The Pan-STARRS1 Surveys
- K. Chambers, E. Magnier, R. Wyse
- Geology
- 16 December 2016
Pan-STARRS1 has carried out a set of distinct synoptic imaging sky surveys including the $3\pi$ Steradian Survey and the Medium Deep Survey in 5 bands ($grizy_{P1}$). The mean 5$\sigma$ point source…
A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAP OF MILKY WAY DUST
- G. Green, E. Schlafly, R. Wainscoat
- Physics
- 3 July 2015
We present a three-dimensional map of interstellar dust reddening, covering three-quarters of the sky out to a distance of several kiloparsecs, based on Pan-STARRS 1 (PS1) and 2MASS photometry. The…
A model of the 8-25 micron point source infrared sky
- R. Wainscoat, M. Cohen, K. Volk, H. Walker, D. Schwartz
- Physics
- 1 November 1992
We present a detailed model for the IR point-source sky that comprises geometrically and physically realistic representations of the Galactic disk, bulge, stellar halo, spiral arms (including the…
Galactic reddening in 3D from stellar photometry – an improved map
- G. Green, E. Schlafly, C. Waters
- Physics, Geology
- 10 January 2018
We present a new 3D map of interstellar dust reddening, covering three quarters of the sky (declinations of δ ≳ −30°) out to a distance of several kiloparsecs. The map is based on high-quality…
THE Pan-STARRS1 PHOTOMETRIC SYSTEM
- J. Tonry, C. Stubbs, R. Wainscoat
- Physics, Geology
- 29 February 2012
The Pan-STARRS1 survey is collecting multi-epoch, multi-color observations of the sky north of declination −30° to unprecedented depths. These data are being photometrically and astrometrically…
A Filter for Deep Near-Infrared Imaging
- R. Wainscoat, L. Cowie
- Physics
- 1992
The K passband (central wavelength 2.2 microns, FWHM 0.4 micron) is the longest wavelength standard near-IR passband through which deep ground-based imaging is possible. Thermal emission from…
A brief visit from a red and extremely elongated interstellar asteroid
- K. Meech, R. Weryk, S. Chastel
- Physics, GeologyNature
- 20 November 2017
Observations and analysis of the object 1I/2017 U1 (‘Oumuamua) that demonstrate its extrasolar trajectory, and that enable comparisons to be made between material from another planetary system and from the authors' own, reveal it to be asteroidal with no hint of cometary activity despite an approach within 0.25 astronomical units of the Sun.
A kilonova as the electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational-wave source
- S. Smartt, T.-W. Chen, O. Yaron
- PhysicsNature
- 16 October 2017
Observations and physical modelling of a rapidly fading electromagnetic transient in the galaxy NGC 4993, which is spatially coincident with GW170817, indicate that neutron-star mergers produce gravitational waves and radioactively powered kilonovae, and are a nucleosynthetic source of the r-process elements.
The Pan-STARRS1 Database and Data Products
- H. Flewelling, E. Magnier, B. Shiao
- Computer ScienceAstrophysical Journal Supplement Series
- 15 December 2016
The database is described in detail, including the construction of the database, the provenance of the data, the schema, and how the database tables are related.
THE EXTREMELY RED, YOUNG L DWARF PSO J318.5338−22.8603: A FREE-FLOATING PLANETARY-MASS ANALOG TO DIRECTLY IMAGED YOUNG GAS-GIANT PLANETS
- Michael C. Liu, E. Magnier, R. Wainscoat
- Physics, Geology
- 1 October 2013
We have discovered using Pan-STARRS1 an extremely red late-L dwarf, which has (J − K)MKO = 2.78 and (J − K)2MASS = 2.84, making it the reddest known field dwarf and second only to 2MASS J1207−39b…
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