Exploring the outer solar system beyond Neptune using stellar occultations

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Peer reviewed articles (31)

Linking the formation and fate of exo-Kuiper belts within Solar system analogues

Author(s): Dimitri Veras, Katja Reichert, Francesco Flammini Dotti, Maxwell X Cai, Alexander J Mustill, Andrew Shannon, Catriona H McDonald, Simon Portegies Zwart, M B N Kouwenhoven, Rainer Spurzem
Published in: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Issue 493/4, 2020, Page(s) 5062-5078, ISSN 0035-8711
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa559

Size and Shape Constraints of (486958) Arrokoth from Stellar Occultations

Author(s): Marc W. Buie, Simon B. Porter, Peter Tamblyn, Dirk Terrell, Alex Harrison Parker, David Baratoux, Maram Kaire, Rodrigo Leiva, Anne J. Verbiscer, Amanda M. Zangari, François Colas, Baidy Demba Diop, Joseph I. Samaniego, Lawrence H. Wasserman, Susan D. Benecchi, Amir Caspi, Stephen Gwyn, J. J. Kavelaars, Adriana C. Ocampo Uría, Jorge Rabassa, M. F. Skrutskie, Alejandro Soto, Paolo Tanga, Eliot F.
Published in: The Astronomical Journal, Issue 159/4, 2020, Page(s) 130, ISSN 1538-3881
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ab6ced

Observable Predictions from Perturber-coupled High-eccentricity Tidal Migration of Warm Jupiters

Author(s): Jonathan M. Jackson; Rebekah I. Dawson; Andrew Shannon; Cristobal Petrovich
Published in: Crossref, Issue 4, 2021, ISSN 1538-3881
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/abe61f

A multi-chord stellar occultation by the large trans-Neptunian object (174567) Varda

Author(s): D. Souami, F. Braga-Ribas, B. Sicardy, B. Morgado, J. L. Ortiz, J. Desmars, J. I. B. Camargo, F. Vachier, J. Berthier, B. Carry, C. J. Anderson, R. Showers, K. Thomason, P. D. Maley, W. Thomas, M. W. Buie, R. Leiva, J. M. Keller, R. Vieira-Martins, M. Assafin, P. Santos-Sanz, N. Morales, R. Duffard, G. Benedetti-Rossi, A. R. Gomes-Júnior, R. Boufleur, C. L. Pereira, G. Margoti, H. Pavlov, T. Geor
Published in: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Issue 643, 2020, Page(s) A125, ISSN 0004-6361
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202038526

Pluto’s Atmosphere in Plateau Phase Since 2015 from a Stellar Occultation at Devasthal

Author(s): Sicardy, B., N. M. Ashok, A. Tej, G. Pawar, S. Deshmukh, A. Deshpande, S. Sharma, J. Desmars, M. Assafin, J. L. Luis Ortiz, G. Benedetti-Rossi, P. Santos-Sanz, F. Braga-Ribas, R. Vieira-Martins, K. Chand, B. C. Bhatt
Published in: Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2021, ISSN 2041-8213
DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ac4249

The size, shape, density and ring of the dwarf planet Haumea from a stellar occultation

Author(s): J. L. Ortiz, P. Santos-Sanz, B. Sicardy, G. Benedetti-Rossi, D. Bérard, N. Morales, R. Duffard, F. Braga-Ribas, U. Hopp, C. Ries, V. Nascimbeni, F. Marzari, V. Granata, A. Pál, C. Kiss, T. Pribulla, R. Komžík, K. Hornoch, P. Pravec, P. Bacci, M. Maestripieri, L. Nerli, L. Mazzei, M. Bachini, F. Martinelli, G. Succi, F. Ciabattari, H. Mikuz, A. Carbognani, B. Gaehrken, S. Mottola, S. Hellmich,
Published in: Nature, Issue 550/7675, 2017, Page(s) 219-223, ISSN 0028-0836
DOI: 10.1038/nature24051

The future of stellar occultations by distant solar system bodies: Perspectives from the Gaia astrometry and the deep sky surveys

Author(s): J.I.B. Camargo, J. Desmars, F. Braga-Ribas, R. Vieira-Martins, M. Assafin, B. Sicardy, D. Bérard, G. Benedetti-Rossi
Published in: Planetary and Space Science, Issue 154, 2018, Page(s) 59-62, ISSN 0032-0633
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2018.02.014

The thermal emission of Centaurs and trans-Neptunian objects at millimeter wavelengths from ALMA observations

Author(s): E. Lellouch, R. Moreno, T. Müller, S. Fornasier, P. Santos-Sanz, A. Moullet, M. Gurwell, J. Stansberry, R. Leiva, B. Sicardy, B. Butler, J. Boissier
Published in: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Issue 608, 2017, Page(s) A45, ISSN 0004-6361
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201731676

Orbit determination of trans-Neptunian objects and Centaurs for the prediction of stellar occultations

Author(s): J. Desmars, J. I. B. Camargo, F. Braga-Ribas, R. Vieira-Martins, M. Assafin, F. Vachier, F. Colas, J. L. Ortiz, R. Duffard, N. Morales, B. Sicardy, A. R. Gomes-Júnior, G. Benedetti-Rossi
Published in: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Issue 584, 2015, Page(s) A96, ISSN 0004-6361
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201526498

RESULTS FROM THE 2014 NOVEMBER 15TH MULTI-CHORD STELLAR OCCULTATION BY THE TNO (229762) 2007 UK 126

Author(s): G. Benedetti-Rossi, B. Sicardy, M. W. Buie, J. L. Ortiz, R. Vieira-Martins, J. M. Keller, F. Braga-Ribas, J. I. B. Camargo, M. Assafin, N. Morales, R. Duffard, A. Dias-Oliveira, P. Santos-Sanz, J. Desmars, A. R. Gomes-Júnior, R. Leiva, J. Bardecker, J. K. Bean Jr., A. M. Olsen, D. W. Ruby, R. Sumner, A. Thirouin, M. A. Gómez-Muñoz, L. Gutierrez, L. Wasserman, D. Charbonneau, J. Irwin, S. Levine
Published in: The Astronomical Journal, Issue 152/6, 2016, Page(s) 156, ISSN 1538-3881
DOI: 10.3847/0004-6256/152/6/156

Ring dynamics around non-axisymmetric bodies with application to Chariklo and Haumea

Author(s): B. Sicardy, R. Leiva, S. Renner, F. Roques, M. El Moutamid, P. Santos-Sanz, J. Desmars
Published in: Nature Astronomy, 2018, ISSN 2397-3366
DOI: 10.1038/s41550-018-0616-8

Astrometry and Occultation Predictions to Trans-Neptunian and Centaur Objects Observed within the Dark Energy Survey

Author(s): M. V. Banda-Huarca, J. I. B. Camargo, J. Desmars, R. L. C. Ogando, R. Vieira-Martins, M. Assafin, L. N. da Costa, G. M. Bernstein, M. Carrasco Kind, A. Drlica-Wagner, R. Gomes, M. M. Gysi, F. Braga-Ribas, M. A. G. Maia, D. W. Gerdes, S. Hamilton, W. Wester, T. M. C. Abbott, F. B. Abdalla, S. Allam, S. Avila, E. Bertin, D. Brooks, E. Buckley-Geer, D. L. Burke, A. Carnero Rosell, J. Carretero, C. E.
Published in: The Astronomical Journal, Issue 157/3, 2019, Page(s) 120, ISSN 1538-3881
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/aafb37

Lower atmosphere and pressure evolution on Pluto from ground-based stellar occultations, 1988–2016

Author(s): E. Meza, B. Sicardy, M. Assafin, J. L. Ortiz, T. Bertrand, E. Lellouch, J. Desmars, F. Forget, D. Bérard, A. Doressoundiram, J. Lecacheux, J. Marques Oliveira, F. Roques, T. Widemann, F. Colas, F. Vachier, S. Renner, R. Leiva, F. Braga-Ribas, G. Benedetti-Rossi, J. I. B. Camargo, A. Dias-Oliveira, B. Morgado, A. R. Gomes-Júnior, R. Vieira-Martins, R. Behrend, A. Castro Tirado, R. Duffard, N. Mor
Published in: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Issue 625, 2019, Page(s) A42, ISSN 0004-6361
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201834281

Pluto’s ephemeris from ground-based stellar occultations (1988–2016)

Author(s): J. Desmars, E. Meza, B. Sicardy, M. Assafin, J. I. B. Camargo, F. Braga-Ribas, G. Benedetti-Rossi, A. Dias-Oliveira, B. Morgado, A. R. Gomes-Júnior, R. Vieira-Martins, R. Behrend, J. L. Ortiz, R. Duffard, N. Morales, P. Santos Sanz
Published in: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Issue 625, 2019, Page(s) A43, ISSN 0004-6361
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201834958

The Trans-Neptunian Object (84922) 2003 VS 2 through Stellar Occultations

Author(s): Gustavo Benedetti-Rossi, P. Santos-Sanz, J. L. Ortiz, M. Assafin, B. Sicardy, N. Morales, R. Vieira-Martins, R. Duffard, F. Braga-Ribas, F. L. Rommel, J. I. B. Camargo, J. Desmars, A. F. Colas, F. Vachier, A. Alvarez-Candal, E. Fernández-Valenzuela, L. Almenares, R. Artola, T.-P. Baum, R. Behrend, D. Bérard, F. B. Bianco, N. Brosch, A. Ceretta, C. A. Colazo, A. R. Gomes-Junior, V. D. Ivanov, E.
Published in: The Astronomical Journal, Issue 158/4, 2019, Page(s) 159, ISSN 1538-3881
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ab3b05

The dynamics of the outer edge of Saturn’s A ring perturbed by the satellites Janus and Epimetheus

Author(s): N C S Araujo, S Renner, N J Cooper, M El Moutamid, C D Murray, B Sicardy, E Vieira Neto
Published in: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Issue 486/4, 2019, Page(s) 5037-5045, ISSN 0035-8711
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz1157

Database on detected stellar occultations by small outer Solar System objects

Author(s): F Braga-Ribas, A Crispim, R Vieira-Martins, B Sicardy, J L Ortiz, M Assafin, J I B Camargo, J Desmars, J Lecacheux, P Santos-Sanz, R Duffard, G Benedetti-Rossi, A R Gomes-Júnior, B Morgado, F L Rommel, G Margoti, C L Pereira
Published in: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Issue 1365, 2019, Page(s) 012024, ISSN 1742-6588
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1365/1/012024

Detection of CO and HCN in Pluto’s atmosphere with ALMA

Author(s): E. Lellouch, M. Gurwell, B. Butler, T. Fouchet, P. Lavvas, D.F. Strobel, B. Sicardy, A. Moullet, R. Moreno, D. Bockelée-Morvan, N. Biver, L. Young, D. Lis, J. Stansberry, A. Stern, H. Weaver, E. Young, X. Zhu, J. Boissier
Published in: Icarus, Issue 286, 2017, Page(s) 289-307, ISSN 0019-1035
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2016.10.013

The first observed stellar occultations by the irregular satellite Phoebe (Saturn IX) and improved rotational period

Author(s): A R Gomes-Júnior, M Assafin, F Braga-Ribas, G Benedetti-Rossi, B E Morgado, J I B Camargo, R Vieira-Martins, J Desmars, B Sicardy, T Barry, J Campbell-White, E Fernández-Lajús, D Giles, W Hanna, T Hayamizu, T Hirose, A De Horta, R Horvat, K Hosoi, E Jehin, S Kerr, D I Machado, L A Mammana, D Maybour, M Owada, S Rahvar, C Snodgrass
Published in: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Issue 492/1, 2020, Page(s) 770-781, ISSN 0035-8711
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz3463

Resonances in Nonaxisymmetric Gravitational Potentials

Author(s): Bruno Sicardy
Published in: The Astronomical Journal, Issue 159/3, 2020, Page(s) 102, ISSN 1538-3881
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ab6d06

PLUTO’S ATMOSPHERE FROM THE 2015 JUNE 29 GROUND-BASED STELLAR OCCULTATION AT THE TIME OF THE NEW HORIZONS FLYBY

Author(s): B. Sicardy, J. Talbot, E. Meza, J. I. B. Camargo, J. Desmars, D. Gault, D. Herald, S. Kerr, H. Pavlov, F. Braga-Ribas, M. Assafin, G. Benedetti-Rossi, A. Dias-Oliveira, A. R. Gomes-Júnior, R. Vieira-Martins, D. Bérard, P. Kervella, J. Lecacheux, E. Lellouch, W. Beisker, D. Dunham, M. Jelínek, R. Duffard, J. L. Ortiz, A. J. Castro-Tirado, R. Cunniffe, R. Querel, P. C. Yock, A. A. Cole, A. B. Gil
Published in: The Astrophysical Journal, Issue 819/2, 2016, Page(s) L38, ISSN 2041-8213
DOI: 10.3847/2041-8205/819/2/L38

Derivation of capture probabilities for the corotation eccentric mean motion resonances

Author(s): M. El Moutamid, B. Sicardy and S. Renner
Published in: Monthly Notice of the Royal Astronomical Society, Issue monthly, 2017, Page(s) 2380-2386, ISSN 0035-8711
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stx996

Study of the Plutino Object (208996) 2003 AZ 84 from Stellar Occultations: Size, Shape, and Topographic Features

Author(s): A. Dias-Oliveira, B. Sicardy, J. L. Ortiz, F. Braga-Ribas, R. Leiva, R. Vieira-Martins, G. Benedetti-Rossi, J. I. B. Camargo, M. Assafin, A. R. Gomes-Júnior, T. Baug, T. Chandrasekhar, J. Desmars, R. Duffard, P. Santos-Sanz, Z. Ergang, S. Ganesh, Y. Ikari, P. Irawati, J. Jain, Z. Liying, A. Richichi, Q. Shengbang, R. Behrend, Z. Benkhaldoun, N. Brosch, A. Daassou, E. Frappa, A. Gal-Yam, R. Garcia
Published in: The Astronomical Journal, Issue 154/1, 2017, Page(s) 22, ISSN 1538-3881
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/aa74e9

The Structure of Chariklo’s Rings from Stellar Occultations

Author(s): D. Bérard, B. Sicardy, J. I. B. Camargo, J. Desmars, F. Braga-Ribas, J.-L. Ortiz, R. Duffard, N. Morales, E. Meza, R. Leiva, G. Benedetti-Rossi, R. Vieira-Martins, A.-R. Gomes Júnior, M. Assafin, F. Colas, J.-L. Dauvergne, P. Kervella, J. Lecacheux, L. Maquet, F. Vachier, S. Renner, B. Monard, A. A. Sickafoose, H. Breytenbach, A. Genade, W. Beisker, K.-L. Bath, H.-J. Bode, M. Backes, V. D. Ivano
Published in: The Astronomical Journal, Issue 154/4, 2017, Page(s) 144, ISSN 1538-3881
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/aa830d

Size and Shape of Chariklo from Multi-epoch Stellar Occultations

Author(s): R. Leiva, B. Sicardy, J. I. B. Camargo, J.-L. Ortiz, J. Desmars, D. Bérard, E. Lellouch, E. Meza, P. Kervella, C. Snodgrass, R. Duffard, N. Morales, A. R. Gomes-Júnior, G. Benedetti-Rossi, R. Vieira-Martins, F. Braga-Ribas, M. Assafin, B. E. Morgado, F. Colas, C. De Witt, A. A. Sickafoose, H. Breytenbach, J.-L. Dauvergne, P. Schoenau, L. Maquet, K.-L. Bath, H.-J. Bode, A. Cool, B. Lade, S. Kerr,
Published in: The Astronomical Journal, Issue 154/4, 2017, Page(s) 159, ISSN 1538-3881
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/aa8956

The large trans-Neptunian object 2002 TC 302 from combined stellar occultation, photometry, and astrometry data

Author(s): J. L. Ortiz, P. Santos-Sanz, B. Sicardy, G. Benedetti-Rossi, R. Duffard, N. Morales, F. Braga-Ribas, E. Fernández-Valenzuela, V. Nascimbeni, D. Nardiello, A. Carbognani, L. Buzzi, A. Aletti, P. Bacci, M. Maestripieri, L. Mazzei, H. Mikuz, J. Skvarc, F. Ciabattari, F. Lavalade, G. Scarfi, J. M. Mari, M. Conjat, S. Sposetti, M. Bachini, G. Succi, F. Mancini, M. Alighieri, E. Dal Canto, M. Masucci,
Published in: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Issue 639, 2020, Page(s) A134, ISSN 0004-6361
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202038046

A Single-chord Stellar Occultation by the Extreme Trans-Neptunian Object (541132) Leleākūhonua

Author(s): Marc W. Buie, Rodrigo Leiva, John M. Keller, Josselin Desmars, Bruno Sicardy, JJ Kavelaars, Terry Bridges, Robert Weryk, Dave Herald, Sean L. Haley, Ryder Strauss, Elizabeth Wilde, Robert Baker, Ken Conway, Bryan Dean, Mackenzie Dunham, James J Estes, Naemi Fiechter, Rima Givot, Cameron Glibbery, Bruce Gowe, Jennifer N. Hayman, Olivia L Ireland, Matthew Kehrli, Erik M. Moore, Matthew A. MacDonald,
Published in: The Astronomical Journal, Issue 159/5, 2020, Page(s) 230, ISSN 1538-3881
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ab8630

Debris Disks in Multiplanet Systems: Are Our Inferences Compromised by Unseen Planets?

Author(s): Jiayin Dong, Rebekah I. Dawson, Andrew Shannon, Sarah Morrison
Published in: The Astrophysical Journal, Issue 889/1, 2020, Page(s) 47, ISSN 1538-4357
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab64f7

Stellar occultations enable milliarcsecond astrometry for Trans-Neptunian objects and Centaurs

Author(s): F. L. Rommel, F. Braga-Ribas, J. Desmars, J. I. B. Camargo, J. L. Ortiz, B. Sicardy, R. Vieira-Martins, M. Assafin, P. Santos-Sanz, R. Duffard, E. Fernández-Valenzuela, J. Lecacheux, B. E. Morgado, G. Benedetti-Rossi, A. R. Gomes-Júnior
Published in: Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2020, ISSN 0004-6361
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039054

Refined physical parameters for Chariklo’s body and rings from stellar occultations observed between 2013 and 2020

Author(s): B. E. Morgado; B. Sicardy; F. Braga-Ribas; J. Desmars; A. R. Gomes-Júnior; D. Bérard; R. Leiva; J. L. Ortiz; R. Vieira-Martins; G. Benedetti-Rossi; P. Santos-Sanz; J. I. B. Camargo; R. Duffard; F. L. Rommel; M. Assafin; R. C. Boufleur; F. Colas; M. Kretlow; W. Beisker; R. Sfair; C. Snodgrass; N. Morales; E. Fernández-Valenzuela; L. S. Amaral; A. Amarante; R. A. Artola; M. Backes; K.-L. Bath; S.
Published in: EISSN: 1432-0756, Issue 9, 2021, ISSN 0004-6361
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141543

The 2017 May 20th stellar occultation by the elongated centaur (95626) 2002 GZ32

Author(s): P Santos-Sanz, J L Ortiz, B Sicardy, G Benedetti-Rossi, N Morales, E Fernández-Valenzuela, R Duffard, R Iglesias-Marzoa, J L Lamadrid, N Maícas, L Pérez, K Gazeas, J C Guirado, V Peris, F J Ballesteros, F Organero, L Ana-Hernández, F Fonseca, A Alvarez-Candal, Y Jiménez-Teja, M Vara-Lubiano, F Braga-Ribas, J I B Camargo, J Desmars, M Assafin, R Vieira-Martins, J Alikakos, M Boutet, M Bretton,
Published in: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2020, ISSN 0035-8711
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa3881

Thesis dissertations (1)

Observations d’occultations stellaires, applications à l’étude de la structure et l’evolution de l’atmosphère de Pluton

Author(s): Meza Quispe, Erick Gregorio
Published in: https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-03001235, Issue 1, 2020

Conference proceedings (1)

Physical properties of Hi'iaka from stellar occultation data

Author(s): Fernández-Valenzuela, Estela; Ortiz Moreno, Jose Luis; Holler, Bryan; Vara-Lubiano, Mónica; Morales, Nicolas; Sicardy, Bruno; Vachier, Frederic; Desmars, Josselin; Braga-Ribas, Felipe; Jehin, Emmanuel; Rustamkulov, Zafar; de la Vega, Alexander; Warner, Elizabeth; Benkhaldoun, Zouhair; Kamin, Roxanne; Ryan, Al; Earls, Bernie; Conti, Dennis; de Wit, Julien; Burdanov, Artem; Richard, Francini; Lang
Published in: Issue 3, 2021

Book chapters (5)

Rings beyond the giant planets

Author(s): B. Sicardy, M. El Moutamid, A. C. Quillen, P. M. Schenk, M. R. Showalter, K. Walsh
Published in: Planetary Ring Systems, 2018, Page(s) 135-154
DOI: 10.1017/9781316286791.007

The Rings of Neptune

Author(s): I. De Pater, S. Renner, M. R. Showalter, B. Sicardy
Published in: Planetary Ring Systems - Properties, Structure, and Evolution, 2018, Page(s) 112-124
DOI: 10.1017/9781316286791.005

The dynamics of rings around Centaurs and Trans-Neptunian objects

Author(s): Bruno Sicardy, Stefan Renner, Rodrigo Leiva, Françoise Roques, Maryame El Moutamid, Pablo Santos-Sanz, Josselin Desmars
Published in: The Trans-Neptunian Solar System, 2020, Page(s) 249-269
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-816490-7.00011-4

Stellar occultations by Trans-Neptunian objects: From predictions to observations and prospects for the future

Author(s): José L. Ortiz, Bruno Sicardy, Julio I.B. Camargo, Pablo Santos-Sanz, Felipe Braga-Ribas
Published in: The Trans-Neptunian Solar System, 2020, Page(s) 413-437
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-816490-7.00019-9

Volatile evolution and atmospheres of Trans-Neptunian objects

Author(s): Leslie A. Young, Felipe Braga-Ribas, Robert E. Johnson
Published in: The Trans-Neptunian Solar System, 2020, Page(s) 127-151
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-816490-7.00006-0