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We present early-phase panchromatic photometric and spectroscopic coverage spanning the far-ultraviolet to near-infrared regime of the nearest hydrogen-rich core-collapse supernova (SN) in the last 25 yr, SN 2023ixf.
Rishabh Singh Teja +15 more
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New Water Oxidation Mechanism in Photosystem II Resolves Major Experimental Controversies
In Photosystem II Oxygen Evolving Complex, we discovered the O3‐O6 peroxide at lower energy. Assignment of the O3 ligated by histidine (His337) as a slow exchanging substrate and its coupling with O6 give the O─O bond formation mechanism most consistent with all currently available experimental data. Proposal shows how protein environment can steer the
Yulia Pushkar
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The extraordinary 2021 September–October outburst of Centaur 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1 afforded an opportunity to test the composition of primitive Kuiper disk material at high sensitivity.
Nathan X. Roth +15 more
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Recent developments in superconducting tunnel junctions for ultraviolet, optical & near infrared astronomy [PDF]
Some recent results associated with the development of tantalum based photon counting superconducting tunnel junctions (STJ) suitable for use as broad-band low resolution spectrometers for optical and ultraviolet astronomy are presented. A m square tantalum based STJ, operated at a temperature of 0.3 K, has demonstrated a limiting resolution of nm at ...
T. Peacock +6 more
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A new photochromic material was developed. Its on/off‐switchable absorption band is situated completely outside the human eye's visibility, in the near‐infrared (NIR) region, a feature never reported before. The photochromism mechanism in this aluminosilicate is elucidated by combining experimental as well as computational results, and the material's ...
Bettiina Muurinen +15 more
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Development of a Monitoring System for an Infrared Camera [PDF]
The KASINICS (KASI Near-Infrared Camera System) is a ground-based instrument developed by the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI). We developed a temperature and vacuum monitoring system for operating the KASINICS.
Sang-Mok Cha +9 more
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Alignment of the grating wheel mechanism for a ground-based cryogenic near-infrared astronomy instrument [PDF]
We describe the population, optomechanical alignment, and alignment verification of near-infrared gratings on the grating wheel mechanism (GWM) for the Infrared Multi-Object Spectrometer (IRMOS). IRMOS is a cryogenic (80 K), principle investigator-class instrument for the 2.1 m and Mayall 3.8 m telescopes at Kitt Peak National Observatory, and a MEMS ...
Sharon M. Gutkowski +10 more
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The Mauna Kea Observatories Near‐Infrared Filter Set. II. Specifications for a NewJHKL′M′ Filter Set for Infrared Astronomy [PDF]
We present a description of a new 1--5 $μ$m filter set similar to the long-used JHKLM filter set derived from that of Johnson. The new Mauna Kea Observatories Near-Infrared (MKO-NIR) filter set is designed to reduce background noise, improve photometric transformations from observatory to observatory, provide greater accuracy in extrapolating to zero ...
Tokunaga, A., Simons, D., Vacca, W.
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Spectroscopy of Earth-like exoplanets and ultra-faint galaxies are priority science cases for the coming decades. Here, broadband source flux rates are measured in photons per square meter per hour, imposing extreme demands on detector performance, including dark currents lower than 1 e-/pixel/kilosecond, read noise less than 1 e-/pixel/frame, and ...
Claveau, Charles-Antoine +12 more
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Photocatalytic Water Splitting on the Lunar Surface: Prospects for In Situ Resource Utilization
Water has been found in craters on the moon nearby locations which are illuminated >80% of the time. Photocatalysis uses energy from sunlight to drive chemical reactions such as water splitting to produce oxygen and hydrogen. It is a scalable technology that requires lighter equipment and utilizes resources available on the moon. ABSTRACT The discovery
Ranjani Kalyan +6 more
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