Post-main-sequence planetary system evolution
D Veras - Royal Society Open Science, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The fates of planetary systems provide unassailable insights into their formation and
represent rich cross-disciplinary dynamical laboratories. Mounting observations of post-main …
represent rich cross-disciplinary dynamical laboratories. Mounting observations of post-main …
The Gaia-ESO Survey: revisiting the Li-rich giant problem
AR Casey, G Ruchti, T Masseron… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The discovery of lithium-rich giants contradicts expectations from canonical stellar evolution.
Here we report on the serendipitous discovery of 20 Li-rich giants observed during the Gaia …
Here we report on the serendipitous discovery of 20 Li-rich giants observed during the Gaia …
ALMA survey of lupus protoplanetary disks. I. Dust and gas masses
We present the first high-resolution sub-millimeter survey of both dust and gas for a large
population of protoplanetary disks. Characterizing fundamental properties of protoplanetary …
population of protoplanetary disks. Characterizing fundamental properties of protoplanetary …
Imaging extrasolar giant planets
BP Bowler - Publications of the Astronomical Society of the …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
High-contrast adaptive optics (AO) imaging is a powerful technique to probe the
architectures of planetary systems from the outside-in and survey the atmospheres of self …
architectures of planetary systems from the outside-in and survey the atmospheres of self …
The false positive rate of Kepler and the occurrence of planets
F Fressin, G Torres, D Charbonneau… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The Kepler mission is uniquely suited to study the frequencies of extrasolar planets. This
goal requires knowledge of the incidence of false positives such as eclipsing binaries in the …
goal requires knowledge of the incidence of false positives such as eclipsing binaries in the …
An ALMA survey of protoplanetary disks in the σ Orionis cluster
M Ansdell, JP Williams, CF Manara… - The Astronomical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The σ Orionis cluster is important for studying protoplanetary disk evolution, as its
intermediate age (∼ 3–5 Myr) is comparable to the median disk lifetime. We use ALMA to …
intermediate age (∼ 3–5 Myr) is comparable to the median disk lifetime. We use ALMA to …
The mass dependence between protoplanetary disks and their stellar hosts
We present a substantial extension of the millimeter (mm) wave continuum photometry
catalog for circumstellar dust disks in the Taurus star-forming region, based on a new" …
catalog for circumstellar dust disks in the Taurus star-forming region, based on a new" …
Terrestrial planet occurrence rates for the Kepler GK dwarf sample
CJ Burke, JL Christiansen, F Mullally… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We measure planet occurrence rates using the planet candidates discovered by the Q1-Q16
Kepler pipeline search. This study examines planet occurrence rates for the Kepler GK dwarf …
Kepler pipeline search. This study examines planet occurrence rates for the Kepler GK dwarf …
Planet occurrence within 0.25 AU of solar-type stars from Kepler
We report the distribution of planets as a function of planet radius, orbital period, and stellar
effective temperature for orbital periods less than 50 days around solar-type (GK) stars …
effective temperature for orbital periods less than 50 days around solar-type (GK) stars …
The frequency of planetary debris around young white dwarfs
D Koester, BT Gänsicke, J Farihi - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2014 - aanda.org
Context. Heavy metals in the atmospheres of white dwarfs are thought in many cases to be
accreted from a circumstellar debris disk, which was formed by the tidal disruption of a rocky …
accreted from a circumstellar debris disk, which was formed by the tidal disruption of a rocky …