Photometric redshifts for supernovae Ia in the Supernova Legacy Survey (2009)
Palanque-Delabrouille, N., Ruhlmann-Kleider, V., Pascal, S., Rich, J., Guy, J., Bazin, G., ...
We present a method using the SALT2 light curve fitter to determine the redshift of Type Ia supernovae in the Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS) based on their photometry in g', r', i' and z'. On 289...
The ESO/VLT 3rd year Type Ia supernova data set from the Supernova Legacy Survey (2009)
Balland, C., Baumont, S., Basa, S., Mouchet, M., Howell, D. A., Astier, P., ...
We present 139 spectra of 124 Type Ia supernovae (SNeIa) that were observed at the ESO/VLT during the first three years of the Canada-France-Hawai Telescope (CFHT) Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS)....
Tisserand, P., Wood, P. R., Marquette, J. B., Afonso, C., Albert, J. N., Andersen, J., ...
R Coronae Borealis stars (RCB) are a rare type of evolved carbon-rich supergiant stars that are increasingly thought to result from the merger of two white dwarfs, called the Double degenerate...
The Core-collapse rate from the Supernova Legacy Survey (2009)
Bazin, G., Palanque-Delabrouille, N., Rich, J., Ruhlmann-Kleider, V., Aubourg, E., Guillou, L. Le, ...
We use three years of data from the Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS) to study the general properties of core-collapse and type Ia supernovae. This is the first such study using the "rolling search"...
Rahal, Y. R., Afonso, C., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., ...
The EROS-2 project has been designed to search for microlensing events towards any dense stellar field. The densest parts of the Galactic spiral arms have been monitored to maximize the microlensing...
The beat Cepheids in the Magellanic Clouds: an analysis from the EROS-2 database (2009)
Marquette, J. B., Beaulieu, J. P., Buchler, J. R., Szabo, R., Tisserand, P., Belghith, S., ...
A number of microlensing dark-matter surveys have produced tens of millions of light curves of individual background stars. These data provide an unprecedented opportunity for systematic studies of...
Rahal, Y.R., Afonso, C., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., ...
the EROS-2 project has been designed to search for microlensing events towards any dense stellar field. The densest parts of the Galactic spiral arms have been monitored to maximize the microlensing...
Rahal, Y.R., Afonso, C., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., ...
the EROS-2 project has been designed to search for microlensing events towards any dense stellar field. The densest parts of the Galactic spiral arms have been monitored to maximize the microlensing...
Rahal, Y.R., Afonso, C., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., ...
the EROS-2 project has been designed to search for microlensing events towards any dense stellar field. The densest parts of the Galactic spiral arms have been monitored to maximize the microlensing...
Reconstruction of HI power spectra with radio-interferometers to study dark energy (2008)
Ansari, R., Goff, J. -M. Le, Magneville, Ch., Moniez, M., Palanque-Delabrouille, N., Rich, J., ...
Among the tools available for the study of the dark energy driving the expansion of the Universe, Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO) and their effects on the matter power spectrum are particularly...
Marquette, J. B., Tisserand, P., Francois, P., Beaulieu, J. P., Doublier, V., Lesquoy, E., ...
For seven years, the EROS-2 project obtained a mass of photometric data on variable stars. We present a peculiar Cepheid-like star, in the direction of the Small Magellanic Cloud, which demonstrates...
R Coronae Borealis stars in the Galactic Bulge discovered by EROS-2 (2008)
Tisserand, P., Marquette, J. B., Wood, P. R., Lesquoy, E., Beaulieu, J. P., Milsztajn, A., ...
Rare types of variable star may give unique insight into short-lived stages of stellar evolution. The systematic monitoring of millions of stars and advanced light curve analysis techniques of...
The ANTARES Collaboration (2007)
May The Antares, E. Aslanides, J-j. Aubert, S. Basa, F. Bernard, V. Bertin, ...
This document presents the scientific motivation for building a high energy neutrino undersea detector, with an effective area of 0.1 km
Microlensing towards the Small Magellanic Cloud EROS 2: first year survey (2007)
Microlensing Small, Magellanic Cloud, N. Palanque-Delabrouille, C. Afonso, J. N. Albert, J. Andersen, ...
. We present here an analysis of the light curves of 5.3 million stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud observed by EROS (Exp'erience de Recherche d'Objets Sombres). One star exhibits a...
Galactic bulge microlensing optical depth from eros-2 (2007)
Hamadache, C., Le Guillou, L., Tisserand, P., Afonso, C., Albert, J.N., Andersen, J., ...
We present a new EROS-2 measurement of the microlensing optical depth toward the Galactic Bulge. Light curves of $5.6\times 10^{6}$ clump-giant stars distributed over $66 \deg^2$ of the Bulge were...
The OGLE-II event sc5_2859 : a Classical Nova outburst? (2007)
Afonso, C., Glicenstein, J.F., Gould, A., Smith, M.C, Albert, J.N., Andersen, J., ...
The OGLE-II event sc5_2859 was previously identified as the third longest microlensing event ever observed. Additional photometric observations from the EROS (Experience de Recherche d'Objets...
Tisserand, P., Le Guillou, L., Afonso, C., Albert, J.N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., ...
The EROS-2 project was designed to test the hypothesis that massive compact halo objects (the so-called ``machos'') could be a major component of the dark matter halo of the Milky Way galaxy. To this...
The OGLE-II event sc5_2859 : a Classical Nova outburst? (2007)
Afonso, C., Glicenstein, J.F., Gould, A., Smith, M.C, Albert, J.N., Andersen, J., ...
The OGLE-II event sc5_2859 was previously identified as the third longest microlensing event ever observed. Additional photometric observations from the EROS (Experience de Recherche d'Objets...
Galactic bulge microlensing optical depth from eros-2 (2007)
Hamadache, C., Le Guillou, L., Tisserand, P., Afonso, C., Albert, J.N., Andersen, J., ...
We present a new EROS-2 measurement of the microlensing optical depth toward the Galactic Bulge. Light curves of $5.6\times 10^{6}$ clump-giant stars distributed over $66 \deg^2$ of the Bulge were...
Tisserand, P., Le Guillou, L., Afonso, C., Albert, J.N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., ...
The EROS-2 project was designed to test the hypothesis that massive compact halo objects (the so-called ``machos'') could be a major component of the dark matter halo of the Milky Way galaxy. To this...
The OGLE-II event sc5_2859 : a Classical Nova outburst? (2007)
Afonso, C., Glicenstein, J.F., Gould, A., Smith, M.C, Albert, J.N., Andersen, J., ...
The OGLE-II event sc5_2859 was previously identified as the third longest microlensing event ever observed. Additional photometric observations from the EROS (Experience de Recherche d'Objets...
Galactic bulge microlensing optical depth from eros-2 (2007)
Hamadache, C., Le Guillou, L., Tisserand, P., Afonso, C., Albert, J.N., Andersen, J., ...
We present a new EROS-2 measurement of the microlensing optical depth toward the Galactic Bulge. Light curves of $5.6\times 10^{6}$ clump-giant stars distributed over $66 \deg^2$ of the Bulge were...
Tisserand, P., Le Guillou, L., Afonso, C., Albert, J.N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., ...
The EROS-2 project was designed to test the hypothesis that massive compact halo objects (the so-called ``machos'') could be a major component of the dark matter halo of the Milky Way galaxy. To this...
Towards the European strategy for particle physics: the Briefing Book (2007)
Akesson, T., Aleksan, R., Allanach, B., Bertolucci, S., Blondel, A., Butterworth, J., ...
This document was prepared as part of the briefing material for the Workshop of the CERN Council Strategy Group, held in DESY Zeuthen from 2nd to 6th May 2006. It gives an overview of the physics...
Towards the European strategy for particle physics: the Briefing Book (2007)
Akesson, T., Aleksan, R., Allanach, B., Bertolucci, S., Blondel, A., Butterworth, J., ...
This document was prepared as part of the briefing material for the Workshop of the CERN Council Strategy Group, held in DESY Zeuthen from 2nd to 6th May 2006. It gives an overview of the physics...
Towards the European strategy for particle physics: the Briefing Book (2007)
Akesson, T., Aleksan, R., Allanach, B., Bertolucci, S., Blondel, A., Butterworth, J., ...
This document was prepared as part of the briefing material for the Workshop of the CERN Council Strategy Group, held in DESY Zeuthen from 2nd to 6th May 2006. It gives an overview of the physics...
Guy, J., Astier, P., Baumont, S., Hardin, D., Pain, R., Regnault, N., ...
We present an empirical model of Type Ia supernovae spectro-photometric evolution with time. The model is built using a large data set including light-curves and spectra of both nearby and distant...
Guy, J., Astier, P., Baumont, S., Hardin, D., Pain, R., Regnault, N., ...
We present an empirical model of Type Ia supernovae spectro-photometric evolution with time. The model is built using a large data set including light-curves and spectra of both nearby and distant...
Guy, J., Astier, P., Baumont, S., Hardin, D., Pain, R., Regnault, N., ...
We present an empirical model of Type Ia supernovae spectro-photometric evolution with time. The model is built using a large data set including light-curves and spectra of both nearby and distant...
Astier, P., Guy, J., Regnault, N., Pain, R., Aubourg, E., Balam, D., ...
We present distance measurements to 71 high redshift type Ia supernovae discovered during the first year of the 5-year Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS). These events were detected and their multi-color...
Astier, P., Guy, J., Regnault, N., Pain, R., Aubourg, E., Balam, D., ...
We present distance measurements to 71 high redshift type Ia supernovae discovered during the first year of the 5-year Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS). These events were detected and their multi-color...
Astier, P., Guy, J., Regnault, N., Pain, R., Aubourg, E., Balam, D., ...
We present distance measurements to 71 high redshift type Ia supernovae discovered during the first year of the 5-year Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS). These events were detected and their multi-color...
The ANTARES Optical Beacon System (2007)
Ageron, M., Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., ...
ANTARES is a neutrino telescope being deployed in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of a three dimensional array of photomultiplier tubes that can detect the Cherenkov light induced by charged...
DUNE: The Dark Universe Explorer (2007)
Refregier, A., Boulade, O., Mellier, Y., Milliard, B., Pain, R., Michaud, J., ...
Understanding the nature of Dark Matter and Dark Energy is one of the most pressing issues in cosmology and fundamental physics. The purpose of the DUNE (Dark UNiverse Explorer) mission is to study...
The data acquisition system for the ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)
Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...
The ANTARES neutrino telescope is being constructed in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of a large three-dimensional array of photo-multiplier tubes. The data acquisition system of the detector...
The Supernova Type Ia Rate Evolution with SNLS (2007)
Neill, J. D., Sullivan, M., Balam, D., Pritchet, C. J., Howell, D. A., Perrett, K., ...
We present a progress report on a project to derive the evolution of the volumetric supernova Type Ia rate from the Supernova Legacy Survey. Our preliminary estimate of the rate evolution divides the...
The data acquisition system for the ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)
Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...
The ANTARES neutrino telescope is being constructed in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of a large three-dimensional array of photo-multiplier tubes. The data acquisition system of the detector...
The data acquisition system for the ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)
Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...
The ANTARES neutrino telescope is being constructed in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of a large three-dimensional array of photo-multiplier tubes. The data acquisition system of the detector...
The Rise Time of Type Ia Supernovae from the Supernova Legacy Survey (2007)
Conley, A., Howell, D. A., Howes, A., Sullivan, M., Astier, P., Balam, D., ...
We compare the rise times of nearby and distant Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) as a test for evolution using 73 high-redshift spectroscopically-confirmed SNe Ia from the first two years of the five year...
Guy, J., Astier, P., Baumont, S., Hardin, D., Pain, R., Regnault, N., ...
We present an empirical model of Type Ia supernovae spectro-photometric evolution with time. The model is built using a large data set including light-curves and spectra of both nearby and distant...
Limits on Galactic Dark Matter with 5 Years of EROS SMC Data (2007)
Afonso, C., Albert, J.N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., Bareyre, P., ...
Five years of EROS data towards the Small Magellanic Cloud have been searched for gravitational microlensing events, using a new, more accurate method to assess the impact of stellar blending on the...
Bulge Microlensing Optical Depth from EROS 2 observations (2007)
Afonso, C., Albert, J N., Alard, C., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., ...
We present a measurement of the microlensing optical depth toward the Galactic bulge based on the analysis of 15 contiguous1 square degrees fields centered on (l=2.5 deg, b=-4.0 deg) and containing...
Bulge Microlensing Optical Depth from EROS 2 observations (2007)
Afonso, C., Albert, J N., Alard, C., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., ...
We present a measurement of the microlensing optical depth toward the Galactic bulge based on the analysis of 15 contiguous1 square degrees fields centered on (l=2.5 deg, b=-4.0 deg) and containing...
Limits on Galactic Dark Matter with 5 Years of EROS SMC Data (2007)
Afonso, C., Albert, J.N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., Bareyre, P., ...
Five years of EROS data towards the Small Magellanic Cloud have been searched for gravitational microlensing events, using a new, more accurate method to assess the impact of stellar blending on the...
Bulge Microlensing Optical Depth from EROS 2 observations (2007)
Afonso, C., Albert, J N., Alard, C., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., ...
We present a measurement of the microlensing optical depth toward the Galactic bulge based on the analysis of 15 contiguous1 square degrees fields centered on (l=2.5 deg, b=-4.0 deg) and containing...
Limits on Galactic Dark Matter with 5 Years of EROS SMC Data (2007)
Afonso, C., Albert, J.N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., Bareyre, P., ...
Five years of EROS data towards the Small Magellanic Cloud have been searched for gravitational microlensing events, using a new, more accurate method to assess the impact of stellar blending on the...
Transmission of light in deep sea water at the site of the ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)
Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...
The ANTARES neutrino telescope is a large photomultiplier array designed to detect neutrino-induced upward-going muons by their Cherenkov radiation. Understanding the absorption and scattering of...
Transmission of light in deep sea water at the site of the ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)
Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...
The ANTARES neutrino telescope is a large photomultiplier array designed to detect neutrino-induced upward-going muons by their Cherenkov radiation. Understanding the absorption and scattering of...
Transmission of light in deep sea water at the site of the ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)
Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...
The ANTARES neutrino telescope is a large photomultiplier array designed to detect neutrino-induced upward-going muons by their Cherenkov radiation. Understanding the absorption and scattering of...
The Supernova Type Ia Rate Evolution with SNLS (2007)
Neill, J. D., Sullivan, M., Balam, D., Pritchet, C. J., Howell, D. A., Perrett, K., ...
We present a progress report on a project to derive the evolution of the volumetric supernova Type Ia rate from the Supernova Legacy Survey. Our preliminary estimate of the rate evolution divides the...
First results of the Instrumentation Line for the deep-sea ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)
Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...
In 2005, the ANTARES Collaboration deployed and operated at a depth of 2500 m a so-called Mini Instrumentation Line equipped with Optical Modules (MILOM) at the ANTARES site. The various data...
First results of the Instrumentation Line for the deep-sea ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)
Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...
In 2005, the ANTARES Collaboration deployed and operated at a depth of 2500 m a so-called Mini Instrumentation Line equipped with Optical Modules (MILOM) at the ANTARES site. The various data...
First results of the Instrumentation Line for the deep-sea ANTARES neutrino telescope (2007)
Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., ...
In 2005, the ANTARES Collaboration deployed and operated at a depth of 2500 m a so-called Mini Instrumentation Line equipped with Optical Modules (MILOM) at the ANTARES site. The various data...
A slope variation in the Period-Luminosity relation for short period SMC Cepheids (2006)
Bauer, F., Afonso, C., Albert, J N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., ...
We present the Period-Luminosity relations from 290 Cepheids towards the LMC and 590 Cepheids towards the SMC. The two data sets were obtained using the two wide field CCD cameras of the EROS 2...
EROS 2 photometry of probable R Coronae Borealis stars in the small Magellanic cloud (2006)
Tisserand, P., Marquette, J.B., Beaulieu, J.P., De Laverny, P., Lesquoy, E., Milsztajn, A., ...
EROS 2 (Experience de Recherche d'Objets Sombres) conducted a survey of the SMC between July 1996 and February 2003 in two EROS broad-band colours, V_E and R_E. The photometric data of 4.2 million...
EROS 2 photometry of probable R Coronae Borealis stars in the small Magellanic cloud (2006)
Tisserand, P., Marquette, J.B., Beaulieu, J.P., De Laverny, P., Lesquoy, E., Milsztajn, A., ...
EROS 2 (Experience de Recherche d'Objets Sombres) conducted a survey of the SMC between July 1996 and February 2003 in two EROS broad-band colours, V_E and R_E. The photometric data of 4.2 million...
EROS 2 photometry of probable R Coronae Borealis stars in the small Magellanic cloud (2006)
Tisserand, P., Marquette, J.B., Beaulieu, J.P., De Laverny, P., Lesquoy, E., Milsztajn, A., ...
EROS 2 (Experience de Recherche d'Objets Sombres) conducted a survey of the SMC between July 1996 and February 2003 in two EROS broad-band colours, V_E and R_E. The photometric data of 4.2 million...
Type Ia supernova rate at a redshift of ~ 0.1 (2006)
Blanc, G., Afonso, C., Alard, C., Albert, J.N., Aldering, G., Amadon, A., ...
We present the type Ia rate measurement based on two EROS supernova search campaigns (in 1999 and 2000). Sixteen supernovae identified as type Ia were discovered. The measurement of the detection...
Type Ia supernova rate at a redshift of ~ 0.1 (2006)
Blanc, G., Afonso, C., Alard, C., Albert, J.N., Aldering, G., Amadon, A., ...
We present the type Ia rate measurement based on two EROS supernova search campaigns (in 1999 and 2000). Sixteen supernovae identified as type Ia were discovered. The measurement of the detection...
Type Ia supernova rate at a redshift of ~ 0.1 (2006)
Blanc, G., Afonso, C., Alard, C., Albert, J.N., Aldering, G., Amadon, A., ...
We present the type Ia rate measurement based on two EROS supernova search campaigns (in 1999 and 2000). Sixteen supernovae identified as type Ia were discovered. The measurement of the detection...
Observational Limits on Machos in the Galactic Halo (2006)
Renault, C., Afonso, C., Aubourg, E., Bareyre, P., Bauer, F., Brehin, S., ...
We present final results from the first phase of the EROS search for gravitational microlensing of stars in the Magellanic Clouds by unseen deflectors (machos: MAssive Compact Halo Objects). The...
Microlensing towards the Small Magellanic Cloud - EROS 2 first year survey (2006)
Palanque-Delabrouille, N., Afonso, C., Albert, J-N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., ...
Sullivan, M., Borgne, D. Le, Pritchet, C. J., Hodsman, A., Neill, J. D., Howell, D. A, ...
(ABRIDGED) We show that Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are formed within both very young and old stellar populations, with observed rates that depend on the stellar mass and mean star-formation rates...
The Type Ia Supernova Rate at z ~0.5 from the Supernova Legacy Survey (2006)
Neill, J. D., Sullivan, M., Balam, D., Pritchet, C. J., Howell, D. A., Perrett, K., ...
We present a measurement of the distant Type Ia supernova rate derived from the first two years of the Canada -- France -- Hawaii Telescope Supernova Legacy Survey. We observed four one-square degree...
DUNE: The Dark Universe Explorer (2006)
Refregier, A., Boulade, O., Mellier, Y., Milliard, B., Pain, R., Michaud, J., ...
Understanding the nature of Dark Matter and Dark Energy is one of the most pressing issues in cosmology and fundamental physics. The purpose of the DUNE (Dark UNiverse Explorer) mission is to study...
Melchior, A L., Afonso, C., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., Baillon, P., Bareyre, P., ...
Recent surveys monitoring millions of light curves of resolved stars in the LMC have discovered several microlensing events. Unresolved stars could however significantly contribute to the...
Towards the European strategy for particle physics: the Briefing Book (2006)
Akesson, T., Aleksan, R., Allanach, B., Bertolucci, S., Blondel, A., Butterworth, J., ...
This document was prepared as part of the briefing material for the Workshop of the CERN Council Strategy Group, held in DESY Zeuthen from 2nd to 6th May 2006. It gives an overview of the physics...
Melchior, A L., Afonso, C., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., Baillon, P., Bareyre, P., ...
Recent surveys monitoring millions of light curves of resolved stars in the LMC have discovered several microlensing events. Unresolved stars could however significantly contribute to the...
Melchior, A L., Afonso, C., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., Baillon, P., Bareyre, P., ...
Recent surveys monitoring millions of light curves of resolved stars in the LMC have discovered several microlensing events. Unresolved stars could however significantly contribute to the...
Photometric constraints on microlens spectroscopy of EROS-BLG-2000-5 (2006)
Afonso, C., Albert, J-N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., Bareyre, P., ...
We apply EROS photometric data to interpret previously published Keck and VLT spectra of the binary-microlens caustic-crossing event EROS-BLG-2000-5. We show that the VLT data imply that the outer...
Melchior, A L., Afonso, C., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., Baillon, P., Bareyre, P., ...
We apply the pixel method of analysis (sometimes called ``pixel lensing'') to a small subset of the EROS-1\ microlensing observations of the bar of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The pixel method...
EROS 2 proper motion survey : Constraints on the halo white dwarfs (2006)
Goldman, B., Afonso, C., Alard, C., Amadon, A., Andersen, J., ...
Study of Large Hemispherical Photomultiplier Tubes for the ANTARES Neutrino Telescope (2006)
Aguilar, J.A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., ...
The ANTARES neutrino telescope, to be immersed depth in the Mediterranean Sea, will consist of a 3 dimensional matrix of 900 large area photomultiplier tubes housed in pressure resistant glass...
The ANTARES neutrino project (2006)
Sokalski, I., Aguilar, J.A., Alleyne, H., Ameli, F., Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., ...
The ANTARES neutrino project (2006)
Sokalski, I., Aguilar, J.A., Alleyne, H., Ameli, F., Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., ...
The ANTARES neutrino project (2006)
Sokalski, I., Aguilar, J.A., Alleyne, H., Ameli, F., Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., ...
Sedimentation and Fouling of Optical Surfaces at the ANTARES Site (2006)
Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Ardellier-Desages, F.E., Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., Azoulay, R., ...
ANTARES is a project leading towards the construction and deployment of a neutrino telescope in the deep Mediterranean Sea. The telescope will use an array of photomultiplier tubes to detect the...
Observation of periodic variable stars towards the galactic spiral arms by EROS II (2006)
Derue, F., Lupone, S., Afonso, C., Alard, C., ...
We present the results of a massive variability search based on a photometric survey of a six square degree region along the Galactic plane at ($l = 305^\circ$, $b = -0.8^\circ$) and ($l =...
The ANTARES optical module (2006)
Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Anvar, S., Ardellier-Desages, F.E., Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., ...
The ANTARES collaboration is building a deep sea neutrino telescope in the Mediterranean Sea. This detector will cover a sensitive area of typically 0.1 km-squared and will be equipped with about...
Observation of Microlensing towards the Galactic Spiral Arms. EROS II 3 year survey (2006)
Derue, F., Afonso, C., Alard, C., Albert, J-N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., ...
Not enough stellar mass machos in the galactic halo (2006)
Lasserre, T., Afonso, C., Albert, J-N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., ...
The Rise Time of Type Ia Supernovae from the Supernova Legacy Survey (2006)
Conley, A., Howell, D. A., Howes, A., Sullivan, M., Astier, P., Balam, D., ...
We compare the rise times of nearby and distant Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) as a test for evolution using 73 high-redshift spectroscopically-confirmed SNe Ia from the first two years of the five year...
Tisserand, P., Guillou, L. Le, Afonso, C., Albert, J. N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., ...
The EROS-2 project was designed to test the hypothesis that massive compact halo objects (the so-called ``machos'') could be a major component of the dark matter halo of the Milky Way galaxy. To this...
Removing the Microlensing Blending-Parallax Degeneracy Using Source Variability (2006)
Assef, R.J., Gould, A., Afonso, C., Albert, J.N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., ...
Microlensing event MACHO 97-SMC-1 is one of the rare microlensing events for which the source is a variable star, simply because most variable stars are systematically eliminated from microlensing...
Sullivan, M., Borgne, D. Le, Pritchet, C. J., Hodsman, A., Neill, J. D., Howell, D. A, ...
(ABRIDGED) We show that Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are formed within both very young and old stellar populations, with observed rates that depend on the stellar mass and mean star-formation rates...
The Type Ia Supernova Rate at z ~0.5 from the Supernova Legacy Survey (2006)
Neill, J. D., Sullivan, M., Balam, D., Pritchet, C. J., Howell, D. A., Perrett, K., ...
We present a measurement of the distant Type Ia supernova rate derived from the first two years of the Canada -- France -- Hawaii Telescope Supernova Legacy Survey. We observed four one-square degree...
Photometric selection of high-redshift type Ia supernovae (2006)
Sullivan, M., Howell, D.A., Perrett, K., Nugent, P., Astier, P., Aubourg, E., ...
We present a method for selecting high-redshift type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) located via rolling SN searches. The technique, using both color and magnitude information of events from only 2-3 epochs...
Galactic Bulge Microlensing Optical Depth from EROS-2 (2006)
Hamadache, C., Guillou, L. Le, Tisserand, P., Afonso, C., Albert, J. N., Andersen, J., ...
We present a new EROS-2 measurement of the microlensing optical depth toward the Galactic Bulge. Light curves of $5.6\times 10^{6}$ clump-giant stars distributed over $66 \deg^2$ of the Bulge were...
A. Howell, D., Sullivan, M., Perrett, K., J. Bronder, T., M. Hook, I., Astier, P., ...
We present new techiques for improving the efficiency of supernova (SN) classification at high redshift using 64 candidates observed at Gemini North and South during the first year of the Supernova...
Galactic Bulge microlensing optical depth from EROS-2 (2006)
Hamadache, C., Le Guillou, L., Tisserand, P., Afonso, C., Albert, J. N., Andersen, J., ...
Aims.We present a new EROS-2 measurement of the microlensing optical depth toward the Galactic Bulge. Methods: .Light curves of 5.6× 106 clump-giant stars distributed over 66 deg2 of the Bulge were...
Removing the microlensing blending-parallax degeneracy using source variability (2006)
Assef, R. J., Gould, A., Afonso, C., Albert, J. N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., ...
Microlensing event MACHO 97-SMC-1 is one of the rare microlensing events for which the source is a variable star, simply because most variable stars are systematically eliminated from microlensing...
The OGLE-II event sc5_2859: A classical nova outburst? (2006)
Afonso, C., Glicenstein, J. F., Gould, A., Smith, M. C., Wagner, R. M., Albert, J. N., ...
Context: .The OGLE-II event sc5_2859 was previously identified as the third longest microlensing event ever observed. Aims: .Additional photometric observations from the EROS (Expérience de...
The Supernova Legacy Survey: measurement of ΩM, ΩΛ and w from the first year data set (2006)
Astier, P., Guy, J., Regnault, N., Pain, R., Aubourg, E., Balam, D., ...
Photometric Constraints on Microlens Spectroscopy of EROS-BLG-2000-5 (2005)
Afonso, C., Albert, J.N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., Bareyre, P., ...
We apply EROS photometric data to interpret previously published Keck and VLT spectra of the binary-microlens caustic-crossing event EROS-BLG-2000-5. We show that the VLT data imply that the outer 4...
Photometric selection of high-redshift type Ia supernovae (2005)
Sullivan, M., Howell, D. A., Perrett, K., Nugent, P., Astier, P., Aubourg, E., ...
We present a method for selecting high-redshift type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) located via rolling SN searches. The technique, using both color and magnitude information of events from only 2-3 epochs...
Astier, P., Guy, J., Regnault, N., Pain, R., Aubourg, E., Balam, D., ...
We present distance measurements to 71 high redshift type Ia supernovae discovered during the first year of the 5-year Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS). These events were detected and their multi-color...
Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS) : real time operations and photometric analysis (2005)
Palanque-Delabrouille, N., Collaboration, For The SNLS
Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) have provided the first evidence for an accelerating universe and for the existence of an unknown ``dark energy'' driving this expansion. The 5-year Supernova Legacy Survey...
Howell, D. A., Sullivan, M., Perrett, K., Bronder, T. J., Hook, I. M., Astier, P., ...
We present new techiques for improving the efficiency of supernova (SN) classification at high redshift using 64 candidates observed at Gemini North and South during the first year of the Supernova...
Beaulieu, J. P., De Wit, W. J., Marquette, J. B., Coutures, C., Leisy, P., ...
Using data from the EROS2 microlensing survey, we report the discovery of two blue objects with irregular photometric behaviour of $\\Delta V \\sim 0.1$-0.4 mag on time scales of 20 to 200 days. They...
Background light in potential sites for the ANTARES undersea neutrino telescope (2005)
Amram, P., Anvar, S., Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., Azoulay, R., Basa, S., ...
The ANTARES collaboration has performed a series of {\em in situ} measurements to study the background light for a planned undersea neutrino telescope. Such background can be caused by $^{40}$K...
A Deep Sea Telescope for High Energy Neutrinos (2005)
Aslanides, E., Aubert, J.J., Basa, S., Bernard, F., Bertin, V., Billault, M., ...
The ANTARES Collaboration proposes to construct a large area water Cherenkov detector in the deep Mediterranean Sea, optimised for the detection of muons from high-energy astrophysical neutrinos....
Type Ia supernova rate at a redshift of ~;0.1 (2004)
Blanc, G., Afonso, C., Alard, C., Albert, J.N., Aldering, G., Amadon, A., ...
Type Ia supernova rate at a redshift of ~ 0.1 (2004)
Blanc, G., Afonso, C., Alard, C., Albert, J. N., Aldering, G., Amadon, A., ...
We present the type Ia rate measurement based on two EROS supernova search campaigns (in 1999 and 2000). Sixteen supernovae identified as type Ia were discovered. The measurement of the detection...
EROS 2 proper motion survey: a field brown dwarf and an L dwarf companion to LHS 102 (2003)
Goldman, B., Delfosse, X., Forveille, T., Afonso, C., Alard, C., Albert, J.N., ...
We report the discovery of two L dwarfs (the new spectral class defined for dwarfs cooler than the M type) in a two-epoch CCD proper motion survey of 413 square degrees, complemented by infrared...
EROS 2 proper motion survey: a field brown dwarf and an L dwarf companion to LHS 102 (2003)
Goldman, B., Delfosse, X., Forveille, T., Afonso, C., Alard, C., Albert, J.N., ...
We report the discovery of two L dwarfs (the new spectral class defined for dwarfs cooler than the M type) in a two-epoch CCD proper motion survey of 413 square degrees, complemented by infrared...
EROS 2 proper motion survey: a field brown dwarf and an L dwarf companion to LHS 102 (2003)
Goldman, B., Delfosse, X., Forveille, T., Afonso, C., Alard, C., Albert, J.N., ...
We report the discovery of two L dwarfs (the new spectral class defined for dwarfs cooler than the M type) in a two-epoch CCD proper motion survey of 413 square degrees, complemented by infrared...
Discovery and photometry of the binary-lensing caustic-crossing event eros-blg-2000-5 (2003)
Jung, J.M, Albert, J.N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., Bareyre, P., ...
The EROS collaboration has developed a real time alert system, which was operational in 1999 and 2000. A very long binary-lensing caustic crossing event, EROS-BLG-2000-5, was found in the 2000 season...
De Wit, W. J., Coutures, C., Leisy, P., ...
Beaulieu, J. P., De Wit, W. J., Marquette, J. B., Coutures, C., Leisy, P., ...
Using data from the EROS2 microlensing survey, we report the discovery of two blue objects with irregular photometric behaviour of $\Delta V \sim 0.1$-0.4 mag on time scales of 20 to 200 days. They...
Type Ia supernova rate at $z \sim 0.1$ (2001)
Hardin, D P., Afonso, C., Alard, C., Albert, J N., Amadon, A., Andersen, J., ...
We present the EROS nearby supernova ($z \sim 0.02 - 0.2$) search and the analysis of the first year of data (1997). A total of 80 square degrees were surveyed. Eight supernov{\ae} were detected,...
EROS 2 proper motion survey for halo white dwarfs (2001)
Goldman, B., Afonso, C., Alard, C., Albert, J-N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., ...
Since 1996 EROS 2 has surveyed 440 square degrees at high Galactic latitude in order to search for high proper motion stars in the Solar neighbourhood. We present here the analysis of 250 square...
Microlensing towards the Small Magellanic Cloud - EROS 2 two years analysis (2000)
Afonso, C., Alard, C., Albert, J-N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., ...
Observation of Microlensing towards the Galactic Spiral Arms. EROS II 2 year survey (2000)
Derue, F., Afonso, C., Alard, C., Albert, J-N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., ...
Combined analysis of the binary lens caustic crossing event MACHO-98-SMC-1 (2000)
Afonso, C., Alard, C., Albert, J-N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., ...
Type Ia supernova rate at $z \sim 0.1$ (2000)
Hardin, D., Afonso, C., Alard, C., Albert, J. N., Amadon, A., Andersen, J., ...
We present the EROS nearby supernova ($z \sim 0.02 - 0.2$) search and the analysis of the first year of data (1997). A total of 80 square degrees were surveyed. Eight supernov{\ae} were detected,...
Combined Analysis of the Binary Lens Caustic-Crossing Event MACHO 98-SMC-1 (2000)
Afonso, C, Alard, C, Albert, JN, Andersen, J, Ansari, R, Aubourg, E, ...
Kinematics of LMC stellar populations and self-lensing optical depth (1999)
Salati, P., Taillet, R., Aubourg, E., Palanque-Delabrouille, N., Spiro, M.
Recent observations give some clues that the lenses discovered by the microlensing experiments in the direction of the Magellanic Clouds may be located in these satellite galaxies. We re-examine the...
EROS 2 intensive observation of the caustic crossing of microlensing event MACHO SMC-98-1 (1999)
Bauer, F., Afonso, C., Albert, J N., Andersen, J., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., ...
EROS and MACHO Combined Limits on Planetary Mass Dark Matter in the Galactic Halo (1999)
Alcock, C., Allsman, R.A., Alves, D., Ansari, R., Aubourg, E., Axelrod, T.S., ...
Microlensing Optical Depth of the Large Magellanic Cloud (1999)
Aubourg, E., Palanque-Delabrouille, N., Salati, P., Spiro, M., Taillet, R.
The observed microlensing events towards the LMC do not have yet a coherent explanation. If they are due to Galactic Halo objects, the nature of these objects is puzzling --- half the halo in dark...
Observational Limits on Machos in the Galactic Halo (1996)
Renault, EROS Collaboration: C., Afonso, C., Aubourg, E., Bareyre, P., Bauer, F., Brehin, S., ...
We present final results from the first phase of the EROS search for gravitational microlensing of stars in the Magellanic Clouds by unseen deflectors (machos: MAssive Compact Halo Objects). The...