Professor
Stuart
Littlefair
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Professor of Astrophysics
s.littlefair@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4525
+44 114 222 4525
Hicks Building
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Professor Stuart Littlefair
Hicks Building
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
Sheffield
S3 7RH
- Research interests
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- Interacting binary stars
- Brown dwarfs and low-mass stars
- Star formation
- High time resolution Astrophysics
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Furiously fast and red: sub-second optical flaring in V404 Cyg during the 2015 outburst peak. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 459(1), 554-572.
- Magnetospherically driven optical and radio aurorae at the end of the stellar main sequence. Nature, 523(7562), 568-571. View this article in WRRO
- The planets around NN Ser: still there.
All publications
Journal articles
- Size, Shape, Density, and Atmospheric Limit of (50000) Quaoar Revealed from 14 years of Stellar Occultation. The Astrophysical Journal, 1008(2), 159-159. View this article in WRRO
- Optical observations of candidate host galaxies of eight fast X-ray transients. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 713, A63-A63. View this article in WRRO
- Einstein Probe Discovery of EP J171159.4–333253: An Eclipsing Neutron Star Low-mass X-Ray Binary with Clocked Bursts. The Astrophysical Journal, 1003(1), 22-22.
- An eclipsing 8.56 minutes orbital period mass-transferring binary. The Astrophysical Journal, 1000(2), 237. View this article in WRRO
- ZTF J021804.16+071152.93: a dead cataclysmic variable and potential solution to the missing period bouncer cataclysmic variables. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 547(4). View this article in WRRO
- Long-term eclipse time variations in white dwarf binaries. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 547(2). View this article in WRRO
- The ZZ Ceti Instability Strip for the Most Massive White Dwarf Pulsators. The Astrophysical Journal, 994(2), 255-255.
- HiPERCAM and TESS observations of the rapidly rotating M7V star LP 89--187. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 703. View this article in WRRO
- Constraints on an optical counterpart for the long-period radio transient GPM J1839-10. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 544(1), L76-L82. View this article in WRRO
- A sibling of AR Scorpii: SDSS J230641.47+244055.8 and the observational blueprint of white dwarf pulsars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 543(3), 2116-2129. View this article in WRRO
- EP240801a/XRF 240801B: An X-Ray Flash Detected by the Einstein Probe and the implications of Its multiband afterglow. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 988(1). View this article in WRRO
- A gravitational-wave-detectable candidate type Ia supernova progenitor. The Astrophysical Journal, 987(2). View this article in WRRO
- GOTO065054+593624: An 8.5 mag amplitude dwarf nova identified in real time via Kilonova Seekers. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 699. View this article in WRRO
- Analysis of optical spectroscopy and photometry of the type I X-ray bursting system UW CrB. The Open Journal of Astrophysics, 8. View this article in WRRO
- A targeted search for binary white dwarf pulsars using Gaia and WISE. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 540(1). View this article in WRRO
- Sub-second optical/near-infrared quasi-periodic oscillations from the black hole X-ray transient Swift J1727.8–1613. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 539(3), 2347-2361. View this article in WRRO
- A lasting legacy. Astronomy & Geophysics, 66(2), 2.32-2.37.
- The Einstein Probe Transient EP240414a: linking fast x-ray transients, gamma-ray bursts, and luminous fast blue optical transients. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 982(2). View this article in WRRO
- Two almost planetary mass survivors of common envelope evolution. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 537(2), 2112-2126. View this article in WRRO
- Testing disc reprocessing models for AGN optical variability by comparison of X-ray and optical power spectra of NGC 4395. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 537(1), 293-305. View this article in WRRO
- Expanding the ultracompacts: gravitational-wave-driven mass transfer in the shortest-period binaries with accretion disks. The Astrophysical Journal, 977(2). View this article in WRRO
- Calibrating the clock of JWST. The Astronomical Journal, 169(1). View this article in WRRO
- The only inflated brown dwarf in an eclipsing white dwarf–brown dwarf binary: WD1032+011B. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 534(3), 2244-2262. View this article in WRRO
- Kilonova Seekers: the GOTO project for real-time citizen science in time-domain astrophysics. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 533(2), 2113-2132. View this article in WRRO
- A survey for radio emission from white dwarfs in the VLA Sky Survey. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 531(1), 1805-1822. View this article in WRRO
- Monitoring Neptune's atmosphere with small and large telescopes: results for 2019.
- The double low-mass white dwarf eclipsing binary system J2102–4145 and its possible evolution. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 685. View this article in WRRO
- Using Gaussian processes to detect AGN flares. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 529(3), 2877-2892. View this article in WRRO
- Author Correction: A dense ring of the trans-Neptunian object Quaoar outside its Roche limit. Nature, 626(7997), E2-E2.
- GRB 230911A: The first discovery of a Fermi GRB optical counterpart with the gravitational-wave optical transient observer (GOTO). Research Notes of the AAS, 8(1). View this article in WRRO
- Lens Mass Estimate in the Galactic Disk Extreme Parallax Microlensing Event Gaia19dke. Acta Astronomica, 74(2), 77-111.
- Measuring the initial-final mass relation using wide double white dwarf binaries from Gaia DR3. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 527(3), 9061-9117. View this article in WRRO
- The donor star radial velocity curve in the cataclysmic variable GY Cnc confirms white dwarf eclipse modelling mass. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 527(2), 4353-4358. View this article in WRRO
- TIC 378898110: A bright, short-period AM CVn binary in TESS. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 527(2), 3445-3458. View this article in WRRO
- Heavy element production in a compact object merger observed by JWST. Nature, 626(8000), 737-741. View this article in WRRO
- Correction to: A catalogue of cataclysmic variables from 20 yr of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey with new classifications, periods, trends, and oddities. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 527(3), 6388-6388.
- An eclipsing 47 minute double white dwarf binary at 400 pc. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 525(2), 1814-1823. View this article in WRRO
- Discovery of dipolar chromospheres in two white dwarfs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 525(1), 1097-1105. View this article in WRRO
- A rotating white dwarf shows different compositions on its opposite faces. Nature, 620(7972), 61-66. View this article in WRRO
- A catalogue of cataclysmic variables from 20 yr of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey with new classifications, periods, trends, and oddities. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 524(4), 4867-4898. View this article in WRRO
- A 5.3-min-period pulsing white dwarf in a binary detected from radio to X-rays. Nature Astronomy, 7(8), 931-942. View this article in WRRO
- The fast X-ray transient XRT 210423 and its host galaxy. The Astrophysical Journal, 948(2).
- Photometric follow-up of 43 new eclipsing white dwarf plus main-sequence binaries from the ZTF survey. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 521(2), 1880-1896. View this article in WRRO
- A dense ring of the trans-Neptunian object Quaoar outside its Roche limit. Nature, 614(7947), 239-243. View this article in WRRO
- A black widow population dissection through HiPERCAM multi-band light curve modelling. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 520(2), 2217-2244. View this article in WRRO
- A rapid optical and X-ray timing study of the neutron star X-ray binary Swift J1858.6–0814. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 520(1), 542-559.
- First detection of the outer edge of an AGN accretion disc: very fast multiband optical variability of NGC 4395 with GTC/HiPERCAM and LT/IO:O. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 519(3), 3366-3382. View this article in WRRO
- Self-supervised clustering on image-subtracted data with deep-embedded self-organizing map. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 518(1), 752-762. View this article in WRRO
- Two decades of optical timing of the shortest-period binary star system HM Cancri. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 518(4), 5123-5139. View this article in WRRO
- A dense 0.1-solar-mass star in a 51-minute-orbital-period eclipsing binary. Nature, 610, 467-471. View this article in WRRO
- Long-term photometric monitoring and spectroscopy of the white dwarf pulsar AR Scorpii. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 516(4), 5052-5066. View this article in WRRO
- Multi-colour optical light curves of the companion star to the millisecond pulsar PSR J2051−0827. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 516(2), 2792-2800. View this article in WRRO
- A tentative 114 minute orbital period challenges the ultracompact nature of the X-ray binary 4U 1812–12. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 931(1). View this article in WRRO
- A 62-minute orbital period black widow binary in a wide hierarchical triple. Nature, 605(7908), 41-45. View this article in WRRO
- Probing for the host galaxies of the fast X-ray transients XRT 000519 and XRT 110103. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 514(1), 302-312. View this article in WRRO
- Characterising eclipsing white dwarf M dwarf binaries from multi-band eclipse photometry. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 513(2), 3050-3064. View this article in WRRO
- The SN Ia runaway LP 398-9 : detection of circumstellar material and surface rotation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 512(4), 6122-6133. View this article in WRRO
- The gravitational-wave optical transient observer (GOTO): prototype performance and prospects for transient science. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 511(2). View this article in WRRO
- The post-common-envelope binary central star of the planetary nebula Ou 5: a doubly-eclipsing post-red-giant-branch system. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 510(2), 3102-3110. View this article in WRRO
- System parameters of three short-period cataclysmic variable stars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 509(4), 5086-5101. View this article in WRRO
- Discovery and characterization of five new eclipsing AM CVn systems. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 512(4), 5440-5461. View this article in WRRO
- Optical detection of the rapidly spinning white dwarf in V1460 Her. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 507(4), 6132-6139. View this article in WRRO
- Searching for Fermi GRB optical counterparts with the prototype gravitational-wave optical transient observer (GOTO). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 507(4), 5463-5476. View this article in WRRO
- The evolution of rapid optical/X-ray timing correlations in the initial hard state of MAXI J1820+070. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 505(3), 3452-3469. View this article in WRRO
- Gaia early data release 3 : Gaia photometric science alerts. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 652. View this article in WRRO
- HiPERCAM : a quintuple-beam, high-speed optical imager on the 10.4-m Gran Telescopio Canarias. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 507(1), 350-366. View this article in WRRO
- Light curve classification with recurrent neural networks for GOTO: dealing with imbalanced data. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 505(3), 4345-4361. View this article in WRRO
- A quantitative in-depth analysis of the prototype sdB+BD system SDSS J08205+0008 revisited in the Gaia era. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 501(3), 3847-3870. View this article in WRRO
- Magnetic white dwarfs in post-common-envelope binaries. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 502(3), 4305-4327. View this article in WRRO
- Processing GOTO data with the Rubin Observatory LSST Science Pipelines I: Production of coadded frames. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 38.
- A systematic search of Zwicky Transient Facility data for ultracompact binary LISA-detectable gravitational-wave sources. Astrophysical Journal, 905(1). View this article in WRRO
- WD1032+011, an inflated brown dwarf in an old eclipsing binary with a white dwarf. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 497(3), 3571-3580. View this article in WRRO
- Searching for electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational-wave merger events with the prototype Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO-4). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 497(1), 726-738. View this article in WRRO
- Gaia 18dvy : a new FUor in the Cygnus OB3 association. The Astrophysical Journal, 899(2).
- A new class of Roche lobe–filling hot subdwarf binaries. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 898(1). View this article in WRRO
- A pulsating white dwarf in an eclipsing binary. Nature Astronomy, 4(7), 690-696. View this article in WRRO
- Monitoring Neptune's atmosphere with a combination of small and large telescopes. EGU General Assembly 2020, 55(2020). View this article in WRRO
- The first ultracompact Roche lobe-filling hot subdwarf binary. The Astrophysical Journal, 891(1). View this article in WRRO
- Full orbital solution for the binary system in the northern Galactic disc microlensing event Gaia16aye. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 633(January 2020). View this article in WRRO
- Characterising the i-band variability of YSOs over six orders of
magnitude in timescale.
- The pre-He white dwarf in the post-mass transfer binary EL CVn. The Astronomical Journal, 159(1). View this article in WRRO
- A black hole x-ray binary at ∼100 Hz : multiwavelength timing of MAXI J1820+070 with HiPERCAM and NICER. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 490(1), L62-L66. View this article in WRRO
- Detection and timing of gamma-ray pulsations from the 707-Hz pulsar J0952−0607. Astrophysical Journal, 883(1). View this article in WRRO
- The evolutionary status of Cataclysmic Variables: Eclipse modelling of 15 systems. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 486(4), 5535-5551. View this article in WRRO
- Lower atmosphere and pressure evolution on Pluto from ground-based stellar occultations, 1988–2016. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 625.
- The PDS 110 observing campaign - photometric and spectroscopic observations reveal eclipses are aperiodic. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 485(2), 1614-1625. View this article in WRRO
- The type II-plateau supernova 2017eaw in NGC 6946 and its red supergiant progenitor. Astrophysical Journal, 875(2). View this article in WRRO
- Accurate mass and radius determinations of a cool subdwarf in an eclipsing binary. Nature Astronomy, 3(6), 553-560. View this article in WRRO
- Weighing Melnick 34: the most massive binary system known. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 484(2), 2692-2710. View this article in WRRO
- The direct detection of the irradiated brown dwarf in the white dwarf - brown dwarf binary SDSS J141126.20+200911.1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 481, 5216-5222. View this article in WRRO
- The scatter of the M dwarf mass-radius relationship. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 481(1), 1083-1096. View this article in WRRO
- The Astropy Project: Building an inclusive, open-science project and status of the v2.0 core package. The Astronomical Journal, 156(3). View this article in WRRO
- Discovery of an old nova shell surrounding the cataclysmic variable V1315 Aql. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 477(4), 4483-4490. View this article in WRRO
- A 15.7-minAM CVn binary discovered in K2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 477(4), 5646-5656. View this article in WRRO
- High-speed photometry of Gaia14aae: an eclipsing AM CVn that challenges formation models. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 476(2), 1663-1679. View this article in WRRO
- The first sub-70 minute non-interacting WD-BD system: EPIC212235321. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 476(1), 1405-1411. View this article in WRRO
- Erratum for the Report “A precise measurement of the magnetic field in the corona of the black hole binary V404 Cygni”. Science, 360(6386). View this article in WRRO
- astroplan: An Open Source Observation Planning Package in Python. Astronomical Journal , 155(3). View this article in WRRO
- The SUrvey for Pulsars and Extragalactic Radio Bursts II: New FRB discoveries and their follow-up. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 475(2), 1427-1446. View this article in WRRO
- A precise measurement of the magnetic field in the corona of the black hole binary V404 Cygni. Science, 358(6368), 1299-1302. View this article in WRRO
- A search for optical bursts from the repeating fast radio burst FRB 121102. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 472(13), 2800-2807. View this article in WRRO
- An elevation of 0.1 light-seconds for the optical jet base in an accreting Galactic black hole system. Nature Astronomy, 1(12), 859-864. View this article in WRRO
- Two white dwarfs in ultrashort binaries with detached, eclipsing, likely substellar companions detected by K2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 471(1), 976-986. View this article in WRRO
- Testing the white dwarf mass-radius relationship with eclipsing binaries. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 470(4), 4473-4492. View this article in WRRO
- A polarized fast radio burst at low Galactic latitude. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 469(4), 4465-4482. View this article in WRRO
- SS Cancri: the shortest modulation-period Blazhko RR Lyrae. Information Bulletin on Variable Stars, 63(6213).
- Robust detection of quasi-periodic variability: A HAWK-I mini survey of late-T dwarfs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 466(4), 4250-4258. View this article in WRRO
- SDSS J105754.25+275947.5: a period-bounce eclipsing cataclysmic variable with the lowest-mass donor yet measured. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 467(1), 1024-1032.
- Flares, wind and nebulae: the 2015 December mini-outburst of V404 Cygni. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 465(1), L124-L128. View this article in WRRO
- PTF1 J082340.04+081936.5: A hot subdwarf B star with a low-mass white dwarf companion in an 87-minute orbit. Astrophysical Journal, 835(2). View this article in WRRO
- A LOFAR mini-survey for low-frequency radio emission from the nearest brown dwarfs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 463(2), 2202-2209.
- Transmission spectroscopy of the inflated exoplanet WASP-52b, and evidence for a bright region on the stellar surface. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 463(3), 2922-2931. View this article in WRRO
- Hunting For Eclipses: High Speed Observations of Cataclysmic Variables. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 465(4). View this article in WRRO
- Long-term photometry of IC 348 with the Young Exoplanet Transit Initiative network. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 462(3), 2396-2417. View this article in WRRO
- Using Gaussian processes to model light curves in the presence of flickering: the eclipsing cataclysmic variable ASASSN-14ag. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. View this article in WRRO
- Long-term eclipse timing of white dwarf binaries: an observational hint of a magnetic mechanism at work. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 460(4), 3873-3887. View this article in WRRO
- HiPERCAM: A high-speed quintuple-beam CCD camera for the study of rapid variability in the universe. Proceedings of SPIE. View this article in WRRO
- A radio-pulsing white dwarf binary star.. Nature, 537, 374-377. View this article in WRRO
- Atmospheric Electrification in Dusty, Reactive Gases in the Solar System and Beyond. Surveys in Geophysics, 37(4), 705-756. View this article in WRRO
- Furiously fast and red: sub-second optical flaring in V404 Cyg during the 2015 outburst peak. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 459(1), 554-572.
- An irradiated brown-dwarf companion to an accreting white dwarf. Nature, 533(7603), 366-368. View this article in WRRO
- Pulsating hot O subdwarfs in ω Centauri: mapping a unique instability strip on the extreme horizontal branch. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 589. View this article in WRRO
- The crowded magnetosphere of the post-common-envelope binary QS Virginis. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 458(3), 2793-2812. View this article in WRRO
- Search for transiting exoplanets and variable stars in the open cluster NGC 7243. Astronomical Notes, 337(3), 261-285. View this article in WRRO
- A large, long-lived structure near the trojan L5 point in the post common-envelope binary SDSS J1021+1744. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 456(3), 2446-2456. View this article in WRRO
- High-speed photometry of the disintegrating planetesimals at WD1145+017: evidence for rapid dynamical evolution. Astrophysical Journal Letters , 818(1). View this article in WRRO
- Discovery of an eclipsing dwarf nova in the ancient nova shell Te 11. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 456(1), 633-640. View this article in WRRO
- The first millimeter detection of a non-accreting ultracool dwarf. Astrophysical Journal, 815(1). View this article in WRRO
- Rotation periods and astrometric motions of the Luhman 16AB brown dwarfs by high-resolution lucky-imaging monitoring. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 584. View this article in WRRO
- pt5m - a 0.5 m robotic telescope on La Palma. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 454(4), 4316-4325. View this article in WRRO
- The binary millisecond pulsar PSR J1023+0038 during its accretion state - I. Optical variability. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 453(4), 3461-3473. View this article in WRRO
- Magnetospherically driven optical and radio aurorae at the end of the stellar main sequence. Nature, 523(7562), 568-571. View this article in WRRO
- Total eclipse of the heart: the AM CVn Gaia14aae/ASSASN-14cn. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 452(1), 1060-1067. View this article in WRRO
- PHL 1445: An eclipsing cataclysmic variable with a substellar donor near the period minimum. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 451(1), 4633-4644. View this article in WRRO
- 14 new eclipsing white dwarf plus main-sequence binaries from the SDSS and Catalina surveys. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 449(2), 2194-2204. View this article in WRRO
- Direct evidence for an evolving dust cloud from the exoplanet KIC 12557548 b. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 800(2). View this article in WRRO
- Discovery of ZZ Cetis in detached white dwarf plus main-sequence binaries. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 447(1), 691-697. View this article in WRRO
- Multiwaveband photometry of the irradiated brown dwarf WD0137-349B. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 447(4), 3218-3226. View this article in WRRO
- Erratum: ULTRASPEC: a high-speed imaging photometer on the 2.4-m Thai National Telescope. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 446(3), 2870-2870.
- Defocused transmission spectroscopy: a potential detection of sodium in the atmosphere of WASP-12b. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 446(1), 1071-1082. View this article in WRRO
- The substellar companion in the eclipsing white dwarf binary SDSS J141126.20+200911.1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 445(2), 2106-2115. View this article in WRRO
- Stellar occultation by (119951) 2002 KX14on April 26, 2012. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 571, A48-A48.
- Testing the planetary models of HU Aquarii. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 445(2), 1924-1931. View this article in WRRO
- ULTRASPEC: a high-speed imaging photometer on the 2.4-m Thai National Telescope. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 444(4), 4009-4021. View this article in WRRO
- Heavy metals in a light white dwarf: abundances of the metal-rich, extremely low-mass GALEX J1717+6757. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 444(2), 1674-1682. View this article in WRRO
- A parameter study of the eclipsing CV in the Kepler field, KIS
J192748.53+444724.5.
- Tidally Distorted Exoplanets: Density Corrections for Short-Period
Hot-Jupiters based solely on Observable Parameters. ApJ, 789, 113.
- Spectroscopically confirmed brown dwarf members of Coma Berenices and
the Hyades.
- Precise parameters for both white dwarfs in the eclipsing binary CSS
41177.
- An exploration of Pluto's environment through stellar occultations. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 561.
- Angular momentum evolution of young stars. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 9(S302), 91-99.
- Timing variations in the secondary eclipse of NN Ser.
- Optical transmission photometry of the highly inflated exoplanet
WASP-17b.
- The planets around NN Ser: still there.
- Properties of the Eclipsing Double-White Dwarf Binary NLTT 11748.
- A magnetic white dwarf in a detached eclipsing binary.
- A deep WISE search for very late type objects and the discovery of two
halo/thick-disk T dwarfs: WISE 0013+0634 and WISE 0833+0052.
- Binaries discovered by the MUCHFUSS project; FBS 0117+396: An sdB+dM
binary with a pulsating primary.
- ULTRACAM z'-band Detection of the Secondary Eclipse of WASP-12b.
- Transmission photometry of WASP-12b: simultaneous measurement of the
planetary radius in three bands.
- Seventy six T dwarfs from the UKIDSS LAS: benchmarks, kinematics and an
updated space density.
- The not-so-massive black hole in the microquasar GRS1915+105.
- A search for rocky planets transiting brown dwarfs.
- Hot DAVs: a probable new class of pulsating white dwarf stars. mnras, 432, 1632-1639-1632-1639.
- A J-band detection of the sub-stellar mass donor in SDSS J1433+1011.
- Clouds brown dwarfs and giant planets. Astronomische Nachrichten, 334(1-2), 40-43.
- Ground-based exploration of the outer solar system by serendipitous stellar occultations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 428(3), 2661-2667.
- Finding Exoplanets Orbiting Young Active Stars. I. Technique.
- Eclipsing Post Common Envelope Binaries from the Catalina Surveys.
- Albedo and atmospheric constraints of dwarf planet Makemake from a stellar occultation.. Nature, 491(7425), 566-569.
- An accurate mass and radius measurement for an ultracool white dwarf.
- z'-band Ground-Based Detection of the Secondary Eclipse of WASP-19b. ApJS, 201, 36.
- Pre-main-sequence isochrones -- I. The Pleiades benchmark.
- A Radial Velocity Study of CTCV J1300-3052.
- GRB 120116A: WHT optical observations.. GRB Coordinates Network, 12841, 1-1.
- A J-band detection of the donor star in the dwarf nova OY Carinae, and
an optical detection of its `iron curtain'.
- A precision study of two eclipsing white dwarf plus M dwarf binaries.
- Stellar jitter from variable gravitational redshift: implications for RV
confirmation of habitable exoplanets.
- The shortest period detached white dwarf + main-sequence binary.
- No wide spread of stellar ages in the Orion Nebula Cluster.
- The first observation of optical pulsations from a soft gamma repeater:
SGR 0501+4516.
- A search for optical bursts from RRAT J1819-1458: II. Simultaneous
ULTRACAM-Lovell Telescope observations.
- Cataclysmic Variables below the Period Gap: Mass Determinations of 14
Eclipsing Systems.
- The Forbidden High-Ionization-Line Region Of The Type 2 Quasar Sdss J11311.05+162739.5: A clear view of the inner face of the torus?. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
- Accretion-induced luminosity spreads in young clusters: evidence from
stellar rotation.
- The Planets around the Post-Common Envelope Binary NN Serpentis. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1331, 281-286.
- The photometric period in ES Ceti.
- Confirming Auroral Emissions on an Ultracool Dwarf. NOAO Proposal, 584-584.
- Search for p-mode oscillations in da white dwarfs with VLT-ULTRACAM: I. Upper limits to the p-modes. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 525(19).
- Probing GRB environments with time variability: ULTRASPEC fast imaging
of GRB 080210. Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc., 412, 2229-2240.
- Search for p-mode oscillations in DA white dwarfs with VLT-ULTRACAM. I.
Upper limits to the p-modes.
- SDSS J0926+3624: The shortest period eclipsing binary star.
- Two planets orbiting the recently formed post-common envelope binary NN
Serpentis.
- Orbital Period Variations in Eclipsing Post Common Envelope Binaries.
- On the alignment of debris disks and their host stars' rotation axis
-implications for spin-orbit misalignment in exoplanetary systems.
- Estimating the masses of extra-solar planets.
- Young stars in Cepheus OB3b (Littlefair+, 2010). VizieR Online Data Catalog, 740, 30545-30545.
- Rotation of young stars in Cepheus OB3b. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 403(2), 545-557.
- Precise mass and radius values for the white dwarf and low mass M dwarf in the pre-cataclysmic binary NN Serpentis. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 402(4), 2591-2608.
- Physical properties of IP Pegasi: an eclipsing dwarf nova with an unusually cool white dwarf. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 402(3), 1824-1840.
- A stellar flare during the transit of the extrasolar planet OGLE-TR-10b (Research Note). ASTRON ASTROPHYS, 505(2), 901-902.
- SDSS unveils a population of intrinsically faint cataclysmic variables at the minimum orbital period. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 397(4), 2170-2188.
- OGLE-TR-10 u’, g’ and i’-band photometry (Bentley+, 2009). VizieR Online Data Catalog, 350, 50901-50901.
- Pre-main-sequence variability across the radiative-convective gap. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 397(1), 405-410.
- Optical pulsations from the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1048.1-5937.
- Hunting high and low: XMM monitoring of the eclipsing polar HU Aquarii. ASTRON ASTROPHYS, 496(3), 833-840.
- ULTRACAM observations of two accreting white dwarf pulsators. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 393(1), 157-170.
- Optical variability of the ultracool dwarf TVLM 513-46546: evidence for
inhomogeneous dust clouds.
- A search for a new class of pulsating DA white dwarf stars in the DB gap. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 389(4), 1771-1779.
- On the evolutionary status of short-period cataclysmic variables. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 388(4), 1582-1594.
- 1RXS J173021.5-055933: a cataclysmic variable with a fast-spinning magnetic white dwarf. ASTRON ASTROPHYS, 481(1), 149-159.
- SDSS J150722.30+523039.8: a cataclysmic variable formed directly from a detached white dwarf/brown dwarf binary ?. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 381(2), 827-834.
- Cousins RI photometry of NGC 2169 (Jeffries+, 2007). VizieR Online Data Catalog, 837, 60580-60580.
- ULTRACAM: an ultrafast, triple-beam CCD camera for high-speed astrophysics. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 378(3), 825-840.
- The Keele-Exeter young cluster survey - I. Low-mass pre-main-sequence stars in NGC 2169. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 376(2), 580-598.
- BVI photometry of young stars in 10 clusters (Mayne+, 2007). VizieR Online Data Catalog, 837, 51220-51220.
- Spectra of 5 faint cataclysmic variables (Southworth+, 2006). VizieR Online Data Catalog, 837, 30687-30687.
- Spectra of 5 faint cataclysmic variables (Southworth+, 2006). VizieR Online Data Catalog, 737, 30687-30687.
- Empirical isochrones and relative ages for young stars, and the radiative-convective gap. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 375(4), 1220-1240.
- ULTRACAM photometry of the ultracompact binaries V407 Vul and HM Cnc. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 374(4), 1334-1346.
- A brown dwarf mass donor in an accreting binary.. Science, 314(5805), 1578-1580.
- The nature of the close magnetic white dwarf plus probable brown dwarf binary SDSS J121209.31+013627.7. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 373(4), 1416-1422.
- VLT/FORS spectroscopy of faint cataclysmic variables discovered by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 373(2), 687-699.
- Radial and rotational velocities of young brown dwarfs and very low-mass stars in the Upper Scorpius OB association and the rho Ophiuchi cloud core. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 372(4), 1879-1887.
- A search for optical bursts from the rotating radio transient J1819-1458 with ULTRACAM. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 372(1), 209-212.
- ULTRACAM observations of SDSS J170213.26+322954.1 - an eclipsing cataclysmic variable in the period gap. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 371(3), 1435-1440.
- Observations of ultracool dwarfs with ULTRACAM on the VLT: a search for weather. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 370(3), 1208-1212.
- Optical Spectroscopy of Swift J0732.5-1331. The Astronomer’s Telegram, 763, 1-1.
- Optical identification of Swift J0732.5-1331. The Astronomer’s Telegram, 760, 1-1.
- RV of Sigma Ori low-mass candidate members (Burningham+, 2005). VizieR Online Data Catalog, 835, 61583-61583.
- RV of Sigma Ori low-mass candidate members (Burningham+, 2005). VizieR Online Data Catalog, 735, 61583-61583.
- ULTRACAM photometry of the eclipsing cataclysmic variables GY Cnc, IR Com and HT Cas. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 364(4), 1158-1167.
- Can variability account for apparent age spreads in OB association colour-magnitude diagrams ?. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 363(4), 1389-1397.
- High-speed, multicolour optical photometry of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 4U 0142+61 with ULTRACAM. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 363(2), 609-614.
- HS0943+1404, a true intermediate polar. ASTRON ASTROPHYS, 440(2), 701-709.
- The K-band spectrum of the cataclysmic variable RXJ 0502.8+1624 (Tau 4). ASTRON ASTROPHYS, 437(2), 637-639.
- Ic photometry of IC 348 (Littlefair+, 2005). VizieR Online Data Catalog, 735, 80341-80341.
- Do accretion discs regulate the rotation of young stars?. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 358(2), 341-352.
- Circumstellar discs around solar mass stars in NGC 6611. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 358(1), L21-L24.
- The component masses of the cataclysmic variable V347 Puppis. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 357(3), 881-894.
- GRB 050520: VLT/ULTRACAM observations.. GRB Coordinates Network, 3433, 1-1.
- GRB 050520: VLT/ULTRACAM observations.. GRB Coordinates Network, 3445, 1-1.
- Do Accretion Discs Regulate the Rotation Rates of Young Stars?. Protostars and Planets V, 8359-8359.
- Contamination and exclusion in the sigma Orionis young group. Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc., 356, 1583-1591.
- Evidence for high accretion rates in weak-line T Tauri stars?. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 347(3), 937-941.
- Mass segregation in the young open cluster NGC 2547. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 345(4), 1205-1211.
- On the evidence for brown dwarf secondary stars in cataclysmic variables. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 340(1), 264-268.
- On the use of (CO)-C-12/(CO)-C-13 as a test of common-envelope evolution. ASTRON ASTROPHYS, 393(2), 611-615.
- The mass of the white dwarf in the recurrent nova U Scorpii. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 327(4), 1323-1333.
- Mirror eclipses in the cataclysmic variable IP Peg. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 327(2), 475-482.
- K-band spectroscopy of the intermediate polar XY Ari. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 327(2), 669-672.
- The Recurrent Nova U Scorpii - A Type Ia Supernova Progenitor.
- Investigating the structure of the accretion disc in WZ Sge from multiwaveband time-resolved spectroscopic observations - I. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 318(2), 429-439.
- Investigating the structure of the accretion disc in WZ Sge from multiwaveband time-resolved spectroscopic observations - II. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 318(2), 440-452.
- Infrared spectroscopy of cataclysmic variables - III. Dwarf novae below the period gap and nova-like variables. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 314(4), 826-838.
- Investigating the structure of the accretion disk in WZ Sge using multiwave-band spectroscopic observations. nar, 44, 11P-11P.
- J-band spectroscopy of cataclysmic variables. MON NOT R ASTRON SOC, 313(1), 117-128.
- V407 Vul: A triple star system with an AM CVn detectable by gravitational wave observatories. Astronomy & Astrophysics.
- GOTO identification and broadband modelling of the counterpart to the SVOM GRB 250818B. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
- The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) data pipeline and workflow for transient discovery. RAS Techniques and Instruments.
- No Period Change in Two Long-Period AM CVn Binaries. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
- A modest change in magnetic braking at the fully convective boundary explains the evolution of cataclysmic variables. Astronomy & Astrophysics.
- Photometric masses for long period CVs: the case study of CSS131106. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
- Tempawral
: A Time-Resolved Retrieval Framework for Variable Brown Dwarfs and Exoplanets. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, stag392.
- SN 2024cld: unveiling the complex mass-loss histories of evolved supergiant progenitors to core collapse supernovae. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
- Unveiling the nature of the Einstein Probe transient EP 241021a. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
- Fast X-ray transient EP240315A from a Lyman-continuum-leaking galaxy at z ≈ 5. Nature Astronomy, 9(9), 1375-1386.
- Soft X-ray prompt emission from the high-redshift gamma-ray burst EP240315a. Nature Astronomy, 9(4), 564-576.
Conference proceedings
- The GOTO telescope control system. Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems XI (pp 56-56), 5 July 2026 - 11 July 2026.
- HiPERPOL: a polarimetry module for HiPERCAM on the GTC. Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy XI (pp 126-126), 5 July 2026 - 11 July 2026.
- A forced photometry service for the Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO). Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems XI (pp 111-111), 5 July 2026 - 11 July 2026.
- Developing the GOTO telescope control system. Proceedings of SPIE : Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VI, Vol. 11452. Online conference, 14 December 2020 - 18 December 2020.
- Configuration of readout electronics and data acquisition for the HiPERCAM instrument. Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 10709. Austin, Texas, 10 June 2018 - 10 June 2018. View this article in WRRO
- A telescope control and scheduling system for the Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO). Proceedings SPIE 10704, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VII, Vol. 10704. Austin, Texas, United States, 10 June 2018 - 10 June 2018. View this article in WRRO
- First light with HiPERCAM on the GTC. Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 10702. Austin, Texas, 10 June 2018 - 10 June 2018.
- Gaia14aae: the first fully-eclipsing AM CVn. 20th European Workshop on White Dwarfs (EuroWD16), Vol. 509 (pp 567-570). Warwick, United Kingdom, 25 July 2016 - 25 July 2016. View this article in WRRO
- Finding compact hot subdwarf binaries in the Galactic disc
- Stellar occultation by the trans-Neptunian object 2002 KX14. European Planetary Science Congress 2012 (pp 482-482)
- Probable z’-band Ground-based Detection of the Secondary Eclipse of WASP-19b. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #219, Vol. 219 (pp #432.05-#432.05)
- Towards Earth-like Worlds: Identifying and Removing Stellar Jitter. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #219, Vol. 219 (pp #432.03-#432.03)
- The stellar occultation by Makemake on 2011 April 23. EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011 (pp 704-704)
- The Planets around the post-Common Envelope Binary NN Serpentis. PLANETARY SYSTEMS BEYOND THE MAIN SEQUENCE, Vol. 1331 (pp 281-286)
- Physical properties of IP Pegasi: an eclipsing dwarf nova with an unusually cool white dwarf. Proceedings of High Time Resolution Astrophysics - The Era of Extremely Large Telescopes (HTRA-IV). May 5 - 7, 2010. Agios Nikolaos, Crete Greece. Published online at http://pos.sissa.it/cgi-bin/reader/conf.cgi?confid=108, id.45
- ULTRACAM observations of SDSS J0926+3624: The first known eclipsing AM CVn star. Proceedings of High Time Resolution Astrophysics - The Era of Extremely Large Telescopes (HTRA-IV). May 5 - 7, 2010. Agios Nikolaos, Crete Greece. Published online at http://pos.sissa.it/cgi-bin/reader/conf.cgi?confid=108, id.23
- New methods for determining the ages of PMS stars. AGES OF STARS, Vol. 4(258) (pp 103-110)
- ULTRACAM observations of two CV pulsators. HYDROGEN-DEFICIENT STARS, Vol. 391 (pp 289-292)
- On the evolutionary status of short period cataclysmic variables. UNIVERSE AT SUB-SECOND TIMESCALES: HIGH TIME RESOLUTION ASTROPHYSICS, Vol. 984 (pp 23-31)
- High time resolution observations of cataclysmic variables. HIGH TIME RESOLUTION ASTROPHYSICS, Vol. 351 (pp 21-35)
- Photometry of V407 Vul and RXJ0806.3+1527: Twin systems ?. MULTICOLORED LANDSCAPE OF COMPACT OBJECTS AND THEIR EXPLOSIVE ORIGINS, Vol. 924 (pp 873-876)
- Search for p-mode pulsations in DA white dwarfs with VLT-ULTRACAM. 15TH EUROPEAN WORKSHOP ON WHITE DWARFS, PROCEEDINGS, Vol. 372 (pp 593-596)
- The nature of the close magnetic white dwarf plus probable brown dwarf SDSS J121209.31+013627.7. 15TH EUROPEAN WORKSHOP ON WHITE DWARFS, PROCEEDINGS, Vol. 372 (pp 477-482)
- SDSS J0926+3624, the first eclipsing AM CVn star, as seen with ULTRACAM. 15TH EUROPEAN WORKSHOP ON WHITE DWARFS, PROCEEDINGS, Vol. 372 (pp 431-436)
- Can Variability Account for Apparent Age Spreads in OB Association Colour-Magnitude Diagrams?. Protostars and Planets V (pp 8491-8491)
- Estimating the low-mass IMF in OB associations: sigma orionis. Initial Mass Function 50 years Later, Vol. 327 (pp 141-142)
- Age Spreads and Composite Spectra. Galactic Star Formation Across the Stellar Mass Spectrum, Vol. 287 (pp 133-139-133-139)
- Mirror eclipses in the dwarf nova IP Peg. The Physics of Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects, Vol. 261 (pp 499-499)
Theses
- A telescope control and scheduling system for the Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer.
Preprints
- Optical observations of candidate host galaxies of eight fast X-ray transients, arXiv.
- Photometric masses for long period CVs: the case study of CSS131106, arXiv.
- A modest change in magnetic braking at the fully convective boundary explains cataclysmic variable evolution, arXiv.
- ZTF J021804.16+071152.93: a dead cataclysmic variable and potential solution to the missing period bouncers, arXiv.
- Tempawral: A Time-Resolved Retrieval Framework for Variable Brown Dwarfs and Exoplanets, arXiv.
- Long-term eclipse time variations in white dwarf binaries, arXiv.
- An eclipsing 8.56 minute orbital period mass-transferring binary, arXiv.
- Unveiling the nature of the Einstein Probe transient EP 241021a, arXiv.
- SN 2024cld: unveiling the complex mass-loss histories of evolved supergiant progenitors to core collapse supernovae, arXiv.
- The ZZ Ceti Instability Strip for The Most Massive White Dwarf Pulsators, arXiv.
- Constraints on an optical counterpart for the long-period radio transient GPM J1839-10, arXiv.
- A Sibling of AR Scorpii: SDSS J230641.47$+$244055.8 and the Observational Blueprint of White Dwarf Pulsars, arXiv.
- GOTO065054+593624: a 8.5 mag amplitude dwarf nova identified in real time via Kilonova Seekers, arXiv.
- A targeted search for binary white dwarf pulsars using Gaia and WISE, arXiv.
- 21 years of Astronomy at Warwick: celebrating the legacy of Prof. Tom Marsh, arXiv.
- Sub-second optical/near-infrared quasi-periodic oscillations from the black hole X-ray transient Swift J1727.8-1613, arXiv.
- EP240801a/XRF 240801B: An X-ray Flash Detected by the Einstein Probe and Implications of its Multiband Afterglow, arXiv.
- Two almost planetary mass survivors of common envelope evolution, arXiv.
- A gravitational wave detectable candidate Type Ia supernova progenitor, arXiv.
- Calibrating the clock of JWST, arXiv.
- The Einstein Probe transient EP240414a: Linking Fast X-ray Transients, Gamma-ray Bursts and Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients, arXiv.
- The only inflated brown dwarf in an eclipsing white dwarf-brown dwarf binary: WD1032+011B, arXiv.
- Analysis of optical spectroscopy and photometry of the type I X-ray bursting system UW CrB, arXiv.
- The fast X-ray transient EP240315a: a z ~ 5 gamma-ray burst in a Lyman continuum leaking galaxy, arXiv.
- Soft X-ray prompt emission from a high-redshift gamma-ray burst EP240315a, arXiv.
- Using Gaussian Processes to detect AGN flares, arXiv.
- A Survey for Radio Emission from White Dwarfs in the VLA Sky Survey, arXiv.
- The double low-mass white dwarf eclipsing binary system J2102-4145 and its possible evolution, arXiv.
- Measuring the Initial-Final Mass-Relation using wide double white dwarf binaries from Gaia DR3, arXiv.
- The donor star radial velocity curve in the cataclysmic variable GY Cnc confirms white dwarf eclipse modelling mass, arXiv.
- Lens mass estimate in the Galactic disk extreme parallax microlensing event Gaia19dke, arXiv.
- A rotating white dwarf shows different compositions on its opposite faces, arXiv.
- An Eclipsing 47 minute Double White Dwarf Binary at 400 pc, arXiv.
- JWST detection of heavy neutron capture elements in a compact object merger, Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
- JWST detection of heavy neutron capture elements in a compact object merger, arXiv.
- A catalogue of cataclysmic variables from 20 years of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey with new classifications, periods, trends and oddities, arXiv.
- The Fast X-ray Transient XRT 210423 and its Host Galaxy, arXiv.
- Photometric follow-up of 43 new eclipsing white dwarf plus main-sequence binaries from the ZTF survey.
- A black widow population dissection through HiPERCAM multi-band light curve modelling, arXiv.
- A rapid optical and X-ray timing study of the neutron star X-ray binary Swift J1858.6-0814, arXiv.
- First detection of the outer edge of an AGN accretion disc: Very fast multiband optical variability of NGC 4395 with GTC/HiPERCAM and LT/IO:O, arXiv.
- A dense $mathbf{0.1 M_{rm odot}}$ star in a 51-minute orbital period eclipsing binary, arXiv.
- A rotating white dwarf with two faces, Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
- Self-Supervised Clustering on Image-Subtracted Data with Deep-Embedded Self-Organizing Map, arXiv.
- A tentative 114-minute orbital period challenges the ultra-compact nature of the X-ray binary 4U 1812-12, arXiv.
- A 62-minute orbital period black widow binary in a wide hierarchical triple, arXiv.
- Probing for the host galaxies of the fast X-ray transients XRT 000519 and XRT 110103, arXiv.
- Characterising eclipsing white dwarf M dwarf binaries from multi-band eclipse photometry, arXiv.
- An F type star in a 51-minute orbital period eclipsing binary, Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
- The post-common-envelope binary central star of the planetary nebula Ou 5: a doubly-eclipsing post-red-giant-branch system, arXiv.
- The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO): prototype performance and prospects for transient science, arXiv.
- Optical detection of the rapidly spinning white dwarf in V1460 Her, arXiv.
- Searching For Fermi GRB Optical Counterparts With The Prototype Gravitational-Wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO), arXiv.
- Found: a rapidly spinning white dwarf in LAMOST J024048.51+195226.9, arXiv.
- HiPERCAM: a quintuple-beam, high-speed optical imager on the 10.4-m Gran Telescopio Canarias, arXiv.
- System parameters of three short period cataclysmic variable stars, arXiv.
- Discovery and characterization of five new eclipsing AM CVn systems, arXiv.
- Gaia Photometric Science Alerts, arXiv.
- The Evolution of Rapid Optical/X-ray Timing Correlations in the Initial Hard State of MAXI J1820+070, arXiv.
- Light curve classification with recurrent neural networks for GOTO: dealing with imbalanced data, arXiv.
- Processing GOTO data with the Rubin Observatory LSST Science Pipelines II: Forced Photometry and light curves, arXiv.
- Transient-optimised real-bogus classification with Bayesian Convolutional Neural Networks -- sifting the GOTO candidate stream, arXiv.
- Magnetic white dwarfs in post-common-envelope binaries, arXiv.
- Developing the GOTO telescope control system, arXiv.
- A quantitative in-depth analysis of the prototype sdB+BD system SDSS J08205+0008 revisited in the Gaia era, arXiv.
- Processing GOTO data with the Rubin Observatory LSST Science Pipelines I : Production of coadded frames, arXiv.
- A systematic search of Zwicky Transient Facility data for ultracompact binary LISA-detectable gravitational-wave sources, arXiv.
- Machine Learning for Transient Recognition in Difference Imaging With Minimum Sampling Effort, arXiv.
- A new class of Roche lobe-filling hot subdwarf binaries, arXiv.
- WD1032+011, an inflated brown dwarf in an old eclipsing binary with a white dwarf, arXiv.
- Spectroscopic and Photometric Periods of Six Ultracompact Accreting Binaries, arXiv.
- Gaia 18dvy: a new FUor in the Cygnus OB3 association, arXiv.
- Searching for Electromagnetic Counterparts to Gravitational-wave Merger Events with the Prototype Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO-4), arXiv.
- A pulsating white dwarf in an eclipsing binary, arXiv.
- The first ultracompact Roche lobe-filling hot subdwarf binary, arXiv.
- Characterising the i-band variability of YSOs over six orders of magnitude in timescale, arXiv.
- A Black Hole X-ray Binary at $sim$100 Hz: Multiwavelength Timing of MAXI J1820+070 with HiPERCAM and NICER, arXiv.
- Detection and timing of gamma-ray pulsations from the $707$ Hz pulsar J0952$-$0607, arXiv.
- The evolutionary status of Cataclysmic Variables: Eclipse modelling of 15 systems, arXiv.
- The Type II-Plateau Supernova 2017eaw in NGC 6946 and Its Red Supergiant Progenitor, arXiv.
- Accurate mass and radius determinations of a cool subdwarf in an eclipsing binary, arXiv.
- Pluto's lower atmosphere and pressure evolution from ground-based stellar occultations, 1988-2016, arXiv.
- The PDS 110 observing campaign - photometric and spectroscopic observations reveal eclipses are aperiodic, arXiv.
- Full orbital solution for the binary system in the northern Galactic disc microlensing event Gaia16aye, arXiv.
- Weighing Melnick 34: the most massive binary system known, arXiv.
- The scatter of the M dwarf mass-radius relationship, arXiv.
- The direct detection of the irradiated brown dwarf in the white dwarf - brown dwarf binary SDSS J141126.20+200911.1, arXiv.
- First light with HiPERCAM on the GTC, arXiv.
- A 15.7-Minute AM CVn Binary Discovered in K2, arXiv.
- Discovery of an old nova shell surrounding the cataclysmic variable V1315 Aql, arXiv.
- High-Speed Photometry of Gaia14aae: An Eclipsing AM CVn That Challenges Formation Models, arXiv.
- The first sub-70 minute non-interacting WD-BD system: EPIC212235321, arXiv.
- The Astropy Project: Building an inclusive, open-science project and status of the v2.0 core package, arXiv.
- astroplan: An Open Source Observation Planning Package in Python, arXiv.
- The SUrvey for Pulsars and Extragalactic Radio Bursts II: New FRB discoveries and their follow-up, arXiv.
- An elevation of 0.1 light-seconds for the optical jet base in an accreting Galactic black hole system, arXiv.
- A search for optical bursts from the repeating fast radio burst FRB 121102, arXiv.
- Testing the white dwarf mass-radius relationship with eclipsing binaries, arXiv.
- Two white dwarfs in ultrashort binaries with detached, eclipsing, likely substellar companions detected by K2, arXiv.
- A polarized fast radio burst at low Galactic latitude, arXiv.
- Robust detection of quasi-periodic variability: A HAWKI mini survey of late T dwarfs, arXiv.
- SDSS J105754.25+275947.5: a period-bounce eclipsing cataclysmic variable with the lowest-mass donor yet measured, arXiv.
- PTF1 J082340.04+081936.5: A hot subdwarf B star with a low mass white dwarf companion in an 87 minute orbit, arXiv.
- Hunting For Eclipses: High Speed Observations of Cataclysmic Variables, arXiv.
- Flares, wind and nebulae: the 2015 December mini-outburst of V404 Cygni, arXiv.
- Using Gaussian processes to model light curves in the presence of flickering: the eclipsing cataclysmic variable ASASSN-14ag, arXiv.
- Transmission spectroscopy of the inflated exoplanet WASP-52b, and evidence for a bright region on the stellar surface, arXiv.
- A LOFAR mini-survey for low-frequency radio emission from the nearest brown dwarfs, arXiv.
- A radio pulsing white dwarf binary star, arXiv.
- Long-Term Photometry of IC 348 with the YETI Network, arXiv.
- HiPERCAM: A high-speed, quintuple-beam CCD camera for the study of rapid variability in the Universe, arXiv.
- Long-term eclipse timing of white dwarf binaries: an observational hint of a magnetic mechanism at work, arXiv.
- An irradiated brown-dwarf companion to an accreting white dwarf, arXiv.
- Furiously Fast and Red: Sub-second Optical Flaring in V404 Cyg during the 2015 Outburst Peak, arXiv.
- The crowded magnetosphere of the post common envelope binary QS Virginis, arXiv.
- Pulsating hot O subdwarfs in Omega Cen: mapping a unique instability strip on the Extreme Horizontal Branch, arXiv.
- Atmospheric electrification in dusty, reactive gases in the solar system and beyond, arXiv.
- Search for transiting exoplanets and variable stars in the open cluster NGC 7243, arXiv.
- High-speed photometry of the disintegrating planetesimals at WD1145+017: evidence for rapid dynamical evolution, arXiv.
- A large, long-lived structure near the trojan L5 point in the post common-envelope binary SDSS J1021+1744, arXiv.
- The First Millimeter Detection of a Non-Accreting Ultracool Dwarf, arXiv.
- Discovery of an eclipsing dwarf nova in the ancient nova shell Te 11, arXiv.
- Rotation periods and astrometric motions of the Luhman 16AB brown dwarfs by high-resolution lucky-imaging monitoring, arXiv.
- pt5m - a 0.5m robotic telescope on La Palma, arXiv.
- Magnetospherically driven optical and radio aurorae at the end of the stellar main sequence, arXiv.
- The binary millisecond pulsar PSR J1023+0038 during its accretion state - I. Optical variability, arXiv.
- Total eclipse of the heart: The AM CVn Gaia14aae / ASSASN-14cn, arXiv.
- PHL 1445: An eclipsing cataclysmic variable with a substellar donor near the period minimum, arXiv.
- Fourteen new eclipsing white dwarf plus main-sequence binaries from the SDSS and Catalina surveys, arXiv.
- Direct evidence for an evolving dust cloud from the exoplanet KIC 12557548 b, arXiv.
- Multiwaveband photometry of the irradiated brown dwarf WD0137-349B, arXiv.
- Discovery of ZZ Cetis in detached white dwarf plus main-sequence binaries, arXiv.
- Defocussed Transmission Spectroscopy: A potential detection of sodium in the atmosphere of WASP-12b, arXiv.
- Testing the planetary models of HU Aquarii, arXiv.
- The substellar companion in the eclipsing white dwarf binary SDSS J141126.20+200911.1, arXiv.
- ULTRASPEC: a high-speed imaging photometer on the 2.4-m Thai National Telescope, arXiv.
- Heavy metals in a light white dwarf: Abundances of the metal-rich, extremely low-mass GALEX J1717+6757, arXiv.
- A parameter study of the eclipsing CV in the Kepler field, KIS J192748.53+444724.5, arXiv.
- Tidally Distorted Exoplanets: Density Corrections for Short-Period Hot-Jupiters based solely on Observable Parameters, arXiv.
- Spectroscopically confirmed brown dwarf members of Coma Berenices and the Hyades, arXiv.
- Precise parameters for both white dwarfs in the eclipsing binary CSS 41177, arXiv.
- Properties of the Eclipsing Double-White Dwarf Binary NLTT 11748, arXiv.
- Timing variations in the secondary eclipse of NN Ser, arXiv.
- Optical transmission photometry of the highly inflated exoplanet WASP-17b, arXiv.
- Binaries discovered by the MUCHFUSS project; FBS 0117+396: An sdB+dM binary with a pulsating primary, arXiv.
- The planets around NN Ser: still there, arXiv.
- A magnetic white dwarf in a detached eclipsing binary, arXiv.
- Finding compact hot subdwarf binaries in the Galactic disc, arXiv.
- A deep WISE search for very late type objects and the discovery of two halo/thick-disk T dwarfs: WISE 0013+0634 and WISE 0833+0052, arXiv.
- ULTRACAM z'-band Detection of the Secondary Eclipse of WASP-12b, arXiv.
- Multi-periodic pulsations of a stripped red giant star in an eclipsing binary, arXiv.
- A lithium depletion boundary age of 22 Myr for NGC 1960, arXiv.
- Pre-main-sequence isochrones -- II. Revising star and planet formation timescales, arXiv.
- KIC 4544587: an Eccentric, Short Period Binary System with delta Sct Pulsations and Tidally Excited Modes, arXiv.
- CI Aql: a Type Ia supernova progenitor?, arXiv.
- Transmission photometry of WASP-12b: simultaneous measurement of the planetary radius in three bands, arXiv.
- A search for rocky planets transiting brown dwarfs, arXiv.
- Seventy six T dwarfs from the UKIDSS LAS: benchmarks, kinematics and an updated space density, arXiv.
- The not-so-massive black hole in the microquasar GRS1915+105, arXiv.
- A J-band detection of the sub-stellar mass donor in SDSS J1433+1011, arXiv.
- Finding Exoplanets Orbiting Young Active Stars. I. Technique, arXiv.
- Eclipsing Post Common Envelope Binaries from the Catalina Surveys, arXiv.
- An accurate mass and radius measurement for an ultracool white dwarf, arXiv.
- z'-band Ground-Based Detection of the Secondary Eclipse of WASP-19b, arXiv.
- Pre-main-sequence isochrones -- I. The Pleiades benchmark, arXiv.
- A Radial Velocity Study of CTCV J1300-3052, arXiv.
- Stellar jitter from variable gravitational redshift: implications for RV confirmation of habitable exoplanets, arXiv.
- A J-band detection of the donor star in the dwarf nova OY Carinae, and an optical detection of its `iron curtain', arXiv.
- A precision study of two eclipsing white dwarf plus M dwarf binaries, arXiv.
- The shortest period detached white dwarf + main-sequence binary, arXiv.
- No wide spread of stellar ages in the Orion Nebula Cluster, arXiv.
- The first observation of optical pulsations from a soft gamma repeater: SGR 0501+4516, arXiv.
- Cataclysmic Variables below the Period Gap: Mass Determinations of 14 Eclipsing Systems, arXiv.
- A search for optical bursts from RRAT J1819-1458: II. Simultaneous ULTRACAM-Lovell Telescope observations, arXiv.
- The forbidden high ionisation line region of the type 2 quasar Q1131+16: a clear view of the inner face of the torus?, arXiv.
- Accretion-induced luminosity spreads in young clusters: evidence from stellar rotation, arXiv.
- The Planets around the Post-Common Envelope Binary NN Serpentis, arXiv.
- The photometric period in ES Ceti, arXiv.
- Search for p-mode oscillations in DA white dwarfs with VLT-ULTRACAM. I. Upper limits to the p-modes, arXiv.
- Probing GRB environments with time variability: ULTRASPEC fast imaging of GRB 080210, arXiv.
- Two planets orbiting the recently formed post-common envelope binary NN Serpentis, arXiv.
- On the alignment of debris disks and their host stars' rotation axis -implications for spin-orbit misalignment in exoplanetary systems, arXiv.
- SDSS J0926+3624: The shortest period eclipsing binary star, arXiv.
- Estimating the masses of extra-solar planets, arXiv.
- Orbital Period Variations in Eclipsing Post Common Envelope Binaries, arXiv.
- Rotation of young stars in Cepheus OB3b, arXiv.
- Physical properties of IP Pegasi: an eclipsing dwarf nova with an unusually cool white dwarf, arXiv.
- Precise mass and radius values for the white dwarf and low mass M dwarf in the pre-cataclysmic binary NN Serpentis, arXiv.
- New Methods for Determining the Ages of PMS Stars, arXiv.
- A Stellar Flare during the Transit of the Extrasolar Planet OGLE-TR-10b, arXiv.
- SDSS unveils a population of intrinsically faint cataclysmic variables at the minimum orbital period, arXiv.
- Pre-main-sequence variability across the radiative-convective gap, arXiv.
- Hunting high and low: XMM monitoring of the eclipsing polar HU Aquarii, arXiv.
- Optical pulsations from the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1048.1-5937, arXiv.
- ULTRACAM observations of two accreting white dwarf pulsators, arXiv.
- Optical variability of the ultracool dwarf TVLM 513-46546: evidence for inhomogeneous dust clouds, arXiv.
- On the evolutionary status of short period cataclysmic variables, arXiv.
- 1RXSJ173021.5-055933: a cataclysmic variable with a fast-spinning magnetic white dwarf, arXiv.
- SDSS J150722.30+523039.8: a CV formed directly from a detached white dwarf/brown dwarf binary?, arXiv.
- ULTRACAM: an ultra-fast, triple-beam CCD camera for high-speed astrophysics, arXiv.
- A brown dwarf mass donor in an accreting binary, arXiv.
- Empirical isochrones and relative ages for young stars, and the radiative-convective gap, arXiv.
- The Keele-Exeter young cluster survey: I. Low mass pre-main sequence stars in NGC 2169, arXiv.
- ULTRACAM Photometry of the ultracompact binaries V407 Vul and HM Cnc, arXiv.
- SDSS J0926+3624, the first eclipsing AM CVn star, as seen by ULTRACAM, arXiv.
- VLT/FORS spectroscopy of faint cataclysmic variables discovered by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, arXiv.
- Radial and rotational velocities of young brown dwarfs and very low-mass stars in the Upper Scorpius OB association and the rho Ophiuchi cloud core, arXiv.
- A search for optical bursts from the rotating radio transient J1819-1458 with ULTRACAM, arXiv.
- The nature of the close magnetic white dwarf + probable brown dwarf binary SDSS J121209.31+013627.7, arXiv.
- ULTRACAM observations of SDSS J170213.26+322954.1 - an eclipsing cataclysmic variable in the period gap, arXiv.
- Observations of Ultracool dwarfs with ULTRACAM on the VLT: a search for weather, arXiv.
- ULTRACAM photometry of the eclipsing cataclysmic variables GY Cnc, IR Com and HT Cas, arXiv.
- Can variability account for apparent age spreads in OB association colour-magnitude diagrams?, arXiv.
- High-speed, multi-colour optical photometry of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 4U 0142+61 with ULTRACAM, arXiv.
- The K-band spectrum of the Cataclysmic Variable RXJ 0502.8+1624 (Tau 4), arXiv.
- HS 0943+1404, a true intermediate polar, arXiv.
- Do accretion discs regulate the rotation of young stars?, arXiv.
- Circumstellar discs around solar-mass stars in NGC 6611, arXiv.
- The component masses of the cataclysmic variable V347 Puppis, arXiv.
- Contamination and exclusion in the sigma Orionis young group, arXiv.
- Evidence for high accretion-rates in Weak-Line T Tauri stars?, arXiv.
- Mass segregation in the young open cluster NGC 2547, arXiv.
- On the evidence for brown-dwarf secondary stars in cataclysmic variables, arXiv.
- On the use of 12CO/13CO as a test of common-envelope evolution, arXiv.
- The Recurrent Nova U Scorpii - A Type Ia Supernova Progenitor, arXiv.
- The mass of the white dwarf in the recurrent nova U Scorpii, arXiv.
- K-band spectroscopy of the intermediate polar XY Ari, arXiv.
- Mirror eclipses in the cataclysmic variable IP Peg, arXiv.
- Investigating the structure of the accretion disk in WZ Sge from multi-wave-band, time-resolved spectroscopic observations: Paper II, arXiv.
- Infrared spectroscopy of cataclysmic variables: III. Dwarf novae below the period gap and novalike variables, arXiv.
- J-band spectroscopy of cataclysmic variables, arXiv.
- Furiously fast and red: sub-second optical flaring in V404 Cyg during the 2015 outburst peak. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 459(1), 554-572.
- Research group
- Teaching activities
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PHY241 Observational Astronomy
- Professional activities and memberships
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- ESO Observing Programmes Committee Member 2013-2015
- ING Board Member
- LSST:UK Board Member"Member PPARC/STFC Time Allocation Committees 2004-2007
Departmental administration
- Head of Second Year Astrophysics
- Research Committee Member
- Space Committee Member