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Swift: A modern highly-parallel gravity and smoothed particle hydrodynamics solver for astrophysical and cosmological applications (2024)
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Schaller, M., Borrow, J., Draper, P. W., Ivkovic, M., McAlpine, S., Vandenbroucke, B., …Xiang, Z. (2024). Swift: A modern highly-parallel gravity and smoothed particle hydrodynamics solver for astrophysical and cosmological applications. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae922

Numerical simulations have become one of the key tools used by theorists in all the fields of astrophysics and cosmology. The development of modern tools that target the largest existing computing systems and exploit state-of-the-art numerical method... Read More about Swift: A modern highly-parallel gravity and smoothed particle hydrodynamics solver for astrophysical and cosmological applications.

Pan-STARRS Pixel Processing: Detrending, Warping, Stacking (2020)
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Waters, C., Magnier, E., Price, P., Chambers, K., Burgett, W., Draper, P., …Wood-Vasey, W. (2020). Pan-STARRS Pixel Processing: Detrending, Warping, Stacking. Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 251(1), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/abb82b

The Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) Science Consortium has carried out a set of imaging surveys using the 1.4 gigapixel GPC1 camera on the PS1 telescope. As this camera is composed of many individual electronic readouts and covers a very large field of view, great... Read More about Pan-STARRS Pixel Processing: Detrending, Warping, Stacking.

The Pan-STARRS Data-processing System (2020)
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Magnier, E. A., Chambers, K., Flewelling, H., Hoblitt, J., Huber, M., Price, P., …Wainscoat, R. (2020). The Pan-STARRS Data-processing System. Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 251(1), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/abb829

The Pan-STARRS data-processing system is responsible for the steps needed to downloaded, archive, and process all images obtained by the Pan-STARRS telescopes, including real-time detection of transient sources such as supernovae and moving objects i... Read More about The Pan-STARRS Data-processing System.

Pan-STARRS Pixel Analysis: Source Detection and Characterization (2020)
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Magnier, E. A., Sweeney, W., Chambers, K., Flewelling, H., Huber, M., Price, P., …Wainscoat, R. (2020). Pan-STARRS Pixel Analysis: Source Detection and Characterization. Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 251(1), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/abb82c

Over 3 billion astronomical sources have been detected in the more than 22 million orthogonal transfer CCD images obtained as part of the Pan-STARRS1 3π survey. Over 85 billion instances of those sources have been automatically detected and character... Read More about Pan-STARRS Pixel Analysis: Source Detection and Characterization.

Pan-STARRS Photometric and Astrometric Calibration (2020)
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Magnier, E. A., Schlafly, E. F., Finkbeiner, D. P., Tonry, J., Goldman, B., Röser, S., …Wainscoat, R. (2020). Pan-STARRS Photometric and Astrometric Calibration. Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 251(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/abb82a

We present the details of the photometric and astrometric calibration of the Pan-STARRS1 3π Survey. The photometric goals were to reduce the systematic effects introduced by the camera and detectors, and to place all of the observations onto a photom... Read More about Pan-STARRS Photometric and Astrometric Calibration.

The Pan-STARRS1 Database and Data Products (2020)
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Flewelling, H., Magnier, E., Chambers, K., Heasley, J., Holmberg, C., Huber, M., …Shiao, B. (2020). The Pan-STARRS1 Database and Data Products. Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 251(1), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/abb82d

This paper describes the organization of the database and the catalog data products from the Pan-STARRS1 3π Steradian Survey. The catalog data products are available in the form of an SQL-based relational database from MAST, the Mikulski Archive for... Read More about The Pan-STARRS1 Database and Data Products.

Cepheids in M31: The PAndromeda Cepheid Sample (2018)
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Kodric, M., Riffeser, A., Hopp, U., Goessl, C., Seitz, S., Bender, R., …Wainscoat, R. (2018). Cepheids in M31: The PAndromeda Cepheid Sample. Astronomical Journal, 156(3), Article 130. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/aad40f

We present the largest Cepheid sample in M31 based on the complete Pan-STARRS1 survey of Andromeda (PAndromeda) in the r P1, i P1, and g P1 bands. We find 2686 Cepheids with 1662 fundamental-mode Cepheids, 307 first-overtone Cepheids, 278 type II Cep... Read More about Cepheids in M31: The PAndromeda Cepheid Sample.

The Complete Light-curve Sample of Spectroscopically Confirmed SNe Ia from Pan-STARRS1 and Cosmological Constraints from the Combined Pantheon Sample (2018)
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Scolnic, D., Jones, D., Rest, A., Pan, Y., Chornock, R., Foley, R., …Smith, K. (2018). The Complete Light-curve Sample of Spectroscopically Confirmed SNe Ia from Pan-STARRS1 and Cosmological Constraints from the Combined Pantheon Sample. Astrophysical Journal, 859(2), Article 101. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aab9bb

We present optical light curves, redshifts, and classifications for $365$ spectroscopically confirmed Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) discovered by the Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) Medium Deep Survey. We detail improvements to the PS1 SN photometry, astrometry, and... Read More about The Complete Light-curve Sample of Spectroscopically Confirmed SNe Ia from Pan-STARRS1 and Cosmological Constraints from the Combined Pantheon Sample.

Measuring Dark Energy Properties with Photometrically Classified Pan-STARRS Supernovae. II. Cosmological Parameters (2018)
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Jones, D., Scolnic, D., Riess, A., Rest, A., Kirshner, R., Berger, E., …Smith, K. (2018). Measuring Dark Energy Properties with Photometrically Classified Pan-STARRS Supernovae. II. Cosmological Parameters. Astrophysical Journal, 857(1), Article 51. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aab6b1

We use 1169 Pan-STARRS supernovae (SNe) and 195 low-z (z < 0.1) SNe Ia to measure cosmological parameters. Though most Pan-STARRS SNe lack spectroscopic classifications, in a previous paper we demonstrated that photometrically classified SNe can be u... Read More about Measuring Dark Energy Properties with Photometrically Classified Pan-STARRS Supernovae. II. Cosmological Parameters.

The Geometry of the Sagittarius Stream from Pan-STARRS1 3π RR Lyrae (2017)
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Hernitschek, N., Sesar, B., Rix, H., Belokurov, V., Martinez-Delgado, D., Martin, N. F., …Draper, P. W. (2017). The Geometry of the Sagittarius Stream from Pan-STARRS1 3π RR Lyrae. Astrophysical Journal, 850(1), Article 96. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa960c

We present a comprehensive and precise description of the Sagittarius (Sgr) stellar stream's 3D geometry as traced by its old stellar population. This analysis draws on the sample of ∼44,000 RR Lyrae (RRab) stars from the Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) 3π survey... Read More about The Geometry of the Sagittarius Stream from Pan-STARRS1 3π RR Lyrae.

The Pan-STARRS1 Medium-deep Survey: Star Formation Quenching in Group and Cluster Environments (2017)
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Jian, H., Lin, L., Lin, K., Foucaud, S., Chen, C., Chiueh, T., …Waters, C. (2017). The Pan-STARRS1 Medium-deep Survey: Star Formation Quenching in Group and Cluster Environments. Astrophysical Journal, 845(1), Article 74. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa7de2

We make use of a catalog of 1600 Pan-STARRS1 groups produced by the probability friends-of-friends algorithm to explore how the galaxy properties, i.e., the specific star formation rate (SSFR) and quiescent fraction, depend on stellar mass and group-... Read More about The Pan-STARRS1 Medium-deep Survey: Star Formation Quenching in Group and Cluster Environments.

Constraining the Radio-loud Fraction of Quasars at z > 5.5 (2015)
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Bañados, E., Venemans, B., Morganson, E., Hodge, J., Decarli, R., Walter, F., …Wainscoat, R. (2015). Constraining the Radio-loud Fraction of Quasars at z > 5.5. Astrophysical Journal, 804(2), https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/804/2/118

Radio-loud active galactic nuclei at $z\sim 2-4$ are typically located in dense environments and their host galaxies are among the most massive systems at those redshifts, providing key insights for galaxy evolution. Finding radio-loud quasars at the... Read More about Constraining the Radio-loud Fraction of Quasars at z > 5.5.

Selecting superluminous supernovae in faint galaxies from the first year of the Pan-STARRS1 Medium Deep Survey (2015)
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McCrum, M., Smartt, S., Rest, A., Smith, K., Kotak, R., Rodney, S., …Waters, C. (2015). Selecting superluminous supernovae in faint galaxies from the first year of the Pan-STARRS1 Medium Deep Survey. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 448(2), 1206-1231. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv034

The Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) survey has obtained imaging in five bands (griz yP1) over 10 Medium Deep Survey (MDS) fields covering a total of 70 square degrees. This paper describes the search for apparently hostless supernovae (SNe) within the first year o... Read More about Selecting superluminous supernovae in faint galaxies from the first year of the Pan-STARRS1 Medium Deep Survey.

The Identification of Z-dropouts in Pan-STARRS1: Three Quasars at 6.5< z< 6.7 (2015)
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Venemans, B., Bañados, E., Decarli, R., Farina, E., Walter, F., Chambers, K., …Sullivan, P. (2015). The Identification of Z-dropouts in Pan-STARRS1: Three Quasars at 6.5< z< 6.7. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 801(1), Article L11. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/801/1/l11

Luminous distant quasars are unique probes of the high-redshift intergalactic medium (IGM) and of the growth of massive galaxies and black holes in the early universe. Absorption due to neutral hydrogen in the IGM makes quasars beyond a redshift of $... Read More about The Identification of Z-dropouts in Pan-STARRS1: Three Quasars at 6.5< z< 6.7.

Toward Characterization of the Type IIP Supernova Progenitor Population: A Statistical Sample of Light Curves from Pan-STARRS1 (2015)
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Sanders, N., Soderberg, A., Gezari, S., Betancourt, M., Chornock, R., Berger, E., …Waters, C. (2015). Toward Characterization of the Type IIP Supernova Progenitor Population: A Statistical Sample of Light Curves from Pan-STARRS1. Astrophysical Journal, 799(2), https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/799/2/208

In recent years, wide-field sky surveys providing deep multiband imaging have presented a new path for indirectly characterizing the progenitor populations of core-collapse supernovae (SNe): systematic light-curve studies. We assemble a set of 76 gri... Read More about Toward Characterization of the Type IIP Supernova Progenitor Population: A Statistical Sample of Light Curves from Pan-STARRS1.

Three-dimensional Dust Mapping Reveals that Orion Forms Part of a Large Ring of Dust (2015)
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Schlafly, E., Green, G., Finkbeiner, D., Rix, H., Burgett, W., Chambers, K., …Waters, C. (2015). Three-dimensional Dust Mapping Reveals that Orion Forms Part of a Large Ring of Dust. Astrophysical Journal, 799(2), https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/799/2/116

The Orion Molecular Complex is the nearest site of ongoing high-mass star formation, making it one of the most extensively studied molecular complexes in the Galaxy. We have developed a new technique for mapping the three-dimensional distribution of... Read More about Three-dimensional Dust Mapping Reveals that Orion Forms Part of a Large Ring of Dust.

Systematic Uncertainties Associated with the Cosmological Analysis of the First Pan-STARRS1 Type Ia Supernova Sample (2014)
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Scolnic, D., Rest, A., Riess, A., Huber, M., Foley, R., Brout, D., …Waters, C. (2014). Systematic Uncertainties Associated with the Cosmological Analysis of the First Pan-STARRS1 Type Ia Supernova Sample. Astrophysical Journal, 795(1), Article 45. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/795/1/45

We probe the systematic uncertainties from the 113 Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) in the Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) sample along with 197 SN Ia from a combination of low-redshift surveys. The companion paper by Rest et al. describes the photometric measurements a... Read More about Systematic Uncertainties Associated with the Cosmological Analysis of the First Pan-STARRS1 Type Ia Supernova Sample.

Wide Cool and Ultracool Companions to Nearby Stars from Pan-STARRS 1 (2014)
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Deacon, N., Liu, M., Magnier, E., Aller, K., Best, W., Dupuy, T., …Wainscoat, R. (2014). Wide Cool and Ultracool Companions to Nearby Stars from Pan-STARRS 1. Astrophysical Journal, 792(2), https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/792/2/119

We present the discovery of 57 wide (>5'') separation, low-mass (stellar and substellar) companions to stars in the solar neighborhood identified from Pan-STARRS 1 (PS1) data and the spectral classification of 31 previously known companions. Our comp... Read More about Wide Cool and Ultracool Companions to Nearby Stars from Pan-STARRS 1.

Serendipitous discovery of a thin stellar stream near the Galactic bulge in the Pan-STARRS1 3π Survey (2014)
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Bernard, E., Ferguson, A., Schlafly, E., Abbas, M., Bell, E., Deacon, N., …Waters, C. (2014). Serendipitous discovery of a thin stellar stream near the Galactic bulge in the Pan-STARRS1 3π Survey. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 443(1), L84-L88. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slu089

We report the discovery of a thin stellar stream found in Pan-STARRS1 photometry near the Galactic bulge in the constellation of Ophiuchus. It appears as a coherent structure in the colour-selected stellar density maps produced to search for tidal de... Read More about Serendipitous discovery of a thin stellar stream near the Galactic bulge in the Pan-STARRS1 3π Survey.

Galactic globular and open cluster fiducial sequences in the Pan-STARRS1 photometric system (2014)
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Bernard, E., Ferguson, A., Schlafly, E., Platais, I., Bell, E., Martin, N., …Waters, C. (2014). Galactic globular and open cluster fiducial sequences in the Pan-STARRS1 photometric system. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 442(4), 2999-3009. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1081

We present the fiducial sequences of a sample of Galactic star clusters in the five bands of the Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) photometric system (gP1, rP1, iP1, zP1, and yP1). These empirical sequences – which include the red giant and sub-giant branches, the m... Read More about Galactic globular and open cluster fiducial sequences in the Pan-STARRS1 photometric system.