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A Multi-Observing Technique Study of the Dynamical Evolution of the Viscous Disk around the Be Star ω CMa
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/abdd1e Bibcode: 2021ApJ...909..149G

Rivinius, Thomas; Baade, Dietrich; Carciofi, Alex C. +3 more

The observed emission lines of Be stars originate from a circumstellar Keplerian disk, which is generally well explained by the viscous decretion disk model. In an earlier work we performed modeling of the full light curve of the bright Be star ω CMa with the 1D time-dependent hydrodynamic code SINGLEBE and the Monte Carlo radiative transfer code …

2021 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia IUE 19
Exploring Mutual Information between IRIS Spectral Lines. I. Correlations between Spectral Lines during Solar Flares and within the Quiet Sun.
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/abf11b Bibcode: 2021ApJ...912..121P

Kleint, Lucia; Panos, Brandon; Voloshynovskiy, Sviatoslav

Spectral lines allow us to probe the thermodynamics of the solar atmosphere, but the shape of a single spectral line may be similar for different thermodynamic solutions. Multiline analyses are therefore crucial, but computationally cumbersome. We investigate correlations between several chromospheric and transition region lines to restrain the th…

2021 The Astrophysical Journal
IRIS 19
Direct Observation of a Large-scale CME Flux Rope Event Arising from an Unwinding Coronal Jet
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/abe6a8 Bibcode: 2021ApJ...911...33C

Yang, Jiayan; Hong, Junchao; Duan, Yadan +2 more

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and coronal jets are two types of common solar eruptive phenomena, which often independently happen at different spatial scales. In this work, we present a stereoscopic observation of a large-scale CME flux rope arising from an unwinding blowout jet in a multipolar complex magnetic system. Based on a multiband observa…

2021 The Astrophysical Journal
SOHO 19
Radio Spectral Imaging of an M8.4 Eruptive Solar Flare: Possible Evidence of a Termination Shock
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/abe5a4 Bibcode: 2021ApJ...911....4L

Krucker, Säm; Chen, Bin; Yu, Sijie +2 more

Solar flare termination shocks have been suggested as one of the viable mechanisms for accelerating electrons and ions to high energies. Observational evidence of such shocks, however, remains rare. Using radio dynamic spectroscopic imaging of a long-duration C1.9 flare obtained by the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), Chen et al. suggested t…

2021 The Astrophysical Journal
SOHO 19
The GADOT Galaxy Survey: Dense Gas and Feedback in Herschel-selected Starburst Galaxies at Redshifts 2 to 6
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/abf6d7 Bibcode: 2021ApJ...913..141R

Neri, Roberto; Cooray, Asantha; Riechers, Dominik A. +1 more

We report the detection of 23 OH+ 1 → 0 absorption, emission, or P-Cygni-shaped lines and CO(J = 9→8) emission lines in 18 Herschel-selected z = 2-6 starburst galaxies with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array and the NOrthern Extended Millimeter Array, taken as part of the Gas And Dust Over cosmic Time Galaxy Survey. We fin…

2021 The Astrophysical Journal
Herschel 19
MOMO. IV. The Complete Swift X-Ray and UV/Optical Light Curve and Characteristic Variability of the Blazar OJ 287 during the Last Two Decades
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac1442 Bibcode: 2021ApJ...923...51K

Ciprini, S.; Komossa, S.; Gallo, L. C. +5 more

We have been carrying out a dense monitoring of the blazar OJ 287 with Swift since late 2015 as part of our project MOMO (Multiwavelength Observations and Modeling of OJ 287). This is the densest existing monitoring of OJ 287 involving X-ray/UV data. In this latest publication of a sequence, we characterize the multiwavelength variability of OJ 28…

2021 The Astrophysical Journal
XMM-Newton 19
Massive White Dwarfs in Young Star Clusters
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/abdeb7 Bibcode: 2021ApJ...912..165R

Caiazzo, Ilaria; Richer, Harvey B.; Heyl, Jeremy +6 more

We have carried out a search for massive white dwarfs (WDs) in the direction of young open star clusters using the Gaia DR2 database. The aim of this survey was (1) to provide robust data for new and previously known high-mass WDs regarding cluster membership, (2) to highlight WDs previously included in the initial final mass relation (IFMR) that …

2021 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia 19
Gaia EDR3 Proper Motions of Milky Way Dwarfs. II Velocities, Total Energy, and Angular Momentum
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac27a8 Bibcode: 2021ApJ...922...93H

Hammer, Francois; Babusiaux, Carine; Bonifacio, Piercarlo +5 more

Here we show that precise Gaia EDR3 proper motions have provided robust estimates of 3D velocities, angular momentum, and total energy for 40 Milky Way dwarfs. The results are statistically robust and are independent of the Milky Way mass profile. Dwarfs do not behave like long-lived satellites of the Milky Way because of their excessively large v…

2021 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia 19
Forward Modeling of Solar Coronal Magnetic-field Measurements Based on a Magnetic-field-induced Transition in Fe X
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac1792 Bibcode: 2021ApJ...920..116C

Chen, Yajie; Tian, Hui; Deng, Yuanyong +6 more

It was recently proposed that the intensity ratios of several extreme ultraviolet spectral lines from Fe X ions can be used to measure the solar coronal magnetic field based on magnetic-field-induced transition (MIT) theory. To verify the suitability of this method, we performed forward modeling with a three-dimensional radiation magnetohydrodynam…

2021 The Astrophysical Journal
Hinode 19
Ultra-steep-spectrum Radio "Jellyfish" Uncovered in A2877
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/abe384 Bibcode: 2021ApJ...909..198H

Johnston-Hollitt, Melanie; Hodgson, Torrance; Bartalucci, Iacopo +3 more

We report on the discovery of a mysterious ultra-steep-spectrum (USS) synchrotron source in the galaxy cluster A2877. We have observed the source with the Murchison Widefield Array at five frequencies across 72-231 MHz and found the source to exhibit strong spectral curvature over this range, as well as the steepest known spectra of a synchrotron …

2021 The Astrophysical Journal
XMM-Newton 19