International Workshop on Lévy Flights and Related Topics in Physics
Keck observations of eruptions on Io in 2003–2005
Published in Icarus
We report observations of four energetic volcanic eruptions on Io: at Tupan Patera on UT 8 March 2003; Tung Yo Patera on UT 28 May 2004; Sui Jen Patera on UT 30 May 2004; and south of Babbar Patera on UT 31 May 2005. The Tung Yo, Sui Jen and south of Babbar Paterae eruptions are in locations where no activity had been seen before. Our observations ...
NASA Workshop on Planetary Protection Knowledge Gaps for Human Extraterrestrial Missions: On the Path towards Planetary ...
Published in Int. COSPAR Assembly
Beyond Planetary Protection for Exploration: The Need for a Rational Framework for Future Exploitation and Use of Outer ...
Published in International COSPAR Assembly meeting in Istanbul
Measuring Transit Signal Recovery in the Kepler Pipeline. III. Completeness of the Q1-Q17 DR24 Planet Candidate Catalogu...
...Published in arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.05729
With each new version of the Kepler pipeline and resulting planet candidate catalogue, an updated measurement of the underlying planet population can only be recovered with an corresponding measurement of the Kepler pipeline detection efficiency. Here, we present measurements of the sensitivity of the pipeline (version 9.2) used to generate the Q1-...
Martian north polar cap summer water cycle
Published in arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.03487
A key outstanding question in Martian science is are the polar caps gaining or losing mass and what are the implications for past, current and future climate? To address this question, we use observations from the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) of the north polar cap during late summer for multiple Martian years, to m...
Stellar modelling of Spica, a high-mass spectroscopic binary with a β Cep variable primary component
...Published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binary stars provide a valuable test of stellar structure and evolution, because the masses of the individual stellar components can be derived with high accuracy and in a model-independent way. In this work, we study Spica, an eccentric double-lined spectroscopic binary system with a β Cep type variable primary component. We use state-of- the-art ...
False positive probabilities for all Kepler objects of interest: 1284 newly validated planets and 428 likely false posit...
Published in The Astrophysical Journal
We present astrophysical false positive probability calculations for every Kepler Object of Interest (KOI)—the first large-scale demonstration of a fully automated transiting planet validation procedure. Out of 7056 KOIs, we determine that 1935 have probabilities
THEO Concept Mission: Testing the Habitability of Enceladus s Ocean
...Published in arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.00579
Saturn s moon Enceladus offers a unique opportunity in the search for life and habitable environments beyond Earth, a key theme of the National Research Council s 2013- 2022 Decadal Survey. A plume of water vapor and ice spews from Enceladus s south polar region. Cassini data suggest that this plume, sourced by a liquid reservoir beneath the moon s...
The role of the atmospheric electric field in the dust‐lifting process
...Published in Geophysical Research Letters
Mineral dust particles represent the most abundant component of atmospheric aerosol in terms of dry mass. They play a key role in climate and climate change, so the study of their emission processes is of utmost importance. Measurements of dust emission into the atmosphere are scarce, so that the dust load is generally estimated using models. It is...
