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Superconducting tunnel junctions as detectors for ultraviolet, optical, and near infrared astronomy [PDF]

Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 1997
We discuss the capabilities of superconduct- ing tunnel junctions as detectors for ultraviolet, optical, and near-infrared astronomy. Such junctions have recently been shown to allow the detection of individual optical and ultraviolet photons with an inherent spectral resolu- tion related to the critical temperature of the absorbing superconductor ...
T. Peacock, P. Verhoeve, N. Rando, M. A.C. Perryman, B. G. Taylor, P. Jakobsen   +5 more
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Recent developments in superconducting tunnel junctions for ultraviolet, optical & near infrared astronomy [PDF]

Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 1998
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, P. Verhoeve, N. Rando, C. Erd, M. Bavdaz, B. G. Taylor, D. Perez   +6 more
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Prospects of Gravitational-wave Follow-up through a Wide-field Ultraviolet Satellite: A Dorado Case Study [PDF]

The Astrophysical Journal, 2023
The detection of gravitational waves from the binary neuron star merger GW170817 and electromagnetic counterparts GRB170817A and AT2017gfo kick-started the field of gravitational-wave multimessenger astronomy. The optically red to near-infrared emission (
Bas Dorsman, Geert Raaijmakers, S. Bradley Cenko, Samaya Nissanke, Leo P. Singer, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Anthony L. Piro, Eric C. Bellm, Dieter H. Hartmann, Kenta Hotokezaka, Kamilė Lukošiūtė   +10 more
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Neil Gehrels–Swift Observatory’s Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope Observations of Small Bodies in the Solar System

Universe, 2023
The Neil–Gehrels Swift Observatory has added extensively to our understanding of small bodies in our solar system through its capabilities to rapidly respond to short-live events such as outbursts and collisions, through its near-ultraviolet coverage ...
Dennis Bodewits, Zexi Xing, Mohammad Saki, Jeffrey P. Morgenthaler   +3 more
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The Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment Mission Overview

The Astronomical Journal, 2023
Atmospheric escape is a fundamental process that affects the structure, composition, and evolution of many planets. The signatures of escape are detectable on close-in, gaseous exoplanets orbiting bright stars, owing to the high levels of extreme ...
Kevin France, Brian Fleming, Arika Egan, Jean-Michel Desert, Luca Fossati, Tommi T. Koskinen, Nicholas Nell, Pascal Petit, Aline A. Vidotto, Matthew Beasley, Nicholas DeCicco, Aickara Gopinathan Sreejith, Ambily Suresh, Jared Baumert, P. Wilson Cauley, Carolina Villarreal D’Angelo, Keri Hoadley, Robert Kane, Richard Kohnert, Julian Lambert, Stefan Ulrich   +20 more
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UV Signatures of Magnetar Formation and Their Crucial Role for GW Detection

The Astrophysical Journal, 2023
The emission from shock breakouts (SBOs) represents the earliest electromagnetic (EM) signal emitted by cataclysmic events involving the formation or the merger of neutron stars (NSs).
Sandhya S. Menon, Dafne Guetta, Simone Dall’Osso   +2 more
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Constraints on Stellar Flare Energy Ratios in the NUV and Optical from a Multiwavelength Study of GALEX and Kepler Flare Stars

The Astrophysical Journal, 2023
We present a multiwavelength study of stellar flares on primarily G-type stars using overlapping time domain surveys in the near-ultraviolet (NUV) and optical regimes. The NUV (the Galaxy Evolution Explorer; GALEX) and optical (Kepler) wavelength domains
C. E. Brasseur, Rachel A. Osten, Isaiah I. Tristan, Adam F. Kowalski   +3 more
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Far-ultraviolet to Near-infrared Observations of SN 2023ixf: A High-energy Explosion Engulfed in Complex Circumstellar Material

The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2023
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, Avinash Singh, Judhajeet Basu, G. C. Anupama, D. K. Sahu, Anirban Dutta, Vishwajeet Swain, Tatsuya Nakaoka, Utkarsh Pathak, Varun Bhalerao, Sudhanshu Barway, Harsh Kumar, Nayana A. J., Ryo Imazawa, Brajesh Kumar, Koji S. Kawabata   +15 more
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A Census of Near-UV M-dwarf Flares Using Archival GALEX Data and the gPHOTON2 Pipeline

The Astrophysical Journal, 2023
M-dwarfs are common stellar hosts of habitable-zone exoplanets. Near-UV (NUV) radiation can severely impact the atmospheric and surface conditions of such planets, making the characterization of NUV flaring activity a key aspect in determining ...
Param Rekhi, Sagi Ben-Ami, Volker Perdelwitz, Yossi Shvartzvald   +3 more
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CUTE Reveals Escaping Metals in the Upper Atmosphere of the Ultrahot Jupiter WASP-189b

The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2023
Ultraviolet observations of ultrahot Jupiters, exoplanets with temperatures over 2000 K, provide us with an opportunity to investigate if and how atmospheric escape shapes their upper atmosphere. Near-ultraviolet transit spectroscopy offers a unique tool
A. G. Sreejith, Kevin France, Luca Fossati, Tommi T. Koskinen, Arika Egan, P. Wilson Cauley, Patricio. E. Cubillos, S. Ambily, Chenliang Huang, Panayotis Lavvas, Brian T. Fleming, Jean-Michel Desert, Nicholas Nell, Pascal Petit, Aline Vidotto   +14 more
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