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A single picture for solar coronal outflows and radio noise storms
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015231 Bibcode: 2011A&A...526A.137D

Aulanier, G.; Klein, K. -L.; Del Zanna, G. +1 more

We propose a unified interpretation for persistent coronal outflows and metric radio noise storms, two phenomena typically observed in association with quiescent solar active regions. Our interpretation is based on multi-wavelength observations of two such regions as they crossed the meridian in May and July 2007. For both regions, we observe a pe…

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hinode SOHO 88
A new SNR with TeV shell-type morphology: HESS J1731-347
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201016425 Bibcode: 2011A&A...531A..81H

Klochkov, D.; Santangelo, A.; Quirrenbach, A. +194 more


Aims: The recent discovery of the radio shell-type supernova remnant (SNR), G353.6-0.7, in spatial coincidence with the unidentified TeV source HESS J1731-347 has motivated further observations of the source with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) Cherenkov telescope array to test a possible association of the γ-ray…

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 88
Planck early results. XVI. The Planck view of nearby galaxies
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116454 Bibcode: 2011A&A...536A..16P

Kneissl, R.; Miville-Deschênes, M. -A.; Bernard, J. -P. +192 more

The all-sky coverage of the Planck Early Release Compact Source Catalogue (ERCSC) provides an unsurpassed survey of galaxies at submillimetre (submm) wavelengths, representing a major improvement in the numbers of galaxies detected, as well as the range of far-IR/submm wavelengths over which they have been observed. We here present the first resul…

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO Planck 86
The X-ray emission of local luminous infrared galaxies
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117420 Bibcode: 2011A&A...535A..93P

Esquej, P.; Colina, L.; Jiménez-Bailón, E. +6 more

We study the X-ray emission of a representative sample of 27 local luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs). The median IR luminosity of our sample is log LIR/L = 11.2, therefore the low-luminosity end of the LIRG class is well represented. We used new XMM-Newton data as well as Chandra and XMM-Newton archive data. The soft X-ray …

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 85
The X-ray spectral properties of the AGN population in the XMM-Newton bright serendipitous survey
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015227 Bibcode: 2011A&A...530A..42C

Page, M. J.; Carrera, F. J.; Caccianiga, A. +5 more

Context. X-ray surveys are a key instrument in the study of active galactic nuclei (AGN). Thanks to their penetrating ability, X-rays are able to map the innermost regions close to the central super massive black hole (SMBH) as well as to detect and characterize its emission up to high redshift.
Aims: We present here a detailed X-ray spectral…

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 85
Kinematical evidence for physically different classes of large-scale coronal EUV waves
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116685 Bibcode: 2011A&A...532A.151W

Mann, G.; Warmuth, A.

Context. Large-scale wavelike disturbances have been observed in the solar corona in the EUV range since more than a decade. The physical nature of these so-called "EIT waves" is still being debated controversially. The two main contenders are on the one hand MHD waves and/or shocks, and on the other hand magnetic reconfiguration in the framework …

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SOHO 85
Analyzing low signal-to-noise FUSE spectra. Confirmation of Lyman continuum escape from Haro 11
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015654 Bibcode: 2011A&A...532A.107L

Piskunov, N.; Leitet, E.; Bergvall, N. +1 more

Context. Galaxies are believed to be the main providers of Lyman continuum (LyC) photons during the early phases of the cosmic reionization. Little is known however, when it comes to escape fractions and the mechanisms behind the leakage. To learn more, one may look at local objects, but so far only one low-z galaxy has shown any signs of emitting…

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 85
Sub-arcsecond [Fe ii] spectro-imaging of the DG Tauri jet. Periodic bubbles and a dusty disk wind?
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015886 Bibcode: 2011A&A...532A..59A

Dougados, C.; Cabrit, S.; Agra-Amboage, V. +1 more

Context. The origin of protostellar jets as well as their impact on the regulation of angular momentum and the inner disk physics are still crucial open questions in star formation.
Aims: We aim to test the different proposed ejection processes in T Tauri stars through high-angular resolution observations of forbidden-line emission from the i…

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 84
The X-ray luminous galaxy cluster XMMU J1007.4+1237 at z = 1.56. The dawn of starburst activity in cluster cores
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201016169 Bibcode: 2011A&A...527L..10F

Böhringer, H.; Pratt, G. W.; Rosati, P. +12 more

Context. Observational galaxy cluster studies at z > 1.5 probe the formation of the first massive M > 1014 M dark matter halos, the early thermal history of the hot ICM, and the emergence of the red-sequence population of quenched early-type galaxies.
Aims: We present first results for the newly discovered X-ray l…

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 83
The outburst and nature of two young eruptive stars in the North America/Pelican Nebula Complex
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201016160 Bibcode: 2011A&A...527A.133K

Pál, A.; Ábrahám, P.; Kóspál, Á. +8 more

Context. The sudden optical brightening of two young stellar objects, HBC 722 and VSX J205126.1+440523, located in the North America/Pelican Nebula Complex, was announced in August 2010. Early photometric and spectroscopic observations of these objects indicated that they may belong to the FUor or EXor class of young eruptive stars. The eruptions …

2011 Astronomy and Astrophysics
AKARI 83