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DETECTION OF NINE M8.0-L0.5 BINARIES: THE VERY LOW MASS BINARY POPULATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR BROWN DWARF AND VERY LOW MASS STAR FORMATION
- L. Close, N. Siegler, M. Freed, B. Biller
- Physics
- 6 January 2003
Use of the highly sensitive Hokupa’a/Gemini curvature wave front sensor has allowed direct adaptive optics (AO) guiding on very low mass (VLM) stars with SpT = M8.0–L0.5. A survey of 39 such objects… Expand
A Likely Close-in Low-mass Stellar Companion to the Transitional Disk Star HD 142527
With the uniquely high contrast within 0.''1 ({Delta}mag(L') = 5-6.5 mag) available using Sparse Aperture Masking with NACO at Very Large Telescope, we detected asymmetry in the flux from the Herbig… Expand
A dynamical calibration of the mass–luminosity relation at very low stellar masses and young ages
Mass is the most fundamental parameter of a star, yet it is also one of the most difficult to measure directly. In general, astronomers estimate stellar masses by determining the luminosity and using… Expand
Stellar companions to exoplanet host stars: Lucky Imaging of transiting planet hosts
- C. Bergfors, W. Brandner, +7 authors R. Kohler
- Physics
- 18 September 2012
Observed properties of stars and planets in binary/multiple star systems provide clues to planet formation and evolution. We extended our survey for visual stellar companions to the hosts of… Expand
Synergy Testing by Etest, Microdilution Checkerboard, and Time-Kill Methods for Pan-Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
- Madhuri M. Sopirala, J. Mangino, +4 authors P. Pancholi
- Biology, Medicine
- Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- 16 August 2010
ABSTRACT Pan-drug-resistant (PDR) Acinetobacter baumannii is an important nosocomial pathogen that poses therapeutic challenges. Tigecycline alone or in combination with agents such as… Expand
An Imaging Survey for Extrasolar Planets around 45 Close, Young Stars with the Simultaneous Differential Imager at the Very Large Telescope and MMT
Wepresent theresultsof asurveyof 45young(P250Myr), close(P50pc) starswiththeSimultaneous Differential Imager (SDI) implemented at the VLT and the MMT for the direct detection of extrasolar planets.… Expand
A statistical analysis of seeds and other high-contrast exoplanet surveys: Massive planets or low-mass brown dwarfs?
- T. Brandt, M. Mcelwain, +50 authors M. Tamura
- Physics
- 21 April 2014
We conduct a statistical analysis of a combined sample of direct imaging data, totalling nearly 250 stars. The stars cover a wide range of ages and spectral types, and include five detections (κ And… Expand
Spiral Arms in the Asymmetrically Illuminated Disk of MWC 758 and Constraints on Giant Planets
We present the first near-IR scattered light detection of the transitional disk associated with the Herbig Ae star MWC 758 using data obtained as part of the Strategic Exploration of Exoplanets and… Expand
THE GEMINI/NICI PLANET-FINDING CAMPAIGN: THE FREQUENCY OF PLANETS AROUND YOUNG MOVING GROUP STARS*
We report results of a direct imaging survey for giant planets around 80 members of the ? Pic, TW Hya, Tucana-Horologium, AB Dor, and Hercules-Lyra moving groups, observed as part of the Gemini/NICI… Expand
THE GEMINI NICI PLANET-FINDING CAMPAIGN: DISCOVERY OF A CLOSE SUBSTELLAR COMPANION TO THE YOUNG DEBRIS DISK STAR PZ Tel*
We report the discovery of a tight substellar companion to the young solar analog PZ Tel, a member of the β Pic moving group observed with high-contrast adaptive optics imaging as part of the Gemini… Expand