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Density fluctuations associated with turbulence and waves. First observations by Solar Orbiter
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140936 Bibcode: 2021A&A...656A..19K

Maksimovic, M.; Bale, S. D.; Chust, T. +21 more


Aims: The aim of this work is to demonstrate that the probe-to-spacecraft potential measured by RPW on Solar Orbiter can be used to derive the plasma (electron) density measurement, which exhibits both a high temporal resolution and a high level of accuracy. To investigate the physical nature of the solar wind turbulence and waves, we analyze…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SolarOrbiter 41
Constraining the overcontact phase in massive binary evolution. I. Mixing in V382 Cyg, VFTS 352, and OGLE SMC-SC10 108086
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202040195 Bibcode: 2021A&A...651A..96A

Sana, Hugues; Justham, Stephen; Mahy, Laurent +10 more

Context. As potential progenitors of several exotic phenomena including gravitational wave sources, magnetic stars, and Be stars, close massive binary systems probe a crucial area of the parameter space in massive star evolution. Despite the importance of these systems, large uncertainties regarding the nature and efficiency of the internal mixing…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia eHST 41
Efficiency of non-thermal desorptions in cold-core conditions. Testing the sputtering of grain mantles induced by cosmic rays
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039855 Bibcode: 2021A&A...652A..63W

Fuente, A.; Dartois, E.; Spezzano, S. +4 more

Context. Under cold conditions in dense cores, gas-phase molecules and atoms are depleted from the gas-phase to the surface of interstellar grains. Considering the time scales and physical conditions within these cores, a portion of these molecules has to be brought back into the gas-phase to explain their observation by milimeter telescopes.

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel 41
Simple halo model formalism for the cosmic infrared background and its correlation with the thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202038790 Bibcode: 2021A&A...645A..40M

Lagache, G.; Béthermin, M.; Maniyar, A.

Modelling the anisotropies in the cosmic infrared background (CIB) on all the scales is a challenging task because the nature of the galaxy evolution is complex and too many parameters are therefore often required to fit the observational data. We present a new halo model for the anisotropies of the CIB using only four parameters. Our model connec…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel 41
Constraints on the mass and on the atmospheric composition and evolution of the low-density young planet DS Tucanae A b
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140416 Bibcode: 2021A&A...650A..66B

Borsa, F.; Micela, G.; Damasso, M. +9 more

Context. Observations of young close-in exoplanets are providing initial indications for the characteristics of the population and clues to the early stages of their evolution. Transiting planets at young ages are also key benchmarks for our understanding of planetary evolution via the verification of atmospheric escape models.
Aims: We perfo…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 41
TOPoS. VI. The metal-weak tail of the metallicity distribution functions of the Milky Way and the Gaia-Sausage-Enceladus structure
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140816 Bibcode: 2021A&A...651A..79B

Ludwig, H. -G.; Salvadori, S.; Bonifacio, P. +11 more

Context. The goal of the Turn-Off Primordial Stars survey (TOPoS) project is to find and analyse turn-off (TO) stars of extremely low metallicity. To select the targets for spectroscopic follow-up at high spectral resolution, we relied on low-resolution spectra from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS).
Aims: In this paper, we use the metallic…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 41
The interstellar medium of quiescent galaxies and its evolution with time
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039280 Bibcode: 2021A&A...647A..33M

Daddi, Emanuele; Whitaker, Katherine E.; Toft, Sune +6 more

We characterise the basic far-IR properties and the gas mass fraction of massive (⟨log(M*/M)⟩ ≈ 11.0) quiescent galaxies (QGs) and explore how these evolve from z = 2.0 to the present day. We use robust, multi-wavelength (mid- to far-IR and sub-millimetre to radio) stacking ensembles of homogeneously selected and mass comple…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel 41
The young massive SMC cluster NGC 330 seen by MUSE. II. Multiplicity properties of the massive-star population
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140507 Bibcode: 2021A&A...652A..70B

Wang, C.; de Mink, S. E.; de Koter, A. +10 more

Context. Observations of massive stars in open clusters younger than ∼8 Myr have shown that a majority of them are in binary systems, most of which will interact during their life. While these can be used as a proxy of the initial multiplicity properties, studying populations of massive stars older than ∼20 Myr allows us to probe the outcome of th…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 41
KMOS study of the mass accretion rate from Class I to Class II in NGC 1333
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039264 Bibcode: 2021A&A...650A..43F

Fiorellino, Eleonora; Giannini, Teresa; Nisini, Brunella +6 more

Context. The mass accretion rate (\Mdot;acc) is the fundamental parameter to understand the process of mass assembly that results in the formation of a low-mass star. This parameter has been largely studied in Classical T Tauri stars in star-forming regions with ages of ∼1 − 10 Myr. However, little is known about the accretion propertie…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel 40
A million asteroid observations in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140430 Bibcode: 2021A&A...652A..59S

Carry, Benoit; Sergeyev, Alexey V.

Context. The populations of small bodies of the Solar System (asteroids, comets, Kuiper-Belt objects) are used to constrain the origin and evolution of the Solar System. Both their orbital distribution and composition distribution are required to track the dynamical pathway from their regions of formation to their current locations.
Aims: We …

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 40