Publication type: Refereed

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    The Shape of the Luminosity Profiles of Bulges of Spiral Galaxies
    Using a 2D generalization of Kent's model-independent decomposition method, we extract the K-band light profiles of the bulges of a sample of field galaxies...
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    The shapes of BCGs and normal ellipticals in nearby clusters
    We compare the apparent axial ratio distributions of the brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) and normal ellipticals (Es) in our sample of 75 galaxy clusters from...
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    The shapes of spiral arms in the S<SUP>4</SUP>G survey and their connection with stellar bars
    Context. Spiral galaxies are very common in the local Universe, but their formation, evolution, and interplay with bars remain poorly understood after more than...
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    The Shapes of Stellar Spectra
    Stellar atmospheres separate the hot and dense stellar interiors from the emptiness of space. Radiation escapes from the outermost layers of a star, carrying...
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    The shell elliptical galaxy NGC 2865: evolutionary population synthesis of a kinematically distinct core
    We report on the discovery of a rapidly corotating stellar and gas component in the nucleus of the shell elliptical NGC 2865. The stellar component extends ~ 0...
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    The short orbital period binary star at the heart of the planetary nebula M 3-1★
    We present the discovery of a 3h5m orbital-period binary star at the heart of the planetary nebula M 3-1 - the shortest period photometrically variable central...
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    The shortest period detached binary white dwarf system
    We identify SDSS J010657.39-100003.3 (hereafter J0106-1000) as the shortest period detached binary white dwarf (WD) system currently known. We targeted J0106...
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    The shortest period detached white dwarf + main-sequence binary
    We present high-speed ULTRACAM and SOFI photometry and X-shooter spectroscopy of the recently discovered 94-min orbital period eclipsing white dwarf/main...
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    The sigma Orionis substellar population. VLT/FORS spectroscopy and 2MASS photometry
    VLT/FORS spectroscopy and 2MASS near-infrared photometry, together with previously known data, have been used to establish the membership and the properties of...