Whole Earth Telescope (WET)

 

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  • R.E. Nather, D.E. Winget, J.C. Clemens, C.J. Hansen, & B.P. Hine, "The whole earth telescope - A new astronomical instrument," Astrophysical Journal, 361, 309 (1990).
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  • D. O'Donoghue, et al., "Whole earth telescope observations of the interacting binary white dwarf V803 Cen in its low state," Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 245, 140 (1990).
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  • D.E. Winget, et al., "Whole earth telescope observations of the white dwarf G29-38 - Phase variations of the 615 second period," Astrophysical Journal, 357, 630 (1990).
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  • S.O. Kepler, et al., "A detection of the evolutionary time scale of the DA white dwarf G117-B15A with the Whole Earth Telescope," Astrophysical Journal (Letters), 378, L45 (1991).
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  • D. Winget, et al., "Asteroseismology of the DOV star PG1159-035 with the Whole Earth Telescope," Astrophysical Journal, 378, 326 (1991).
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  • J.C. Clemens, et al., "Whole Earth Telescope observations of V471 Tauri - The nature of the white dwarf variations," Astrophysical Journal, 391, 773 (1992).
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  • P. Bergeron, et al., "High-speed photometric observations of the pulsating DA white dwarf GD 165," Astronomical Journal, 106, 1987 (1993).
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  • S.D. Kawaler & P.A. Bradley, "Precision asteroseismology of pulsating PG 1159 stars", Astrophysical Journal, 427, 415 (1994).
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  • D. Winget, et al., "Whole earth telescope observations of the DBV white dwarf GD 358," Astrophysical Journal, 430, 839 (1994).
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  • P.A. Bradley & D.E. Winget, "An asteroseismological determination of the structure of the DBV white dwarf GD 358," Astrophysical Journal, 430, 850 (1994).
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  • S.J. Kleinman, et al., "Observational Limits on Companions to G29-38," Astrophysical Journal, 436, 875 (1994).
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  • J.C. Clemens "The Origin and Evolution of the White-Dwarf Stars," Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 106, 1322 (1994).
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  • M. Breger, et al., "The {delta} Scuti star FG Virginis. I. Multiple pulsation frequencies determined with a combined DSN/WET campaign," Astronomy & Astrophysics, 309, 197 (1995).
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  • J.L. Provencal, et al., "The unusual helium variable AM Canum Venaticorum," Astrophysical Journal, 445, 927 (1995).
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  • S.O. Kepler, et al., "Whole Earth Telescope Observations of the DAV White Dwarf G226-29," Astrophysical Journal, 447, 874 (1995).
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  • S. D. Kawaler, et al., "Whole Earth Telescope Observations and Seismological Analysis of the Pre-White Dwarf PG 2131+066," Astrophysical Journal, 450, 350 (1995).
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  • Meistas, E. and Solheim, J.-E. (eds) "Proceedings of the Third WET Workshop," Baltic Astronomy, 4 nos 2-4 (pp 105-550) (1995)
  • G. Handler, et al., "Nonradial pulsation of the unevolved hot {delta} Scuti star CD-24 7599 discovered with the Whole Earth Telescope," Astronomy & Astrophysics, 307, 529 (1996).
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  • M. Breger, et al., "The {delta} Scuti star FG Virginis. II. A search for high pulsation frequencies," Astronomy & Astrophysics, 309, 197 (1996).
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  • B. Pfeiffer, et al., "Whole Earth Telescope observations and seismological analysis of the cool ZZ Ceti star GD 154," Astronomy & Astrophysics, 314, 182 (1996).
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  • S.J. Kleinman, R.E. Nather, & T. Phillips, "The WET Standard Photometer," Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 108, 356 (1996).
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  • G. Handler, et al., "New Whole Earth Telescope observations of CD-24 7599: steps towards {delta} Scuti star seismology," Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 286, 303 (1997).
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  • J.L. Provencal, et al., "Whole Earth Telescope Observations of the Helium Interacting Binary PG 1346+082 (CR Bootis)," Astrophysical Journal, 480, 383 (1997).
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  • Meistas, E. and Moskalik, P. (eds) "Proceedings of the Fourth WET Workshop," Baltic Astronomy, 7 nos 1-2 (1998)
  • S.J. Kleinman, et al., "Understanding the Cool DA White Dwarf Pulsator, G29-38," Astrophysical Journal, 495, 424 (1998).
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  • M.S. O'Brien, et al., "Asteroseismology of a Star Cooled by Neutrino Emission: The Pulsating Pre-White Dwarf PG 0122+200," Astrophysical Journal, 495, 458 (1998).
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  • Solheim, J.-E., et al., "Whole Earth Telescope observations of AM Canum Venaticorum - discoseismology at last," Astronomy & Astrophysics, 332, 939 (1998).
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  • Roques, S., Serre, B., Dolez, N. "Band-limited interpolation applied to the time series of rapidly oscillating stars," Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 308, 876 (1999).
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  • Kawaler, S. D., Sekii, T., Gough, D., "Prospects for Measuring Differential Rotation in White Dwarfs through Asteroseismology,", The Astrophysical Journal, 516, 349 (1999).
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  • O'Brien, M.S. "The Extent and Cause of the Pre-White Dwarf Instability Strip," The Astrophysical Journal, 532, 1078 (2000).
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  • Vuille, F. et al. "Normal modes and discovery of high-order cross-frequencies in the DBV white dwarf GD 358," Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 314, 689 (2000)
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  • Meistas, E. and Vauclair, G. (eds) "Proceedings of the Fifth WET workshop", Baltic Astronomy, 9 no 1-3, 2000
  • S.O. Kepler, A. Mukadam, D.E. Winget, R.E. Nather, T.S. Metcalfe, M.D. Reed, S.D. Kawaler, and P.A. Bradley, "Evolutionary timescale of the DAV G117-B15a: The most stable optical clock known," Astrophysical Journal Letters, 534, L185 (2000).
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  • M. Sean O'Brien and Steven D. Kawaler, "The Predicted Signature of Neutrino Emission in Observations of Pulsating Pre-White Dwarf Stars," Astrophysical Journal, 539, 372 (2000).
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  • M.D. Reed, Steven D. Kawaler, & M. Sean O'Brien, "PG2131+066: A Test of Pre-White Dwarf Asteroseismology," Astrophysical Journal, 545, 429 (2000).
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  • Steven D. Kawaler & Michael Dahlstrom, " White Dwarf Stars," American Scientist, 88, 498 (Nov-Dec 2000)
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  • T.S. Metcalfe, D.E. Winget & P. Charbonneau," Preliminary Constraints on 12C(α,γ)16O from White Dwarf Seismology," Astrophysical Journal, 557, 1021 (2001)
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  • G. Vauclair, P. Moskalik et al. (the WET collaboration), "Asteroseismology of RXJ 2117+3412, the hottest pulsating PG 1159 star", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 381, 122 (2002)
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  • D.W. Kurtz, S.D. Kawaler, et al. (the WET collaboration), "Discovery of the missing mode in HR 1217 by the Whole Earth Telescope", MNRAS, 330, L57 (2002).
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  • S.O. Kepler, R.E. Nather, D.E. Winget et. al. (the WET collaboration), " The Everchanging Pulsating White Dwarf GD358", A+A, 401, 639 (2003).
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  • G. Handler, D. O'Donoghue, et al. (the WET collaboration), "Amplitude and frequency variability of the pulsating DB white dwarf stars KUV 05134+2605 and PG 1654+160 observed with the Whole Earth Telescope", MNRAS, 340, 1031 (2003).
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  • D. Kilkenny, M.D. Reed, D. O'Donoghue, S.D. Kawaler et al. (the WET collaboration),"A Whole Earth Telescope campaign on the pulsating subdwarf B binary system PG 1336-018 (NY Vir)", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 345, 834 (2003).
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  • Castanheira, B. G., Kepler, S. O., Moskalik, P. et. al. (the WET collaboration), "Observations of the Pulsating White Dwarf G 185-32", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 413, 623 (2004)
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  • M.D. Reed, S.D. Kawaler, et al. (the WET collaboration),"The long term pulsational stability of the pulsating sdB star Feige 48", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 348, 1164.(2004).
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  • S. D. Kawaler, E. M. Potter, M. Vuckovic et al. (the WET collaboration), "Whole Earth Telescope observations of the pulsating hot white dwarf PG1707+427",Astronomy & Astrophysics, 428, 969 (2004).
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  • A. Kanaan, A. Nitta et al. (the WET collaboration), Whole Earth Telescope observations of BPM 37093: A seismological test of crystallization theory in white dwarfs",Astronomy & Astrophysics, 432, 219 (2005).
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  • Wood, M.A. et al. (the WET collaboration),"DQ Herculis in Profile: Whole Earth Telescope observations and smoothed particle hydronamics simulations of an edge-on cataclysmic variablesystem", Astrophysical Journal, 634, 570 (2005).
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  • D. W. Kurtz et al. (the WET collaboration),"Pushing the ground-based limit: 14-umag photometric precision with the definitive Whole Earth Telescope asteroseismic data set for the rapidly oscillating Ap starHR1217", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 358, 651 (2005).
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  • N. Dolez, et al. (the WET collaboration), "Whole Earth telescope observations of the ZZ Ceti star HL Tau 76",Astronomy & Astrophysics, 446, 237 (2006).
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  • M. Vuckovic, et al. "Whole Earth Telescope Observations of the pulsating subdwarf  B star PG 0014+067", The Astrophysical Journal, 646, 1230 (2006).
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  • Silvotti, R.et al. "A giant planet orbiting the `extreme horizontal branch' star V391 Pegasi", The Astrophysical Journal, 646, 1230 (2006).
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  • Sullivan, D. J, et al. "Whole Earth Telescope observations of the hot helium atmosphere pulsating white dwarf EC20058-5234 ", MNRAS, 387, 137
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  • Provencal, J.L., et al. "2006 Whole Earth Telescope Observations of GD358: A New Look at the Prototype DBV", 2009, ApJ, 693, 564
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  • Montgomery, M.H., Provencal, J.L.,Kanaan, A., et al. "A Nonlinear Analysis of the Pulsating White Dwarf GD358: Evidence for Oblique Pulsation and Temperature Change", 2009, submitted
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  • Thompson, S., Montgomery, M. von Hippel, T., et al. "Pulsational Mapping of Calcium across the Surface of a White Dwarf", 2010, ApJ, 714, 296
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  • Redaelli, M., Kepler, S.O., Costa, J. E., et al. "The Pulsations of PG1351+489", 2011, MNRAS, 415, 1120
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  • Reed, M.D., Harms, S.L., Poindexter, S. et al. "Whole Earth Telescope observations of the subdwarf B star KPD 1930+2752: a rich, short-period pulsator in a close binary", 2011, MNRAS, 412, 371
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