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We have measured non-zero closure phases for about 29% of our sample of 56 nearby Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars, using the 3-telescope Infrared Optical Telescope Array (IOTA) interferometer at near-infrared wavelengths (H band) and…

The CHARA Array is a six 1-m telescope optical and near infrared interferometer located at the Mount Wilson Observatory in southern California and operated by the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy of Georgia State University. The…

The interferometric observations of dwarf stars in the solar neighbourhood, combined with Hipparcos parallaxes provide very precise values of their linear diameters. In this paper, we report the direct measurement of the angular diameter of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 P. Kervella , F. Thevenin , P. Morel , P. Borde , E. Di Folco

Long baseline optical and infrared interferometric arrays achieve high angular resolution and enable detailed astrophysical measurements. Interferometers have enabled observations of stars at various stages of evolution, as well as studies…

Hipparcos parallaxes fix distances to individual stars in the Hyades cluster with an accuracy of 6%. We use the Hipparcos (and Tycho-2) proper motions, which have a larger relative precision than the trigonometric parallaxes, to derive ~3…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-28 Jos H. J. de Bruijne , Ronnie Hoogerwerf , P. Tim de Zeeuw

Benchmark stars with known angular diameters are key to calibrating interferometric observations. With the advent of optical interferometry, there is a need for suitably bright, well-vetted calibrator stars over a large portion of the sky.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-20 Samuel J. Swihart , E. Victor Garcia , Keivan G. Stassun , Gerard van Belle , Matthew W. Mutterspaugh , Nicholas Elias

The Sydney University Stellar Interferometer (SUSI) has been used to make a new determination of the angular diameter of Sirius A. The observations were made at an effective wavelength of 694.1 nm and the new value for the limb-darkened…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 J. Davis , M. J. Ireland , J. R. North , J. G. Robertson , W. J. Tango , P. G. Tuthill

We compare the first direct angular diameter measurements obtained on our closest stellar neighbour, Alpha Centauri, to recent model diameters constrained by asteroseismic observations. Using the VINCI instrument installed at ESO's VLT…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-23 P. Kervella , F. Thevenin , D. Segransan , G. Berthomieu , B. Lopez , P. Morel , J. Provost

We have imaged two normal, non-coronal, infrared-bright K giants, Alpha Tau and Alpha Boo, in the 1.4-mm and 2.8-mm continuum using the Berkeley Illinois Maryland Association millimeter array. These stars have been used as important…

We report near-infrared long-baseline interferometric observations of the Hyades multiple system HD 284163, made with the CHARA array, as well as almost 43 yr of high-resolution spectroscopic monitoring at the CfA. Both types of…

We present a power spectrum analysis of interferometric 21 cm observations of the Ursa Major high-latitude cirrus, obtained with the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO) of Penticton (Canada). These high-resolution data reveal…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 M. -A. Miville-Deschenes , G. Joncas , E. Falgarone , F. Boulanger

We present interferometric angular sizes for 12 stars with known planetary companions, for comparison with 28 additional main-sequence stars not known to host planets. For all objects we estimate bolometric fluxes and reddenings through…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Gerard T. van Belle , Kaspar von Braun

We have imaged the M2Iab supergiant star Alpha Ori at 11.7 micron and 17.9 micron using the Hale 5-m telescope and an array camera with sub-arcsecond angular resolution. Our images reveal the circumstellar dust shell extending out to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 S. A. Rinehart , T. L. Hayward , J. R. Houck

Benchmark stars are crucial as validating standards for current as well as future large stellar surveys of the Milky Way. However, the number of suitable metal-poor benchmarks is currently limited. We aim to construct a new set of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-08-05 I. Karovicova , T. R. White , T. Nordlander , L. Casagrande , M. Ireland , D. Huber , P. Jofré

Stellar models applied to large stellar surveys of the Milky Way need to be properly tested against a sample of stars with highly reliable fundamental stellar parameters. We have established a program aiming to deliver such a sample. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-02-09 I. Karovicova , T. R. White , T. Nordlander , L. Casagrande , M. Ireland , D. Huber

In order to accurately determine stellar properties, knowledge of the effective temperature of stars is vital. We implement Gaia and 2MASS photometry in the InfraRed Flux Method and apply it to over 360,000 stars across different…

We present the visual orbits of four spectroscopic binary stars, HD 61859, HD 89822, HD 109510, and HD 191692, using long baseline interferometry with the CHARA Array. We also obtained new radial velocities from echelle spectra using the…

We present a detailed study of the secondary red clump star, $\kappa$ Cyg, by combining long-baseline visible interferometry using the PAVO beam combiner at the CHARA Array with high-precision asteroseismology from TESS. This dual approach…

The densities of mid-sized Kuiper belt objects are a key constraint into understanding the assembly of objects in the outer solar system. These objects are critical for understanding the currently unexplained transition from the smallest…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-28 Michael E. Brown , Bryan J. Butler

The CHARA Array is a six 1-m telescope optical/IR interferometric array located on Mount Wilson California, designed and built by the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy of Georgia State University. In this paper we describe the…

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