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Multiple stellar populations in Magellanic Cloud clusters. I. An ordinary feature for intermediate age globulars in the LMC?
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200810870 Bibcode: 2009A&A...497..755M

Anderson, J.; Milone, A. P.; Bedin, L. R. +1 more

Context: The discovery of multiple main sequences (MS) in the massive clusters NGC 2808 and Omega Centauri, along with multiple subgiant branches in NGC 1851 and NGC 6388 has challenged the long-held paradigm that globular clusters consist of simple stellar populations. This evolving picture has been further complicated by recent photometric studi…

2009 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 306
Star formation and mass assembly in high redshift galaxies
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200811434 Bibcode: 2009A&A...504..751S

Fiore, F.; Castellano, M.; Pentericci, L. +14 more

Aims: The goal of this work is to infer the star formation properties and the mass assembly process of high redshift (0.3 ≤ z < 2.5) galaxies from their IR emission using the 24 µm band of MIPS-Spitzer.
Methods: We used an updated version of the GOODS-MUSIC catalog, which has multiwavelength coverage from 0.3 to 24 µm and either…

2009 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 300
A double stellar generation in the globular cluster NGC 6656 (M 22). Two stellar groups with different iron and s-process element abundances
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200911827 Bibcode: 2009A&A...505.1099M

Milone, A. P.; Marino, A. F.; Bedin, L. R. +4 more

We present a chemical abundance analysis based on high resolution UVES spectra of seventeen bright giant stars in the Globular Cluster (GC) M 22. We obtained an average iron abundance of [Fe/H] = -1.76±0.02 (internal errors only) and an α enhancement of 0.36±0.04 (internal errors only). Na and O, and Al and O follow the well known anticorrelations…

2009 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 254
PROSAC: a submillimeter array survey of low-mass protostars. II. The mass evolution of envelopes, disks, and stars from the Class 0 through I stages
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200912325 Bibcode: 2009A&A...507..861J

Wilner, D. J.; van Dishoeck, E. F.; Lommen, D. +5 more

Context: The key question about early protostellar evolution is how matter is accreted from the large-scale molecular cloud, through the circumstellar disk onto the central star.
Aims: We constrain the masses of the envelopes, disks, and central stars of a sample of low-mass protostars and compare the results to theoretical models for the evol…

2009 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 238
The great observatories origins deep survey. VLT/VIMOS spectroscopy in the GOODS-south field
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200809617 Bibcode: 2009A&A...494..443P

Daddi, E.; Popesso, P.; Cesarsky, C. +10 more

Aims: We present the first results from the VIsible Multiobject Spectrograph (VIMOS) ESO/GOODS program of spectroscopy for faint galaxies in the Chandra Deep Field South (CDF-S). This program complements the FORS2 ESO/GOODS campaign.
Methods: All 3312 spectra were obtained in service mode with VIMOS at the ESO/VLT UT3. The VIMOS LR-Blue and MR…

2009 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 231
An X-ray view of 82 LINERs with Chandra and XMM-Newton data
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200912288 Bibcode: 2009A&A...506.1107G

Guainazzi, M.; Jiménez-Bailón, E.; González-Martín, O. +2 more

We present the results of a homogeneous X-ray analysis for 82 nearby low-ionisation, narrow emission-line regions (LINERs) selected from the catalogue of Carrillo et al. (1999, Rev. Mex. Astron. Astrofis., 35, 187). All sources have available Chandra (68 sources) and/or XMM-Newton (55 sources) observations. This is the largest sample of LINERs wit…

2009 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton eHST 171
Binary planetary nebulae nuclei towards the Galactic bulge. II. A penchant for bipolarity and low-ionisation structures
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200912176 Bibcode: 2009A&A...505..249M

Miszalski, B.; Moffat, A. F. J.; Parker, Q. A. +1 more

Considerable effort has been applied towards understanding the precise shaping mechanisms responsible for the diverse range of morphologies exhibited by planetary nebulae (PNe).

At least 10-20% of PNe have central stars (CSPN) with a close binary companion thought responsible for heavily shaping the ejected PN during common-envelope (CE) evol…

2009 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 170
The zCOSMOS redshift survey: the role of environment and stellar mass in shaping the rise of the morphology-density relation from z ~ 1
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200912213 Bibcode: 2009A&A...503..379T

Kneib, J. -P.; Maccagni, D.; Cimatti, A. +57 more

Context: For more than two decades we have known that galaxy morphological segregation is present in the Local Universe. It is important to see how this relation evolves with cosmic time.
Aims: To investigate how galaxy assembly took place with cosmic time, we explore the evolution of the morphology-density relation up to redshift z ~ 1 using …

2009 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 159
Transit spectrophotometry of the exoplanet HD 189733b. I. Searching for water but finding haze with HST NICMOS
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200912776 Bibcode: 2009A&A...505..891S

Vidal-Madjar, A.; Sing, D. K.; Ballester, G. E. +5 more

We present Hubble Space Telescope near-infrared transit photometry of the nearby hot-Jupiter HD 189733b. The observations were taken with the NICMOS instrument during five transits, with three transits executed with a narrowband filter at 1.87 µm and two performed with a narrowband filter at 1.66 µm. Our observing st…

2009 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 151
Multi-wavelength study of XMMU J2235.3-2557: the most massive galaxy cluster at z > 1
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913099 Bibcode: 2009A&A...508..583R

Böhringer, H.; Demarco, R.; Lidman, C. +14 more

Context: The galaxy cluster XMMU J2235.3-2557 (hereafter XMM2235), spectroscopically confirmed at z = 1.39, is one of the most distant X-ray selected galaxy clusters. It has been at the center of a multi-wavelength observing campaign with ground and space facilities.
Aims: We characterize the galaxy populations of passive members, the thermody…

2009 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 132