Astrophysical: Techniques

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    Serendipitous discovery of a strong-lensed galaxy in integral field spectroscopy from MUSE
    2MASX J04035024-0239275 is a bright red elliptical galaxy at redshift 0.0661 that presents two extended sources at 2″ to the north-east and 1″ to the south-west...
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    Seven young star clusters in the inner region of the Small Magellanic Cloud
    We present CCD photometry in the Washington system C and T1 passbands down to T1 ~ 22 in the fields of L35, L45, L49, L50, L62, L63 and L85, seven poorly...
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    Shape and spin determination of Barbarian asteroids
    Context. The so-called Barbarian asteroids share peculiar, but common polarimetric properties, probably related to both their shape and composition. They are...
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    Short-term variability of the transitional pulsar candidate CXOU J110926.4‑650224 from X-rays to infrared
    CXOU J110926.4‑650224 is a candidate transitional millisecond pulsar (tMSP) with X-ray and radio emission properties reminiscent of those observed in confirmed...
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    Signal detection for spectroscopy and polarimetry
    The analysis of high spectral resolution spectroscopic and spectropolarimetric observations constitutes a very powerful way of inferring the dynamical...
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    Silicon in the dayside atmospheres of two ultra-hot Jupiters
    Atmospheres of highly irradiated gas giant planets host a large variety of atomic and ionic species. Here we observe the thermal emission spectra of the two...
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    Simultaneous multicolour transit photometry of hot Jupiters HAT-P-19b, HAT-P-51b, HAT-P-55b, and HAT-P-65b
    Accurate physical parameters of exoplanet systems are essential for further exploration of planetary internal structure, atmospheres, and formation history. We...
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    Simultaneous polarization monitoring of supernovae SN 2008D/XT 080109 and SN 2007uy: isolating geometry from dust
    Context. The possible existence of a continuum encompassing the diversity of explosive stellar deaths, ranging from ordinary supernovae (SNe; lacking any sign...
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    Single stellar populations in the near-infrared. I. Preparation of the IRTF spectral stellar library
    We present a detailed study of the stars of the NASA InfraRed Telescope Facility (IRTF) spectral library to understand its full extent and reliability for use...