Astrophysical: Methods

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    (596) Scheila in Outburst: A Probable Collision Event in the Main Asteroid Belt

    Images of asteroid (596) Scheila have been acquired at various dates after the discovery of the 2010 outburst. Assuming a short-duration event scenario, as...

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    (65) Cybele: detection of small silicate grains, water-ice, and organics

    Context. (65) Cybele is the most representative member of a population of primitive asteroids in the outer edge of the main belt, the Cybele asteroids. Recent...

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    3C A Multi-Wavelength database for the future GTC cosmological surveys

    The 3C Database aims to provide complete multi-wavelength information over different cosmological fields, such as GOODS, Groth or Sa68 allowing detailed studies...

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    3D simulations identifying the effects of varying the twist and field strength of an emerging flux tube

    Aims.We investigate the effects of varying the magnetic field strength and the twist of a flux tube as it rises through the solar interior and emerges into the...

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    5-14 μm Spitzer spectra of Themis family asteroids

    Context. The Themis collisional family is one of the largest and best established families in the main belt. Composed of primitive asteroids, there is evidence...

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    A 33-GHz interferometer for cosmic microwave background observations on Tenerife

    We describe a new high-sensitivity experiment for observing cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropies. The instrument is a two-element interferometer...

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    A binary merger origin for inflated hot Jupiter planets

    We hypothesize that hot Jupiters with inflated sizes represent a separate planet formation channel, the merging of two low-mass stars. We show that the...

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    A case study of hurdle and generalized additive models in astronomy: the escape of ionizing radiation

    The dark ages of the Universe end with the formation of the first generation of stars residing in primeval galaxies. These objects were the first to produce...

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    A comprehensive study of the Kepler triples via eclipse timing

    We produce and analyse eclipse time variation (ETV) curves for some 2600 Kepler binaries. We find good to excellent evidence for a third body in 222 systems via...