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Rafael Sfair
Researcher at Sao Paulo State University
Publications - 54
Citations - 654
Rafael Sfair is an academic researcher from Sao Paulo State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ring (chemistry) & Planet. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 45 publications receiving 552 citations.
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Production and fate of the G ring arc particles due to Aegaeon (Saturn LIII)
TL;DR: The G ring arc hosts the smallest satellite of Saturn, Aegaeon, observed with a set of images sent by Cassini spacecraft as discussed by the authors, which is responsible for depleting the arc dust population by removing them through collisions.
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First stellar occultation by the Galilean moon Europa and upcoming events between 2019 and 2021.
B. E. Morgado,G. Benedetti-Rossi,A. R. Gomes-Júnior,Marcelo Assafin,Valery Lainey,Valery Lainey,R. Vieira-Martins,Julio Camargo,Felipe Braga-Ribas,Felipe Braga-Ribas,R. C. Boufleur,J. Fabrega,D. I. Machado,Alain Maury,L. L. Trabuco,J. R. de Barros,P. Cacella,A. Crispim,C. Jaques,G. Y. Navas,E. Pimentel,F. L. Rommel,T. de Santana,William Schoenell,Rafael Sfair,Othon C. Winter +25 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors observed a stellar occultation by the Galilean moon Europa (J2) and proposed a campaign for observing stellar occultations for all Galilean moons, where the authors measured the light flux of the occulted star and object to determine the time when the flux dropped with respect to one or more reference stars, and the time that it rose again for each observational station.
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Dynamical environment and surface characteristics of asteroid (16) Psyche
TL;DR: In this paper, the location and linear stability of the equilibrium points were found and the stability of these points were confirmed by performing numerical simulations of massless particles around the asteroid, which also showed an asymmetry in the size of the stable regions.
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Refined physical parameters for Chariklo's body and rings from stellar occultations observed between 2013 and 2020
B. E. Morgado,B. E. Morgado,Bruno Sicardy,Felipe Braga-Ribas,Josselin Desmars,Josselin Desmars,Josselin Desmars,A. R. Gomes-Júnior,D. Bérard,Rodrigo Leiva,Rodrigo Leiva,Rodrigo Leiva,Jose Luis Ortiz,R. Vieira-Martins,R. Vieira-Martins,G. Benedetti-Rossi,G. Benedetti-Rossi,Pablo Santos-Sanz,Julio Camargo,Rene Duffard,F. L. Rommel,F. L. Rommel,Marcelo Assafin,R. C. Boufleur,François Colas,M. Kretlow,W. Beisker,Rafael Sfair,Colin Snodgrass,Nicolás Morales,Estela Fernández-Valenzuela,L. S. Amaral,A. Amarante,R. A. Artola,Michael Backes,Michael Backes,K. L. Bath,S. Bouley,Marc W. Buie,P. Cacella,C. Colazo,J. P. Colque,J. L. Dauvergne,Martin Dominik,Marcelo Emilio,Marcelo Emilio,C. Erickson,R. Evans,J. Fabrega-Polleri,D. Garcia-Lambas,B. L. Giacchini,W. Hanna,D. Herald,G. Hesler,Tobias C. Hinse,Tobias C. Hinse,C. Jacques,Emmanuel Jehin,U. G. Jørgensen,S. Kerr,Vladimir Kouprianov,Vladimir Kouprianov,S. E. Levine,S. E. Levine,T. Linder,P. D. Maley,D. I. Machado,L. Maquet,Anaëlle Maury,R. Melia,E. Meza,B. Mondon,T. Moura,Jeffrey A. Newman,T. Payet,C. L. Pereira,C. L. Pereira,Joe Pollock,R. C. Poltronieri,F. Quispe-Huaynasi,Daniel E. Reichart,T. de Santana,T. de Santana,E. M. Schneiter,M. V. Sieyra,Jesper Skottfelt,J. F. Soulier,M. Starck,P. Thierry,Pascal Torres,Pascal Torres,L. L. Trabuco,Eduardo Unda-Sanzana,T. A. R. Yamashita,Othon C. Winter,A. Zapata,C. A. Zuluaga +96 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used stellar occultations to constrain the physical parameters of the Centaur and its rings, and determined the structure of the rings and obtained precise astrometrical positions of Chariklo.
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Rings under close encounters with the giant planets: Chariklo versus Chiron
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors performed numerical integrations of a system composed of 729 clones of Chiron, the Sun, and the giant planets and found that Chiron is more likely to remain in an orbit with a relatively low inclination and high eccentricity.