Lines of research: The Milky Way and the Local Group (MWLG)

The Milky Way and the Local Group (MWLG)
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    Prolate rotation and metallicity gradient in the transforming dwarf galaxy Phoenix
    Transition type dwarf galaxies are thought to be systems undergoing the process of transformation from a star-forming into a passively evolving dwarf, which...
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    Proper Motions of Local Group Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies I: First Ground-Based Results for Fornax
    In this article we present in detail the methodology and the first results of a ground-based program to determine the absolute proper motion of the Fornax dwarf...
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    Properties of central stars of planetary nebulae with distances in Gaia DR2
    Context. We have compiled a catalogue of central stars of planetary nebulae (CSPN) with reliable distances and positions obtained from Gaia Data Release 2 (DR2)...
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    Properties of Cosmic-Ray Sulfur and Determination of the Composition of Primary Cosmic-Ray Carbon, Neon, Magnesium, and Sulfur: Ten-Year Results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
    We report the properties of primary cosmic-ray sulfur (S) in the rigidity range 2.15 GV to 3.0 TV based on 0.38 ×10 6 sulfur nuclei collected by the Alpha...
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    Properties of OB star-black hole systems derived from detailed binary evolution models
    Context. The recent gravitational wave measurements have demonstrated the existence of stellar mass black hole binaries. It is essential for our understanding...
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    Properties of the Be-type stars in 30 Doradus
    The evolutionary status of Be-type stars remains unclear, with both single-star and binary pathways having been proposed. Here, VFTS spectroscopy of 73 Be-type...
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    Properties of the ionized gas in HH 202 - II. Results from echelle spectrophotometry with Ultraviolet Visual Echelle Spectrograph
    We present results of deep echelle spectrophotometry of the brightest knot of the Herbig-Haro object HH 202 in the Orion Nebula - HH 202-S - using the...
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    Properties of the ionized gas in HH202 - I. Results from integral field spectroscopy with PMAS
    We present results from integral field spectroscopy with the Potsdam Multi-Aperture Spectrograph of the head of the Herbig-Haro (HH) object HH202 with a spatial...
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    PSR B0656+14: the unified outlook from the infrared to X-rays
    We report detection of PSR B0656+14 with the Gran Telescopio Canarias in narrow optical F657, F754, F802, and F902 and near-infrared JHK s bands. The pulsar...