The Dark Energy Survey: more than dark energy–an overview
Dark Energy Survey Collaboration:… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
This overview paper describes the legacy prospect and discovery potential of the Dark
Energy Survey (DES) beyond cosmological studies, illustrating it with examples from the …
Energy Survey (DES) beyond cosmological studies, illustrating it with examples from the …
Old-aged primary distance indicators
Old-aged stellar distance indicators are present in all Galactic structures (halo, bulge, disk)
and in galaxies of all Hubble types and, thus, are immensely powerful tools for …
and in galaxies of all Hubble types and, thus, are immensely powerful tools for …
The VMC survey-I. Strategy and first data
MRL Cioni, G Clementini, L Girardi… - Astronomy & …, 2011 - aanda.org
Context. The new VISual and Infrared Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) has started
operations. Over its first five years it will be collecting data for six public surveys, one of …
operations. Over its first five years it will be collecting data for six public surveys, one of …
On a new theoretical framework for RR Lyrae stars. I. The metallicity dependence
M Marconi, G Coppola, G Bono, V Braga… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We present new nonlinear, time-dependent convective hydrodynamical models of RR Lyrae
stars computed assuming a constant helium-to-metal enrichment ratio and a broad range in …
stars computed assuming a constant helium-to-metal enrichment ratio and a broad range in …
The Hubble constant: a summary of the Hubble Space Telescope program for the luminosity calibration of Type Ia supernovae by means of Cepheids
A Sandage, GA Tammann, A Saha… - The Astrophysical …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
This is the final summary paper of our 15 yr program using the Hubble Space Telescope
(HST) to determine the Hubble constant from the Cepheid-calibrated luminosity of Type Ia …
(HST) to determine the Hubble constant from the Cepheid-calibrated luminosity of Type Ia …
Clustering of local group distances: publication bias or correlated measurements? I. The Large Magellanic Cloud
R De Grijs, JE Wicker, G Bono - The Astronomical Journal, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) represents a key local rung of the
extragalactic distance ladder yet the galaxy's distance modulus has long been an issue of …
extragalactic distance ladder yet the galaxy's distance modulus has long been an issue of …
Gaia Data Release 1-Testing parallaxes with local Cepheids and RR Lyrae stars
G Clementini, L Eyer, V Ripepi, M Marconi… - Astronomy & …, 2017 - aanda.org
Context. Parallaxes for 331 classical Cepheids, 31 Type II Cepheids, and 364 RR Lyrae
stars in common between Gaia and the Hipparcos and Tycho-2 catalogues are published in …
stars in common between Gaia and the Hipparcos and Tycho-2 catalogues are published in …
Distance scale zero points from Galactic RR Lyrae star parallaxes
GF Benedict, BE McArthur, MW Feast… - The Astronomical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We present new absolute trigonometric parallaxes and proper motions for seven Population
II variable stars—five RR Lyr variables: RZ Cep, XZ Cyg, SU Dra, RR Lyr, and UV Oct; and …
II variable stars—five RR Lyr variables: RZ Cep, XZ Cyg, SU Dra, RR Lyr, and UV Oct; and …
ON THE DISTANCE OF THE GLOBULAR CLUSTER M4 (NGC 6121) USING RR LYRAE STARS. I. OPTICAL AND NEAR-INFRARED PERIOD–LUMINOSITY AND …
We present new distance determinations to the nearby globular M4 (NGC 6121) based on
accurate optical and near-infrared (NIR) mean magnitudes for fundamental (FU) and first …
accurate optical and near-infrared (NIR) mean magnitudes for fundamental (FU) and first …
High-precision distance measurements with classical pulsating stars
A Bhardwaj - Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Classical Cepheid and RR Lyrae variables are radially pulsating stars that trace
young and old-age stellar populations, respectively. These classical pulsating stars are the …
young and old-age stellar populations, respectively. These classical pulsating stars are the …