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Disentangling the X-ray variability in the Lyman continuum emitter Haro 11
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202449388 Bibcode: 2024A&A...689A.333D

Östlin, G.; Herenz, E. C.; Silich, S. +1 more

Context. Lyman break analogs in the local Universe serve as counterparts to Lyman break galaxies (LBGs) at high redshifts, which are widely regarded as major contributors to cosmic reionization in the early stages of the Universe. Aims. We studied XMM-Newton and Chandra observations of the nearby LBG analog Haro 11, which contains two X-ray-bright…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton eHST 3
CURLING - I. The influence of point-like image approximation on the outcomes of cluster strong lens modelling
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stae1221 Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.531.1179X

Li, Jiadong; Kneib, Jean-Paul; Acebron, Ana +11 more

Cluster-scale strong lensing is a powerful tool for exploring the properties of dark matter and constraining cosmological models. However, due to the complex parameter space, pixelized strong lens modelling in galaxy clusters is computationally expensive, leading to the point-source approximation of strongly lensed extended images, potentially int…

2024 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
eHST JWST 3
The MUSE eXtremely Deep Field: Detections of circumgalactic Si II* emission at z ≳ 2
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202451009 Bibcode: 2024A&A...691A.255K

Ouchi, Masami; Blaizot, Jérémy; Garel, Thibault +17 more

Context. The circumgalactic medium (CGM) serves as a baryon reservoir that connects galaxies to the intergalactic medium and fuels star formation. The spatial distribution of the metal-enriched cool CGM has not yet been directly revealed at cosmic noon (z ≃ 2–4), as bright emission lines at these redshifts are not covered by optical integral field…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 3
A high-energy study of the supernova remnant G296.5+10.0
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad3921 Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.528.2095E

Combi, J. A.; García, F.; Luque-Escamilla, P. L. +6 more

We report a detailed multi-wavelength study of the supernova remnant G296.5+10.0 using archival data from XMM-Newton and Fermi-LAT complemented with ATCA observations. In the X-ray band, we performed an adaptive smoothing on the double background subtracted images to construct an X-ray mosaic map with six individual observations. Below 2.0 keV, G2…

2024 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
XMM-Newton 3
Efficiency of solar microflares in accelerating electrons when rooted in a sunspot
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348295 Bibcode: 2024A&A...683A..41S

Krucker, Säm; Veronig, Astrid M.; Dickson, Ewan C. M. +3 more

Context. The spectral shape of the X-ray emission in solar flares varies with the event size, with small flares generally exhibiting softer spectra than large events, indicative of a relatively lower number of accelerated electrons at higher energies.
Aims: We investigate two microflares of GOES classes A9 and C1 (after background subtraction…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SolarOrbiter 3
HR-GO: I. Comprehensive NLTE abundance analysis of the Cetus stream
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450981 Bibcode: 2024A&A...690A.331S

Sestito, F.; Sitnova, T. M.; Mashonkina, L. I. +8 more

Context. Dwarf galaxy streams encode vast amounts of information essential to understanding early galaxy formation and nucleosynthesis channels. Due to the variation in the timescales of star formation history in their progenitors, stellar streams serve as 'snapshots' that record different stages of galactic chemical evolution. Aims. This study fo…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 3
Exsolution process in white dwarf stars
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348344 Bibcode: 2024A&A...683A.101C

Rebassa-Mansergas, Alberto; Torres, Santiago; Camisassa, Maria +1 more

Context. White dwarf stars are considered to be suitable cosmic laboratories for studying the physics of dense plasma. Furthermore, the use of white dwarf stars as cosmic clocks to date stellar populations and main sequence companions demands an appropriate understanding of the physics of white dwarfs in order to provide precise ages for these sta…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 3
A massive multiphase plume of gas in Abell 2390's brightest cluster galaxy
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stae213 Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.528.3441R

Fabian, A. C.; Combes, F.; Salomé, P. +6 more

We present new ALMA CO(2-1) observations tracing $2.2 \times 10^{10}\, \textnormal {M}_{\odot }$ of molecular gas in Abell 2390's brightest cluster galaxy, where half the gas is located in a one-sided plume extending 15 kpc out from the galaxy centre. This molecular gas has a smooth and positive velocity gradient, and is receding 250 km s-1

2024 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
eHST 3
Periodic variable A-F spectral type stars in the southern TESS continuous viewing zone. I. Identification and classification
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450711 Bibcode: 2024A&A...688A..25S

Skarka, M.; Henzl, Z.


Aims: Our primary objective is to accurately identify and classify the variability of A-F stars in the southern continuous viewing zone of the TESS satellite. The brightness limit was set to 10 mag to ensure the utmost reliability of our results and allow for spectroscopic follow-up observations using small telescopes. We aim to compare our f…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 3
Sublimation and infrared spectral properties of ammonium cyanide
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116007 Bibcode: 2024Icar..41316007G

Gerakines, Perry A.; Yarnall, Yukiko Y.; Hudson, Reggie L.

The ammonium ion (NH4+) has been suggested to be present in interstellar ices and has been observed on the surfaces of planetary bodies using infrared (IR) spectroscopy as the primary means of identification. Evidence for several ammonium salts has also been found in the dust and surface ices of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenk…

2024 Icarus
Rosetta 3