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20162025
most citedObservations of the first electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational wave source by the TOROS collaboration

140 citations · 307 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

astro-ph.EP2025

ExoClock Project IV: A homogeneous catalogue of 620 updated exoplanet ephemerides

A. Kokori, A. Tsiaras, G. Pantelidou +323

The ExoClock project is an open platform aiming to monitor exoplanets by integrating observations from space and ground based telescopes. This study presents an updated catalogue o…

astro-ph.EP2023

Physical properties of Centaur (60558) 174P/Echeclus from stellar occultations

C. L. Pereira, F. Braga-Ribas, B. Sicardy +42

The Centaur (60558) Echeclus was discovered on March 03, 2000, orbiting between the orbits of Jupiter and Uranus. After exhibiting frequent outbursts, it also received a comet desi…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 46 cited

Refined physical parameters for Chariklo's body and rings from stellar occultations observed between 2013 and 2020

B. E. Morgado, B. Sicardy, F. Braga-Ribas +78

The Centaur (10199) Chariklo has the first rings system discovered around a small object. It was first observed using stellar occultation in 2013. Stellar occultations allow the de…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 52 cited

Size and Shape Constraints of (486958) Arrokoth from Stellar Occultations

Marc W. Buie, Simon B. Porter, Peter Tamblyn +130

We present the results from four stellar occultations by (486958) Arrokoth, the flyby target of the New Horizons extended mission. Three of the four efforts led to positive detecti…

astro-ph.EP2019★ 16 cited

The trans-Neptunian object (84922) 2003 VS2 through stellar occultations

Gustavo Benedetti-Rossi, P. Santos-Sanz, J. L. Ortiz +50

We present results from three world-wide campaigns that resulted in the detections of two single-chord and one multi-chord stellar occultations by the Plutino object (84922) 2003~V…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 5 cited

TOROS Optical follow-up of the Advanced LIGO-VIRGO O2 second observational campaign

Rodolfo Artola, Martin Beroiz, Juan Cabral +48

We present the results of the optical follow-up, conducted by the TOROS collaboration, of gravitational wave events detected during the Advanced LIGO-Virgo second observing run (No…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 23 cited

Machine Learning on Difference Image Analysis: A comparison of methods for transient detection

B. Sánchez, M. J. Domínguez R., M. Lares +12

We present a comparison of several Difference Image Analysis (DIA) techniques, in combination with Machine Learning (ML) algorithms, applied to the identification of optical transi…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 140 cited

Observations of the first electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational wave source by the TOROS collaboration

M. C. Díaz, L. M. Macri, D. Garcia Lambas +52

We present the results of prompt optical follow-up of the electromagnetic counterpart of the gravitational-wave event GW170817 by the Transient Optical Robotic Observatory of the S…

astro-ph.EP2017★ 5 cited

Shape and spin determination of Barbarian asteroids

M. Devogèle, P. Tanga, P. Bendjoya +51

Context. The so-called Barbarian asteroids share peculiar, but common polarimetric properties, probably related to both their shape and composition. They are named after (234) Barb…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 20 cited

GW150914: First search for the electromagnetic counterpart of a gravitational-wave event by the TOROS collaboration

Mario C. Díaz, Martín Beroiz, Tania Peñuela +31

We present the results of the optical follow-up conducted by the TOROS collaboration of the first gravitational-wave event GW150914. We conducted unfiltered CCD observations (0.35-…