activity
19982024
most citedThe Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

4.1k citations · 41.2k across the 453 of their papers we have counts for

collaborators
Showing astro-ph.SRShow all

24 papers · 1 filter

astro-ph.SR2023★ 1 cited

TESS Cycle 2 observations of roAp stars with 2-min cadence data

D. L. Holdsworth, M. S. Cunha, M. Lares-Martiz +46

We present the results of a systematic search of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) 2-min cadence data for new rapidly oscillating Ap (roAp) stars observed during the…

astro-ph.SR2023

Detection and Preliminary Characterisation of Polluted White Dwarfs from Gaia EDR3 and LAMOST

Mariona Badenas-Agusti, Andrew Vanderburg, Simon Blouin +4

We present a catalogue of 62 polluted white dwarfs observed by the 9th Low-Resolution Data Release of the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST LRS DR9v…

astro-ph.SR2023

Verification of Gaia DR3 Single-lined Spectroscopic Binary Solutions With Three Transiting Low-mass Secondaries

Stephen P. Schmidt, Kevin C. Schlaufman, Keyi Ding +18

While secondary mass inferences based on single-lined spectroscopic binary (SB1) solutions are subject to degeneracies, this degeneracy can be lifted through the observat…

astro-ph.SR2023

TOI-1994b: A Low Mass Eccentric Brown Dwarf Transiting A Subgiant Star

Emma Page, Joshua Pepper, Duncan Wright +22

We present the discovery of TOI-1994b, a low-mass brown dwarf transiting a hot subgiant star on a moderately eccentric orbit. TOI-1994 has an effective temperature of $7700^{+720}_…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 37 cited

TESS Hunt for Young and Maturing Exoplanets (THYME) IX: a 27 Myr extended population of Lower-Centaurus Crux with a transiting two-planet system

Mackenna L. Wood, Andrew W. Mann, Madyson G. Barber +35

We report the discovery and characterization of a nearby (~ 85 pc), older (27 +/- 3 Myr), distributed stellar population near Lower-Centaurus-Crux (LCC), initially identified by se…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 28 cited

Can 1D radiative equilibrium models of faculae be used for calculating contamination of transmission spectra?

Veronika Witzke, Alexander I. Shapiro, Nadiia M. Kostogryz +5

The reliable characterization of planetary atmospheres with transmission spectroscopy requires realistic modeling of stellar magnetic features, since features that are attributable…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 15 cited

Three low-mass companions around aged stars discovered by TESS

Zitao Lin, Tianjun Gan, Sharon X. Wang +42

We report the discovery of three transiting low-mass companions to aged stars: a brown dwarf (TOI-2336b) and two objects near the hydrogen burning mass limit (TOI-1608b and TOI-252…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 31 cited

TESS Hunt for Young and Maturing Exoplanets (THYME) VII : Membership, rotation, and lithium in the young cluster Group-X and a new young exoplanet

Elisabeth R. Newton, Rayna Rampalli, Adam L. Kraus +36

The public, all-sky surveys Gaia and TESS provide the ability to identify new young associations and determine their ages. These associations enable study of planetary evolution by…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 22 cited

TOI-2119: A transiting brown dwarf orbiting an active M-dwarf from NASA's TESS mission

Theron W. Carmichael, Jonathan M. Irwin, Felipe Murgas +27

We report the discovery of TOI-2119b, a transiting brown dwarf (BD) that orbits and is completely eclipsed by an active M-dwarf star. Using light curve data from the Transiting Exo…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 205 cited

TESS Eclipsing Binary Stars. I. Short cadence observations of 4584 eclipsing binaries in Sectors 1-26

Andrej Prsa, Angela Kochoska, Kyle E. Conroy +44

In this paper we present a catalog of 4584 eclipsing binaries observed during the first two years (26 sectors) of the TESS survey. We discuss selection criteria for eclipsing binar…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 65 cited

A 20-Second Cadence View of Solar-Type Stars and Their Planets with TESS: Asteroseismology of Solar Analogs and a Re-characterization of pi Men c

Daniel Huber, Timothy R. White, Travis S. Metcalfe +50

We present an analysis of the first 20-second cadence light curves obtained by the TESS space telescope during its extended mission. We find a precision improvement of 20-second da…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 39 cited

TOI-1278 B: SPIRou unveils a rare Brown Dwarf Companion in Close-In Orbit around an M dwarf

Étienne Artigau, Guillaume Hébrard, Charles Cadieux +39

We present the discovery of an M brown dwarf (BD) companion to the M0V star TOI-1278. The system was first identified through a percent-deep transit in TESS…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 52 cited

TIC 168789840: A Sextuply-Eclipsing Sextuple Star System

Brian P. Powell, Veselin B. Kostov, Saul A. Rappaport +48

We report the discovery of a sextuply-eclipsing sextuple star system from TESS data, TIC 168789840, also known as TYC 7037-89-1, the first known sextuple system consisting of three…

astro-ph.SR2020

Discovery of a young low-mass brown dwarf transiting a fast-rotating F-type star by the Galactic Plane eXoplanet (GPX) survey

P. Benni, A. Y. Burdanov, V. V. Krushinsky +64

We announce the discovery of GPX-1 b, a transiting brown dwarf with a mass of and a radius of , the first sub-stell…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 21 cited

Complex Modulation of Rapidly Rotating Young M Dwarfs: Adding Pieces to the Puzzle

Maximilian N. Günther, David A. Berardo, Elsa Ducrot +37

New sets of young M dwarfs with complex, sharp-peaked, and strictly periodic photometric modulations have recently been discovered with Kepler/K2 (scallop shells) and TESS (complex…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 21 cited

TOI 694 b and TIC 220568520 b: Two Low-Mass Companions Near the Hydrogen Burning Mass Limit Orbiting Sun-like Stars

Ismael Mireles, Avi Shporer, Nolan Grieves +40

We report the discovery of TOI 694 b and TIC 220568520 b, two low-mass stellar companions in eccentric orbits around metal-rich Sun-like stars, first detected by the Transiting Exo…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 12 cited

TIC 278956474: Two close binaries in one young quadruple system, identified by \textit{TESS}

Pamela Rowden, Tamás Borkovits, Jon M. Jenkins +25

We have identified a quadruple system with two close eclipsing binaries in TESS data. The object is unresolved in Gaia and appears as a single source at parallax 1.08~0.01 mas…

astro-ph.SR2019★ 54 cited

Detection and characterisation of oscillating red giants: first results from the TESS satellite

Víctor Silva Aguirre, Dennis Stello, Amalie Stokholm +78

Since the onset of the `space revolution' of high-precision high-cadence photometry, asteroseismology has been demonstrated as a powerful tool for informing Galactic archaeology in…

astro-ph.SR2019★ 125 cited

The first view of Scuti and Doradus stars with the TESS mission

V. Antoci, M. S. Cunha, D. M. Bowman +63

We present the first asteroseismic results for Scuti and Doradus stars observed in Sectors 1 and 2 of the TESS mission. We utilise the 2-min cadence TESS data for a sample…

astro-ph.SR2019★ 1k cited

The Revised TESS Input Catalog and Candidate Target List

Keivan G. Stassun, Ryan J. Oelkers, Martin Paegert +33

We describe the catalogs assembled and the algorithms used to populate the revised TESS Input Catalog (TIC), based on the incorporation of the Gaia second data release. We also des…

astro-ph.SR2019★ 54 cited

Early Time Light Curves of Type Ia Supernovae Observed with TESS

M. M. Fausnaugh, P. J. Vallely, C. S. Kochanek +18

We present early time light curves of Type Ia supernovae observed in the first six sectors of TESS data. Ten of these supernovae were discovered by ASAS-SN, seven by ATLAS, six by…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 529 cited

Kepler Eclipsing Binary Stars. I. Catalog and Principal Characterization of 1879 Eclipsing Binaries in the First Data Release

Andrej Prsa, Natalie M. Batalha, Robert W. Slawson +12

The Kepler space mission is devoted to finding Earth-size planets in habitable zones orbiting other stars. Its large, 105-deg field-of-view features over 156,000 stars that are obs…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 140 cited

High Metallicity and Non-equilibrium Chemistry in the Dayside Atmosphere of hot-Neptune GJ 436b

N. Madhusudhan, S. Seager

We present a detailed analysis of the dayside atmosphere of the hot-Neptune GJ~436b, based on recent Spitzer observations. We report statistical constraints on the thermal and chem…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 158 cited

The Discovery of Ellipsoidal Variations in the Kepler Light Curve of HAT-P-7

William F. Welsh, Jerome A. Orosz, Sara Seager +5

We present an analysis of the early Kepler observations of the previously discovered transiting planet HAT-P-7b. The light curve shows the transit of the star, the occultation of t…