01/03/2026 - Exoplanets
A JWST Transit of a Jupiter Analog. I. Constraints on the Oblateness...
In 2024 October, JWST observed a transit of Kepler-167 e, a Jupiter-analog planet on a 1000+ day orbit. These observations, recorded over a long baseline of nearly 60 hr, were…
Bibcode: 2026AJ....171..150C
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2511.02067
01/03/2026 - Exoplanets
Mean opacity tables for probing the interior and atmosphere of giant planets
We present new Rosseland and Planck mean opacity tables relevant to the shallow interiors and atmospheres of giant planets. The tables span metallicities from 0.31 to 50 times solar, temperatures…
Bibcode: 2026MNRAS.546f2205S
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2601.02995
01/03/2026 - Exoplanets
The MUSCLES Extension for Atmospheric Transmission Spectroscopy: Spectral Energy Distributions for 20...
Correctly interpreting JWST spectra of close-in exoplanets requires a measurement of the X-ray and ultraviolet light that the planets receive from their host stars. Here, we provide spectral energy distributions…
Bibcode: 2026AJ....171..120W
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2601.01628
01/02/2026 - High-Energy
A XRISM/Resolve View of the Dynamics in the Hot Gaseous Atmosphere of M87
The XRISM/Resolve microcalorimeter directly measured the gas velocities in the core of the Virgo Cluster, the closest example of active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback in a cluster. This proximity allows…
Bibcode: 2026ApJ...998..210X
Lees meer01/02/2026 - Low-Energy
Active galactic nucleus─host galaxy photometric decomposition using a fast, accurate, and precise...
Aims. The identification of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is extremely important for understanding galaxy evolution and its connection with the assembly of supermassive black holes (SMBHs). With the advent of…
Bibcode: 2026A&A...706A.304M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202554157
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2410.01437
01/02/2026 - High-Energy
Delving into the depths of NGC 3783 with XRISM: IV. Mapping of...
Using XRISM/Resolve 439 ks time-averaged spectra of the well-known Seyfert-1.5 active galactic nucleus (AGN) in NGC 3783, we investigated the nature of the Fe Kα emission line at 6.4 keV,…
Bibcode: 2026A&A...706A.255L
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202557710
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2512.09207
01/02/2026 - High-Energy
XRISM view of a stellar flare: High-resolution Fe K spectra of HR...
A high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observation was made of the RS CVn-type binary star HR 1099 using the Resolve instrument onboard XRISM for its calibration purposes. During the $sim$400 ks telescope…
Bibcode: 2026PASJ...78...97K
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psaf124
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2512.15204
01/02/2026 - High-Energy
Chemical composition and enrichment of the Centaurus cluster core seen by XRISM/Resolve
Context. Hot, X-ray emitting atmospheres pervading galaxy clusters (and groups) are rich in metals, which have been synthesised and released by asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars, core-collapse supernovae (SNcc), and…
Bibcode: 2026A&A...706A..86M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202557442
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2512.11028
01/01/2026 - High-Energy
The Feasibility of Using Fe XXIII Metastable Transitions as a Density Diagnostic...
Low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) occasionally show signs of outflowing material from the accretion disk. Studying these outflows can inform the understanding of the geometry of the systems, as well as…
Bibcode: 2026ApJ...996...34M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2511.21501
01/01/2026 - High-Energy
XRISM Observations of Accretion Disk Corona in Cyg X-2
We present the high-resolution X-ray spectrum of the Z-source Cygnus X-2, obtained with the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM). The observations have enabled a precise characterization of the Fe─K…
Bibcode: 2026ApJ...996...49M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2512.00589
01/01/2026 - High-Energy
XRISM Observations of the Prototypical Cold Front in A3667
We present high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the merging galaxy cluster A3667 with XRISM/Resolve. Two observations, targeting the cluster X-ray core and the prototypical cold front, were performed with exposures of…
Bibcode: 2026ApJ...996L..15O
Lees meer01/01/2026 - Exoplanets
HARPS-N, TESS, and CHEOPS discover a transiting sub-Neptune and two outer companions...
We provide a detailed characterization of the planetary system orbiting HD 85426 (TOI-1774). This bright G-type star ($M_{ast }$: 0.99 $text{M}_{odot }$; $R_{ast }$: 1.13 $text{R}_{odot }$; age: 7.4 Gyr;…
Bibcode: 2026MNRAS.545S1934L
Lees meer01/01/2026 - Exoplanets
Spectropolarimetric characterisation of exoplanet host stars in preparation of the Ariel mission:...
Aims. We update the status of the spectropolarimetric campaign dedicated to characterise the magnetic field properties of a sample of known exoplanet-hosting stars included in the current target list of…
Bibcode: 2026A&A...705A..40B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202557581
01/01/2026 - Exoplanets
ALMAGAL: V. Relations between the core populations and the parent clump physical properties
Context. The fragmentation of massive molecular clumps into smaller, potentially star-forming cores plays a key role in the processes of high-mass star formation. The ALMAGAL project, using the Atacama Large…
Bibcode: 2026A&A...705A.100E
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202554764
01/01/2026 - Exoplanets
Formation of cold giant planets around late M dwarfs via core accretion...
Context. Modeling how cold giant planets form around M dwarfs remains a challenge, both because their protoplanetary disks can lack sufficient mass and because such planets are expected to migrate…
Bibcode: 2026A&A...705A.120S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202557519
01/01/2026 - High-Energy
A Chandra view of SPT-CL J0217─5014: A massive galaxy cluster at a...
Context. Galaxy clusters trace the densest regions of the cosmic web and are crucial laboratories for studying the thermodynamic and chemical evolution of the intracluster medium (ICM). The massive galaxy…
Bibcode: 2026A&A...705A.137H
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202556907
01/01/2026 - Exoplanets
HARPS-N, TESS, and CHEOPS discover a transiting sub-Neptune and two outer companions...
We provide a detailed characterization of the planetary system orbiting HD 85426 (TOI-1774). This bright G-type star ($M_{ast }$: 0.99 $text{M}_{odot }$; $R_{ast }$: 1.13 $text{R}_{odot }$; age: 7.4 Gyr;…
Bibcode: 2026MNRAS.545f1934L
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2511.08473
01/01/2026 - Exoplanets
Hot and cloudy: High temperature clouds in super-Earths and sub-Neptunes
JWST observations provide for the first time evidence for an atmosphere on a rocky exoplanet – 55 Cnc e. The atmosphere of 55 Cnc e is hot with Teq >…
Bibcode: 2026MNRAS.tmp..181J
Lees meer01/12/2025 - High-Energy
XRISM high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of Cygnus X-1: Highly ionized iron absorption structures
We present the first high-resolution X-ray spectral analysis of Cygnus X-1 using XRISM. The observation wa3s carried out from 2024 April 7 to 10, covering the orbital phase range 0.65─0.17…
Bibcode: 2025PASJ...77.1210Y
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psaf104
01/12/2025 - High-Energy
XRISM/Resolve view of Abell 2319: Turbulence, sloshing, and ICM dynamics
We present results from XRISM/Resolve observations of the core of the galaxy cluster Abell 2319, focusing on its kinematic properties. The intracluster medium (ICM) exhibits temperatures of approximately 8 keV…
Bibcode: 2025PASJ...77.1278X
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psaf109
01/12/2025 - Exoplanets
Improved characterization of the TOI-2141 system: A dense sub-Neptune with non-transiting inner...
Aims. We aim to refine the fundamental parameters of the TOI-2141 planetary system, which includes a transiting sub-Neptune orbiting a Sun-like star on a relatively long orbit of 18.26 days,…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...704A.174L
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202556515
01/12/2025 - Exoplanets
Mean Opacity Tables for Probing the Interior and Atmosphere of Giant Planets
We present new Rosseland and Planck mean opacity tables relevant to the shallow interiors and atmospheres of giant planets. The tables span metallicities from 0.31 to 50 times solar, temperatures…
Bibcode: 2025MNRAS.tmp.2075S
Lees meer01/12/2025 - High-Energy
Probing Accretion Disk Winds of Stratified Nature with Fe XXVI Doublet in...
Powerful ionized accretion disk winds are often observed during episodic outbursts in Galactic black hole transients. Among those X-ray absorbers, Fe XXVI doublet structure (Lyα1+Lyα2 with ∼20 eV apart) has…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...994..218F
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2510.19539
01/12/2025 - Exoplanets
An ultra-short period super-Earth and sub-Neptune spanning the Radius Valley orbiting the...
A crucial chemical link between stars and their orbiting exoplanets is thought to exist. If universal, this connection could affect the formation and evolution of all planets. Therefore, this potential…
Bibcode: 2025MNRAS.544.2614E
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2510.12783
01/12/2025 - Technology
Chasing the storm: investigating the application of high-contrast imaging techniques in producing...
Substellar companions such as exoplanets and brown dwarfs exhibit changes in brightness arising from top-of-atmosphere inhomogeneities, providing insights into their atmospheric structure and dynamics. This variability can be measured in…
Bibcode: 2025MNRAS.544.3191S
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2511.01384
01/12/2025 - Exoplanets
Eclipse mapping with Ariel: future prospects for a population-level mapping survey
Eclipse mapping is a powerful tool for measuring 3D profiles of exoplanet atmospheres. To date, only JWST has been capable of widely applying this technique, but as a general observatory,…
Bibcode: 2025MNRAS.544.3647V
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2510.03147
01/12/2025 - High-Energy
XRISM Spectroscopy of the Stellar-mass Black Hole GRS 1915+105
GRS 1915+105 was the stellar-mass black hole that best reproduced key phenomena that are also observed in type 1 active galactic nuclei (AGNs). In recent years, however, it has evolved…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...995L..14M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2510.25089
01/12/2025 - High-Energy
X-ray properties of massive compact relic galaxies
We present the X-ray analysis of seven local compact elliptical galaxies (cEGs), selected for their morphological resemblance to high-redshift red nuggets. As likely descendants of the red nugget population, cEGs…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...704A.196K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202555575
01/11/2025 - High-Energy
Comparing XRISM Cluster Velocity Dispersions with Predictions from Cosmological Simulations: Are Feedback...
The dynamics of the intracluster medium (ICM), the hot plasma that fills galaxy clusters, are shaped by gravity-driven cluster mergers and feedback from supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in the cluster…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...993L..11X
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2510.06322
01/11/2025 - High-Energy
XRISM Constraints on Unidentified X-Ray Emission Lines, Including the 3.5 keV Line,...
We stack 3.75 Ms of early XRISM Resolve observations of 10 galaxy clusters to search for unidentified spectral lines in the E = 2.5─15 keV band (rest frame), including the…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...994L..28X
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2510.24560
01/11/2025 - High-Energy
Distribution of metals and multitemperature gas in the cores of nearby galaxy groups
Previous studies of galaxy clusters have focused extensively on the effects of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) feedback on the chemical evolution of the intra-cluster medium (ICM). However, similar studies on…
Bibcode: 2025MNRAS.543.3684C
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2509.18258
01/11/2025 - High-Energy
XRISM view of a stellar flare: High-resolution Fe K spectra of HR...
A high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observation was made of the RS CVn-type binary star HR 1099 using the Resolve instrument onboard XRISM for its calibration purposes. During the $sim$400 ks telescope…
Bibcode: 2025PASJ..tmp..117K
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psaf124
01/11/2025 - Exoplanets
Occurrence rate of stellar Type II radio bursts from a 100 star-year...
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are major drivers of space weather in the Solar System, but their occurrence rate on other stars is unknown. A characteristic (deca-)metric radio burst with a…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...703A.198K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202554317
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2511.09296
01/11/2025 - Exoplanets
The Hourglass-shaped Magnetic Fields and Dust Filaments in the HH 211 Protostellar Envelope
Magnetic fields influence the structure and evolution of protostellar systems; thus, understanding their role is essential for probing the earliest stages of star formation. We present Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...993..200C
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2509.25764
01/11/2025 - Exoplanets
Detection of CO2, CO, and H2O in the atmosphere of the warm...
Context. The chemical composition of warm gas giant exoplanet atmospheres (with Teq < 1000 K) is not well known due to the lack of observational constraints. Aims. HAT-P-12 b is…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...703A.264C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450690
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2507.18722
01/11/2025 - Exoplanets
HARPS-N, TESS, and CHEOPS discover a transiting sub-Neptune and two outer companions...
We provide a detailed characterisation of the planetary system orbiting HD 85426 (TOI-1774). This bright G-type star (M*: 0.99 M⊙; R*: 1.13 R⊙; age: 7.4 Gyr; V mag: 8.25) hosts…
Bibcode: 2025MNRAS.tmp.1875L
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2511.08473
01/11/2025 - High-Energy
The thermodynamic structure and large-scale structure filament in MACS J0717.5+3745
We present the results of Chandra and XMM-Newton X-ray imaging and spatially resolved spectroscopy, along with new MUSTANG2 90 GHz observations of the thermal Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) effect on MACS J0717.5+3745.…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...703A.231B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452908
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2411.08103
01/11/2025 - Exoplanets
JWST/MIRI observations of the young TWA 27 system: Hydrocarbon disk chemistry, silicate...
Context. The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on board the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) enables the characterisation of young self-luminous gas giants in a previously inaccessible wavelength range, revealing insights into…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...704A...5P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202556296
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2507.08961
01/11/2025 - High-Energy
XRISM/Resolve view of Abell 2319: Turbulence, sloshing, and ICM dynamics
We present results from XRISM/Resolve observations of the core of the galaxy cluster Abell 2319, focusing on its kinematic properties. The intracluster medium (ICM) exhibits temperatures of approximately 8 keV…
Bibcode: 2025PASJ..tmp..116A
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psaf109
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2508.05067
01/10/2025 - High-Energy
XRISM high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of Cygnus X-1: Highly ionized iron absorption structures
We present the first high-resolution X-ray spectral analysis of Cygnus X-1 using XRISM. The observation wa3s carried out from 2024 April 7 to 10, covering the orbital phase range 0.65-0.17…
Bibcode: 2025PASJ..tmp..103Y
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psaf104
01/10/2025 - High-Energy
XRISM Reveals Complex Ionization and Velocity Structures in the GX 340+0 X-Ray Binary
We present the first high-resolution XRISM spectrum of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary GX 340+0, revealing unprecedented detail in its emission and absorption features. The spectrum reveals a rich…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...991..224C
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2508.09359
01/10/2025 - High-Energy
Delving into the depths of NGC 3783 with XRISM: II. Cross-calibration of...
Context. Accurate X-ray spectroscopic measurements are fundamental for deriving basic physical parameters of the most abundant baryon components in the Universe. The plethora of X-ray observatories currently operational enables a…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...702A.147X
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202556000
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2509.08649
01/10/2025 - High-Energy
Stratified wind from a super-Eddington X-ray binary is slower than expected
Accretion disks in strong gravity ubiquitously produce winds, seen as blueshifted absorption lines in the X-ray band of both stellar mass X-ray binaries (black holes and neutron stars)1, 2, 3–4…
Bibcode: 2025Natur.646...57X
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09495-w
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2509.14555
01/10/2025 - Exoplanets
Possible Evidence for the Presence of Volatiles on the Warm Super-Earth TOI-270 b
The search for atmospheres on rocky exoplanets is a crucial step in understanding the processes driving atmosphere formation, retention, and loss. Past studies have revealed the existence of planets interior…
Bibcode: 2025AJ....170..226C
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2509.14224
01/10/2025 - Exoplanets
TrES-1 b: A Case Study in Detecting Secular Evolution of Exoplanet Orbits
We present a comprehensive analysis of transit, eclipse, and radial velocity data of the hot Jupiter TrES-1 b and confirm evidence of orbital variations on secular timescales. Apparent variations due…
Bibcode: 2025AJ....170..197H
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2508.15075
01/10/2025 - Exoplanets
Transit timing variations in HIP 41378: CHEOPS and TESS confirm a non-transiting...
In multiple-planet systems, gravitational interactions of exoplanets could lead to transit timing variations (TTVs), whose amplitude becomes significantly enhanced when planets are in or near mean-motion resonances (MMRs), making them…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...702A.211L
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202555253
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2509.14156
01/10/2025 - Exoplanets
Eclipse Mapping with Ariel: Future Prospects for a Population-Level Mapping Survey
Eclipse mapping is a powerful tool for measuring 3D profiles of exoplanet atmospheres. To date, only JWST has been capable of widely applying this technique, but as a general observatory,…
Bibcode: 2025MNRAS.tmp.1756V
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2510.03147
01/10/2025 - Low-Energy
Strategies for the in-orbit gain tracking using the modulated X-ray sources for...
Accurate and precise correction of the gain drift is the key to achieve the required energy resolution of the Resolve microcalorimeter spectrometer on the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM).…
Bibcode: 2025JATIS..11d2019S
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.11.4.042019
01/10/2025 - Low-Energy
Pre- and post-launch operation of the Resolve soft X-ray spectrometer onboard the...
Resolve is a high-resolution X-ray spectrometer onboard the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), launched on September 6 (UT), 2023. The Resolve has performed better than its required spectral resolution…
Bibcode: 2025JATIS..11d2020S
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.11.4.042020
01/10/2025 - Low-Energy
Core line spread function calibration of the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission...
The Resolve X-ray imaging spectrometer onboard the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission consists of a 36 pixel array of high-resolution X-ray calorimeters each with ∼5 eV full-width-at-half-maximum (FWHM) spectral resolution…
Bibcode: 2025JATIS..11d2024L
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.11.4.042024
01/10/2025 - Low-Energy
Absolute timing calibration of the Resolve microcalorimeter spectrometer on the X-ray Imaging...
The Resolve microcalorimeter spectrometer on the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) is designed to have a good timing capability with the mission-level requirement of 1 ms as the absolute…
Bibcode: 2025JATIS..11d2011S
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.11.4.042011
01/10/2025 - Low-Energy
Initial in-orbit operation of the soft X-ray spectrometer Resolve onboard the X-ray...
The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission satellite was launched on September 6, 2023 (UT). Its Resolve instrument is a high-resolution X-ray spectrometer enabled by a microcalorimeter array thermally anchored to…
Bibcode: 2025JATIS..11d2014M
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.11.4.042014
01/10/2025 - Low-Energy
Energy gain scale calibration of the XRISM Resolve microcalorimeter spectrometer: ground calibration...
The Resolve instrument aboard the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) is a 36-pixel microcalorimeter spectrometer that provides nondispersive spectroscopy with ∼5 eV spectral resolution in the soft X-ray waveband.…
Bibcode: 2025JATIS..11d2018E
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.11.4.042018
01/09/2025 - Exoplanets
Volcanic Satellites Tidally Venting Na, K, SO2 in Optical & Infrared Light
Recent infrared spectroscopy from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has spurred analyses of common volcanic gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), alongside alkali metals sodium (Na…
Bibcode: 2025MNRAS.tmp.1555O
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2509.08349
01/09/2025 - Aerosols and clouds
Retrieval of Aerosol Properties Over the Ocean Using Data From the Second-Generation...
The second-generation Directional Polarization Camera (DPC-2) onboard the GF-5(02) satellite fills the gap of spaceborne multi-angle polarimetric measurements after the discontinuation of the POLDER/PARASOL service. DPC-2/GF-5(02) has great potential for…
Bibcode: 2025JGRD..13043908J
DOI: 10.1029/2025JD043908
01/09/2025 - High-Energy
XRISM Constrains Atmospheric Motion and Turbulent Dissipation in the Archetypal Radio-mode Feedback...
We present XRISM Resolve observations centered on Hydra-A, a redshift z = 0.054 brightest cluster galaxy, which hosts one of the largest and most powerful FR-I radio sources in the…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...990...42R
Lees meer01/09/2025 - High-Energy
Measuring the asymmetric expansion of the Fe ejecta of Cassiopeia A with XRISM/Resolve
The expansion structure of supernova remnants is important for understanding not only how heavy elements are distributed into space, but also how supernovae explode. The ejecta expansion structure of the…
Bibcode: 2025PASJ...77S.144B
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psaf041
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2504.03268
01/09/2025 - High-Energy
The structure of the relativistic Fe line in GX 340+0 as viewed...
We present a $152$ ks XRISM/Resolve observation of the persistently accreting Z source GX 340$+$0. Simultaneous observations also occurred with NuSTAR and NICER for $22.47$ ks and $2.7$ ks, respectively.…
Bibcode: 2025PASJ...77S.117L
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psaf085
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2507.06289
01/09/2025 - High-Energy
Benchmark of the Fe XXV 𝓡 ratio in photoionized plasma during eclipse...
The $mathcal {R}$ ratio is a useful diagnostic of the X-ray emitting astrophysical plasmas and is defined as the intensity ratio of the forbidden over the inter-combination lines in the…
Bibcode: 2025PASJ...77S..63M
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psaf098
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2508.10441
01/09/2025 - High-Energy
Spectroscopic diagnostics of high-temperature plasma in stellar coronae using Fe XXIV–XXIV K-shell...
The RS CVn type binary star GT Muscae was observed during its quiescence using the Resolve X-ray microcalorimeter spectrometer onboard XRISM. The main and satellite lines of the Fe XXIV–XXIV…
Bibcode: 2025PASJ...77S..50K
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psaf045
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2504.06663
01/09/2025 - High-Energy
Revisiting the Perseus Cluster. I. Resolving the Si/S/Ar/Ca Ratios by Stellar Convection
Chemical abundance measurements from stars in the Milky Way to the intragalactic medium in the Perseus Cluster have challenged the spherical explosion models. Models in the literature cannot closely match…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...990..207L
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2507.21032
01/09/2025 - High-Energy
Extreme AGN feedback in the fossil galaxy group SDSSTG 4436
Supermassive black hole feedback is the currently favoured mechanism to regulate the star formation rate of galaxies and prevent the formation of ultra-massive galaxies (M⋆ > 1012 M⊙). However, the…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...701A.127E
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202555212
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2506.13907
01/09/2025 - High-Energy
XRISM observations of Cassiopeia A: Overview, atomic data, and spectral models
Cassiopeia A (Cas A) is the youngest known core-collapse supernova remnant in the Galaxy and is perhaps the best-studied supernova remnant in X-rays. Cas A has a line-rich spectrum dominated…
Bibcode: 2025PASJ...77S.171P
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psaf091
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2508.01089
01/09/2025 - High-Energy
Thermal and kinematic properties of ejecta in SN1987A revealed by XRISM
We present an analysis of high-resolution spectra from the shock-heated plasmas in SN 1987A, based on an observation using the Resolve instrument onboard the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM).…
Bibcode: 2025PASJ...77S.193X
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psaf056
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2505.07479
01/09/2025 - High-Energy
Constraining gas motion and non-thermal pressure beyond the core of the Abell...
We report on a detailed spectroscopic study of the gas dynamics and hydrostatic mass bias of the galaxy cluster Abell 2029, utilizing high-resolution observations from XRISM Resolve. Abell 2029, known…
Bibcode: 2025PASJ...77S.242X
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psaf055
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2505.06533
01/09/2025 - High-Energy
X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission
The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) is a joint mission between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in collaboration with the…
Bibcode: 2025PASJ...77S...1T
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psaf023
01/09/2025 - Exoplanets
Metal-enriched Atmospheres in Warm (Super- and Sub-) Neptunes Induced by Extreme Atmospheric Escape
Planet formation impacts exoplanet atmospheres by accreting metals in solid form, leading to atmospheric carbon-to-oxygen ratios (C/O) and sulfur-to-nitrogen ratios (S/N) that deviate from those of their host stars. Recent…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...991..121L
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2505.06013
01/09/2025 - Exoplanets
The CHEOPS view of HD 95338b: Refined transit parameters, and a search...
Context. Despite the ever-increasing number of known exoplanets, no uncontested detections have been made of their satellites, known as exomoons. Aims. The quest to find exomoons is at the forefront…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...701A.240K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202554040
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2507.15318
01/08/2025 - Exoplanets
Direct imaging discovery of a young giant planet orbiting on Solar System scales
Context. HD 135344 AB is a young visual binary system that is best known for the protoplanetary disk around the secondary star. The circumstellar environment of the A0-type primary star,…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...700A..21S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202555064
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2507.06206
01/08/2025 - Technology
Volume dependence of microwave-induced excess quasiparticles in superconducting resonators
The presence of quasiparticles typically degrades the performance of superconducting microwave circuits. The readout signal can generate nonequilibrium quasiparticles, which lead to excess microwave loss and decoherence. To understand this…
Bibcode: 2025PhRvP..24b4007D
DOI: 10.1103/6h78-ypgn
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2503.07443
01/08/2025 - Aerosols and clouds
The NASA ACTIVATE Mission
The NASA Aerosol Cloud Meteorology Interactions over the Western Atlantic Experiment (ACTIVATE) conducted 162 joint flights with two aircraft over the northwest Atlantic to study aerosol-cloud interactions (ACIs), which represent…
Bibcode: 2025BAMS..106E1517S
Lees meer01/08/2025 - High-Energy
Transition Edge Sensors for DC Operation and Low Magnetic Field Sensitivity
The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) is an imaging spectrometer based on a large array of Transition Edge Sensors (TES) measured using Time Domain Multiplexing (TDM). For the development of…
Bibcode: 2025ITAS...3521900D
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2024.3521900
01/08/2025 - High-Energy
The Population of NuSTAR Black Hole X-Ray Binaries
The spin of a black hole (BH) encodes information about its formation and evolution history. Yet the understanding of the distribution of BH spins in X-ray binaries (XBs), of the…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...989..227D
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2506.12121
01/08/2025 - High-Energy
Kinematic Evidence for Bipolar Ejecta Flows in the Galactic Supernova Remnant W49B
W49B is a unique Galactic supernova remnant with centrally peaked, “bar”-like ejecta distribution, which was once considered evidence for a hypernova origin that resulted in a bipolar ejection of the…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...988L..58X
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2506.05455
01/08/2025 - Exoplanets
The KELT-7b atmospheric thermal-inversion conundrum revisited with CHEOPS, TESS, and additional data
Context. Early theoretical works suggested that ultrahot Jupiters have inverted temperature-pressure (T–P) profiles in the presence of optical absorbers, such as TiO and VO. Recently, an inverted T–P profile of…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...700A...5G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452560
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2506.20432
01/07/2025 - High-Energy
X-ray investigation of the remarkable galaxy group Nest200047
Context. Galaxy groups are more susceptible to feedback from the central active galactic nuclei (AGNs) due to their lower gravitational binding energy compared to clusters. This makes them ideal laboratories…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...699A.375M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202554682
01/07/2025 - High-Energy
Delving into the depths of NGC 3783 with XRISM: I. Kinematic and...
We present our study of the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) observation of the Seyfert-1 galaxy NGC 3783. XRISM’s Resolve microcalorimeter has enabled, for the first time, a detailed…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...699A.228M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202555623
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2506.09395
01/07/2025 - High-Energy
Comprehensive Laboratory Benchmark of K-shell Dielectronic Satellites of Fe XXV─XXI Ions
We report on comprehensive laboratory studies of the K-shell dielectronic recombination resonances of Fe XXV─XXI ions that prominently contribute to the hard X-ray spectrum of hot astrophysical plasmas. By scanning…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...987...36S
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2505.14833
01/07/2025 - High-Energy
Investigating Silicate, Carbon, and Water in the Diffuse Interstellar Medium: The First...
The dusty interstellar medium (ISM) of the Milky Way is distributed in a complex, cloudy structure. It is fundamental to the radiation balance within the Milky Way, provides a reaction…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...987...25Z
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2506.20033
01/07/2025 - Exoplanets
Cloud and haze parameterization in atmospheric retrievals: Insights from Titan’s Cassini data...
Context. Before JWST, telescope observations were not sensitive enough to constrain the nature of clouds in exo-atmospheres. Recent observations, however, have inferred cloud signatures as well as haze-enhanced scattering slopes…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...699A.219C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202453186
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2505.18715
01/07/2025 - Exoplanets
Dark skies of the slightly eccentric WASP-18 b from its optical-to-infrared dayside emission
Context. Ultra-hot Jupiters (UHJs) are gas giant exoplanets that are strongly irradiated by their star, setting intense molecular dissociation that leads to atmospheric chemistry dominated by ions and atoms. These…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...699A.150D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450939
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2505.01544
01/07/2025 - Technology
PRIMA mission concept
The Astro2020 Decadal Survey recommended a new line of astrophysics observatories intermediate in scale between MIDEXs and Flagship-class observatories. In response, NASA created the Astrophysics Probe Explorer class and solicited…
Bibcode: 2025JATIS..11c1628G
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.11.3.031628
01/07/2025 - Technology
Far-infrared enhanced survey spectrometer for PRIMA: science drivers
We present the science drivers for the far-infrared enhanced survey spectrometer (FIRESS), one of two science instruments on the PRobe Infrared Mission for Astrophysics. FIRESS is designed to meet science…
Bibcode: 2025JATIS..11c1635P
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.11.3.031635
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2509.01800
01/06/2025 - High-Energy
ALMAGAL: IV. Morphological comparison of molecular and thermal dust emission using the...
Context. The study of molecular line emission is crucial to unveil the kinematics and the physical conditions of gas in star-forming regions. We use data from the ALMAGAL survey, which…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...699A..34M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452700
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2504.12963
01/06/2025 - High-Energy
Mapping Cassiopeia A’s silicon/sulfur Doppler velocities with XRISM/Resolve
Young supernova remnants (SNRs) provide crucial insights into explosive nucleosynthesis products and their velocity distribution soon after the explosion. However, these velocities are influenced by the dynamics of the circumstellar…
Bibcode: 2025PASJ...77S.154V
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psaf053
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2505.04691
01/06/2025 - Exoplanets
Retrieving interior properties of hot Jupiters with Love numbers and atmospheric measurements
Understanding exoplanet interiors is crucial for interpreting atmospheric observations and constraining their evolution and formation. However, due to limited observational constraints, interiors structures remain poorly understood. In this work, we…
Bibcode: 2025MNRAS.540.1544V
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2505.10304
01/06/2025 - Aerosols and clouds
Htap3 Fires: Towards A Multi-Model, Multi-Pollutant Study Of Fire Impacts
Open biomass burning has major impacts globally and regionally on atmospheric composition. Fire emissions include particulate matter, tropospheric ozone precursors, and greenhouse gases, as well as persistent organic pollutants, mercury,…
Bibcode: 2025GMD....18.3265W
Lees meer01/06/2025 - Aerosols and clouds
Integrated Methane Inversion (Imi) 2.0: An Improved Research And Stakeholder Tool For...
Satellite observations of atmospheric methane are a powerful resource for quantifying methane emissions over any region worldwide. The inverse methods needed to infer emissions from these observations require a high…
Bibcode: 2025GMD....18.3311E
Lees meer01/06/2025 - High-Energy
A New Shock in the Premerging Cluster Pair 1E2215-2216
The galaxy cluster pair 1E2216.0-0401 and 1E2215.7-0404 represents a major cluster merger in its early stages, a phase that has been scarcely explored in previous studies. Within this system, both…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...986..152C
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2505.24323
01/06/2025 - High-Energy
Suzaku Observation of Merging Clusters A222 and A223
Previous X-ray and optical studies of the galaxy cluster pair A222/223 suggested the possible presence of a filamentary structure connecting the two clusters, a result that appears to be supported…
Bibcode: 2025RAA....25f5009C
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2506.01289
01/06/2025 - High-Energy
XRISM insights for interstellar sulfur
The X-ray Imaging Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) provides the best spectral resolution with which to study sulfur (S) K-shell photoabsorption features from the interstellar medium (ISM). For the first time, we…
Bibcode: 2025PASJ...77S.107C
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psaf068
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2506.08751
01/05/2025 - High-Energy
PSZ2 G181.06+48.47. II. Radio Analysis of a Low-mass Cluster with Exceptionally Distant...
We report upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope and Karl J. Jansky Very Large Array radio observations of a low-mass merging galaxy cluster PSZ2 G181.06+48.47. This exceptional galaxy cluster hosts two…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...984...25R
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2501.08390
01/05/2025 - High-Energy
XRISM Forecast for the Coma Cluster: Stormy, with a Steep Power Spectrum
The XRISM Resolve microcalorimeter array measured the velocities of hot intracluster gas at two positions in the Coma galaxy cluster: 3’×3′ squares at the center and at 6 ‘ (170…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...985L..20X
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2504.20928
01/05/2025 - High-Energy
Structured ionized winds shooting out from a quasar at relativistic speeds
Evidence indicates that supermassive black holes (SMBHs) exist at the centres of most galaxies. Their mass correlates with the galactic bulge mass1, suggesting a coevolution with their host galaxies2, most…
Bibcode: 2025Natur.641.1132X
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08968-2
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2505.09171
01/05/2025 - High-Energy
X-ray absorption lines in FUV-detected quasars: I. Sample and analysis of the...
This paper presents initial results of a systematic search for resonance X-ray absorption lines from H–like O VIII and $He$–like O VII caused by the intervening warm–hot intergalactic medium (WHIM).…
Bibcode: 2025MNRAS.539.2088S
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2412.00989
01/05/2025 - High-Energy
PSZ2 G181.06+48.47. I. X-Ray Exploration of a Low-mass Cluster with Exceptionally Distant...
Relics are diffuse, highly polarized radio sources that trace merger-driven shocks at the periphery of merging galaxy clusters. The Low Frequency Array survey recently discovered a rare example of double…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...984...24S
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2501.07651
01/05/2025 - Low-Energy
Classifying merger stages with adaptive deep learning and cosmological hydrodynamical simulations
Aims. Hierarchical merging of galaxies plays an important role in galaxy formation and evolution. Mergers could trigger key evolutionary phases such as starburst activities and active accretion periods onto supermassive…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...697A.207D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452659
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2502.06254
01/05/2025 - Low-Energy
Extended source fringe flats for the JWST MIRI Medium Resolution Spectrometer
Context. The detectors of the JWST Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) Medium Resolution Spectrometer (MRS) form low-finesse resonating cavities that cause periodic count rate modulations (fringes) with peak amplitudes of up to…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...698A..77C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452903
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2504.11328
01/05/2025 - Low-Energy
Euclid: I. Overview of the Euclid mission
The current standard model of cosmology successfully describes a variety of measurements, but the nature of its main ingredients, dark matter and dark energy, remains unknown. Euclid is a medium-class…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...697A...1E
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450810
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2405.13491
01/05/2025 - Exoplanets
Characterising the atmosphere of 55 Cancri e: 1D forward model grid for...
Recent JWST observations with NIRCam and MIRI of the ultra-short-period super-Earth 55 Cancri e indicate a possible volatile atmosphere surrounding the planet. Previous analysis of the NIRCam spectra suggested potential…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...697A..34Z
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202554062
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2503.15844
01/05/2025 - Exoplanets
Toward High-precision Mass Measurements of Two Sub-Neptunes in the K2-266 Planetary System...
Sub-Neptunes have been found to be one of the most common types of exoplanets, yet their physical parameters and properties are poorly determined and in need of further investigation. In…
Bibcode: 2025AJ....169..243J
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2503.08905
01/05/2025 - Exoplanets
Escaping Helium and a Highly Muted Spectrum Suggest a Metal-enriched Atmosphere on...
Sub-Neptunes, the most common planet type, remain poorly understood. Their atmospheres are expected to be diverse, but their compositions are challenging to determine, even with JWST. Here, we present the…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...985L..10A
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2504.20428
01/04/2025 - CO2
Seasonality And Synchrony Of Photosynthesis In African Forests Inferred From Spaceborne Chlorophyll...
Global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are largely driven by changes in fossil fuel emissions and terrestrial photosynthesis, of which tropical forests account for one-third. Relative to other tropical regions, less…
Bibcode: 2025BGeo...22.1985D
Lees meer01/04/2025 - High-Energy
The X-ray Integral Field Unit at the end of the Athena reformulation phase
The Athena mission entered a redefinition phase in July 2022, driven by the imperative to reduce the mission cost at completion for the European Space Agency below an acceptable target,…
Bibcode: 2025ExA....59...18P
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-025-09984-w
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2502.10866
01/04/2025 - High-Energy
Collision-energy-sensitive State Selectivity and Line Ratios in Charge Exchange between N5+ and He
Astrophysical charge-exchange modeling depends on an accurate database of state-resolved and velocity-dependent cross sections. The cross sections, resolved by the quantum state with principal n and orbital angular momentum ℓ,…
Bibcode: 2025ApJS..277...35Z
Lees meer01/04/2025 - High-Energy
ALMAGAL: II. The ALMA evolutionary study of high-mass protocluster formation in the...
Context. Stars form preferentially in clusters embedded inside massive molecular clouds, many of which contain high-mass stars. Thus, a comprehensive understanding of star formation requires a robust and statistically well-constrained…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...696A.150S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452703
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2503.05559
01/04/2025 - High-Energy
Non-thermal filaments and AGN recurrent activity in the galaxy group Nest200047: A...
Nest200047 is one of the clearest examples of multiple radio bubbles from an active galactic nucleus (AGN) observed in a galaxy group. It also features a complex system of non-thermal…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...696A.239B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202553676
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2502.18244
01/04/2025 - High-Energy
ALMAGAL: III. Compact source catalog: Fragmentation statistics and physical evolution of the...
The physical mechanisms behind the fragmentation of high-mass dense clumps into compact star-forming cores and the properties of these cores are fundamental topics that are heavily investigated in current astrophysical…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...696A.151C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452706
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2503.05663
01/04/2025 - High-Energy
ALMAGAL: I. The ALMA evolutionary study of high-mass protocluster formation in the...
Context. A large fraction of stars form in clusters containing high-mass stars, which subsequently influences the local and galaxy-wide environment. Aims. Fundamental questions about the physics responsible for fragmenting molecular…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...696A.149M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452702
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2503.05555
01/04/2025 - High-Energy
Investigating the complex absorbers of Mrk 766 with XMM-Newton
Aims. We examine the high-energy resolution X-ray spectrum of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 766 using four observations taken with XMM-Newton in 2005 to investigate the properties of the…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...696A..50M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202451710
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2501.11562
01/04/2025 - Exoplanets
Searching for hot water world candidates with CHEOPS: Refining the radii and...
Studying the composition of exoplanets is one of the most promising approaches to observationally constrain planet formation and evolution processes. However, this endeavour is complicated for small exoplanets by the…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...696A..28E
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202453325
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2502.07887
01/04/2025 - Technology
Alignment and optical verification of DESHIMA 2.0 at ASTE
We developed, characterized, and verified an alignment procedure for the DESHIMA 2.0 instrument, an ultra-wide-band spectrometer operating between 200 and 400 GHz, at the ASTE telescope. To this end, we…
Bibcode: 2025JATIS..11b5007M
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.11.2.025007
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2501.14478
01/03/2025 - High-Energy
XRISM Reveals Low Nonthermal Pressure in the Core of the Hot, Relaxed...
We present XRISM Resolve observations of the core of the hot, relaxed galaxy cluster Abell 2029 (A2029). We find that the line-of-sight bulk velocity of the intracluster medium (ICM) within…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...982L...5X
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2501.05514
01/03/2025 - Exoplanets
Advancing European high-contrast imaging R&D towards the Habitable Worlds Observatory
The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) will enable a transformative leap in the direct imaging and characterization of Earth-like exoplanets. For this, NASA is focusing on early investment in technology development…
Bibcode: 2025Ap&SS.370...29L
DOI: 10.1007/s10509-025-04417-8
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2503.12707
01/03/2025 - Exoplanets
Combined analysis of the 12.8 and 15 μm JWST/MIRI eclipse observations of...
The first James Webb Space Telescope/MIRI photometric observations of TRAPPIST-1 b allowed for the detection of the thermal emission of the planet at 15 μm, suggesting that the planet could…
Bibcode: 2025NatAs...9..358D
DOI: 10.1038/s41550-024-02428-z
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2412.11627
01/03/2025 - Exoplanets
LavAtmos 2.0: Incorporating volatile species in vaporisation models
Context. Due to strong irradiation, hot rocky exoplanets are able to sustain lava oceans. Direct interaction between these oceans and overlying atmospheres can provide insight into planetary interiors. In order…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...695A.154V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450992
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2408.10863
01/03/2025 - Exoplanets
Water depletion and 15NH3 in the atmosphere of the coldest brown dwarf...
Context. With a temperature of ∼285 K, WISEJ0855–0714 (hereafter, WISE 0855) is the coldest brown dwarf observed thus far. Studying such cold gas giants allows us to probe the atmospheric…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...695A.224K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452547
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2410.10933
01/03/2025 - Exoplanets
A joint effort to discover and characterize two resonant mini-Neptunes around TOI-1803...
Context. The discovery and characterization of mini-Neptunes hold a potentially crucial impact on planetary formation and evolution theories. Estimating their orbital parameters and atmospheric properties would provide valuable hints to…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...695A.273Z
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202451180
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2412.05423
01/03/2025 - Methane
What Can We Learn About Tropospheric Oh From Satellite Observations Of Methane?
The hydroxyl radical (OH) is the main oxidant in the troposphere and controls the lifetime of many atmospheric pollutants, including methane. Global annual-mean tropospheric OH concentrations ([OHoline ]) have been…
Bibcode: 2025ACP....25.2947P
Lees meer01/03/2025 - High-Energy
Connecting Dust and Outflows in Active Galactic Nuclei: The Intriguing Case of...
Cosmic dust plays a crucial role in the evolution of galaxies, significantly influencing star formation and the interstellar medium. However, in active galactic nuclei (AGNs), the role and origin of…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...981..137P
Lees meer01/02/2025 - Methane
Satellite monitoring of annual US landfill methane emissions and trends
We use satellite observations of atmospheric methane from the TROPOMI instrument to estimate total annual methane emissions for 2019–2023 from four large Southeast US landfills with gas collection and control…
Bibcode: 2025ERL....20b4007B
Lees meer01/02/2025 - High-Energy
A failed wind candidate in NGC 3783 from the 2001 campaign with Chandra/HETGS
We reanalyse the Chandra/HETGS observations of NGC 3783 from the campaign in the year 2001 and identify significant spectral variations in the Fe unresolved transition array (UTA) over timescales of…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...694A.302L
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452911
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2501.16880
01/02/2025 - High-Energy
The clus model in SPEX: Projection and resonant scattering effects on the...
In this paper we introduce the clus model, which has been newly implemented in the X-ray spectral fitting software package SPEX. Based on 3D radial profiles of the gas density,…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...694A.149S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202451431
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2412.13252
01/02/2025 - High-Energy
Overionized plasma in the supernova remnant Sagittarius A East anchored by XRISM observations
Sagittarius A East is a supernova remnant with a unique surrounding environment, as it is located in the immediate vicinity of the supermassive black hole at the Galactic center, Sagittarius…
Bibcode: 2025PASJ...77L...1X
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psae111
01/02/2025 - High-Energy
The bulk motion of gas in the core of the Centaurus galaxy cluster
Galaxy clusters contain vast amounts of hot ionized gas known as the intracluster medium (ICM). In relaxed cluster cores, the radiative cooling time of the ICM is shorter than the…
Bibcode: 2025Natur.638..365X
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08561-z
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2502.08722
01/02/2025 - High-Energy
A Comprehensive Study of Type I (Thermonuclear) Bursts in the New Transient...
We report an analysis of Insight-HXMT observations of the newly discovered accreting millisecond pulsar SRGA J144459.2–604207. During the outburst, detected in 2024 February by SRG/ART-XC, the broadband persistent spectrum was…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...980..161F
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2412.05779
01/02/2025 - Low-Energy
Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS): Exploring the nature of ultra-diffuse...
Context. This paper focuses on a class of galaxies characterised by an extremely low surface brightness: ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs). We used new integral-field (IF) spectroscopic data, obtained with the ESO…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...694A.276B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452915
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2501.16190
01/02/2025 - Exoplanets
Transit-timing variations in the AU Mic system observed with CHEOPS
Context. AU Mic is a very active M dwarf star with an edge-on debris disk and two known transiting sub-Neptunes with a possible third planetary companion. The two transiting planets…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...694A.137B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452699
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2501.13575
01/02/2025 - Exoplanets
Characterization of seven transiting systems, including four warm Jupiters from SOPHIE and TESS
While several thousand exoplanets are now confirmed, the number of known transiting warm Jupiters (10 d < period < 200 d) remains relatively small. These planets are generally believed to…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...694A..36H
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202451519
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2412.08527
01/01/2025 - Exoplanets
A new pathway to SO2: Revealing the NUV driven sulfur chemistry in...
Context. Photochemistry is a key process that drives planetary atmospheres away from local thermodynamic equilibrium. Recent observations of the H2 dominated atmospheres of hot gas giants have detected SO2 as…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...693A.132D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450598
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2411.04781
01/01/2025 - Exoplanets
The Mega-MUSCLES Treasury Survey: X-Ray to Infrared Spectral Energy Distributions of a...
We present 5–1 × 107 Å spectral energy distributions (SEDs) for 12 M dwarf stars covering spectral types M0–M8. Our SEDs are provided for community use as a sequel to…
Bibcode: 2025ApJ...978...85W
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2411.07394
01/01/2025 - Exoplanets
CHEOPS observations confirm nodal precession in the WASP-33 system
Aims. We aim to observe the transits and occultations of WASP-33 b, which orbits a rapidly rotating δ Scuti pulsator, with the goal of measuring the orbital obliquity via the…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...693A.128S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452151
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2412.08557
01/01/2025 - Technology
Deep imaging of three accelerating stars using SHARK-NIR and LMIRCam at LBT
The combination of detection techniques enhances our ability to identify companions orbiting nearby stars. We employed high-contrast imaging to constrain mass and separation of possible companions responsible for the significant…
Bibcode: 2025MNRAS.536.1455M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2412.04171
01/01/2025 - Carbon Monoxide
Comparing Space-Based To Reported Carbon Monoxide Emission Estimates For Europe’S Iron And...
We use satellite observations of carbon monoxide (CO) to estimate CO emissions from European integrated iron and steel plants, the continent’s highest-emitting CO point sources. We perform analytical inversions to…
Bibcode: 2025ACP....25..555L
Lees meer01/01/2025 - Technology
Vibrational modes as the origin of dielectric loss at 0.27-100 THz in a-SiC:H
Low-loss deposited dielectrics are beneficial for the advancement of superconducting integrated circuits for astronomy. In the microwave band (approximately 1-10 GHz) the dielectric loss at cryogenic temperatures and low electric…
Bibcode: 2025PhRvP..23a4035B
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.23.014035
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2405.13688
01/01/2025 - Carbon Monoxide
Enhanced CH4 emissions from global wildfires likely due to undetected small fires
Monitoring methane (CH4) emissions from terrestrial ecosystems is essential for assessing the relative contributions of natural and anthropogenic factors leading to climate change and shaping global climate goals. Fires are…
Bibcode: 2025NatCo..16..804Z
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56218-w
01/01/2025 - Carbon Monoxide
Quantifying Uncertainties In Satellite No2 Superobservations For Data Assimilation And Model Evaluation
Satellite observations of tropospheric trace gases and aerosols are evolving rapidly. Recently launched instruments provide increasingly higher spatial resolutions, with footprint diameters in the range of 2–8 km and with…
Bibcode: 2025GMD....18..483R
Lees meer01/01/2025 - Methane
Methane emissions from the Nord Stream subsea pipeline leaks
The amount of methane released to the atmosphere from the Nord Stream subsea pipeline leaks remains uncertain, as reflected in a wide range of estimates1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,…
Bibcode: 2025Natur.637.1124H
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08396-8
01/01/2025 - Methane
Satellite Quantification Of Methane Emissions From South American Countries: A High-Resolution Inversion...
We use 2021 TROPOMI and GOSAT satellite observations of atmospheric methane in an analytical inversion to quantify national methane emissions from South America at up to 25 km × 25…
Bibcode: 2025ACP....25..797H
Lees meer01/01/2025 - Aerosols and clouds
Constraining the Uncertainty Associated With Sea Salt Aerosol Parameterizations in Global Models...
Sea salt is the largest source of natural aerosol in the atmosphere by mass. Formed when ocean waves break and bubbles burst, sea salt aerosols (SSA) influence Earth’s climate via…
Bibcode: 2025JGRD..13041643V
DOI: 10.1029/2024JD041643
DOI 2: 10.22541/essoar.171691242.27078136/v1
01/01/2025 - Aerosols and clouds
Ordinal METAR Cloud Cover Classification in Sentinel-2 Satellite Data
Accurate cloud cover assessment is crucial in several fields, such as weather forecasting, climate science, agriculture, or energy system planning, precipitation pattern forecasting and aiding in early detection of extreme…
Bibcode: 2025IJSTA..1810674G
DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2025.3557931
01/01/2025 - High-Energy
Power Consumption in SQUID Multiplexers for Space-Based Applications
Several proposed space-based X-ray observatories apply TES-based micro-calorimeters as energy-dispersive imaging detector. The number of independently readout pixels is an important figure of merit for the scientific yield of such…
Bibcode: 2025JLTP..218....1V
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-024-03228-5
01/01/2025 - High-Energy
The NewAthena mission concept in the context of the next decade of...
Large X-ray observatories such as Chandra and XMM-Newton have been delivering scientific breakthroughs in research fields as diverse as our Solar System, the astrophysics of stars, stellar explosions and compact…
Bibcode: 2025NatAs...9...36C
DOI: 10.1038/s41550-024-02416-3
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2501.03100
01/01/2025 - Exoplanets
A possible misaligned orbit for the young planet AU Mic c
The AU Microscopii planetary system is only 24 Myr old, and its geometry may provide clues about the early dynamical history of planetary systems. Here, we present the first measurement…
Bibcode: 2025MNRAS.536.2046Y
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2411.16958
01/01/2025 - Exoplanets
Deep radio interferometric search for decametre radio emission from the exoplanet Tau...
Context. Detection of electron cyclotron maser (ECM) emission from exoplanets in the 10–40 MHz radio band is likely the only way to measure an exoplanet’s magnetic field directly. However, no…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...693A.162C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452868
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2501.06301
01/01/2025 - Exoplanets
Conditions for radiative zones in the molecular hydrogen envelope of Jupiter and...
Context. Interior models of gas giants in the Solar System traditionally assume a fully convective molecular hydrogen envelope. However, recent observations from the Juno mission suggest a possible depletion of…
Bibcode: 2025A&A...693A.308S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452860
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2501.03756
01/12/2024 - Exoplanets
Temporal variability in transmission spectra of H2-dominated exoplanets: The influence of thermal...
Planets and their host stars undergo evolutionary changes over time, resulting in variations in internal temperature and incoming radiation, which significantly impact the temperature structure and composition of their atmospheres.…
Bibcode: 2024NewA..11302296K
DOI: 10.1016/j.newast.2024.102296
01/12/2024 - Exoplanets
A Global Perspective with Updated Constraints on the Ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-19b: Atmospheric...
We present a detailed reanalysis of the atmospheric properties of WASP-19b, an ultra-hot Jupiter (1.14 M Jup, 1.41 R Jup) orbiting an active Sun-like star every 0.79 day. We reanalyze…
Bibcode: 2024AJ....168..296T
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2412.03739
01/12/2024 - Exoplanets
Architecture of TOI-561 planetary system
We present new observations from CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) and TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) to clarify the architecture of the planetary system hosted by the old Galactic thick disc…
Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.535.2763P
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2410.18169
01/12/2024 - Exoplanets
The CHEOPS view of the climate of WASP-3 b
Context. Hot Jupiters are giant planets subject to intense stellar radiation. The physical and chemical properties of their atmosphere make them the most amenable targets for atmospheric characterization. Aims. In…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...692A.129S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202451049
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2409.16268
01/12/2024 - Methane
Integrating Satellite Observations and Hydrological Models to Unravel Large TROPOMI Methane Emissions...
This study presents a comprehensive investigation of Methane (CH4) emissions in the wetlands of South Sudan, employing an integrated approach that combines TROPOMI satellite data, river altimetry, and hydrological model…
Bibcode: 2024RemS...16.4744A
DOI: 10.3390/rs16244744
01/12/2024 - High-Energy
Is the low-energy tail of shock-accelerated protons responsible for over-ionized plasma in...
Over-ionized, recombining plasma is an emerging class of X-ray bright supernova remnants (SNRs). This unique thermal state, where the ionization temperature ($T_{rm z}$) is significantly higher than the electron temperature…
Bibcode: 2024PASJ...76.1158S
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psae077
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2405.14937
01/12/2024 - High-Energy
The XRISM/Resolve View of the Fe K Region of Cyg X-3
The X-ray binary system Cygnus X-3 (4U 2030+40, V1521 Cyg) is luminous but enigmatic owing to the high intervening absorption. High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy uniquely probes the dynamics of the photoionized…
Bibcode: 2024ApJ...977L..34X
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2411.00597
01/12/2024 - High-Energy
Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE): XIV. Finding terrestrial protoplanets in the galactic neighborhood
Context. The increased brightness temperature of young rocky protoplanets during their magma ocean epoch makes them potentially amenable to atmospheric characterization at distances from the Solar System far greater than…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...692A.172C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450764
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2410.13457
01/12/2024 - Exoplanets
The effect of dynamic temperatures on pebble dynamics and planet formation
Context. To date, more than 5000 exoplanets have been discovered. The large majority of these planets have a mass between 1 and 17 M⊕, making them so-called super-Earths and mini-Neptunes.…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...692A...7C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202347347
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2410.22737
01/12/2024 - Exoplanets
Hints of a close outer companion to the ultra-hot Jupiter TOI-2109 b
Context. Hot Jupiters (HJs) with close-by planetary companions are rare, with only a handful of them having been discovered so far. This could be due to their suggested dynamical histories,…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...692A.254H
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202451068
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2411.07797
01/11/2024 - Carbon Monoxide
A Comparative Analysis of Satellite-Derived CO Retrievals During the 2020 Wildfires in...
In September 2020, the Western United States experienced anomalously severe wildfires that resulted in carbon monoxide (CO) emissions almost three times the 2001–2019 average. In this study, we investigate the…
Bibcode: 2024JGRD..12939876M
DOI: 10.1029/2023JD039876
01/11/2024 - Carbon Monoxide
TROPOMI unravels transboundary transport pathways of atmospheric carbon monoxide in Tibetan Plateau
Numerous studies have reported in situ monitoring and source analysis in the Tibetan Plateau (TP), a region crucial for climate systems. However, a gap remains in understanding the comprehensive distribution…
Bibcode: 2024ScTEn.95275942L
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175942
01/11/2024 - High-Energy
Broadband X-ray spectral and timing properties of the accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar...
We report on the broadband spectral and timing properties of the accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar IGR J17498‑2921 during its April 2023 outburst. We used data from NICER (1–10 keV), NuSTAR…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...691A..92L
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202451260
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2408.12786
01/11/2024 - Low-Energy
VEGAS-SSS: Tracing globular cluster populations in the interacting NGC 3640 galaxy group
Context. Globular clusters (GCs) are among the oldest stellar systems in the universe. As such, GC populations are valuable fossil tracers of galaxy formation and interaction history. This paper is…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...691A.104M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202451273
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2407.21620
01/11/2024 - Exoplanets
ExoLyn: A golden mean approach to multispecies cloud modeling in atmospheric retrieval
Context. Clouds are ubiquitous in exoplanets’ atmospheres and play an important role in setting the opacity and chemical inventory of the atmosphere. Understanding clouds is a critical step in interpreting…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...691A.291H
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202451112
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2409.18181
01/11/2024 - Exoplanets
Dust mineralogy and variability of the inner PDS 70 disk: Insights from...
Context. The inner disk of the young star PDS 70 may be a site of rocky planet formation, with two giant planets detected further out. Recently, James Webb Space Telescope/Mid-Infrared…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...691A.148J
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202451589
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2408.16367
01/11/2024 - Exoplanets
HD 21520 b: a warm sub-Neptune transiting a bright G dwarf
We report the discovery and validation of HD 21520 b, a transiting planet found with Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite and orbiting a bright G dwarf (V = 9.2, $T_{rm eff}…
Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.534.3744N
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2406.09595
01/11/2024 - Technology
Visible-light High-contrast Imaging and Polarimetry with SCExAO/VAMPIRES
We present significant upgrades to the Visible Aperture-Masking Polarimetric Imager/Interferometer for Resolving Exoplanetary Signatures (VAMPIRES) instrument, a visible-light (600–800 nm) high-contrast imaging polarimeter integrated within SCExAO on the Subaru telescope.…
Bibcode: 2024PASP..136k4504L
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2410.12199
01/10/2024 - Exoplanets
Why heterogeneous cloud particles matter: Iron-bearing species and cloud particle morphology affect...
Context. The possibility of observing spectral features in exoplanet atmospheres with space missions like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey (ARIEL) necessitates the accurate…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...690A.244K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450526
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2409.01121
01/10/2024 - Exoplanets
JWST/NIRISS Reveals the Water-rich “Steam World” Atmosphere of GJ 9827 d
With sizable volatile envelopes but smaller radii than the solar system ice giants, sub-Neptunes have been revealed as one of the most common types of planet in the galaxy. While…
Bibcode: 2024ApJ...974L..10P
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2410.03527
01/10/2024 - Aerosols and clouds
Sensitivity of cloud microphysics to aerosol is highly associated with cloud water...
The sensitivity of cloud microphysics to aerosol loading, quantified by the aerosol-cloud interactions (ACI) index, plays a crucial role in calculating the radiative forcing due to ACI (RFaci). However, the…
Bibcode: 2024AtmRe.30907552W
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107552
01/10/2024 - High-Energy
An atlas of gas motions in the TNG-Cluster simulation: From cluster cores...
Galaxy clusters are unique laboratories for studying astrophysical processes and their impact on halo gas kinematics. Despite their importance, the full complexity of gas motion within and around these clusters…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...690A..20A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348612
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2311.06339
01/10/2024 - High-Energy
The STROBE-X wide field monitor instrument
The wide-field monitor (WFM) is one of the three instruments on the “Spectroscopic Time-Resolving Observatory for Broadband Energy X-rays” (STROBE-X) mission, which was proposed in response to the National Aeronautics…
Bibcode: 2024JATIS..10d2505R
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.10.4.042505
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2410.12015
01/10/2024 - High-Energy
Dynamical accretion flows: ALMAGAL: Flows along filamentary structures in high-mass star-forming clusters
Context. Investigating the flow of material along filamentary structures towards the central core can help provide insights into high-mass star formation and evolution. Aims. Our main motivation is to answer…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...690A.185W
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202449794
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2408.08299
01/10/2024 - High-Energy
A Growing Braking Index and Spin-down Swings for the Pulsar PSR B0540–69
The way pulsars spin down is not understood in detail, but a number of possible physical mechanisms produce a spin-down rate that scales as a power of the rotation rate…
Bibcode: 2024ApJ...973L..39E
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2409.10759
01/10/2024 - High-Energy
Spectroscopic Time-Resolving Observatory for Broadband Energy X-rays: mission overview
We give an overview of the science objectives and mission design of the “Spectroscopic Time-Resolving Observatory for Broadband Energy X-rays” observatory, which has been proposed as a NASA probe-class (∼$1.5B)…
Bibcode: 2024JATIS..10d2504R
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.10.4.042504
01/10/2024 - High-Energy
System performance of a cryogenic test-bed for the time-division multiplexing readout for...
The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) is an instrument of European Space Agency’s future NewAthena space observatory, with the goal to provide high-energy resolution (<4 eV at X-ray energies up…
Bibcode: 2024JATIS..10d6002V
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.10.4.046002
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2409.05643
01/10/2024 - Low-Energy
Dust and power: Unravelling the merger-active galactic nucleus connection in the second...
Aims. Galaxy mergers represent a fundamental physical process under hierarchical structure formation, but their role in triggering active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is still unclear. We aim to investigate the merger-AGN…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...690A.326L
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348188
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2407.18238
01/10/2024 - Low-Energy
Star and planet formation with the Single Aperture Large Telescope for Universe...
The Single Aperture Large Telescope for Universe Studies (SALTUS) is a far-infrared space mission concept with unprecedented spatial and spectral resolution. SALTUS consists of a 14-m inflatable primary, providing 16×…
Bibcode: 2024JATIS..10d2307S
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.10.4.042307
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2407.13430
01/10/2024 - Exoplanets
Disentangling the dust and gas contributions of the JWST/MIRI spectrum of Sz 28
Context. Recent spectra of protoplanetary disks around very low-mass stars (VLMS), captured by the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) on board the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), reveal a rich carbon chemistry.…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...690A.100K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450891
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2408.06077
01/10/2024 - Exoplanets
The K2-24 planetary system revisited by CHEOPS
The planetary system K2-24 is composed of two transiting low-density Neptunians locked in an almost perfect 2:1 resonance and showing large transit time variations (TTVs), and it is an excellent…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...690A.349N
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450852
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2409.02995
01/09/2024 - Low-Energy
Euclid preparation: XLIII. Measuring detailed galaxy morphologies for Euclid with machine learning
The Euclid mission is expected to image millions of galaxies at high resolution, providing an extensive dataset with which to study galaxy evolution. Because galaxy morphology is both a fundamental…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...689A.274E
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202449609
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2402.10187
01/09/2024 - Low-Energy
Galaxy populations in the Hydra I cluster from the VEGAS survey: III....
In this paper, we analyse the light distribution in the Hydra I cluster of galaxies to explore their low surface brightness features, measure the intra-cluster light, and address the assembly…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...689A.306S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202451346
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2408.01501
01/09/2024 - Exoplanets
Revisiting Physical Parameters of the Benchmark Brown Dwarf LHS 6343 C through...
The LHS 6343 system consists of a resolved M-dwarf binary with an evolved, negligibly irradiated brown dwarf (BD), LHS 6343 C, orbiting the primary star. Such BD eclipsing binaries present…
Bibcode: 2024ApJ...972..199F
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2408.05173
01/09/2024 - Exoplanets
Characterisation of the warm-Jupiter TOI-1130 system with CHEOPS and a photo-dynamical approach
Context. Among the thousands of exoplanets discovered to date, approximately a few hundred gas giants on short-period orbits are classified as ‘lonely’ and only a few are in a multi-planet…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...689A..52B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450974
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2407.06097
01/09/2024 - Exoplanets
High-energy spectra of LTT 1445A and GJ 486 reveal flares and activity
The high-energy radiative output, from the X-ray to the ultraviolet, of exoplanet host stars drives photochemical reactions and mass loss in the upper regions of planetary atmospheres. In order to…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...689A..48D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450107
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2407.00165
01/09/2024 - CO2
Mapping The Co2 Total Column Retrieval Performance From Shortwave Infrared Measurements: Synthetic...
Satellites have been providing spaceborne observations of the total column of CO2 (denoted XCO2) for over two decades now, and, with the need for independent verification of Paris Agreement objectives,…
Bibcode: 2024AMT....17.5373D
Lees meer01/09/2024 - High-Energy
Indications of an offset merger in Abell 3667
Context. Cluster mergers are the most energetic events, releasing kinetic energies of up to 1064 erg and involving megaparsec(Mpc)-scale shocks in their intra-cluster medium (ICM). In merging clusters, cold fronts…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...689A.173O
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202449992
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2403.10150
01/09/2024 - High-Energy
XRISM Spectroscopy of the Fe Kα Emission Line in the Seyfert Active...
We present an analysis of the first two XRISM/Resolve spectra of the well-known Seyfert-1.5 active galactic nucleus (AGN) in NGC 4151, obtained in 2023 December. Our work focuses on the…
Bibcode: 2024ApJ...973L..25X
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2408.14300
01/08/2024 - Methane
Evaluation of Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Methane Observations at Northern High Latitudes
The Arctic and boreal regions are experiencing a rapid increase in temperature, resulting in a changing cryosphere, increasing human activity, and potentially increasing high-latitude methane emissions. Satellite observations from Sentinel-5P…
Bibcode: 2024RemS...16.2979L
DOI: 10.3390/rs16162979
01/08/2024 - Aerosols and clouds
Exploring Aerosol-Cloud Interactions In Liquid-Phase Clouds Over Eastern China And Its Adjacent...
In this study we explore aerosol-cloud interactions in liquid-phase clouds over eastern China (EC) and its adjacent ocean (ECO) using the WRF-Chem-SBM model with four-dimensional assimilation. The results show that…
Bibcode: 2024ACP....24.9101Z
Lees meer01/08/2024 - Low-Energy
Probabilistic and progressive deblended far-infrared and sub-millimetre point source catalogues. I. Methodology...
Context. Single-dish far-infrared (far-IR) and sub-millimetre (sub-mm) point source catalogues and their connections with galaxy catalogues at other wavelengths are of paramount importance to studying galaxy evolution. However, due to…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...688A..20W
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202349055
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2405.18290
01/08/2024 - Exoplanets
Photo-dynamical characterisation of the TOI-178 resonant chain. Exploring the robustness of transit-timing...
Context. The TOI-178 system consists of a nearby, late-K-dwarf with six transiting planets in the super-Earth to mini-Neptune regime, with radii ranging from to 2.9 R⊕ and orbital periods between…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...688A.211L
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450212
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2405.13732
01/08/2024 - Exoplanets
Unveiling the internal structure and formation history of the three planets transiting...
Multiplanetary systems spanning the radius valley are ideal testing grounds for exploring the different proposed explanations for the observed bimodality in the radius distribution of close-in exoplanets. One such system…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...688A.223E
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450472
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2406.18653
01/07/2024 - Methane
The methane imperative
Anthropogenic methane (CH4) emissions increases from the period 1850–1900 until 2019 are responsible for around 65% as much warming as carbon dioxide (CO2) has caused to date, and large reductions…
Bibcode: 2024FrSci...249770S
DOI: 10.3389/fsci.2024.1349770
01/07/2024 - High-Energy
Systematically Revisiting All NuSTAR Spins of Black Holes in X-Ray Binaries
We extend our recent work on black hole spin in X-ray binary systems to include an analysis of 189 archival NuSTAR observations from 24 sources. Using self-consistent data reduction pipelines,…
Bibcode: 2024ApJ...969...40D
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2311.16225
01/07/2024 - High-Energy
Localizing the non-thermal X-ray emission of PSR J2229+6114 from its multi-wavelength pulse profiles
Context. Pulsars are detected over the whole electromagnetic spectrum, from radio wavelengths up to very high energies, in the GeV-TeV range. While the radio emission site for young pulsars is…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...687L..13P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450538
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2406.01244
01/07/2024 - High-Energy
Supermassive Black Hole Winds in X-rays: SUBWAYS. III. A population study on...
The detection of blueshifted absorption lines likely associated with ionized iron K-shell transitions in the X-ray spectra of many active galactic nuclei (AGNs) suggests the presence of a highly ionized…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...687A.235G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348908
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2403.09538
01/07/2024 - Low-Energy
Galaxy merger challenge: A comparison study between machine learning-based detection methods
Aims: Various galaxy merger detection methods have been applied to diverse datasets. However, it is difficult to understand how they compare. Our aim is to benchmark the relative performance of…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...687A..24M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348239
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2403.15118
01/07/2024 - Exoplanets
Bayesian analysis of the molecular emission and dust continuum of protoplanetary disks
Context. The MIRI instrument on board the James Webb Space Telescope probes the chemistry and dust mineralogy of the inner regions of protoplanetary disks. The observed spectra are unprecedented in…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...687A.209K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202449936
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2405.06486
01/06/2024 - Technology
Exploring the directly imaged HD 1160 system through spectroscopic characterization and high-cadence...
The time variability and spectra of directly imaged companions provide insight into their physical properties and atmospheric dynamics. We present follow-up R ~ 40 spectrophotometric monitoring of red companion HD…
Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.531.2168S
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2405.12271
01/06/2024 - Technology
Correction: Directional Filter Design and Simulation for Superconducting On-Chip Filter-Banks
Bibcode: 2024JLTP..tmp..168M
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-024-03162-6
01/06/2024 - Methane
Assessing Methane Emissions From Collapsing Venezuelan Oil Production Using Tropomi
Venezuela has long been identified as an area with large methane emissions and intensive oil exploitation, especially in the Lake Maracaibo region, but production has strongly decreased in recent years.…
Bibcode: 2024ACP....24.6845N
Lees meer01/06/2024 - Aerosols and clouds
Aerosol and Dimethyl Sulfide Sensitivity to Sulfate Chemistry Schemes
Dimethyl sulfide (DMS) is the largest source of natural sulfur in the atmosphere and undergoes oxidation reactions resulting in gas-to-particle conversion to form sulfate aerosol. Climate models typically use independent…
Bibcode: 2024JGRD..12940635B
DOI: 10.1029/2023JD040635
01/06/2024 - Aerosols and clouds
Correction of cloud optical thickness retrievals from nadir reflectances in the presence...
3D effects cause substantial underestimation of cloud optical thickness (COT) in airborne and satellite retrievals based on 1D radiative transfer computations (such as in the case of widely used bispectral…
Bibcode: 2024FrRS....597631A
DOI: 10.3389/frsen.2024.1397631
01/06/2024 - High-Energy
Mapping the intracluster medium in the era of high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy
High-resolution spectroscopy in soft X-rays will open a new window to map multiphase gas in galaxy clusters and probe physics of the intracluster medium (ICM), including chemical enrichment histories, circulation…
Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.530.4234Z
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2310.02225
01/06/2024 - High-Energy
Spectral and timing analysis of NGC 7314
The analysis of X rays observations from the active galactic nuclei is a good tool to study the properties of the supermassive black hole, the physics of the accretion disk…
Bibcode: 2024PhyS...99f5041K
Lees meer01/06/2024 - High-Energy
The outflowing ionised gas of I Zw 1 observed by HST COS
Aims: We present an analysis of the Hubble Space Telescope Cosmic Origins Spectrograph spectrum of I Zw 1 aiming to probe the absorbing medium associated with the active galactic nucleus…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...686A..99J
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202449544
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2404.10060
01/06/2024 - High-Energy
Developments on Frequency Domain Multiplexing Readout for Large Arrays of Transition-Edge Sensor...
At SRON, we have been developing X-ray TES micro-calorimeters as backup technology for the X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) of the Athena mission, demonstrating excellent resolving powers both under DC…
Bibcode: 2024JLTP..tmp..143V
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-024-03099-w
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2403.02989
01/06/2024 - Exoplanets
HIP 41378 observed by CHEOPS: Where is planet d?
HIP 41378 d is a long-period planet that has only been observed to transit twice, three years apart, with K2. According to stability considerations and a partial detection of the…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...686L..18S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202449689
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2405.20077
01/06/2024 - Exoplanets
A secondary atmosphere on the rocky exoplanet 55 Cancri e
Characterizing rocky exoplanets is a central aim of astronomy, and yet the search for atmospheres on rocky exoplanets has so far resulted in either tight upper limits on the atmospheric…
Bibcode: 2024Natur.630..609H
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07432-x
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2405.04744
01/05/2024 - Aerosols and clouds
Cloud Detection From Multi-Angular Polarimetric Satellite Measurements Using A Neural Network Ensemble Approach
This paper describes a neural network cloud masking scheme from PARASOL (Polarization and Anisotropy of Reflectances for Atmospheric Science coupled with Observations from a Lidar) multi-angle polarimetric measurements. The algorithm…
Bibcode: 2024AMT....17.2595Y
Lees meer01/05/2024 - Aerosols and clouds
Efficient single-scattering lookup table for lidar and polarimeter phytoplankton studies
Coupled atmosphere and ocean remote sensing retrievals of aerosol, cloud, and oceanic phytoplankton microphysical properties, such as those carried out by the NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission,…
Bibcode: 2024OptL...49.2453C
DOI: 10.1364/OL.513735
01/05/2024 - High-Energy
System Performance of a TDM Test-Bed with Long Flex Harness Toward the...
SRON (Netherlands Institute for Space Research) is developing the focal plane assembly (FPA) for Athena X-IFU, whose demonstration model (DM) will use for the first time a time domain multiplexing…
Bibcode: 2024JLTP..215..225V
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-024-03088-z
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2403.02978
01/05/2024 - High-Energy
Elemental Abundances in the Diffuse Interstellar Medium from Joint Far-ultraviolet and X-Ray...
In this study, we investigate interstellar absorption lines along the line of sight toward the galactic low-mass X-ray binary Cygnus X-2. We combine absorption line data obtained from high-resolution X-ray…
Bibcode: 2024AJ....167..217P
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2403.02664
01/05/2024 - Exoplanets
Cool Gaseous Exoplanets: surveying the new frontier with Twinkle
Cool gaseous exoplanets (1.75 R⊕ < Rp < 3 RJ, 200 K <Teq < 1000 K) are an as-yet understudied population, with great potential to expand our understanding of planetary…
Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.530.2166B
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2402.06488
01/05/2024 - Technology
Directional Filter Design and Simulation for Superconducting On-Chip Filter-Banks
Many superconducting on-chip filter-banks suffer from poor coupling to the detectors behind each filter. This is a problem intrinsic to the commonly used half-wavelength filter, which has a maximum theoretical…
Bibcode: 2024JLTP..tmp...98M
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-024-03118-w
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2404.11417
01/04/2024 - Technology
Optimisation-based alignment of wide-band integrated superconducting spectrometers for submillimeter astronomy
Context. Integrated superconducting spectrometers (ISSs) for wide-band submillimeter (submm) astronomy use quasi-optical systems for coupling radiation from the telescope to the instrument. Misalignment in these systems is detrimental to the…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...684A.161M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348525
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2402.15381
01/04/2024 - Methane
High-Resolution Us Methane Emissions Inferred From An Inversion Of 2019 Tropomi Satellite...
We quantify 2019 annual mean methane emissions in the contiguous US (CONUS) at 0.25° × 0.3125° resolution by inverse analysis of atmospheric methane columns measured by the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument…
Bibcode: 2024ACP....24.5069N
Lees meer01/04/2024 - Aerosols and clouds
Recent reductions in aerosol emissions have increased Earth’s energy imbalance
The Earth’s energy imbalance is the net radiative flux at the top-of-atmosphere. Climate model simulations suggest that the observed positive imbalance trend in the previous two decades is inconsistent with…
Bibcode: 2024ComEE...5..166H
DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01324-8
01/04/2024 - Exoplanets
Correlation between accretion rate and free-free emission in protoplanetary disks. A multiwavelength...
Context. The inner regions of protoplanetary disks are believed to be the primary locations of planet formation and the processes that influence the global evolution of the disk, such as…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...684A.134R
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348387
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2401.05798
01/04/2024 - Technology
Geometry dependence of two-level-system noise and loss in a -Si C :H...
Parallel-plate capacitors (PPC) significantly reduce the size of superconducting microwave resonators, reducing the pixel pitch for arrays of single-photon energy-resolving kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs). The frequency noise of KIDs is…
Bibcode: 2024PhRvP..21d4036K
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.21.044036
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2311.12681
01/03/2024 - Aerosols and clouds
In-situ observations reveal weak hygroscopicity in the Southern Tibetan Plateau: implications for...
As a precursor process to cloud formation, aerosol activation over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) plays a pivotal role in regional cloud-precipitation and global climate. However, its characteristics remain unclear due…
Bibcode: 2024npCAS...7...77W
DOI: 10.1038/s41612-024-00629-x
01/03/2024 - Aerosols and clouds
Random Forest Classifier for Cloud Clearing of the Operational TROPOMI XCH4 Product
The TROPOMI XCH4 data product requires rigorous cloud filtering to achieve a product accuracy of <1%. To this end, operational XCH4 data processing has been based on SUOMI-NPP VIIRS cloud…
Bibcode: 2024RemS...16.1208B
DOI: 10.3390/rs16071208
01/03/2024 - Aerosols and clouds
Algorithm Evaluation For Polarimetric Remote Sensing Of Atmospheric Aerosols
From a passive satellite remote sensing point of view, the richest set of information on aerosol properties can be obtained from instruments that measure both intensity and polarization of backscattered…
Bibcode: 2024AMT....17.1497H
Lees meer01/03/2024 - High-Energy
Chandra/HETG Doppler velocity measurements in stellar coronal sources
Stellar coronal sources have been observed in the past not only for their astrophysical interest in the field of binary system evolution and interaction but also for their invaluable roles…
Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.528.4591B
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2401.13290
01/03/2024 - Low-Energy
The TNG50-SKIRT Atlas: Post-processing methodology and first data release
Galaxy morphology is a powerful diagnostic to assess the realism of cosmological hydrodynamical simulations. Determining the morphology of simulated galaxies requires the generation of synthetic images through 3D radiative transfer…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...683A.181B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348418
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2401.04224
01/03/2024 - Low-Energy
The TNG50-SKIRT Atlas: Wavelength dependence of the effective radius
Galaxy sizes correlate with many other important properties of galaxies, and the cosmic evolution of galaxy sizes is an important observational diagnostic for constraining galaxy evolution models. The effective radius…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...683A.182B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348419
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2401.04225
01/02/2024 - Exoplanets
Is the Atmosphere of the Ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-121 b Variable?
We present a comprehensive analysis of the Hubble Space Telescope observations of the atmosphere of WASP-121 b, an ultra-hot Jupiter. After reducing the transit, eclipse, and phase-curve observations with a…
Bibcode: 2024ApJS..270...34C
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2401.01465
01/02/2024 - Exoplanets
Measuring Tracers of Planet Formation in the Atmosphere of WASP-77A b: Substellar...
We present a comprehensive atmospheric retrieval study of the hot Jupiter WASP-77A b using eclipse observations from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and JWST. Using atmospheric retrievals, the spectral features…
Bibcode: 2024ApJ...962L..30E
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2402.18574
01/02/2024 - Exoplanets
Sulfur dioxide in the mid-infrared transmission spectrum of WASP-39b
The recent inference of sulfur dioxide (SO2) in the atmosphere of the hot (approximately 1,100 K), Saturn-mass exoplanet WASP-39b from near-infrared JWST observations1-3 suggests that photochemistry is a key process…
Bibcode: 2024Natur.626..979P
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07040-9
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2407.07965
01/02/2024 - Technology
Pointing Calibration of GroundBIRD Telescope Using Moon Observation Data
Understanding telescope pointing (i.e. line of sight) is important for observing the cosmic microwave background (CMB) and astronomical objects. The Moon is a candidate astronomical source for pointing calibration. Although…
Bibcode: 2024PTEP.2024b3F01S
DOI: 10.1093/ptep/ptae011
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2308.15749
01/02/2024 - Technology
Modeling of Cosmic Rays and Near-IR Photons in Aluminum KIDs
The PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA) is working to develop kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs) that can meet the sensitivity targets of a far-infrared spectrometer on a cryogenically cooled space…
Bibcode: 2024JLTP..214..238K
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-023-03044-3
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2311.04859
01/02/2024 - Technology
Focal Plane Array of Shaped Quartz Lenses for Wide Field-of-View Submillimeter Imaging Systems
Large format focal plane arrays (FPAs) of dielectric lenses are promising candidates for wide field-of-view submillimeter imagers. In this work, we optimize the scanning gain of such imagers via shaping…
Bibcode: 2024ITAP...72.1263Z
Lees meer01/02/2024 - High-Energy
First High-resolution Spectroscopy of X-Ray Absorption Lines in the Obscured State of...
Multiwavelength spectroscopy of NGC 5548 revealed remarkable changes due to the presence of an obscuring wind from the accretion disk. This broadened our understanding of obscuration and outflows in active…
Bibcode: 2024ApJ...962..155M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2401.03019
01/02/2024 - High-Energy
Decoding the thermal history of the merging cluster Cygnus A
We report on a detailed spatial and spectral analysis of the large-scale X-ray emission from the merging cluster Cygnus A. We use 2.2 Ms Chandra and 40 ks XMM-Newton archival…
Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.528.1037M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2401.02912
01/01/2024 - High-Energy
From SuperTIGER to TIGERISS
The Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (TIGER) family of instruments is optimized to measure the relative abundances of the rare, ultra-heavy galactic cosmic rays (UHGCRs) with atomic number (Z) Z ≥…
Bibcode: 2024Instr...8....4R
DOI: 10.3390/instruments8010004
01/01/2024 - High-Energy
Sulphur X-ray absorption in the local ISM
We present a study S K-edge using high-resolution HETGS Chandra spectra of 36 low-mass X-ray binaries. For each source, we have estimated column densities for S I, S II, S…
Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.527.1648G
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2310.11498
01/01/2024 - High-Energy
Study of the optical to X-ray broad emission lines of Mrk 110
Aims: In order to shed light on the characteristics of the broad line region (BLR) in a narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy, we present an analysis of X-ray, UV, and optical…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...681A.101J
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348067
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2311.03459
01/01/2024 - High-Energy
Prospects for detecting the circum- and intergalactic medium in X-ray absorption using...
The warm-hot plasma in cosmic web filaments is thought to comprise a large fraction of the gas in the local Universe. So far, the search for this gas has focused…
Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.527.5776S
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2311.10062
01/01/2024 - High-Energy
CAvity DEtection Tool (CADET): pipeline for detection of X-ray cavities in hot...
The study of jet-inflated X-ray cavities provides a powerful insight into the energetics of hot galactic atmospheres and radio-mechanical AGN feedback. By estimating the volumes of X-ray cavities, the total…
Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.527.3315P
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2304.05457
01/01/2024 - Exoplanets
FlopPITy: Enabling self-consistent exoplanet atmospheric retrievals with machine learning
Context. Interpreting the observations of exoplanet atmospheres to constrain physical and chemical properties is typically done using Bayesian retrieval techniques. Since these methods require many model computations, a compromise must…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...681L..14A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348367
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2401.04168
01/01/2024 - Exoplanets
Hydrocarbon chemistry in the inner regions of planet-forming disks
Context. The analysis of the mid-infrared spectra helps understanding the composition of the gas in the inner, dense and warm terrestrial planet forming region of disks around young stars. ALMA…
Bibcode: 2024A&A...681A..22K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202346262
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2310.04505
01/01/2024 - Exoplanets
New Mass and Radius Constraints on the LHS 1140 Planets: LHS 1140...
The two-planet transiting system LHS 1140 has been extensively observed since its discovery in 2017, notably with Spitzer, HST, TESS, and ESPRESSO, placing strong constraints on the parameters of the…
Bibcode: 2024ApJ...960L...3C
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2310.15490
01/01/2024 - Exoplanets
SO2, silicate clouds, but no CH4 detected in a warm Neptune
WASP-107b is a warm (approximately 740 K) transiting planet with a Neptune-like mass of roughly 30.5 M⊕ and Jupiter-like radius of about 0.94 RJ (refs. 1,2), whose extended atmosphere is…
Bibcode: 2024Natur.625...51D
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06849-0
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2311.12515
01/01/2024 - Exoplanets
On the difficulties of obtaining absolute transit depths with HST WFC3: KELT-11...
The study of exoplanetary atmospheres with low-resolution transmission spectroscopy relies on measuring minute changes in the transit depth with wavelength and a number of ground- and space-based instruments have been…
Bibcode: 2024RASTI...3..415E
Lees meer01/01/2024 - Exoplanets
Two mini-Neptunes transiting the adolescent K-star HIP 113103 confirmed with TESS and CHEOPS
We report the discovery of two mini-Neptunes in near 2:1 resonance orbits (P = 7.610303 d for HIP 113103 b and P = 14.245651 d for HIP 113103 c) around…
Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.527.1146L
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2309.04137
01/01/2024 - Technology
High-Sensitivity Kinetic Inductance Detector Arrays for the PRobe Far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics
Far-infrared (far-IR) astrophysics missions featuring actively cooled telescopes will offer orders of magnitude observing speed improvement at wavelengths where galaxies and forming planetary systems emit most of their light. The…
Bibcode: 2024JLTP..214..219F
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-023-03041-6
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2311.02175
01/12/2023 - Exoplanets
Exploring the potential of Twinkle to unveil the nature of LTT 1445 Ab
We explore the prospects for Twinkle to determine the atmospheric composition of the nearby terrestrial-like planet LTT 1445 Ab, including the possibility of detecting the potential biosignature ammonia (NH3). At…
Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.526.2251P
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2209.12919
01/12/2023 - Exoplanets
15NH3 in the atmosphere of a cool brown dwarf
Brown dwarfs serve as ideal laboratories for studying the atmospheres of giant exoplanets on wide orbits, as the governing physical and chemical processes within them are nearly identical1,2. Understanding the…
Bibcode: 2023Natur.624..263B
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06813-y
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2311.08054
01/12/2023 - Aerosols and clouds
Frontiers in Satellite-Based Estimates of Cloud-Mediated Aerosol Forcing
Atmospheric aerosols affect the Earth’s climate in many ways, including acting as the seeds on which cloud droplets form. Since a large fraction of these particles is anthropogenic, the clouds’…
Bibcode: 2023RvGeo..6100799R
DOI: 10.1029/2022RG000799
01/12/2023 - Aerosols and clouds
Simultaneous retrieval of aerosol and ocean properties from PACE HARP2 with uncertainty...
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (HARP2) will be on board NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission, scheduled for launch in January 2024. In…
Bibcode: 2023AMT....16.5863G
Lees meer01/12/2023 - Aerosols and clouds
Aerosol retrieval over snow using the RemoTAP algorithm
In order to conduct accurate aerosol retrieval over snow, the Remote Sensing of Trace Gases and Aerosol Products (RemoTAP) algorithm developed by SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research is extended…
Bibcode: 2023AMT....16.6051Z
Lees meer01/12/2023 - High-Energy
The Planck clusters in the LOFAR sky. VI. LoTSS-DR2: Properties of radio relics
Context. It is well established that shock waves in the intracluster medium launched by galaxy cluster mergers can produce synchrotron emission, which is visible to us at radio frequencies as…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...680A..31J
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202245102
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2301.07814
01/12/2023 - High-Energy
The Planck clusters in the LOFAR sky. V. LoTSS-DR2: Mass-radio halo power...
Context. Many galaxy clusters show diffuse cluster-scale emission in the form of radio halos, showing that magnetic fields and relativistic electrons are mixed in with the intracluster medium. There is…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...680A..30C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202346755
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2305.04564
01/12/2023 - High-Energy
Density calculations of NGC 3783 warm absorbers using a time-dependent photoionisation model
Outflowing wind, as one type of AGN feedback involving non-collimated ionised winds such as those prevalent in Seyfert-1 AGNs, impacts the host galaxy by carrying kinetic energy outwards. However, the…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...680A..44L
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202346520
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2308.13446
01/12/2023 - High-Energy
Broadband X-Ray Timing and Spectral Characteristics of the Accretion-powered Millisecond X-Ray Pulsar MAXIJ1816-195
We studied the broadband X-ray timing and spectral behaviors of the newly confirmed accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar MAXI J1816-195 during its 2022 outburst. We used data from the Insight-HXMT Medium…
Bibcode: 2023ApJ...958..177L
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2303.11603
01/12/2023 - Exoplanets
Exploring the hypothesis of an inverted Z gradient inside Jupiter
Context. Reconciling models of Jupiter’s interior with measurements of the atmospheric composition still poses a significant challenge. Interior models favour a subsolar or solar abundance of heavy elements, Z, whereas…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...680L...2H
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348129
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2311.07646
01/12/2023 - Exoplanets
Tracing Evolution in Massive Protostellar Objects – I. Fragmentation and emission properties...
The role of massive (≥ 8$, {rm M}_{odot }$) stars in defining the energy budget and chemical enrichment of the interstellar medium in their host galaxy is significant. In this…
Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.526.2278A
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2309.05772
01/11/2023 - Carbon Monoxide
The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on urban photochemistry as inferred from TROPOMI
Movement restrictions were imposed in 2020 to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. These lock-down episodes provide a unique opportunity to study the sensitivity of urban photochemistry to temporary emission reductions…
Bibcode: 2023AtmEn.31220042L
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.120042
01/11/2023 - High-Energy
Time-dependent photoionization spectroscopy of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 3783
We present an investigation into the spectroscopic properties of non-equilibrium photoionization processes operating in a time-evolving mode. Through a quantitative comparison between equilibrium and time-evolving models, we find that the…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...679A..43G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202347430
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2309.05322
01/11/2023 - Low-Energy
Diagnosing the interstellar medium of galaxies with far-infrared emission lines. II. [C...
Context. Gas cooling processes in the interstellar medium (ISM) are key to understanding how star formation occurs in galaxies. Far-infrared (FIR) fine-structure emission lines can be used to infer gas…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...679A.131R
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243358
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2205.11955
01/11/2023 - Low-Energy
Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS): Exploring the nature of ultra-diffuse...
Looking into the faintEst WIth MUSE (LEWIS) is an ESO large observing programme that aims at obtaining the first homogeneous integral-field spectroscopic survey of 30 extremely low-surface-brightness (LSB) galaxies in…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...679A..69I
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202347129
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2308.11493
01/11/2023 - Exoplanets
YunMa: Enabling Spectral Retrievals of Exoplanetary Clouds
In this paper, we present YunMa, an exoplanet cloud simulation and retrieval package, which enables the study of cloud microphysics and radiative properties in exoplanetary atmospheres. YunMa simulates the vertical…
Bibcode: 2023ApJ...957..104M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2301.13708
01/10/2023 - Exoplanets
Retrieval study of cool, directly imaged exoplanet 51 Eri b
Retrieval methods are a powerful analysis technique for modelling exoplanetary atmospheres by estimating the bulk physical and chemical properties that combine in a forward model to best fit an observed…
Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.525.1375W
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2302.07939
01/10/2023 - Technology
Chasing rainbows and ocean glints: Inner working angle constraints for the Habitable...
NASA is engaged in planning for a Habitable Worlds Observatory (HabWorlds ), a coronagraphic space mission to detect rocky planets in habitable zones and establish their habitability. Surface liquid water…
Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.524.5477V
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2307.15137
01/10/2023 - High-Energy
Outskirts of Abell 1795: Probing gas clumping in the intracluster medium
Contact. The outskirts of galaxy clusters host complex interactions between the intracluster and circumcluster media. During the evolution of clusters, ram-pressure stripped gas clumps from infalling substructures break the uniformity…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...678A..91K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202347201
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2306.10101
01/10/2023 - High-Energy
Investigating the outskirts of Abell 133 with Suzaku and Chandra observations
Context. Past observations and simulations have predicted an increasingly inhomogeneous gas distribution towards the outskirts of galaxy clusters. However, the exact properties of such gas clumping are not yet well…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...678A.122Z
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202347191
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2306.10110
01/10/2023 - High-Energy
Discovery of inverse-Compton X-ray emission and estimate of the volume-averaged magnetic field...
Observed in a significant fraction of clusters and groups of galaxies, diffuse radio synchrotron emission reveals the presence of relativistic electrons and magnetic fields permeating large scale systems of galaxies.…
Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.524.4939M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2207.10092
01/10/2023 - High-Energy
Systematic Uncertainties of Atomic Data in Photoionization Modeling
Fitting plasma models to high-quality spectra is a crucial tool for deriving diagnostics about the physical conditions in various astrophysical sources. Despite decades of model development, this prescription often provides…
Bibcode: 2023ApJ...956...65B
Lees meer01/10/2023 - Exoplanets
Characterizing a World Within the Hot-Neptune Desert: Transit Observations of LTT 9779...
We present an atmospheric analysis of LTT 9779 b, a rare planet situated in the hot-Neptune desert, that has been observed with Hubble Space Telescope (HST)/WFC3 with G102 and G141.…
Bibcode: 2023AJ....166..158E
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2306.13645
01/10/2023 - Exoplanets
Metallicity and Spectral Evolution of WASP 39b: The Limited Role of Hydrodynamic Escape
The recent observations on WASP-39 b by JWST have revealed hints of high metallicity within the atmosphere compared to its host star. There are various theories on how these high…
Bibcode: 2023ApJ...956L..19L
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2309.09605
01/09/2023 - Methane
Automated detection and monitoring of methane super-emitters using satellite data
A reduction in anthropogenic methane emissions is vital to limit near-term global warming. A small number of so-called super-emitters is responsible for a disproportionally large fraction of total methane emissions.…
Bibcode: 2023ACP....23.9071S
Lees meer01/09/2023 - CO2
Atmospheric CO2 inversion reveals the Amazon as a minor carbon source caused...
Tropical forests such as the Amazonian rainforests play an important role for climate, are large carbon stores and are a treasure of biodiversity. Amazonian forests have been exposed to large-scale…
Bibcode: 2023ACP....23.9685B
Lees meer01/09/2023 - Exoplanets
Using a neural network approach to accelerate disequilibrium chemistry calculations in exoplanet atmospheres
In this era of exoplanet characterization with JWST, the need for a fast implementation of classical forward models to understand the chemical and physical processes in exoplanet atmospheres is more…
Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.524..643H
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2306.07074
01/08/2023 - CO2
Assimilation of POLDER observations to estimate aerosol emissions
We apply a local ensemble transform Kalman smoother (LETKS) in combination with the global aerosol-climate model ECHAM-HAM to estimate aerosol emissions from POLDER-3/PARASOL (POLarization and Directionality of the Earth’s Reflectances)…
Bibcode: 2023ACP....23.9495T
Lees meer01/08/2023 - Aerosols and clouds
Spatially coordinated airborne data and complementary products for aerosol, gas, cloud, and...
The NASA Aerosol Cloud meTeorology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment (ACTIVATE) produced a unique dataset for research into aerosol-cloud-meteorology interactions, with applications extending from process-based studies to multi-scale model…
Bibcode: 2023ESSD...15.3419S
DOI: 10.5194/essd-15-3419-2023
01/08/2023 - High-Energy
A search for the missing baryons with X-ray absorption lines towards the...
This paper presents an analysis of XMM-Newton and Chandra X-ray spectra of the quasar 1ES 1553+113, in search for absorption lines from the intervening warm-hot intergalactic medium (WHIM). A search…
Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.523.2329S
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2305.01587
01/08/2023 - High-Energy
A NICER View on the 2020 Magnetar-like Outburst of PSR J1846-0258
We report on our monitoring of the strong-field magnetar-like pulsar PSR J1846-0258 with the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) and the timing and spectral evolution during its outburst in…
Bibcode: 2023ApJ...952..120H
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2306.00902
01/08/2023 - Exoplanets
LavAtmos: An open-source chemical equilibrium vaporization code for lava worlds
To date, over 500 short-period rocky planets with equilibrium temperatures above 1500 K have been discovered. Such planets are expected to support magma oceans, providing a direct interface between the…
Bibcode: 2023M&PS...58.1149V
DOI: 10.1111/maps.13994
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2210.10463
01/08/2023 - Exoplanets
Dense gas and star formation in the outer Milky Way
We present maps and spectra of the HCN(1−0) and HCO+(1−0) lines in the extreme outer Galaxy, at galactocentric radii between 14 and 22 kpc, with the 13.7 m Delingha telescope.…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...676A..27B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039923
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2306.05013
01/08/2023 - Exoplanets
Exoplanet interior retrievals: core masses and metallicities from atmospheric abundances
The mass and distribution of metals in the interiors of exoplanets are essential for constraining their formation and evolution processes. Never the less, with only masses and radii measured, the…
Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.523.6282B
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2306.11354
01/08/2023 - Carbon Monoxide
Plume detection and emission estimate for biomass burning plumes from TROPOMI carbon...
This paper presents the automated plume detection and emission estimation algorithm (APE), developed to detect CO plumes from isolated biomass burning events and to quantify the corresponding CO emission rate.…
Bibcode: 2023GMD....16.4835G
Lees meer01/08/2023 - Carbon Monoxide
Quantification of carbon monoxide emissions from African cities using TROPOMI
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an air pollutant that plays an important role in atmospheric chemistry and is mostly emitted by forest fires and incomplete combustion in, for example, road transport,…
Bibcode: 2023ACP....23.8899L
Lees meer01/08/2023 - Methane
Verifying Methane Inventories and Trends With Atmospheric Methane Data
The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement and Global Methane Pledge formalized agreement for countries to report and reduce methane emissions to mitigate near-term climate change. Emission inventories generated through surface activity…
Bibcode: 2023AGUA....400871W
DOI: 10.1029/2023AV000871
01/08/2023 - Methane
A blended TROPOMI+GOSAT satellite data product for atmospheric methane using machine learning...
Satellite observations of dry-column methane mixing ratios (XCH4) from shortwave infrared (SWIR) solar backscatter radiation provide a powerful resource to quantify methane emissions in service of climate action. The TROPOspheric…
Bibcode: 2023AMT....16.3787B
Lees meer01/07/2023 - Methane
East Asian methane emissions inferred from high-resolution inversions of GOSAT and TROPOMI...
We apply atmospheric methane column retrievals from two different satellite instruments (Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite – GOSAT; TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument – TROPOMI) to a regional inversion framework to quantify East…
Bibcode: 2023ACP....23.8039L
Lees meer01/07/2023 - Methane
Continuous weekly monitoring of methane emissions from the Permian Basin by inversion...
We quantify weekly methane emissions at 0.25∘ × 0.3125∘ (≈25 × 25 km2) resolution from the Permian Basin, the largest oil production basin in the US, by inverse analysis of…
Bibcode: 2023ACP....23.7503V
Lees meer01/07/2023 - Methane
Global Atmospheric δ13CH4 and CH4 Trends for 2000-2020 from the Atmospheric Transport...
This study investigates atmospheric δ13CH4 trends, as produced by a global atmospheric transport model using CH4 inversions from CarbonTracker-Europe CH4 for 2000-2020, and compares them to observations. The CH4 inversions…
Bibcode: 2023Atmos..14.1121M
Lees meer01/07/2023 - Methane
High-Resolution Estimation of Methane Emissions from Boreal and Pan-Arctic Wetlands Using Advanced...
This paper investigates the use of soil moisture data from satellites and a hydrological model as inputs to a simplified CH4 emission model (MeSMOD) for estimating CH4 emissions from boreal…
Bibcode: 2023RemS...15.3433A
DOI: 10.3390/rs15133433
01/07/2023 - High-Energy
The diffuse radio emission in the high-redshift cluster PSZ2 G091.83+26.11: Total intensity...
Context. Diffuse radio emission in galaxy clusters, namely radio halos and radio relics, is usually associated with merger events. Despite the tremendous advances in observations in the last decades, the…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...675A..51D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202345905
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2304.05893
01/07/2023 - High-Energy
Dimming of Continuum Captured in Mrk 841: New Clues on the Nature...
We report on a remarkable change in the spectral energy distribution (SED) of Mrk 841, providing new insights on how the soft X-ray excess emission in active galactic nuclei (AGNs)…
Bibcode: 2023ApJ...952L...5M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2306.11960
01/07/2023 - Low-Energy
A multi-band AGN-SFG classifier for extragalactic radio surveys using machine learning
Context. Extragalactic radio continuum surveys play an increasingly more important role in galaxy evolution and cosmology studies. While radio galaxies and radio quasars dominate at the bright end, star-forming galaxies…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...675A.159K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202346770
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2306.05062
01/07/2023 - Exoplanets
Retrieving planet formation parameters of WASP-77Ab using SimAb
Context. The atmospheric compositions of planets offer a unique view into their respective formation processes. State-of-the-art observatories and techniques are finally able to provide high-precision data on atmospheric composition that…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...675A..95K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202245469
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2311.15702
01/07/2023 - Exoplanets
The MUSCLES Extension for Atmospheric Transmission Spectroscopy: UV and X-Ray Host-star Observations...
X-ray through infrared spectral energy distributions (SEDs) are essential for understanding a star’s effect on exoplanet atmospheric composition and evolution. We present a catalog of panchromatic SEDs, hosted on the…
Bibcode: 2023AJ....166...35B
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2306.05322
01/06/2023 - High-Energy
A detailed analysis of X-ray emission-line velocities of Capella from over 20...
Capella is the brightest chromospherically active binary in the sky, hosting a cooler G8III giant (Aa) and a hotter G1III companion (Ab). The source has been extensively observed in the…
Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.522L..66B
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2303.13924
01/06/2023 - Exoplanets
Retrieval Survey of Metals in Six Ultrahot Jupiters: Trends in Chemistry, Rain-out,...
Ground-based high-resolution spectroscopy (HRS) has detected numerous chemical species and atmospheric dynamics in exoplanets, most notably ultrahot Jupiters (UHJs). However, quantitative estimates on abundances have been challenging but are essential…
Bibcode: 2023AJ....165..242G
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2305.17228
01/06/2023 - Exoplanets
The energetic particle environment of a GJ 436 b-like planet
A key first step to constrain the impact of energetic particles in exoplanet atmospheres is to detect the chemical signature of ionization due to stellar energetic particles and Galactic cosmic…
Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.521.5880R
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2303.07058
01/06/2023 - Carbon Monoxide
Vertical information of CO from TROPOMI total column measurements in context of...
Since 2017 the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) on board ESA’s Copernicus Sentinel-5 satellite (S5-P) has provided the operational carbon monoxide (CO) data product with daily global coverage on a spatial…
Bibcode: 2023AMT....16.3027B
Lees meer01/05/2023 - Methane
The Importance of Spatial Resolution in the Modeling of Methane Emissions from...
An important uncertainty in the modeling of methane (CH4) emissions from natural wetlands is the wetland area. It is difficult to model wetlands’ CH4 emissions because of several factors, including…
Bibcode: 2023RemS...15.2840A
DOI: 10.3390/rs15112840
01/05/2023 - Methane
Satellite quantification of methane emissions and oil-gas methane intensities from individual countries...
We use 2019 TROPOMI satellite observations of atmospheric methane in an analytical inversion to quantify methane emissions from the Middle East and North Africa at up to ∼25 km ×…
Bibcode: 2023ACP....23.5945C
Lees meer01/05/2023 - Aerosols and clouds
The PACE-MAPP algorithm: Simultaneous aerosol and ocean polarimeter products using coupled atmosphere-ocean...
We describe the PACE-MAPP algorithm that simultaneously retrieves aerosol and ocean optical parameters using multiangle and multispectral polarimeter measurements from the SPEXone, Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter 2 (HARP2), and Ocean Color…
Bibcode: 2023FrRS....474672S
DOI: 10.3389/frsen.2023.1174672
01/05/2023 - Exoplanets
Photochemically produced SO2 in the atmosphere of WASP-39b
Photochemistry is a fundamental process of planetary atmospheres that regulates the atmospheric composition and stability1. However, no unambiguous photochemical products have been detected in exoplanet atmospheres so far. Recent observations…
Bibcode: 2023Natur.617..483T
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05902-2
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2211.10490
01/05/2023 - Exoplanets
The impact of time-dependent stellar activity on exoplanet atmospheres
M-dwarfs are thought to be hostile environments for exoplanets. Stellar events are very common on such stars. These events might cause the atmospheres of exoplanets to change significantly over time.…
Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.521.3333L
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2204.10835
01/04/2023 - Methane
Investigating high methane emissions from urban areas detected by TROPOMI and their...
Even though methane concentrations have contributed an estimated 23% of climate forcing, part of the recent increases in the global methane background concentrations remain unexplained. Satellite remote sensing has been…
Bibcode: 2023ERL....18d4004D
Lees meer01/04/2023 - Aerosols and clouds
Uncertainty in aerosol-cloud radiative forcing is driven by clean conditions
Atmospheric aerosols and their impact on cloud properties remain the largest uncertainty in the human forcing of the climate system. By increasing the concentration of cloud droplets (Nd), aerosols reduce…
Bibcode: 2023ACP....23.4115G
Lees meer01/04/2023 - High-Energy
Background rates of x-ray transition-edge sensor micro-calorimeters under a frequency domain multiplexing...
We report on the x-ray background rate measured with transition-edge sensors (TES) micro-calorimeters under frequency-domain multiplexing (FDM) readout as a possible technology for future experiments aiming at a direct detection…
Bibcode: 2023RScI...94d3104V
DOI: 10.1063/5.0142367
01/04/2023 - High-Energy
The Planck clusters in the LOFAR sky. III. LoTSS-DR2: Dynamic states and...
Context. The footprint of the recent second data release of the LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey (LoTSS-DR2) covers 309 Planck Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) selected galaxy clusters, 83 of which host a radio…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...672A..42Z
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202244761
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2210.07284
01/04/2023 - High-Energy
The Planck clusters in the LOFAR sky. IV. LoTSS-DR2: Statistics of radio...
Context. Diffuse cluster-scale synchrotron radio emission is discovered in an increasing number of galaxy clusters in the form of radio haloes, probing the presence of relativistic electrons and magnetic fields…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...672A..43C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202244876
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2301.08052
01/04/2023 - High-Energy
The Athena X-ray Integral Field Unit: a consolidated design for the system...
The Athena X-ray Integral Unit (X-IFU) is the high resolution X-ray spectrometer studied since 2015 for flying in the mid-30s on the Athena space X-ray Observatory. Athena is a versatile…
Bibcode: 2023ExA....55..373B
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-022-09880-7
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2208.14562
01/04/2023 - Exoplanets
Analysing the SEDs of protoplanetary disks with machine learning
Context. The analysis of spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of protoplanetary disks to determine their physical properties is known to be highly degenerate. Hence, a full Bayesian analysis is required to…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...672A..30K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202245461
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2302.04629
01/04/2023 - Exoplanets
Jupiter’s interior from Juno: Equation-of-state uncertainties and dilute core extent
Context. The Juno mission has provided measurements of Jupiter’s gravity field with an outstanding level of accuracy, leading to better constraints on the interior of the planet. Improving our knowledge…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...672A..33H
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202245625
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2302.09082
01/03/2023 - Exoplanets
Observability of silicates in volatile atmospheres of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes. Exploring the...
Many of the confirmed short-period super-Earths and smaller sub-Neptunes are sufficiently irradiated for the surface silicates to be sustained in a long-lasting molten state. While there is no direct evidence…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...671A.138Z
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202245521
01/03/2023 - Technology
Resolving Power of Visible-To-Near-Infrared Hybrid β -Ta /Nb -Ti -N Kinetic Inductance Detectors
Kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs) are superconducting energy-resolving detectors, sensitive to single photons from the near-infrared to ultraviolet. We study a hybrid KID design consisting of a β -phase tantalum (β…
Bibcode: 2023PhRvP..19c4007K
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.19.034007
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2207.05534
01/03/2023 - Carbon Monoxide
A high-resolution satellite-based map of global methane emissions reveals missing wetland, fossil...
We interpret space-borne observations from the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) in a multi-inversion framework to characterize the 2018-2019 global methane budget. Evaluation of the inverse solutions indicates that simultaneous source…
Bibcode: 2023ACP....23.3325Y
Lees meer01/03/2023 - Methane
Technical note: The CAMS greenhouse gas reanalysis from 2003 to 2020
The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) has recently produced a greenhouse gas reanalysis (version egg4) that covers almost 2 decades from 2003 to 2020 and which will be extended in…
Bibcode: 2023ACP....23.3829A
Lees meer01/03/2023 - Methane
Accounting for surface reflectance spectral features in TROPOMI methane retrievals
Satellite remote sensing of methane (CH4) using the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) aboard the Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5-P) satellite is key to monitor and quantify emissions globally. Overall, the S5-P…
Bibcode: 2023AMT....16.1597L
Lees meer01/03/2023 - High-Energy
A Systematic View of Ten New Black Hole Spins
The launch of NuSTAR and the increasing number of binary black hole (BBH) mergers detected through gravitational wave observations have exponentially advanced our understanding of BHs. Despite the simplicity owed…
Bibcode: 2023ApJ...946...19D
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2210.02479
01/03/2023 - High-Energy
Charge exchange between highly charged ions and atomic H for modelling comet...
Solar wind (SW) charge exchange (CX) is an important mechanism responsible for X-ray emissions in comets’ coma and many other astrophysical environments. By incorporating the experimentally derived total cross-sections and…
Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.520.1417Z
Lees meer01/03/2023 - Low-Energy
Euclid preparation. XXVI. The Euclid Morphology Challenge: Towards structural parameters for billions...
The various Euclid imaging surveys will become a reference for studies of galaxy morphology by delivering imaging over an unprecedented area of 15 000 square degrees with high spatial resolution.…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...671A.102E
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202245042
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2209.12907
01/03/2023 - Exoplanets
Beam Waist Properties of Spiral Antenna Coupled HEB Mixers at Supra-THz Frequencies
We have simulated and measured the beam properties of lens-antenna coupled hot electron bolometer mixers at a few supra-terahertz frequencies between 1.4 and 5.3 THz. The quasi-optical structures consist of…
Bibcode: 2023ITTST..13..167G
DOI: 10.1109/TTHZ.2022.3230742
01/03/2023 - Exoplanets
What does a typical full disc around a post-AGB binary look like?....
Context. Stable circumbinary discs around evolved post-asymptotic giant branch (post-AGB) binary systems composed of gas and dust show many similarities with protoplanetary discs around young stellar objects. These discs can…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...671A..15C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202245689
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2301.02622
01/02/2023 - Exoplanets
Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRISS
The Saturn-mass exoplanet WASP-39b has been the subject of extensive efforts to determine its atmospheric properties using transmission spectroscopy1-4. However, these efforts have been hampered by modelling degeneracies between composition…
Bibcode: 2023Natur.614..670F
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05674-1
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2211.10493
01/02/2023 - Exoplanets
Heterodyne performance and characteristics of terahertz MgB2 hot electron bolometers
We have studied THz heterodyne detection in sub-micrometer MgB2 hot electron bolometer (HEB) mixers based on superconducting MgB2 films of ~ 5 nm (HEB-A), corresponding to a critical temperature (Tc)…
Bibcode: 2023JAP...133g4503G
DOI: 10.1063/5.0128791
01/02/2023 - Exoplanets
Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec G395H
Measuring the abundances of carbon and oxygen in exoplanet atmospheres is considered a crucial avenue for unlocking the formation and evolution of exoplanetary systems1,2. Access to the chemical inventory of…
Bibcode: 2023Natur.614..664A
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05591-3
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2211.10488
01/02/2023 - Exoplanets
Identification of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a key chemical species that is found in a wide range of planetary atmospheres. In the context of exoplanets, CO2 is an indicator of the metal…
Bibcode: 2023Natur.614..649J
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05269-w
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2208.11692
01/02/2023 - Exoplanets
Large Interferometer for Exoplanets: VIII. Where Is the Phosphine? Observing Exoplanetary PH3...
Phosphine could be a key molecule in the understanding of exotic chemistry happening in (exo)planetary atmospheres. While it has been detected in the Solar System’s giant planets, it has not…
Bibcode: 2023AsBio..23..183A
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2211.04975
01/02/2023 - Exoplanets
H2S and SO2 detectability in hot Jupiters. Sulphur species as indicators of...
Context. The high cosmic abundance, the intermediate volatility, and the chemical properties of sulphur allow sulphur-bearing species to be used as tracers of the chemical processes in the atmospheres of…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...670A.161P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202244647
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2208.00469
01/02/2023 - Exoplanets
Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRCam
Measuring the metallicity and carbon-to-oxygen (C/O) ratio in exoplanet atmospheres is a fundamental step towards constraining the dominant chemical processes at work and, if in equilibrium, revealing planet formation histories.…
Bibcode: 2023Natur.614..653A
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05590-4
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2211.10489
01/02/2023 - Exoplanets
Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec PRISM
Transmission spectroscopy1-3 of exoplanets has revealed signatures of water vapour, aerosols and alkali metals in a few dozen exoplanet atmospheres4,5. However, these previous inferences with the Hubble and Spitzer Space…
Bibcode: 2023Natur.614..659R
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05677-y
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2211.10487
01/02/2023 - Carbon Monoxide
The Deep Atmospheric Composition of Jupiter from Thermochemical Calculations Based on Galileo...
The deep atmosphere of Jupiter is obscured beneath thick clouds. This causes direct observations to be difficult, and thermochemical equilibrium models fill in the observational gaps. This research uses Galileo…
Bibcode: 2023RemS...15..841R
DOI: 10.3390/rs15030841
01/02/2023 - Aerosols and clouds
The CHROMA cloud-top pressure retrieval algorithm for the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean...
This paper provides the theoretical basis and simulated retrievals for the Cloud Height Retrieval from O2 Molecular Absorption (CHROMA) algorithm. Simulations are performed for the Ocean Color Instrument (OCI), which…
Bibcode: 2023AMT....16..969S
Lees meer01/02/2023 - Aerosols and clouds
A cloud detection neural network for above-aircraft clouds using airborne cameras
For aerosol, cloud, land, and ocean remote sensing, the development of accurate cloud detection methods, or cloud masks, is extremely important. For airborne passive remotesensing, it is also important to…
Bibcode: 2023FrRS....418745N
DOI: 10.3389/frsen.2023.1118745
01/02/2023 - High-Energy
Diffuse radio source candidate in CIZA J1358.9-4750
We report on results of our upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) observations for an early-stage merging galaxy cluster, CIZA J1358.9-4750 (CIZA1359), in Band-3 (300-500 MHz). We achieved the image…
Bibcode: 2023PASJ...75S.138K
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psac098
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2208.04750
01/02/2023 - High-Energy
Supermassive Black Hole Winds in X-rays: SUBWAYS. I. Ultra-fast outflows in quasars...
We present a new X-ray spectroscopic study of 22 luminous (2 × 1045 ≲ Lbol/erg s‒1 ≲ 2 × 1046) active galactic nuclei (AGNs) at intermediate redshifts (0.1 ≲ z…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...670A.182M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202245036
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2212.02960
01/02/2023 - High-Energy
Oxygen and iron in interstellar dust: An X-ray investigation
Understanding the chemistry of the interstellar medium (ISM) is fundamental for the comprehension of Galactic and stellar evolution. X-rays provide an excellent way to study the dust chemical composition and…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...670A..30P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202244110
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2210.05778
01/02/2023 - High-Energy
XMM-Newton view of the shock heating in an early merging cluster, CIZA J1358.9-4750
CIZA J1358.9-4750 is a nearby galaxy cluster in the early phase of a major merger. The two-dimensional temperature map using XMM-Newton EPIC-PN observation confirms the existence of a high-temperature region,…
Bibcode: 2023PASJ...75...37O
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psac087
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2210.02145
01/02/2023 - High-Energy
Supermassive Black Hole Winds in X-rays: SUBWAYS. II. HST UV spectroscopy of...
We present a UV spectroscopic study of ionized outflows in 21 active galactic nuclei (AGN), observed with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The targets of the Supermassive Black Hole Winds…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...670A.183M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202245047
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2212.02961
01/01/2023 - Aerosols and clouds
Isotopic measurements in water vapor, precipitation, and seawater during EUREC4A
In early 2020, an international team set out to investigate trade-wind cumulus clouds and their coupling to the large-scale circulation through the field campaign EUREC4A: ElUcidating the RolE of Clouds-Circulation…
Bibcode: 2023ESSD...15..465B
Lees meer01/01/2023 - Aerosols and clouds
Efficient single-scattering look-up table for lidar and polarimeter water cloud studies
Combined lidar and polarimeter retrievals of aerosol, cloud, and ocean microphysical properties involve single-scattering cloud calculations that are time consuming. We create a look-up table to speed up these calculations…
Bibcode: 2023OptL...48...13C
DOI: 10.1364/OL.474282
01/01/2023 - High-Energy
The NuSTAR and Chandra View of CL 0217+70 and Its Tell-tale Radio Halo
Mergers of galaxy clusters are the most energetic events in the universe, driving shock and cold fronts, generating turbulence, and accelerating particles that create radio halos and relics. The galaxy…
Bibcode: 2023ApJ...942...79T
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2206.09228
01/01/2023 - High-Energy
Chandra measurements of gas homogeneity and turbulence at intermediate radii in the...
We present a Chandra study of surface brightness fluctuations in the diffuse intracluster medium of the Perseus Cluster. Our study utilizes deep, archival imaging of the cluster core as well…
Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.518.2954D
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2211.07680
01/01/2023 - High-Energy
Frequency domain multiplexing readout for large arrays of transition-edge sensors
We report our most recent progress and demonstration of a frequency domain multiplexing (FDM) readout technology for transition-edge sensor (TES) arrays, both of which we have been developing in the…
Bibcode: 2023NIMPA104667727V
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2022.167727
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2208.12604
01/01/2023 - Exoplanets
Clouds form on the hot Saturn JWST ERO target WASP-96b
Context. WASP-96b is a hot Saturn exoplanet, with an equilibrium temperature of ≈1300 K. This is well within the regime of thermo-dynamically expected extensive cloud formation. Prior observations with Hubble/WFC3,…
Bibcode: 2023A&A...669A.142S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202244939
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2211.00633
01/01/2023 - Exoplanets
Interior and Evolution of the Giant Planets
The giant planets were the first to form and hold the key to unveiling the solar system’s formation history in their interiors and atmospheres. Furthermore, the unique conditions present in…
Bibcode: 2023RemS...15..681M
DOI: 10.3390/rs15030681
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2302.07656
01/12/2022 - Technology
Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Carbide: A Low-Loss Deposited Dielectric for Microwave to Submillimeter-Wave...
Low-loss deposited dielectrics will benefit superconducting devices such as integrated superconducting spectrometers, superconducting qubits, and kinetic inductance parametric amplifiers. Compared with planar structures, multilayer structures such as microstrips are more…
Bibcode: 2022PhRvP..18f4003B
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.18.064003
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2110.03500
01/12/2022 - Carbon Monoxide
Estimation of OH in urban plumes using TROPOMI-inferred NO2 ∕ CO
A new method is presented for estimating urban hydroxyl radical (OH) concentrations using the downwind decay of the ratio of nitrogen dioxide over carbon monoxide column-mixing ratios (XNO2/XCO) retrieved from…
Bibcode: 2022ACP....2216053L
DOI: 10.5194/acp-22-16053-2022
01/12/2022 - Aerosols and clouds
Remote sensing of aerosol water fraction, dry size distribution and soluble fraction...
A framework to infer volume water fraction, soluble fraction and dry size distributions of fine-mode aerosol from multi-angle, multi-spectral polarimetry retrievals of column-averaged ambient aerosol properties is presented. The method…
Bibcode: 2022AMT....15.7411V
Lees meer01/12/2022 - High-Energy
The relation between accretion rate and jet power in early-type galaxies with...
We use Chandra X-ray data and Very Large Array radio observations for a sample of 20 nearby, massive, X-ray bright, early-type galaxies to investigate the relation between the Bondi accretion…
Bibcode: 2022MNRAS.517.3682P
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2203.15809
01/12/2022 - High-Energy
R-matrix Electron-impact Excitation Data for the H- and He-like Ions with Z...
Plasma models built on extensive atomic data are essential to interpreting observed cosmic spectra. H-like Lyman series and He-like triplets observable in the X-ray band are powerful diagnostic lines to…
Bibcode: 2022ApJS..263...35M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2210.13427
01/12/2022 - High-Energy
TPHO: A Time-dependent Photoionization Model for AGN Outflows
Outflows in active galactic nuclei (AGN) are considered a promising candidate for driving AGN feedback at large scales. However, without information on the density of these outflows we cannot determine…
Bibcode: 2022ApJ...940..122R
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2210.16338
01/12/2022 - Exoplanets
Frequency division multiplexing readout of a transition edge sensor bolometer array with...
We demonstrate multiplexed readout of 43 transition edge sensor (TES) bolometers operating at 90 mK using a frequency division multiplexing (FDM) readout chain with bias frequencies ranging from 1 to…
Bibcode: 2022RScI...93l4901W
DOI: 10.1063/5.0108786
01/12/2022 - Exoplanets
Detecting life outside our solar system with a large high-contrast-imaging mission
In this White Paper, which was submitted in response to the European Space Agency (ESA) Voyage 2050 Call, we recommend the ESA plays a proactive role in developing a global…
Bibcode: 2022ExA....54.1237S
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-021-09803-y
01/12/2022 - Technology
Model and Measurements of an Optical Stack for Broadband Visible to Near-Infrared...
Typical materials for optical Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detetectors (MKIDs) are metals with a natural absorption of $$sim $$ ∼ 30-50% in the visible and near-infrared. To reach high absorption efficiencies…
Bibcode: 2022JLTP..209.1249K
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-022-02774-0
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2110.05787
01/12/2022 - Technology
Deshima 2.0: Rapid Redshift Surveys and Multi-line Spectroscopy of Dusty Galaxies
We present a feasibility study for the high-redshift galaxy part of the Science Verification Campaign with the 220-440 GHz deshima 2.0 integrated superconducting spectrometer on the ASTE telescope. The first…
Bibcode: 2022JLTP..209..766R
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-022-02730-y
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2111.05261
01/11/2022 - High-Energy
The chemical and thermal structure of the hot atmosphere of the elliptical...
We present a robust representation of the chemical and thermal structure in the galaxy group NGC 5813 using archival, deep X-ray observations, and employing a multitemperature spectral model based on…
Bibcode: 2022MNRAS.516.6194C
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2209.09276
01/11/2022 - High-Energy
Lateral Inverse Proximity Effect in Ti/Au Transition Edge Sensors
We report measured Tc of superconducting Ti/Au bilayer strips with a width W varying from 5 to 50 µm. The strips were fabricated based on a Ti/Au bilayer that consists…
Bibcode: 2022JLTP..209..540N
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-022-02828-3
01/11/2022 - High-Energy
Small Size Transition-Edge Sensors for Future X-Ray Applications
Large arrays of transition edge sensors (TESs) are the baseline for a number of future space observatories. For instance, the X-ray integral field unit (X-IFU) instrument on board the ATHENA…
Bibcode: 2022JLTP..209..256T
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-022-02709-9
01/11/2022 - High-Energy
Timing Six Energetic Rotation-powered X-Ray Pulsars, Including the Fast-spinning Young PSR J0058-7218...
Measuring a pulsar’s rotational evolution is crucial to understanding the nature of the pulsar. Here, we provide updated timing models for the rotational evolution of six pulsars, five of which…
Bibcode: 2022ApJ...939....7H
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2205.02865
01/11/2022 - High-Energy
ATHENA X-IFU Demonstration Model: First Joint Operation of the Main TES Array...
The X-IFU is the cryogenic spectrometer onboard the future ATHENA X-ray observatory. It is based on a large array of TES microcalorimeters, which work in combination with a Cryogenic AntiCoincidence…
Bibcode: 2022JLTP..209..433D
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-022-02786-w
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2206.15150
01/11/2022 - Exoplanets
SimAb: A simple, fast, and flexible model to assess the effects of...
Context. The composition of exoplanet atmospheres provides us with vital insight into their formation scenario. Conversely, planet formation processes shape the composition of atmospheres and imprint their specific signatures. In…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...667A.147K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141455
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2111.00279
01/11/2022 - Technology
DESHIMA 2.0: Development of an Integrated Superconducting Spectrometer for Science-Grade Astronomical Observations
Integrated superconducting spectrometer (ISS) technology will enable ultra-wideband, integral-field spectroscopy for (sub)millimeter-wave astronomy, in particular, for uncovering the dust-obscured cosmic star formation and galaxy evolution over cosmic time. Here, we…
Bibcode: 2022JLTP..209..278T
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-022-02888-5
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2110.14656
01/11/2022 - Carbon Monoxide
Sixteen years of MOPITT satellite data strongly constrain Amazon CO fire emissions
Despite the consensus on the overall downward trend in Amazon forest loss in the previous decade, estimates of yearly carbon emissions from deforestation still vary widely. Estimated carbon emissions are…
Bibcode: 2022ACP....2214735N
DOI: 10.5194/acp-22-14735-2022
01/11/2022 - Carbon Monoxide
Assimilation of S5P/TROPOMI carbon monoxide data with the global CAMS near-real-time system
The Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) on the Copernicus Sentinel 5 Precursor (S5P) satellite, launched in October 2017, provides a wealth of atmospheric composition data, including total columns of carbon monoxide…
Bibcode: 2022ACP....2214355I
DOI: 10.5194/acp-22-14355-2022
01/11/2022 - Methane
Evaluation of the methane full-physics retrieval applied to TROPOMI ocean sun glint measurements
The TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI), due to its wide swath, performs observations over the ocean in every orbit, enhancing the monitoring capabilities of methane from space. In the short-wave-infrared (SWIR)…
Bibcode: 2022AMT....15.6585L
Lees meer01/11/2022 - High-Energy
The multi-epoch X-ray tale of I Zwicky 1 outflows
The narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy $rm I,,Zwicky, 1$ shows a unique and complex system of ionized gas in outflow, which consists of an ultra-fast wind and a two-component warm absorber.…
Bibcode: 2022MNRAS.516.5171R
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2209.02747
01/11/2022 - High-Energy
Susceptibility Study of TES Micro-calorimeters for X-ray Spectroscopy Under FDM Readout
We present a characterization of the sensitivity of TES X-ray micro-calorimeters to environmental conditions under frequency-domain multiplexing (FDM) readout. In the FDM scheme, each TES in a readout chain is…
Bibcode: 2022JLTP..209..562V
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-022-02850-5
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2208.10875
01/10/2022 - High-Energy
On the scientific impact of the uncertainties in the Athena mirror effective area
The design of space missions faces resource limitations that may severely restrict the extent of ground-based calibration programs. Ensuring that the knowledge requirements on key scientific performance are commensurate to…
Bibcode: 2022JATIS...8d4002G
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.8.4.044002
01/09/2022 - Methane
Satellite quantification of oil and natural gas methane emissions in the US...
We use satellite methane observations from the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI), for May 2018 to February 2020, to quantify methane emissions from individual oil and natural gas (O/G) basins in…
Bibcode: 2022ACP....2211203S
DOI: 10.5194/acp-22-11203-2022
01/09/2022 - High-Energy
Galaxy cluster photons alter the ionization state of the nearby warm-hot intergalactic medium
The physical properties of the faint and extremely tenuous plasma in the far outskirts of galaxy clusters, the circumgalactic media of normal galaxies, and filaments of the cosmic web remain…
Bibcode: 2022MNRAS.515.3162S
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2207.10069
01/09/2022 - High-Energy
Detection of an unidentified soft X-ray emission feature in NGC 5548
Context. NGC 5548 is an X-ray bright Seyfert 1 active galaxy. It exhibits a variety of spectroscopic features in the soft X-ray band, in particular including the absorption by the…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...665A..93G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202244075
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2207.09114
01/09/2022 - High-Energy
Transient obscuration event captured in NGC 3227. III. Photoionization modeling of the...
Context. A growing number of transient X-ray obscuration events in type I active galactic nuclei suggest that our line of sight to the central engine is not always free. Multiple…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...665A..72M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202142637
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2204.06813
01/09/2022 - High-Energy
Diffuse radio emission from non-Planck galaxy clusters in the LoTSS-DR2 fields
Context. The presence of large-scale magnetic fields and ultra-relativistic electrons in the intra-cluster medium (ICM) is confirmed through the detection of diffuse radio synchrotron sources, so-called radio halos and relics.…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...665A..60H
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243105
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2206.04666
01/09/2022 - Exoplanets
Exoplanet Atmosphere Retrievals in 3D Using Phase Curve Data with ARCiS: Application...
Aims: Our goal is to create a retrieval framework which encapsulates the three-dimensional (3D) nature of exoplanet atmospheres, and to apply it to observed emission phase curve and transmission spectra…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...665A...2C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202142800
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2206.09738
01/09/2022 - Exoplanets
Exogenous delivery of water to Mercury
Radar and spacecraft observations show the permanently shadowed regions around Mercury’s North Pole to contain water ice and complex organic material. One possible source of this material are impacts by…
Bibcode: 2022Icar..38314980F
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2022.114980
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2204.11825
01/09/2022 - Technology
Ultra-sensitive THz microwave kinetic inductance detectors for future space telescopes
Aims: Future actively cooled space-borne observatories for the far-infrared, loosely defined as a 1-10 THz band, can potentially reach a sensitivity limited only by background radiation from the Universe. This…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...665A..17B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243840
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2207.08647
01/08/2022 - Exoplanets
Juno Spacecraft Measurements of Jupiter’s Gravity Imply a Dilute Core
The Juno spacecraft measured Jupiter’s gravity field and determined the even and odd zonal harmonics, J n , with unprecedented precision. However, interpreting these observations has been a challenge because…
Bibcode: 2022PSJ.....3..185M
DOI: 10.3847/PSJ/ac7ec8
01/08/2022 - Exoplanets
K2 and Spitzer phase curves of the rocky ultra-short-period planet K2-141 b...
K2-141 b is a transiting, small (1.5 R⊕) ultra-short-period (USP) planet discovered by the Kepler space telescope orbiting a K-dwarf host star every 6.7 h. The planet’s high surface temperature…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...664A..79Z
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202142912
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2203.00370
01/08/2022 - Carbon Monoxide
Evaluation of MOPITT and TROPOMI carbon monoxide retrievals using AirCore in situ...
AirCore in situ vertical profiles sample the atmosphere from near the surface to the lower stratosphere, making them ideal for the validation of satellite tropospheric trace gas data. Here we…
Bibcode: 2022AMT....15.4751M
Lees meer01/08/2022 - Carbon Monoxide
Air quality impacts of COVID-19 lockdown measures detected from space using high...
The aim of this paper is to highlight how TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) trace gas data can best be used and interpreted to understand event-based impacts on air quality from…
Bibcode: 2022ACP....2210319L
DOI: 10.5194/acp-22-10319-2022
01/08/2022 - Methane
The Space Carbon Observatory (SCARBO) concept: assessment of XCO2 and XCH4 retrieval performance
Several single-platform satellite missions have been designed during the past decades in order to retrieve the atmospheric concentrations of anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHG), initiating worldwide efforts towards better monitoring of…
Bibcode: 2022AMT....15.4835D
Lees meer01/08/2022 - Methane
Using satellites to uncover large methane emissions from landfills
As atmospheric methane concentrations increase at record pace, it is critical to identify individual emission sources with high potential for mitigation. Here, we leverage the synergy between satellite instruments with…
Bibcode: 2022SciA....8N9683M
DOI 2: 10.31223/x5n33g
01/08/2022 - Methane
Estimating Driver and Pathways for Hydroelectric Reservoir Methane Emissions Using a New...
Hydroelectric reservoirs can emit significant quantities of methane, particularly through degassing at turbine outlets. Improved understanding of processes affecting hydroelectric reservoir CH4 emissions is thus important as the world economy…
Bibcode: 2022JGRG..12706908D
DOI: 10.1029/2022JG006908
01/08/2022 - Methane
Methane emissions from China: a high-resolution inversion of TROPOMI satellite observations
We quantify methane emissions in China and the contributions from different sectors by inverse analysis of 2019 TROPOMI satellite observations of atmospheric methane. The inversion uses as a prior estimate…
Bibcode: 2022ACP....2210809C
DOI: 10.5194/acp-22-10809-2022
01/08/2022 - Aerosols and clouds
Effective uncertainty quantification for multi-angle polarimetric aerosol remote sensing over ocean
Multi-angle polarimetric (MAP) measurements can enable detailed characterization of aerosol microphysical and optical properties and improve atmospheric correction in ocean color remote sensing. Advanced retrieval algorithms have been developed to…
Bibcode: 2022AMT....15.4859G
Lees meer01/08/2022 - Aerosols and clouds
The polarization crossfire (PCF) sensor suite focusing on satellite remote sensing of...
Focusing on satellite remote sensing of fine particulate matter PM2.5 from space, the polarization crossfire (PCF) strategy has been developed, which includes the PCF satellite suite and the particulate matter…
Bibcode: 2022JQSRT.28608217L
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2022.108217
01/08/2022 - High-Energy
10 Yr Transformation of the Obscuring Wind in NGC 5548
A decade ago, the archetypal Seyfert-1 galaxy NGC 5548 was discovered to have undergone major spectral changes. The soft X-ray flux had dropped by a factor of 30 while new…
Bibcode: 2022ApJ...934L..24M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2207.09464
01/08/2022 - High-Energy
Mitigation of the Magnetic Field Susceptibility of Transition-Edge Sensors Using a Superconducting Groundplane
Transition-edge-sensor (TES) microcalorimeters and bolometers are used for a variety of applications. The sensors are based on the steep temperature-dependent resistance of the normal-to-superconducting transition, and are thus intrinsically sensitive…
Bibcode: 2022PhRvP..18b4066D
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.18.024066
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2208.10775
01/08/2022 - High-Energy
Searches for Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars at Two Harmonics in the...
We present a targeted search for continuous gravitational waves (GWs) from 236 pulsars using data from the third observing run of LIGO and Virgo (O3) combined with data from the…
Bibcode: 2022ApJ...935....1A
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2111.13106
01/08/2022 - High-Energy
X-ray spectra of the Fe-L complex. III. Systematic uncertainties in atomic data
There has been a growing request from the X-ray astronomy community for a quantitative estimate of systematic uncertainties originating from the atomic data used in plasma codes. Though there have…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...664A..62G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039943
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2206.07134
01/07/2022 - Exoplanets
A target list for searching for habitable exomoons
We investigate the habitability of hypothetical moons orbiting known exoplanets. This study focuses on big, rocky exomoons that are capable of maintaining a significant atmosphere. To determine their habitability, we…
Bibcode: 2022MNRAS.513.5290D
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2204.11614
01/07/2022 - Exoplanets
Dents in the Veil: protostellar feedback in Orion
Context. Interest in stellar feedback has recently increased because new studies suggest that radiative and mechanical feedback from young massive stars significantly regulates the physical and chemical composition of the…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...663A.117K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243332
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2203.12025
01/07/2022 - Technology
Simulating the radiation loss of superconducting submillimeter wave filters and transmission lines...
Superconducting resonators and transmission lines are fundamental building blocks of integrated circuits for millimeter-submillimeter (mm-submm) astronomy. Accurate simulation of radiation loss from the circuit is crucial for the design of…
Bibcode: 2022JATIS...8c6005E
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.8.3.036005
01/07/2022 - Technology
Focused Connected Array Antenna as a Broadband Beam-Steering Feed for Quasi-Optical System
This communication proposes a broadband and efficient integrated focal plane array solution based on a near-field focused connected array of slots. The focused aperture provides: 1) broadband and highly efficient…
Bibcode: 2022ITAP...70.5995P
Lees meer01/07/2022 - Methane
Synergetic use of IASI profile and TROPOMI total-column level 2 methane retrieval products
The thermal infrared nadir spectra of IASI (Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer) are successfully used for retrievals of different atmospheric trace gas profiles. However, these retrievals offer generally reduced information about…
Bibcode: 2022AMT....15.4339S
Lees meer01/07/2022 - Methane
On the influence of underlying elevation data on Sentinel-5 Precursor TROPOMI satellite...
The Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5P) mission was launched on October 2017 and has since provided data with high spatio-temporal resolution using its remote sensing instrument, the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI). The…
Bibcode: 2022AMT....15.4063H
Lees meer01/07/2022 - Methane
Integrated Methane Inversion (IMI 1.0): a user-friendly, cloud-based facility for inferring high-resolution...
We present a user-friendly, cloud-based facility for quantifying methane emissions with 0.25∘ × 0.3125∘ (≈ 25 km × 25 km) resolution by inverse analysis of satellite observations from the TROPOspheric…
Bibcode: 2022GMD....15.5787V
Lees meer01/07/2022 - High-Energy
The Coma Cluster at LOFAR Frequencies. II. The Halo, Relic, and a...
We present LOw Frequency ARray observations of the Coma Cluster field at 144 MHz. The cluster hosts one of the most famous radio halos, a relic, and a low surface…
Bibcode: 2022ApJ...933..218B
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2203.01958
01/06/2022 - Methane
Order of magnitude wall time improvement of variational methane inversions by physical...
Atmospheric inversions are used to constrain emissions of trace gases using atmospheric mole-fraction measurements. The four-dimensional variational (4DVAR) inversion approach allows optimization of emissions at a higher temporal and spatial…
Bibcode: 2022GMD....15.4555P
Lees meer01/06/2022 - Methane
Large Methane Emission Fluxes Observed From Tropical Wetlands in Zambia
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas with a warming potential 84 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2) over a 20-year period. Atmospheric CH4 concentrations have been rising since the…
Bibcode: 2022GBioC..3607261S
DOI: 10.1029/2021GB007261
01/06/2022 - Aerosols and clouds
An evaluation of the liquid cloud droplet effective radius derived from MODIS,...
The cloud drop effective radius (Re) of the drop size distribution derived from passive satellite sensors is a key variable used in climate research. Validation of these satellite products has…
Bibcode: 2022ACP....22.8259F
Lees meer01/06/2022 - Exoplanets
Bandwidth of a 4.7 THz beam multiplexer based on Fourier grating
We present an analysis of the bandwidth of an asymmetric 8-beam Fourier grating as the beam multiplexer for a 4.7 THz local oscillator used in a heterodyne receiver. We take…
Bibcode: 2022JOpt...24f4006G
Lees meer01/06/2022 - Exoplanets
Jupiter’s inhomogeneous envelope
Context. While Jupiter’s massive gas envelope consists mainly of hydrogen and helium, the key to understanding Jupiter’s formation and evolution lies in the distribution of the remaining (heavy) elements. Before…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...662A..18M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243207
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2203.01866
01/06/2022 - Exoplanets
Convolutional neural networks as an alternative to Bayesian retrievals for interpreting exoplanet...
Context. Exoplanet observations are currently analysed with Bayesian retrieval techniques to constrain physical and chemical properties of their atmospheres. Due to the computational load of the models used to analyse…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...662A.108A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202142976
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2203.01236
01/05/2022 - Aerosols and clouds
Polarimeter + Lidar–Derived Aerosol Particle Number Concentration
In this study, we propose a simple method to derive vertically resolved aerosol particle number concentration (N a ) using combined polarimetric and lidar remote sensing observations. This method relies…
Bibcode: 2022FrRS....3.5332S
DOI: 10.3389/frsen.2022.885332
01/05/2022 - High-Energy
Acceleration and cooling of the corona during X-ray flares from the Seyfert...
We report on X-ray flares that were observed from the active galactic nucleus I Zwicky 1 (I Zw 1) in 2020 January by the NuSTAR and XMM-Newton observatories. The X-ray…
Bibcode: 2022MNRAS.512..761W
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2202.06958
01/05/2022 - High-Energy
The galaxy group NGC 507: Newly detected AGN remnant plasma transported by sloshing
Jets from active galactic nuclei (AGN) are known to recurrently enrich their surrounding medium with mildly relativistic particles and magnetic fields. Here, we present a detailed multi-frequency analysis of the…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...661A..92B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202142579
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2201.04591
01/05/2022 - High-Energy
UV Counterpart of an X-Ray Ultrafast Outflow in IRAS 17020+4544
We report on the discovery of a UV absorption counterpart of a low-ionization X-ray ultrafast outflow (UFO) in the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy IRAS 17020+4544. This UV signature of the…
Bibcode: 2022ApJ...930..166M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2202.08405
01/05/2022 - Exoplanets
Revelations on Jupiter’s formation, evolution and interior: Challenges from Juno results
The Juno mission has revolutionized and challenged our understanding of Jupiter. As Juno transitioned into its extended mission, we review the major findings of Jupiter’s internal structure relevant to understanding…
Bibcode: 2022Icar..37814937H
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2022.114937
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2202.10041
01/05/2022 - Exoplanets
Observability of evaporating lava worlds
Lava worlds belong to a class of short orbital period planets reaching dayside temperatures high enough to melt their silicate crust. Theory predicts that the resulting lava oceans outgas their…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...661A.126Z
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202142984
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2202.04759
01/05/2022 - Methane
The Role of Emission Sources and Atmospheric Sink in the Seasonal Cycle...
This study investigates the contribution of different CH4 sources to the seasonal cycle of δ13C during 2000-2012 by using the TM5 atmospheric transport model, including spatially varying information on isotopic…
Bibcode: 2022Atmos..13..888K
Lees meer01/05/2022 - Methane
The 2019 methane budget and uncertainties at 1° resolution and each country...
We use optimal estimation (OE) to quantify methane fluxes based on total column CH4 data from the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) and the GEOS-Chem global chemistry transport model. We…
Bibcode: 2022ACP....22.6811W
Lees meer01/05/2022 - CO2
Assessing the Impact of Atmospheric CO2 and NO2 Measurements From Space on...
The European Copernicus programme plans to install a constellation of multiple polar orbiting satellites (Copernicus Anthropogenic CO2 Monitoring Mission, CO2M mission) for observing atmospheric CO2 content with the aim to…
Bibcode: 2022FrRS....3.7456K
DOI: 10.3389/frsen.2022.887456
01/04/2022 - Carbon Monoxide
Improved calibration procedures for the EM27/SUN spectrometers of the COllaborative Carbon Column...
In this study, an extension on the previously reported status of the COllaborative Carbon Column Observing Network’s (COCCON) calibration procedures incorporating refined methods is presented. COCCON is a global network…
Bibcode: 2022AMT....15.2433A
Lees meer01/04/2022 - Aerosols and clouds
Estimating aerosol emission from SPEXone on the NASA PACE mission using an...
We present a top-down approach for aerosol emission estimation from Spectropolarimeter for Planetary Exploration (SPEXone) polarimetric retrievals related to the aerosol amount, size, and absorption using a fixed-lag ensemble Kalman…
Bibcode: 2022GMD....15.3253T
Lees meer01/04/2022 - Aerosols and clouds
Retrieving H2O/HDO columns over cloudy and clear-sky scenes from the Tropospheric Monitoring...
This paper presents an extended scientific HDO/H2O total column data product from short-wave infrared (SWIR) measurements by the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) including clear-sky and cloudy scenes. The retrieval employs…
Bibcode: 2022AMT....15.2251S
Lees meer01/04/2022 - High-Energy
The cycle of metals in the infalling elliptical galaxy NGC 1404
Hot atmospheres pervading galaxy clusters, groups, and early-type galaxies are rich in metals, produced during epochs and diffused via processes that are still to be determined. While this enrichment has…
Bibcode: 2022MNRAS.511.3159M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2201.05161
01/04/2022 - High-Energy
The Planck clusters in the LOFAR sky. I. LoTSS-DR2: New detections and...
Context. Relativistic electrons and magnetic fields permeate the intra-cluster medium (ICM) and manifest themselves as diffuse sources of synchrotron emission observable at radio wavelengths, namely radio halos and radio relics.…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...660A..78B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202143020
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2202.11720
01/04/2022 - High-Energy
Probing Multiphase Gas in Local Massive Elliptical Galaxies via Multiwavelength Observations
We investigate the cold and warm gas content, kinematics, and spatial distribution of six local massive elliptical galaxies to probe the origin of the multiphase gas in their atmospheres. We…
Bibcode: 2022ApJ...928..150T
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2201.09330
01/04/2022 - Exoplanets
Ariel planetary interiors White Paper
The recently adopted Ariel ESA mission will measure the atmospheric composition of a large number of exoplanets. This information will then be used to better constrain planetary bulk compositions. While…
Bibcode: 2022ExA....53..323H
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-021-09739-3
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2103.08481
01/04/2022 - Exoplanets
A retrieval challenge exercise for the Ariel mission
The Ariel mission, due to launch in 2029, will obtain spectroscopic information for 1000 exoplanets, providing an unprecedented opportunity for comparative exoplanetology. Retrieval codes – parameteric atmospheric models coupled with…
Bibcode: 2022ExA....53..447B
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-021-09821-w
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2203.00482
01/04/2022 - Exoplanets
Exploring the link between star and planet formation with Ariel
The goal of the Ariel space mission is to observe a large and diversified population of transiting planets around a range of host star types to collect information on their…
Bibcode: 2022ExA....53..225T
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-021-09754-4
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2108.11869
01/04/2022 - Exoplanets
Breaking Orion’s Veil with fossil outflows
Context. The role of feedback in the self-regulation of star formation is a fundamental question in astrophysics. The Orion Nebula is the nearest site of ongoing and recent massive star…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...660A.109K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141367
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2202.04711
01/04/2022 - Exoplanets
Chemical variation with altitude and longitude on exo-Neptunes: Predictions for Ariel phase-curve observations
Using two-dimensional (2D) thermal structure models and pseudo-2D chemical kinetics models, we explore how atmospheric temperatures and composition change as a function of altitude and longitude within the equatorial regions…
Bibcode: 2022ExA....53..279M
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-021-09749-1
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2103.07023
01/04/2022 - Technology
TiEMPO: open-source time-dependent end-to-end model for simulating ground-based submillimeter astronomical observations
The next technological breakthrough in millimeter-submillimeter astronomy is three-dimensional imaging spectrometry with wide instantaneous spectral bandwidths and wide fields of view. The total optimization of the focal-plane instrument, the telescope,…
Bibcode: 2022JATIS...8b8005H
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.8.2.028005
01/04/2022 - Technology
Characterization of low-loss hydrogenated amorphous silicon films for superconducting resonators
Superconducting circuit elements used in millimeter-submillimeter (mm-submm) astronomy would greatly benefit from deposited dielectrics with small dielectric loss and noise. This will enable the use of multilayer circuit elements and…
Bibcode: 2022JATIS...8b8006B
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.8.2.028006
01/03/2022 - Carbon Monoxide
Satellite Observations Reveal a Large CO Emission Discrepancy From Industrial Point Sources...
Irregular industrial Carbon monoxide (CO) emissions not only deteriorate global atmospheric environment but also add a large uncertainty to CO emission inventory. This work demonstrates the potentiality of the Tropospheric…
Bibcode: 2022GeoRL..4997312T
DOI: 10.1029/2021GL097312
01/03/2022 - Aerosols and clouds
Identifying chemical aerosol signatures using optical suborbital observations: how much can optical...
Improvements in air quality and Earth’s climate predictions require improvements of the aerosol speciation in chemical transport models, using observational constraints. Aerosol speciation (e.g., organic aerosols, black carbon, sulfate, nitrate,…
Bibcode: 2022ACP....22.3713K
Lees meer01/03/2022 - Aerosols and clouds
Above-aircraft cirrus cloud and aerosol optical depth from hyperspectral irradiances measured by...
This study develops the use of spectral total and diffuse irradiance measurements, made from a prototype hyperspectral total-diffuse sunshine pyranometer (SPN-S), to retrieve layer fine-mode aerosol (τaer) and total optical…
Bibcode: 2022AMT....15.1373N
Lees meer01/03/2022 - High-Energy
Spectral-timing of AGN ionized outflows with Athena
Spectral-timing techniques have proven valuable in studying the interplay between the X-ray corona and the accretion disc in variable active galactic nuclei (AGNs). Under certain conditions, photoionized outflows emerging from…
Bibcode: 2022MNRAS.510.4225J
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2201.02640
01/03/2022 - High-Energy
The sharp ALMA view of infall and outflow in the massive protocluster G31.41+0.31
Context. To better understand the formation of high-mass stars, it is fundamental to investigate how matter accretes onto young massive stars, how it is ejected, and how all this differs…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...659A..81B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202142703
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2201.10438
01/03/2022 - Exoplanets
Investigating the detectability of hydrocarbons in exoplanet atmospheres with JWST
Aims: We investigate at what abundances various hydrocarbon molecules (e.g. acetylene (C2H2), ethylene (C2H4), and methane (CH4)) become detectable when observing the atmospheres of various planets using the James Webb…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...659A.114G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141468
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2202.01151
01/03/2022 - Methane
Reconstructing and quantifying methane emissions from the full duration of a 38-day...
We quantify and characterize methane emissions from a natural gas well blowout in Louisiana, USA in 2019 using TROPOMI (TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument) methane observations and VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer…
Bibcode: 2022RSEnv.27012755M
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112755
01/02/2022 - Exoplanets
Self-consistent modelling of the dust component in protoplanetary and circumplanetary disks: the...
Context. Direct observations of young stellar objects are important to test established theories of planet formation. PDS 70 is one of the few cases where robust evidence favours the presence…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...658A..89P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141764
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2111.08648
01/02/2022 - Exoplanets
A population of transition disks around evolved stars: Fingerprints of planets. Catalog...
Context. Post-asymptotic giant branch (post-AGB) binaries are surrounded by massive disks of gas and dust that are similar to the protoplanetary disks that are known to surround young stars. Aims:…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...658A..36K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141690
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2201.13155
01/01/2022 - Methane
Quantification of CH4 emissions from waste disposal sites near the city of...
The objective of this study is to derive methane (CH4) emissions from three landfills, which are found to be the most significant CH4 sources in the metropolitan area of Madrid…
Bibcode: 2022ACP....22..295T
Lees meer01/01/2022 - Methane
Methane emissions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico: evaluation of national...
We quantify methane emissions and their 2010-2017 trends by sector in the contiguous United States (CONUS), Canada, and Mexico by inverse analysis of in situ (GLOBALVIEWplus CH4 ObsPack) and satellite…
Bibcode: 2022ACP....22..395L
Lees meer01/01/2022 - Aerosols and clouds
Total water vapour columns derived from Sentinel 5P using the AMC-DOAS method
Water vapour is the most abundant natural greenhouse gas in the Earth’s atmosphere, and global data sets are required for meteorological applications and climate research. The Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI)…
Bibcode: 2022AMT....15..297K
Lees meer01/01/2022 - High-Energy
Changing-look Event in NGC 3516: Continuum or Obscuration Variability?
The Seyfert-1 galaxy NGC 3516 has undergone major spectral changes in recent years. In 2017 we obtained Chandra, NuSTAR, and Swift observations during its new low-flux state. Using these observations,…
Bibcode: 2022ApJ...925...84M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2112.06297
01/01/2022 - High-Energy
Transient obscuration event captured in NGC 3227. II. Warm absorbers and obscuration...
The relationship between warm absorber (WA) outflows of active galactic nuclei and nuclear obscuration activities caused by optically thick clouds (obscurers) crossing the line of sight is still unclear. NGC…
Bibcode: 2022A&A...657A..77W
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141599
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2110.07861
01/01/2022 - High-Energy
Uncertainties in Atomic Data for Modeling Astrophysical Charge Exchange Plasmas
Relevant uncertainties of theoretical atomic data are vital to determining the accuracy of plasma diagnostics in a number of areas, including, in particular, the astrophysical study. We present a new…
Bibcode: 2022Senso..22..752G
DOI: 10.3390/s22030752
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2201.06146
01/01/2022 - Carbon Monoxide
Evaluating urban methane emissions from space using TROPOMI methane and carbon monoxide observations
Anthropogenic methane emissions from urban centers are important and addressable, yet remain poorly characterized, and the representativeness of studies from individual cities is unknown. A satellite-based approach provides a pathway…
Bibcode: 2022RSEnv.26812756P
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112756
01/01/2022 - Carbon Monoxide
Quantifying CO emission rates of industrial point sources from Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument observations
This work demonstrates for the first time the capability of routine Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) operations to quantify CO emission rates down to industrial point sources. We have quantified the…
Bibcode: 2022ERL....17a4057T
Lees meer01/12/2021 - Carbon Monoxide
Intercomparison of CO measurements from TROPOMI, ACE-FTS, and a high-Arctic ground-based Fourier...
The TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) provides a daily, spatially resolved (initially 7×7 km2, upgraded to 7×5.6 km2 in August 2019) global dataset of CO columns; however, due to the relative…
Bibcode: 2021AMT....14.7707W
Lees meer01/12/2021 - Methane
Estimating 2010-2015 anthropogenic and natural methane emissions in Canada using ECCC surface...
Methane emissions in Canada have both anthropogenic and natural sources. Anthropogenic emissions are estimated to be 4.1 Tg a-1 from 2010-2015 in the National Inventory Report submitted to the United…
Bibcode: 2021ACP....2118101B
DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-18101-2021
01/12/2021 - Methane
A Bayesian framework for deriving sector-based methane emissions from top-down fluxes
Atmospheric methane observations are used to test methane emission inventories as the sum of emissions should correspond to observed methane concentrations. Typically, concentrations are inversely projected to a net flux…
Bibcode: 2021ComEE...2..242C
DOI: 10.1038/s43247-021-00312-6
01/12/2021 - High-Energy
A snapshot of the oldest active galactic nuclei feedback phases
Active galactic nuclei inject large amounts of energy into their host galaxies and surrounding environment, shaping their properties and evolution1,2. In particular, active-galactic-nuclei jets inflate cosmic-ray lobes, which can rise…
Bibcode: 2021NatAs...5.1261B
DOI: 10.1038/s41550-021-01491-0
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2110.09189
01/12/2021 - High-Energy
Deep Chandra observations of merging galaxy cluster ZwCl 2341+0000
Context. Knowledge of X-ray shock and radio relic connection in merging galaxy clusters has been greatly extended in terms of both observation and theory over the last decade. ZwCl 2341+0000…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...656A..59Z
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141540
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2110.02094
01/12/2021 - High-Energy
A 3.5 Mpc long radio relic in the galaxy cluster ClG 0217+70
Context. Megaparsec-scale radio sources in the form of halos and relics are often detected in dynamically disturbed galaxy clusters. Although they are associated with merger-induced turbulence and shocks, respectively, their…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...656A.154H
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141428
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2106.00679
01/12/2021 - Exoplanets
Implementation of disequilibrium chemistry to spectral retrieval code ARCiS and application to...
Context. The retrieval approach is currently a standard method for deriving atmospheric properties from observed spectra of exoplanets. However, the approach ignores disequilibrium chemistry in most current retrieval codes, which…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...656A..90K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141548
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2110.13443
01/11/2021 - Methane
The added value of satellite observations of methane forunderstanding the contemporary methane budget
Surface observations have recorded large and incompletely understood changes to atmospheric methane (CH4) this century. However, their ability to reveal the responsible surface sources and sinks is limited by their…
Bibcode: 2021RSPTA.37910106P
Lees meer01/11/2021 - Aerosols and clouds
Application of Radon Transform to Multi-Angle Measurements Made by the Research Scanning...
The Research Scanning Polarimeter (RSP) is an airborne along-track scanner measuring the polarized and total reflectances in 9 spectral channels. The RSP was a prototype for the Aerosol Polarimetery Sensor…
Bibcode: 2021FrRS....2.1130A
DOI: 10.3389/frsen.2021.791130
01/11/2021 - High-Energy
New radiative loss curve from updates to collisional excitation in the low-density,...
Understanding and modelling astrophysical plasmas on atomic levels while taking into account various assumptions (for example, collisional ionisation equilibrium or photoionisation equilibrium) became essential with the progress of high-resolution X-ray…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...655A...2S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202037768
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2109.04184
01/11/2021 - High-Energy
Demonstration of MHz frequency domain multiplexing readout of 37 transition edge sensors...
We report on the development and demonstration of MHz frequency domain multiplexing (FDM) technology to readout arrays of cryogenic transition edge sensor (TES) x-ray microcalorimeters. In our FDM scheme, TESs…
Bibcode: 2021ApPhL.119r2601A
DOI: 10.1063/5.0066240
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2111.01797
01/11/2021 - Low-Energy
The formation of planetary systems with SPICA
In this era of spatially resolved observations of planet-forming disks with Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) and large ground-based telescopes such as the Very Large Telescope (VLT), Keck, and Subaru,…
Bibcode: 2021PASA...38...55K
DOI: 10.1017/pasa.2021.31
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2106.13782
01/11/2021 - Exoplanets
Low noise MgB2 hot electron bolometer mixer operated at 5.3 THz and...
We have demonstrated a low noise superconducting MgB2 hot electron bolometer (HEB) mixer working at the frequency of 5.3 terahertz (THz) with 20 K operation temperature. The bolometer consists of…
Bibcode: 2021ApPhL.119t2601G
DOI: 10.1063/5.0070153
01/11/2021 - Exoplanets
Frequency division multiplexing readout of 60 low-noise transition-edge sensor bolometers
We demonstrate multiplexing readout of 60 transition edge sensor (TES) bolometers operating at 90 mK using a frequency division multiplexing readout chain with bias frequencies ranging from 1 to 3.5…
Bibcode: 2021ApPhL.119r2602W
DOI: 10.1063/5.0065570
01/11/2021 - Technology
Strong reduction of quasiparticle fluctuations in a superconductor due to decoupling of...
We measure temperature-dependent quasiparticle fluctuations in a small Al volume, embedded in a NbTiN superconducting microwave resonator. The resonator design allows for readout close to equilibrium. By placing the Al…
Bibcode: 2021PhRvB.104r0506D
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.104.L180506
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2103.04777
01/11/2021 - Methane
Methane Growth Rate Estimation and Its Causes in Western Canada Using Satellite Observations
In this study, the GOSAT Proxy Retrieval (v9.0) data product of column-averaged dry-air mole fractions of atmospheric methane (XCH4) for the period 2009-2019 was analyzed to detect methane (CH4) trends…
Bibcode: 2021JGRD..12633948I
DOI: 10.1029/2020JD033948
01/10/2021 - Methane
Sustained methane emissions from China after 2012 despite declining coal production and...
China’s anthropogenic methane emissions are the largest of any country in the world. A recent study using atmospheric observations suggested that recent policies aimed at reducing emissions of methane due…
Bibcode: 2021ERL....16j4018S
Lees meer01/10/2021 - High-Energy
Origin of metals in old Milky Way halo stars based on GALAH...
Stellar and supernova nucleosynthesis in the first few billion years of the cosmic history have set the scene for early structure formation in the Universe, while little is known about…
Bibcode: 2021MNRAS.506.5410I
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2107.04194
01/10/2021 - High-Energy
Impact of the Absorber-Coupling Design for Transition-Edge-Sensor X-Ray Calorimeters
Transition-edge sensors (TESs) are the selected technology for future spaceborne x-ray observatories, such as Athena, Lynx, and HUBS. These missions demand thousands of pixels to be operated simultaneously with high…
Bibcode: 2021PhRvP..16d4059D
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.16.044059
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2107.09552
01/10/2021 - Technology
Direct evidence for Cooper pairing without a spectral gap in a disordered...
The idea that preformed Cooper pairs could exist in a superconductor at temperatures higher than its zero-resistance critical temperature (Tc) has been explored for unconventional, interfacial, and disordered superconductors, but…
Bibcode: 2021Sci...374..608B
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2101.08535
01/09/2021 - Carbon Monoxide
Validation of methane and carbon monoxide from Sentinel-5 Precursor using TCCON and...
The Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5P) mission with the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) on board has been measuring solar radiation backscattered by the Earth’s atmosphere and surface since its launch on 13…
Bibcode: 2021AMT....14.6249S
Lees meer01/09/2021 - Methane
Satellite Constraints on the Latitudinal Distribution and Temperature Sensitivity of Wetland Methane Emissions
Wetland methane (CH4) emissions comprise about one-third of the global CH4 source. The latitudinal distribution and climate sensitivity of wetland CH4 fluxes are the key determinants of the global CH4-climate…
Bibcode: 2021AGUA....200408M
DOI: 10.1029/2021AV000408
01/09/2021 - Methane
Global distribution of methane emissions: a comparative inverse analysis of observations from...
We evaluate the global atmospheric methane column retrievals from the new TROPOMI satellite instrument and apply them to a global inversion of methane sources for 2019 at 2∘ × 2.5∘…
Bibcode: 2021ACP....2114159Q
DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-14159-2021
01/09/2021 - CO2
Vast CO2 release from Australian fires in 2019-2020 constrained by satellite
Southeast Australia experienced intensive and geographically extensive wildfires during the 2019-2020 summer season1,2. The fires released substantial amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere3. However, existing emission estimates based on…
Bibcode: 2021Natur.597..366V
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03712-y
01/09/2021 - High-Energy
Elemental Abundances of the Hot Atmosphere of Luminous Infrared Galaxy Arp 299
Hot atmospheres of massive galaxies are enriched with metals. Elemental abundances measured in the X-ray band have been used to study the chemical enrichment of supernova remnants, elliptical galaxies, groups,…
Bibcode: 2021ApJ...918L..17M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2107.14500
01/09/2021 - Technology
Phonon-Trapping-Enhanced Energy Resolution in Superconducting Single-Photon Detectors
A noiseless, photon-counting detector, which resolves the energy of each photon, could radically change astronomy, biophysics, and quantum optics. Superconducting detectors promise an intrinsic resolving power at visible wavelengths of…
Bibcode: 2021PhRvP..16c4051D
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.16.034051
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2103.06723
01/08/2021 - Methane
Reduced-cost construction of Jacobian matrices for high-resolution inversions of satellite observations of...
Global high-resolution observations of atmospheric composition from satellites can greatly improve our understanding of surface emissions through inverse analyses. Variational inverse methods can optimize surface emissions at any resolution but…
Bibcode: 2021AMT....14.5521N
Lees meer01/08/2021 - High-Energy
Transient obscuration event captured in NGC 3227. I. Continuum model for the...
From Swift monitoring of a sample of active galactic nuclei (AGN) we found a transient X-ray obscuration event in Seyfert-1 galaxy NGC 3227, and thus triggered our joint XMM-Newton, NuSTAR,…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...652A.150M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141324
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2106.14957
01/08/2021 - High-Energy
A shock near the virial radius of the Perseus Cluster
Context. Previous X-ray studies of the Perseus Cluster, consisting of 85 Suzaku pointings along eight azimuthal directions, revealed a particularly steep decrease in the projected temperature profile near the virial…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...652A.147Z
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140673
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2107.01663
01/07/2021 - High-Energy
Frequency shift algorithm: Design of a baseband phase locked loop for frequency-domain...
The Transition-Edge Sensor (TES) is an extremely sensitive device, which is used to measure the energy of individual x-ray photons. For astronomical spectrometry applications, SRON develops a frequency domain multiplexing…
Bibcode: 2021RScI...92g3101V
DOI: 10.1063/5.0044968
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2107.02754
01/07/2021 - Technology
Superconducting Microstrip Losses at Microwave and Submillimeter Wavelengths
We present a lab-on-chip experiment to accurately measure losses of superconducting microstrip lines at microwave and submillimeter wavelengths. The microstrips are fabricated from Nb -Ti -N , which is deposited…
Bibcode: 2021PhRvP..16a4019H
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.16.014019
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2108.11095
01/07/2021 - CO2
Characterization of temporal and spatial variability of aerosols from ground-based climatology: towards...
The high variability of atmospheric aerosol in space and time poses significant challenges for aerosol observation and simulation, as well as for the design of aerosol monitoring systems. Multi-Angular Polarimeters…
Bibcode: 2021JQSRT.26807627C
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2021.107627
01/07/2021 - High-Energy
Light bending and X-ray echoes from behind a supermassive black hole
The innermost regions of accretion disks around black holes are strongly irradiated by X-rays that are emitted from a highly variable, compact corona, in the immediate vicinity of the black…
Bibcode: 2021Natur.595..657W
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03667-0
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2107.13555
01/06/2021 - Aerosols and clouds
Efficient multi-angle polarimetric inversion of aerosols and ocean color powered by a...
NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission, scheduled for launch in the timeframe of 2023, will carry a hyperspectral scanning radiometer named the Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) and two…
Bibcode: 2021AMT....14.4083G
Lees meer01/06/2021 - High-Energy
Voyage through the hidden physics of the cosmic web
The majority of the ordinary matter in the local Universe has been heated by strong structure formation shocks and resides in a largely unexplored hot, diffuse, X-ray emitting plasma that…
Bibcode: 2021ExA....51.1043S
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-021-09720-0
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1908.01778
01/06/2021 - High-Energy
Substructures in the core of Abell 2319
We analysed the deep archival Chandra observations of the high-temperature galaxy cluster Abell 2319 to investigate the prominent cold front in its core. The main sharp arc of the front…
Bibcode: 2021MNRAS.504.2800I
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2011.11227
01/06/2021 - High-Energy
The Metal Content of the Hot Atmospheres of Galaxy Groups
Galaxy groups host the majority of matter and more than half of all the galaxies in the Universe. Their hot (107 K), X-ray emitting intra-group medium (IGrM) reveals emission lines…
Bibcode: 2021Univ....7..208G
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2106.13258
01/06/2021 - High-Energy
The high energy Universe at ultra-high resolution: the power and promise of...
We propose the development of X-ray interferometry (XRI), to reveal the Universe at high energies with ultra-high spatial resolution. With baselines which can be accommodated on a single spacecraft, XRI…
Bibcode: 2021ExA....51.1081U
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-021-09724-w
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1908.03144
01/06/2021 - High-Energy
Gamma-ray astrophysics in the MeV range
The energy range between about 100 keV and 1 GeV is of interest for a vast class of astrophysical topics. In particular, (1) it is the missing ingredient for understanding…
Bibcode: 2021ExA....51.1225D
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-021-09706-y
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2102.02460
01/06/2021 - Exoplanets
Bringing high spatial resolution to the far-infrared
The far-infrared (FIR) regime is one of the wavelength ranges where no astronomical data with sub-arcsecond spatial resolution exist. None of the medium-term satellite projects like SPICA, Millimetron, or the…
Bibcode: 2021ExA....51..661L
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-021-09719-7
01/06/2021 - Exoplanets
Multi-wavelength VLTI study of the puffed-up inner rim of a circumbinary disc
Context. The presence of stable, compact circumbinary discs of gas and dust around post-asymptotic giant branch (post-AGB) binary systems has been well established. We focus on one such system, IRAS…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...650L..13C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141154
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2106.01955
01/06/2021 - Technology
Microwave spectro-polarimetry of matter and radiation across space and time
This paper discusses the science case for a sensitive spectro-polarimetric survey of the microwave sky. Such a survey would provide a tomographic and dynamic census of the three-dimensional distribution of…
Bibcode: 2021ExA....51.1471D
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-021-09721-z
01/05/2021 - Aerosols and clouds
AEROCOM and AEROSAT AAOD and SSA study – Part 1: Evaluation and...
Global measurements of absorbing aerosol optical depth (AAOD) are scarce and mostly provided by the ground network AERONET (AErosol RObotic NETwork). In recent years, several satellite products of AAOD have…
Bibcode: 2021ACP....21.6895S
Lees meer01/05/2021 - High-Energy
The Merger Dynamics of the Galaxy Cluster A1775: New Insights from Chandra...
We present a new study of the merger dynamics of A1775 by analyzing the high-quality Chandra and XMM-Newton archival data. We confirm/identify an arc-shaped edge (i.e., the head) at ∼48…
Bibcode: 2021ApJ...913....8H
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2103.03382
01/05/2021 - High-Energy
Broadband X-ray spectra and timing of the accreting millisecond pulsar Swift J1756.9-2508...
The accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar Swift J1756.9-2508 launched into an outburst in April 2018 and June 2019 – 8.7 years after the previous period of activity. We investigated the temporal,…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...649A..76L
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140360
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2102.11687
01/05/2021 - Exoplanets
The role of planetary interior in the long-term evolution of atmospheric CO2...
Context. The long-term carbonate silicate cycle plays an important role in the evolution of Earth’s climate and, therefore, may also be an important mechanism in the evolution of the climates…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...649A..15O
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039664
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2103.09505
01/05/2021 - Exoplanets
Cloud property trends in hot and ultra-hot giant gas planets (WASP-43b, WASP-103b,...
Context. Ultra-hot Jupiters are the hottest exoplanets that have been discovered so far. Observations begin to provide insight into the composition of their extended atmospheres and their chemical day/night asymmetries.…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...649A..44H
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039911
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2102.11688
01/04/2021 - Methane
Systematic detection of local CH4 anomalies by combining satellite measurements with high-resolution forecasts
In this study, we present a novel monitoring methodology that combines satellite retrievals and forecasts to detect local CH4 concentration anomalies worldwide. These anomalies are caused by rapidly changing anthropogenic…
Bibcode: 2021ACP....21.5117B
Lees meer01/04/2021 - High-Energy
Fragmentation in the massive G31.41+0.31 protocluster
Context. ALMA observations at 1.4 mm and ~0.”2 (~750 au) angular resolution of the Main core in the high-mass star-forming region G31.41+0.31 have revealed a puzzling scenario. On the one…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...648A.100B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202040121
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2103.04953
01/04/2021 - Low-Energy
Mid-IR cosmological spectrophotometric surveys from space: Measuring AGN and star formation at...
We use the SPace Infrared telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA) project as a template to demonstrate how deep spectrophotometric surveys covering large cosmological volumes over extended fields (1–$15, rm{deg^2}$)…
Bibcode: 2021PASA...38...21S
DOI: 10.1017/pasa.2021.13
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2103.03584
01/04/2021 - Low-Energy
Water in star-forming regions: physics and chemistry from clouds to disks as...
Context. Water is a key molecule in the physics and chemistry of star and planet formation, but it is difficult to observe from Earth. The Herschel Space Observatory provided unprecedented…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...648A..24V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039084
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2102.02225
01/03/2021 - Methane
Attribution of the accelerating increase in atmospheric methane during 2010-2018 by inverse...
We conduct a global inverse analysis of 2010-2018 GOSAT observations to better understand the factors controlling atmospheric methane and its accelerating increase over the 2010-2018 period. The inversion optimizes anthropogenic…
Bibcode: 2021ACP....21.3643Z
Lees meer01/03/2021 - Methane
Global methane budget and trend, 2010-2017: complementarity of inverse analyses using in...
We use satellite (GOSAT) and in situ (GLOBALVIEWplus CH4 ObsPack) observations of atmospheric methane in a joint global inversion of methane sources, sinks, and trends for the 2010-2017 period. The…
Bibcode: 2021ACP....21.4637L
Lees meer01/03/2021 - Methane
2010-2015 North American methane emissions, sectoral contributions, and trends: a high-resolution inversion...
We use 2010-2015 Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) observations of atmospheric methane columns over North America in a high-resolution inversion of methane emissions, including contributions from different sectors and their…
Bibcode: 2021ACP....21.4339M
Lees meer01/03/2021 - CO2
Can a regional-scale reduction of atmospheric CO2 during the COVID-19 pandemic be...
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in reduced anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions during 2020 in large parts of the world. To investigate whether a regional-scale reduction of anthropogenic CO2 emissions during…
Bibcode: 2021AMT....14.2141B
Lees meer01/03/2021 - High-Energy
Measurement of n-resolved State-selective Charge Exchange in Ne(8,9)+ Collision with He and H2
Charge exchange between highly charged ions and neutral atoms and molecules has been considered as one of the important mechanisms controlling soft X-ray emissions in many astrophysical objects and environments.…
Bibcode: 2021ApJS..253...13X
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2105.04438
01/03/2021 - Exoplanets
The inner circumstellar dust of the red supergiant Antares as seen with VLT/SPHERE/ZIMPOL
The processes by which red supergiants lose mass are not fully understood thus-far and their mass-loss rates lack theoretical constraints. The ambient surroundings of the nearby M0.5 Iab star Antares…
Bibcode: 2021MNRAS.502..369C
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2101.02785
01/02/2021 - High-Energy
X-ray study of Abell 3365 with XMM-Newton
We present an X-ray spectral analysis using XMM-Newton/EPIC observations (∼100 ks) of the merging galaxy cluster Abell 3365 (z = 0.093). Previous radio observations suggested the presence of a peripheral…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...646A..95U
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201937160
01/02/2021 - High-Energy
Timing Calibration of the NuSTAR X-Ray Telescope
The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) mission is the first focusing X-ray telescope in the hard X-ray (3-79 keV) band. Among the phenomena that can be studied in this energy…
Bibcode: 2021ApJ...908..184B
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2009.10347
01/02/2021 - High-Energy
UV and X-ray observations of the neutron star LMXB EXO 0748-676 in...
The accretion behaviour in low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) at low luminosities, especially at <1034 erg s-1, is not well known. This is an important regime to study to obtain a…
Bibcode: 2021MNRAS.501.1453P
Lees meer01/02/2021 - High-Energy
A Study of Gas Entropy Profiles of 47 Galaxy Clusters and Groups...
Some observations, such as those presented in Walker et al., show that the observed entropy profiles of the intracluster medium (ICM) deviate from the power-law prediction of adiabatic simulations. This…
Bibcode: 2021ApJ...908...17Z
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2101.05947
01/02/2021 - Exoplanets
Evidence for chromium hydride in the atmosphere of hot Jupiter WASP-31b
Context. The characterisation of exoplanet atmospheres has shown a wide diversity of compositions. Hot Jupiters have the appropriate temperatures to host metallic compounds, which should be detectable through transmission spectroscopy.…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...646A..17B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039509
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2011.10558
01/02/2021 - Exoplanets
The ExoMolOP database: Cross sections and k-tables for molecules of interest in...
Here we present a publicly available database of opacities for molecules of astrophysical interest named ExoMolOP that has been compiled for over 80 species, and is based on the latest…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...646A..21C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202038350
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2009.00687
01/02/2021 - Methane
Rain-fed pulses of methane from East Africa during 2018-2019 contributed to atmospheric...
East Africa is a key location for wetland emissions of methane (CH4), driven by variations in rainfall that are in turn influenced by sea-surface temperature gradients over the Indian Ocean.…
Bibcode: 2021ERL....16b4021L
Lees meer01/02/2021 - Methane
A tale of two regions: methane emissions from oil and gas production...
We use atmospheric observations to quantify methane (CH4) emissions from Mexico’s most important onshore and offshore oil and gas production regions which account for 95% of oil production and 78%…
Bibcode: 2021ERL....16b4019Z
Lees meer01/02/2021 - CO2
Anthropogenic CO2 monitoring satellite mission: the need for multi-angle polarimetric observations
Atmospheric aerosols have been known to be a major source of uncertainties in CO2 concentrations retrieved from space. In this study, we investigate the added value of multi-angle polarimeter (MAP)…
Bibcode: 2021AMT....14.1167R
Lees meer01/02/2021 - Aerosols and clouds
Assimilating aerosol optical properties related to size and absorption from POLDER/PARASOL with...
A data assimilation system for aerosol, based on an ensemble Kalman filter, has been developed for the ECHAM – Hamburg Aerosol Model (ECHAM-HAM) global aerosol model and applied to POLarization…
Bibcode: 2021ACP....21.2637T
Lees meer01/02/2021 - Aerosols and clouds
Atmospheric correction over the ocean for hyperspectral radiometers using multi-angle polarimetric retrievals
We developed a fast and accurate polynomial based atmospheric correction (POLYAC) algorithm for hyperspectral radiometric measurements, which parameterizes the atmospheric path radiances using aerosol properties retrieved from co-located multi-wavelength multi-angle…
Bibcode: 2021OExpr..29.4504H
DOI: 10.1364/OE.408467
01/01/2021 - Carbon Monoxide
Shipborne measurements of XCO2, XCH4, and XCO above the Pacific Ocean and...
Measurements of atmospheric column-averaged dry-air mole fractions of carbon dioxide (XCO2), methane (XCH4), and carbon monoxide (XCO) have been collected across the Pacific Ocean during the Measuring Ocean REferences 2…
Bibcode: 2021ESSD...13..199K
Lees meer01/01/2021 - Carbon Monoxide
Biomass burning combustion efficiency observed from space using measurements of CO and...
The global fire emission inventories depend on ground and airborne measurements of species-specific emission factors (EFs), which translate dry matter losses due to fires to actual trace gas and aerosol…
Bibcode: 2021ACP....21..597V
Lees meer01/01/2021 - Methane
Relevant methane emission to the atmosphere from a geological gas manifestation
Quantifying natural geological sources of methane (CH4) allows to improve the assessment of anthropogenic emissions to the atmosphere from fossil fuel industries. The global CH4 flux of geological gas is,…
Bibcode: 2021NatSR..11.4138M
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83369-9
01/01/2021 - Methane
Methane retrieved from TROPOMI: improvement of the data product and validation of...
The TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) on board the Sentinel 5 Precursor (S5-P) satellite provides methane (CH4) measurements with high accuracy and exceptional temporal and spatial resolution and sampling. TROPOMI CH4…
Bibcode: 2021AMT....14..665L
Lees meer01/01/2021 - Methane
Using satellite data to identify the methane emission controls of South Sudan’s wetlands
The TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) provides observations of atmospheric methane (CH4) at an unprecedented combination of high spatial resolution and daily global coverage. Hu et al. (2018) reported unexpectedly large…
Bibcode: 2021BGeo...18..557P
Lees meer01/01/2021 - Methane
Deep convolutional neural networks for surface coal mines determination from sentinel-2 images
Coal is a principal source of energy and the combustion of coal supplies around one-third of the global electricity generation. Coal mines are also an important source of CH4 emissions,…
Bibcode: 2021EuJRS..54..296M
DOI: 10.1080/22797254.2021.1920341
01/01/2021 - High-Energy
The hot interstellar medium towards 4U 1820-30: a Bayesian analysis
Context. High-ionisation lines in the soft X-ray band are generally associated to either interstellar hot gas along the line of sight or to photoionised gas intrinsic to the source. In…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...645A..98R
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202037773
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2012.01381
01/01/2021 - High-Energy
The Coma Cluster at LOw Frequency ARray Frequencies. I. Insights into Particle...
Radio synchrotron emission from the bridges of low-density gas connecting galaxy clusters and groups is a challenge for particle acceleration processes. In this work, we analyze the Coma radio bridge…
Bibcode: 2021ApJ...907...32B
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2011.08856
01/01/2021 - Low-Energy
Diagnosing the interstellar medium of galaxies with far-infrared emission lines. I. The...
Context. Atomic fine structure lines have been detected in the local Universe and at high redshifts over the past decades. The [C II] emission line at 158 μm is an…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...645A.133R
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202038207
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2011.13441
01/01/2021 - Exoplanets
Search for radio jets from massive young stellar objects. Association of radio...
Context. Recent theoretical and observational studies debate the similarities of the formation process of high- (>8 M⊙) and low-mass stars. The formation of low-mass stars is directly associated with the…
Bibcode: 2021A&A...645A..29K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202037652
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2011.14729
01/12/2020 - Exoplanets
Planet formation and disc mass dependence in a pebble-driven scenario for low-mass stars
Measured disc masses seem to be too low to form the observed population of planetary systems. In this context, we develop a population synthesis code in the pebble accretion scenario,…
Bibcode: 2020MNRAS.499.3510D
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2009.14228
01/12/2020 - Carbon Monoxide
Monitoring CO emissions of the metropolis Mexico City using TROPOMI CO observations
The Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) on the ESA Copernicus Sentinel-5 satellite (S5-P) measures carbon monoxide (CO) total column concentrations as one of its primary targets. In this study, we analyze…
Bibcode: 2020ACP....2015761B
DOI: 10.5194/acp-20-15761-2020
01/12/2020 - Aerosols and clouds
Constraining the Twomey effect from satellite observations: issues and perspectives
The Twomey effect describes the radiative forcing associated with a change in cloud albedo due to an increase in anthropogenic aerosol emissions. It is driven by the perturbation in cloud…
Bibcode: 2020ACP....2015079Q
DOI: 10.5194/acp-20-15079-2020
01/12/2020 - High-Energy
The INTEGRAL view of the pulsating hard X-ray sky: from accreting and...
In the last 25 years a new generation of X-ray satellites imparted a significant leap forward in our knowledge of X-ray pulsars. The discovery of accreting and transitional millisecond pulsars…
Bibcode: 2020NewAR..9101544P
DOI: 10.1016/j.newar.2020.101544
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2012.01346
01/12/2020 - High-Energy
High aspect ratio transition edge sensors for x-ray spectrometry
We are developing large Transition Edge Sensor (TES) arrays in combination with a frequency domain multiplexing readout for the next generation of X-ray space observatories. For operation under an AC-bias,…
Bibcode: 2020JAP...128v4501D
DOI: 10.1063/5.0029669
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2107.09525
01/12/2020 - Exoplanets
Re-analysis of the 267 GHz ALMA observations of Venus. No statistically significant...
Context. ALMA observations of Venus at 267 GHz that show the apparent presence of phosphine (PH3) in its atmosphere have been presented in the literature. Phosphine currently has no evident…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...644L...2S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039717
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2010.09761
01/11/2020 - Carbon Monoxide
Description and evaluation of a detailed gas-phase chemistry scheme in the TM5-MP...
This work documents and evaluates the tropospheric gas-phase chemical mechanism MOGUNTIA in the three-dimensional chemistry transport model TM5-MP. Compared to the modified CB05 (mCB05) chemical mechanism previously used in the…
Bibcode: 2020GMD....13.5507M
Lees meer01/11/2020 - Exoplanets
Mapping the H2D+ and N2H+ emission toward prestellar cores. Testing dynamical models...
Context. The study of prestellar cores is critical as they set the initial conditions in star formation and determine the final mass of the stellar object. To date, several hypotheses…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...643A..61K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202038457
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2009.08857
01/11/2020 - Exoplanets
The High-energy Radiation Environment around a 10 Gyr M Dwarf: Habitable at Last?
Recent work has demonstrated that high levels of X-ray and UV activity on young M dwarfs may drive rapid atmospheric escape on temperate, terrestrial planets orbiting within the habitable zone.…
Bibcode: 2020AJ....160..237F
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2009.01259
01/10/2020 - High-Energy
X-ray study of the merging galaxy cluster Abell 3411-3412 with XMM-Newton and Suzaku
Context. Previous Chandra observations of the Abell 3411-3412 merging galaxy cluster system revealed an outbound bullet-like sub-cluster in the northern part and many surface brightness edges at the southern periphery,…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...642A..89Z
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202037965
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2007.15976
01/10/2020 - High-Energy
ClG 0217+70: A massive merging galaxy cluster with a large radio halo...
We present an analysis of archival Chandra data of the merging galaxy cluster ClG 0217+70. The Fe XXV Heα X-ray emission line is clearly visible in the 25 ks observation,…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...642L...3Z
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039028
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2009.07580
01/10/2020 - High-Energy
Interstellar oxygen along the line of sight of Cygnus X-2
Interstellar dust permeates our Galaxy and plays an important role in many physical processes in the diffuse and dense regions of the interstellar medium (ISM). High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy, coupled with…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...642A.208P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202038749
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2009.06244
01/10/2020 - Exoplanets
The ARCiS framework for exoplanet atmospheres. Modelling philosophy and retrieval
Aims: We present ARCiS, a novel code for the analysis of exoplanet transmission and emission spectra. The aim of the modelling framework is to provide a tool able to link…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...642A..28M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201937377
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2006.12821
01/09/2020 - High-Energy
Low-noise microwave SQUID multiplexed readout of 38 x-ray transition-edge sensor microcalorimeters
We report very-low-noise, fast-response, middle-scale multiplexing in a microwave superconducting quantum interference device multiplexer (MW-Mux) as a transition-edge sensor (TES) readout. Our MW-Mux is able to read 40 channels with…
Bibcode: 2020ApPhL.117l2601N
DOI: 10.1063/5.0016333
01/09/2020 - High-Energy
X-ray spectra of the Fe-L complex. II. Atomic data constraints from the...
The Hitomi results for the Perseus cluster have shown that accurate atomic models are essential to the success of X-ray spectroscopic missions and just as important as the store of…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...641A..93G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202037948
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2007.03843
01/09/2020 - High-Energy
Magnesium and silicon in interstellar dust: X-ray overview
Context. The dense Galactic environment is a large reservoir of interstellar dust. Therefore, this region represents a perfect laboratory to study the properties of cosmic dust grains. X-rays are the…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...641A.149R
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201936805
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2007.03329
01/09/2020 - Exoplanets
Mineral cloud and hydrocarbon haze particles in the atmosphere of the hot...
Context. Having a short orbital period and being tidally locked makes WASP-43b an ideal candidate for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) phase curve measurements. Phase curve observations of an…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...641A.178H
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202037633
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2005.14595
01/09/2020 - Carbon Monoxide
Quantifying burning efficiency in megacities using the NO2/CO ratio from the Tropospheric...
This study investigates the use of co-located nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and carbon monoxide (CO) retrievals from the TROPOMI satellite to improve the quantification of burning efficiency and emission factors (EFs)…
Bibcode: 2020ACP....2010295L
DOI: 10.5194/acp-20-10295-2020
01/09/2020 - Carbon Monoxide
1.5 years of TROPOMI CO measurements: comparisons to MOPITT and ATom
We have analyzed TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) carbon monoxide (CO) data acquired between November 2017 and March 2019 with respect to other satellite (MOPITT, Measurement Of Pollution In The Troposphere)…
Bibcode: 2020AMT....13.4841M
Lees meer01/09/2020 - Methane
Intercomparison of atmospheric CO2 and CH4 abundances on regional scales in boreal...
We compare the atmospheric column-averaged dry-air mole fractions of carbon dioxide (XCO2) and methane (XCH4) measured with a pair of COllaborative Carbon Column Observing Network (COCCON) spectrometers at Kiruna and…
Bibcode: 2020AMT....13.4751T
Lees meer01/09/2020 - High-Energy
High-energy characteristics of the accretion-powered millisecond pulsar IGR J17591-2342 during its 2018...
IGR J17591-2342 is an accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar, discovered with INTEGRAL, which went into outburst around July 21, 2018. To better understand the physics acting in these systems during the…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...641A..37K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202037812
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2002.12154
01/07/2020 - Methane
The Global Methane Budget 2000-2017
Understanding and quantifying the global methane (CH4) budget is important for assessing realistic pathways to mitigate climate change. Atmospheric emissions and concentrations of CH4 continue to increase, making CH4 the…
Bibcode: 2020ESSD...12.1561S
DOI: 10.5194/essd-12-1561-2020
01/07/2020 - High-Energy
Evidence for Resonance Scattering in the X-Ray Grating Spectrum of the Supernova...
Resonance scattering (RS) is an important process in astronomical objects, because it affects measurements of elemental abundances and distorts surface brightness of the object. It is predicted that RS can…
Bibcode: 2020ApJ...897...12A
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2005.04626
01/07/2020 - High-Energy
The mergers in Abell 2256: displaced gas and its connection to the...
We present the results of deep Chandra and XMM-Newton X-ray imaging and spatially resolved spectroscopy of Abell 2256, a nearby (z = 0.058) galaxy cluster experiencing multiple mergers and displaying…
Bibcode: 2020MNRAS.495.5014B
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2005.10263
01/07/2020 - High-Energy
The Beautiful Mess in Abell 2255
We present LOFAR observations of one of the most spectacular objects in the radio sky: Abell 2255. This is a nearby (z = 0.0806) merging galaxy cluster hosting one of…
Bibcode: 2020ApJ...897...93B
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2006.04808
01/07/2020 - Low-Energy
EREBUS: the EuRopean Extinction BUmp Survey
Dust in the Interstellar Medium (ISM) is intimately linked to the life cycle of stars. Despite being of such fundamental importance to galaxy evolution, the dynamic behaviour and composition of…
Bibcode: 2020ExA....50..145C
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-020-09667-8
01/07/2020 - Exoplanets
Aluminium oxide in the atmosphere of hot Jupiter WASP-43b
We have conducted a re-analysis of publicly available Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3 (HST WFC3) transmission data for the hot-Jupiter exoplanet WASP-43b, using the Bayesian retrieval package Tau-REx.…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...639A...3C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201937267
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2004.13679
01/07/2020 - Exoplanets
Gas and dust cooling along the major axis of M 33 (HerM33es)....
Context. M 33 is a gas rich spiral galaxy of the Local Group. Its vicinity allows us to study its interstellar medium (ISM) on linear scales corresponding to the sizes…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...639A..61K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201936754
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2005.03683
01/07/2020 - Exoplanets
Mineral snowflakes on exoplanets and brown dwarfs. Effects of micro-porosity, size distributions,...
Context. Exoplanet atmosphere characterisation has become an important tool in understanding exoplanet formation, evolution, and it also is a window into potential habitability. However, clouds remain a key challenge for…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...639A.107S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202037553
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2004.13502
01/07/2020 - Exoplanets
Inflation of migrated hot Jupiters
The observed low densities of gas giant planets with a high equilibrium temperature (hot Jupiters) can be simulated in models when a fraction of the surface radiation is deposited deeper…
Bibcode: 2020MNRAS.495.2994M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2005.04927
01/06/2020 - High-Energy
Implications of the mild gas motion found with Hitomi in the core...
Based mainly on X-ray observations, we study the interactions between the intracluster medium (ICM) in clusters of galaxies and their member galaxies. Through (magneto)hydrodynamic and gravitational channels, moving galaxies are…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...638A.138G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201936437
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2005.01883
01/06/2020 - Exoplanets
Enrichment of the HR 8799 planets by minor bodies and dust
Context. In the Solar System, minor bodies and dust deliver various materials to planetary surfaces. Several exoplanetary systems are known to host inner and outer belts, analogues of the main…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...638A..50F
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201936783
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2005.13562
01/06/2020 - Technology
The discovery, disappearance and re-emergence of radiation-stimulated superconductivity
We trace the historical fate of experiment and theory of microwave-stimulated superconductivity as originally reported for constriction-type superconducting weak links. It is shown that the observed effect disappeared by improving…
Bibcode: 2020AnPhy.41768104K
DOI: 10.1016/j.aop.2020.168104
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1911.02793
01/05/2020 - Methane
Model simulations of atmospheric methane (1997-2016) and their evaluation using NOAA and...
Methane (CH4) is an important greenhouse gas, and its atmospheric budget is determined by interacting sources and sinks in a dynamic global environment. Methane observations indicate that after almost a…
Bibcode: 2020ACP....20.5787Z
Lees meer01/05/2020 - High-Energy
Roadmap on cosmic EUV and x-ray spectroscopy
Cosmic EUV/x-ray spectroscopists, including both solar and astrophysical analysts, have a wide range of high-resolution and high-sensitivity tools in use and a number of new facilities in development for launch.…
Bibcode: 2020JPhB...53i2001S
Lees meer01/05/2020 - Technology
Suppression of radiation loss in high kinetic inductance superconducting co-planar waveguides
We present a lab-on-chip technique to measure the very low losses in superconducting transmission lines at (sub-) mm wavelengths. The chips consist of a 100 nm-thick NbTiN Co-planar Waveguide (CPW)…
Bibcode: 2020ApPhL.116r2601H
DOI: 10.1063/5.0005047
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2003.10241
01/04/2020 - Exoplanets
The subsurface habitability of small, icy exomoons
Context. Assuming our Solar System as typical, exomoons may outnumber exoplanets. If their habitability fraction is similar, they would thus constitute the largest portion of habitable real estate in the…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...636A..50T
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201937035
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2003.09231
01/04/2020 - Exoplanets
Exploring the formation pathways of formamide. Near young O-type stars
Context. As a building block for amino acids, formamide (NH2CHO) is an important molecule in astrobiology and astrochemistry, but its formation path in the interstellar medium is not understood well.…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...636A..67A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201935791
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1912.12347
01/04/2020 - Exoplanets
The Leiden Atomic and Molecular Database (LAMDA): Current Status, Recent Updates, and...
The Leiden Atomic and Molecular Database (LAMDA) collects spectroscopic information and collisional rate coefficients for molecules, atoms, and ions of astrophysical and astrochemical interest. We describe the developments of the…
Bibcode: 2020Atoms...8...15V
DOI: 10.3390/atoms8020015
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2004.11230
01/03/2020 - High-Energy
Study of TES Detector Transition Curve to Optimize the Pixel Design for...
Superconducting transition-edge sensors (TESs) are highly sensitive detectors. Based on the outstanding performance on spectral resolution, the X-ray integral field unit (X-IFU) instrument on-board athena will be equipped with a…
Bibcode: 2020JLTP..199..962R
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-020-02401-w
01/03/2020 - Technology
A Composite Phononic Crystal Design for Quasiparticle Lifetime Enhancement in Kinetic Inductance Detectors
A nanoscale phononic crystal filter (reflector) is designed for a kinetic inductance detector where the reflection band is matched to the quasiparticle recombination phonons with the aim to increase quasiparticle…
Bibcode: 2020JLTP..199..577P
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-020-02423-4
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1909.10316
01/02/2020 - CO2
XCO2 observations using satellite measurements with moderate spectral resolution: investigation using GOSAT...
In light of the proposed space segment of Europe’s future CO2 monitoring system, we investigate the spectral resolution of the CO2 spectrometer, which measures earthshine radiance in the three relevant…
Bibcode: 2020AMT....13..713W
Lees meer01/02/2020 - Aerosols and clouds
Aerosol retrievals from different polarimeters during the ACEPOL campaign using a common...
In this paper, we present aerosol retrieval results from the ACEPOL (Aerosol Characterization from Polarimeter and Lidar) campaign, which was a joint initiative between NASA and SRON – the Netherlands…
Bibcode: 2020AMT....13..553F
Lees meer01/02/2020 - High-Energy
Incoherent fast variability of X-ray obscurers. The case of NGC 3783
Context. Obscuration events caused by outflowing clumps or streams of high column density and low ionised gas, shown to absorb the X-ray continuum heavily, have been witnessed across a number…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...634A..65D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201936470
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1911.12772
01/02/2020 - High-Energy
How do atomic code uncertainties affect abundance measurements in the intracluster medium?
Accurate chemical abundance measurements of X‑ray‑emitting atmospheres pervading massive galaxies, galaxy groups, and clusters provide essential information on the star formation and chemical enrichment histories of these large‑scale structures. Although…
Bibcode: 2020AN....341..203M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1911.09684
01/02/2020 - High-Energy
The Athena space X‑ray observatory and the astrophysics of hot plasma†
The properties (temperature, density, chemical composition, velocity) of hot astrophysical plasma and the physical processes affecting them (heating/cooling, turbulence, shocks, acceleration) can be probed by high‑resolution X‑ray spectroscopy, to be…
Bibcode: 2020AN....341..224B
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1912.04615
01/02/2020 - Exoplanets
ALMA and ROSINA detections of phosphorus-bearing molecules: the interstellar thread between star-forming...
To understand how phosphorus (P)-bearing molecules are formed in star-forming regions, we have analysed the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) observations of PN and PO towards the massive star-forming region…
Bibcode: 2020MNRAS.492.1180R
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1911.11647
01/02/2020 - Technology
DESHIMA on ASTE: On-Sky Responsivity Calibration of the Integrated Superconducting Spectrometer
We are developing an ultra-wideband spectroscopic instrument, DESHIMA (DEep Spectroscopic HIgh-redshift MApper), based on the technologies of an on-chip filter bank and microwave kinetic inductance detector (MKID) to investigate dusty…
Bibcode: 2020JLTP..199..231T
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-020-02338-0
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2001.05151
01/02/2020 - Technology
Complex Beam Mapping and Fourier Optics Analysis of a Wide-Field Microwave Kinetic...
For astronomical instruments, accurate knowledge of the optical pointing and coupling is essential to characterize the alignment and performance of (sub-)systems prior to integration and deployment. Ideally, this requires the…
Bibcode: 2020JLTP..199..156Y
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-020-02352-2
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2002.03790
01/02/2020 - Methane
Ensemble-based satellite-derived carbon dioxide and methane column-averaged dry-air mole fraction data sets...
Satellite retrievals of column-averaged dry-air mole fractions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), denoted XCO2 and XCH4, respectively, have been used in recent years to obtain information on natural…
Bibcode: 2020AMT....13..789R
Lees meer01/02/2020 - CO2
Spectral sizing of a coarse-spectral-resolution satellite sensor for XCO2
Verifying anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions globally is essential to inform about the progress of institutional efforts to mitigate anthropogenic climate forcing. To monitor localized emission sources, spectroscopic satellite sensors…
Bibcode: 2020AMT....13..731W
Lees meer01/01/2020 - Methane
Daily Satellite Observations of Methane from Oil and Gas Production Regions in...
Production of oil and natural gas in North America is at an all-time high due to the development and use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Methane emissions associated with…
Bibcode: 2020NatSR..10.1379D
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-57678-4
01/01/2020 - Aerosols and clouds
First data set of H2O/HDO columns from the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI)
Global measurements of atmospheric water vapour isotopologues aid to better understand the hydrological cycle and improve global circulation models. This paper presents a new data set of vertical column densities…
Bibcode: 2020AMT....13...85S
Lees meer01/01/2020 - High-Energy
Multi-wavelength campaign on NGC 7469. VI. Photoionisation modelling of the emission line...
Aims: We aim to investigate and characterise the photoionised X-ray emission line regions within the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 7469. Methods: We applied the photoionisation model, PION, within the spectral…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...633A..62G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201935815
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1907.01946
01/01/2020 - High-Energy
Multi-wavelength campaign on NGC 7469. V. Analysis of the HST/COS observations: Super...
Context. AGN outflows are thought to influence the evolution of their host galaxies and their super massive black holes. To better understand these outflows, we executed a deep multiwavelength campaign…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...633A..61A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201935342
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1910.11249
01/01/2020 - High-Energy
Direct Detection of Black Hole-driven Turbulence in the Centers of Galaxy Clusters
Supermassive black holes (SMBHs) are thought to provide energy that prevents catastrophic cooling in the centers of massive galaxies and galaxy clusters. However, it remains unclear how this “feedback” process…
Bibcode: 2020ApJ...889L...1L
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1911.06329
01/01/2020 - Low-Energy
Applications of Machine Learning Algorithms in Processing Terahertz Spectroscopic Data
We present the data reduction software and the distribution of Level 1 and Level 2 products of the Stratospheric Terahertz Observatory 2 (STO2). STO2, a balloon-borne Terahertz telescope, surveyed star-forming…
Bibcode: 2020JAI.....950011S
DOI: 10.1142/S2251171720500117
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.2009.01203
01/01/2020 - Exoplanets
ALMA and NACO observations towards the young exoring transit system J1407 (V1400 Cen)
Aims: Our aim was to directly detect the thermal emission of the putative exoring system responsible for the complex deep transits observed in the light curve for the young Sco-Cen…
Bibcode: 2020A&A...633A.115K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201936141
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1912.03314
01/01/2020 - Exoplanets
Noise Measurements of a Low-Noise Amplifier in the FDM Readout System for SAFARI
The SPICA-SAFARI instrument requires extremely sensitive transition edge sensor (TES) arrays with a noise equivalent power of 2 ×10-19W/√{Hz} and a readout system with an output noise that is dominated…
Bibcode: 2020JLTP..199..817W
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-019-02328-x
01/12/2019 - Carbon Monoxide
A scientific algorithm to simultaneously retrieve carbon monoxide and methane from TROPOMI...
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an important atmospheric constituent affecting air quality, and methane (CH4) is the second most important greenhouse gas contributing to human-induced climate change. Detailed and continuous observations…
Bibcode: 2019AMT....12.6771S
Lees meer01/12/2019 - Methane
Advancing Scientific Understanding of the Global Methane Budget in Support of the...
The 2015 Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change aims to keep global average temperature increases well below 2 °C of preindustrial levels in the Year…
Bibcode: 2019GBioC..33.1475G
DOI: 10.1029/2018GB006065
01/11/2019 - Low-Energy
Origin of hydrogen fluoride emission in the Orion Bar. An excellent tracer...
Context. The hydrogen fluoride (HF) molecule is seen in absorption in the interstellar medium (ISM) along many lines of sight. Surprisingly, it is observed in emission toward the Orion Bar,…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...631A.117K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201936127
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1910.00707
01/11/2019 - Low-Energy
Effect of galaxy mergers on star-formation rates
Context. Galaxy mergers and interactions are an integral part of our basic understanding of how galaxies grow and evolve over time. However, the effect that galaxy mergers have on star-formation…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...631A..51P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201936337
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1908.10115
01/11/2019 - Exoplanets
Origin of the PN molecule in star-forming regions: the enlarged sample
Phosphorus nitride (PN) is the P-bearing species with the highest number of detections in star-forming regions. Multiline studies of the molecule have shown that the excitation temperature of PN is…
Bibcode: 2019MNRAS.489.4530F
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1908.11280
01/11/2019 - Exoplanets
VLTI/PIONIER survey of disks around post-AGB binaries. Dust sublimation physics rules
Context. Post-asymptotic giant branch (AGB) binaries are surrounded by circumbinary disks of gas and dust that are similar to protoplanetary disks found around young stars. Aims: We aim to understand…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...631A.108K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201935785
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1909.03692
01/11/2019 - Methane
A study of synthetic 13CH4 retrievals from TROPOMI and Sentinel-5/UVNS
Retrievals of methane isotopologues have the potential to differentiate between natural and anthropogenic methane sources types, which can provide much needed information about the current global methane budget. We investigate…
Bibcode: 2019AMT....12.6273M
Lees meer01/11/2019 - CO2
Full-physics carbon dioxide retrievals from the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite by...
Passive remote sensing of atmospheric carbon dioxide uses spectroscopic measurements of sunlight backscattered by the Earth’s surface and atmosphere. The current state-of-the-art retrieval methods use three different spectral bands, the…
Bibcode: 2019AMT....12.6049W
Lees meer01/11/2019 - Aerosols and clouds
Analysis of polarimetric satellite measurements suggests stronger cooling due to aerosol-cloud interactions
Anthropogenic aerosol emissions lead to an increase in the amount of cloud condensation nuclei and consequently an increase in cloud droplet number concentration and cloud albedo. The corresponding negative radiative…
Bibcode: 2019NatCo..10.5405H
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13372-2
01/10/2019 - Carbon Monoxide
Improving the TROPOMI CO data product: update of the spectroscopic database and...
On 13 October 2017, the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) was launched on the Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite in a sun-synchronous orbit. One of the mission’s operational data products is the…
Bibcode: 2019AMT....12.5443B
Lees meer01/10/2019 - Carbon Monoxide
Nepal emission inventory – Part I: Technologies and combustion sources (NEEMI-Tech) for 2001-2016
The lack of a comprehensive, up-to-date emission inventory for the Himalayan region is a major challenge in understanding the extensive regional air pollution, including its causes, impacts and mitigation pathways.…
Bibcode: 2019ACP....1912953S
DOI: 10.5194/acp-19-12953-2019
01/10/2019 - Aerosols and clouds
An Open-Source Tool to Facilitate the Processing of GRACE Observations and GLDAS...
The Plankton, Aerosol, Clouds, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission presents new opportunities and new challenges in applying observations of two complementary multi-angle polarimeters for the space-based retrieval of global aerosol properties.Aerosol…
Bibcode: 2019FrEnS...700155P
Lees meer01/10/2019 - High-Energy
Interstellar dust along the line of sight of GX 3+1
Context. Studying absorption and scattering of X-ray radiation by interstellar dust grains allows us to access the physical and chemical properties of cosmic grains even in the densest regions of…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...630A.143R
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201935883
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1909.00652
01/10/2019 - Low-Energy
Data Processing of the Stratospheric Terahertz Observatory-2 [CII] Survey
The second flight of the Stratospheric Terahertz Observatory (STO-2) was a balloon mission to survey parts of the Galactic Plane at [CII] transition at 1.9 THz. STO-2 surveyed approximately 2.5…
Bibcode: 2019ASPC..523..617S
Lees meer01/09/2019 - High-Energy
Iron abundance distribution in the hot gas of merging galaxy clusters
We present XMM-Newton/EPIC observations of six merging galaxy clusters and study the distributions of their temperature, iron (Fe) abundance and pseudo-entropy along the merging axis. For the first time, we…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...629A..31U
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201935452
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1906.08067
01/09/2019 - High-Energy
X-ray extinction from interstellar dust. Prospects of observing carbon, sulfur, and other...
Aims: We present a study on the prospects of observing carbon, sulfur, and other lower abundance elements (namely Al, Ca, Ti, and Ni) present in the interstellar medium using future…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...629A..78C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201833820
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1906.08653
01/08/2019 - High-Energy
Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project. VIII. Time Variability of Emission...
We model the ultraviolet spectra of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 5548 obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope during the 6 month reverberation mapping campaign in 2014. Our model of…
Bibcode: 2019ApJ...881..153K
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1907.03874
01/08/2019 - High-Energy
A study of the composite supernova remnant MSH 15-56 with Suzaku
The Galactic supernova remnant (SNR) MSH 15-56 is a member of the class of composite SNRs that consists of the remnant shell and a displaced pulsar wind nebula (PWN). The…
Bibcode: 2019AdSpR..64..759C
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2019.05.010
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1905.12473
01/08/2019 - Exoplanets
Probing the cold magnetised Universe with SPICA-POL (B-BOP)
Space Infrared Telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA), the cryogenic infrared space telescope recently pre-selected for a `Phase A’ concept study as one of the three remaining candidates for European…
Bibcode: 2019PASA...36...29A
DOI: 10.1017/pasa.2019.20
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1905.03520
01/08/2019 - Technology
First light demonstration of the integrated superconducting spectrometer
Ultra-wideband, three-dimensional (3D) imaging spectrometry in the millimeter-submillimeter (mm-submm) band is an essential tool for uncovering the dust-enshrouded portion of the cosmic history of star formation and galaxy evolution1-3. However,…
Bibcode: 2019NatAs...3..989E
DOI: 10.1038/s41550-019-0850-8
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1906.10216
01/07/2019 - Exoplanets
Highly Ordered and Pinched Magnetic Fields in the Class 0 Protobinary System...
We have carried out polarimetric observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array toward the Class 0 protostellar system L1448 IRS 2, which is a protobinary embedded within a flattened, rotating…
Bibcode: 2019ApJ...879...25K
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1805.07348
01/07/2019 - Technology
Wideband on-chip terahertz spectrometer based on a superconducting filterbank
Terahertz spectrometers with a wide instantaneous frequency coverage for passive remote sensing are enormously attractive for many terahertz applications, such as astronomy, atmospheric science, and security. Here we demonstrate a…
Bibcode: 2019JATIS...5c5004E
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.5.3.035004
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1901.06934
01/07/2019 - Aerosols and clouds
Retrieving Aerosol Characteristics From the PACE Mission, Part 2: Multi-Angle and Polarimetry
The Plankton, Aerosol, Clouds, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission presents new opportunities and new challenges in applying observations of two complementary multi-angle polarimeters for the space-based retrieval of global aerosol properties.…
Bibcode: 2019FrEnS...7...94R
Lees meer01/07/2019 - Aerosols and clouds
Retrieving Aerosol Characteristics From the PACE Mission, Part 2: Multi-Angle and Polarimetry
The Plankton, Aerosol, Clouds, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission presents new opportunities and new challenges in applying observations of two complementary multi-angle polarimeters for the space-based retrieval of global aerosol properties.Aerosol…
Bibcode: 2019FrEnS...700094R
Lees meer01/07/2019 - High-Energy
Substructures in the Keplerian disc around the O-type (proto-)star G17.64+0.16
We present the highest angular resolution (∼20 × 15 mas-44 × 33 au) Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA) observations that are currently possible of the proto-O-star G17.64+0.16 in Band 6.…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...627L...6M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201935633
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1906.06548
01/07/2019 - High-Energy
The impact of improved plasma diagnostics on modeling the X-ray Universe
The high-resolution X-ray spectrum of the Perseus galaxy cluster observed with the Hitomi satellite challenges astrophysical collisional ionized plasma models that are widely used in the community. Although Hitomi spun…
Bibcode: 2019JInst..14C7012M
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/14/07/C07012
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1907.05963
01/07/2019 - High-Energy
Magnetic fields and extraordinarily bright radio emission in the X-ray faint galaxy...
MRC 0116 + 111 is a nearby (z = 0.132) poor galaxy group, which was previously known for exhibiting a bright diffuse radio emission with no central point-like source, presumably…
Bibcode: 2019MNRAS.486.5430M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1902.09560
01/07/2019 - High-Energy
Dust absorption and scattering in the silicon K-edge
Context. The composition and properties of interstellar silicate dust are not well understood. In X-rays, interstellar dust can be studied in detail by making use of the fine structure features…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...627A..16Z
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201935050
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1905.06560
01/07/2019 - High-Energy
X-ray spectra of the Fe-L complex
The Hitomi results on the Perseus cluster have led to improvements in our knowledge of atomic physics that are crucial for the precise diagnostic of hot astrophysical plasma observed with…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...627A..51G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201833860
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1905.07871
01/06/2019 - Methane
Global distribution of methane emissions, emission trends, and OH concentrations and trends...
We use 2010-2015 observations of atmospheric methane columns from the GOSAT satellite instrument in a global inverse analysis to improve estimates of methane emissions and their trends over the period,…
Bibcode: 2019ACP....19.7859M
Lees meer01/06/2019 - High-Energy
Observations of a pre-merger shock in colliding clusters of galaxies
Clusters of galaxies are the largest known gravitationally bound structures in the Universe. When clusters collide, they create merger shocks on cosmological scales, which transform most of the kinetic energy…
Bibcode: 2019NatAs...3..838G
DOI: 10.1038/s41550-019-0798-8
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1906.10285
01/06/2019 - High-Energy
Probing ISM Structure in Trumpler 14 and Carina I Using the Stratospheric...
We present observations of the Trumpler 14/Carina I region carried out using the Stratospheric Terahertz Observatory 2. The Trumpler 14/Carina I region is in the western part of the Carina…
Bibcode: 2019ApJ...878..120S
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1903.09517
01/06/2019 - High-Energy
Narrow-band search for gravitational waves from known pulsars using the second LIGO...
Isolated spinning neutron stars, asymmetric with respect to their rotation axis, are expected to be sources of continuous gravitational waves. The most sensitive searches for these sources are based on…
Bibcode: 2019PhRvD..99l2002A
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.99.122002
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1902.08442
01/06/2019 - Low-Energy
Identifying galaxy mergers in observations and simulations with deep learning
Context. Mergers are an important aspect of galaxy formation and evolution. With large upcoming surveys, such as Euclid and LSST, accurate techniques that are fast and efficient are needed to…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...626A..49P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201935355
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1902.10626
01/06/2019 - Exoplanets
Consistent Dust and Gas Models for Protoplanetary Disks. III. Models for Selected...
The European FP7 project DIANA has performed a coherent analysis of a large set of observational data of protoplanetary disks by means of thermo-chemical disk models. The collected data include…
Bibcode: 2019PASP..131f4301W
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1812.02741
01/05/2019 - High-Energy
Relation between winds and jets in radio-loud AGN
We have investigated the relation between the two modes of outflow (wind and jet) in radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGN). For this study we have carried out a systematic and…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...625A..25M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201935205
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1903.11605
01/05/2019 - Low-Energy
Multi-line Herschel/HIFI observations of water reveal infall motions and chemical segregation around...
Context. The physical conditions during high-mass star formation are poorly understood. Outflow and infall motions have been detected around massive protostellar objects, but their dependence on mass, luminosity, and age…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...625A.103V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201833788
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1903.11305
01/05/2019 - Exoplanets
Consistent dust and gas models for protoplanetary disks. IV. A panchromatic view...
Context. Consistent modeling of protoplanetary disks requires the simultaneous solution of both continuum and line radiative transfer, heating and cooling balance between dust and gas and, of course, chemistry. Such…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...625A..66D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201832860
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1902.11204
01/05/2019 - Aerosols and clouds
Going Beyond Standard Ocean Color Observations: Lidar and Polarimetry
Passive ocean color images have provided a sustained synoptic view of the distribution of ocean optical properties and color and biogeochemical parameters for the past 20-plus years. These images have…
Bibcode: 2019FrMaS...6..251J
Lees meer01/05/2019 - Aerosols and clouds
Going Beyond Standard Ocean Color Observations: Lidar and Polarimetry
Passive ocean color images have provided a sustained synoptic view of the distribution of ocean optical properties and color and biogeochemical parameters for the past 20-plus years. These images have…
Bibcode: 2019FrMaS...600251J
Lees meer01/04/2019 - Methane
Evaluation and Analysis of the Seasonal Cycle and Variability of the Trend...
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas with a large temporal variability. To increase the spatial coverage, methane observations are increasingly made from satellites that retrieve the column-averaged dry air…
Bibcode: 2019RemS...11..882K
DOI: 10.3390/rs11070882
01/04/2019 - Aerosols and clouds
Aerosol measurements by SPEXone on the NASA PACE mission: expected retrieval capabilities
SPEXone is a Multi-Angle Polarimeter instrument that is baselined to fly on the NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission, to be launched in 2022. It will perform…
Bibcode: 2019JQSRT.227..170H
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2019.02.006
01/04/2019 - High-Energy
Cooling in the X-ray halo of the rotating, massive early-type galaxy NGC 7049
The relative importance of the physical processes shaping the thermodynamics of the hot gas permeating rotating, massive early-type galaxies is expected to be different from that in non-rotating systems. Here,…
Bibcode: 2019MNRAS.484.2886J
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz185
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1808.05761
01/04/2019 - Low-Energy
The data processing pipeline for the Herschel1- HIFI instrument
The HIFI data processing pipeline was developed to systematically process diagnostic, calibration and astronomical observations taken with the HIFI science instrument as part of the Herschel mission. The HIFI pipeline…
Bibcode: 2019A&C....27..156E
DOI: 10.1016/j.ascom.2019.04.003
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1905.04029
01/03/2019 - Carbon Monoxide
Carbon monoxide air pollution on sub-city scales and along arterial roads detected...
The Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) on the Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite provides measurements of carbon monoxide (CO) total column concentrations based on earthshine radiance measurements in the 2.3 µm spectral range…
Bibcode: 2019ACP....19.3579B
Lees meer01/03/2019 - Carbon Monoxide
What caused the extreme CO concentrations during the 2017 high-pollution episode in India?
The TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI), launched 13 October 2017, has been measuring carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations in the Earth’s atmosphere since early November 2017. In the first measurements, TROPOMI was…
Bibcode: 2019ACP....19.3433D
Lees meer01/03/2019 - Aerosols and clouds
Retrieval of liquid water cloud properties from POLDER-3 measurements using a neural...
This paper describes a neural network algorithm for the estimation of liquid water cloud optical properties from the Polarization and Directionality of Earth’s Reflectances-3 (POLDER-3) instrument aboard the Polarization &…
Bibcode: 2019AMT....12.1697D
Lees meer01/03/2019 - High-Energy
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509. XVI. Continued HST/COS monitoring of the far-ultraviolet spectrum
Aims: To elucidate the location, physical conditions, mass outflow rate, and kinetic luminosity of the outflow from the active nucleus of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 509, we used coordinated…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...623A..82K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201834816
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1901.07432
01/02/2019 - High-Energy
Observatory science with eXTP
In this White Paper we present the potential of the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry (eXTP) mission for studies related to Observatory Science targets. These include flaring stars, supernova remnants,…
Bibcode: 2019SCPMA..6229506I
DOI: 10.1007/s11433-017-9186-1
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1812.04023
01/02/2019 - High-Energy
Constraints on the chemical enrichment history of the Perseus Cluster of galaxies...
High-resolution spectroscopy of the core of the Perseus Cluster of galaxies, using the Hitomi satellite above 2 keV and the XMM-Newton Reflection Grating Spectrometer at lower energies, provides reliable constraints…
Bibcode: 2019MNRAS.483.1701S
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1806.00932
01/02/2019 - High-Energy
High Forbidden-to-resonance Line Ratio of O VII Discovered from the Cygnus Loop
Charge exchange (CX) is an important process in shock physics because it indicates an interaction between downstream ions and ambient neutral hydrogen, suggesting the presence of a collisionless shock. We…
Bibcode: 2019ApJ...871..234U
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1812.06616
01/02/2019 - High-Energy
Substructures associated with the sloshing cold front in the Perseus cluster
X-ray substructures in clusters of galaxies provide indirect clues about the microphysical properties of the intracluster medium (ICM), which are still not very well known. In order to investigate X-ray…
Bibcode: 2019MNRAS.483.1744I
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1810.07380
01/02/2019 - High-Energy
A Machine Learning Based Morphological Classification of 14,245 Radio AGNs Selected from...
We present a morphological classification of 14,245 radio active galactic nuclei (AGNs) into six types, i.e., typical Fanaroff-Riley Class I/II (FRI/II), FRI/II-like bent-tailed, X-shaped radio galaxy, and ringlike radio galaxy,…
Bibcode: 2019ApJS..240...34M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1812.07190
01/02/2019 - Exoplanets
ARCiS framework for exoplanet atmospheres. The cloud transport model
Context. Understanding of clouds is instrumental in interpreting current and future spectroscopic observations of exoplanets. Modeling clouds consistently is complex, since it involves many facets of chemistry, nucleation theory, condensation…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...622A.121O
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201833678
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1812.05053
01/02/2019 - CO2
Polarimetric remote sensing of atmospheric aerosols: Instruments, methodologies, results, and perspectives
Polarimetry is one of the most promising types of remote sensing for improved characterization of atmospheric aerosol. Indeed, aerosol particles constitute a highly variable atmospheric component characterized by a large…
Bibcode: 2019JQSRT.224..474D
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2018.11.024
01/02/2019 - High-Energy
Constraining Gas Motions in the Intra-Cluster Medium
The detailed velocity structure of the diffuse X-ray emitting intra-cluster medium (ICM) remains one of the last missing key ingredients in understanding the microphysical properties of these hot baryons and…
Bibcode: 2019SSRv..215...24S
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-019-0590-1
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1902.00024
01/01/2019 - Methane
China’s coal mine methane regulations have not curbed growing emissions
Anthropogenic methane emissions from China are likely greater than in any other country in the world. The largest fraction of China’s anthropogenic emissions is attributable to coal mining, but these…
Bibcode: 2019NatCo..10..303M
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07891-7
01/01/2019 - Aerosols and clouds
Premature Mortality Due to PM2.5 Over India: Effect of Atmospheric Transport and...
The annual premature mortality in India attributed to exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) exceeds 1 million (Cohen et al., 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30505-6). Studies have estimated sector-specific premature mortality from ambient…
Bibcode: 2019GHeal...3....2D
DOI: 10.1029/2018GH000169
01/01/2019 - High-Energy
Photoionized emission and absorption features in the high-resolution X-ray spectra of NGC 3783
Our Swift monitoring program triggered two joint XMM-Newton, NuSTAR, and HST observations on 11 and 21 December 2016 targeting NGC 3783 because its soft X-ray continuum was heavily obscured. Consequently,…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...621A..99M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201833191
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1811.11579
01/01/2019 - High-Energy
The Physics of Galaxy Cluster Outskirts
As the largest virialized structures in the universe, galaxy clusters continue to grow and accrete matter from the cosmic web. Due to the low gas density in the outskirts of…
Bibcode: 2019SSRv..215....7W
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-018-0572-8
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1810.00890
01/01/2019 - High-Energy
Nitrogen abundance in the X-ray halos of clusters and groups of galaxies
Context. Chemical abundances in the X-ray halos (also known as the intracluster medium, ICM) of clusters and groups of galaxies can be measured via prominent emission line features in their…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...621A...9M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201730931
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1809.04870
01/01/2019 - High-Energy
HST/COS observations of the newly discovered obscuring outflow in NGC 3783
Aims: To understand the nature of transient obscuring outflows in active galactic nuclei, we use simultaneous multiwavelength observations with XMM-Newton, NuSTAR, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), and the Max Planck…
Bibcode: 2019A&A...621A..12K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201834326
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1810.12206
01/01/2019 - High-Energy
A Study of the Merger History of the Galaxy Group HCG 62...
We chose the bright compact group HCG 62, which has been found to exhibit both excess X-ray emission and high Fe abundance to the southwest of its core, as an…
Bibcode: 2019ApJ...870...61H
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1811.05782
01/01/2019 - Technology
Complex Field Mapping of Large Direct Detector Focal Plane Arrays
Complex field mapping is a powerful tool to characterize the optical performance of astronomical instruments, and has become the standard for characterizing heterodyne array cameras. Recently, an adaptation of the…
Bibcode: 2019ITTST...9...67D
DOI: 10.1109/TTHZ.2018.2883820
01/01/2019 - Technology
Mitigation of cosmic ray effect on microwave kinetic inductance detector arrays
For space observatories, the glitches caused by high energy phonons created by the interaction of cosmic ray particles with a detector substrate lead to dead time during observation. Mitigating the…
Bibcode: 2019ApPhL.114c2601K
DOI: 10.1063/1.5052419
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1901.02387
01/12/2018 - High-Energy
The Performance of the Athena X-ray Integral Field Unit at Very High...
The Athena X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) will operate at 90 mK a hexagonal matrix of 3840 Transition Edge Sensor pixels providing spatially resolved high-resolution spectroscopy (2.5 eV FWHM up…
Bibcode: 2018JLTP..193..940P
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-018-1964-6
01/12/2018 - High-Energy
Detection of polarized gamma-ray emission from the Crab nebula with the Hitomi...
We present the results from the Hitomi Soft Gamma-ray Detector (SGD) observation of the Crab nebula. The main part of SGD is a Compton camera, which in addition to being…
Bibcode: 2018PASJ...70..113H
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psy118
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1810.00704
01/12/2018 - High-Energy
Enrichment of the Hot Intracluster Medium: Observations
Four decades ago, the firm detection of an Fe-K emission feature in the X-ray spectrum of the Perseus cluster revealed the presence of iron in its hot intracluster medium (ICM).…
Bibcode: 2018SSRv..214..129M
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-018-0565-7
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1811.01967
01/12/2018 - Exoplanets
Probing the high-redshift universe with SPICA: Toward the epoch of reionisation and beyond
With the recent discovery of a dozen dusty star-forming galaxies and around 30 quasars at z > 5 that are hyper-luminous in the infrared (μ L IR > 1013 L⊙,…
Bibcode: 2018PASA...35...48E
DOI: 10.1017/pasa.2018.41
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1809.07710
01/12/2018 - Technology
Large Angle Optical Access in a Sub-Kelvin Cryostat
The development of lens-antenna-coupled aluminum-based microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs) and on-chip spectrometers needs a dedicated cryogenic setup to measure the beam patterns of the lens-antenna system over a large…
Bibcode: 2018JLTP..193..833H
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-018-1940-1
01/12/2018 - Aerosols and clouds
Retrieval of aerosol microphysical and optical properties over land using a multimode approach
Polarimeter retrievals can provide detailed and accurate information on aerosol microphysical and optical properties. The SRON aerosol algorithm is one of the few retrieval approaches that can fully exploit this…
Bibcode: 2018AMT....11.6627F
Lees meer01/12/2018 - High-Energy
Mixed H/He bursts in SAX J1748.9-2021 during the spectral change of its...
SAX J1748.9-2021 is a transiently accreting X-ray millisecond pulsar. It is also known as an X-ray burster source discovered by Beppo-SAX. We analyzed the persistent emission and type-I X-ray burst…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...620A.114L
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201833857
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1810.05490
01/12/2018 - High-Energy
Modelling the disc atmosphere of the low mass X-ray binary EXO 0748-676
Low mass X-ray binaries exhibit ionized emission from an extended disc atmosphere that surrounds the accretion disc. However, the atmosphere’s nature and geometry is still unclear. In this work we…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...620A.129P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201834000
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1809.06864
01/12/2018 - High-Energy
The Athena X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU)
The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) of the Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics (Athena) large-scale mission of ESA will provide spatially resolved high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy from 0.2 to 12 keV,…
Bibcode: 2018JLTP..193..901P
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-018-1904-5
01/11/2018 - High-Energy
Chasing discs around O-type (proto)stars. ALMA evidence for an SiO disc and...
We present high angular resolution ( 0.2″) continuum and molecular emission line Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA) observations of G17.64+0.16 in Band 6 (220-230 GHz) taken as part of a…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...620A..31M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201833908
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1810.03920
01/11/2018 - High-Energy
Recurring obscuration in NGC 3783
Context. Obscuration of the continuum emission from active galactic nuclei by streams of gas with relatively high velocity (>1000 km s-1) and column density (>3 × 1025 m-2) has been…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...619A.112K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201832629
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1805.03538
01/11/2018 - High-Energy
Discovery of synchronous X-ray and radio moding of PSR B0823+26
Simultaneous observations of PSR B0823+26 with ESA’s XMM-Newton, the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope and international stations of the Low Frequency Array revealed synchronous X-ray/radio switching between a radio-bright (B) mode…
Bibcode: 2018MNRAS.480.3655H
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1808.01901
01/11/2018 - High-Energy
Probing the nature and origin of dust in the reddened quasar IC...
Cosmic dust is a key tracer of structure formation and evolution in the universe. In active galactic nuclei (AGN) the origin and role of dust are uncertain. Here, we have…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...619A..20M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201833706
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1808.04628
01/11/2018 - High-Energy
Early Science with the Large Millimeter Telescope: An Energy-driven Wind Revealed by...
We report on the coexistence of powerful gas outflows observed in millimeter and X-ray data of the radio-loud narrow-line Seyfert 1 Galaxy IRAS 17020+4544. Thanks to the large collecting power…
Bibcode: 2018ApJ...867L..11L
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1810.01941
01/11/2018 - Exoplanets
A chemical survey of exoplanets with ARIEL
Thousands of exoplanets have now been discovered with a huge range of masses, sizes and orbits: from rocky Earth-like planets to large gas giants grazing the surface of their host…
Bibcode: 2018ExA....46..135T
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-018-9598-x
01/11/2018 - Technology
Incoherent Detection of Orthogonal Polarizations via an Antenna Coupled MKID: Experimental Validation...
There is an increasing demand for large format detector arrays with large bandwidths and high antenna efficiencies for future THz astronomical radiometric applications. For direct detection instruments, it is also…
Bibcode: 2018ITTST...8..736Y
DOI: 10.1109/TTHZ.2018.2873890
01/11/2018 - Technology
Ultrasensitive Kilo-Pixel Imaging Array of Photon Noise-Limited Kinetic Inductance Detectors Over an...
We present the development of a background-limited kilo-pixel imaging array of ultrawide bandwidth kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs) suitable for space-based THz astronomy applications. The array consists of 989 KIDs, in…
Bibcode: 2018JLTP..193...96B
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-018-1962-8
01/10/2018 - High-Energy
X-Ray Spectroscopy of Galaxy Clusters: Beyond the CIE Modeling
X-ray spectra of galaxy clusters are dominated by the thermal emission from the hot intracluster medium. In some cases, besides the thermal component, spectral models require additional components associated, e.g.,…
Bibcode: 2018SSRv..214..108G
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-018-0544-z
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1811.02101
01/10/2018 - High-Energy
X-ray study of the double radio relic Abell 3376 with Suzaku
We present an X-ray spectral analysis of the nearby double radio relic merging cluster Abell 3376 (z = 0.046), observed with the Suzaku XIS instrument. These deep (∼360 ks) observations…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...618A..74U
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201732496
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1806.07817
01/10/2018 - High-Energy
Solar chemical composition in the hot gas of cool-core ellipticals, groups, and...
The hot intracluster medium (ICM) pervading galaxy clusters and groups is rich in metals, which were synthesized by billions of supernovae and have accumulated in cluster gravitational wells for several…
Bibcode: 2018MNRAS.480L..95M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1806.11145
01/10/2018 - Exoplanets
Chromatic transit light curves of disintegrating rocky planets
Context. Kepler observations have revealed a class of short-period exoplanets, of which Kepler-1520 b is the prototype, which have comet-like dust tails thought to be the result of small, rocky…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...618A..97R
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201731947
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1807.07973
01/10/2018 - Carbon Monoxide
Mapping carbon monoxide pollution from space down to city scales with daily...
On 13 October 2017, the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched the Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite with the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) as its single payload. TROPOMI is the first of…
Bibcode: 2018AMT....11.5507B
Lees meer01/10/2018 - High-Energy
The variability of the warm absorber in I Zwicky 1 as seen...
We present new XMM-Newton observations of the intriguing warm absorber in I Zwicky 1. This luminous and nearby narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy shows ionized absorption by two components of outflowing…
Bibcode: 2018MNRAS.480.2334S
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1807.07294
01/08/2018 - Low-Energy
SPICA-A Large Cryogenic Infrared Space Telescope: Unveiling the Obscured Universe
Measurements in the infrared wavelength domain allow direct assessment of the physical state and energy balance of cool matter in space, enabling the detailed study of the processes that govern…
Bibcode: 2018PASA...35...30R
DOI: 10.1017/pasa.2018.15
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1803.10438
01/08/2018 - Exoplanets
The perturbed sublimation rim of the dust disk around the post-AGB binary IRAS08544-4431
Context. Post-asymptotic giant branch (post-AGB) binaries are surrounded by stable dusty and gaseous disks similar to the ones around young stellar objects. Whereas, significant effort has been spent on modeling…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A.153K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201832983
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1805.04501
01/08/2018 - Exoplanets
Complex cyanides as chemical clocks in hot cores
Context. In the high-mass star-forming region G35.20-0.74N, small scale ( 800 AU) chemical segregation has been observed in which complex organic molecules containing the CN group are located in a…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A..67A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201732553
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1804.02041
01/07/2018 - Carbon Monoxide
Determination of the TROPOMI-SWIR instrument spectral response function
The Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) is the single instrument on board the ESA Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite. TROPOMI is a nadir-viewing imaging spectrometer with bands in the ultraviolet and visible,…
Bibcode: 2018AMT....11.3917V
Lees meer01/07/2018 - High-Energy
Multi-wavelength campaign on NGC 7469. III. Spectral energy distribution and the AGN...
We investigate the physical structure of the active galactic nucleus (AGN) wind in the Seyfert-1 galaxy NGC 7469 through high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy with Chandra HETGS and photoionisation modelling. Contemporaneous data…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...615A..72M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201832604
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1803.08525
01/07/2018 - High-Energy
Multi-wavelength campaign on NCG 7469. IV. The broad-band X-ray spectrum
We conducted a multi-wavelength 6-month campaign to observe the Seyfert Galaxy NGC 7469, using the space-based observatories HST, Swift, XMM-Newton and NuSTAR. We report the results of the spectral analysis…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...615A.163M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201832726
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1803.07334
01/07/2018 - High-Energy
Accelerating infall and rotational spin-up in the hot molecular core G31.41+0.31
As part of our effort to search for circumstellar disks around high-mass stellar objects, we observed the well-known core G31.41 +0.31 with ALMA at 1.4 mm with an angular resolution…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...615A.141B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201832811
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1803.05300
01/07/2018 - High-Energy
Mass-invariance of the iron enrichment in the hot haloes of massive ellipticals,...
X-ray measurements find systematically lower Fe abundances in the X-ray emitting haloes pervading groups (kT ≲ 1.7 keV) than in clusters of galaxies. These results have been difficult to reconcile…
Bibcode: 2018MNRAS.478L.116M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1803.06296
01/07/2018 - Low-Energy
Main sequence of star forming galaxies beyond the Herschel confusion limit
Context. Deep far-infrared (FIR) cosmological surveys are known to be affected by source confusion, causing issues when examining the main sequence (MS) of star forming galaxies. In the past this…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...615A.146P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201832821
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1804.03482
01/07/2018 - Exoplanets
Delivery of organics to Mars through asteroid and comet impacts
Given rapid photodissociation and photodegradation, the recently discovered organics in the Martian subsurface and atmosphere were probably delivered in geologically recent times. Possible parent bodies are C-type asteroids, comets, and…
Bibcode: 2018Icar..309..125F
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2018.03.006
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1803.03270
01/07/2018 - Technology
Enhanced quasiparticle lifetime in a superconductor by selective blocking of recombination phonons...
When quasiparticles in a BCS superconductor recombine into Cooper pairs, phonons are emitted within a narrow band of energies above the pairing energy at 2 Δ . We show that…
Bibcode: 2018PhRvB..98a4522R
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.98.014522
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1805.06991
01/06/2018 - High-Energy
ATCA 16 cm observation of CIZA J1358.9-4750: Implication of merger stage and...
We report the Australia Telescope Compact Array 16 cm observation of CIZA J1358.9-4750. Recent X-ray studies imply that this galaxy cluster is composed of merging, binary clusters. Using the EW367…
Bibcode: 2018PASJ...70...53A
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psy042
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1611.06647
01/06/2018 - Low-Energy
Dust modeling of the combined ALMA and SPHERE datasets of HD 163296....
Context. Multiwavelength observations are indispensable in studying disk geometry and dust evolution processes in protoplanetary disks. Aims: We aim to construct a three-dimensional model of HD 163296 that is capable…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...614A..24M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201732299
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1802.03328
01/06/2018 - Exoplanets
Laboratory mid-IR spectra of equilibrated and igneous meteorites. Searching for observables of...
Meteorites contain minerals from Solar System asteroids with different properties (like size, presence of water, core formation). We provide new mid-IR transmission spectra of powdered meteorites to obtain templates of…
Bibcode: 2018Icar..307..400D
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.10.029
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1711.11306
01/06/2018 - Carbon Monoxide
A full-mission data set of H2O and HDO columns from SCIAMACHY 2.3...
A new data set of vertical column densities of the water vapour isotopologues H2O and HDO from the SCanning Imaging Absorption spectroMeter for Atmospheric CHartographY (SCIAMACHY) instrument for the whole…
Bibcode: 2018AMT....11.3339S
Lees meer01/06/2018 - Methane
Methane profiles from GOSAT thermal infrared spectra
This paper discusses the retrieval of atmospheric methane profiles from the thermal infrared band of the Japanese Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) between 1210 and 1310 cm-1, using the RemoTeC…
Bibcode: 2018AMT....11.3815D
Lees meer01/06/2018 - High-Energy
Hitomi X-ray observation of the pulsar wind nebula G21.5-0.9
We present results from the Hitomi X-ray observation of a young composite-type supernova remnant (SNR) G21.5-0.9, whose emission is dominated by the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) contribution. The X-ray spectra…
Bibcode: 2018PASJ...70...38A
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psy027
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1802.05068
01/05/2018 - Carbon Monoxide
Detection of carbon monoxide pollution from cities and wildfires on regional and...
In the perspective of the upcoming TROPOMI Sentinel-5 Precursor carbon monoxide data product, we discuss the benefit of using CO total column retrievals from cloud-contaminated SCIAMACHY 2.3 µm shortwave infrared…
Bibcode: 2018AMT....11.2553B
Lees meer01/05/2018 - CO2
Carbon dioxide retrieval from OCO-2 satellite observations using the RemoTeC algorithm and...
In this study we present the retrieval of the column-averaged dry air mole fraction of carbon dioxide (XCO2) from the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite observations using the RemoTeC algorithm,…
Bibcode: 2018AMT....11.3111W
Lees meer01/04/2018 - Aerosols and clouds
The impact of precipitation evaporation on the atmospheric aerosol distribution in EC-Earth v3.2.0
The representation of aerosol-cloud interaction in global climate models (GCMs) remains a large source of uncertainty in climate projections. Due to its complexity, precipitation evaporation is either ignored or taken…
Bibcode: 2018GMD....11.1443D
Lees meer01/04/2018 - High-Energy
Anatomy of the AGN in NGC 5548. IX. Photoionized emission features in...
The X-ray narrow emission line region (NELR) of the archetypal Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 5548 has been interpreted as a single-phase photoionized plasma that is absorbed by some of the…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...612A..18M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201732162
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1712.07852
01/04/2018 - High-Energy
Hitomi (ASTRO-H) X-ray Astronomy Satellite
The Hitomi (ASTRO-H) mission is the sixth Japanese x-ray astronomy satellite developed by a large international collaboration, including Japan, USA, Canada, and Europe. The mission aimed to provide the highest…
Bibcode: 2018JATIS...4b1402T
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.4.2.021402
01/04/2018 - High-Energy
The evolution of young HII regions. I. Continuum emission and internal dynamics
Context. High-mass stars form in much richer environments than those associated with isolated low-mass stars, and once they reach a certain mass, produce ionised (HII) regions. The formation of these…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...611A..99K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201731727
01/04/2018 - High-Energy
Ground calibration of the Astro-H (Hitomi) soft x-ray spectrometer
The Astro-H (Hitomi) Soft X-ray Spectrometer (SXS) was a pioneering imaging x-ray spectrometer with 5 eV energy resolution at 6 keV. The instrument used a microcalorimeter array at the focus…
Bibcode: 2018JATIS...4b1406E
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.4.2.021406
01/04/2018 - Technology
Exploring cosmic origins with CORE: The instrument
We describe a space-borne, multi-band, multi-beam polarimeter aiming at a precise and accurate measurement of the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background. The instrument is optimized to be compatible with…
Bibcode: 2018JCAP...04..015D
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2018/04/015
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1705.02170
01/04/2018 - Technology
Exploring cosmic origins with CORE: Survey requirements and mission design
Future observations of cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarisation have the potential to answer some of the most fundamental questions of modern physics and cosmology, including: what physical process gave birth…
Bibcode: 2018JCAP...04..014D
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2018/04/014
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1706.04516
01/03/2018 - High-Energy
Atmospheric gas dynamics in the Perseus cluster observed with Hitomi
Extending the earlier measurements reported in Hitomi collaboration (2016, Nature, 535, 117), we examine the atmospheric gas motions within the central 100 kpc of the Perseus cluster using observations obtained…
Bibcode: 2018PASJ...70....9H
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psx138
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1711.00240
01/03/2018 - High-Energy
Temperature structure in the Perseus cluster core observed with Hitomi
The present paper explains the temperature structure of X-ray emitting plasma in the core of the Perseus cluster based on 1.8-20.0 keV data obtained with the Soft X-ray Spectrometer (SXS)…
Bibcode: 2018PASJ...70...11H
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psy004
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1712.06612
01/03/2018 - High-Energy
Atomic data and spectral modeling constraints from high-resolution X-ray observations of the...
The Hitomi Soft X-ray Spectrometer spectrum of the Perseus cluster, with ∼5 eV resolution in the 2-9 keV band, offers an unprecedented benchmark of the atomic modeling and database for…
Bibcode: 2018PASJ...70...12H
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psx156
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1712.05407
01/03/2018 - High-Energy
Search for thermal X-ray features from the Crab nebula with the Hitomi...
The Crab nebula originated from a core-collapse supernova (SN) explosion observed in 1054 AD. When viewed as a supernova remnant (SNR), it has an anomalously low observed ejecta mass and…
Bibcode: 2018PASJ...70...14H
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psx072
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1707.00054
01/03/2018 - High-Energy
Charge exchange in galaxy clusters
Context. Though theoretically expected, the charge exchange emission from galaxy clusters has never been confidently detected. Accumulating hints were reported recently, including a rather marginal detection with the Hitomi data…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...611A..26G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201731861
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1710.04784
01/03/2018 - High-Energy
Hitomi observations of the LMC SNR N 132 D: Highly redshifted X-ray...
We present Hitomi observations of N 132 D, a young, X-ray bright, O-rich core-collapse supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Despite a very short observation of only 3.7…
Bibcode: 2018PASJ...70...16H
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psx151
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1712.02365
01/03/2018 - High-Energy
Glimpse of the highly obscured HMXB IGR J16318-4848 with Hitomi
We report on a Hitomi observation of IGR J16318-4848, a high-mass X-ray binary system with an extremely strong absorption of NH ∼ 1024 cm-2. Previous X-ray studies revealed that its…
Bibcode: 2018PASJ...70...17H
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psx154
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1711.07727
01/03/2018 - High-Energy
The Fermi-LAT detection of magnetar-like pulsar PSR J1846-0258 at high-energy gamma-rays
We report the detection of the pulsed signal of the radio-quiet magnetar-like pulsar PSR J1846-0258 in the high-energy γ-ray data of the Fermi Large Area Telescope (Fermi LAT). We produced…
Bibcode: 2018MNRAS.475.1238K
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1709.00899
01/03/2018 - High-Energy
Measurements of resonant scattering in the Perseus Cluster core with Hitomi SXS
Thanks to its high spectral resolution (∼5 eV at 6 keV), the Soft X-ray Spectrometer (SXS) on board Hitomi enables us to measure the detailed structure of spatially resolved emission…
Bibcode: 2018PASJ...70...10H
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psx127
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1710.04648
01/03/2018 - High-Energy
Hitomi observation of radio galaxy NGC 1275: The first X-ray microcalorimeter spectroscopy...
The origin of the narrow Fe-Kα fluorescence line at 6.4 keV from active galactic nuclei has long been under debate; some of the possible sites are the outer accretion disk,…
Bibcode: 2018PASJ...70...13H
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psx147
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1711.06289
01/03/2018 - High-Energy
Hitomi X-ray studies of giant radio pulses from the Crab pulsar
To search for giant X-ray pulses correlated with the giant radio pulses (GRPs) from the Crab pulsar, we performed a simultaneous observation of the Crab pulsar with the X-ray satellite…
Bibcode: 2018PASJ...70...15H
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psx083
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1707.08801
01/02/2018 - Carbon Monoxide
Performance Assessment of Balloon-Borne Trace Gas Sounding with the Terahertz Channel of TELIS
Short-term variations in the atmospheric environment over polar regions are attracting increasing attention with respect to the reliable analysis of ozone loss. Balloon-borne remote sensing instruments with good vertical resolution…
Bibcode: 2018RemS...10..315X
DOI: 10.3390/rs10020315
01/01/2018 - Aerosols and clouds
A demonstration of adjoint methods for multi-dimensional remote sensing of the atmosphere...
In previous work, we derived the adjoint method as a computationally efficient path to three-dimensional (3D) retrievals of clouds and aerosols. In this paper we will demonstrate the use of…
Bibcode: 2018JQSRT.204..215M
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2017.09.031
01/01/2018 - High-Energy
Calibration sources and filters of the soft x-ray spectrometer instrument on the...
The soft x-ray spectrometer was designed to operate onboard the Japanese Hitomi (ASTRO-H) satellite. In the beam of this instrument, there was a filter wheel containing x-ray filters and active…
Bibcode: 2018JATIS...4a1204D
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.4.1.011204
01/01/2018 - High-Energy
In-orbit operation of the soft x-ray spectrometer onboard the Hitomi satellite
We summarize all of the in-orbit operations of the soft x-ray spectrometer (SXS) onboard the ASTRO-H (Hitomi) satellite. The satellite was launched on February 17, 2016, and the communication with…
Bibcode: 2018JATIS...4a1205T
DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.4.1.011205
01/01/2018 - High-Energy
Investigating the interstellar dust through the Fe K-edge
Context. The chemical and physical properties of interstellar dust in the densest regions of the Galaxy are still not well understood. X-rays provide a powerful probe since they can penetrate…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...609A..22R
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201731664
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1709.05359
01/01/2018 - High-Energy
Pulsar spin-down: the glitch-dominated rotation of PSR J0537-6910
The young, fast-spinning X-ray pulsar J0537-6910 displays an extreme glitch activity, with large spin-ups interrupting its decelerating rotation every ~100 d. We present nearly 13 yr of timing data from…
Bibcode: 2018MNRAS.473.1644A
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1708.09459
01/01/2018 - High-Energy
Multi-wavelength campaign on NGC 7469. II. Column densities and variability in the...
We have investigated the ionic column density variability of the ionized outflows associated with NGC 7469, to estimate their location and power. This could allow a better understanding of galactic…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...609A..35P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201731655
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1709.09633
01/01/2018 - Low-Energy
Probing the Baryon Cycle of Galaxies with SPICA Mid- and Far-Infrared Observations
The SPICA mid- and far-infrared telescope will address fundamental issues in our understanding of star formation and ISM physics in galaxies. A particular hallmark of SPICA is the outstanding sensitivity…
Bibcode: 2018PASA...35....2V
DOI: 10.1017/pasa.2017.67
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1711.11327
01/01/2018 - Exoplanets
X-ray radiative transfer in protoplanetary disks. The role of dust and X-ray...
Context. The X-ray luminosities of T Tauri stars are about two to four orders of magnitude higher than the luminosity of the contemporary Sun. As these stars are born in…
Bibcode: 2018A&A...609A..91R
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201731443
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1711.07249
01/12/2017 - Carbon Monoxide
Reduced biomass burning emissions reconcile conflicting estimates of the post-2006 atmospheric methane budget
Several viable but conflicting explanations have been proposed to explain the recent 8 p.p.b. per year increase in atmospheric methane after 2006, equivalent to net emissions increase of 25 Tg…
Bibcode: 2017NatCo...8.2227W
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02246-0
01/12/2017 - Carbon Monoxide
Quantification of CO emissions from the city of Madrid using MOPITT satellite...
The growth of mega-cities leads to air quality problems directly affecting the citizens. Satellite measurements are becoming of higher quality and quantity, which leads to more accurate satellite retrievals of…
Bibcode: 2017ACP....1714675D
DOI: 10.5194/acp-17-14675-2017
01/12/2017 - High-Energy
Behind the dust curtain: the spectacular case of GRB 160623A
We report on the X-ray dust-scattering features observed around the afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB 160623A. With an XMM-Newton observation carried out ∼2 d after the burst, we found…
Bibcode: 2017MNRAS.472.1465P
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1708.08835
01/12/2017 - High-Energy
Improved measurements of turbulence in the hot gaseous atmospheres of nearby giant...
We present significantly improved measurements of turbulent velocities in the hot gaseous haloes of nearby giant elliptical galaxies. Using deep XMM-Newton Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS) observations and a combination of…
Bibcode: 2017MNRAS.472.1659O
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1702.04364
01/12/2017 - High-Energy
Chandra imaging of the kpc extended outflow in 1H 0419-577
The Seyfert 1 galaxy 1H 0419-577 hosts a kpc extended outflow that is evident in the [O III] image and that is also detected as a warm absorber in the…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...608A.115D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201731853
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1710.04714
01/12/2017 - Low-Energy
Data processing pipeline for Herschel HIFI
Context. The HIFI instrument on the Herschel Space Observatory performed over 9100 astronomical observations, almost 900 of which were calibration observations in the course of the nearly four-year Herschel mission.…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...608A..49S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201731385
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1709.04327
01/12/2017 - CO2
Global satellite observations of column-averaged carbon dioxide and methane: The GHG-CCI XCO2...
Carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) are the two most important greenhouse gases emitted by mankind. Better knowledge of the surface sources and sinks of these Essential Climate Variables (ECVs)…
Bibcode: 2017RSEnv.203..276B
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2016.12.027
01/11/2017 - High-Energy
Density diagnostics of ionized outflows in active galactic nuclei. X-ray and UV...
Context. Ionized outflows in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are thought to influence their nuclear and local galactic environment. However, the distance of the outflows with respect to the central engine…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...607A.100M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201731378
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1707.09552
01/11/2017 - Low-Energy
Unbiased Large Spectroscopic Surveys of Galaxies Selected by SPICA Using Dust Bands
The mid-infrared range contains many spectral features associated with large molecules and dust grains such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and silicates. These are usually very strong compared to fine-structure gas…
Bibcode: 2017PASA...34...59K
DOI: 10.1017/pasa.2017.56
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1710.07103
01/11/2017 - Low-Energy
Galaxy Evolution Studies with the SPace IR Telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics...
IR spectroscopy in the range 12-230 μm with the SPace IR telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA) will reveal the physical processes governing the formation and evolution of galaxies and…
Bibcode: 2017PASA...34...57S
DOI: 10.1017/pasa.2017.48
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1710.02189
01/11/2017 - Low-Energy
SPICA and the Chemical Evolution of Galaxies: The Rise of Metals and Dust
The physical processes driving the chemical evolution of galaxies in the last 11Gyr cannot be understood without directly probing the dust-obscured phase of star-forming galaxies and active galactic nuclei. This…
Bibcode: 2017PASA...34...53F
DOI: 10.1017/pasa.2017.43
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1710.02150
01/11/2017 - Low-Energy
Tracing the Evolution of Dust Obscured Star Formation and Accretion Back to...
Our current knowledge of star formation and accretion luminosity at high redshift (z > 3-4), as well as the possible connections between them, relies mostly on observations in the rest-frame…
Bibcode: 2017PASA...34...55G
DOI: 10.1017/pasa.2017.49
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1710.02353
01/11/2017 - Low-Energy
Feedback and Feeding in the Context of Galaxy Evolution with SPICA: Direct...
A far-infrared observatory such as the SPace Infrared telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics, with its unprecedented spectroscopic sensitivity, would unveil the role of feedback in galaxy evolution during the last…
Bibcode: 2017PASA...34...54G
DOI: 10.1017/pasa.2017.46
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1710.02356
01/11/2017 - Exoplanets
Polarized scattered light from self-luminous exoplanets. Three-dimensional scattering radiative transfer with ARTES
Context. Direct imaging has paved the way for atmospheric characterization of young and self-luminous gas giants. Scattering in a horizontally-inhomogeneous atmosphere causes the disk-integrated polarization of the thermal radiation to…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...607A..42S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201730780
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1706.09427
01/11/2017 - Exoplanets
Variable Dynamics in the Inner Disk of HD 135344B Revealed with Multi-epoch...
We present multi-epoch Very Large Telescope/Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch (VLT/SPHERE) observations of the protoplanetary disk around HD 135344B (SAO 206462). The J-band scattered light imagery reveal, with high spatial resolution…
Bibcode: 2017ApJ...849..143S
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1710.02532
01/11/2017 - Technology
Surface Wave Control for Large Arrays of Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors
Large ultrasensitive detector arrays are needed for present and future observatories for far infrared, submillimeter wave (THz), and millimeter wave astronomy. With increasing array size, it is increasingly important to…
Bibcode: 2017ITTST...7..789Y
DOI: 10.1109/TTHZ.2017.2755500
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1707.02142
01/11/2017 - Aerosols and clouds
Combined neural network/Phillips-Tikhonov approach to aerosol retrievals over land from the NASA...
In this paper, an algorithm for the retrieval of aerosol and land surface properties from airborne spectropolarimetric measurements – combining neural networks and an iterative scheme based on Phillips-Tikhonov regularization…
Bibcode: 2017AMT....10.4235D
Lees meer01/11/2017 - High-Energy
Solar abundance ratios of the iron-peak elements in the Perseus cluster
The metal abundance of the hot plasma that permeates galaxy clusters represents the accumulation of heavy elements produced by billions of supernovae. Therefore, X-ray spectroscopy of the intracluster medium provides…
Bibcode: 2017Natur.551..478H
DOI: 10.1038/nature24301
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1711.10035
01/11/2017 - High-Energy
Revealing structure and evolution within the corona of the Seyfert galaxy I...
X-ray spectral timing analysis is presented of XMM-Newton observations of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy I Zwicky 1 taken in 2015 January. After exploring the effect of background flaring on…
Bibcode: 2017MNRAS.471.4436W
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1707.05782
01/11/2017 - High-Energy
The cooling, mass and radius of the neutron star in EXO 0748-676...
We analyse four XMM-Newton observations of the neutron-star low-mass X-ray binary EXO 0748-676 in quiescence. We fit the spectra with an absorbed neutron-star atmosphere model, without the need for a…
Bibcode: 2017MNRAS.471.2605C
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1706.04784
01/11/2017 - High-Energy
CHEERS: The chemical evolution RGS sample
Context. The chemical yields of supernovae and the metal enrichment of the intra-cluster medium (ICM) are not well understood. The hot gas in clusters of galaxies has been enriched with…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...607A..98D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629926
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1707.05076
01/10/2017 - Methane
MERLIN: A French-German Space Lidar Mission Dedicated to Atmospheric Methane
The MEthane Remote sensing Lidar missioN (MERLIN) aims at demonstrating the spaceborne active measurement of atmospheric methane, a potent greenhouse gas, based on an Integrated Path Differential Absorption (IPDA) nadir-viewing…
Bibcode: 2017RemS....9.1052E
DOI: 10.3390/rs9101052
01/10/2017 - High-Energy
Deep LOFAR observations of the merging galaxy cluster CIZA J2242.8+5301
Previous studies have shown that CIZA J2242.8+5301 (the ‘Sausage’ cluster, z = 0.192) is a massive merging galaxy cluster that hosts a radio halo and multiple relics. In this paper,…
Bibcode: 2017MNRAS.471.1107H
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1706.09903
01/10/2017 - High-Energy
Chasing obscuration in type-I AGN: discovery of an eclipsing clumpy wind at...
In 2016 we carried out a Swift monitoring programme to track the X-ray hardness variability of eight type-I AGN over a year. The purpose of this monitoring was to find…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...607A..28M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201731175
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1707.04671
01/10/2017 - Exoplanets
Random sampling technique for ultra-fast computations of molecular opacities for exoplanet atmospheres
Context. Opacities of molecules in exoplanet atmospheres rely on increasingly detailed line-lists for these molecules. The line lists available today contain for many species up to several billions of lines.…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...607A...9M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201731612
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1710.01997
01/09/2017 - Methane
Variability and quasi-decadal changes in the methane budget over the period 2000-2012
Following the recent Global Carbon Project (GCP) synthesis of the decadal methane (CH4) budget over 2000-2012 (Saunois et al., 2016), we analyse here the same dataset with a focus on…
Bibcode: 2017ACP....1711135S
DOI: 10.5194/acp-17-11135-2017
01/09/2017 - Aerosols and clouds
Global fire emissions estimates during 1997-2016
Climate, land use, and other anthropogenic and natural drivers have the potential to influence fire dynamics in many regions. To develop a mechanistic understanding of the changing role of these…
Bibcode: 2017ESSD....9..697V
Lees meer01/09/2017 - Exoplanets
Experimental Phase Functions of Millimeter-sized Cosmic Dust Grains
We present the experimental phase functions of three types of millimeter-sized dust grains consisting of enstatite, quartz, and volcanic material from Mount Etna, respectively. The three grains present similar sizes…
Bibcode: 2017ApJ...846...85M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1707.04158
01/08/2017 - High-Energy
Science with hot astrophysical plasmas
We present some recent highlights and prospects for the study of hot astrophysical plasmas. Hot plasmas can be studied primarily through their X-ray emission and absorption. Most astrophysical objects, from…
Bibcode: 2017JInst..12C8008K
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/12/08/C08008
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1707.01251
01/08/2017 - Exoplanets
Connecting the shadows: probing inner disk geometries using shadows in transitional disks
Aims: Shadows in transitional disks are generally interpreted as signs of a misaligned inner disk. This disk is usually beyond the reach of current day high contrast imaging facilities. However,…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...604L..10M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201730949
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1704.01844
01/08/2017 - Exoplanets
Detecting Proxima b’s Atmosphere with JWST Targeting CO2 at 15 μm Using...
Exoplanet Proxima b will be an important laboratory for the search for extraterrestrial life for the decades ahead. Here, we discuss the prospects of detecting carbon dioxide at 15 μm…
Bibcode: 2017AJ....154...77S
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1707.08596
01/07/2017 - Exoplanets
Chemical segregation in hot cores with disk candidates. An investigation with ALMA
Context. In the study of high-mass star formation, hot cores are empirically defined stages where chemically rich emission is detected toward a massive YSO. It is unknown whether the physical…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...603A.133A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629118
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1705.06346
01/07/2017 - CO2
The CarbonTracker Data Assimilation Shell (CTDAS) v1.0: implementation and global carbon balance 2001-2015
Data assimilation systems are used increasingly to constrain the budgets of reactive and long-lived gases measured in the atmosphere. Each trace gas has its own lifetime, dominant sources and sinks,…
Bibcode: 2017GMD....10.2785V
Lees meer01/07/2017 - High-Energy
Radial metal abundance profiles in the intra-cluster medium of cool-core galaxy clusters,...
The hot intra-cluster medium (ICM) permeating galaxy clusters and groups is not pristine, as it has been continuously enriched by metals synthesised in Type Ia (SNIa) and core-collapse (SNcc) supernovae…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...603A..80M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201630075
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1703.01183
01/07/2017 - High-Energy
The transitional millisecond pulsar IGR J18245-2452 during its 2013 outburst at X-rays...
IGR J18245-2452/PSR J1824-2452I is one of the rare transitional accreting millisecond X-ray pulsars, showing direct evidence of switches between states of rotation-powered radio pulsations and accretion-powered X-ray pulsations, dubbed transitional…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...603A..16D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201730600
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1704.04181
01/07/2017 - High-Energy
Line Ratios for Solar Wind Charge Exchange with Comets
Charge exchange (CX) has emerged in X-ray emission modeling as a significant process that must be considered in many astrophysical environments—particularly comets. Comets host an interaction between solar wind ions…
Bibcode: 2017ApJ...844....7M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1707.09096
01/07/2017 - Low-Energy
De-blending deep Herschel surveys: A multi-wavelength approach
Aims: Cosmological surveys in the far-infrared are known to suffer from confusion. The Bayesian de-blending tool, XID+, currently provides one of the best ways to de-confuse deep Herschel SPIRE images,…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...603A.102P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201630105
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1704.02192
01/07/2017 - Exoplanets
The chemical structure of the Class 0 protostellar envelope NGC 1333 IRAS 4A
Context. It is not well known what drives the chemistry of a protostellar envelope, in particular the role of the stellar mass and the protostellar outflows on the chemical enrichment…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...603A..88K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201630160
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1705.00908
01/07/2017 - Exoplanets
NH3 (10-00) in the pre-stellar core L1544
Pre-stellar cores represent the initial conditions in the process of star and planet formation, therefore it is important to study their physical and chemical structure. Because of their volatility, nitrogen-bearing…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...603L...1C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201731121
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1706.03063
01/06/2017 - High-Energy
Radio Pulse Search and X-Ray Monitoring of SAX J1808.4-3658: What Causes Its...
The accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658 shows a peculiar orbital evolution that proceeds at a very fast pace. It is important to identify the underlying mechanism responsible for this…
Bibcode: 2017ApJ...841...98P
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1611.06023
01/06/2017 - High-Energy
Chasing discs around O-type (proto)stars: Evidence from ALMA observations
Context. Circumstellar discs around massive stars could mediate the accretion onto the star from the infalling envelope, and could minimize the effects of radiation pressure. Despite such a crucial role,…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...602A..59C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201630184
01/06/2017 - Exoplanets
Distribution of water in the G327.3-0.6 massive star-forming region
Aims: Following our past study of the distribution of warm gas in the G327.3-0.6 massive star-forming region, we aim here at characterizing the large-scale distribution of water in this active…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...602A..70L
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201730387
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1703.08973
01/06/2017 - Technology
Full characterisation of a background limited antenna coupled KID over an octave...
We present the design, fabrication, and full characterisation (sensitivity, beam pattern, and frequency response) of a background limited broadband antenna coupled kinetic inductance detector covering the frequency range from 1.4…
Bibcode: 2017ApPhL.110w3503B
DOI: 10.1063/1.4985060
01/06/2017 - Technology
Superconducting NbTin Thin Films With Highly Uniform Properties Over a {varnothing} 100...
Uniformity in thickness and electronic properties of superconducting niobium titanium nitride (NbTiN) thin films is a critical issue for upscaling superconducting electronics, such as microwave kinetic inductance detectors for submillimeter…
Bibcode: 2017ITAS...2731948T
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2016.2631948
01/05/2017 - High-Energy
The effect of X-ray dust scattering on a bright burst from the...
A bright burst, followed by an X-ray tail lasting ∼10 ks, was detected during an XMM-Newton observation of the magnetar 1E 1547.0-5408 carried out on 2009 February 3. The burst,…
Bibcode: 2017MNRAS.467.3467P
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stx368
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1702.02127
01/05/2017 - High-Energy
Charge exchange in the ultraviolet: implication for interacting clouds in the core...
Context. Charge exchange emission is known to provide a key diagnostic to the interface between hot and cold matter in many astrophysical environments. Most of the recent charge exchange studies…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...601A..45G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201730596
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1703.01151
01/05/2017 - Exoplanets
Effects of disc mid-plane evolution on CO snowline location
Temperature changes in the planet forming disc mid-planes carry important physico-chemical consequences, such as the effect on the locations of the condensation fronts of molecules – the snowlines. Snowlines impose…
Bibcode: 2017MNRAS.467.1175P
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stx114
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1703.09708
01/05/2017 - Technology
A kilo-pixel imaging system for future space based far-infrared observatories using microwave...
Aims: Future astrophysics and cosmic microwave background space missions operating in the far-infrared to millimetre part of the spectrum will require very large arrays of ultra-sensitive detectors in combination with…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...601A..89B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629653
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1609.01952
01/05/2017 - Carbon Monoxide
Carbon monoxide column retrieval for clear-sky and cloudy atmospheres: a full-mission data...
We discuss the retrieval of carbon monoxide (CO) vertical column densities from clear-sky and cloud contaminated 2311-2338 nm reflectance spectra measured by the Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography…
Bibcode: 2017AMT....10.1769B
Lees meer01/05/2017 - Methane
Satellite-derived methane hotspot emission estimates using a fast data-driven method
Methane is an important atmospheric greenhouse gas and an adequate understanding of its emission sources is needed for climate change assessments, predictions, and the development and verification of emission mitigation…
Bibcode: 2017ACP....17.5751B
Lees meer01/05/2017 - High-Energy
Multi-wavelength campaign on NGC 7469. I. The rich 640 ks RGS spectrum
Aims: Outflows in active galaxies (AGNs) are common, although their launching mechanism, location, and physical impact on the host galaxy remain controversial. We conducted a multi-wavelength six-month campaign to observe…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...601A..17B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629943
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1612.07508
01/04/2017 - Methane
Enhanced methane emissions from tropical wetlands during the 2011 La Niña
Year-to-year variations in the atmospheric methane (CH4) growth rate show significant correlation with climatic drivers. The second half of 2010 and the first half of 2011 experienced the strongest La…
Bibcode: 2017NatSR...745759P
DOI: 10.1038/srep45759
01/04/2017 - Methane
U.S. CH4 emissions from oil and gas production: Have recent large increases...
Recent studies have proposed significant increases in CH4 emissions possibly from oil and gas (O&G) production, especially for the U.S. where O&G production has reached historically high levels over the…
Bibcode: 2017JGRD..122.4070B
DOI: 10.1002/2016JD026157
01/04/2017 - High-Energy
Simultaneous X-ray and radio observations of the radio-mode-switching pulsar PSR B1822-09
We report on simultaneous X-ray and radio observations of the radio-mode-switching pulsar PSR B1822-09 with ESA’s XMM-Newton and the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope, Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope and Lovell radio…
Bibcode: 2017MNRAS.466.1688H
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1612.04392
01/04/2017 - High-Energy
Coexistence of a non-thermal jet and a complex ultra-fast X-ray outflow in...
Context. Recent XMM-Newton observations have revealed that IRAS 17020+4544 is a very unusual example of black hole wind-produced feedback by a moderately luminous AGN in a spiral galaxy. Aims: Since…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...600A..87G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201630161
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1701.07298
01/04/2017 - Exoplanets
Observing transiting planets with JWST. Prime targets and their synthetic spectral observations
Context. The James Webb Space Telescope will enable astronomers to obtain exoplanet spectra of unprecedented precision. The MIRI instrument especially may shed light on the nature of the cloud particles…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...600A..10M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629800
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1611.08608
01/04/2017 - Exoplanets
The molecular gas mass of M 33
Do some environments favor efficient conversion of molecular gas into stars? To answer this, we need to be able to estimate the H2 mass. Traditionally, this is done using CO…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...600A..27G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629300
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1609.03791
01/03/2017 - High-Energy
The 2015 outburst of the accretion-powered pulsar IGR J00291+5934: INTEGRAL and Swift observations
The pulsar IGR J00291+5934 is the fastest-known accretion-powered X-ray pulsar, discovered during a transient outburst in 2004. In this paper, we report on INTEGRAL and Swift observations during the 2015…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...599A..88D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629575
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1611.08218
01/03/2017 - Low-Energy
Three Radial Gaps in the Disk of TW Hydrae Imaged with SPHERE
We present scattered light images of the TW Hya disk performed with the Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch instrument in Polarimetric Differential Imaging mode at 0.63, 0.79, 1.24, and 1.62 μm.…
Bibcode: 2017ApJ...837..132V
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1610.08939
01/03/2017 - Exoplanets
Near-infrared scattered light properties of the HR 4796 A dust ring. A...
Context. HR 4796 A is surrounded by a debris disc, observed in scattered light as an inclined ring with a high surface brightness. Past observations have raised several questions. First,…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...599A.108M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201527838
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1701.00750
01/03/2017 - Exoplanets
Herschel/HIFI spectral line survey of the Orion Bar. Temperature and density differentiation...
Context. Photon dominated regions (PDRs) are interfaces between the mainly ionized and mainly molecular material around young massive stars. Analysis of the physical and chemical structure of such regions traces…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...599A..22N
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201628916
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1611.07470
01/03/2017 - Exoplanets
Interferometric evidence for quantum heated particles in the inner region of protoplanetary...
Context. To understand the chemical composition of planets, it is important to know the chemical composition of the region where they form in protoplanetary disks. Because of its fundamental role…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...599A..80K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201628820
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1612.06311
01/03/2017 - Exoplanets
BP Piscium: its flaring disc imaged with SPHERE/ZIMPOL★
Whether BP Piscium (BP Psc) is either a pre-main sequence T Tauri star at d ≈ 80 pc, or a post-main sequence G giant at d ≈ 300 pc is…
Bibcode: 2017MNRAS.466L...7D
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1610.06609
01/03/2017 - Exoplanets
A mid-IR interferometric survey with MIDI/VLTI: resolving the second-generation protoplanetary disks around...
Aims: We present a mid-IR interferometric survey of the circumstellar environment of a specific class of post-asymptotic giant branch (post-AGB) binaries. For this class the presence of a compact dusty…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...599A..41H
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629161
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1610.09930
01/03/2017 - Methane
Global methane emission estimates for 2000-2012 from CarbonTracker Europe-CH4 v1.0
We present a global distribution of surface methane (CH4) emission estimates for 2000-2012 derived using the CarbonTracker Europe-CH4 (CTE-CH4) data assimilation system. In CTE-CH4, anthropogenic and biospheric CH4 emissions are…
Bibcode: 2017GMD....10.1261T
Lees meer01/03/2017 - Aerosols and clouds
Structural uncertainty in air mass factor calculation for NO2 and HCHO satellite retrievals
Air mass factor (AMF) calculation is the largest source of uncertainty in NO2 and HCHO satellite retrievals in situations with enhanced trace gas concentrations in the lower troposphere. Structural uncertainty…
Bibcode: 2017AMT....10..759L
Lees meer01/03/2017 - High-Energy
Absorption and scattering by interstellar dust in the silicon K-edge of GX 5-1
Context. We study the absorption and scattering of X-ray radiation by interstellar dust particles, which allows us to access the physical and chemical properties of dust. The interstellar dust composition…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...599A.117Z
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201628507
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1612.07988
01/03/2017 - High-Energy
Hitomi Constraints on the 3.5 keV Line in the Perseus Galaxy Cluster
High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy with Hitomi was expected to resolve the origin of the faint unidentified E≈ 3.5 {keV} emission line reported in several low-resolution studies of various massive systems, such…
Bibcode: 2017ApJ...837L..15A
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1607.07420
01/03/2017 - High-Energy
Athena: ESA’s X-ray observatory for the late 2020s
Observations of the X-ray sky after the next decade will most likely be dominated by Athena (Advanced Telescope for High ENergy Astrophysics), the second large mission of ESA’s Cosmic Vision…
Bibcode: 2017AN....338..153B
Lees meer01/03/2017 - High-Energy
Future perspectives for abundance measurements in clusters of galaxies with XMM-Newton
The CHEERS (CHEmical enrichment reflection grating spectrometer sample) observations of clusters of galaxies with XMM-Newton have shown to be valuable to constrain the chemical evolution of the universe. The soft…
Bibcode: 2017AN....338..299D
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1611.03723
01/02/2017 - Aerosols and clouds
Direct radiative effect of aerosols based on PARASOL and OMI satellite observations
Accurate portrayal of the aerosol characteristics is crucial to determine aerosol contribution to the Earth’s radiation budget. We employ novel satellite retrievals to make a new measurement-based estimate of the…
Bibcode: 2017JGRD..122.2366L
DOI: 10.1002/2016JD025706
01/01/2017 - Methane
Global inverse modeling of CH4 sources and sinks: an overview of methods
The aim of this paper is to present an overview of inverse modeling methods that have been developed over the years for estimating the global sources and sinks of CH4.…
Bibcode: 2017ACP....17..235H
Lees meer01/01/2017 - High-Energy
Direct probe of the inner accretion flow around the supermassive black hole...
Aims: NGC 2617 is a nearby (z 0.01) active galaxy that recently switched from being a Seyfert 1.8 to be a Seyfert 1.0. At the same time, it underwent a…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...597A..66G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201628686
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1608.00233
01/01/2017 - Low-Energy
Shadows and spirals in the protoplanetary disk HD 100453
Context. Understanding the diversity of planets requires studying the morphology and physical conditions in the protoplanetary disks in which they form. Aims: We aim to study the structure of the…
Bibcode: 2017A&A...597A..42B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629798
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1610.10089
01/12/2016 - Methane
The global methane budget 2000-2012
The global methane (CH4) budget is becoming an increasingly important component for managing realistic pathways to mitigate climate change. This relevance, due to a shorter atmospheric lifetime and a stronger…
Bibcode: 2016ESSD....8..697S
Lees meer01/12/2016 - High-Energy
Laboratory Measurements Compellingly Support a Charge-exchange Mechanism for the ’Dark Matter’ ~3.5...
The reported observations of an unidentified X-ray line feature at ∼3.5 keV have driven a lively discussion about its possible dark matter origin. Motivated by this, we have measured the…
Bibcode: 2016ApJ...833...52S
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/833/1/52
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1608.04751
01/12/2016 - High-Energy
Timing the warm absorber in NGC 4051
We investigated, using spectral-timing analysis, the characterization of highly ionized outflows in Seyfert galaxies, the so-called warm absorbers. Here, we present our results of the extensive 600 ks of XMM-Newton…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...596A..79S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201628555
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1607.01065
01/12/2016 - Exoplanets
Scattered light mapping of protoplanetary disks
Context. High-contrast scattered light observations have revealed the surface morphology of several dozen protoplanetary disks at optical and near-infrared wavelengths. Inclined disks offer the opportunity to measure part of the…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...596A..70S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629098
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1609.09505
01/11/2016 - Exoplanets
Analysis of the Herschel/Hexos Spectral Survey Toward Orion South: A Massive Protostellar...
We present results from a comprehensive submillimeter spectral survey toward the source Orion South, based on data obtained with the Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared instrument on board the Herschel…
Bibcode: 2016ApJ...832...12T
DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/832/1/12
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1608.06320
01/11/2016 - Exoplanets
Direct detection of scattered light gaps in the transitional disk around HD...
Aims: We studied the well-known circumstellar disk around the Herbig Ae/Be star HD 97048 with high angular resolution to reveal undetected structures in the disk which may be indicative of…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...595A.112G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629265
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1609.04027
01/11/2016 - Methane
Satellite observations of atmospheric methane and their value for quantifying methane emissions
Methane is a greenhouse gas emitted by a range of natural and anthropogenic sources. Atmospheric methane has been measured continuously from space since 2003, and new instruments are planned for…
Bibcode: 2016ACP....1614371J
DOI: 10.5194/acp-16-14371-2016
01/11/2016 - Aerosols and clouds
Multiangle photopolarimetric aerosol retrievals in the vicinity of clouds: Synthetic study based...
We investigate the effect of cloud contamination and 3-D radiative transfer effects on aerosol retrievals from multiangle photopolarimetric measurements in the vicinity of clouds. To this end multiangle, multiwavelength photopolarimetric…
Bibcode: 2016JGRD..12112914S
DOI: 10.1002/2016JD024787
01/11/2016 - High-Energy
Origin of central abundances in the hot intra-cluster medium. II. Chemical enrichment...
The hot intra-cluster medium (ICM) is rich in metals, which are synthesised by supernovae (SNe) and accumulate over time into the deep gravitational potential well of clusters of galaxies. Since…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...595A.126M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201628765
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1608.03888
01/11/2016 - High-Energy
A Deep Campaign to Characterize the Synchronous Radio/X-Ray Mode Switching of PSR B0943+10
Observations of PSR B0943+10 with XMM-Newton and the LOFAR, LWA, and Arecibo radio telescopes in 2014 November confirm the synchronous X-ray/radio switching between a radio-bright (B) mode and a radio-quiet…
Bibcode: 2016ApJ...831...21M
DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/831/1/21
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1607.07735
01/11/2016 - High-Energy
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509. XV. Global modeling of the broad emission...
Aims: We model the broad emission lines present in the optical, UV, and X-ray spectra of Mrk 509, a bright type 1 Seyfert galaxy. The broad lines were simultaneously observed…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...595A.106C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201527956
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1606.06579
01/11/2016 - High-Energy
Calibration of the microcalorimeter spectrometer on-board the Hitomi (Astro-H) observatory (invited)
The Hitomi Soft X-ray Spectrometer (SXS) was a pioneering non-dispersive imaging x-ray spectrometer with 5 eV FWHM energy resolution, consisting of an array of 36 silicon-thermistor microcalorimeters at the focus…
Bibcode: 2016RScI...87kD503E
DOI: 10.1063/1.4961075
01/11/2016 - Low-Energy
Shadows cast on the transition disk of HD 135344B. Multiwavelength VLT/SPHERE polarimetric...
Context. The protoplanetary disk around the F-type star HD 135344B (SAO 206462) is in a transition stage and shows many intriguing structures both in scattered light and thermal (sub-)millimeter emission…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...595A.113S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201528039
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1603.00481
01/11/2016 - Exoplanets
Dusty tails of evaporating exoplanets. II. Physical modelling of the KIC 12557548b...
Context. Evaporating rocky exoplanets, such as KIC 12557548b, eject large amounts of dust, which can trail the planet in a comet-like tail. When such objects occult their host star, the…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...596A..32V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629250
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1609.00275
01/10/2016 - Carbon Monoxide
Carbon monoxide total column retrievals from TROPOMI shortwave infrared measurements
The Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) spectrometer is the single payload of the Copernicus Sentinel 5 Precursor (S5P) mission. It measures Earth radiance spectra in the shortwave infrared spectral range around…
Bibcode: 2016AMT.....9.4955L
Lees meer01/10/2016 - CO2
Regional atmospheric CO2 inversion reveals seasonal and geographic differences in Amazon net...
Understanding tropical rainforest carbon exchange and its response to heat and drought is critical for quantifying the effects of climate change on tropical ecosystems, including global climate–carbon feedbacks. Of particular…
Bibcode: 2016GCBio..22.3427A
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13305
01/10/2016 - High-Energy
Suzaku and XMM-Newton observations of the North Polar Spur: Charge exchange or...
By revisiting the Suzaku and XMM-Newton data of the North Polar Spur, we discovered that the spectra are inconsistent with the traditional model consisting of pure thermal emission and neutral…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...594A..78G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201628609
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1607.08334
01/10/2016 - High-Energy
The warm absorber in the radio-loud quasar 4C +74.26
Outflows of photoionized gas are commonly detected in the X-ray spectra of Seyfert 1 galaxies. However, the evidence for this phenomenon in broad line radio galaxies, which are analogous to…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...594A..88D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201628670
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1607.01943
01/10/2016 - Exoplanets
Evolutionary status of dense cores in the NGC 1333 IRAS 4 star-forming region
Context. Protostellar evolution after the formation of the protostar is becoming reasonably well characterized, but the evolution from a prestellar core to a protostar is not well known, although the…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...595A..51K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201528042
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1608.07661
01/10/2016 - Exoplanets
Structure and kinematics of the clouds surrounding the Galactic mini-starburst W43 MM1
Massive stars have a major influence on their environment, yet their formation is difficult to study as they form quickly in highly obscured regions and are rare, hence more distant…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...595A..66J
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201628653
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1608.08776
01/09/2016 - Exoplanets
The ionization rates of galactic nuclei and disks from Herschel/HIFI observations of...
Context. Dense gas in galactic nuclei is known to feed central starbursts and AGN, but the properties of this gas are poorly known because of the high obscuration by dust.…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...593A..43V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201628120
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1606.09428
01/09/2016 - Exoplanets
Determining the mid-plane conditions of circumstellar discs using gas and dust modelling:...
The mass of gas in protoplanetary discs is a quantity of great interest for assessing their planet formation potential. Disc gas masses are, however, traditionally inferred from measured dust masses…
Bibcode: 2016MNRAS.461..385B
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1605.07938
01/09/2016 - Methane
Evaluation of column-averaged methane in models and TCCON with a focus on...
The distribution of methane (CH4) in the stratosphere can be a major driver of spatial variability in the dry-air column-averaged CH4 mixing ratio (XCH4), which is being measured increasingly for…
Bibcode: 2016AMT.....9.4843O
Lees meer01/09/2016 - High-Energy
Suzaku and XMM-Newton observations of the newly discovered early-stage cluster merger of...
We present the results of Suzaku and XMM-Newton X-ray observations of the cluster pair 1E2216.0-0401 and 1E2215.7-0404. We discover an X-ray bridge between the clusters. Suzaku and XMM-Newton observations revealed…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...593L...7A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629275
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1608.01669
01/09/2016 - High-Energy
Insights into the location and dynamics of the coolest X-ray emitting gas...
We extend our previous study of the cool gas responsible for the emission of O VII X-ray lines in the cores of clusters and groups of galaxies. This is the…
Bibcode: 2016MNRAS.461.2077P
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1606.04954
01/08/2016 - Carbon Monoxide
HDO and H2O total column retrievals from TROPOMI shortwave infrared measurements
The TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) on board the European Space Agency Sentinel-5 Precursor mission is scheduled for launch in the last quarter of 2016. As part of its operational processing…
Bibcode: 2016AMT.....9.3921S
Lees meer01/08/2016 - High-Energy
Origin of central abundances in the hot intra-cluster medium. I. Individual and...
The hot intra-cluster medium (ICM) is rich in metals, which are synthesised by supernovae (SNe) explosions and accumulate over time into the deep gravitational potential well of clusters of galaxies.…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...592A.157M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201527824
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1606.01165
01/08/2016 - High-Energy
Observations of asymmetric velocity fields and gas cooling in the NGC 4636...
Aims: This study aims to probe the thermodynamic properties of the hot intragroup medium (IGM) plasma in the core regions of the NGC 4636 galaxy group by detailed measurements of…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...592A.145A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201527523
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1607.07444
01/08/2016 - Exoplanets
The abundance and thermal history of water ice in the disk surrounding...
Context. The presence or absence of ice in protoplanetary disks is of great importance to the formation of planets. By enhancing solid surface density and increasing sticking efficiency, ice catalyzes…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...593A..11M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201425432
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1606.07266
01/08/2016 - Exoplanets
Star Formation and Feedback: A Molecular Outflow-Prestellar Core Interaction in L1689N
We present Herschel,11 ALMA Compact Array (ACA), and Caltech Submillimeter Observatory observations of the prestellar core in L1689N, which has been suggested to be interacting with a molecular outflow driven…
Bibcode: 2016ApJ...827..133L
DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/827/2/133
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1605.01239
01/07/2016 - High-Energy
Galaxy Infall by Interacting with Its Environment: A Comprehensive Study of 340...
To study systematically the evolution of the angular extents of the galaxy, intracluster medium (ICM), and dark matter components in galaxy clusters, we compiled the optical and X-ray properties of…
Bibcode: 2016ApJ...826...72G
DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/826/1/72
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1602.01524
01/07/2016 - High-Energy
TES-Based X-ray Microcalorimeter Performances Under AC Bias and FDM for Athena
Athena is a European X-ray observatory, scheduled for launch in ∼ 2028. Athena will employ a high-resolution imaging spectrometer called X-ray integral field unit (X-IFU), consisting of an array of…
Bibcode: 2016JLTP..184..436A
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-016-1525-9
01/07/2016 - High-Energy
The quiescent intracluster medium in the core of the Perseus cluster
Clusters of galaxies are the most massive gravitationally bound objects in the Universe and are still forming. They are thus important probes of cosmological parameters and many astrophysical processes. However,…
Bibcode: 2016Natur.535..117H
DOI: 10.1038/nature18627
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1607.04487
01/07/2016 - Technology
Fabrication of Low-Noise TES Arrays for the SAFARI Instrument on SPICA
Ultra-low-noise transition edge sensors (TES) with noise equivalent power lower than 2 × 10^{-19} W/Hz^{1/2 } have been fabricated by SRON, which meet the sensitivity requirements for the far-infrared SAFARI…
Bibcode: 2016JLTP..184...60R
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-015-1381-z
01/07/2016 - Technology
Superconducting Coplanar Waveguide Filters for Submillimeter Wave On-Chip Filterbank Spectrometers
We show the first experimental results which prove that superconducting NbTiN coplanar-waveguide resonators can achieve a loaded Q factor in excess of 800 in the 350 GHz band. These resonators…
Bibcode: 2016JLTP..184..412E
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-016-1579-8
01/07/2016 - Technology
Calibration Scheme for Large Kinetic Inductance Detector Arrays Based on Readout Frequency Response
Microwave kinetic inductance detector (MKID) provides a way to build large ground-based sub-mm instruments such as NIKA and A-MKID. For such instruments, therefore, it is important to understand and characterize…
Bibcode: 2016JLTP..184..161B
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-016-1524-x
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1602.00442
01/07/2016 - Technology
Coherent Excited States in Superconductors due to a Microwave Field
We describe theoretically the depairing effect of a microwave field on diffusive s -wave superconductors. The ground state of the superconductor is altered qualitatively in analogy to the depairing due…
Bibcode: 2016PhRvL.117d7002S
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.047002
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1603.02726
01/07/2016 - Technology
Development of Sub-micron Broadband Lens-Coupled LEKIDs for Sub-mm Astronomy
We present a fabrication method for sub-micron lens-coupled lumped element kinetic inductance detectors (LEKIDs) for broadband sub-millimeter (sub-mm) and THz radiation detection. The LEKIDs are fabricated from very thin (12…
Bibcode: 2016JLTP..184..148G
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-016-1517-9
01/07/2016 - High-Energy
Development of the superconducting detectors and read-out for the X-IFU instrument on...
The Advanced Telescope for High-Energy Astrophysics (Athena) has been selected by ESA as its second large-class mission. The future European X-ray observatory will study the hot and energetic Universe with…
Bibcode: 2016NIMPA.824..622G
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2015.09.072
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1604.00670
01/06/2016 - Carbon Monoxide
High-resolution tropospheric carbon monoxide profiles retrieved from CrIS and TROPOMI
The Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) instrument is the only satellite-borne sensor in operation that uses both thermal (TIR) and near-infrared (NIR) channels to estimate CO profiles. With…
Bibcode: 2016AMT.....9.2567F
Lees meer01/06/2016 - High-Energy
A Chandra Study of the Image Power Spectra of 41 Cool Core...
In this work we propose a new diagnostic to segregate cool core (CC) clusters from non-CC (NCC) clusters by studying the two-dimensional power spectra of the X-ray images observed with…
Bibcode: 2016ApJ...823..116Z
DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/823/2/116
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1604.04127
01/06/2016 - High-Energy
Suzaku observation of a high-entropy cluster Abell 548W
Abell 548W, one of the galaxy clusters located in the Abell 548 region, has about an order of magnitude lower X-ray luminosity compared to ordinal clusters in view of the…
Bibcode: 2016PASJ...68S..21N
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psv129
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1512.01315
01/06/2016 - Exoplanets
Constraining turbulence mixing strength in transitional discs with planets using SPHERE and ALMA
We investigate the effect that the turbulent mixing strength parameter αturb plays on near-infrared polarimetric and sub-millimetre interferometric imaging observations of transitional discs (TDs) with a gap carved by a…
Bibcode: 2016MNRAS.459L..85D
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1603.09357
01/06/2016 - Exoplanets
Study of the inner dust envelope and stellar photosphere of the AGB...
Context. On the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) low- and intermediate-mass stars eject a large fraction of their envelope, but the mechanism driving these outflows is still poorly understood. For oxygen-rich…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...591A..70K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201628435
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1605.05504
01/05/2016 - Methane
Methane and carbon dioxide total column retrievals from cloudy GOSAT soundings over...
We present a novel physics-based retrieval method to infer total column mixing ratios of methane (XCH4) and carbon dioxide (XCO2) from space-borne short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) Earth radiance observations over the…
Bibcode: 2016JGRD..121.5031S
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023389
01/05/2016 - Exoplanets
Water in star-forming regions with Herschel (WISH). VI. Constraints on UV and...
Context. Hydrides are simple compounds containing one or a few hydrogen atoms bonded to a heavier atom. They are fundamental precursor molecules in cosmic chemistry and many hydride ions have…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...590A.105B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201525835
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1603.08721
01/04/2016 - Methane
Inverse modeling of GOSAT-retrieved ratios of total column CH4 and CO2 for...
This study investigates the constraint provided by greenhouse gas measurements from space on surface fluxes. Imperfect knowledge of the light path through the atmosphere, arising from scattering by clouds and…
Bibcode: 2016ACP....16.5043P
Lees meer01/04/2016 - Methane
Validation of TANSO-FTS/GOSAT XCO2 and XCH4 glint mode retrievals using TCCON data...
The thermal And near infrared sensor for carbon observations Fourier transform spectrometer (TANSO-FTS) on board the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) applies the normal nadir mode above the land (“land…
Bibcode: 2016AMT.....9.1415Z
Lees meer01/04/2016 - High-Energy
Plasma code for astrophysical charge exchange emission at X-ray wavelengths
Charge exchange X-ray emission provides unique insight into the interactions between cold and hot astrophysical plasmas. Besides its own profound science, this emission is also technically crucial to all observations…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...588A..52G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201527615
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1601.05958
01/04/2016 - High-Energy
Anatomy of the AGN in NGC 5548. VII. Swift study of obscuration...
We present our investigation into the long-term variability of the X-ray obscuration and optical-UV-X-ray continuum in the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 5548. In 2013 and 2014, the Swift observatory monitored…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...588A.139M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201527729
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1602.03017
01/03/2016 - High-Energy
The contribution of young core-collapse supernova remnants to the X-ray emission near...
Appreciable star formation, and, therefore, numerous massive stars, are frequently found near supermassive black holes (SMBHs). As a result, core-collapse supernovae in these regions should also be expected. In this…
Bibcode: 2016MNRAS.456.2537R
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1511.07882
01/03/2016 - High-Energy
Anatomy of the AGN in NGC 5548. VI. Long-term variability of the...
Context. We observed the archetypal Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 5548 in 2013-2014 in the context of an extensive multiwavelength campaign involving several satellites, which revealed the source to be in…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...587A.129E
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201527808
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1601.02385
01/03/2016 - Exoplanets
Herschel-HIFI view of mid-IR quiet massive protostellar objects
Aims: We present Herschel/HIFI observations of 14 water lines in a small sample of Galactic massive protostellar objects: NGC 6334I(N), DR21(OH), IRAS 16272-4837, and IRAS 05358+3543. Using water as a…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...587A.139H
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201527786
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1601.04599
01/02/2016 - Exoplanets
Velocity resolved [C II] spectroscopy of the center and the BCLMP 302...
Context. The forbidden fine structure transition of C+ at 158 μm is one of the major cooling lines of the interstellar medium (ISM). Aims: We aim to understand the contribution…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...586A..37M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201527366
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1512.00904
01/02/2016 - Aerosols and clouds
Influence of 3D effects on 1D aerosol retrievals in synthetic, partially clouded scenes
An important challenge in aerosol remote sensing is to retrieve aerosol properties in the vicinity of clouds and in cloud contaminated scenes. Satellite based multi-wavelength, multi-angular, photo-polarimetric instruments are particularly…
Bibcode: 2016JQSRT.170...54S
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2015.10.008
01/01/2016 - Carbon Monoxide
Can we explain the observed methane variability after the Mount Pinatubo eruption?
The CH4 growth rate in the atmosphere showed large variations after the Pinatubo eruption in June 1991. A decrease of more than 10 ppb yr-1 in the growth rate over…
Bibcode: 2016ACP....16..195B
Lees meer01/01/2016 - Carbon Monoxide
Carbon monoxide total columns from SCIAMACHY 2.3 µm atmospheric reflectance measurements: towards...
We present a full-mission data product of carbon monoxide (CO) vertical column densities using the 2310-2338 nm SCIAMACHY reflectance measurements over clear-sky land scenes for the period January 2003-April 2012.…
Bibcode: 2016AMT.....9..227B
Lees meer01/01/2016 - High-Energy
A Chandra Study of Temperature Distributions of the Intracluster Medium in 50...
To investigate the spatial distribution of the intracluster medium temperature in galaxy clusters in a quantitative way and probe the physics behind it, we analyze the X-ray spectra from a…
Bibcode: 2016ApJ...816...54Z
DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/816/2/54
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1511.04699
01/01/2016 - Exoplanets
Linking low- to high-mass young stellar objects with Herschel-HIFI observations of water
Context. Water probes the dynamics in young stellar objects (YSOs) effectively, especially shocks in molecular outflows. It is therefore a key molecule for exploring whether the physical properties of low-mass…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...585A.103S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201525708
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1511.00357
01/01/2016 - Exoplanets
Multiwavelength optical properties of compact dust aggregates in protoplanetary disks
Context. In protoplanetary disks micron-size dust grains coagulate to form larger structures with complex shapes and compositions. The coagulation process changes the absorption and scattering properties of particles in the…
Bibcode: 2016A&A...585A..13M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201526048
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1510.05426
01/12/2015 - High-Energy
A novel scenario for the possible X-ray line feature at ~3.5 keV....
Motivated by recent claims of a compelling ~3.5 keV emission line from nearby galaxies and galaxy clusters, we investigate a novel plasma model incorporating a charge exchange component obtained from…
Bibcode: 2015A&A...584L..11G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201527634
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1511.06557
01/11/2015 - Carbon Monoxide
Geostationary Emission Explorer for Europe (G3E): mission concept and initial performance assessment
The Geostationary Emission Explorer for Europe (G3E) is a concept for a geostationary satellite sounder that aims to constrain the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases carbon dioxide (CO2) and…
Bibcode: 2015AMT.....8.4719B
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-8-6949-2015
01/11/2015 - High-Energy
X-Ray High-resolution Spectroscopy Reveals Feedback in a Seyfert Galaxy from an Ultra-fast...
Winds outflowing from active galactic nuclei (AGNs) may carry significant amounts of mass and energy out to their host galaxies. In this paper we report the detection of a sub-relativistic…
Bibcode: 2015ApJ...813L..39L
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/813/2/L39
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1511.01165
01/11/2015 - Low-Energy
The JCMT Plane Survey: early results from the ℓ = 30° field
We present early results from the JCMT (James Clerk Maxwell Telescope) Plane Survey (JPS), which has surveyed the northern inner Galactic plane between longitudes ℓ = 7° and ℓ =…
Bibcode: 2015MNRAS.453.4264M
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1509.00318
01/10/2015 - Methane
Validation of TANSO-FTS/GOSAT XCO2 and XCH4 glint mode retrievals using TCCON data...
Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observations Fourier Transform Spectrometer (TANSO-FTS) on board The Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite (GOSAT) applies the normal nadir mode above the land (“land data”)…
Bibcode: 2015AMTD....810897Z
DOI: 10.5194/amtd-8-10897-2015
01/10/2015 - Aerosols and clouds
The direct fitting approach for total ozone column retrievals: a sensitivity study...
We present a sensitivity study of the direct fitting approach to retrieve total ozone columns from the clear sky Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment 2/MetOp-A (GOME-2/MetOp-A) measurements between 325 and 335…
Bibcode: 2015AMT.....8.4429W
Lees meer01/10/2015 - High-Energy
Flows of X-ray gas reveal the disruption of a star by a...
Tidal forces close to massive black holes can violently disrupt stars that make a close approach. These extreme events are discovered via bright X-ray and optical/ultraviolet flares in galactic centres.…
Bibcode: 2015Natur.526..542M
DOI: 10.1038/nature15708
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1510.06348
01/09/2015 - CO2
Comparing the CarbonTracker and M5-4DVar data assimilation systems for CO2 surface flux inversions
Data assimilation systems allow for estimating surface fluxes of greenhouse gases from atmospheric concentration measurements. Good knowledge about fluxes is essential to understand how climate change affects ecosystems and to…
Bibcode: 2015ACP....15.9747B
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-15-8883-2015
01/09/2015 - Aerosols and clouds
Aerosol single-scattering albedo over the global oceans: Comparing PARASOL retrievals with AERONET,...
The aerosol single-scattering albedo (SSA) over the global ocean is evaluated based on polarimetric measurements by the PARASOL (Polarization and Anisotropy of Reflectances for Atmospheric Sciences coupled with Observations from…
Bibcode: 2015JGRD..120.9814L
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023501
01/09/2015 - High-Energy
Anatomy of the AGN in NGC 5548. V. A clear view of...
Context. Our consortium performed an extensive multi-wavelength campaign of the nearby Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 5548 in 2013-14. The source appeared unusually heavily absorbed in the soft X-rays, and signatures…
Bibcode: 2015A&A...581A..79W
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201526742
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1509.00274
01/09/2015 - Carbon Monoxide
Carbon monoxide total columns from SCIAMACHY 2.3 μm atmospheric reflectance measurements: towards...
We present a full-mission data product of carbon monoxide (CO) vertical column densities using the 2310-2338 nm SCIAMACHY reflectance measurements over clear sky land scenes for the period January 2003-April…
Bibcode: 2015AMTD....8.9731B
Lees meer01/09/2015 - Methane
Mapping spectroscopic uncertainties into prospective methane retrieval errors from Sentinel-5 and its precursor
Sentinel-5 (S5) and its precursor (S5P) are future European satellite missions aiming at global monitoring of methane (CH4) column-average dry air mole fractions (XCH4). The spectrometers to be deployed onboard…
Bibcode: 2015AMT.....8.3617C
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-8-1333-2015
01/08/2015 - Methane
On the use of satellite-derived CH4 : CO2 columns in a joint...
We present a method for assimilating total column CH4 : CO2 ratio measurements from satellites for inverse modeling of CH4 and CO2 fluxes using the variational approach. Unlike conventional approaches,…
Bibcode: 2015ACP....15.8615P
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-15-8801-2015
01/08/2015 - High-Energy
Discovery of a nearby early-phase major cluster merger CIZA J1358.9-4750
CIZA J1358.9-4750 is a nearby (z = 0.074) pair of clusters of galaxies located close to the Galactic plane. It consists of two X-ray extended humps at the northwest and…
Bibcode: 2015PASJ...67...71K
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psv029
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1504.02708
01/08/2015 - Exoplanets
Fine-structure line deficit in S 140
Aims: We try to understand the gas heating and cooling in the S 140 star-forming region by spatially and spectrally resolving the distribution of the main cooling lines with GREAT/SOFIA…
Bibcode: 2015A&A...580A..83O
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201526231
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1506.01991
01/08/2015 - Exoplanets
Infrared dark clouds on the far side of the Galaxy
Context. Infrared dark clouds are the coldest and densest portions of giant molecular clouds. The most massive ones represent some of the most likely birthplaces for the next generation of…
Bibcode: 2015A&A...580L...7G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201526474
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1507.05808
01/08/2015 - Exoplanets
Temperatures of dust and gas in S 140
Context. In dense parts of interstellar clouds (≥105 cm-3), dust and gas are expected to be in thermal equilibrium, being coupled via collisions. However, previous studies have shown that in…
Bibcode: 2015A&A...580A..68K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201525669
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1504.05000
01/07/2015 - Carbon Monoxide
Response of the Amazon carbon balance to the 2010 drought derived with...
Two major droughts in the past decade had large impacts on carbon exchange in the Amazon. Recent analysis of vertical profile measurements of atmospheric CO2 and CO by Gatti et…
Bibcode: 2015GBioC..29.1092V
DOI: 10.1002/2014GB005082
01/07/2015 - Carbon Monoxide
Can we explain the observed methane variability after the Mount Pinatubo eruption?
The CH4 growth rate in the atmosphere showed large variations after the Pinatubo eruption in June 1991. A decrease of more than 10 ppb yr-1 in the growth rate over…
Bibcode: 2015ACPD...1519111B
DOI: 10.5194/acpd-15-19111-2015
01/07/2015 - High-Energy
Anatomy of the AGN in NGC 5548. IV. The short-term variability of...
During an extensive multiwavelength campaign that we performed in 2013-2014, we found the prototypical Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 5548 in an unusual condition of heavy and persistent obscuration. The newly…
Bibcode: 2015A&A...579A..42D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201525934
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1505.02562
01/06/2015 - Aerosols and clouds
Aerosol retrieval from multiangle, multispectral photopolarimetric measurements: importance of spectral range and...
We investigated the importance of spectral range and angular resolution for aerosol retrieval from multiangle photopolarimetric measurements over land. For this purpose, we use an extensive set of simulated measurements…
Bibcode: 2015AMT.....8.2625W
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-8-2793-2015
01/06/2015 - High-Energy
The soft γ-ray pulsar population: a high-energy overview
At high-energy γ-rays (>100 MeV), the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on the Fermi satellite already detected more than 145 rotation-powered pulsars (RPPs), while the number of pulsars seen at soft…
Bibcode: 2015MNRAS.449.3827K
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stv426
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1502.06769
01/06/2015 - High-Energy
Developments of Frequency-Domain Multiplexing of TES Arrays for a Future X-Ray Satellite Mission
Arrays of transition-edge sensors (TESs) X-ray microcalorimeters can provide high energy resolution and a large area necessary for the future X-ray mission Athena (2028∼). An array with 4000 TESs will…
Bibcode: 2015ITAS...2583353A
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2014.2383353
01/06/2015 - Exoplanets
Measuring star formation with resolved observations: the test case of M 33
Context. Measuring star formation on a local scale is important to constrain star formation laws. It is not clear yet, however, whether and how the measure of star formation is…
Bibcode: 2015A&A...578A...8B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201423518
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1502.01347
01/06/2015 - CO2
The Greenhouse Gas Climate Change Initiative (GHG-CCI): Comparison and quality assessment of...
The GHG-CCI project is one of several projects of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI). The goal of the CCI is to generate and deliver data sets…
Bibcode: 2015RSEnv.162..344B
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2013.04.024
01/06/2015 - Technology
The non-equilibrium response of a superconductor to pair-breaking radiation measured over a...
We have measured the absorption of terahertz radiation in a BCS superconductor over a broad range of frequencies from 200 GHz to 1.1 THz, using a broadband antenna-lens system and…
Bibcode: 2015ApPhL.106y2602D
DOI: 10.1063/1.4923097
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1505.06191
01/06/2015 - Aerosols and clouds
Space-based remote sensing of atmospheric aerosols: The multi-angle spectro-polarimetric frontier
The review of optical instrumentation, forward modeling, and inverse problem solution for the polarimetric aerosol remote sensing from space is presented. The special emphasis is given to the description of…
Bibcode: 2015ESRv..145...85K
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2015.01.012
01/05/2015 - CO2
Modelling the role of fires in the terrestrial carbon balance by incorporating...
Carbon dioxide emissions from wild and anthropogenic fires return the carbon absorbed by plants to the atmosphere, and decrease the sequestration of carbon by land ecosystems. Future climate warming will…
Bibcode: 2015GMD.....8.1321Y
DOI 2: 10.5194/gmdd-7-9017-2014
01/05/2015 - CO2
An intercomparison of inverse models for estimating sources and sinks of CO2...
This study presents the outcome of an inverse modeling intercomparison experiment on the use of total column CO2 retrievals from Greenhouse Gas Observing Satellite (GOSAT) for quantifying global sources and…
Bibcode: 2015JGRD..120.5253H
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022962
01/05/2015 - High-Energy
Anatomy of the AGN in NGC 5548. II. The spatial, temporal, and...
Context. AGN outflows are thought to influence the evolution of their host galaxies and of super massive black holes. Our deep multiwavelength campaign on NGC 5548 has revealed a new,…
Bibcode: 2015A&A...577A..37A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201425302
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1411.2157
01/05/2015 - High-Energy
Anatomy of the AGN in NGC 5548. III. The high-energy view with...
We describe the analysis of the seven broad-band X-ray continuum observations of the archetypal Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 5548 that were obtained with XMM-Newton or Chandra, simultaneously with high-energy (>10…
Bibcode: 2015A&A...577A..38U
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201425401
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1501.03426
01/05/2015 - High-Energy
Structures and Components in Galaxy Clusters: Observations and Models
Clusters of galaxies are the largest gravitationally bounded structures in the Universe dominated by dark matter. We review the observational appearance and physical models of plasma structures in clusters of…
Bibcode: 2015SSRv..188..141B
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-014-0129-4
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1512.01456
01/05/2015 - Exoplanets
Physical and chemical differentiation of the luminous star-forming region W49A. Results from...
Context. The massive and luminous star-forming region W49A is a well-known Galactic candidate to probe the physical conditions and chemistry similar to those expected in external starburst galaxies. Aims: We…
Bibcode: 2015A&A...577A.127N
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201425014
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1502.03187
01/04/2015 - Methane
The greenhouse gas project of ESA’s climate change initiative (GHG-CCI): overview, achievements...
The GHG-CCI project (http://www.esa-ghg-cci.org/) is one of several projects of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI). The goal of the CCI is to generate and deliver data…
Bibcode: 2015ISPAr.XL7..165B
DOI: 10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-7-W3-165-2015
01/04/2015 - Exoplanets
Observations of water with Herschel/HIFI toward the high-mass protostar AFGL 2591
Context. Water is an important chemical species in the process of star formation, and a sensitive tracer of physical conditions in star-forming regions because of its rich line spectrum and…
Bibcode: 2015A&A...576A..85C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201322717
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1412.4818
01/03/2015 - Aerosols and clouds
Sensitivity of PARASOL multi-angle photopolarimetric aerosol retrievals to cloud contamination
An important problem in satellite remote sensing of aerosols is related to the need to perform an adequate cloud screening. If a cloud screening is applied that is not strict…
Bibcode: 2015AMT.....8.1287S
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-7-10673-2014
01/03/2015 - High-Energy
Anatomy of the AGN in NGC 5548. I. A global model for...
An extensive multi-satellite campaign on NGC 5548 has revealed this archetypal Seyfert-1 galaxy to be in an exceptional state of persistent heavy absorption. Our observations taken in 2013-2014 with XMM-Newton,…
Bibcode: 2015A&A...575A..22M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201425373
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1501.01188
01/03/2015 - High-Energy
Abundance and temperature distributions in the hot intra-cluster gas of Abell 4059
Using the EPIC and RGS data from a deep (200 ks) XMM-Newton observation, we investigate the temperature structure (kT and σT) and the abundances of nine elements (O, Ne, Mg,…
Bibcode: 2015A&A...575A..37M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201425282
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1412.5369
01/03/2015 - High-Energy
Chemical Enrichment RGS cluster Sample (CHEERS): Constraints on turbulence
Context. Feedback from active galactic nuclei, galactic mergers, and sloshing are thought to give rise to turbulence, which may prevent cooling in clusters. Aims: We aim to measure the turbulence…
Bibcode: 2015A&A...575A..38P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201425278
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1501.01069
01/02/2015 - Methane
The effect of stratospheric sulfur from Mount Pinatubo on tropospheric oxidizing capacity...
The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 injected a large amount of SO2 into the stratosphere, which formed sulfate aerosols. Increased scattering and absorption of UV radiation by the enhanced…
Bibcode: 2015JGRD..120.1202B
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022137
01/02/2015 - Exoplanets
The HIFI spectral survey of AFGL 2591 (CHESS). III. Chemical structure of...
Aims: The aim of this work is to understand the richness of chemical species observed in the isolated high-mass envelope of AFGL 2591, a prototypical object for studying massive star…
Bibcode: 2015A&A...574A..71K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201424657
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1412.5763
01/02/2015 - Exoplanets
Herschel Survey of Galactic OH+, H2O+, and H3O+: Probing the Molecular Hydrogen...
In diffuse interstellar clouds the chemistry that leads to the formation of the oxygen-bearing ions OH+, H2O+, and H3O+ begins with the ionization of atomic hydrogen by cosmic rays, and…
Bibcode: 2015ApJ...800...40I
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/800/1/40
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1412.1106
01/01/2015 - Methane
Inverse modelling of CH4 emissions for 2010-2011 using different satellite retrieval products...
At the beginning of 2009 new space-borne observations of dry-air column-averaged mole fractions of atmospheric methane (XCH4) became available from the Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observations-Fourier Transform…
Bibcode: 2015ACP....15..113A
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-14-11493-2014
01/01/2015 - Aerosols and clouds
Use of neural networks in ground-based aerosol retrievals from multi-angle spectropolarimetric observations
In this paper, the use of a neural network algorithm for the retrieval of the aerosol properties from ground-based spectropolarimetric measurements is discussed. The neural network is able to retrieve…
Bibcode: 2015AMT.....8..281D
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-7-9047-2014
01/01/2015 - High-Energy
Calibration and in-orbit performance of the reflection grating spectrometer onboard XMM-Newton
Context. XMM-Newton was launched on 10 December 1999 and has been operational since early 2000. One of the instruments onboard XMM-Newton is the reflection grating spectrometer (RGS). Two identical RGS…
Bibcode: 2015A&A...573A.128D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201423704
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1410.5251
01/12/2014 - CO2
Satellite-inferred European carbon sink larger than expected
Current knowledge about the European terrestrial biospheric carbon sink, from the Atlantic to the Urals, relies upon bottom-up inventory and surface flux inverse model estimates (e.g. 0.27±0.16 GtC a-1 for…
Bibcode: 2014ACP....1413739R
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-13739-2014
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-14-21829-2014
01/12/2014 - Aerosols and clouds
LINTRAN v2.0: A linearised vector radiative transfer model for efficient simulation of...
Radiance measurements of solar radiation that is backscattered by the Earth’s atmosphere or surface contain information about the atmospheric composition and the state of the Earth’s surface. Retrieving such information…
Bibcode: 2014JQSRT.149..347S
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2014.08.019
01/12/2014 - Aerosols and clouds
Atmospheric aerosol characterization with a ground-based SPEX spectropolarimetric instrument
Characterization of atmospheric aerosols is important for understanding their impact on health and climate. A wealth of aerosol parameters can be retrieved from multi-angle, multi-wavelength radiance and polarization measurements of…
Bibcode: 2014AMT.....7.4341V
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-7-5741-2014
01/12/2014 - High-Energy
Discovery of O VII line emitting gas in elliptical galaxies
In the cores of ellipticals, clusters, and groups of galaxies, the gas has a cooling time shorter than 1 Gyr. It is possible to probe cooling flows through the detection…
Bibcode: 2014A&A...572L...8P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201425270
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1411.0709
01/12/2014 - Exoplanets
Water in star-forming regions with Herschel (WISH). V. The physical conditions in...
Context. Outflows are an important part of the star formation process as both the result of ongoing active accretion and one of the main sources of mechanical feedback on small…
Bibcode: 2014A&A...572A..21M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201424267
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1409.5704
01/12/2014 - Exoplanets
A non-equilibrium ortho-to-para ratio of water in the Orion PDR
Context. The ortho-to-para ratio (OPR) of H2O is thought to be sensitive to the temperature of water formation. The OPR of H2O is thus useful for studying the formation mechanism…
Bibcode: 2014A&A...572L..10C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201424007
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1409.1600
01/12/2014 - Exoplanets
Water deuterium fractionation in the high-mass star-forming region G34.26+0.15 based on Herschel/HIFI data
Understanding water deuterium fractionation is important for constraining the mechanisms of water formation in interstellar clouds. Observations of HDO and H_2^{18}O transitions were carried out towards the high-mass star-forming region…
Bibcode: 2014MNRAS.445.1299C
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1409.1092
01/11/2014 - Exoplanets
Filamentary structure and Keplerian rotation in the high-mass star-forming region G35.03+0.35 imaged...
Context. Theoretical scenarios propose that high-mass stars are formed by disk-mediated accretion. Aims: To test the theoretical predictions on the formation of massive stars, we wish to make a thorough…
Bibcode: 2014A&A...571A..52B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201424031
01/11/2014 - Technology
Anomalous response of superconducting titanium nitride resonators to terahertz radiation
We present an experimental study of kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs) fabricated of atomic layer deposited TiN films and characterized at radiation frequencies of 350 GHz. The responsivity to radiation is…
Bibcode: 2014ApPhL.105s2601B
DOI: 10.1063/1.4901536
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1408.0270
01/11/2014 - Technology
Equivalence of optical and electrical noise equivalent power of hybrid NbTiN-Al microwave...
We have measured and compared the response of hybrid NbTiN-Al Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs) to changes in bath temperature and illumination by sub-mm radiation. We show that these two…
Bibcode: 2014ApPhL.105s3504J
DOI: 10.1063/1.4901733
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1408.3272
01/10/2014 - High-Energy
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509. XIV. Chandra HETGS spectra
Context. We present in this paper the results of a 270 ks Chandra HETGS observation in the context of a large multiwavelength campaign on the Seyfert galaxy Mrk 509. Aims:…
Bibcode: 2014A&A...570A..73K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201424662
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1409.2021
01/10/2014 - Low-Energy
The physical conditions in IRDC clumps from Herschel/HIFI observations of H2O
Context. The earliest phases of high-mass star formation are poorly understood. Aims: Our goal is to determine the physical conditions and kinematic structure of massive starforming cloud clumps. Methods: We…
Bibcode: 2014A&A...570A..51S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201423912
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1408.1515
01/10/2014 - Exoplanets
Herschel HIFI Observations of O2 toward Orion: Special Conditions for Shock Enhanced Emission
We report observations of molecular oxygen (O2) rotational transitions at 487 GHz, 774 GHz, and 1121 GHz toward Orion Peak A. The O2 lines at 487 GHz and 774 GHz…
Bibcode: 2014ApJ...793..111C
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/793/2/111
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1408.1962
01/09/2014 - Exoplanets
A necklace of dense cores in the high-mass star forming region G35.20-0.74...
Context. The formation process of high-mass stars (with masses >8 M⊙) is still poorly understood, and represents a challenge from both the theoretical and observational points of view. The advent…
Bibcode: 2014A&A...569A..11S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201424032
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1406.4081
01/09/2014 - Technology
Clean Beam Patterns with Low Crosstalk Using 850 GHz Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors
We present modeling of distributed /4 microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs) showing how electromagnetic cross coupling between the MKID resonators can occur at frequencies corresponding to the microwave readout signal…
Bibcode: 2014JLTP..176..761Y
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-013-1034-z
01/09/2014 - Technology
Study on Optical Filter Heating in Background Limited Detector Experiments
Cryogenic test setups with controlled stray light environments capable of reaching ultra-low radiative background levels are required to test far infrared (FIR) and submillimeter (sub-mm) wave radiation detectors for future…
Bibcode: 2014JLTP..176.1089B
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-014-1184-7
01/08/2014 - Aerosols and clouds
A multiparameter aerosol classification method and its application to retrievals from spaceborne polarimetry
Classifying observed aerosols into types (e.g., urban-industrial, biomass burning, mineral dust, maritime) helps to understand aerosol sources, transformations, effects, and feedback mechanisms; to improve accuracy of satellite retrievals; and to…
Bibcode: 2014JGRD..119.9838R
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD021411
01/08/2014 - Technology
Comparison of the Effects of Magnetic Field on Low Noise MoAu and...
Recently we have reported on the effects of magnetic field on our low noise (NEP = 4 W/Hz) [1] TiAu TES bolometers that are being developed at SRON for the…
Bibcode: 2014JLTP..176..316H
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-013-1061-9
01/08/2014 - Technology
Characterization of Low Noise TES Detectors Fabricated by D-RIE Process for SAFARI...
SRON is developing TES detectors based on a superconducting Ti/Au bilayer on a suspended SiN membrane for the short-wavelength band of the SAFARI instrument on SPICA mission. We have recently…
Bibcode: 2014JLTP..176..363K
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-014-1131-7
01/08/2014 - Technology
Performance of TES X-ray Microcalorimeters with AC Bias Read-Out at MHz Frequencies
At SRON we are developing Frequency Domain Multiplexing for the read-out of superconducting transition edge sensor microcalorimeters for future X-ray astrophysical missions. We will report on the performance of Goddard…
Bibcode: 2014JLTP..176..591A
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-014-1130-8
01/08/2014 - Technology
Low-Bandwidth Operation of TES-Based Bolometer Operation in a Resistance Locked Loop
Operation of TES-based bolometers in a resistance locked loop (RLL), i.e. keeping the operating resistance constant by means of feedback on the bias voltage, provides a number of attractive properties…
Bibcode: 2014JLTP..176..304V
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-014-1157-x
01/08/2014 - Technology
Weak-Link Phenomena in AC-Biased Transition Edge Sensors
It has been recently demonstrated that superconducting transition edge-sensors behave as weak-links due to longitudinally induced superconductivity from the leads with higher . In this work we study the implication…
Bibcode: 2014JLTP..176..279G
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-014-1093-9
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1604.00680
01/07/2014 - Aerosols and clouds
Contiguous polarisation spectra of the Earth from 300 to 850 nm measured...
In this paper we present the first contiguous high-resolution spectra of the Earth’s polarisation observed by a satellite instrument. The measurements of the Stokes fraction Q/I are performed by the…
Bibcode: 2014AMT.....7.2047T
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-6-11309-2013
01/07/2014 - High-Energy
A fast and long-lived outflow from the supermassive black hole in NGC 5548
Supermassive black holes in the nuclei of active galaxies expel large amounts of matter through powerful winds of ionized gas. The archetypal active galaxy NGC 5548 has been studied for…
Bibcode: 2014Sci...345...64K
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1406.5007
01/07/2014 - High-Energy
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509. XIII. Testing ionized-reflection models on Mrk 509
Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are the most luminous persistent objects in the universe. The X-ray domain is particularly important because the X-ray flux represents a significant fraction of the bolometric…
Bibcode: 2014A&A...567A..44B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201423494
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1404.3863
01/07/2014 - Low-Energy
The effect of sideband ratio on line intensity for Herschel/HIFI
The Heterodyne Instrument for the Far Infrared (HIFI) on board the Herschel Space Observatory is composed of a set of fourteen double sideband mixers. We discuss the general problem of…
Bibcode: 2014ExA....37..433H
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-014-9382-5
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1404.2806
01/07/2014 - Exoplanets
The HIFI spectral survey of AFGL 2591 (CHESS). II. Summary of the survey
Aims: This paper presents the richness of submillimeter spectral features in the high-mass star forming region AFGL 2591. Methods: As part of the Chemical Herschel Survey of Star Forming Regions…
Bibcode: 2014A&A...567A..53K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201322819
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1405.4761
01/07/2014 - Exoplanets
The IRAM M 33 CO(2-1) survey. A complete census of molecular gas...
To study the interstellar medium and the interplay between the atomic and molecular components in a low-metallicity environment, we present a complete high angular and spectral resolution map and position-position-velocity…
Bibcode: 2014A&A...567A.118D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201423682
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1405.5884
01/06/2014 - Exoplanets
Herschel Observations of Extraordinary Sources: Analysis of the HIFI 1.2 THz Wide...
We present a comprehensive analysis of a broadband spectral line survey of the Orion Kleinmann-Low nebula (Orion KL), one of the most chemically rich regions in the Galaxy, using the…
Bibcode: 2014ApJ...787..112C
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/787/2/112
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1405.2351
01/06/2014 - Methane
The Greenhouse Gas Climate Change Initiative (GHG-CCI): comparative validation of GHG-CCI SCIAMACHY/ENVISAT...
Column-averaged dry-air mole fractions of carbon dioxide and methane have been retrieved from spectra acquired by the TANSO-FTS (Thermal And Near-infrared Sensor for carbon Observations-Fourier Transform Spectrometer) and SCIAMACHY (Scanning…
Bibcode: 2014AMT.....7.1723D
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-6-8679-2013
01/06/2014 - Methane
Assimilation of atmospheric methane products into the MACC-II system: from SCIAMACHY to...
The Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate Interim Implementation (MACC-II) delayed-mode (DM) system has been producing an atmospheric methane (CH4) analysis 6 months behind real time since June 2009. This analysis…
Bibcode: 2014ACP....14.6139M
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-14-2553-2014
01/06/2014 - Aerosols and clouds
Estimation of aerosol water and chemical composition from AERONET Sun-sky radiometer measurements...
Remote sensing of aerosols provides important information on atmospheric aerosol abundance. However, due to the hygroscopic nature of aerosol particles observed aerosol optical properties are influenced by atmospheric humidity, and…
Bibcode: 2014ACP....14.5969V
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-13-15191-2013
01/04/2014 - Methane
The impact of spectral resolution on satellite retrieval accuracy of CO2 and CH4
The Fourier-transform spectrometer on board the Japanese GOSAT (Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite) satellite offers an excellent opportunity to study the impact of instrument resolution on retrieval accuracy of CO2 and…
Bibcode: 2014AMT.....7.1105G
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-6-10399-2013
01/04/2014 - Methane
A multi-year methane inversion using SCIAMACHY, accounting for systematic errors using TCCON measurements
This study investigates the use of total column CH4 (XCH4) retrievals from the SCIAMACHY satellite instrument for quantifying large-scale emissions of methane. A unique data set from SCIAMACHY is available…
Bibcode: 2014ACP....14.3991H
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-13-28117-2013
01/04/2014 - Exoplanets
Hierarchical fragmentation and differential star formation in the Galactic `Snake’: infrared dark...
We present Submillimeter Array (SMA) λ = 0.88 and 1.3 mm broad-band observations, and Very Large Array (VLA) observations in NH3 (J, K) = (1,1) up to (5,5), H2O and…
Bibcode: 2014MNRAS.439.3275W
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stu127
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1401.4157
01/04/2014 - Exoplanets
Water emission from the high-mass star-forming region IRAS 17233-3606
We investigate the physical and chemical processes at work during the formation of a massive protostar based on the observation of water in an outflow from a very young object…
Bibcode: 2014A&A...564L..11L
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201323343
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1403.4821
01/03/2014 - Methane
Methane emissions from floodplains in the Amazon Basin: challenges in developing a...
Tropical wetlands are estimated to represent about 50% of the natural wetland methane (CH4) emissions and explain a large fraction of the observed CH4 variability on timescales ranging from glacial-interglacial…
Bibcode: 2014BGeo...11.1519R
DOI 2: 10.5194/bgd-10-16713-2013
01/03/2014 - High-Energy
Simultaneous XMM-Newton and HST-COS observation of 1H 0419-577. II. Broadband spectral modeling...
In this paper, we present the longest exposed (97 ks) XMM-Newton EPIC-pn spectrum ever obtained for the Seyfert 1.5 galaxy1H 0419-577. With the aim of explaining the broadband emission of…
Bibcode: 2014A&A...563A..95D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201322916
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1401.5614
01/03/2014 - High-Energy
Unveiling the environment surrounding low-mass X-ray binary SAX J1808.4-3658
Context. Low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) are a natural workbench to study accretion disk phenomena and optimal background sources to measure elemental abundances in the interstellar medium (ISM). In high-resolution XMM-Newton…
Bibcode: 2014A&A...563A.115P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201323283
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1402.0379
01/02/2014 - Carbon Monoxide
Insights into Tikhonov regularization: application to trace gas column retrieval and the...
Insights are given into Tikhonov regularization and its application to the retrieval of vertical column densities of atmospheric trace gases from remote sensing measurements. The study builds upon the equivalence…
Bibcode: 2014AMT.....7..523B
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-6-4999-2013
01/02/2014 - Exoplanets
Far-infrared molecular lines from low- to high-mass star forming regions observed with Herschel
Aims: Our aim is to study the response of the gas-to-energetic processes associated with high-mass star formation and compare it with previously published studies on low- and intermediate-mass young stellar…
Bibcode: 2014A&A...562A..45K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201321954
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1311.6644
01/02/2014 - Technology
Fluctuations in the electron system of a superconductor exposed to a photon flux
In a superconductor, in which electrons are paired, the density of unpaired electrons should become zero when approaching zero temperature. Therefore, radiation detectors based on breaking of pairs promise supreme…
Bibcode: 2014NatCo...5.3130D
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4130
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1306.4238
01/01/2014 - Methane
On the consistency between global and regional methane emissions inferred from SCIAMACHY,...
Satellite retrievals of methane weighted atmospheric columns are assimilated within a Bayesian inversion system to infer the global and regional methane emissions and sinks for the period August 2009 to…
Bibcode: 2014ACP....14..577C
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-13-8023-2013
01/01/2014 - Technology
Evidence of a Nonequilibrium Distribution of Quasiparticles in the Microwave Response of...
In a superconductor, absorption of photons with an energy below the superconducting gap leads to redistribution of quasiparticles over energy and thus induces a strong nonequilibrium quasiparticle energy distribution. We…
Bibcode: 2014PhRvL.112d7004D
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.047004
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1306.4992
01/12/2013 - Exoplanets
Deuterated water in the solar-type protostars NGC 1333 IRAS 4A and IRAS 4B
Context. The measure of the water deuterium fractionation is a relevant tool for understanding mechanisms of water formation and evolution from the prestellar phase to the formation of planets and…
Bibcode: 2013A&A...560A..39C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201322400
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1310.7365
01/12/2013 - Methane
Stable atmospheric methane in the 2000s: key-role of emissions from natural wetlands
Two atmospheric inversions (one fine-resolved and one process-discriminating) and a process-based model for land surface exchanges are brought together to analyse the variations of methane emissions from 1990 to 2009.…
Bibcode: 2013ACP....1311609P
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-11609-2013
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-13-9017-2013
01/12/2013 - Aerosols and clouds
Cloud discrimination in probability density functions of limb-scattered sunlight measurements
A technique characterizing the distribution of cirrus cloud-top occurrences from the Optical Spectrograph and Infrared Imaging System (OSIRIS) limb-scattering radiance profiles is presented. The technique involves computing scattering residual profiles…
Bibcode: 2013AMT.....6.3359N
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-6-6491-2013
01/12/2013 - Exoplanets
Spatially extended OH+ emission from the Orion Bar and Ridge
Context. The reactive HnO+ ions (OH+, H2O+ and H3O+) are widespread in the interstellar medium and act as precursors to the H2O molecule. While HnO+ absorption is seen on many…
Bibcode: 2013A&A...560A..95V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201322164
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1311.1977
01/11/2013 - High-Energy
The XMM-Newton Spectrum of a Candidate Recoiling Supermassive Black Hole: An Elusive...
We present a detailed spectral analysis of new XMM-Newton data of the source CXOC J100043.1+020637, also known as CID-42, detected in the COSMOS survey at z = 0.359. Previous works…
Bibcode: 2013ApJ...778...62L
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/778/1/62
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1310.1399
01/11/2013 - High-Energy
The X-ray/UV absorber in NGC 4593
We present the results of a recent (2011 March) 160 ks Chandra-LETGS (Low Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometre) observation of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 4593, and the analysis of archival X-ray…
Bibcode: 2013MNRAS.435.3028E
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1308.1555
01/11/2013 - Technology
High optical efficiency and photon noise limited sensitivity of microwave kinetic inductance...
We demonstrate photon noise limited performance in both phase and amplitude readout in microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs) consisting of NbTiN and Al, down to 100 fW of optical power.…
Bibcode: 2013ApPhL.103t3503J
DOI: 10.1063/1.4829657
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1311.2429
01/10/2013 - Methane
Three decades of global methane sources and sinks
Methane is an important greenhouse gas, responsible for about 20% of the warming induced by long-lived greenhouse gases since pre-industrial times. A compilation of observations and results from chemical transport,…
Bibcode: 2013NatGe...6..813K
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1955
01/10/2013 - Methane
Comparison of CH4 inversions based on 15 months of GOSAT and SCIAMACHY observations
Over the past decade the development of Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography (SCIAMACHY) retrievals has increased the interest in the use of satellite measurements for studying the global…
Bibcode: 2013JGRD..11811807M
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD019760
01/10/2013 - Methane
Impact of transport model errors on the global and regional methane emissions...
A modelling experiment has been conceived to assess the impact of transport model errors on methane emissions estimated in an atmospheric inversion system. Synthetic methane observations, obtained from 10 different…
Bibcode: 2013ACP....13.9917L
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-13-10961-2013
01/10/2013 - Methane
Validation of two independent retrievals of SCIAMACHY water vapour columns using radiosonde data
Two independently derived SCIAMACHY total water vapour column (WVC) products are compared with integrated water vapour data calculated from radiosonde measurements, and with each other. The two SCIAMACHY WVC products…
Bibcode: 2013AMT.....6.2925D
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-6-665-2013
01/10/2013 - Exoplanets
Dense molecular cocoons in the massive protocluster W3 IRS5: a test case...
Context. Two competing models describe the formation of massive stars in objects like the Orion Trapezium. In the turbulent core accretion model, the resulting stellar masses are directly related to…
Bibcode: 2013A&A...558A..69W
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201322087
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1308.5151
01/09/2013 - Methane
Using ocean-glint scattered sunlight as a diagnostic tool for satellite remote sensing...
Spectroscopic measurements of sunlight backscattered by the Earth’s surface is a technique widely used for remote sensing of atmospheric constituent concentrations from space. Thereby, remote sensing of greenhouse gases poses…
Bibcode: 2013AMT.....6.2509B
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-6-4371-2013
01/09/2013 - CO2
Global CO2 fluxes estimated from GOSAT retrievals of total column CO2
We present one of the first estimates of the global distribution of CO2 surface fluxes using total column CO2 measurements retrieved by the SRON-KIT RemoTeC algorithm from the Greenhouse gases…
Bibcode: 2013ACP....13.8695B
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-13-4535-2013
01/08/2013 - High-Energy
Simultaneous XMM-Newton and HST-COS observation of 1H0419-577. The absorbing and emitting ionized gas
In this paper we analyze the X-ray, UV, and optical data of the Seyfert 1.5 galaxy 1H0419-577 with the aim of detecting and studying an ionized-gas outflow. The source was…
Bibcode: 2013A&A...556A..94D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201321416
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1305.6232
01/07/2013 - Exoplanets
The Spatial Distribution of Organics toward the High-mass YSO NGC 7538 IRS9
Complex molecules have been broadly classified into three generations dependent on the mode of formation and the required formation temperature (<25, 25-100 K, and >100 K). Around massive young stellar…
Bibcode: 2013ApJ...771...95O
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/771/2/95
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1305.3151
01/07/2013 - Technology
On-chip filter bank spectroscopy at 600-700 GHz using NbTiN superconducting resonators
We experimentally demonstrate the principle of an on-chip submillimeter wave filter bank spectrometer, using superconducting microresonators as narrow band-separation filters. The filters are made of NbTiN/SiNx/NbTiN microstrip line resonators, which…
Bibcode: 2013ApPhL.103c2601E
DOI: 10.1063/1.4813816
01/07/2013 - Methane
Atmospheric CH4 in the first decade of the 21st century: Inverse modeling...
causes of renewed growth in the atmospheric CH4 burden since 2007 are still poorly understood and subject of intensive scientific discussion. We present a reanalysis of global CH4 emissions during…
Bibcode: 2013JGRD..118.7350B
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50480
01/06/2013 - Carbon Monoxide
Dynamic biomass burning emission factors and their impact on atmospheric CO mixing ratios
Biomass burning is a major source of trace gases and aerosols, influencing atmospheric chemistry and climate. To quantitatively assess its impact, an accurate representation of fire emissions is crucial for…
Bibcode: 2013JGRD..118.6797V
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50478
01/06/2013 - Exoplanets
Water in star-forming regions with Herschel (WISH). IV. A survey of low-J...
Context. Water is a key constituent of star-forming matter, but the origin of its line emission and absorption during high-mass star formation is not well understood. Aims: We study the…
Bibcode: 2013A&A...554A..83V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201220976
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1304.2949
01/05/2013 - Carbon Monoxide
How much CO was emitted by the 2010 fires around Moscow?
The fires around Moscow in July and August 2010 emitted a large amount of pollutants to the atmosphere. Here we estimate the carbon monoxide (CO) source strength of the Moscow…
Bibcode: 2013ACP....13.4737K
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-12-28705-2012
01/05/2013 - Methane
TransCom model simulations of methane: Comparison of vertical profiles with aircraft measurements
To assess horizontal and vertical transports of methane (CH4) concentrations at different heights within the troposphere, we analyzed simulations by 12 chemistry transport models (CTMs) that participated in the TransCom-CH4…
Bibcode: 2013JGRD..118.3891S
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50380
01/05/2013 - CO2
Impact of aerosol and thin cirrus on retrieving and validating XCO2 from...
Inadequate treatment of aerosol scattering can be a significant source of error when retrieving column-averaged dry-air mole fractions of CO2 (XCO2) from space-based measurements of backscattered solar shortwave radiation. We…
Bibcode: 2013JGRD..118.4887G
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50332
01/05/2013 - Exoplanets
The HIFI spectral survey of AFGL 2591 (CHESS). I. Highly excited linear...
Context. Linear rotor molecules such as CO, HCO+ and HCN are important probes of star-forming gas. For these species, temperatures of ≲ 50 K are sufficient to produce emission lines…
Bibcode: 2013A&A...553A..11V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201321069
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1303.3339
01/05/2013 - Exoplanets
Probing the role of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the photoelectric heating within...
Aims: We observationally investigate the relation between the photoelectric heating efficiency in photodissociation regions (PDRs) and the charge of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are considered to play a key…
Bibcode: 2013A&A...553A...2O
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118450
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1303.2030
01/05/2013 - Exoplanets
Herschel-HIFI observations of high-J CO and isotopologues in star-forming regions: from low...
Context. Our understanding of the star formation process has traditionally been confined to certain mass or luminosity boundaries because most studies focus only on low-, intermediate-, or high-mass star-forming regions.…
Bibcode: 2013A&A...553A.125S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201220472
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1301.4658
01/04/2013 - High-Energy
The origin of the chemical elements in cluster cores
Metals play a fundamental role in ICM cooling processes in cluster cores through the emission of spectral lines. But when and how were these metals formed and distributed through the…
Bibcode: 2013AN....334..416D
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1210.1093
01/04/2013 - Exoplanets
Water in star-forming regions with Herschel (WISH). III. Far-infrared cooling lines in...
Context. Understanding the physical phenomena involved in the earlierst stages of protostellar evolution requires knowledge of the heating and cooling processes that occur in the surroundings of a young stellar…
Bibcode: 2013A&A...552A.141K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201220028
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1301.4821
01/04/2013 - Exoplanets
A candidate circumbinary Keplerian disk in G35.20-0.74 N: A study with ALMA
We report on ALMA observations of continuum and molecular line emission with 0.”4 resolution towards the high-mass star-forming region G35.20-0.74 N. Two dense cores are detected in typical hot-core tracers…
Bibcode: 2013A&A...552L..10S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201321134
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1303.4242
01/03/2013 - High-Energy
Interstellar medium composition through X-ray spectroscopy of low-mass X-ray binaries
Context. The diffuse interstellar medium (ISM) is an integral part of the evolution of the entire Galaxy. Metals are produced by stars and their abundances are the direct testimony of…
Bibcode: 2013A&A...551A..25P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201220481
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1301.1612
01/03/2013 - Exoplanets
The Abundance, Ortho/Para Ratio, and Deuteration of Water in the High-mass Star-forming...
We present Herschel/HIFI observations of 30 transitions of water isotopologues toward the high-mass star-forming region NGC 6334 I. The line profiles of H16 2O, H17 2O, H18 2O, and HDO…
Bibcode: 2013ApJ...765...61E
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/765/1/61
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1212.5169
01/02/2013 - Exoplanets
Herschel/HIFI observations of [C II] and [13C II] in photon-dominated regions
Context. Chemical fractionation reactions in the interstellar medium can result in molecular isotopologue abundance ratios that differ by many orders of magnitude from the isotopic abundance ratios. Understanding variations in…
Bibcode: 2013A&A...550A..57O
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219837
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1211.3359
01/02/2013 - Exoplanets
The distribution of warm gas in the G327.3-0.6 massive star-forming region
Aims: Most studies of high-mass star formation focus on massive and/or luminous clumps, but the physical properties of their larger scale environment are poorly known. In this work, we aim…
Bibcode: 2013A&A...550A..10L
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201218962
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1211.3554
01/02/2013 - Methane
Off-line algorithm for calculation of vertical tracer transport in the troposphere due...
A modified cumulus convection parametrisation scheme is presented. This scheme computes the mass of air transported upward in a cumulus cell using conservation of moisture and a detailed distribution of…
Bibcode: 2013ACP....13.1093B
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-12-20239-2012
01/02/2013 - Methane
Analysis of global methane changes after the 1991 Pinatubo volcanic eruption
The global methane (CH4) growth rate showed large variations after the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in June 1991. Both sources and sinks of tropospheric CH4 were altered following the eruption,…
Bibcode: 2013ACP....13.2267B
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-12-18029-2012
01/02/2013 - CO2
Effects of atmospheric light scattering on spectroscopic observations of greenhouse gases from...
This report is the second in a series of companion papers describing the effects of atmospheric light scattering in observations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) by the Greenhouse gases Observing…
Bibcode: 2013JGRD..118.1493O
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50146
01/01/2013 - Carbon Monoxide
Decadal record of satellite carbon monoxide observations
Atmospheric carbon monoxide (CO) distributions are controlled by anthropogenic emissions, biomass burning, transport and oxidation by reaction with the hydroxyl radical (OH). Quantifying trends in CO is therefore important for…
Bibcode: 2013ACP....13..837W
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-12-25703-2012
01/01/2013 - Aerosols and clouds
Retrieval of subvisual cirrus cloud optical thickness from limb-scatter measurements
We present a technique for estimating the optical thickness of subvisual cirrus clouds detected by OSIRIS (Optical Spectrograph and Infrared Imaging System), a limb-viewing satellite instrument that measures scattered radiances…
Bibcode: 2013AMT.....6..105W
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-5-5313-2012
01/01/2013 - High-Energy
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509. XII. Broad band spectral analysis
The origin of the different spectral components present in the high-energy (UV to X-rays/gamma-rays) spectra of Seyfert galaxies is still being debated a lot. One of the major limitations, in…
Bibcode: 2013A&A...549A..73P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219956
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1209.6438
01/01/2013 - High-Energy
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509. XI. Reverberation of the Fe Kα line
Context. We report on a detailed study of the Fe K emission/absorption complex in the nearby, bright Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 509. The study is part of an extensive XMM-Newton…
Bibcode: 2013A&A...549A..72P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219450
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1207.0831
01/01/2013 - High-Energy
Synchronous X-ray and Radio Mode Switches: A Rapid Global Transformation of the...
Pulsars emit from low-frequency radio waves up to high-energy gamma-rays, generated anywhere from the stellar surface out to the edge of the magnetosphere. Detecting correlated mode changes across the electromagnetic…
Bibcode: 2013Sci...339..436H
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1302.0203
01/01/2013 - Exoplanets
Dense gas in M 33 (HerM33es)
Aims: We aim to better understand the emission of molecular tracers of the diffuse and dense gas in giant molecular clouds and the influence that metallicity, optical extinction, density, far-UV…
Bibcode: 2013A&A...549A..17B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219436
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1210.3263
01/12/2012 - Technology
Homogeneous superconducting phase in TiN film: A complex impedance study
The low frequency complex impedance of a high resistivity 92 μ Ω cm and 100 nm thick TiN superconducting film has been measured via the transmission of several high sensitivity…
Bibcode: 2012ApPhL.101y2601D
DOI: 10.1063/1.4771995
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1211.6678
01/11/2012 - Aerosols and clouds
Model for land surface reflectance treatment: Physical derivation, application for bare soil...
For land surfaces and atmospheric aerosol characterization on the basis of satellite and airborne measurements models for surface reflection description are required. At present time for visible and infrared spectral…
Bibcode: 2012JQSRT.113.2023L
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2012.06.027
01/11/2012 - Exoplanets
First Detection of Water Vapor in a Pre-stellar Core
Water is a crucial molecule in molecular astrophysics as it controls much of the gas/grain chemistry, including the formation and evolution of more complex organic molecules in ices. Pre-stellar cores…
Bibcode: 2012ApJ...759L..37C
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/759/2/L37
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1208.5998
01/10/2012 - Methane
Natural and anthropogenic variations in methane sources during the past two millennia
Methane is an important greenhouse gas that is emitted from multiple natural and anthropogenic sources. Atmospheric methane concentrations have varied on a number of timescales in the past, but what…
Bibcode: 2012Natur.490...85S
DOI: 10.1038/nature11461
01/10/2012 - High-Energy
ORIGIN: metal creation and evolution from the cosmic dawn
ORIGIN is a proposal for the M3 mission call of ESA aimed at the study of metal creation from the epoch of cosmic dawn. Using high-spectral resolution in the soft…
Bibcode: 2012ExA....34..519D
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-011-9224-7
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1104.2048
01/10/2012 - High-Energy
The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT)
High-time-resolution X-ray observations of compact objects provide direct access to strong-field gravity, to the equation of state of ultradense matter and to black hole masses and spins. A 10 m2-class…
Bibcode: 2012ExA....34..415F
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-011-9237-2
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1107.0436
01/09/2012 - Technology
Strongly Disordered TiN and NbTiN s-Wave Superconductors Probed by Microwave Electrodynamics
We probe the effects of strong disorder (2.4<kFl<8.6) on superconductivity in thin films of niobium titanium nitride and titanium nitride by measuring the microwave electrodynamics in coplanar waveguide resonators. We…
Bibcode: 2012PhRvL.109j7003D
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.107003
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1205.2463
01/09/2012 - Carbon Monoxide
Validation of six years of SCIAMACHY carbon monoxide observations using MOZAIC CO...
This paper presents a validation study of SCanning Imaging Absorption SpectroMeter for Atmospheric CartograpHY (SCIAMACHY) carbon monoxide (CO) total column measurements from the Iterative Maximum Likelihood Method (IMLM) algorithm using…
Bibcode: 2012AMT.....5.2133D
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-5-1985-2012
01/09/2012 - High-Energy
Spectral and timing properties of the accreting X-ray millisecond pulsar IGR J17498-2921
Context. IGR J17498-2921 is the third X-ray transient accreting millisecond pulsar discovered by INTEGRAL. It was in outburst for about 40 days beginning on August 08, 2011. Aims: We analyze…
Bibcode: 2012A&A...545A..26F
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219582
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1208.1384
01/09/2012 - Exoplanets
Hydrogen Fluoride in High-mass Star-forming Regions
Hydrogen fluoride (HF) has been established to be an excellent tracer of molecular hydrogen in diffuse clouds. In denser environments, however, the HF abundance has been shown to be approximately…
Bibcode: 2012ApJ...756..136E
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/756/2/136
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1207.0539
01/08/2012 - Carbon Monoxide
Interannual variability of carbon monoxide emission estimates over South America from 2006...
We present the first inverse modeling study to estimate CO emissions constrained by both surface and satellite observations. Our 4D-Var system assimilates National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Earth System Research…
Bibcode: 2012JGRD..11715308H
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017758
01/08/2012 - Methane
Methane airborne measurements and comparison to global models during BARCA
Tropical regions, especially the Amazon region, account for large emissions of methane (CH4). Here, we present CH4 observations from two airborne campaigns conducted within the BARCA (Balanço Atmosférico Regional de…
Bibcode: 2012JGRD..11715310B
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017345
01/08/2012 - High-Energy
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509. X. Lower limit on the distance of...
Aims: Active galactic nuclei (AGN) often show evidence of photoionized outflows. A major uncertainty in models for these outflows is the distance (R) to the gas from the central black…
Bibcode: 2012A&A...544A..33A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118501
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1205.2559
01/08/2012 - Exoplanets
Spectrally resolved C II emission in M 33 (HerM33es). Physical conditions and...
This work presents high spectral resolution observations of the [C ii] line at 158 μm, one of the major cooling lines of the interstellar medium, taken with the HIFI heterodyne…
Bibcode: 2012A&A...544A..55B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219360
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1207.3243
01/07/2012 - Methane
Aerosol information content analysis of multi-angle high spectral resolution measurements and its...
New generations of space-borne spectrometers for the retrieval of atmospheric abundances of greenhouse gases require unprecedented accuracies as atmospheric variability of long-lived gases is very low. These instruments, such as…
Bibcode: 2012AMT.....5.1809F
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-5-2857-2012
01/07/2012 - High-Energy
A phenomenological model for the X-ray spectrum of nova V2491 Cygni
The X-ray flux of nova V2491 Cyg reached a maximum some forty days after optical maximum. The X-ray spectrum at that time, obtained with the RGS of XMM-Newton, shows deep,…
Bibcode: 2012A&A...543A.134P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117835
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1206.2143
01/07/2012 - Exoplanets
Cool and warm dust emission from M 33 (HerM33es)
In the framework of the open-time key program “Herschel M 33 extended survey (HerM33es)”, we study the far-infrared emission from the nearby spiral galaxy M 33 in order to investigate…
Bibcode: 2012A&A...543A..74X
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219291
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1205.1351
01/07/2012 - Exoplanets
Kinematics of the inner thousand AU region around the young massive star...
Context. Recent detections of disks around young high-mass stars support the idea of massive star formation through accretion rather than coalescence, but the detailed kinematics in the equatorial region of…
Bibcode: 2012A&A...543A..22W
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117044
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1204.4367
01/06/2012 - Technology
Carrier Phase Optimization for Frequency Division Multiplexing of Low Temperature Detectors
A large number of low temperature detectors may be read out via few wires using frequency division multiplexing. In this scheme, each detector is biased by a sine wave with…
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..701L
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-012-0540-8
01/06/2012 - Technology
The SPICA-SAFARI TES Bolometer Readout: Developments Towards a Flight System
SAFARI is an imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer for 35-200 μm under development for flight on the Japanese IR-satellite SPICA (2018). The 3.25 m diameter actively cooled telescope (<6K) will provide…
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..561V
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-012-0521-y
01/06/2012 - Technology
Low-Noise Readout of TES Detectors with Baseband Feedback Frequency Domain Multiplexing
SRON is developing an electronic read-out system for an array of transition edge sensors (TES) based on the techniques of frequency domain multiplexing (FDM) and base-band feedback (BBFB). The astronomical…
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..652D
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-012-0577-8
01/06/2012 - Technology
High-Q LC Filters for FDM Read out of Cryogenic Sensor Arrays
We present new results on the development of larger arrays (presently 72 channels, goal of multiple units of 160 channels) of superconducting LC filters. The a-Si:H based resonators show a…
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..695B
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-011-0422-5
01/06/2012 - Technology
The Néel IRAM KID Arrays (NIKA)
We are developing an instrument based on Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KID) known as the Néel IRAM KID Array (NIKA). Leveraging the experience gained from the first generation NIKA in 2009,…
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..834M
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-011-0451-0
01/06/2012 - Carbon Monoxide
CH4, CO, and H2O spectroscopy for the Sentinel-5 Precursor mission: an assessment...
The TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) will be part of ESA’s Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5P) satellite platform scheduled for launch in 2015. TROPOMI will monitor methane and carbon monoxide concentrations in the…
Bibcode: 2012AMT.....5.1387G
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-5-2131-2012
01/06/2012 - CO2
A simple empirical model estimating atmospheric CO2 background concentrations
A simple empirical CO2 model (SECM) is presented to estimate column-average dry-air mole fractions of atmospheric CO2 (XCO2) as well as mixing ratio profiles. SECM is based on a simple…
Bibcode: 2012AMT.....5.1349R
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-5-1293-2012
01/06/2012 - CO2
Effects of atmospheric light scattering on spectroscopic observations of greenhouse gases from...
This report describes a validation study of Greenhouse gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) data processing using ground-based measurements of the Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON) as reference data for column-averaged…
Bibcode: 2012JGRD..11712305O
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017505
01/06/2012 - High-Energy
The High-Resolution X-Ray Microcalorimeter Spectrometer, SXS, on Astro-H
The science and an overview of the Soft X-ray Spectrometer onboard the STRO-H mission are presented. The SXS consists of X-ray focusing mirrors and a microcalorimeter array and is developed…
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..795M
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-012-0482-1
01/06/2012 - High-Energy
Properties of the Intracluster Medium of Abell 3667 Observed with Suzaku XIS
We observed the northwest region of the cluster of galaxies Abell 3667 with the Suzaku XIS instrument. The temperature and surface brightness of the intracluster medium were measured up to…
Bibcode: 2012PASJ...64...49A
DOI: 10.1093/pasj/64.3.49
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1111.5162
01/06/2012 - Exoplanets
Water in star-forming regions with Herschel (WISH). II. Evolution of 557 GHz...
Context. Water is a key tracer of dynamics and chemistry in low-mass star-forming regions, but spectrally resolved observations have so far been limited in sensitivity and angular resolution, and only…
Bibcode: 2012A&A...542A...8K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118146
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1204.0009
01/06/2012 - Exoplanets
Herschel Search for O2 toward the Orion Bar
We report the results of a search for molecular oxygen (O2) toward the Orion Bar, a prominent photodissociation region at the southern edge of the H II region created by…
Bibcode: 2012ApJ...752...26M
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/752/1/26
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1204.5706
01/06/2012 - Exoplanets
The massive protostar W43-MM1 as seen by Herschel-HIFI water spectra: high turbulence...
Aims: We present Herschel-HIFI observations of 14 water lines in W43-MM1, a massive protostellar object in the luminous star-cluster-forming region W43. We place our study in the more general context…
Bibcode: 2012A&A...542A..76H
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118413
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1204.0397
01/06/2012 - Exoplanets
Extended warm and dense gas towards W49A: starburst conditions in our Galaxy?
Context. The star formation rates in starburst galaxies are orders of magnitude higher than in local star-forming regions, and the origin of this difference is not well understood. Aims: We…
Bibcode: 2012A&A...542A...6N
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118582
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1204.0390
01/05/2012 - Technology
Kinetic Inductance Detectors
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..292B
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-011-0448-8
01/05/2012 - Technology
Generation-Recombination Noise: The Fundamental Sensitivity Limit for Kinetic Inductance Detectors
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..335D
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-012-0519-5
01/05/2012 - Methane
Methane retrievals from Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) shortwave infrared measurements: Performance...
We compare two conceptually different methods for determining methane column-averaged mixing ratios ? from Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) shortwave infrared (SWIR) measurements. These methods account differently for light scattering…
Bibcode: 2012JGRD..11710307S
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017549
01/05/2012 - Technology
Analysis of Impedance and Noise Data of an X-Ray Transition-Edge Sensor Using...
The so-called excess noise limits the energy resolution of transition-edge sensor (TES) detectors, and its physical origin has been unclear, with many competing models proposed. Here we present the noise…
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..129P
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-012-0471-4
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1112.0400
01/05/2012 - Aerosols and clouds
Retrieval of the optical depth and vertical distribution of particulate scatterers in...
Due to the well-defined vertical profile of O2 in the atmosphere, the strong A-band (757-774 nm) has long been used to estimate vertical distributions of aerosol/cloud from space. We extend…
Bibcode: 2012AMT.....5.1099S
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-4-6779-2011
01/05/2012 - Technology
Study of the Dependency on Magnetic Field and Bias Voltage of an...
At SRON we are studying the performance of a Goddard Space Flight Center single pixel TES microcalorimeter operated in an AC bias configuration. For x-ray photons at 6 keV the…
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..214G
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-012-0494-x
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1604.02595
01/05/2012 - High-Energy
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509. IX. The Galactic foreground
Context. The diffuse gas in and nearby the Milky Way plays an important role in the evolution of the entire Galaxy. It has a complex structure characterized by neutral, weakly…
Bibcode: 2012A&A...541A.147P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118679
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1203.5959
01/05/2012 - Technology
Design and Testing of Kinetic Inductance Detectors Made of Titanium Nitride
To use highly resistive material for Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KID), new designs have to be done, in part due to the impedance match needed between the KID chip and the…
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..305D
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-012-0484-z
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1309.4317
01/05/2012 - Exoplanets
Multi-line detection of O2 toward ρ Ophuichi A
Context. Models of pure gas-phase chemistry in well-shielded regions of molecular clouds predict relatively high levels of molecular oxygen, O2, and water, H2O. These high abundances imply high cooling rates,…
Bibcode: 2012A&A...541A..73L
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118575
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1202.5637
01/05/2012 - Technology
AC Bias Characterization of Low Noise Bolometers for SAFARI Using an Open-Loop...
SRON is developing the Frequency Domain Multiplexing (FDM) readout and the ultra low NEP TES bolometers array for the infrared spectrometer SAFARI on board of the Japanese space mission SPICA.…
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..161G
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-012-0559-x
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1604.02593
01/05/2012 - Exoplanets
The first results from the Herschel-HIFI mission
This paper contains a summary of the results from the first years of observations with the HIFI instrument onboard ESA’s Herschel space observatory. The paper starts by outlining the goals…
Bibcode: 2012AdSpR..49.1395V
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2012.02.027
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1204.1176
01/05/2012 - Technology
Power Handling and Responsivity of Submicron Wide Superconducting Coplanar Waveguide Resonators
The sensitivity of microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs) based on coplanar waveguides (CPWs) needs to be improved by at least an order of magnitude to satisfy the requirements for space-based…
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..354J
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-012-0458-1
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1206.0579
01/05/2012 - Carbon Monoxide
Carbon monoxide from shortwave infrared reflectance measurements: A new retrieval approach for...
The GMES atmospheric services include global and European air quality monitoring and forecasting which require near real time delivery of atmospheric CO abundances. To achieve this, a numerically efficient retrieval…
Bibcode: 2012RSEnv.120..255V
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2011.09.032
01/05/2012 - Carbon Monoxide
TROPOMI on the ESA Sentinel-5 Precursor: A GMES mission for global observations...
The ESA (European Space Agency) Sentinel-5 Precursor (S-5 P) is a low Earth orbit polar satellite to provide information and services on air quality, climate and the ozone layer in…
Bibcode: 2012RSEnv.120...70V
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2011.09.027
01/05/2012 - Methane
TROPOMI aboard Sentinel-5 Precursor: Prospective performance of CH4 retrievals for aerosol and...
The TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) will be part of ESA’s Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite platform scheduled for launch in late 2014. One of TROPOMI’s primary goals will be to accurately monitor…
Bibcode: 2012RSEnv.120..267B
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2011.05.030
01/05/2012 - Technology
Ultra Low Background Cryogenic Test Facility for Far-Infrared Radiation Detectors
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..360B
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-012-0511-0
01/05/2012 - Technology
Complex Impedance and Equivalent Bolometer Analysis of a Low Noise Bolometer for SAFARI
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167...96L
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-012-0572-0
01/05/2012 - Technology
Distributed TES Model for Designing Low Noise Bolometers Approaching SAFARI Instrument Requirements
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..188K
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-012-0550-6
01/05/2012 - Technology
Electrical Noise in a TES as a Resistively Shunted Conducting Junction
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..108K
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-012-0489-7
01/05/2012 - Technology
Development of NbTiN-Al Direct Antenna Coupled Kinetic Inductance Detectors
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..367L
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-012-0503-0
01/05/2012 - Technology
Modelling the Resistive State in a Transition Edge Sensor
Bibcode: 2012JLTP..167..114K
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-012-0490-1
01/04/2012 - High-Energy
Temporal and Spectral Evolution in X- and γ-Rays of Magnetar 1E 1547.0-5408...
The magnetar 1E 1547.0-5408 exhibited outbursts in 2008 October and 2009 January. In this paper, we present in great detail the evolution of the temporal and spectral characteristics of the…
Bibcode: 2012ApJ...748..133K
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/748/2/133
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1201.5530
01/04/2012 - Technology
Microwave-induced excess quasiparticles in superconducting resonators measured through correlated conductivity fluctuations
We have measured the number of quasiparticles and their lifetime in aluminium superconducting microwave resonators. The number of excess quasiparticles below 160 mK decreases from 72 to 17 μm-3 with…
Bibcode: 2012ApPhL.100p2601D
DOI: 10.1063/1.4704151
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1202.0816
01/03/2012 - Carbon Monoxide
Comparing optimized CO emission estimates using MOPITT or NOAA surface network observations
This paper compares two global inversions to estimate carbon monoxide (CO) emissions for 2004. Either surface flask observations from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Earth System Research Laboratory (NOAA/ESRL)…
Bibcode: 2012JGRD..117.6309H
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017043
01/03/2012 - Aerosols and clouds
In-flight degradation correction of SCIAMACHY UV reflectances and Absorbing Aerosol Index
In this paper we study the close relationship between the radiometric calibration of a satellite instrument and the Absorbing Aerosol Index (AAI) derived from the observed Earth reflectance. Instrument degradation…
Bibcode: 2012JGRD..117.6209T
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016957
01/03/2012 - High-Energy
XMM-Newton observation of 4U 1820-30. Broad band spectrum and the contribution of...
We present an analysis of the bright X-ray binary 4U 1820-30, thet is based mainly on XMM-Newton-RGS data, in addition to complementary data from XMM-Newton-EPIC-pn, INTEGRAL, and Chandra-HETG, to investigate…
Bibcode: 2012A&A...539A..32C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117818
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1112.4349
01/03/2012 - High-Energy
Estimating turbulent velocities in the elliptical galaxies NGC 5044 and NGC 5813
Context. The interstellar and intra-cluster medium (ICM) in giant elliptical galaxies and clusters of galaxies is often assumed to be in hydrostatic equilibrium. Numerical simulations, however, show that about 5-30%…
Bibcode: 2012A&A...539A..34D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118404
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1201.1910
01/03/2012 - High-Energy
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509. VIII. Location of the X-ray absorber
Aims: More than half of all active galactic nuclei show strong photoionised outflows. A major uncertainty in models for these outflows is the distance of the gas to the central…
Bibcode: 2012A&A...539A.117K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118161
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1201.1855
01/03/2012 - Exoplanets
Dust and gas power spectrum in M 33 (HERM33ES)
Power spectra of deprojected images of late-type galaxies in gas or dust emission are very useful diagnostics of the dynamics and stability of their interstellar medium. Previous studies have shown…
Bibcode: 2012A&A...539A..67C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118282
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1201.2558
01/03/2012 - Exoplanets
Herschel Observations of Interstellar Chloronium
Using the Herschel Space Observatory’s Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared, we have observed para-chloronium (H2Cl+) toward six sources in the Galaxy. We detected interstellar chloronium absorption in foreground molecular clouds…
Bibcode: 2012ApJ...748...37N
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/748/1/37
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1201.2941
01/01/2012 - High-Energy
Warm absorber energetics in broad-line radio galaxies
We review the soft X-ray properties of 3C 390.3, 3C 120, 3C 382 and 3C 445, the only broad-line radio galaxies (BLRGs) for which good quality gratings data are currently…
Bibcode: 2012MNRAS.419..321T
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.19694.x
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1108.4890
01/01/2012 - Low-Energy
In-orbit performance of Herschel-HIFI
Aims: In this paper the calibration and in-orbit performance of the Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared (HIFI) is described. Methods: The calibration of HIFI is based on a combination of…
Bibcode: 2012A&A...537A..17R
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015120
01/01/2012 - Exoplanets
Detection of HF emission from the Orion Bar
Context. The clumpy density structure of photon-dominated regions is well established, but the physical properties of the clumps and of the surrounding interclump medium are only approximately known. Aims: The…
Bibcode: 2012A&A...537L..10V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118308
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1112.3860
01/12/2011 - Methane
TransCom model simulations of CH4 and related species: linking transport, surface flux...
A chemistry-transport model (CTM) intercomparison experiment (TransCom-CH4) has been designed to investigate the roles of surface emissions, transport and chemical loss in simulating the global methane distribution. Model simulations were…
Bibcode: 2011ACP....1112813P
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-12813-2011
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-11-18767-2011
01/12/2011 - CO2
The seasonal cycle amplitude of total column CO2: Factors behind the model-observation mismatch
CO2 surface fluxes that are statistically consistent with surface layer measurements of CO2, when propagated forward in time by atmospheric transport models, underestimate the seasonal cycle amplitude of total column…
Bibcode: 2011JGRD..11623306B
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016124
01/11/2011 - CO2
Ozone profiles from clear sky thermal infrared measurements of the Infrared Atmospheric...
In this work we discuss the retrieval of ozone profiles from Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) thermal infrared measurements in the presence of thin cirrus. An algorithm is presented which…
Bibcode: 2011JGRD..11622302W
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016066
01/11/2011 - Aerosols and clouds
Retrieval of stratospheric aerosol density profiles from SCIAMACHY limb radiance measurements in...
In this paper we present an approach to retrieve stratospheric aerosol number densities in the altitude range 10-40 km from SCIAMACHY limb radiance measurements in the spectral range of the…
Bibcode: 2011AMT.....4.2359O
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-4-1795-2011
01/11/2011 - High-Energy
Suzaku broad-band observations of the Seyfert 1 galaxies Mrk 509 and Mrk 841
Context. Markarian 509 and Markarian 841 are two bright Seyfert 1 galaxies with X-ray spectra characterised by a strong soft excess and a variable Fe Kα line, as shown by…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...535A.113C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116444
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1109.0860
01/11/2011 - High-Energy
Probing the unified model in NGC 7314
Aims: We aim at studying the complex absorbed X-ray spectrum of the Narrow Line Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 7314. Methods: We collected available public X-ray data from the archives of…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...535A..62E
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117650
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1109.1660
01/11/2011 - CO2
TransCom satellite intercomparison experiment: Construction of a bias corrected atmospheric CO2 climatology
A model-based three-dimensional (3-D) climatology of atmospheric CO2 concentrations has been constructed for the analysis of satellite observations, as a priori information in retrieval calculations, and for preliminary evaluation of…
Bibcode: 2011JGRD..11621120S
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016033
01/10/2011 - Aerosols and clouds
Improved identification of clouds and ice/snow covered surfaces in SCIAMACHY observations
In the ultra-violet, visible and near infra-red wavelength range the presence of clouds can strongly affect the satellite-based passive remote sensing observation of constituents in the troposphere, because clouds effectively…
Bibcode: 2011AMT.....4.2213K
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-4-1113-2011
01/10/2011 - High-Energy
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509. VI. HST/COS observations of the far-ultraviolet spectrum
We present medium-resolution (λ/Δλ ~ 20 000) ultraviolet spectra covering the 1155-1760 Å spectral range of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 509 obtained using the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) on…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...534A..41K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117123
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1107.0661
01/10/2011 - High-Energy
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509. VII. Relative abundances of the warm absorber
Context. The study of abundances in the nucleus of active galaxies allows us to investigate the evolution of the abundance by comparing local and higher redshift galaxies. However, the methods…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...534A..42S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117304
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1108.2488
01/10/2011 - High-Energy
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509. I. Variability and spectral energy distribution
Context. Active galactic nuclei (AGN) show a wealth of interesting physical processes, some of which are poorly understood. In a broader context, they play an important role in processes that…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...534A..36K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116869
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1107.0656
01/10/2011 - High-Energy
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509. II. Analysis of high-quality Reflection Grating Spectrometer spectra
Aims: We study the bright Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 509 with the Reflection Grating Spectrometers (RGS) of XMM-Newton, using for the first time the RGS multi-pointing mode of XMM-Newton to…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...534A..37K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116870
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1107.0657
01/10/2011 - High-Energy
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509. III. The 600 ks RGS spectrum: unravelling...
We present the results of our 600 ks RGS observation as part of the multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509. The very high quality of the spectrum allows us to investigate…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...534A..38D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116899
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1107.0658
01/10/2011 - High-Energy
Multiwavelength campaign on Mrk 509. V. Chandra-LETGS observation of the ionized absorber
Context. We present here the results of a 180 ks Chandra-LETGS observation as part of a large multi-wavelength campaign on Mrk 509. Aims: We study the warm absorber in Mrk…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...534A..40E
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117067
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1107.0660
01/09/2011 - Methane
Interpreting methane variations in the past two decades using measurements of CH4...
The availability δ13C-CH4 measurements from atmospheric samples has significantly improved in recent years, which allows the construction of time series spanning up to about 2 decades. We have used these…
Bibcode: 2011ACP....11.9141M
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-11-6771-2011
01/09/2011 - High-Energy
Galactic-scale Absorption Outflow in the Low-luminosity Quasar IRAS F04250-5718: Hubble Space Telescope/Cosmic...
We present absorption line analysis of the outflow in the quasar IRAS F04250-5718. Far-ultraviolet data from the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph on board the Hubble Space Telescope reveal intrinsic narrow absorption…
Bibcode: 2011ApJ...739....7E
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/739/1/7
01/09/2011 - Technology
Progress in Antenna Coupled Kinetic Inductance Detectors
This paper describes the combined Dutch efforts toward the development of large wideband focal plane array receivers based on kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs). Taking into account strict electromagnetic and detector…
Bibcode: 2011ITTST...1..112B
DOI: 10.1109/TTHZ.2011.2159532
01/09/2011 - Technology
Minimizing quasiparticle generation from stray infrared light in superconducting quantum circuits
We find that quasiparticle generation from stray infrared light creates a significant loss mechanism in superconducting resonators and qubits. We show that resonator quality factors and qubit energy relaxation times…
Bibcode: 2011ApPhL..99k3507B
DOI: 10.1063/1.3638063
01/08/2011 - Exoplanets
Herschel Measurements of Molecular Oxygen in Orion
We report observations of three rotational transitions of molecular oxygen (O2) in emission from the H2 Peak 1 position of vibrationally excited molecular hydrogen in Orion. We observed the 487…
Bibcode: 2011ApJ...737...96G
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/737/2/96
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1108.0441
01/08/2011 - Exoplanets
The Herschel M 33 extended survey (HerM33es): PACS spectroscopy of the star-forming...
Context. The emission line of [C ii] at 158 μm is one of the strongest cooling lines of the interstellar medium (ISM) in galaxies. Aims: Distinguishing the relative contributions of…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...532A.152M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116447
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1106.5464
01/08/2011 - Technology
Modelling the resistive state in a transition edge sensor
We have developed a model for the resistive transition in a transition edge sensor (TES) based on the model of a resistively and capacitively shunted junction, taking into account phase-slips…
Bibcode: 2011ApPhL..99f3503K
DOI: 10.1063/1.3621829
01/08/2011 - Technology
Photon noise limited radiation detection with lens-antenna coupled microwave kinetic inductance detectors
Microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs) have shown great potential for sub-mm instrumentation because of the high scalability of the technology. Here, we demonstrate for the first time in the sub-mm…
Bibcode: 2011ApPhL..99g3505Y
DOI: 10.1063/1.3624846
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1107.4330
01/08/2011 - Exoplanets
The JCMT Spectral Legacy Survey: physical structure of the molecular envelope of...
Context. The understanding of the formation process of massive stars ( ≳ 8 M⊙) is limited by a combination of theoretical complications and observational challenges. The high UV luminosities of…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...532A..88V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201016086
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1101.5529
01/07/2011 - Aerosols and clouds
Aerosol properties over the ocean from PARASOL multiangle photopolarimetric measurements
In order to make full use of the capability of satellite instruments that measure intensity and polarization properties of reflected light at multiple viewing angles and multiple wavelengths, algorithms are…
Bibcode: 2011JGRD..11614204H
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015469
01/07/2011 - High-Energy
The metal contents of two groups of galaxies
Context. The hot gas in clusters and groups of galaxies is continuously being enriched with metals from supernovae and stars. It is well established that the enrichment of the gas…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...531A..15G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201016187
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1104.0001
01/07/2011 - Exoplanets
First hyperfine resolved far-infrared OH spectrum from a star-forming region
OH is an important molecule in the H2O chemistry and the cooling budget of star-forming regions. The goal of the Herschel key program “Water In Star-forming regions with Herschel” (WISH)…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...531L..16W
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116893
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1105.5026
01/06/2011 - Methane
Constraining global methane emissions and uptake by ecosystems
Natural methane (CH4) emissions from wet ecosystems are an important part of today’s global CH4 budget. Climate affects the exchange of CH4 between ecosystems and the atmosphere by influencing CH4…
Bibcode: 2011BGeo....8.1643S
DOI 2: 10.5194/bgd-8-221-2011
01/06/2011 - Aerosols and clouds
Airborne DOAS limb measurements of tropospheric trace gas profiles: case studies on...
A novel limb scanning mini-DOAS spectrometer for the detection of UV/vis absorbing radicals (e.g., O3, BrO, IO, HONO) was deployed on the DLR-Falcon (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) aircraft…
Bibcode: 2011AMT.....4.1241P
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-3-3925-2010
01/06/2011 - High-Energy
Studying the Warm-hot Intergalactic Medium in Emission
We assess the possibility of detecting the warm-hot intergalactic medium in emission and characterizing its physical conditions and spatial distribution through spatially resolved X-ray spectroscopy, in the framework of the…
Bibcode: 2011ApJ...734...91T
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/734/2/91
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1011.2116
01/06/2011 - Technology
Frequency Domain Multiplexed Readout of TES Detector Arrays with Baseband Feedback
SRON is developing an electronic read-out system for an array of Transition-Edge Sensors (TES) which combines the techniques of Frequency Domain Multiplexing (FDM) with Base-Band FeedBack (BBFB). Its potential astronomical…
Bibcode: 2011ITAS...21..289D
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2010.2101998
01/06/2011 - Technology
A Dual-band Millimeter-wave Kinetic Inductance Camera for the IRAM 30 m Telescope
The Néel IRAM KIDs Array (NIKA) is a fully integrated measurement system based on kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs) currently being developed for millimeter wave astronomy. The instrument includes dual-band optics…
Bibcode: 2011ApJS..194...24M
DOI: 10.1088/0067-0049/194/2/24
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1102.0870
01/05/2011 - Carbon Monoxide
Optimizing global CO emission estimates using a four-dimensional variational data assimilation system...
We apply a four-dimensional variational (4D-VAR) data assimilation system to optimize carbon monoxide (CO) emissions for 2003 and 2004 and to reduce the uncertainty of emission estimates from individual sources…
Bibcode: 2011ACP....11.4705H
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-11-341-2011
01/05/2011 - High-Energy
Spectral and timing properties of the accreting X-ray millisecond pulsar IGR J17511-3057
Context. IGR J17511-3057 is the second X-ray transient accreting millisecond pulsar discovered by INTEGRAL. It was in outburst for about a month beginning on September 13, 2009. Aims: We analyze…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...529A..68F
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201016240
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1012.0229
01/05/2011 - Exoplanets
Distribution and excitation of thermal methanol in 6.7 GHz maser bearing star-forming...
Context. Candidate high-mass star-forming regions can be identified through the occurrence of 6.7 GHz methanol masers. In these sources the methanol abundance of the gas must be enhanced, because the…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...529A..32T
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913256
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1102.3845
01/04/2011 - High-Energy
XMM-Newton observations of the low-mass X-ray binary EXO 0748-676 in quiescence
The neutron star low-mass X-ray binary EXO 0748-676 started a transition from outburst to quiescence in August 2008, after more than 24 years of continuous accretion. The return of the…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...528A.150D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201016200
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1102.2640
01/04/2011 - Technology
Number Fluctuations of Sparse Quasiparticles in a Superconductor
We have directly measured quasiparticle number fluctuations in a thin film superconducting Al resonator in thermal equilibrium. The spectrum of these fluctuations provides a measure of both the density and…
Bibcode: 2011PhRvL.106p7004D
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.167004
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1103.0758
01/03/2011 - Exoplanets
H3O+ line emission from starbursts and AGNs
Context. The H3O+ molecule probes the chemistry and the ionization rate of dense circumnuclear gas in galaxies. Aims: We use the H3O+ molecule to investigate the impact of starburst and…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...527A..69A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015878
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1101.0682
01/03/2011 - Exoplanets
Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): Methanol as a probe of physical...
We have examined methanol emission from Orion KL withthe Herschel/HIFI instrument, and detected two methanol bands centered at 524 GHz and 1061 GHz. The 524 GHz methanol band (observed in…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...527A..95W
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015079
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1101.0805
01/02/2011 - Methane
Global column-averaged methane mixing ratios from 2003 to 2009 as derived from...
After a decade of stable or slightly decreasing global methane concentrations, ground-based in situ data show that CH4 began increasing again in 2007 and that this increase continued through 2009.…
Bibcode: 2011JGRD..116.4302F
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014849
01/01/2011 - Exoplanets
Dense molecular gas towards W49A: a template for extragalactic starbursts?
Context. The HCN, HCO+, and HNC molecules are commonly used as tracers of dense star-forming gas in external galaxies, but such observations are spatially unresolved. Reliably inferring the properties of…
Bibcode: 2011A&A...525A.107R
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015001
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1010.4443
01/01/2011 - Aerosols and clouds
Models for surface reflection of radiance and polarized radiance: Comparison with airborne...
In this paper, we investigate the surface-atmosphere radiative interaction in application to the problem of aerosol satellite remote sensing over land. First, we test different models of the Bidirectional Reflectance…
Bibcode: 2011RSEnv.115..781L
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2010.11.005
01/12/2010 - Methane
CH4 retrievals from space-based solar backscatter measurements: Performance evaluation against simulated aerosol...
Monitoring of atmospheric methane (CH4) concentrations from space-based instruments such as the Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography (SCIAMACHY) and the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) relies on observations…
Bibcode: 2010JGRD..11524302B
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014514
01/12/2010 - High-Energy
The Ultraviolet-X-Ray Connection in AGN Outflows
In this paper I review the recent progress in understanding the physics of the gas outflowing from active galactic nuclei and its impact on the surrounding environment, using the combined…
Bibcode: 2010SSRv..157..265C
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-010-9706-3
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1011.2384
01/11/2010 - High-Energy
Cold fronts and multi-temperature structures in the core of Abell 2052
Context. The physics of the coolest phases in the hot intra-cluster medium (ICM) of clusters of galaxies is yet to be fully unveiled. X-ray cavities blown by the central active…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...523A..81D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015198
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1008.3109
01/11/2010 - High-Energy
Chandra localization and optical/near-infrared follow-up of Galactic X-ray sources
We investigate a sample of 11 Galactic X-ray sources recently discovered with INTEGRAL or RXTE with the goal of identifying their optical and/or near-infrared (NIR) counterpart. For this purpose, new…
Bibcode: 2010MNRAS.408.1866R
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17252.x
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.2495
01/11/2010 - Exoplanets
Magnetic Field Structure in a High-mass Outflow/Disk System
To characterize the magnetic field structure of the outflow and core region within a prototypical high-mass star-forming region, we analyzed polarized CO(3-2)—for the first time observed with the Submillimeter Array—as…
Bibcode: 2010ApJ...724L.113B
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/724/1/L113
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1010.3635
01/11/2010 - Exoplanets
Tracing early evolutionary stages of high-mass star formation with molecular lines
Context. Despite its major role in the evolution of the interstellar medium, the formation of high-mass stars (M ≥ 10 M_⊙) remains poorly understood. Two types of massive star cluster…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...522A..40M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913557
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1006.3236
01/11/2010 - Exoplanets
Molecular and atomic gas in the Local Group galaxy M 33
We present high-resolution large-scale observations of the molecular and atomic gas in the Local Group galaxy M 33. The observations were carried out using the HEterodyne Receiver Array (HERA) at…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...522A...3G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014441
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1003.3222
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Hydrides in young stellar objects: Radiation tracers in a protostar-disk-outflow system
Context. Hydrides of the most abundant heavier elements are fundamental molecules in cosmic chemistry. Some of them trace gas irradiated by UV or X-rays. Aims: We explore the abundances of…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..35B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015111
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.3370
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): The present and future of spectral...
We present initial results from the Herschel GT key program: Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS) and outline the promise and potential of spectral surveys with Herschel/HIFI. The HIFI instrument…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..20B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015071
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.2172
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
Herschel spectral surveys of star-forming regions. Overview of the 555-636 GHz range
High resolution line spectra of star-forming regions are mines of information: they provide unique clues to reconstruct the chemical, dynamical, and physical structure of the observed source. We present the…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..22C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015081
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Herschel observations of the hydroxyl radical (OH) in young stellar objects
Aims: “Water In Star-forming regions with Herschel” (WISH) is a Herschel key program investigating the water chemistry in young stellar objects (YSOs) during protostellar evolution. Hydroxyl (OH) is one of…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..36W
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015112
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.2198
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): The Terahertz spectrum of Orion KL...
We present the first high spectral resolution observations of Orion KL in the frequency ranges 1573.4-1702.8 GHz (band 6b) and 1788.4-1906.8 GHz (band 7b) obtained using the HIFI instrument on…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..21C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015116
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.4564
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
Ortho-to-para ratio of interstellar heavy water
Context. Despite the low elemental deuterium abundance in the Galaxy, enhanced molecular D/H ratios have been found in the environments of low-mass star-forming regions, and in particular the Class 0…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..31V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015101
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.4410
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Water in massive star-forming regions: HIFI observations of W3 IRS5
We present Herschel observations of the water molecule in the massive star-forming region W3 IRS5. The o-H_217O 110-101, p-H_218O 111-000, p-H2O 202-111, p-H2O 111-000, o-H2O 221-212, and o-H2O 212-101 lines,…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..37C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015113
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.3986
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Herschel/HIFI detections of hydrides towards AFGL 2591. Envelope emission versus tenuous cloud absorption
The Heterodyne Instrument for the Far Infrared (HIFI) onboard the Herschel Space Observatory allows the first observations of light diatomic molecules at high spectral resolution and in multiple transitions. Here,…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..44B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015098
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.3408
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
Herschel/HIFI deepens the circumstellar NH3 enigma
Context. Circumstellar envelopes (CSEs) of a variety of evolved stars have been found to contain ammonia (NH3) in amounts that exceed predictions from conventional chemical models by many orders of…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L...7M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015108
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.1413
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Herschel/HIFI observations of interstellar OH+ and H2O+ towards W49N: a probe of...
We report the detection of absorption by interstellar hydroxyl cations and water cations, along the sight-line to the bright continuum source W49N. We have used Herschel’s HIFI instrument, in dual…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..10N
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015077
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.0987
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): Observations of H2O and its isotopologues...
We report the detection of more than 48 velocity-resolved ground rotational state transitions of H_216O, H_218O, and H_217O – most for the first time – in both emission and absorption…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..27M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015085
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.5470
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
Herschel/HIFI observations of spectrally resolved methylidyne signatures toward the high-mass star-forming core...
Context. In contrast to the more extensively studied dense star-forming cores, little is known about diffuse gas surrounding star-forming regions. Aims: We study the molecular gas in the Galactic high-mass…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..43V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015096
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.1539
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Water in low-mass star-forming regions with Herschel . HIFI spectroscopy of NGC 1333
“Water In Star-forming regions with Herschel” (WISH) is a key programme dedicated to studying the role of water and related species during the star-formation process and constraining the physical and…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..30K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015100
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.3031
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
Herschel/HIFI measurements of the ortho/para ratio in water towards Sagittarius B2(M) and W31C
We present Herschel/HIFI observations of the fundamental rotational transitions of ortho- and para-H_216O and H_218O in absorption towards Sagittarius B2(M) and W31C. The ortho/para ratio in water in the foreground…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..26L
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015072
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.1466
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
Reversal of infall in SgrB2(M) revealed by Herschel/HIFI observations of HCN lines...
Aims: To investigate the accretion and feedback processes in massive star formation, we analyze the shapes of emission lines from hot molecular cores, whose asymmetries trace infall and expansion motions.…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..46R
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015106
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.5131
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Water abundances in high-mass protostellar envelopes: Herschel observations with HIFI
Aims: We derive the dense core structure and the water abundance in four massive star-forming regions in the hope of understanding the earliest stages of massive star formation. Methods: We…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..32M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015103
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.4119
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
The distribution of water in the high-mass star-forming region NGC 6334 I
Aims: We present observations of twelve rotational transitions of H_216O, H_218O, and H_217O toward the massive star-forming region NGC 6334 I, carried out with Herschel/HIFI as part of the guaranteed…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..28E
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015086
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.4226
01/10/2010 - Technology
NIKA: A millimeter-wave kinetic inductance camera
Context. Current generation millimeter wavelength detectors suffer from scaling limits imposed by complex cryogenic readout electronics. These instruments typically employ multiplexing ratios well below a hundred. To achieve multiplexing ratios…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521A..29M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014727
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1004.2209
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Sensitive limits on the abundance of cold water vapor in the DM...
We performed a sensitive search for the ground-state emission lines of ortho- and para-water vapor in the DM Tau protoplanetary disk using the Herschel/HIFI instrument. No strong lines are detected…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..33B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015104
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.2129
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
Herschel observations of ortho- and para-oxidaniumyl (H2O+) in spiral arm clouds toward...
H2O+ has been observed in its ortho- and para- states toward the massive star forming core Sgr B2(M), located close to the Galactic center. The observations show absorption in all…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..11S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015087
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.0670
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Water content and wind acceleration in the envelope around the oxygen-rich AGB...
During their asymptotic giant branch evolution, low-mass stars lose a significant fraction of their mass through an intense wind, enriching the interstellar medium with products of nucleosynthesis. We observed the…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L...4D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015069
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.1102
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): detecting spiral arm clouds by CH...
We have observed CH absorption lines (J = 3/2, N = 1 ≤ftarrow J = 1/2, N = 1) against the continuum source Sgr B2(M) using the Herschel/HIFI instrument. With…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..14Q
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015107
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.1867
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Discovery of water vapour in the carbon star V Cygni from observations...
We report the discovery of water vapour toward the carbon star V Cygni. We have used Herschel’s HIFI instrument, in dual beam switch mode, to observe the 111-000 para-water transition…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L...5N
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015080
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.1235
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
The methanol lines and hot core of OMC2-FIR4, an intermediate-mass protostar, with Herschel/HIFI
In contrast with numerous studies on the physical and chemical structure of low- and high-mass protostars, much less is known about their intermediate-mass counterparts, a class of objects that could…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..39K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015118
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1008.2513
01/10/2010 - Carbon Monoxide
Validation of five years (2003-2007) of SCIAMACHY CO total column measurements using...
This paper presents a validation study of SCanning Imaging Absorption spectroMeter for Atmospheric CHartographY (SCIAMACHY) carbon monoxide (CO) total column measurements from the Iterative Maximum Likelihood Method (IMLM) algorithm using…
Bibcode: 2010AMT.....3.1457D
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-3-2891-2010
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Herschel/HIFI observations of Mars: First detection of O2 at submillimetre wavelengths and...
We report on an initial analysis of Herschel/HIFI observations of hydrogen chloride (HCl), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and molecular oxygen (O2) in the Martian atmosphere performed on 13 and 16 April…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..49H
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015160
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.1301
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
Herschel observations in the ultracompact HII region Mon R2. Water in dense...
Context. Monoceros R2, at a distance of 830 pc, is the only ultracompact H ii region (UC H ii) where the photon-dominated region (PDR) between the ionized gas and the…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..23F
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015093
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.1523
01/10/2010 - Carbon Monoxide
The global chemistry transport model TM5: description and evaluation of the tropospheric...
We present a comprehensive description and benchmark evaluation of the tropospheric chemistry version of the global chemistry transport model TM5 (Tracer Model 5, version TM5-chem-v3.0). A full description is given…
Bibcode: 2010GMD.....3..445H
DOI 2: 10.5194/gmdd-3-1009-2010
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Water vapor toward starless cores: The Herschel view
Aims: Previous studies by the satellites SWAS and Odin provided stringent upper limits on the gas phase water abundance of dark clouds (x(H2O) < 7 × 10-9). We investigate the…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..29C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015097
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.1248
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
The origin of the [C II] emission in the S140 photon-dominated regions....
Using Herschel’s HIFI instrument, we observe C ii along a cut through S140, as well as high-J transitions of CO and HCO+ at two positions on the cut, corresponding to…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..24D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015099
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.4957
01/10/2010 - CO2
The importance of transport model uncertainties for the estimation of CO2 sources...
This study presents a synthetic model intercomparison to investigate the importance of transport model errors for estimating the sources and sinks of CO2 using satellite measurements. The experiments were designed…
Bibcode: 2010ACP....10.9981H
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-10-14737-2010
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Herschel/HIFI observations of high-J CO lines in the NGC 1333 low-mass star-forming region
Herschel/HIFI observations of high-J lines (up to Ju = 10) of 12CO, 13CO and C18O are presented toward three deeply embedded low-mass protostars, NGC 1333 IRAS 2A, IRAS 4A, and…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..40Y
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015119
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1008.0867
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
Herschel observations of deuterated water towards Sgr B2(M)
Observations of HDO are an important complement for studies of water, because they give strong constraints on the formation processes – grain surfaces versus energetic process in the gas phase,…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..38C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015121
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.5128
01/10/2010 - High-Energy
High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the interstellar medium. XMM-Newton observation of the LMXB...
Aims: The interstellar medium (ISM) has a multiphase structure characterized by gas, dust, and molecules. The gas can be found in different charge states: neutral, weakly ionized (warm) and highly…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521A..79P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014836
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.2796
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Herschel/HIFI spectroscopy of the intermediate mass protostar NGC 7129 FIRS 2
Herschel/HIFI observations of water from the intermediate mass protostar NGC 7129 FIRS 2 provide a powerful diagnostic of the physical conditions in this star formation environment. Six spectral settings, covering…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..41J
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015122
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1008.1254
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
Gas morphology and energetics at the surface of PDRs: New insights with...
Context. We investigate the physics and chemistry of the gas and dust in dense photon-dominated regions (PDRs), along with their dependence on the illuminating UV field. Aims: Using Herschel/HIFI observations,…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..25J
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015129
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1008.1315
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Water production in comet 81P/Wild 2 as determined by Herschel/HIFI
The high spectral resolution and sensitivity of Herschel/HIFI allows for the detection of multiple rotational water lines and accurate determinations of water production rates in comets. In this Letter we…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..50D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015161
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.0149
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
CH+(1-0) and 13CH+(1-0) absorption lines in the direction of massive star-forming regions
We report the detection of the ground-state rotational transition of the methylidyne cation CH+ and its isotopologue 13CH+ toward the remote massive star-forming regions W33A, W49N, and W51 with the…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..15F
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015109
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
Detection of OH+ and H2O+ towards Orion KL
We report observations of the reactive molecular ions OH+, H2O+, and H3O+ towards Orion KL with Herschel/HIFI. All three N = 1-0 fine-structure transitions of OH+ at 909, 971, and…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..47G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015117
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1009.1450
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Excitation and abundance of C3 in star forming cores. Herschel/HIFI observations of...
We present spectrally resolved observations of triatomic carbon (C3) in several ro-vibrational transitions between the vibrational ground state and the low-energy ν2 bending mode at frequencies between 1654-1897 GHz along…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..13M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015095
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.0649
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Interstellar CH absorption in the diffuse interstellar medium along the sight-lines to...
We report the detection of the ground state N,J = 1,3/2 → 1,1/2 doublet of the methylidyne radical CH at ~532 GHz and ~536 GHz with the Herschel/HIFI instrument along…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..16G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015115
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
First detection of ND in the solar-mass protostar IRAS16293-2422
Context. In the past decade, much progress has been made in characterising the processes leading to the enhanced deuterium fractionation observed in the ISM and in particular in the cold,…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..42B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015102
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.4691
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
Variations in H2O+/H2O ratios toward massive star-forming regions
Early results from the Herschel Space Observatory revealed the water cation H2O+ to be an abundant ingredient of the interstellar medium. Here we present new observations of the H2O and…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..34W
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015110
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.4370
01/10/2010 - Low-Energy
A high-resolution line survey of IRC +10216 with Herschel/HIFI. First results: Detection...
We present the first results of a high-spectral-resolution survey of the carbon-rich evolved star IRC+10216 that was carried out with the HIFI spectrometer onboard Herschel. This survey covers all HIFI…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L...8C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015150
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1008.1199
01/10/2010 - Exoplanets
Nitrogen hydrides in the cold envelope of IRAS 16293-2422
Nitrogen is the fifth most abundant element in the Universe, yet the gas-phase chemistry of N-bearing species remains poorly understood. Nitrogen hydrides are key molecules of nitrogen chemistry. Their abundance…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...521L..52H
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015253
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1009.1119
01/09/2010 - High-Energy
XMM-Newton RGS observation of the warm absorber in Mrk 279
Context. The Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 279 was observed by XMM-Newton in November 2005 on three consecutive orbits, showing significant short-scale variability (average soft band variation in flux ~20%). The…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...520A..36E
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014091
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1006.2027
01/09/2010 - High-Energy
A relativistically broadened OVIII Lyα line in the ultracompact X-ray binary 4U 0614+091
Ultracompact X-ray binaries consist of a neutron star or black hole that accretes material from a white dwarf donor star. The ultracompact nature is expressed in very short orbital periods…
Bibcode: 2010MNRAS.407L..11M
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2010.00892.x
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1006.0004
01/09/2010 - Exoplanets
W49A: a starburst triggered by expanding shells
Aims: W49A is a giant molecular cloud which harbors some of the most luminous embedded clusters in the Galaxy. However, the explanation for this starburst-like phenomenon is still under debate.…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...520A..84P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014975
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1011.1166
01/08/2010 - Methane
First ground-based FTIR observations of methane in the inner tropics over several years
Total column concentrations of methane have been retrieved from ground-based solar absorption FTIR spectra in the near-infrared recorded in Paramaribo (Suriname). The methane FTIR observations are compared with TM5 model…
Bibcode: 2010ACP....10.7231P
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-10-2303-2010
01/07/2010 - High-Energy
High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the Interstellar Medium
We present recent results on high-resolution X-ray absorption measurements of the interstellar medium. We show the results from our recent analysis of the absorption towards the Crab nebula, and discuss…
Bibcode: 2010AIPC.1248..239K
DOI: 10.1063/1.3475221
01/07/2010 - Exoplanets
PACS and SPIRE photometer maps of M 33: First results of the...
Context. Within the framework of the HERM33ES key program, we are studying the star forming interstellar medium in the nearby, metal-poor spiral galaxy M 33, exploiting the high resolution and…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...518L..67K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014613
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1005.2563
01/07/2010 - High-Energy
XMM-Newton follow-up of 3 BeppoSAX-WFC detected Clusters of Galaxies
We study the physical properties of three clusters of galaxies, selected from the Bep-poSAX Wide Field Camera (WFC) survey. We obtained XMM-Newton follow-up observations for these three clusters and fit…
Bibcode: 2010AIPC.1248..293G
DOI: 10.1063/1.3475238
01/07/2010 - Exoplanets
100 μm and 160 μm emission as resolved star-formation rate estimators in...
Context. Over the past few years several studies have provided estimates of the SFR (star-formation rate) or the total infrared luminosity from just one infrared band. However these relations are…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...518L..70B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014649
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1005.2182
01/07/2010 - High-Energy
Probing the variability of the warm absorber in Mrk 279
We present here the results on the detailed modeling of the complex absorption spectrum of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 279. The source was observed three times by XMM-Newton RGS…
Bibcode: 2010AIPC.1248..423E
DOI: 10.1063/1.3475281
01/07/2010 - Technology
Multitone harmonic-balance simulations of an x-ray transition-edge sensor characterized at BESSY II
We present multitone harmonic-balance (MTHB) simulations of a Ti-Au x-ray transition-edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeter in a 5×5 pixel spectrometer array. The dynamic response of the TES microcalorimeter under simulation has…
Bibcode: 2010JAP...108b4509R
DOI: 10.1063/1.3466795
01/07/2010 - Low-Energy
Water cooling of shocks in protostellar outflows. Herschel-PACS map of L1157
Context. The far-IR/sub-mm spectral mapping facility provided by the Herschel-PACS and HIFI instruments has made it possible to obtain, for the first time, images of H2O emission with a spatial…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...518L.120N
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014603
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1005.4517
01/07/2010 - Technology
Minimal resonator loss for circuit quantum electrodynamics
We report quality factors of up to 500×103 in superconducting resonators at the single photon levels needed for circuit quantum electrodynamics. This result is achieved by using NbTiN and removing…
Bibcode: 2010ApPhL..97b3508B
DOI: 10.1063/1.3458705
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1005.0408
01/07/2010 - Low-Energy
Origin of the hot gas in low-mass protostars. Herschel-PACS spectroscopy of HH 46
Aims: “Water In Star-forming regions with Herschel” (WISH) is a Herschel key programme aimed at understanding the physical and chemical structure of young stellar objects (YSOs) with a focus on…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...518L.121V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014615
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1005.2031
01/07/2010 - Technology
Reduced frequency noise in superconducting resonators
We report a reduction in the frequency noise in coplanar waveguide superconducting resonators. The reduction of 7 dB is achieved by removing the exposed dielectric substrate surface from the region…
Bibcode: 2010ApPhL..97c3507B
DOI: 10.1063/1.3467052
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1005.5394
01/07/2010 - Low-Energy
A deep survey of the AKARI north ecliptic pole field . I....
Aims: The Westerbork Radio Synthesis Telescope, WSRT, has been used to make a deep radio survey of an ~1.7 degree2 field coinciding with the AKARI north ecliptic pole deep field.…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...517A..54W
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913366
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1006.0352
01/07/2010 - Low-Energy
Interstellar OH+, H2O+ and H3O+ along the sight-line to G10.6-0.4
We report the detection of absorption lines by the reactive ions OH+, H2O+and H3O+ along the line of sight to the submillimeter continuum source G10.6-0.4 (W31C). We used the Herschel…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...518L.110G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014576
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1005.5653
01/07/2010 - Low-Energy
Herschel-PACS spectroscopy of the intermediate mass protostar NGC 7129 FIRS 2
Aims: We present preliminary results of the first Herschel spectroscopic observations of NGC 7129 FIRS2, an intermediate mass star-forming region. We attempt to interpret the observations in the framework of…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...518L..86F
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014672
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1006.0210
01/07/2010 - Low-Energy
Water abundance variations around high-mass protostars: HIFI observations of the DR21 region
Context. Water is a key molecule in the star formation process, but its spatial distribution in star-forming regions is not well known. Aims: We study the distribution of dust continuum…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...518L.107V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014515
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1005.2903
01/07/2010 - Low-Energy
The Herschel-Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared (HIFI)
Aims: This paper describes the Heterodyne Instrument for the Far-Infrared (HIFI) that was launched onboard ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory in May 2009. Methods: The instrument is a set of 7…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...518L...6D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014698
01/07/2010 - Low-Energy
HIFI observations of water in the atmosphere of comet C/2008 Q3 (Garradd)
High-resolution far-infrared and sub-millimetre spectroscopy of water lines is an important tool to understand the physical and chemical properties of cometary atmospheres. We present observations of several rotational ortho- and…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...518L.150H
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014665
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1005.2969
01/07/2010 - Exoplanets
Strong CH+ J = 1-0 emission and absorption in DR21
We report the first detection of the ground-state rotational transition of the methylidyne cation CH+ towards the massive star-forming region DR 21 with the HIFI instrument onboard the Herschel satellite.…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...518L.118F
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014671
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1007.1420
01/07/2010 - Exoplanets
HIFI observations of warm gas in DR21: Shock versus radiative heating
Context. The molecular gas in the DR21 massive star formation region is known to be affected by the strong UV field from the central star cluster and by a fast…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...518L..79O
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014579
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1005.2517
01/07/2010 - Aerosols and clouds
Capability of multi-viewing-angle photo-polarimetric measurements for the simultaneous retrieval of aerosol and...
An important new challenge in the field of multi-angle photo-polarimetric satellite remote sensing is the retrieval of aerosol properties under cloudy conditions. In this paper the possibility has been explored…
Bibcode: 2010AMT.....3..839H
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-3-1229-2010
01/07/2010 - Exoplanets
Cool gas and dust in M 33: Results from the HERschel M...
We present an analysis of the first space-based far-IR-submm observations of M 33, which measure the emission from the cool dust and resolve the giant molecular cloud complexes. With roughly…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...518L..69B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014551
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1005.3422
01/07/2010 - High-Energy
Fe-bias in the cluster of galaxies Abell 2052
We present radial profiles of the temperature and metallicity of the cluster of galaxies Abell 2052 obtained with XMM-Newton. The temperature is rising from 2 keV in the core of…
Bibcode: 2010AIPC.1248..289D
DOI: 10.1063/1.3475236
01/07/2010 - Exoplanets
Detection of interstellar oxidaniumyl: Abundant H2O+ towards the star-forming regions DR21, Sgr...
Aims: We identify a prominent absorption feature at 1115 GHz, detected in first HIFI spectra towards high-mass star-forming regions, and interpret its astrophysical origin. Methods: The characteristic hyperfine pattern of…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...518L.111O
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014577
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1005.2521
01/07/2010 - High-Energy
Interstellar gas, molecules and dust in the X-ray spectrum of GS 1826-238
The interstellar medium (ISM) has a multiphase structure characterized by gas, dust and molecules. It is possible to probe the ISM through observation of its absorption lines and edges in…
Bibcode: 2010AIPC.1248..245P
DOI: 10.1063/1.3475224
01/07/2010 - Exoplanets
The CHESS spectral survey of star forming regions: Peering into the protostellar...
We present the first results of the unbiased survey of the L1157-B1 bow shock, obtained with HIFI in the framework of the key program Chemical HErschel Survey of Star forming…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...518L.112C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201014582
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1006.1864
01/06/2010 - High-Energy
Hard X-ray timing and spectral characteristics of the energetic pulsar PSR J0205+6449...
Context. PSR J0205+6449 is a young rotation-powered pulsar in SNR 3C 58. It is one of only three young (<10 000 year old) pulsars that have so far been detected…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...515A..34K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913851
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1001.4958
01/06/2010 - High-Energy
The outflow in Mrk 509. A method to calibrate XMM-Newton EPIC-pn and RGS
We analyzed three XMM-Newton observations of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 509, with the goal of detecting small variations in the ionized outflow properties. Measurements such as these are limited…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...516A..61D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913879
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1002.4125
01/06/2010 - Low-Energy
Searching for dark clouds in the outer galactic plane. I. A statistical...
Context. Most of what is known about clustered star formation to date comes from well studied star forming regions located relatively nearby, such as Rho-Ophiuchus, Serpens and Perseus. However, the…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...515A..51F
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913000
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1005.4955
01/05/2010 - CO2
The European carbon balance. Part 1: fossil fuel emissions
We analyzed the magnitude, the trends and the uncertainties of fossil-fuel CO2 emissions in the European Union 25 member states (hereafter EU-25), based on emission inventories from energy-use statistics. The…
Bibcode: 2010GCBio..16.1395C
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02098.x
01/04/2010 - CO2
Seven years of recent European net terrestrial carbon dioxide exchange constrained by...
We present an estimate of net ecosystem exchange (NEE) of CO2 in Europe for the years 2001–2007. It is derived with a data assimilation that uses a large set of…
Bibcode: 2010GCBio..16.1317P
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02078.x
01/04/2010 - High-Energy
X-ray spectral study of hot gas in three clusters of galaxies
Aims: We studied the physical properties of three clusters of galaxies, selected from a BeppoSAX wide field camera (WFC) survey. These sources are identified as 1RXS J153934.7-833535, 1RXS J160147.6-754507, and…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...513A...2G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913245
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1001.2222
01/03/2010 - Carbon Monoxide
Global evaluation of SCIAMACHY and MOPITT carbon monoxide column differences for 2004-2005
This paper presents a detailed global comparison of Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Cartography (SCIAMACHY) and Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) carbon monoxide (CO) column measurements for…
Bibcode: 2010JGRD..115.6307D
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012698
01/03/2010 - Aerosols and clouds
Sources of uncertainties in modelling black carbon at the global scale
Our understanding of the global black carbon (BC) cycle is essentially qualitative due to uncertainties in our knowledge of its properties. This work investigates two source of uncertainties in modelling…
Bibcode: 2010ACP....10.2595V
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-9-24317-2009
01/03/2010 - Aerosols and clouds
Satellite observations of the seasonal cycles of absorbing aerosols in Africa related...
The link between the African Monsoon systems and aerosol loading in Africa is studied using multi-year satellite observations of UV-absorbing aerosols and rain gauge measurements. The main aerosol types occurring…
Bibcode: 2010AtmEn..44.1274D
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.12.038
01/03/2010 - High-Energy
XMM-Newton unveils the complex iron Kα region of Mrk 279
We present the results of a ~160 ks-long XMM-Newton observation of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 279. The spectrum shows evidence of both broad and narrow emission features. The Fe…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...512A..25C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200912555
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1001.2712
01/02/2010 - High-Energy
High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the Seyfert 1 Mrk 841: insights into the...
Context. The Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 841 was observed five times between 2001 and 2005 by the XMM-Newton X-ray observatory. The source is well known for showing spectral complexity in…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...510A..92L
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200912925
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0911.3153
01/02/2010 - High-Energy
The Quasar Outflow Contribution to AGN Feedback: VLT Measurements of SDSS J0318-0600
We present high spectral resolution Very Large Telescope observations of the broad absorption line quasar SDSS J0318 – 0600. This high-quality data set allows us to extract accurate ionic column…
Bibcode: 2010ApJ...709..611D
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/709/2/611
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0911.3896
01/02/2010 - Exoplanets
The ISO Long Wavelength Spectrometer line spectrum of VY Canis Majoris and...
Context. The far-infrared spectra of circumstellar envelopes around various oxygen-rich stars were observed using the ISO Long Wavelength Spectrometer (LWS). These have been shown to be spectrally rich, particularly in…
Bibcode: 2010A&A...510A..80P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913310
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0912.1626
01/02/2010 - Methane
Inverse modeling of European CH4 emissions: sensitivity to the observational network
Inverse modeling is widely employed to provide “top-down” emission estimates using atmospheric measurements. Here, we analyze the dependence of derived CH4 emissions on the sampling frequency and density of the…
Bibcode: 2010ACP....10.1249V
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-9-21073-2009
01/02/2010 - High-Energy
The Dust-scattering X-ray Rings of the Anomalous X-ray Pulsar 1E 1547.0-5408
On 2009 January 22 numerous strong bursts were detected from the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1547.0-5408. Swift/XRT and XMM-Newton/EPIC observations carried out in the following two weeks led to the…
Bibcode: 2010ApJ...710..227T
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/710/1/227
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0911.3064
01/01/2010 - Methane
Large-Scale Controls of Methanogenesis Inferred from Methane and Gravity Spaceborne Data
Wetlands are the largest individual source of methane (CH4), but the magnitude and distribution of this source are poorly understood on continental scales. We isolated the wetland and rice paddy…
Bibcode: 2010Sci...327..322B
Lees meer01/11/2009 - Methane
Inverse modeling of global and regional CH4 emissions using SCIAMACHY satellite retrievals
Methane retrievals from the Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography (SCIAMACHY) instrument onboard ENVISAT provide important information on atmospheric CH4 sources, particularly in tropical regions which are poorly monitored…
Bibcode: 2009JGRD..11422301B
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012287
01/11/2009 - High-Energy
A model of polarized X-ray emission from twinkling synchrotron supernova shells
Synchrotron X-ray emission components were recently detected in many young supernova remnants (SNRs). There is even an emerging class – SN 1006, RX J1713.72-3946, Vela Jr and others – that…
Bibcode: 2009MNRAS.399.1119B
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15348.x
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0907.2521
01/11/2009 - Exoplanets
Hyperfine structure in the J = 1-0 transitions of DCO^+, DNC, and...
Context: Knowledge of the hyperfine structure of molecular lines is useful for estimating reliable column densities from observed emission, and essential for the derivation of kinematic information from line profiles.…
Bibcode: 2009A&A...507..347V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200912912
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0909.0390
01/10/2009 - Methane
Water vapour total columns from SCIAMACHY spectra in the 2.36 μm window
The potential of the shortwave infrared channel of the atmospheric spectrometer SCIAMACHY on Envisat to provide accurate measurements of total atmospheric water vapour columns is explored. It is shown that…
Bibcode: 2009AMT.....2..561S
DOI 2: 10.5194/amtd-2-1453-2009
01/10/2009 - Technology
TiAu-based micro-calorimeters for space applications
We present the latest results of the performance of micro-calorimeters based on transition edge sensors (TESs) for space applications. Sensors based on TiAu superconductive layers with Cu/Bi absorbers are discussed…
Bibcode: 2009NIMPA.610...83D
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.05.114
01/08/2009 - Exoplanets
Probing X-ray irradiation in the nucleus of NGC 1068 with observations of...
Context: Single-dish observations of molecular tracers have suggested that both star formation and an AGN can drive the gas chemistry of the central ~kpc of active galaxies. The irradiation by…
Bibcode: 2009A&A...503..459P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200912350
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0906.5154
01/07/2009 - High-Energy
A parsec scale X-ray extended structure from the X-ray binary Circinus X-1
We present the results of the analysis of two Chandra observations of Circinus X-1 performed in 2007, for a total exposure time of ~50 ks. The source was observed with…
Bibcode: 2009MNRAS.397L...1S
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2008.00574.x
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0810.2202
01/07/2009 - High-Energy
High-energy characteristics of the schizophrenic pulsar PSR J1846-0258 in Kes 75. Multi-year RXTE...
Aims: PSR J1846-0258 is a young rotation-powered pulsar with one of the highest surface magnetic field strengths, located in the centre of SN-remnant Kes-75. In June 2006 a magnetar-like outburst…
Bibcode: 2009A&A...501.1031K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200811580
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0904.4376
01/07/2009 - Technology
Fast Fourier transform spectrometer readout for large arrays of microwave kinetic inductance detectors
Microwave kinetic inductance detectors have great potential for large, very sensitive detector arrays for use in, for example, submillimeter imaging. Being intrinsically readout in the frequency domain, they are particularly…
Bibcode: 2009ApPhL..95d2504Y
DOI: 10.1063/1.3159818
01/06/2009 - Carbon Monoxide
SCIAMACHY CO over land and oceans: 2003-2007 interannual variability
We present a new method to obtain accurate SCIAMACHY CO columns over clouded ocean scenes. Based on an improved version of the Iterative Maximum Likelihood Method (IMLM) retrieval algorithm, we…
Bibcode: 2009ACP.....9.3799G
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-9-5583-2009
01/05/2009 - High-Energy
Studying the Warm Hot Intergalactic Medium with Gamma-Ray Bursts
We assess the possibility of detecting and characterizing the physical state of the missing baryons at low redshift by analyzing the X-ray absorption spectra of the gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows,…
Bibcode: 2009ApJ...697..328B
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/697/1/328
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0903.1861
01/05/2009 - Methane
Application of stable isotope analysis for improved understanding of the methane budget:...
Presented is a detailed comparison of CH4 and δ13C─CH4 measurements with simulations of the global transport model TM3. Experimental data were obtained during campaigns along the Trans-Siberian railroad in the…
Bibcode: 2009JAtC...63...49T
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-010-9157-y
01/04/2009 - Exoplanets
Chemical stratification in the Orion Bar: JCMT Spectral Legacy Survey observations
Context: Photon-dominated regions (PDRs) are expected to show a layered structure in molecular abundances and emerging line emission, which is sensitive to the physical structure of the region as well…
Bibcode: 2009A&A...498..161V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200811391
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0902.1433
01/04/2009 - High-Energy
Properties of the ionised plasma in the vicinity of the neutron-star X-ray...
Aims: We present the spectral analysis of a large set of XMM-Newton observations of EXO 0748-676, a bright dipping low-mass X-ray binary. In particular, we focus on the dipping phenomenon…
Bibcode: 2009A&A...497..805V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200811181
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0902.4470
01/04/2009 - High-Energy
Effective area calibration of the reflection grating spectrometers of XMM-Newton. I. X-ray...
Context: The Crab nebula and pulsar have been widely used as a calibration source for X-ray instruments. The in-flight effective area calibration of the Reflection Grating Spectrometers (RGS) of XMM-Newton…
Bibcode: 2009A&A...497..291K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/20077892
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0902.1094
01/04/2009 - High-Energy
Physical properties of amorphous solid interstellar material from X-ray absorption spectroscopy of...
High-quality, high-resolution X-ray spectra were obtained of Sco X-1 with the Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS) onboard the XMM-Newton satellite. The spectrum around the oxygen K-edge is searched for signatures indicative…
Bibcode: 2009A&A...497..393D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200811260
01/03/2009 - High-Energy
Darwin—an experimental astronomy mission to search for extrasolar planets
As a response to ESA call for mission concepts for its Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan, we propose a mission called Darwin. Its primary goal is the study of terrestrial extrasolar…
Bibcode: 2009ExA....23..435C
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-008-9121-x
01/03/2009 - High-Energy
EDGE: Explorer of diffuse emission and gamma-ray burst explosions
How structures of various scales formed and evolved from the early Universe up to present time is a fundamental question of astrophysical cosmology. EDGE (Piro et al., 2007) will trace…
Bibcode: 2009ExA....23...67P
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-008-9092-y
01/03/2009 - High-Energy
Variable Intrinsic Absorption in Mrk 279
We examine the variability in the intrinsic absorption in the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 279 using three epochs of observations from the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer and two epochs of…
Bibcode: 2009ApJ...694..438S
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/694/1/438
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0812.0506
01/03/2009 - High-Energy
High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the low and high states of the Seyfert...
Context: With the new generation of high-resolution X-ray spectrometers the understanding of warm absorbers in active galactic nuclei has improved considerably. However, the important questions regarding the distance and structure…
Bibcode: 2009A&A...496..107S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200810416
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0901.3108
01/03/2009 - Low-Energy
Millimetron—a large Russian-European submillimeter space observatory
Millimetron is a Russian-led 12 m diameter submillimeter and far-infrared space observatory which is included in the Space Plan of the Russian Federation for launch around 2017. With its large…
Bibcode: 2009ExA....23..221W
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-008-9097-6
01/03/2009 - Exoplanets
The molecular hydrogen explorer H2EX
The Molecular Hydrogen Explorer, H2 EX, was proposed in response to the ESA 2015 – 2025 Cosmic Vision Call as a medium class space mission with NASA and CSA participations.…
Bibcode: 2009ExA....23..277B
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-008-9108-7
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0805.3109
01/02/2009 - High-Energy
Darwin-A Mission to Detect and Search for Life on Extrasolar Planets
The discovery of extrasolar planets is one of the greatest achievements of modern astronomy. The detection of planets that vary widely in mass demonstrates that extrasolar planets of low mass…
Bibcode: 2009AsBio...9....1C
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0805.1873
01/01/2009 - Exoplanets
The importance of non-LTE models for the interpretation of observations of interstellar NO
Context: The ALMA and Herschel missions promise to deliver data of high spatial and spectral resolution at far-infrared and sub-millimeter wavelengths. Modeling these data will require the knowledge of accurate…
Bibcode: 2009A&A...493..557L
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200810453
01/01/2009 - Technology
Noise in NbTiN, Al, and Ta Superconducting Resonators on Silicon and Sapphire Substrates
We present measurements of the frequency noise and resonance frequency temperature dependence in planar superconducting resonators on both silicon and sapphire substrates. We show, by covering the resonators with sputtered…
Bibcode: 2009ITAS...19..936B
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2009.2018086
01/01/2009 - Technology
Enhancement of quasiparticle recombination in Ta and Al superconductors by implantation of...
The quasiparticle recombination time in superconducting films, consisting of the standard electron-phonon interaction and a yet to be identified low-temperature process, is studied for different densities of magnetic and nonmagnetic…
Bibcode: 2009PhRvB..79b0509B
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.020509
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0811.1961
01/12/2008 - Methane
Large tundra methane burst during onset of freezing
Terrestrial wetland emissions are the largest single source of the greenhouse gas methane1. Northern high-latitude wetlands contribute significantly to the overall methane emissions from wetlands, but the relative source distribution…
Bibcode: 2008Natur.456..628M
DOI: 10.1038/nature07464
01/12/2008 - Exoplanets
Survey of ortho-H2D+ (11,0-11,1) in dense cloud cores
Aims: We present a survey of the ortho-H2D+ (1{1,0}-1{1,1}) line toward a sample of 10 starless cores and 6 protostellar cores, carried out at the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory. The high…
Bibcode: 2008A&A...492..703C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20079009
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0809.2803
01/11/2008 - Low-Energy
Characterizing star formation activity in infrared dark cloud MSXDC G048.65-00.29
Context: Infrared dark clouds (IRDCs), condensed regions of the ISM with high column densities, low temperatures and high masses, are suspected sites of star formation. Thousands of IRDCs have already…
Bibcode: 2008A&A...490..655V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200809696
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0807.3628
01/11/2008 - Methane
Four-dimensional variational data assimilation for inverse modelling of atmospheric methane emissions: method...
A four-dimensional variational (4D-Var) data assimilation system for inverse modelling of atmospheric methane emissions is presented. The system is based on the TM5 atmospheric transport model. It can be used…
Bibcode: 2008ACP.....8.6341M
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-8-12023-2008
01/11/2008 - High-Energy
Physical Conditions in Quasar Outflows: Very Large Telescope Observations of QSO 2359-1241
We analyze the physical conditions of the outflow seen in QSO 2359-1241 (NVSS J235953-124148), based on high-resolution spectroscopic VLT observations. This object was previously studied using Keck HIRES data. The…
Bibcode: 2008ApJ...688..108K
DOI: 10.1086/592140
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0807.0230
01/10/2008 - Carbon Monoxide
Monitoring of atmospheric trace gases, clouds, aerosols and surface properties from UV/vis/NIR...
A new generation of UV/vis/near-IR satellite instruments like GOME (since 1995), SCIAMACHY (since 2002), OMI (since 2004), and GOME-2 (since 2006) have allowed one to measure backscattered solar radiance from…
Bibcode: 2008JOptA..10j4019W
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/10/10/104019
01/10/2008 - CO2
Efficient calculation of intensity and polarization spectra in vertically inhomogeneous scattering and...
We present a method for the efficient calculation of moderate- and high-resolution spectra of intensity and polarization in absorption bands. This linear-k method explicitly accounts for the vertical distribution of…
Bibcode: 2008JGRD..11320309H
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010379
01/10/2008 - High-Energy
Detailed high-energy characteristics of AXP 1RXS J170849-400910. Probing the magnetosphere using INTEGRAL,...
1RXS J170849-400910 is one of four anomalous X-ray pulsars which emit persistent luminous radiation in soft X-rays (<10 keV) as well as in hard X-rays (>10 keV). In this paper…
Bibcode: 2008A&A...489..263D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200809772
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0804.1641
01/10/2008 - High-Energy
Detailed high-energy characteristics of AXP 4U 0142+61. Multi-year observations with INTEGRAL, RXTE,...
4U 0142+61 is one of the Anomalous X-ray Pulsars exhibiting hard X-ray emission above 10 keV discovered with INTEGRAL. In this paper we present detailed spectral and temporal characteristics both…
Bibcode: 2008A&A...489..245D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200809390
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0804.1640
01/10/2008 - Exoplanets
Millimeter interferometry of W3 IRS5: a trapezium in the making
Context: Although most young massive stars appear to be part of multiple systems, it is poorly understood how this multiplicity influences the formation of massive stars. The high-mass star-forming region…
Bibcode: 2008A&A...490..213R
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200810158
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0809.0292
01/09/2008 - Methane
Four-dimensional variational data assimilation for inverse modeling of atmospheric methane emissions: Analysis...
Recent observations from the Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography (SCIAMACHY) instrument aboard ENVISAT have brought new insights in the global distribution of atmospheric methane. In particular, the observations…
Bibcode: 2008JGRD..11317301M
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009740
01/09/2008 - Methane
Pressure broadening in the 2ν3 band of methane and its implication on...
N2-broadened half widths and pressure shifts were obtained for transitions in the 2ν3 methane band. Laboratory measurements recorded at 0.011 cm-1 resolution with a Bruker 120 HR Fouriertransform spectrometer were…
Bibcode: 2008ACP.....8.5061F
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-8-10021-2008
01/09/2008 - CO2
TransCom model simulations of hourly atmospheric CO2: Experimental overview and diurnal cycle...
A forward atmospheric transport modeling experiment has been coordinated by the TransCom group to investigate synoptic and diurnal variations in CO2. Model simulations were run for biospheric, fossil, and air-sea…
Bibcode: 2008GBioC..22.3009L
DOI: 10.1029/2007GB003050
01/09/2008 - High-Energy
The warm absorber in NGC 5548. The lean years
We study the variability of the warm absorber and the gas responsible for the emission lines in the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 5548 to constrain the location and physical properties…
Bibcode: 2008A&A...488...67D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200809862
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0804.4467
01/09/2008 - Exoplanets
Evolution of massive protostars: the IRAS 18151-1208 region
Context: The study of physical and chemical properties of massive protostars is critical for better understanding the evolutionary sequence that leads to the formation of high-mass stars. Aims: IRAS 18151-1208…
Bibcode: 2008A&A...488..579M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200809798
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0806.1195
01/08/2008 - Aerosols and clouds
Effects of clouds on ozone profile retrievals from satellite measurements in the ultraviolet
We evaluated a new approach to take clouds into account in ozone profile retrievals from backscattered ultraviolet radiance measurements as performed by the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME). In this…
Bibcode: 2008JGRD..11315311V
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD009850
01/07/2008 - Carbon Monoxide
Error analysis for CO and CH4 total column retrievals from SCIAMACHY 2.3...
A detailed sensitivity analysis of the Iterative Maximum Likelihood Method (IMLM) algorithm and its application to the SCIAMACHY 2.3 μm spectra is presented. The sensitivity analysis includes a detailed assessment…
Bibcode: 2008ACP.....8.3999G
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-8-5183-2008
01/07/2008 - High-Energy
Measuring Column Densities in Quasar Outflows: VLT Observations of QSO 2359-1241
We present high-resolution spectroscopic VLT observations of the outflow seen in QSO 2359-1241. These data contain absorption troughs from five resonance Fe II lines with a resolution of ~7 km…
Bibcode: 2008ApJ...681..954A
DOI: 10.1086/588651
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0807.0228
01/06/2008 - Technology
Quasiparticle Relaxation in Optically Excited High-Q Superconducting Resonators
The quasiparticle relaxation time in superconducting films has been measured as a function of temperature using the response of the complex conductivity to photon flux. For tantalum and aluminum, chosen…
Bibcode: 2008PhRvL.100y7002B
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.257002
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0802.0640
01/06/2008 - Aerosols and clouds
Retrieval of cloud properties from near-ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared satellite-based Earth reflectivity...
In this study, we investigate the capability to retrieve cloud parameters from near-ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared satellite-based reflectivity measurements. These parameters are essential to enable trace gas retrievals for cloud-contaminated…
Bibcode: 2008JGRD..11312204V
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009129
01/06/2008 - Technology
Contribution of dielectrics to frequency and noise of NbTiN superconducting resonators
We study NbTiN resonators by measurements of the temperature dependent resonance frequency and frequency noise. Additionally, resonators are studied covered with SiOx dielectric layers of various thicknesses. The resonance frequency…
Bibcode: 2008ApPhL..92v3502B
DOI: 10.1063/1.2937837
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0804.3499
01/05/2008 - High-Energy
Microcalorimeter Instruments for the Spectrum-R(X)G and NeXT Missions
X-ray spectrometers utilizing a microcalorimeter array are presently under study for the Russian Spectrum R-G (or Spectrum-X-Gamma) mission, which is to be launched in 2011, and for the Japanese NeXT…
Bibcode: 2008JLTP..151..703M
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-008-9737-2
01/05/2008 - High-Energy
EURECA: European-Japanese Microcalorimeter Array
The EURECA project aims to demonstrate technological readiness of a micro-calorimeter array for application in future X-ray astronomy missions, like Constellation-X, EDGE, and XEUS. The prototype instrument consists of a…
Bibcode: 2008JLTP..151..733D
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-008-9731-8
01/04/2008 - Technology
Comparative Study of TiAu-Based TES Microcalorimeters with Different Geometries
Seven microcalorimeters with different geometries have been tested and their performance is compared. The study, for TiAu TESs with a Cu absorber, indicates the presence of so-called constant voltage noise…
Bibcode: 2008JLTP..151...94H
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-007-9633-1
01/04/2008 - Technology
The Superconducting Transition in 4-D: Temperature, Current, Resistance and Heat Capacity
We measured the superconducting phase transition of a transition-edge sensor (TES) provided by SRON. Using newly developed techniques, we obtain thousands of impedance measurements to find sensitivity α I ,…
Bibcode: 2008JLTP..151..190L
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-007-9618-0
01/04/2008 - Technology
Quasiparticle Lifetime and Noise in Tantalum High Q Superconducting Resonators
We present measurements of the quasiparticle lifetime using optical pulses in the temperature range of 50 mK 1 K as well as measurements of the noise spectrum under continuous illumination…
Bibcode: 2008JLTP..151..518B
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-007-9683-4
01/04/2008 - Technology
Noise and Sensitivity of Aluminum Kinetic Inductance Detectors for Sub-mm Astronomy
Kinetic inductance detectors are based upon high Q superconducting resonators. We have measured the electrical Noise Equivalent Power (NEP) of 100 nm thick 1/4 λ coplanar waveguide Aluminum resonators at…
Bibcode: 2008JLTP..151..524B
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-007-9684-3
01/04/2008 - Technology
Characterization of a High-Performance Ti/Au TES Microcalorimeter with a Central Cu Absorber
We are developing X-ray microcalorimeters based on Ti/Au transition-edge sensors (TES). Among sensors we have fabricated, one with a Cu absorber at the center of the TES shows a particularly…
Bibcode: 2008JLTP..151..161T
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-007-9621-5
01/04/2008 - Technology
Advances in Fabrication of TES μ-Calorimeter Arrays and Associated Filter Structures for...
In this paper we describe microfabrication developments for a 1024 pixel calorimeter array, to be used in future X-ray spectroscopic space missions. We report on an optimization study of high…
Bibcode: 2008JLTP..151..500B
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-007-9681-6
01/04/2008 - Technology
Characterisation of a TES-Based X-ray Microcalorimeter in the Energy Range from 150...
We characterised a TES-based X-ray microcalorimeter in an adiabatic demagnetisation refrigerator (ADR) using synchrotron radiation. The detector response and energy resolution was measured at the beam-line in the PTB radiometry…
Bibcode: 2008JLTP..151..106G
DOI: 10.1007/s10909-007-9629-x
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.1604.02535
01/03/2008 - Methane
Early anthropogenic CH4 emissions and the variation of CH4 and 13CH4 over...
This study presents a new hypothesis to explain the observed variation of CH4 and δ13C-CH4 over the last millennium. It was originally proposed that the observed minimum of δ13C-CH4 prior…
Bibcode: 2008GBioC..22.1002H
DOI: 10.1029/2007GB002961
01/01/2008 - High-Energy
In-Orbit Timing Calibration of the Hard X-Ray Detector on Board Suzaku
The hard X-ray detector (HXD) aboard the X-ray satellite Suzaku is designed to have a good timing capability with a 61μs time resolution. In addition to detailed descriptions of the…
Bibcode: 2008PASJ...60S..25T
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0711.2715
01/01/2008 - Exoplanets
Detection of extragalactic H_3O^+
Context: The H3O+ molecule probes the oxygen chemistry and the ionization rate of dense circumnuclear gas in galaxies. Aims: Recent H3O+ observations show variations in the cosmic-ray ionization rate by…
Bibcode: 2008A&A...477L...5V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20078824
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0711.2109
01/12/2007 - Exoplanets
Modeling the water line emission from the high-mass star-forming region AFGL 2591
Context: Observations of water lines are a sensitive probe of the geometry, dynamics and chemical structure of dense molecular gas. The launch of Herschel with on board HIFI and PACS…
Bibcode: 2007A&A...475..949P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20078012
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0710.1503
01/11/2007 - Exoplanets
Energetic radiation and the sulfur chemistry of protostellar envelopes: submillimeter interferometry of...
Context: The chemistry in the inner few thousand AU of accreting envelopes around young stellar objects is predicted to vary greatly with far-UV and X-ray irradiation by the central star.…
Bibcode: 2007A&A...475..549B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20078032
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0709.0215
01/11/2007 - High-Energy
Search for the light dark matter with an X-ray spectrometer
Sterile neutrinos with the mass in the keV range are interesting warm dark matter (WDM) candidates. The restrictions on their parameters (mass and mixing angle) obtained by current X-ray missions…
Bibcode: 2007APh....28..303B
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.06.003
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0612219
01/11/2007 - Low-Energy
Physical characteristics of a dark cloud in an early stage of star...
Context: In the inner parts of the Galaxy the Infrared Dark Clouds (IRDCs) are presently believed to be the progenitors of massive stars and star clusters. Many of them are…
Bibcode: 2007A&A...475..263F
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077148
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0709.0619
01/09/2007 - Aerosols and clouds
Evaluation of the GOME Water Vapor Climatology 1995-2002
An accurate knowledge of the 3-D water vapor (WV) field is still limited, because of the limited capabilities of sensors in the past to cover the whole Earth’s surface and…
Bibcode: 2007JGRD..11217110L
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008246
01/09/2007 - Aerosols and clouds
Polarized light for horizontal incidence and reflection by plane-parallel atmospheres
We show that the intensity vector of light reflected by a plane-parallel atmosphere is discontinuous if the directions of incidence and reflection are both horizontal. An exact expression describing the…
Bibcode: 2007JQSRT.107...83H
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2007.01.056
01/08/2007 - Aerosols and clouds
Retrieval of cloud parameters from satellite-based reflectance measurements in the ultraviolet and...
We present a new method for the retrieval of cloud fraction, cloud optical thickness and cloud top pressure from measurements of the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME) and Scanning Imaging…
Bibcode: 2007JGRD..11215208V
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008155
01/07/2007 - High-Energy
A longer XMM-Newton look at IZwicky1: physical conditions and variability of the...
We present a spectral analysis of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy IZwicky1, focusing on the characteristics of the ionized absorbers as observed with XMM-Newton in 2005. The soft X-ray spectrum…
Bibcode: 2007MNRAS.378..873C
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11646.x
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0702553
01/07/2007 - High-Energy
A probable accretion-powered X-ray pulsar in IGR J00370+6122
Serendipitous and dedicated observations with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) and the International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) were analyzed to study the transient high-mass X-ray binary IGR J00370+6122, in…
Bibcode: 2007A&A...469.1063I
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077189
01/06/2007 - Carbon Monoxide
Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography carbon monoxide total columns: Statistical...
This paper presents a detailed statistical analysis of one year (September 2003 to August 2004) of global Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography (SCIAMACHY) carbon monoxide (CO) total column…
Bibcode: 2007JGRD..11212310D
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008256
01/06/2007 - Aerosols and clouds
Technical Note: The effect of sensor resolution on the number of cloud-free...
Air quality and surface emission inversions are likely to be focal points for future satellite missions on atmospheric composition. Most important for these applications is sensitivity to the atmospheric composition…
Bibcode: 2007ACP.....7.2881K
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-6-4465-2006
01/06/2007 - Exoplanets
A computer program for fast non-LTE analysis of interstellar line spectra. With...
Aims:The large quantity and high quality of modern radio and infrared line observations require efficient modeling techniques to infer physical and chemical parameters such as temperature, density, and molecular abundances.…
Bibcode: 2007A&A...468..627V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066820
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.0704.0155
01/05/2007 - High-Energy
A longer XMM-Newton look at I Zwicky – 1. Distinct modes of...
The short-term spectral variability of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy I Zwicky 1 (I Zw 1) as observed in an 85ks XMM-Newton observation is discussed in detail. I Zw 1…
Bibcode: 2007MNRAS.377.1375G
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11701.x
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0703360
01/05/2007 - High-Energy
A longer XMM-Newton look at I Zwicky 1: variability of the X-ray...
We present the second XMM-Newton observation (85 ks) of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy (NLS1) IZw1 and describe its mean spectral and timing characteristics. On average, IZw1 is ~35 per…
Bibcode: 2007MNRAS.377..391G
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11601.x
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0610283
01/05/2007 - Exoplanets
Tracing high energy radiation with molecular lines near deeply embedded protostars
Aims:The aim is to probe high energy radiation emitted by deeply embedded protostars. Methods: Submillimeter lines of CN, NO, CO+ and SO^+, and upper limits on SH+ and N2O are…
Bibcode: 2007A&A...466..977S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065762
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0608393
01/04/2007 - High-Energy
Chemical Abundances in an AGN Environment: X-Ray/UV Campaign on the Markarian 279 Outflow
We present the first reliable determination of chemical abundances in an active galactic nucleus (AGN) outflow. The abundances are extracted from the deep and simultaneous Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE)…
Bibcode: 2007ApJ...658..829A
DOI: 10.1086/511666
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0611928
01/04/2007 - High-Energy
The first multi-wavelength campaign of AXP 4U 0142+61 from radio to hard X-rays
For the first time a quasi-simultaneous multi-wavelength campaign has been performed on an Anomalous X-ray Pulsar from the radio to the hard X-ray band. 4U 0142+61 was an INTEGRAL target…
Bibcode: 2007Ap&SS.308..647D
DOI: 10.1007/s10509-007-9367-1
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0611175
01/04/2007 - High-Energy
Constraining supernova models using the hot gas in clusters of galaxies
Context: The hot X-ray emitting gas in clusters of galaxies is a very large repository of metals produced by supernovae. During the evolution of clusters, billions of supernovae eject their…
Bibcode: 2007A&A...465..345D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066382
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0701553
01/04/2007 - CO2
Uncertainties in the space-based measurements of CO2 columns due to scattering in...
During the next decade satellites may be expected to provide a promising new source of CO2 data. However, in order for the column-integrated CO2 measurements to be useful for sources/sinks…
Bibcode: 2007JQSRT.104..450A
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2006.09.013
01/03/2007 - High-Energy
Simultaneous INTEGRAL and RXTE observations of the accreting millisecond pulsar HETE J1900.1-2455
Aims:HETE J1900.1-2455 is the seventh known X-ray transient accreting millisecond pulsar and has been in outburst for more than one year. We compared the data on HETE J1900.1-2455 with other…
Bibcode: 2007A&A...464.1069F
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066457
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0609776
01/02/2007 - High-Energy
Enrichment Study Of Hot Intra-Cluster Gas Through X-Ray Spectroscopy
Clouds of hot X-ray emitting gas associated with clusters of galaxies are the biggest aggregates of baryons that we know, except for the cosmic web. A typical cloud contains the…
Bibcode: 2007PhDT.......188D
Lees meer01/02/2007 - Technology
IF impedance and mixer gain of NbN hot electron bolometers
The intermediate frequency (IF) characteristics, the frequency dependent IF impedance, and the mixer conversion gain of a small area hot electron bolometer (HEB) have been measured and modeled. The device…
Bibcode: 2007JAP...101d4511K
DOI: 10.1063/1.2400086
01/01/2007 - Methane
Satellite chartography of atmospheric methane from SCIAMACHY on board ENVISAT: 2. Evaluation...
We extend the analysis of a global CH4 data set retrieved from SCIAMACHY (Frankenberg et al., 2006) by making a detailed comparison with inverse TM5 model simulations for 2003 that…
Bibcode: 2007JGRD..112.2304B
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007268
01/01/2007 - Aerosols and clouds
Analysis of reflectance spectra of UV-absorbing aerosol scenes measured by SCIAMACHY
Reflectance spectra from 280-1750 nm of typical desert dust aerosol (DDA) and biomass burning aerosol (BBA) scenes over oceans are presented, measured by the space-borne spectrometer Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer…
Bibcode: 2007JGRD..112.2206D
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007249
01/01/2007 - High-Energy
X-ray/ultraviolet observing campaign of the Markarian 279 active galactic nucleus outflow: a...
We present a Chandra-LETGS observation of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 279. This observation was simultaneous with HST-STIS and FUSE observations, in the context of a multiwavelength study of this…
Bibcode: 2007A&A...461..121C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065390
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0609385
01/01/2007 - Exoplanets
The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Spectral Legacy Survey
Stars form in the densest, coldest, most quiescent regions of molecular clouds. Molecules provide the only probes that can reveal the dynamics, physics, chemistry, and evolution of these regions, but…
Bibcode: 2007PASP..119..102P
DOI: 10.1086/511161
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0611907
01/01/2007 - Technology
Optimized Sensitivity of NbN Hot Electron Bolometer Mixers by Annealing
We report that the heterodyne sensitivity of superconducting hot-electron bolometers (HEBs) increases by 25–30% after annealing at 85°C in high vacuum. The devices studied are twin-slot antenna coupled mixers with…
Bibcode: 2007ITAS...17..399H
Lees meer01/01/2007 - Technology
Development of high- Q superconducting resonators for use as kinetic inductance detectors
One of the greatest challenges in the development of future space based instruments for sub-mm astronomy is the fabrication of very sensitive and large detector arrays. Within this context we…
Bibcode: 2007AdSpR..40..708B
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.06.041
01/01/2007 - Technology
Niobium and Tantalum High Q Resonators for Photon Detectors
We have measured the quality factors and phase noise of niobium and tantalum coplanar waveguide microwave resonators on silicon. The results of both materials are similar. We reach quality factors…
Bibcode: 2007ITAS...17..263B
Lees meer01/11/2006 - High-Energy
Comparison of beam combiners for a synthetic aperture imaging telescope
Future astronomical space missions will comprise a constellation of several optical telescopes to detect exo-planets by interferometric nulling of starlight. The Darwin mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and…
Bibcode: 2006JEOS....1E6020V
Lees meer01/11/2006 - High-Energy
High-Energy Particles in the Wind Nebula of Pulsar B1509-58 as Seen by INTEGRAL
We present observations with the INTEGRAL IBIS telescope of the wind nebula powered by the young pulsar B1509-58, and we discuss the spatial and spectral properties of the unpulsed emission…
Bibcode: 2006ApJ...651L..45F
DOI: 10.1086/509077
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0609663
01/11/2006 - High-Energy
An XMM-Newton Search for X-Ray Emission from the Microlensing Event MACHO-96-BLG-5
MACHO-96-BLG-5 was a microlensing event observed toward the bulge of the Galaxy with an exceptionally long duration of ~970 days. The microlensing parallax fit parameters were used to estimate a…
Bibcode: 2006ApJ...651.1092N
DOI: 10.1086/507784
01/11/2006 - High-Energy
The O VII X-Ray Forest toward Markarian 421: Consistency between XMM-Newton and Chandra
Recently, the first detections of highly ionized gas associated with two warm-hot intergalactic medium (WHIM) filaments have been reported. The evidence is based on X-ray absorption lines due to O…
Bibcode: 2006ApJ...652..189K
DOI: 10.1086/507835
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0604519
01/11/2006 - High-Energy
XMM-Newton high-resolution spectroscopy reveals the chemical evolution of M 87
We present a study of chemical abundances in the giant elliptical galaxy M 87 using high-resolution spectra obtained with the Reflection Grating Spectrometers during two deep XMM-Newton observations. While we…
Bibcode: 2006A&A...459..353W
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065678
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0608177
01/11/2006 - Aerosols and clouds
Surfactants and submicron sea spray generation
Laboratory experiments have been carried out to elucidate the role of surfactants on the primary marine aerosol production of submicron marine aerosols. A synthetic surfactant SDS was used in conjunction…
Bibcode: 2006JGRD..11122215S
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006658
01/10/2006 - Carbon Monoxide
Multimodel simulations of carbon monoxide: Comparison with observations and projected near-future changes
We analyze present-day and future carbon monoxide (CO) simulations in 26 state-of-the-art atmospheric chemistry models run to study future air quality and climate change. In comparison with near-global satellite observations…
Bibcode: 2006JGRD..11119306S
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007100
01/10/2006 - Technology
Influence of the direct response on the heterodyne sensitivity of hot electron...
We present a detailed experimental study of the direct detection effect in a small volume (0.15μm×1μm×3.5nm) quasioptical NbN phonon cooled hot electron bolometer mixer at 673GHz. We find that the…
Bibcode: 2006JAP...100h4510B
DOI: 10.1063/1.2234802
01/10/2006 - Technology
Full characterization and analysis of a terahertz heterodyne receiver based on a...
We present a complete experimental characterization of a quasioptical twin-slot antenna coupled small area (1.0×0.15 μm2) NbN hot electron bolometer (HEB) mixer compatible with currently available solid state tunable local…
Bibcode: 2006JAP...100g4507H
DOI: 10.1063/1.2354421
01/09/2006 - High-Energy
The X-Ray Halo of GX 5-1
Using Chandra observations we have measured the energy-resolved dust-scattered X-ray halo around the low-mass X-ray binary GX 5-1, which shows signs of both singly and multiply scattered X-rays. We compared…
Bibcode: 2006ApJ...648..452S
DOI: 10.1086/505650
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0605199
01/09/2006 - Technology
Stability of heterodyne terahertz receivers
In this paper we discuss the stability of heterodyne terahertz receivers based on small volume NbN phonon cooled hot electron bolometers (HEBs). The stability of these receivers can be broken…
Bibcode: 2006JAP...100f4904K
DOI: 10.1063/1.2336498
01/08/2006 - Exoplanets
APECS – the Atacama pathfinder experiment control system
APECS is the distributed control system of the new Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment (APEX) telescope located on the Llano de Chajnantor at an altitude of 5107 m in the Atacama desert…
Bibcode: 2006A&A...454L..25M
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065359
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0605128
01/08/2006 - Exoplanets
APEX mapping of H3O+ in the Sgr B2 region
Context: .The cosmic-ray ionization rate ζCR of dense molecular clouds is a key parameter for their dynamics and chemistry. Aims: .Variations of ζCR are well established, but it is unclear…
Bibcode: 2006A&A...454L..99V
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065289
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0605582
01/07/2006 - Aerosols and clouds
Light scattering by small feldspar particles simulated using the Gaussian random sphere geometry
The single-scattering properties of Gaussian random spheres are calculated using the discrete dipole approximation. The ensemble of model particles is assumed to be representative for a feldspar dust sample that…
Bibcode: 2006JQSRT.100..393V
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2005.11.053
01/07/2006 - High-Energy
Discovery of Luminous Pulsed Hard X-Ray Emission from Anomalous X-Ray Pulsars 1RXS...
We investigated the time-averaged high-energy spectral characteristics of the persistent anomalous X-ray pulsars (AXPs) 1RXS J1708-4009, 4U 0142+61, 1E 2259+586, and 1E 1048.1-5937, using RXTE PCA (2-60 keV), RXTE HEXTE…
Bibcode: 2006ApJ...645..556K
DOI: 10.1086/504317
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0603467
01/07/2006 - High-Energy
Supernova remnant energetics and magnetars: no evidence in favour of millisecond proto-neutron stars
It is generally accepted that anomalous X-ray pulsars (AXPs) and soft gamma-ray repeaters (SGRs) are magnetars, i.e. neutron stars with extremely high surface magnetic fields (B > 1014 G). The…
Bibcode: 2006MNRAS.370L..14V
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3933.2006.00178.x
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0604187
01/06/2006 - Carbon Monoxide
Comparisons between SCIAMACHY and ground-based FTIR data for total columns of CO,...
Total column amounts of CO, CH4, CO2 and N2O retrieved from SCIAMACHY nadir observations in its near-infrared channels have been compared to data from a ground-based quasi-global network of Fourier-transform…
Bibcode: 2006ACP.....6.1953D
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-5-2677-2005
01/06/2006 - High-Energy
Chemical evolution in Sérsic 159-03 observed with XMM-Newton
Using a new long X-ray observation of the cluster of galaxies Sérsic 159-03 with XMM-Newton, we derive radial temperature and abundance profiles using single- and multi-temperature models. The fits to…
Bibcode: 2006A&A...452..397D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053864
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0602582
01/05/2006 - High-Energy
INTEGRAL survey of the Cassiopeia region in hard X rays
We report on the results of a deep 1.6 Ms INTEGRAL observation of the Cassiopeia region performed from December 2003 to February 2004. Eleven sources were detected with the imager…
Bibcode: 2006A&A...451..587D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20054711
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0601644
01/04/2006 - Technology
Progress in fabrication of microcalorimeter arrays: X-ray absorbers and high-density stripline wiring
We report on advances in the fabrication technology of an array of microcalorimeters, to be used in future X-ray spectroscopic space missions. An optimization study was done to form high…
Bibcode: 2006NIMPA.559..444B
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.12.032
01/04/2006 - Technology
Steepness, noise and instabilities of Ti/Au transition edge thermometers
We report on several properties of Ti/Au thermometer layers that limit the experimentally obtained energy resolution of microcalorimeters, based on this thermometer. We have observed excess noise, instabilities in the…
Bibcode: 2006NIMPA.559..709B
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.12.111
01/04/2006 - High-Energy
XMM-Newton spectroscopy of the cluster of galaxies 2A 0335+096
We present here the results of a deep (130 ks) XMM-Newton observation of the cluster of galaxies 2A 0335+096. The deep exposure allows us to study in detail its temperature…
Bibcode: 2006A&A...449..475W
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053868
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0512401
01/04/2006 - Technology
Frequency-domain multiplexing development for high-count-rate microcalorimeters
Future X-ray telescopes like XEUS will require a microcalorimeter array capable of handling a high photon-count-rate (250 cps per pixel, τeff=100 μs). This requirement, combined with an energy resolution of…
Bibcode: 2006NIMPA.559..820V
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.12.209
01/04/2006 - Technology
RAPID COMMUNICATION: Reduced noise in NbN hot-electron bolometer mixers by annealing
We find that the sensitivity of heterodyne receivers based on superconducting hot-electron bolometers (HEBs) increases by 25-30% after annealing at 85 °C in vacuum. The devices studied are twin-slot antenna…
Bibcode: 2006SuScT..19L...9Y
DOI: 10.1088/0953-2048/19/4/L01
01/04/2006 - Technology
Development of high- Q superconducting resonators for use as kinetic inductance sensing elements
One of the greatest challenges in the development of very sensitive radiation detectors is the fabrication of a large detector array. Within this context we have started the development of…
Bibcode: 2006NIMPA.559..567B
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.12.056
01/04/2006 - Technology
Thermal physics of transition edge sensor arrays
Thermal transport in transition edge sensor (TES)-based microcalorimeter arrays is reviewed. The fundamentals of thermal conductance in Si 3N 4 membranes are discussed and the magnitude of the electron-phonon coupling…
Bibcode: 2006NIMPA.559..702H
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.12.109
01/04/2006 - Technology
A waveguide-coupled millimetre-wave TES bolometer suitable for 2-D arrays
We are developing a single-pixel antenna-coupled bolometric detector for use in low-background millimetre-wave astronomy. The device consists of a radial probe in a rectangular waveguide coupled to a Ti/Au transition…
Bibcode: 2006NIMPA.559..534O
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.12.062
01/04/2006 - Technology
An investigation of excess noise in transition-edge sensors on a solid silicon substrate
Transition-edge sensors (TESs) exhibit two major types of excess noise above the expected and unavoidable thermodynamic fluctuation noise (TFN) to the heat sink and Johnson noise. High-resistance TESs such as…
Bibcode: 2006NIMPA.559..721C
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.12.117
01/02/2006 - Aerosols and clouds
Temporal and spectral variation of desert dust and biomass burning aerosol scenes...
Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME) Absorbing Aerosol Index (AAI) and AAI-related residue data were used to investigate areas with UV-absorbing aerosols. Time series of regionally averaged residues show the seasonal…
Bibcode: 2006ACPD....6.1321D
Lees meer01/01/2006 - Aerosols and clouds
Reconciliation of coarse mode sea-salt aerosol particle size measurements and parameterizations at...
In August/September of 2001, the R/P FLIP and CIRPAS Twin Otter research aircraft were deployed to the eastern coast of Oahu, Hawaii, as part of the Rough Evaporation Duct (RED)…
Bibcode: 2006JGRD..111.2202R
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006200
01/12/2005 - Carbon Monoxide
An ensemble data assimilation system to estimate CO2 surface fluxes from atmospheric...
We present a data assimilation system to estimate surface fluxes of CO2 and other trace gases from observations of their atmospheric abundances. The system is based on ensemble data assimilation…
Bibcode: 2005JGRD..11024304P
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006157
01/12/2005 - High-Energy
Absorption and scattering by interstellar dust: an XMM-Newton observation of Cyg X-2
We present results of the XMM-Newton observation of the bright X-ray binary Cyg X-2. In our analysis we focus on the absorption and scattering of the X-ray emission by interstellar…
Bibcode: 2005A&A...444..187C
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20042562
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0508129
01/12/2005 - High-Energy
INTEGRAL and RXTE observations of accreting millisecond pulsar IGR J00291+5934 in outburst
Simultaneous observations of the accretion-powered millisecond pulsar IGR J00291+5934 by the International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory and Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer during the 2004 December outburst are analysed. The average spectrum…
Bibcode: 2005A&A...444...15F
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053472
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0508613
01/11/2005 - CO2
Evidence of systematic errors in SCIAMACHY-observed CO2 due to aerosols
SCIAMACHY CO2 measurements show a large variability in total column CO2 over the Sahara desert of up to 10%, which is not anticipated from in situ measurements and cannot be…
Bibcode: 2005ACP.....5.3003H
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-5-3313-2005
01/11/2005 - High-Energy
An X-ray view of Mrk 705. A borderline narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy
Mrk 705 exhibits optical properties of both narrow- and broad-line Seyfert 1 galaxies. We examine the X-ray properties of this borderline object utilising proprietary and public data from Chandra, ASCA,…
Bibcode: 2005A&A...442..909G
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053882
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0510552
01/10/2005 - Methane
Distinction between clouds and ice/snow covered surfaces in the identification of cloud-free...
SCIAMACHY on ENVISAT allows measurement of different trace gases including those most abundant in the troposphere (e.g. CO2, NO2, CH4, BrO, SO2). However, clouds in the observed scenes can severely…
Bibcode: 2005ACP.....5.2729K
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-5-815-2005
01/10/2005 - Aerosols and clouds
Retrieval of aerosol properties over the ocean from multispectral single-viewing-angle measurements of...
We present a novel approach to the retrieval of aerosol properties from multiple-wavelength single-viewing-angle measurements of intensity as well as polarization. Instead of assuming a number of standard aerosol models,…
Bibcode: 2005JGRD..11020207H
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006212
01/09/2005 - Carbon Monoxide
The impact of SCIAMACHY near-infrared instrument calibration on CH4 and CO total columns
The near-infrared spectra measured with the SCIAMACHY instrument on board the ENVISAT satellite suffer from several instrument calibration problems. The effects of three important instrument calibration issues on the retrieved…
Bibcode: 2005ACP.....5.2369G
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-5-1733-2005
01/08/2005 - Carbon Monoxide
Surface pressure retrieval from SCIAMACHY measurements in the O2 A Band: validation...
We perform surface pressure retrievals from cloud-free Oxygen A band measurements of SCIAMACHY. These retrievals can be well validated because surface pressure is a quantity that is, in general, accurately…
Bibcode: 2005ACP.....5.2109V
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-5-1469-2005
01/08/2005 - Low-Energy
The modelling of infrared dark cloud cores
This paper presents results from modelling 450 μm and 850 μm continuum and +HCO line observations of three distinct cores of an infrared dark cloud (IRDC) directed toward the W51…
Bibcode: 2005A&A...439..613O
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20042379
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0505404
01/06/2005 - High-Energy
INTEGRAL spectroscopy of the accreting millisecond pulsar XTE J1807-294 in outburst
The transient X-ray accreting millisecond pulsar XTE J1807-294 was observed during its February/March 2003 outburst by INTEGRAL, partly simultaneously with the XMM-Newton and RXTE satellites. We present here the first…
Bibcode: 2005A&A...436..647F
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20042575
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0503292
01/06/2005 - Technology
Radiative ballistic phonon transport in silicon-nitride membranes at low temperatures
We studied the phonon transport in free-standing 1μm thick silicon-nitride membranes at temperatures around 100 mK. By varying the geometry of the membranes and the dimensions of the heater element,…
Bibcode: 2005ApPhL..86y1903H
DOI: 10.1063/1.1949269
01/06/2005 - Technology
Terahertz heterodyne receiver based on a quantum cascade laser and a superconducting bolometer
We report the first demonstration of an all solid-state heterodyne receiver that can be used for high-resolution spectroscopy above 2THz suitable for space-based observatories. The receiver uses a NbN superconducting…
Bibcode: 2005ApPhL..86x4104G
DOI: 10.1063/1.1949724
01/05/2005 - High-Energy
PSR B1929+10 revisited in X-rays
We performed timing and spectral analyses for PSR B1929+10, one of the oldest (~107 years) of the ordinary pulsars detected in X-rays, using archival ROSAT, ASCA and RXTE data. Pulsed…
Bibcode: 2005A&A...434.1097S
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20040368
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0302467
01/04/2005 - Aerosols and clouds
Validation of GOME polarization measurements by method of limiting atmospheres
A method is presented for validation of space-based polarization measurements. The method is based on a determination of limits in the (fractional) polarization of reflected solar light as measured by…
Bibcode: 2005JGRD..110.7305K
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005184
01/04/2005 - High-Energy
X-Ray/Ultraviolet Observing Campaign of the Markarian 279 Active Galactic Nucleus Outflow: A...
We present an analysis of the intrinsic UV absorption in the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 279 based on simultaneous long observations with the Hubble Space Telescope (41 ks) and the…
Bibcode: 2005ApJ...623...85G
DOI: 10.1086/428477
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0501524
01/04/2005 - High-Energy
Investigating the EGRET-radio galaxies link with INTEGRAL: The case of 3EG J1621+8203...
The analysis of an INTEGRAL AO2 observation of the error contours of the EGRET source 3EG J1621+8203 is presented. The only source found inside the error contours for energies between…
Bibcode: 2005A&A...433..515F
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20042353
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0412285
01/04/2005 - Technology
Direct detection effect in small volume hot electron bolometer mixers
We measure the direct detection effect in a small volume (0.15μm×1μm×3.5nm) quasioptical NbN phonon cooled hot electron bolometer mixer at 1.6THz. We find that the small signal sensitivity of the…
Bibcode: 2005ApPhL..86p3503B
DOI: 10.1063/1.1887812
01/02/2005 - Aerosols and clouds
Linearization of vector radiative transfer with respect to aerosol properties and its...
We present a plane parallel radiative transfer model for polarized light that provides the intensity vector field as well as analytical derivatives of the four Stokes parameters at the top…
Bibcode: 2005JGRD..110.4203H
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005260
01/01/2005 - High-Energy
Exploratory submm space radio-interferometric telescope
Angular resolution in the far-infrared (FIR) wavelength regime limits the range of size scales accessible although the FIR range has become of prime importance for astrophysics. Observations of ionic, atomic…
Bibcode: 2005AdSpR..36.1109D
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.06.053
01/01/2005 - High-Energy
The temperature structure in the core of Sérsic 159-03
We present results from a new 120 ks XMM-Newton observation of the cluster of galaxies Sérsic 159-03. In this paper, we focus on the high-resolution X-ray spectra obtained with the…
Bibcode: 2005AdSpR..36..601D
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.04.027
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0504262
01/01/2005 - Technology
Local Resistivity and the Current-Voltage Characteristics of Hot Electron Bolometer Mixers
Hot-electron bolometer devices, used successfully in low noise heterodyne mixing at frequencies up to 2.5 THz, have been analyzed. A distributed temperature numerical model of the NbN bridge, based on…
Bibcode: 2005ITAS...15..495H
Lees meer01/12/2004 - High-Energy
X-ray/UV campaign on the Mrk 279 outflow: Density diagnostics in Active Galactic...
One of the main problems in modeling the ionised outflows in Active Galactic Nuclei is the unknown distance of the outflowing wind to the central source. Only if the density…
Bibcode: 2004A&A...428...57K
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20041434
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0406199
01/10/2004 - High-Energy
Discovery of Hard Nonthermal Pulsed X-Ray Emission from the Anomalous X-Ray Pulsar...
We report the discovery of nonthermal pulsed X-ray/soft gamma-ray emission up to ~150 keV from the anomalous 11.8 s X-ray pulsar AXP 1E 1841-045 located near the center of supernova…
Bibcode: 2004ApJ...613.1173K
DOI: 10.1086/423129
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0404582
01/10/2004 - High-Energy
INTEGRAL observation of 3EG J1736-2908
The possible identification by INTEGRAL of the EGRET source 3EG J1736-2908 with the active galactic nucleus GRS 1734-292 is discussed. The latter was discovered in 1990 and later identified with…
Bibcode: 2004A&A...425...89D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20040484
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0406300
01/08/2004 - High-Energy
XMM-Newton observation of the relaxed cluster A478: Gas and dark matter distribution...
We present an XMM-Newton mosaic observation of the hot (kT∼6.5 keV) and nearby (z=0.0881) relaxed cluster of galaxies A478. We derive precise gas density, gas temperature, gas mass and total…
Bibcode: 2004A&A...423...33P
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20035856
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0403596
01/08/2004 - High-Energy
X-ray spectroscopy on Abell 478 with XMM-Newton
We report the results from a spatially resolved spectroscopy study with XMM-Newton on the relaxed cluster of galaxies Abell 478. From the EPIC data we extract a temperature profile and…
Bibcode: 2004A&A...423...49D
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20047170
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0405307
01/08/2004 - High-Energy
XMM-Newton Study of A3562 and Its Immediate Shapley Environs
Using a mosaic of six XMM-Newton observations, we study the hydrodynamic state of A3562, a cluster in the center of the Shapley supercluster. The X-ray image reveals a sharp surface…
Bibcode: 2004ApJ...611..811F
DOI: 10.1086/422246
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0405092
01/06/2004 - High-Energy
Elemental abundances in the intracluster medium as observed with XMM-Newton
XMM-Newton observations of 19 galaxy clusters are used to measure the elemental abundances and their spatial distributions in the intracluster medium. The sample mainly consists of X-ray bright and relaxed…
Bibcode: 2004A&A...420..135T
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20040103
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0403058
01/03/2004 - CO2
Inverse modeling of CO2 sources and sinks using satellite data: a synthetic...
Currently two polar orbiting satellite instruments measure CO2 concentrations in the Earth’s atmosphere, while other missions are planned for the coming years. In the future such instruments might become powerful…
Bibcode: 2004ACP.....4..523H
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-3-5237-2003
01/03/2004 - Technology
Doubling of sensitivity and bandwidth in phonon cooled hot electron bolometer mixers
We demonstrate that the performance of NbN lattice cooled hot electron bolometer mixers depends strongly on the interface quality between the bolometer and the contact structure. We show experimentally that…
Bibcode: 2004ApPhL..84.1958B
DOI: 10.1063/1.1667012
01/03/2004 - Technology
Development of an array of transition edge sensors for application in X-ray astronomy
We report on the development activities towards a cryogenic array of micro-calorimeters, based on voltage-biased Ti/Au transition edge thermometers. Fabrication issues are discussed along the lines of two fabrication routes.…
Bibcode: 2004NIMPA.520..443B
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2003.11.359
01/03/2004 - Technology
Understanding TES microcalorimeter noise and energy resolution
We have performed numerical calculations of the noise in voltage-biased superconducting transition edge-based X-ray microcalorimeters, using a finite-element model. Details of the model are discussed, as well as results for…
Bibcode: 2004NIMPA.520..329B
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2003.11.259
01/01/2004 - Methane
Trace gas transport in the 1999/2000 Arctic winter: comparison of nudged GCM...
We have compared satellite and balloon observations of methane (CH4) and hydrogen fluoride (HF) during the Arctic winter 1999/2000 with results from the MA-ECHAM4 middle atmospheric general circulation model (GCM).…
Bibcode: 2004ACP.....4...81V
DOI 2: 10.5194/acpd-3-2465-2003
01/01/2004 - High-Energy
BeppoSAX observation of PSR B1937+21
We present the results of a BeppoSAX observation of the fastest rotating pulsar known: PSR B1937+21. The ∼200 ks observation (78.5 ks MECS/34 ks LECS on-source time) allowed us to…
Bibcode: 2004A&A...413.1065N
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031593
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0310299
01/01/2004 - High-Energy
XMM-Newton study of soft excess X-ray emission in clusters of galaxies
We discuss the detection of soft excess X-ray emission in a sample of 19 clusters of galaxies observed by XMM-Newton. In 6/19 clusters evidence for a soft X-ray excess is…
Bibcode: 2004AdSpR..34.2504K
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.02.076
01/01/2004 - High-Energy
Chandra and RXTE studies of the X-ray/γ-ray millisecond pulsar PSR J0218+4232
We report on high-resolution spatial and timing observations of the millisecond pulsar PSR J0218+4232 performed with the Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO) and the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). With these…
Bibcode: 2004AdSpR..33..507K
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.08.019
DOI 2: 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0306622

