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
01/12/2025 - 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 - 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
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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
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
01/11/2025 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/10/2025 - 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 - 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
01/09/2025 - 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
01/09/2025 - 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 - 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
01/08/2025 - 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
01/08/2025 - 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
01/07/2025 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/06/2025 - 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
01/06/2025 - 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 - 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
01/05/2025 - 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
01/05/2025 - 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
01/04/2025 - 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 - 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
01/03/2025 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/02/2025 - 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
01/01/2025 - 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
01/01/2025 - 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
01/12/2024 - 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
01/12/2024 - 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 - 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
01/11/2024 - 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 - 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
01/10/2024 - 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 - 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 - 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
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
01/10/2024 - 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 - 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
01/09/2024 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/09/2024 - 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
01/08/2024 - 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
01/08/2024 - 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
01/07/2024 - 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
01/07/2024 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/06/2024 - 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
01/06/2024 - 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
01/05/2024 - 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 - 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
01/04/2024 - 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
01/03/2024 - 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
01/03/2024 - 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
01/02/2024 - 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 - 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
01/12/2023 - 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
01/12/2023 - 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 - 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
01/11/2023 - 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
01/11/2023 - 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 - 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
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
01/10/2023 - 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
01/10/2023 - 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 - 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 meer01/09/2023 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/07/2023 - 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
01/05/2023 - 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 - 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
01/04/2023 - 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
01/03/2023 - 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
01/03/2023 - 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 - 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
01/02/2023 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/02/2023 - 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
01/01/2023 - 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
01/01/2023 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/12/2022 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/11/2022 - 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 - 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
01/11/2022 - 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
01/10/2022 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/08/2022 - 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
01/08/2022 - 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
01/07/2022 - 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
01/07/2022 - 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
01/06/2022 - 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 - 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
01/04/2022 - 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 - 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
01/03/2022 - 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 - 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
01/02/2022 - 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 - 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
01/12/2021 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/10/2021 - 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
01/09/2021 - 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
01/08/2021 - 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
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
01/07/2021 - 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
01/06/2021 - 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 - 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
01/05/2021 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/01/2021 - 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
01/01/2021 - 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
01/12/2020 - 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
01/12/2020 - 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 - 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
01/11/2020 - 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 - 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
01/10/2020 - 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
01/09/2020 - 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
01/09/2020 - 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
01/07/2020 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/05/2020 - 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 meer01/04/2020 - 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
01/02/2020 - 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 - 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
01/01/2020 - 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 - 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
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
01/01/2020 - 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
01/11/2019 - 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 - 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 - 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
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
01/10/2019 - 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
01/07/2019 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/06/2019 - 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
01/05/2019 - 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 - 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
01/04/2019 - 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
01/04/2019 - 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
01/03/2019 - 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
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
01/02/2019 - 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
01/01/2019 - 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
01/12/2018 - 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 - 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
01/12/2018 - 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
01/11/2018 - 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
01/10/2018 - 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
01/10/2018 - 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
01/08/2018 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/06/2018 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/06/2018 - 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
01/04/2018 - 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
01/03/2018 - 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
01/03/2018 - 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
01/01/2018 - 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 - 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
01/01/2018 - 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 - 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
01/12/2017 - 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
01/11/2017 - 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 - 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
01/11/2017 - 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
01/10/2017 - 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
01/10/2017 - 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
01/09/2017 - 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 - 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
01/08/2017 - 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
01/07/2017 - 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
01/07/2017 - 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 - 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
01/06/2017 - 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
01/05/2017 - 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
01/05/2017 - 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
01/04/2017 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/03/2017 - 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 - 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
01/01/2017 - 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
01/01/2017 - 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
01/12/2016 - 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
01/12/2016 - 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
01/11/2016 - 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 - 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
01/11/2016 - 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
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
01/10/2016 - 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 - 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
01/09/2016 - 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
01/08/2016 - 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
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
01/07/2016 - 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
01/06/2016 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/03/2016 - 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
01/02/2016 - 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
01/01/2016 - 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
01/01/2016 - 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
01/12/2015 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/08/2015 - 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
01/08/2015 - 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
01/07/2015 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/05/2015 - 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
01/05/2015 - 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
01/04/2015 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/10/2014 - 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
01/10/2014 - 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
01/09/2014 - 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
01/07/2014 - 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
01/07/2014 - 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
01/06/2014 - 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
01/04/2014 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/12/2013 - 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
01/12/2013 - 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
01/11/2013 - 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
01/10/2013 - 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
01/08/2013 - 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
01/06/2013 - 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 - 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
01/05/2013 - 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
01/04/2013 - 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
01/04/2013 - 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
01/03/2013 - 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
01/03/2013 - 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
01/02/2013 - 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
01/01/2013 - 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
01/11/2012 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/04/2012 - 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
01/03/2012 - 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
01/03/2012 - 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
01/01/2012 - 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
01/01/2012 - 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 - 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
01/11/2011 - 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
01/10/2011 - 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 - 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
01/08/2011 - 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
01/08/2011 - 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
01/07/2011 - 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
01/07/2011 - 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
01/06/2011 - 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
01/05/2011 - 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
01/05/2011 - 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
01/04/2011 - 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
01/03/2011 - 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
01/01/2011 - 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
01/12/2010 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
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 - 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
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 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
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/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 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
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 - 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
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
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 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
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
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 - 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
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 - 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
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 - 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
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 - 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
01/10/2010 - 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
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
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
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
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
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
01/09/2010 - 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
01/07/2010 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
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 - 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 - 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
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 - 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 - 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
01/07/2010 - 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
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 - 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
01/06/2010 - 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
01/04/2010 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/02/2010 - 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
01/11/2009 - 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
01/11/2009 - 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
01/08/2009 - 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
01/05/2009 - 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
01/04/2009 - 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
01/04/2009 - 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
01/03/2009 - 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
01/12/2008 - 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 - 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
01/11/2008 - 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
01/10/2008 - 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
01/10/2008 - 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
01/09/2008 - 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
01/09/2008 - 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
01/07/2008 - 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
01/05/2008 - 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
01/01/2008 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/07/2007 - 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 - 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
01/03/2007 - 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 meer01/01/2007 - 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 - 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
01/11/2006 - 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 - 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
01/09/2006 - 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
01/08/2006 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
01/12/2005 - 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 - 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
01/08/2005 - 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
01/05/2005 - 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 - 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
01/01/2005 - 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
01/12/2004 - 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
01/01/2004 - 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

