Daniela Huppenkothen, Nicole Lloyd-Ronning +10
The current disparity in computational knowledge is a critical hindrance to the diversity and success of the field. Recommendations are outlined for policies and funding models to…
Entrofy Your Cohort: A Data Science Approach to Candidate Selection
D. Huppenkothen, B. McFee, L. Norén
Selecting a cohort from a set of candidates is a common task within and beyond academia. Admitting students, awarding grants, choosing speakers for a conference are situations wher…
Introducing Bayesian Analysis with $\text{m&m's}^\circledR$: an active-learning exercise for undergraduates
Gwendolyn Eadie, Daniela Huppenkothen, Aaron Springford +1
We present an active-learning strategy for undergraduates that applies Bayesian analysis to candy-covered chocolate $\text{m&m's}^\circledR$. The exercise is best suited for small…
The Zwicky Transient Facility: Science Objectives
Matthew J. Graham, S. R. Kulkarni, Eric C. Bellm +114
The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), a public-private enterprise, is a new time domain survey employing a dedicated camera on the Palomar 48-inch Schmidt telescope with a 47 deg$^2…
The Zwicky Transient Facility: System Overview, Performance, and First Results
Eric C. Bellm, Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, Matthew J. Graham +112
The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) is a new optical time-domain survey that uses the Palomar 48-inch Schmidt telescope. A custom-built wide-field camera provides a 47 deg fiel…
Stingray: A Modern Python Library For Spectral Timing
D. Huppenkothen, M. Bachetti, A. L. Stevens +9
This paper describes the design and implementation of Stingray, a library in Python built to perform time series analysis and related tasks on astronomical light curves. Its core f…