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Validated helioseismic inversions for 3D vector flows
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201016426 Bibcode: 2011A&A...530A.148S

Hanasoge, S. M.; Gizon, L.; Švanda, M. +1 more

Context. According to time-distance helioseismology, information about internal fluid motions is encoded in the travel times of solar waves. The inverse problem consists of inferring three-dimensional vector flows from a set of travel-time measurements. While only few tests of the inversions have been done, it is known that the retrieval of the sm…

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SOHO 47
Continuous upflows and sporadic downflows observed in active regions
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117188 Bibcode: 2011A&A...532A..96K

Peter, H.; Solanki, S. K.; Curdt, W. +1 more


Aims: We present a study of the temporal evolution of coronal loops in active regions and its implications for the dynamics in coronal loops.
Methods: We analyzed images of the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) at multiple temperatures to detect apparent motions in the coronal loops.
Results:…

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hinode 46
Turbulent and fast motions of H2 gas in active galactic nuclei
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117730 Bibcode: 2011A&A...533L..10D

Combes, F.; Dasyra, K. M.

Querying the Spitzer archive for optically-selected active galactic nuclei (AGN) observed in high-resolution-mode spectroscopy, we identified radio and/or interacting galaxies with highly turbulent motions of H2 gas at a temperature of a few hundred Kelvin. Unlike all other AGN that have unresolved H2 line profiles at a spect…

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 46
Spectroscopic evidence for helicity in explosive events
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117116 Bibcode: 2011A&A...532L...9C

Curdt, W.; Tian, H.


Aims: We report spectroscopic observations in support of a novel view of transition region explosive events, observations that lend empirical evidence that at least in some cases explosive events may be nothing else but spinning narrow spicule-like structures.
Methods: Our spectra of textbook explosive events with simultaneous Doppler fl…

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SOHO 46
GOODS-Herschel: a population of 24 µm dropout sources at z < 2
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117649 Bibcode: 2011A&A...534A..15M

Magnelli, B.; Lutz, D.; Altieri, B. +25 more

Using extremely deep PACS 100- and 160 µm Herschel data from the GOODS-Herschel program, we identify 21 infrared bright galaxies previously missed in the deepest 24 µm surveys performed by Spitzer/MIPS. These MIPS dropouts are predominantly found in two redshift bins, centred at z ~ 0.4 and ~1.3. Their S100/S24 fl…

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel eHST 46
Wide-field VLBA observations of the Chandra deep field South
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015406 Bibcode: 2011A&A...526A..74M

Deller, A.; Lenc, E.; Morgan, J. +7 more

Context. Wide-field surveys are a commonly-used method for studying thousands of objects simultaneously, to investigate, e.g., the joint evolution of star-forming galaxies and active galactic nuclei. Very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations can yield valuable input for such studies because they are able to identify AGN unambiguously i…

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 46
Overview of an extensive multi-wavelength study of GX 339-4 during the 2010 outburst
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117684 Bibcode: 2011A&A...534A.119C

D'Avanzo, P.; Goldoni, P.; Rahoui, F. +8 more

Context. The microquasar GX 339-4 experienced a new outburst in 2010: it was observed simultaneously at various wavelengths from radio up to soft γ-rays. We focus on observations that are quasi-simultaneous with those made with the INTEGRAL and RXTE satellites: these were collected in 2010 March-April during our INTEGRAL target of opportunity prog…

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
INTEGRAL 46
Twelve-hour spikes from the Crab Pevatron
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015980 Bibcode: 2011A&A...527L...4B

Walter, R.; Ferrigno, C.; Balbo, M. +1 more


Aims: The Crab nebula displayed a large γ-ray flare on September 18, 2010. To more closely understand the origin of this phenomenon, we analyze the INTEGRAL (20-500 keV) and Fermi (0.1-300 GeV) data collected almost simultaneously during the flare.
Methods: We divide the available data into three different sets, corres…

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
INTEGRAL 45
Dynamics and plasma properties of an X-ray jet from SUMER, EIS, XRT, and EUVI A & B simultaneous observations
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015269 Bibcode: 2011A&A...526A..19M

Madjarska, M. S.

Context. Small-scale transient phenomena in the quiet Sun are believed to play an important role in coronal heating and solar wind generation. One of them, called “X-ray jet”, is the subject of our study.
Aims: We intend to investigate the dynamics, evolution, and physical properties of this phenomenon.
Methods: We combine multi-instrume…

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hinode SOHO 45
Low abundance, strong features: window-dressing crystalline forsterite in the disk wall of HD 100546
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116770 Bibcode: 2011A&A...531A..93M

Waters, L. B. F. M.; Dominik, C.; Henning, Th. +10 more

Context. Forsterite is one of the crystalline dust species that is often observed in protoplanetary disks and solar system comets. Being absent in the interstellar medium, it must be produced during the disk lifetime. It can therefore serve as a tracer of dust processing and disk evolution, which can lead to a better understanding of the physical …

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel ISO 45