B. Pilecki

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B. Pilecki is an astrophysicist whose research centers on eclipsing binary systems, stellar astrophysics, and the search for optical transients of cosmic origin. A key contribution is the comprehensive analysis of the totally eclipsing double-giant system HD 187669, published in 2015, which provided the first full orbital and physical parameters for this binary. This work, combining photometry from ASAS, SuperWASP, and PROMPT telescopes, has garnered 37 citations and remains foundational for understanding evolved binary star evolution. Pilecki also played a pivotal role in the "Pi of the Sky" project, a robotic detector designed to search for optical flashes associated with gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and other extragalactic transients. The 2006 paper describing this system, with 11 citations, highlights Pilecki’s commitment to real-time, wide-field sky monitoring. Through these contributions, Pilecki has advanced both the detailed characterization of binary stars and the rapid detection of cosmic flashes, offering valuable insights into stellar physics and transient phenomena.

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1. 1
   Orbital and physical parameters of eclipsing binaries from the ASAS catalogue – VIII. The totally eclipsing double-giant system HD 187669★

   37 citations · 2015
2. 2
   <title>"Pi of the sky": robotic search for cosmic flashes</title>

   11 citations · 2006

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