Mr
Paul
Kerry
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Astrophysics Research/Teaching Technician
p.kerry@sheffield.ac.uk
Hicks Building
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Mr Paul Kerry
Hicks Building
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
Sheffield
S3 7RH
- Publications
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Journal articles
- An eclipsing 8.56 minutes orbital period mass-transferring binary. The Astrophysical Journal, 1000(2), 237. View this article in WRRO
- Photometric masses for long period CVs: the case study of CSS131106. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 548(1). 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. 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
- 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
- A gravitational-wave-detectable candidate type Ia supernova progenitor. The Astrophysical Journal, 987(2). 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- A rotating white dwarf shows different compositions on its opposite faces. Nature, 620(7972), 61-66. 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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. View this article in WRRO
- Once in a blue moon: detection of ‘bluing’ during debris transits in the white dwarf WD 1145+017. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 469(3), 3213-3224. 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- A precision study of two eclipsing white dwarf plus M dwarf binaries. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 420(4), 3281-3297. View this article in WRRO
- The first observation of optical pulsations from a soft gamma repeater: SGR 0501+4516. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 416(1), L16-L20.
- A search for optical bursts from the rotating radio transient J1819−1458 with ULTRACAM – II. Simultaneous ULTRACAM–Lovell Telescope observations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 414(4), 3627-3632. View this article in WRRO
- Cataclysmic variables below the period gap: mass determinations of 14 eclipsing systems. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , 415, 2025-2041. View this article in WRRO
- Optical pulsations from the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1048.1–5937. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 394(1), L112-L116.
- ULTRACAM: an ultrafast, triple - beam CCD camera for high-speed astrophysics. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 378(3), 825-840. View this article in WRRO
- No Period Change in Two Long-Period AM CVn Binaries. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Conference proceedings
- 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
- First light with HiPERCAM on the GTC. Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 10702. Austin, Texas, 10 June 2018 - 10 June 2018.
Preprints
- Photometric masses for long period CVs: the case study of CSS131106, arXiv.
- ZTF J021804.16+071152.93: a dead cataclysmic variable and potential solution to the missing period bouncers, arXiv.
- Long-term eclipse time variations in white dwarf binaries, 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.
- Two almost planetary mass survivors of common envelope evolution, arXiv.
- Analysis of optical spectroscopy and photometry of the type I X-ray bursting system UW CrB, arXiv.
- A Survey for Radio Emission from White Dwarfs in the VLA Sky Survey, arXiv.
- An Eclipsing 47 minute Double White Dwarf Binary at 400 pc, arXiv.
- Photometric follow-up of 43 new eclipsing white dwarf plus main-sequence binaries from the ZTF survey.
- Characterising eclipsing white dwarf M dwarf binaries from multi-band eclipse photometry, arXiv.
- Optical detection of the rapidly spinning white dwarf in V1460 Her, arXiv.
- Found: a rapidly spinning white dwarf in LAMOST J024048.51+195226.9, arXiv.
- System parameters of three short period cataclysmic variable stars, arXiv.
- Spectroscopic and Photometric Periods of Six Ultracompact Accreting Binaries, arXiv.
- The evolutionary status of Cataclysmic Variables: Eclipse modelling of 15 systems, arXiv.
- The scatter of the M dwarf mass-radius relationship, arXiv.
- First light with HiPERCAM on the GTC, arXiv.
- A 15.7-Minute AM CVn Binary Discovered in K2, arXiv.
- High-Speed Photometry of Gaia14aae: An Eclipsing AM CVn That Challenges Formation Models, 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.
- Once in a blue moon: detection of 'bluing' during debris transits in the white dwarf WD1145+017, arXiv.
- SDSS J105754.25+275947.5: a period-bounce eclipsing cataclysmic variable with the lowest-mass donor yet measured, arXiv.
- Hunting For Eclipses: High Speed Observations of Cataclysmic Variables, arXiv.
- Using Gaussian processes to model light curves in the presence of flickering: the eclipsing cataclysmic variable ASASSN-14ag, 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.
- PHL 1445: An eclipsing cataclysmic variable with a substellar donor near the period minimum, arXiv.
- Discovery of ZZ Cetis in detached white dwarf plus main-sequence binaries, 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.
- A precision study of two eclipsing white dwarf plus M dwarf binaries, 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.
- Optical pulsations from the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1048.1-5937, arXiv.
- ULTRACAM: an ultra-fast, triple-beam CCD camera for high-speed astrophysics, arXiv.
- An eclipsing 8.56 minutes orbital period mass-transferring binary. The Astrophysical Journal, 1000(2), 237. View this article in WRRO
- Research group
- Departmental duties
- Linux computing support for the Astrophysics Research Cluster including ULTRACAM, ULTRASPEC and HiPERCAM astronomical instrumentation
- Astrophysics teaching support, including the Hicks and ROSA observatories on the roof of the Hicks Building