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most citedBarium & related stars and their white-dwarf companions I. Giant stars

110 citations · 850 across the 39 of their papers we have counts for

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38 papers

astro-ph.SR2026

K 1-6 is a photoionised ISM nebula shaped by a fast-moving hot white dwarf in a triple system

Jaroslav Merc, David Jones, Ana Escorza +22

K 1-6 has long been classified as a planetary nebula (PN) hosting a binary central star, yet it has remained poorly studied due to its faintness. The central star exhibits pronounc…

astro-ph.SR2026

Symbiotic binaries in the Gaia data. II. Symbiotic candidates from general variability classification in DR3

Jaroslav Merc, Lionel Mulato, Joanna Mikołajewska +7

We investigate the reliability of the symbiotic star class in the general variability classification of Gaia DR3 and search for new genuine symbiotic systems among the objects assi…

astro-ph.IM2026

HRMOS: A High-Resolution Multi-Object Spectrograph for the VLT

Laura Magrini, Thomas Bensby, Sofia Randich +174

This White Paper presents the scientific rationale and instrument concept for HRMOS (High-Resolution Multi-Object Spectrograph), a next-generation instrument proposed for the ESO V…

astro-ph.IM2025

White Dwarf Binaries: Probes of Future Astrophysics

Anna F. Pala, Roberto Raddi, Alberto Rebassa-Mansergas +25

White dwarf binaries are fundamental astrophysical probes. They represent ideal laboratories to test the models of binary evolution, which also apply to the sources of gravitationa…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 2 cited

Technetium-rich M Stars: Prime diagnostics of recent third dredge-up events on the Asymptotic Giant Branch

Shreeya Shetye, Sophie Van Eck, Alain Jorissen +6

Context. Technetium (Tc)-rich M-type stars have been known for over 45 years. However, the origin of Tc in these stars, particularly its detection without the concomitant detection…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 16 cited

Kepler meets Gaia DR3: homogeneous extinction-corrected color-magnitude diagram and binary classification

D. Godoy-Rivera, S. Mathur, R. A. García +8

The original Kepler mission has delivered unprecedented high-quality photometry. These data have impacted numerous research fields (e.g., asteroseismology and exoplanets), and cont…