The Fourth S-PLUS Data Release: 12-filter photometry covering~ 3000 square degrees in the southern hemisphere

FR Herpich, F Almeida-Fernandes… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. The Southern Photometric Local Universe Survey (S-PLUS) is a project to map~
9300 sq deg of the sky using twelve bands (seven narrow and five broadbands) …

Gemini High-resolution Optical Spectrograph (GHOST) at Gemini South: Instrument Performance and Integration, First Science, and Next Steps

VM Kalari, RJ Diaz, G Robertson… - The Astronomical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Gemini South telescope is now equipped with a new high-resolution
spectrograph called the Gemini High-resolution Optical SpecTrograph (GHOST). This …

Metal-poor stars observed with the Magellan Telescope – IV. Neutron-capture element signatures in 27 main-sequence stars

MK Mardini, A Frebel, L Betre… - Monthly Notices of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We present a chemo-dynamical analysis for 27 near main-sequence turnoff metal-poor
stars, including 20 stars analysed for the first time. The sample spans a range in [Fe/H] from …

The S-PLUS Ultra-Short Survey: First data release

HD Perottoni, VM Placco, F Almeida-Fernandes… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. This paper presents the first public data release of the S-PLUS Ultra-Short Survey
(USS), a photometric survey with short exposure times, covering approximately 9300 deg 2 …

Peculiarities of the chemical enrichment of metal-poor stars in the Milky Way Galaxy

T Mishenina, M Pignatari, I Usenko, C Soubiran… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. The oldest stars in the Milky Way are metal-poor with [Fe/H]<− 1.0, displaying
peculiar elemental abundances compared to solar values. The relative variations in the …

The Science Performance of the Gemini High Resolution Optical Spectrograph

AW McConnachie, CR Hayes… - Publications of the …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Gemini High Resolution Optical Spectrograph (GHOST) is a fiber-fed
spectrograph system on the Gemini South telescope that provides simultaneous wavelength …

A strontium-rich ultra-metal-poor star in the Atari disc component

MK Mardini, A Frebel, A Chiti - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We report on the discovery of the first ultra-metal-poor (UMP) star 2MASS J20500194−
6613298 (J2050− 6613;[Fe/H]=− 4.05) selected from the Gaia BP/RP spectral catalogue that …

Thorium in Kilonova Spectra: Exploring the Heaviest Detectable Element

N Domoto, S Wanajo, M Tanaka, D Kato… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Kilonova spectra provide us with direct information about rapid neutron-capture
nucleosynthesis (r-process) in neutron star (NS) mergers. In this paper, we study the …

Chemical Evolution of R-process Elements in Stars (CERES)-IV. An observational run-up of the third r-process peak with Hf, Os, Ir, and Pt

AA Puls, J Kuske, CJ Hansen, L Lombardo… - Astronomy & …, 2025 - aanda.org
Context. The third r-process peak (Os, Ir, Pt) is poorly understood due to observational
challenges, with spectral lines located in the blue or near-ultraviolet region of stellar spectra …

Stellar atmospheric parameters and chemical abundances of~ 5 million stars from S-PLUS multiband photometry

CEF Lopes, LA Gutiérrez-Soto, VSF Alberice… - Astronomy & …, 2025 - aanda.org
Context. The APOGEE, GALAH, and LAMOST spectroscopic surveys have substantially
contributed to our understanding of the Milky Way by providing a wide range of stellar …