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Exoplanet X-ray irradiation and evaporation rates with eROSITA
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141097 Bibcode: 2022A&A...661A..23F

Schwope, A.; Poppenhaeger, K.; Ilic, N. +1 more

High-energy irradiation is a driver for atmospheric evaporation and mass loss in exoplanets. This work is based on data from eROSITA, the soft X-ray instrument on board the Spectrum Roentgen Gamma mission, as well as on archival data from other missions. We aim to characterise the high-energy environment of known exoplanets and estimate their mass…

2022 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia XMM-Newton 32
The relativistic solar particle event on 28 October 2021: Evidence of particle acceleration within and escape from the solar corona
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243903 Bibcode: 2022A&A...663A.173K

Krucker, Säm; Dresing, Nina; Klein, Karl-Ludwig +6 more


Aims: We analyse particle, radio, and X-ray observations during the first relativistic proton event of solar cycle 25 detected on Earth. The aim is to gain insight into the relationship between relativistic solar particles detected in space and the processes of acceleration and propagation in solar eruptive events.
Methods: To this end, …

2022 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SOHO SolarOrbiter 32
A New Era of Intracluster Light Studies with JWST
DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ac98c5 Bibcode: 2022ApJ...940L..51M

Trujillo, Ignacio; Montes, Mireia

Still largely unexplored, the diffuse light in clusters of galaxies traces the past and ongoing buildup of these massive structures. Here we present the first comprehensive study of the intracluster light (ICL) of the cluster SMACS J0723.3-7327 (z = 0.39) using the JWST Early Release Observations. These deep and high spatial resolution images allo…

2022 The Astrophysical Journal
JWST 31
The Complexity of the Cetus Stream Unveiled from the Fusion of STREAMFINDER and StarGO
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac616f Bibcode: 2022ApJ...930..103Y

Huang, Yang; Chang, Jiang; Sestito, Federico +16 more

We combine the power of two stream-searching tools, STREAMFINDER and StarGO applied to the Gaia EDR3 data, to detect stellar debris belonging to the Cetus stream system that forms a complex, nearly polar structure around the Milky Way. In this work, we find the southern extensions of the northern Cetus stream as the Palca stream and a new southern…

2022 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia 31
X-ray spectroscopic survey of highly accreting AGN
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141829 Bibcode: 2022A&A...657A..57L

Bianchi, S.; Vignali, C.; Piconcelli, E. +14 more

Improving our understanding of the nuclear properties of high-Eddington-ratio (λEdd) active galactic nuclei (AGN) is necessary since at this regime the radiation pressure is expected to affect the structure and efficiency of the accretion disc-corona system. This may cause departures from the typical nuclear properties of low-λEdd<…

2022 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 31
Physics of ULIRGs with MUSE and ALMA: The PUMA project. IV. No tight relation between cold molecular outflow rates and AGN luminosities
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202244054 Bibcode: 2022A&A...668A..45L

Rigopoulou, D.; Colina, L.; van der Werf, P. +11 more

We study molecular outflows in a sample of 25 nearby (z < 0.17, d < 750 Mpc) ultra-luminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) systems (38 individual nuclei) as part of the Physics of ULIRGs with MUSE and ALMA (PUMA) survey, using ∼400 pc (0.1-1.0″ beam FWHM) resolution ALMA CO(2-1) observations. We used a spectro-astrometry analysis to identify high-v…

2022 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel 31
INTEGRAL/IBIS 17-yr hard X-ray all-sky survey
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stab3751 Bibcode: 2022MNRAS.510.4796K

Tsygankov, Sergey S.; Lutovinov, Alexander A.; Krivonos, Roman A. +3 more

The International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL), launched in 2002, continues its successful work in observing the sky at energies E > 20 keV. The legacy of the mission already includes a large number of discovered or previously poorly studied hard X-ray sources. The growing INTEGRAL archive allows one to conduct an all-sky survey…

2022 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
INTEGRAL XMM-Newton 31
Spectroscopic evolution of very massive stars at Z = 1/2.5 Z
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243048 Bibcode: 2022A&A...659A.163M

Martins, F.; Palacios, A.

Context. Stars with masses in excess of 100 M are observed in the Local Universe, but they remain rare objects. Because of the shape of the mass function, they are expected to be present only in the most massive and youngest clusters. They may thus be formed in number in highly star-forming galaxies.
Aims: Very massive stars (VMSs…

2022 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 31
Observation-based modelling of the energetic storm particle event of 14 July 2012
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202142698 Bibcode: 2022A&A...659A.187W

Lario, D.; Vainio, R.; Poedts, S. +6 more


Aims: We model the energetic storm particle (ESP) event of 14 July 2012 using the energetic particle acceleration and transport model named `PArticle Radiation Asset Directed at Interplanetary Space Exploration' (PARADISE), together with the solar wind and coronal mass ejection (CME) model named `EUropean Heliospheric FORcasting Information A…

2022 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SOHO 31
A Speed Bump: SN 2021aefx Shows that Doppler Shift Alone Can Explain Early Excess Blue Flux in Some Type Ia Supernovae
DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ac7235 Bibcode: 2022ApJ...932L...2A

Suntzeff, N. B.; Galbany, L.; Brown, P. J. +17 more

We present early-time photometric and spectroscopic observations of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2021aefx. The early-time u-band light curve shows an excess flux when compared to normal SNe Ia. We suggest that the early excess blue flux may be due to a rapid change in spectral velocity in the first few days post explosion, produced by the emissio…

2022 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 31