5 papers
COSINE (Cometary Object Study Investigating their Nature and Evolution) I. Project Overview and General Characteristics of Detected Comets
Yuna G. Kwon, Dar W. Dahlen, Joseph R. Masiero +8
We present the first results from the COSINE (Cometary Object Study Investigating their Nature and Evolution) project, based on a uniformly processed dataset of 484 comets observed…
The Mineralogical Connection Between M- and K-type Asteroids as Indicated by Polarimetry
Joseph R. Masiero, Yuna G. Kwon, Elena Selmi +1
Polarimetry has the capacity to provide a unique probe of the surface properties of asteroids. Trends in polarization behavior as a function of wavelength trace asteroid regolith m…
Visual-band brightnesses of Near Earth Objects that will be discovered in the infrared by NEO Surveyor
Joseph R. Masiero, Tyler Linder, Amy Mainzer +2
NEO Surveyor will detect asteroids and comets using mid-infrared thermal emission, however ground-based followup resources will require knowledge of the expected visible light brig…
The Sensitivity of NEO Surveyor to Low-Perihelion Asteroids
Joseph R. Masiero, Yuna G. Kwon, Dar W. Dahlen +2
Asteroids with low orbital perihelion distances experience extreme heating from the Sun that can modify their surfaces and trigger non-typical activity mechanisms. These objects ar…
The Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope (WST) Science White Paper
Vincenzo Mainieri, Richard I. Anderson, Jarle Brinchmann +214
The Wide-field Spectroscopic Telescope (WST) is proposed as a new facility dedicated to the efficient delivery of spectroscopic surveys. This white paper summarises the initial con…