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M. Elphick
Researcher at Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network
Publications - 16
Citations - 2827
M. Elphick is an academic researcher from Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network. The author has contributed to research in topics: Supernova & Thin disk. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 15 publications receiving 2486 citations.
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The man behind the curtain: x-rays drive the uv through nir variability in the 2013 active galactic nucleus outburst in ngc 2617
Benjamin J. Shappee,J. L. Prieto,Dirk Grupe,Christopher S. Kochanek,Krzysztof Z. Stanek,G. De Rosa,Smita Mathur,Ying Zu,Bradley M. Peterson,Richard W. Pogge,Stefanie Komossa,Myungshin Im,Jacob Jencson,T W-S Holoien,U. Basu,John F. Beacom,D. M. Szczygiel,Joseph Brimacombe,Scott M. Adams,Abdo Campillay,Changsu Choi,Carlos Contreras,M. Dietrich,M. Dubberley,M. Elphick,S. Foale,Margherita Giustini,C. Gonzalez,E. Hawkins,D. A. Howell,D. A. Howell,Eric Hsiao,Michael Koss,Karen M. Leighly,Nidia Morrell,D. Mudd,D. Mullins,Jenna M. Nugent,J. Parrent,Mark M. Phillips,G. Pojmanski,Wayne Rosing,R. Ross,David J. Sand,Donald M. Terndrup,Stefano Valenti,Stefano Valenti,Z. Walker,Yosep Yoon +48 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reported that NGC 2617 went through a dramatic outburst, during which its X-ray flux increased by over an order of magnitude followed by an increase of its optical/ultraviolet (UV) continuum flux.
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The Man Behind the Curtain: X-rays Drive the UV through NIR Variability in the 2013 AGN Outburst in NGC 2617
Benjamin J. Shappee,J. L. Prieto,Dirk Grupe,Christopher S. Kochanek,K. Z. Stanek,G. De Rosa,S. Mathur,Ying Zu,Bradley M. Peterson,R. W. Pogge,S. Komossa,Myungshin Im,J. E. Jencson,T W-S Holoien,U. Basu,John F. Beacom,D. M. Szczygiel,Joseph Brimacombe,Scott M. Adams,A. Campillay,Changsu Choi,C. Contreras,M. Dietrich,M. Dubberley,M. Elphick,S. Foale,Margherita Giustini,C. Gonzalez,E. Hawkins,D. A. Howell,Eric Hsiao,Michael Koss,Karen M. Leighly,N. I. Morrell,D. Mudd,D. Mullins,Jenna M. Nugent,J. T. Parrent,M. M. Phillips,G. Pojmanski,Wayne Rosing,R. Ross,David J. Sand,Donald M. Terndrup,S. Valenti,Z. Walker,Yosep Yoon +46 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reported that NGC 2617 went through a dramatic outburst, during which its X-ray flux increased by over an order of magnitude followed by an increase of its optical/ultraviolet (UV) continuum flux.
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Characterizing a dramatic δv ∼ –9 flare on an ultracool dwarf found by the asas-sn survey*
Sarah J. Schmidt,Sarah J. Schmidt,J. L. Prieto,K. Z. Stanek,Benjamin J. Shappee,Nidia Morrell,Daniella C. Bardalez Gagliuffi,Daniella C. Bardalez Gagliuffi,Christopher S. Kochanek,Jacob Jencson,T. W. S. Holoien,U. Basu,John F. Beacom,D. M. Szczygiel,G. Pojmanski,Joseph Brimacombe,M. Dubberley,M. Elphick,S. Foale,E. Hawkins,D. Mullins,Wayne Rosing,R. Ross,Z. Walker +23 more
TL;DR: In this article, a ΔV ~ −9 magnitude flare on the newly identified M8 dwarf SDSS J022116.84+194020.4 was analyzed using infrared and optical spectra.
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Characterizing a Dramatic $\Delta V\sim-9$ Flare on an Ultracool Dwarf Found by the ASAS-SN Survey
Sarah J. Schmidt,J. L. Prieto,K. Z. Stanek,Benjamin J. Shappee,Nidia Morrell,Daniella C. Bardalez Gagliuffi,Christopher S. Kochanek,J. E. Jencson,T W-S Holoien,U. Basu,John F. Beacom,D. M. Szczygiel,G. Pojmanski,Joseph Brimacombe,M. Dubberley,M. Elphick,S. Foale,E. Hawkins,D. Mullins,Wayne Rosing,R. Ross,Z. Walker +21 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used infrared and optical spectra to confirm that SDSSJ0221 is a relatively nearby (d$\sim$76 pc) M8 dwarf with strong quiescent H$\alpha$ emission.
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MuSCAT3: a 4-color simultaneous camera for the 2m Faulkes Telescope North
Norio Narita,Norio Narita,Akihiko Fukui,Akihiko Fukui,Tomoyasu Yamamuro,Daniel-Rolf Harbeck,Mark Bowman,M. Elphick,Jon Nation,James D. Armstrong,Jacqueline Han,Shunichi Abe,Masahiro Ikoma,Keisuke Isogai,Keisuke Isogai,K. Kawauchi,S. Kurita,Nobuhiko Kusakabe,Jerome de Leon,John H. Livingston,Mayuko Mori,Taku Nishiumi,Taku Nishiumi,Motohide Tamura,Motohide Tamura,N. Watanabe,N. Watanabe,N. H. Volgenau,Elisabeth Heinrich-Josties,S. Foale,Matt Daily,Curtis McCully,Annie Kirby,Cary Smith,Brian Haworth,Patrick Conway,Lisa J. Storrie-Lombardi,Wayne Rosing,Joey Chatelain,Etienne Bachelet,Marshall C. Johnson,M. Rabus +41 more
TL;DR: MuSCAT3 as mentioned in this paper is a four-channel simultaneous imager installed on the 2m Faulkes Telescope North at Haleakala Observatory on Maui, Hawai'i, with a capability of 4-color simultaneous imaging in g (400-550 nm), r (550-700 nm), i (700-820 nm), and zs (820-920 nm) bands.