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Constraining the very heavy elemental abundance peak in the chemically peculiar star χ Lupi, with new atomic data for Os II and Ir II
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20040298 Bibcode: 2004A&A...425..353I

Leckrone, D. S.; Lundberg, H.; Wahlgren, G. M. +2 more

The determination of elemental abundances plays an important role in understanding the atmospheric processes that lead to anomalies in spectra of chemically peculiar stars. Ongoing study of the HgMn star χ Lupi has defined much of the elemental abundance distribution but progress is dependent upon the availability and accuracy of the atomic data. …

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 23
Mid-infrared selection of AGN
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20040143 Bibcode: 2004A&A...419L..49H

Siebenmorgen, R.; Schartel, N.; Haas, M. +6 more

Since a large fraction of active galactic nuclei (AGN) is missed in common UV-excess surveys and is even hard to find in radio, near-IR and X-ray surveys, we have used a new AGN selection technique which is expected to be not affected by extinction. Within the scientific verification of the ISOCAM Parallel Survey at 6.7 µm we have discovered…

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 23
A spectral and spatial analysis of η Carinae's diffuse X-ray emission using CHANDRA
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20034306 Bibcode: 2004A&A...415..595W

Weis, K.; Bomans, D. J.; Davidson, K. +1 more

The luminous unstable star (star system) η Carinae is surrounded by an optically bright bipolar nebula, the Homunculus and a fainter but much larger nebula, the so-called outer ejecta. As images from the EINSTEIN and ROSAT satellites have shown, the outer ejecta is also visible in soft X-rays, while the central source is present in the harder X-ra…

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 23
XMM-Newton observations of the young open cluster Blanco 1. I. X-ray spectroscopy and photometry
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20035869 Bibcode: 2004A&A...421..175P

Harnden, F. R., Jr.; Micela, G.; Sciortino, S. +2 more

We present an X-ray study of the high metallicity young open cluster Blanco 1 based on XMM-Newton data. X-ray spectroscopy of cluster members is presented for the first time as well as new X-ray distribution functions of late-type stars. We detected all known dF and dG stars in the EPIC field and 80% and 90% of dK and dM stars, respectively. The X…

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 22
An XMM-Newton study of the RGH 80 galaxy group
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20035760 Bibcode: 2004A&A...420..833X

Böhringer, H.; Matsushita, K.; Xue, Y. -J.

We present an X-ray study of the galaxy group RGH 80, observed by XMM-Newton. The X-ray emission of the gas is detected out to ∼462 h-150 kpc, corresponding to ∼0.45 r200. The group is relatively gas rich and luminous with respect to its temperature of 1.01 ± 0.01 keV. Using the deprojected spectral analysis, we fi…

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 22
Very cold cores in the Taurus Molecular Ring as seen by ISO
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20035611 Bibcode: 2004A&A...420..533T

Lemke, D.; Haas, M.; Onishi, T. +2 more

Three prominent cold objects of the Taurus Molecular Ring (TMR) were revealed by our ISOPHOT 200 µm map of the south-eastern part of the Heiles Cloud 2 (HCL 2) cloud complex. One corresponds to the cyanopolyyne peak region of the TMC-1 ridge, (

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 22
INTEGRAL observations of the PSR B1259-63/SS2883 system after the 2004 periastron passage
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200400077 Bibcode: 2004A&A...426L..33S

Mereghetti, S.; Rodriguez, J.; Walter, R. +3 more

The millisecond pulsar PSR B1259-63 and the Be star SS2883 are situated in a highly eccentric binary system, with orbital period ∼3.4 years. We report on hard X-ray observations obtained with the INTEGRAL satellite close to the 2004 periastron passage. These are the first imaging observations of this system in…

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
INTEGRAL 22
The XMM-Newton view of the X-ray halo and jet of NGC 6251
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031657 Bibcode: 2004A&A...414..885S

Cheung, C. C.; Tavecchio, F.; Mushotzky, R. F. +3 more

We present an XMM-Newton observation of the radio jet and diffuse halo of the nearby radio galaxy NGC 6251. The EPIC spectrum of the galaxy's halo is best-fitted by a thermal model with temperature kT ∼ 1.6 keV and sub-solar abundances. Interestingly, an additional hard X-ray component is required to fit the EPIC spectra of the halo above 3 keV, a…

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 22
The evolution and simulation of the outburst from XZ Tauri - A possible EXor?
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20034316 Bibcode: 2004A&A...419..593C

Ray, T. P.; Coffey, D.; Downes, T. P.

We report on multi-epoch HST/WFPC2 images of the XZ Tauri binary, and its outflow, covering the period from 1995 to 2001. Data from 1995 to 1998 have already been published in the literature. Additional images, from 1999, 2000 and 2001 are presented here. These reveal not only further dynamical and morphological evolution of the XZ Tauri outflow b…

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 22
X-ray sources and their optical counterparts in the globular cluster M 22
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20040399 Bibcode: 2004A&A...424..133W

Rizzi, L.; Webb, N. A.; Barret, D. +3 more

Using XMM-Newton EPIC imaging data, we have detected 50 low-luminosity X-ray sources in the field of view of M 22, where 5±3 of these sources are likely to be related to the cluster. Using differential optical photometry, we have identified probable counterparts to those sources belonging to the cluster. Using X-ray spectroscopic and timing studie…

2004 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 22