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The anatomy of the Orion B giant molecular cloud: A local template for studies of nearby galaxies
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629862 Bibcode: 2017A&A...599A..98P

Pety, Jérôme; Guzmán, Viviana V.; Öberg, Karin I. +11 more

Context. Molecular lines and line ratios are commonly used to infer properties of extra-galactic star forming regions. The new generation of millimeter receivers almost turns every observation into a line survey. Full exploitation of this technical advancement in extra-galactic study requires detailed bench-marking of available line diagnostics. <…

2017 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 172
The VLA-COSMOS 3 GHz Large Project: The infrared-radio correlation of star-forming galaxies and AGN to z ≲ 6
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629430 Bibcode: 2017A&A...602A...4D

Bondi, M.; Berta, S.; Magnelli, B. +23 more

We examine the behaviour of the infrared-radio correlation (IRRC) over the range 0 <z ≲ 6 using new, highly sensitive 3 GHz observations with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and infrared data from the Herschel Space Observatory in the 2 deg2 COSMOS field. We distinguish between objects where emission is believed to arise so…

2017 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel 172
The MUSE Hubble Ultra Deep Field Survey. II. Spectroscopic redshifts and comparisons to color selections of high-redshift galaxies
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201731195 Bibcode: 2017A&A...608A...2I

Inami, H.; Kollatschny, W.; Richard, J. +22 more

We have conducted a two-layered spectroscopic survey (1' × 1' ultra deep and 3' × 3' deep regions) in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF) with the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE). The combination of a large field of view, high sensitivity, and wide wavelength coverage provides an order of magnitude improvement in spectroscopically confirme…

2017 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 167
The binarity of the local white dwarf population
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629978 Bibcode: 2017A&A...602A..16T

Gänsicke, B. T.; Toonen, S.; Hollands, M. +1 more

Context. As endpoints of stellar evolution, white dwarfs (WDs) are powerful tools to study the evolutionary history of the Galaxy. In particular, the multiplicity of WDs contains information regarding the formation and evolution of binary systems.
Aims: Can we understand the multiplicity of the local WD sample from a theoretical point of view…

2017 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 164
The extragalactic background light revisited and the cosmic photon-photon opacity
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629684 Bibcode: 2017A&A...603A..34F

Franceschini, Alberto; Rodighiero, Giulia

Context. In addition to its relevant astrophysical and cosmological significance, the extragalactic background light (EBL) is a fundamental source of opacity for cosmic high energy photons, as well as a limitation for the propagation of high-energy particles in the Universe.
Aims: We review our previously published determinations of the EBL p…

2017 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel 163
The impact of clustering and angular resolution on far-infrared and millimeter continuum observations
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201730866 Bibcode: 2017A&A...607A..89B

Daddi, Emanuele; Béthermin, Matthieu; Wu, Hao-Yi +7 more

Follow-up observations at high-angular resolution of bright submillimeter galaxies selected from deep extragalactic surveys have shown that the single-dish sources are comprised of a blend of several galaxies. Consequently, number counts derived from low- and high-angular-resolution observations are in tension. This demonstrates the importance of …

2017 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel Planck 162
The VLA-COSMOS 3 GHz Large Project: Multiwavelength counterparts and the composition of the faint radio population
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201630223 Bibcode: 2017A&A...602A...2S

Bondi, M.; Berta, S.; Ilbert, O. +18 more

We study the composition of the faint radio population selected from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array Cosmic Evolution Survey (VLA-COSMOS) 3 GHz Large Project, which is a radio continuum survey performed at 10 cm wavelength. The survey covers a 2.6 square degree area with a mean rms of 2.3 µJy/beam, cataloging 10 830 sources above 5σ, and…

2017 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel 161
Extended ionised and clumpy gas in a normal galaxy at z = 7.1 revealed by ALMA
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201630366 Bibcode: 2017A&A...605A..42C

Maiolino, R.; Castellano, M.; Pentericci, L. +10 more

We present new ALMA observations of the [O III]88 µm line and high angular resolution observations of the [C II]158 µm line in a normal star forming galaxy at z = 7.1. Previous [C II] observations of this galaxy had detected [C II] emission consistent with the Lyα redshift but spatially slightly offset relative to the optical (UV-rest …

2017 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 154
The VLA-COSMOS 3 GHz Large Project: AGN and host-galaxy properties out to z ≲ 6
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201629367 Bibcode: 2017A&A...602A...3D

Bondi, M.; Berta, S.; Ilbert, O. +29 more

We explore the multiwavelength properties of AGN host galaxies for different classes of radio-selected AGN out to z ≲ 6 via a multiwavelength analysis of about 7700 radio sources in the COSMOS field. The sources were selected with the Very Large Array (VLA) at 3 GHz (10 cm) within the VLA-COSMOS 3 GHz Large Project, and cross-matched with multiwav…

2017 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel 153
X-shooter study of accretion in Chamaeleon I. II. A steeper increase of accretion with stellar mass for very low-mass stars?
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201630147 Bibcode: 2017A&A...604A.127M

Prusti, T.; Henning, T.; Pascucci, I. +10 more

The dependence of the mass accretion rate on the stellar properties is a key constraint for star formation and disk evolution studies. Here we present a study of a sample of stars in the Chamaeleon I star-forming region carried out using spectra taken with the ESO VLT/X-shooter spectrograph. The sample is nearly complete down to stellar masses (M<…

2017 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 152