The Mass of the Galaxy from Large Samples of Field Horizontal-Branch Stars in the SDSS Early Data Release
We present a new estimate of the mass of the Milky Way, making use of a large sample of 955 field horizontal-branch (FHB) stars from the Early Data Release of...
The low mass X-ray binary X1822-371 is one of the brightest LMXBs in the optical and it is also the prototypical accretion disc corona source. In spite of it...
The Mass of the Neutron Star in CYG X-2 (V1341 CYG)
Cygnus X-2 is one of the brightest and longest known X-ray sources. We present high resolution optical spectroscopy of Cyg X-2 obtained over 4 years which gives...
We have computed the K-correction for emission lines formed on the irradiated face of the companion stars in X-ray binaries. Our results, combined with the...
This review summarizes the observational constraints on the mass spectrum of compact objects in X-ray binaries. We currently have 20 X-ray binaries with...
The masses and density profiles of halos in a LCDM galaxy formation simulation
We investigate the internal structure and density profiles of halos of mass $10^{10}-10^{14}~M_\odot$ in the Evolution and Assembly of Galaxies and their...
The Maunder Minimum and Climate Change: Have Historical Records Aided Current Research?
We discuss how, in the 1970's, Eddy took clues from the historical researches of Spörer and Maunder in the 19th century to draw attention to the virtual absence...