Modules for experiments in stellar astrophysics (MESA): time-dependent convection, energy conservation, automatic differentiation, and infrastructure

AS Jermyn, EB Bauer, J Schwab… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We update the capabilities of the open-knowledge software instrument Modules for
Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA). The new auto _ diff module implements …

The Karl G. Jansky very large array sky survey (VLASS). Science case and survey design

M Lacy, SA Baum, CJ Chandler… - Publications of the …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS) is a synoptic, all-sky radio sky survey
with a unique combination of high angular resolution (≈ 2 farcs 5), sensitivity (a 1σ goal of …

Improved constraints on the 21 cm EoR power spectrum and the X-ray heating of the IGM with HERA phase I observations

T Adams, JE Aguirre, P Alexander, ZS Ali… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the most sensitive upper limits to date on the 21 cm epoch of reionization power
spectrum using 94 nights of observing with Phase I of the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization …

Introducing DDEC6 atomic population analysis: part 3. Comprehensive method to compute bond orders

TA Manz - RSC advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing a comprehensive method to compute bond orders is a problem that has eluded
chemists since Lewis's pioneering work on chemical bonding a century ago. Here, a …

Deriving physical properties from broadband photometry with Prospector: description of the model and a demonstration of its accuracy using 129 galaxies in the local …

J Leja, BD Johnson, C Conroy… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Broadband photometry of galaxies measures an unresolved mix of complex stellar
populations, gas, and dust. Interpreting these data is a challenge for models: many studies …

Detection of lensing substructure using ALMA observations of the dusty galaxy SDP. 81

YD Hezaveh, N Dalal, DP Marrone… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We study the abundance of substructure in the matter density near galaxies using ALMA
Science Verification observations of the strong lensing system SDP. 81. We present a …

Introducing DDEC6 atomic population analysis: part 4. Efficient parallel computation of net atomic charges, atomic spin moments, bond orders, and more

NG Limas, TA Manz - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The DDEC6 method is one of the most accurate and broadly applicable atomic population
analysis methods. It works for a broad range of periodic and non-periodic materials with no …

Limitations of neural collapse for understanding generalization in deep learning

L Hui, M Belkin, P Nakkiran - arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.08384, 2022 - arxiv.org
The recent work of Papyan, Han, & Donoho (2020) presented an intriguing" Neural
Collapse" phenomenon, showing a structural property of interpolating classifiers in the late …

The Joker: A custom Monte Carlo sampler for binary-star and exoplanet radial velocity data

AM Price-Whelan, DW Hogg… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Given sparse or low-quality radial velocity measurements of a star, there are often many
qualitatively different stellar or exoplanet companion orbit models that are consistent with the …

Variability timescale and spectral index of Sgr A* in the near infrared: approximate Bayesian computation analysis of the variability of the closest supermassive black …

G Witzel, G Martinez, J Hora, SP Willner… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Sagittarius A*(Sgr A*) is the variable radio, near-infrared (NIR), and X-ray source
associated with accretion onto the Galactic center black hole. We present an analysis of the …