Journal: The Astrophysical Journal

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    The Mass Donor of Scorpius X-1 Revealed
    We present the first detection of the mass donor star in the prototype X-ray binary Scorpius X-1. Phase-resolved spectroscopy revealed narrow emission line...
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    The Mass Function of GX 339–4 from Spectroscopic Observations of Its Donor Star
    We obtained 16 VLT/X-shooter observations of GX 339‑4 in quiescence during the period 2016 May–September and detected absorption lines from the donor star in...
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    The Mass of CoRoT-7b
    The mass of CoRoT-7b, the first transiting super-Earth exoplanet, is still a subject of debate. A wide range of masses have been reported in the literature...
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    The Mass Profile and Shape of Bars in the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S4G): Search for an Age Indicator for Bars
    We have measured the radial light profiles and global shapes of bars using two-dimensional 3.6 μm image decompositions for 144 face-on barred galaxies from the...
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    The Mass-Metallicity Relation at z 1-2 and Its Dependence on the Star Formation Rate
    We present a new measurement of the gas-phase mass-metallicity relation (MZR) and its dependence on star formation rates (SFRs) at 1.3 < z < 2.3. Our sample...
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    The Massive Neutron Star or Low-Mass Black Hole in 2S 0921-630
    We report on the optical spectroscopy of the eclipsing halo low-mass X-ray binary 2S 0921-630, which reveals the absorption-line radial velocity curve of the K0...
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    The Massive Progenitor of the Possible Type II-Linear Supernova 2009hd in Messier 66
    We present early- and late-time photometric and spectroscopic observations of supernova (SN) 2009hd in the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 3627 (M66). This SN is one...
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    The Metal-poor non-Sagittarius (?) Globular Cluster NGC 5053: Orbit and Mg, Al, and Si Abundances
    Metal-poor globular clusters (GCs) exhibit intriguing Al–Mg anti-correlations and possible Si–Al correlations, which are important clues to decipher the...
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    The Metallicity Distribution Functions of SEGUE G and K Dwarfs: Constraints for Disk Chemical Evolution and Formation
    We present the metallicity distribution function (MDF) for 24,270 G and 16,847 K dwarfs at distances from 0.2 to 2.3 kpc from the Galactic plane, based on...