Astrophysical: Techniques

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    On the post-common-envelope central star of the planetary nebula NGC 2346
    The common-envelope phase is one of the most poorly understood phases of (binary) stellar evolution, in spite of its importance in the formation of a wide range...
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    On the Reliability of Microvariability Tests in Quasars
    Microvariations probe the physics and internal structure of quasars. Unpredictability and small flux variations make this phenomenon elusive and difficult to...
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    On the Use of Field RR Lyrae as Galactic Probes. I. The Oosterhoff Dichotomy Based on Fundamental Variables
    We collected a large data set of field RR Lyrae stars (RRLs) by using catalogs already available in the literature and Gaia DR2. We estimated the iron...
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    On the use of photometric redshifts for X-ray selected AGNs
    In this paper we present photometric redshift estimates for a sample of X-ray selected sources detected in the wide-field ( 2 deg^2), bright [ f_X(0.5{-}8 keV)...
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    On the use of the Fourier transform to determine the projected rotational velocity of line-profile variable B stars
    Context. The Fourier transform method is a popular tool for deriving the rotational velocities of stars from their spectral line profiles. However, its domain...
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    Once in a blue moon: detection of `bluing' during debris transits in the white dwarf WD 1145+017
    The first transiting planetesimal orbiting a white dwarf was recently detected in K2 data of WD 1145+017 and has been followed up intensively. The multiple...
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    Optical and Near-Infrared Calibration of AGN Field Stars: An All-Sky Network of Faint Stars Calibrated on the Landolt System
    We present a total of 12,436 photometric measures of 371 field stars of 26 quasars in the visible (UBVRI) and 22,276 photometric measures of 122 field stars of...
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    Optical and near-infrared spectroscopy of the black hole transient 4U 1543-47 during its 2021 ultra-luminous state
    We present simultaneous optical and near-infrared spectra obtained during the 2021 outburst of the black hole transient 4U 1543-47. The X-ray hardness-intensity...
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    Optical phase curve of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-121b
    We present the analysis of TESS optical photometry of WASP-121b, which reveals the phase curve of this transiting ultra-hot Jupiter. Its hotspot is located at...