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The Galactic high mass X-ray binary population with Fermi-LAT (2022)
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We search for γ-ray emission from 114 Galactic high-mass X-ray binaries, including four well studied catalogued sources, in 12.5 yr of Fermi-LAT data in conjunction with the 10-yr point source catalogue. Where a γ-ray excess appears to be spatially c... Read More about The Galactic high mass X-ray binary population with Fermi-LAT.

Gadolinium loaded Cherenkov detectors for neutron monitoring in high energy air showers (2022)
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Monitoring of high energy cosmic ray neutrons is of particular interest for cosmic ray water Cherenkov detectors as intense bundles of delayed neutrons have been found to arrive after the initial passage of a high energy air shower. In this paper we... Read More about Gadolinium loaded Cherenkov detectors for neutron monitoring in high energy air showers.

Concept validation of a high dynamic range point-diffraction interferometer for wavefront sensing in adaptive optics (2022)
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The direct detection and imaging of exoplanets requires the use of high-contrast adaptive optics (AO). In these systems quasi-static aberrations need to be highly corrected and calibrated. To achieve this, the pupil-modulated point-diffraction interf... Read More about Concept validation of a high dynamic range point-diffraction interferometer for wavefront sensing in adaptive optics.

On-sky results for the integrated microlens ring tip-tilt sensor (2021)
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We present the first on-sky results of the microlens ring tip-tilt sensor. This sensor uses a 3D printed microlens ring feeding six multimode fibers to sense misaligned light, allowing centroid reconstruction. A tip-tilt mirror allows the beam to be... Read More about On-sky results for the integrated microlens ring tip-tilt sensor.

Scintillation-limited photometry with the 20-cm NGTS telescopes at Paranal Observatory (2021)
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Ground-based photometry of bright stars is expected to be limited by atmospheric scintillation, although in practice observations are often limited by other sources of systematic noise. We analyse 122 nights of bright star (Gmag ≲ 11.5) photometry us... Read More about Scintillation-limited photometry with the 20-cm NGTS telescopes at Paranal Observatory.

Probing the physical properties of the intergalactic medium using blazars (2021)
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We use Swift blazar spectra to estimate the key intergalactic medium (IGM) properties of hydrogen column density (NHXIGM), metallicity, and temperature over a redshift range of 0.03 ≤ z ≤ 4.7, using a collisional ionization equilibrium model for the... Read More about Probing the physical properties of the intergalactic medium using blazars.

The high-energy Sun - probing the origins of particle acceleration on our nearest star (2021)
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As a frequent and energetic particle accelerator, our Sun provides us with an excellent astrophysical laboratory for understanding the fundamental process of particle acceleration. The exploitation of radiative diagnostics from electrons has shown th... Read More about The high-energy Sun - probing the origins of particle acceleration on our nearest star.

Scintillating thermal neutron detectors for cosmic ray soil moisture monitoring (2021)
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Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensing (CRNS) is a powerful technique that allows non-invasive monitoring of soil moisture on length scales well matched for agricultural applications. One factor limiting the use of the technique within industrial agriculture set... Read More about Scintillating thermal neutron detectors for cosmic ray soil moisture monitoring.

Astrosat: forecasting satellite transits for optical astronomical observations (2021)
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The impact of large-scale constellations of satellites, is a concern for ground-based astronomers. In recent years there has been a significant increase in the number of satellites in low-Earth orbit and this trend is set to continue. The large numbe... Read More about Astrosat: forecasting satellite transits for optical astronomical observations.

Magnetic imaging of the outer solar atmosphere (MImOSA) (2021)
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The magnetic activity of the Sun directly impacts the Earth and human life. Likewise, other stars will have an impact on the habitability of planets orbiting these host stars. Although the magnetic field at the surface of the Sun is reasonably well c... Read More about Magnetic imaging of the outer solar atmosphere (MImOSA).