Exoplanet Characterization and the Search for Life (2009)
Kasting, J., Traub, W., Roberge, A., Leger, A., Schwartz, A., Wooten, A., ...
Over 300 extrasolar planets (exoplanets) have been detected orbiting nearby stars. We now hope to conduct a census of all planets around nearby stars and to characterize their atmospheres and...
Morales, J. C., Torres, G., Marschall, L. A., Brehm, W.
We report extensive spectroscopic and differential photometric BVRI observations of the active, detached, 1.309-day double-lined eclipsing binary IM Vir, composed of a G7-type primary and a K7...
Accurate masses and radii of normal stars: modern results and applications (2009)
Torres, G., Andersen, J., Giménez, Álvaro
60 pages, 17 figures, 5 tables.-- Review article.-- Article in press.
Accurate masses and radii of normal stars: modern results and applications (2009)
Torres, G., Andersen, J., Gimenez, A.
This paper presents and discusses a critical compilation of accurate, fundamental determinations of stellar masses and radii. We have identified 95 detached binary systems containing 190 stars (94...
HAT-P-13b,c: a transiting hot Jupiter with a massive outer companion on an eccentric orbit (2009)
Bakos, G. A., Howard, A. W., Noyes, R. W., Hartman, J., Torres, G., Kovacs, Geza, ...
We report on the discovery of a planetary system with a close-in transiting hot Jupiter on a near circular orbit and a massive outer planet on a highly eccentric orbit. The inner planet, HAT-P-13b,...
HAT-P-12b: A Low-Density Sub-Saturn Mass Planet Transiting a Metal-Poor K Dwarf (2009)
Hartman, J. D., Bakos, G. Á., Torres, G., Kovács, Géza, Noyes, R. W., Pál, A., ...
We report on the discovery of HAT-P-12b, a transiting extrasolar planet orbiting the moderately bright V=12.8 K4 dwarf GSC 03033-00706, with a period P = 3.2130598 +- 0.0000021 d, transit epoch Tc =...
Sozzetti, A., Torres, G., Latham, D. W., Stefanik, R. P., Korzennik, S. G., Boss, A. P., ...
We present an analysis of three years of precision radial velocity measurements of 160 metal-poor stars observed with HIRES on the Keck 1 telescope. We report on variability and long-term velocity...
HAT-P-11b: A Super-Neptune Planet Transiting a Bright K Star in the Kepler Field (2009)
Bakos, G. Á., Torres, G., Pál, A., Hartman, J., Kovács, Géza, Noyes, R. W., ...
We report on the discovery of HAT-P-11b, the smallest radius transiting extrasolar planet (TEP), and the first hot Neptune discovered to date by transit searches. HAT-P-11b orbits the bright (V=9.59)...
Report of IAU Commission 30 on Radial Velocities (2006-2009) (2008)
Torres, G., Glushkova, E. V., Johnson, J. A., Levato, H., Nordström, B., Pourbaix, D., ...
Brief summaries are given on the following subjects: Radial velocities and exoplanets (Toward Earth-mass planets; Retired A stars and their planets; Current status and prospects); Toward higher...
Absolute properties of the low-mass eclipsing binary CM Draconis (2008)
Morales, J. C., Ribas, I., Jordi, C., Torres, G., Gallardo, J., Guinan, E. F., ...
Spectroscopic and eclipsing binary systems offer the best means for determining accurate physical properties of stars, including their masses and radii. The data available for low-mass stars have...
Pál, A., Bakos, G. Á., Fernandez, J., Sipöcz, B., Torres, G., Latham, D. W., ...
We present the independent discovery of XO-5b, confirming its planetary nature based on evidences other than that described in the announcement of Burke (2008), namely, the lack of significant...
Sozzetti, A., Torres, G., Charbonneau, D., Winn, J. N., Korzennik, S. G., Holman, M. J., ...
We report new spectroscopic and photometric observations of the parent stars of the recently discovered transiting planets TrES-3 and TrES-4. A detailed abundance analysis based on high-resolution...
HAT-P-10b: A light and moderately hot Jupiter transiting a K dwarf (2008)
Bakos, G. A., Pal, A., Torres, G., Sipocz, B., Latham, D. W., Noyes, R. W., ...
We report on the discovery of HAT-P-10b, the lowest mass (0.46 +/- 0.03 MJ) transiting extrasolar planet (TEP) discovered to date by transit searches. HAT-P-10b orbits the moderately bright V=11.89 K...
Massi, M., Ros, E., Menten, K. M., Kaufman Bernardó, M., Torricelli-Ciamponi, G., Neidhöfer, J., ...
Context. The young binary system V773 Tau A exhibits a persistent radio flaring activity that gradually increases from a level of a few mJy at apoastron to more than 100 mJy at periastron....
A Survey for Spectroscopic Binaries in a Large Sample of G Dwarfs (2007)
Udry Mayor Observatoire, S. Udry, M. Mayor, D. W. Latham, R. P. Stefanik, G. Torres, ...
. For more than 5 years now, a large sample of G dwarfs (3347 stars) has been monitored in radial velocities in order to obtain an unequaled set of orbital parameters for solar-type stars ( 400...
GALAXY FORMATION SIMULATIONS WITH SCALAR FIELD DARK MATTER (2007)
Presentamos una serie de simulaciones para la formacion de galaxias usando un modelo cosmologico con campo escalar en el cual la materia obscura esta modelada por un campo escalar . En el modelo de...
GALAXY FORMATION SIMULATIONS WITH SCALAR FIELD DARK MATTER (2007)
Presentamos una serie de simulaciones para la formación de galaxias usando un modelo cosmológico con campo escalar en el cual la materia obscura esta modelada por un campo escalar Φ. En el modelo...
HAT-P-6b: A Hot Jupiter transiting a bright F star (2007)
Noyes, R. W., Bakos, G. A., Torres, G., Pal, A., Kovacs, Geza, Latham, D. W., ...
In the ongoing HATNet survey we have detected a giant planet, with radius 1.33 +/- 0.06 RJup and mass 1.06 +/- 0.12 MJup, transiting the bright (V = 10.5) star GSC 03239-00992. The planet is in a...
HAT-P-3b: A heavy-element rich planet transiting a K dwarf star (2007)
Torres, G., Bakos, G. A., Kovacs, G., Latham, D. W., Fernandez, J. M., Noyes, R. W., ...
We report the discovery of a Jupiter-size planet transiting a relatively bright (V = 11.56) and metal-rich early K dwarf star with a period of about 2.9 days. On the basis of follow-up photometry and...
HD147506b: A Super-Massive Planet in an Eccentric Orbit Transiting a Bright Star (2007)
Bakos, G. A., Kovacs, G., Torres, G., Fischer, D. A., Latham, D. W., Noyes, R. W., ...
We report the discovery of a massive (Mp = 9.04+/-0.50 MJup) planet transiting the bright (V = 8.7) F8 star HD 147506, with an orbital period of 5.63341+/-0.00013 days and an eccentricity of e =...
Physical Orbit for λ Virginis and a Test of Stellar Evolution Models (2007)
Zhao, M., Monnier, J. D., Torres, G., Boden, A. F., Claret, A., Millan-Gabet, R., ...
The star λ Virginis is a well-known double-lined spectroscopic Am binary with the interesting property that both stars are very similar in abundance but one is sharp-lined and the other is...
HAT-P-1b: A Large-Radius, Low-Density Exoplanet Transiting one Member of a Stellar Binary (2006)
Bakos, G. A., Noyes, R. W., Kovacs, G., Latham, D. W., Sasselov, D. D., Torres, G., ...
Using small automated telescopes in Arizona and Hawaii, the HATNet project has detected an object transiting one member of the double star system ADS 16402 AB. This system is a pair of G0...
The First DIRECT Distance Determination to a Detached Eclipsing Binary in M33 (2006)
Bonanos, A. Z., Stanek, K. Z., Kudritzki, R. P., Macri, L. M., Sasselov, D. D., Kaluzny, J., ...
We present the first direct distance determination to a detached eclipsing binary in M33, which was found by the DIRECT Project. Located in the OB 66 association at coordinates (alpha,...
Sozzetti, A., Torres, G., Latham, D. W., Carney, B. W., Stefanik, R. P., Boss, A. P., ...
We describe a high-precision Doppler search for giant planets orbiting a well-defined sample of metal-poor dwarfs in the field. This experiment constitutes a fundamental test of theoretical...
Chemical Composition of the Planet-Harboring Star TrES-1 (2005)
Sozzetti, A., Yong, D., Carney, B. W., Laird, J. B., Latham, D. W., Torres, G.
We present a detailed chemical abundance analysis of the parent star of the transiting extrasolar planet TrES-1. Based on high-resolution Keck/HIRES and HET/HRS spectra, we have determined abundances...
Astronomy Astrophysics S B 9: The ninth catalogue of spectroscopic binary orbits (2004)
D. Pourbaix, A. A. Tokovinin, A. H. Batten, F. C. Fekel, W. I. Hartkopf, H. Levato, ...
Abstract. The Ninth Catalogue of Spectroscopic Binary Orbits
Torres, G., Mero, M., Calderón, T., Franco, V., Salazar, E.
El presente trabajo es una contribución al conocimiento de la bio-oceanografía del mar ecuatoriano, forma parte del Proyecto de Monitoreo de las condiciones oceanográficas en el mar ecuatoriano y...
The force of irony: studying the everyday life of tomato workers in Western Mexico. (1994)
http://library.wur.nl/wda/abstracts/ab1822.html
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: a rare presentation of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Garcia-Gonzalez, M., Sanroman, A. L., Arribas, R., Torres, G., Cuesta, C., Moreira, V. F.
We describe a patient with rapidly progressive pneumonia and a high level of serum lactate dehydrogenase, in whom postmortem study revealed the presence of a diffuse, small and large-cell...
Portal vein thrombosis due to Candida albicans associated with hepatic cirrhosis.
Torres, G., Gil Grande, L. A., Boixeda, B., Barcena, R., Garcia Hoz, F.
A case of portal vein thrombosis due to Candida albicans in a patient with alcoholic hepatic cirrhosis in the absence of hepatocarcinoma is described. Infection is a known cause of portal vein...