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The structure of jets launched from post-AGB binary systems
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243429 Bibcode: 2022A&A...666A..40B

De Marco, O.; Verhamme, O.; Van Winckel, H. +4 more

Context. In this paper, we focus on post-asymptotic giant branch (post-AGB) binaries and study the interaction between the different components of these complex systems. These components comprise the post-AGB primary, a main sequence secondary, a circumbinary disk, as well as a fast bipolar outflow (jet) launched by the companion. We obtained well…

2022 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 23
Elemental Abundances of nearby M Dwarfs Based on High-resolution Near-infrared Spectra Obtained by the Subaru/IRD Survey: Proof of Concept
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ac3ee0 Bibcode: 2022AJ....163...72I

Henning, Thomas; Nakagawa, Takao; Currie, Thayne +24 more

Detailed chemical analyses of M dwarfs are scarce but necessary to constrain the formation environment and internal structure of planets being found around them. We present elemental abundances of 13 M dwarfs (2900 < T eff < 3500 K) observed in the Subaru/IRD planet search project. They are mid- to late-M dwarfs whose abundance of…

2022 The Astronomical Journal
Gaia 23
Mass Production of 2021 KMTNet Microlensing Planets. I
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ac8d6c Bibcode: 2022AJ....164..180R

Han, Cheongho; Lee, Chung-Uk; Zang, Weicheng +17 more

We inaugurate a program of "mass production" of microlensing planets discovered in 2021 KMTNet data, with the aim of laying the basis for future statistical studies. While we ultimately plan to quickly publish all 2021 planets meeting some minimal criteria, the current sample of four was chosen simply on the basis of having low initial estimates o…

2022 The Astronomical Journal
eHST 23
MUSE spectroscopy of the ULX NGC 1313 X-1: A shock-ionised bubble, an X-ray photoionised nebula, and two supernova remnants
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202142229 Bibcode: 2022A&A...666A.100G

Godet, O.; Contini, T.; Olive, J. -F. +2 more

Context. The presence of large ionised gaseous nebulae found around some ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) provides the means to assess the mechanical and radiative feedback of the central source, and hence constrain the efficiency and impact on the surroundings of the super-Eddington regime powering most of these sources. NGC 1313 X-1 is an arch…

2022 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia eHST 23
wdwarfdate: A Python Package to Derive Bayesian Ages of White Dwarfs
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ac7788 Bibcode: 2022AJ....164...62K

Angus, Ruth; Kiman, Rocio; Xu, Siyi +5 more

White dwarfs have been successfully used as cosmochronometers in the literature; however, their reach has been limited in comparison to their potential. We present wdwarfdate, a publicly available Python package to derive the Bayesian age of a white dwarf, based on its effective temperature (T eff) and surface gravity (log g). We make t…

2022 The Astronomical Journal
Gaia 23
The first nova eruption in a novalike variable: YZ Ret as seen in X-rays and γ-rays
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stac1440 Bibcode: 2022MNRAS.514.2239S

Strader, Jay; Chomiuk, Laura; Ness, Jan-Uwe +16 more

Peaking at 3.7 mag on 2020 July 11, YZ Ret was the second-brightest nova of the decade. The nova's moderate proximity (2.7 kpc, from Gaia) provided an opportunity to explore its multiwavelength properties in great detail. Here, we report on YZ Ret as part of a long-term project to identify the physical mechanisms responsible for high-energy emissi…

2022 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia XMM-Newton 23
The Gaia EDR3 view of Johnson-Kron-Cousins standard stars: the curated Landolt and Stetson collections
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243939 Bibcode: 2022A&A...664A.109P

Rainer, M.; Marinoni, S.; Marrese, P. M. +7 more

Context. In the era of large surveys and space missions, it is necessary to rely on large samples of well-characterized stars for inter-calibrating and comparing measurements from different surveys and catalogues. Among the most employed photometric systems, the Johnson-Kron-Cousins has been used for decades and for a large amount of important dat…

2022 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia Hipparcos 23
The impact of two massive early accretion events in a Milky Way-like galaxy: repercussions for the buildup of the stellar disc and halo
DOI: 10.1093/mnrasl/slac126 Bibcode: 2022MNRAS.517L.138O

Springel, Volker; Orkney, Matthew D. A.; Laporte, Chervin F. P. +6 more

We identify and characterize a Milky Way-like realization from the Auriga simulations with two consecutive massive mergers $\sim 2$ Gyr apart at high redshift, comparable to the reported Kraken and Gaia-Sausage-Enceladus. The Kraken-like merger (z = 1.6, $M_{\rm Tot}=8\times 10^{10}\, \rm {M_{\odot }}$) is gas-rich, deposits most of its mass in th…

2022 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 23
LISC Catalog of Star Clusters. I. Galactic Disk Clusters in Gaia EDR3
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4365/ac3c49 Bibcode: 2022ApJS..259...19L

Li, Zhongmu; Liu, Xuejie; Chen, Wen +6 more

This work searches for the candidates of Galactic disk star clusters in Gaia Early Data Release 3 (Gaia EDR3) and determines their basic parameters from color-magnitude diagrams (CMDs). A friends-of-friends method for membership determination and stellar population models including binary stars (ASPS) and rotating stars are adopted. As a result, 8…

2022 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
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Insight-HXMT, NuSTAR, and INTEGRAL Data Show Disk Truncation in the Hard State of the Black Hole X-Ray Binary MAXI J1820+070
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac54a7 Bibcode: 2022ApJ...928...11Z

Zdziarski, Andrzej A.; You, Bei; Szanecki, Michał +2 more

We study X-ray and soft gamma-ray spectra from the hard state of the accreting black hole binary MAXI J1820+070. We perform an analysis of joint spectra from HXMT, NuSTAR, and INTEGRAL. We find an overall agreement between the spectra from all three satellites. Satisfactory fits to the data require substantial spectral complexity, with our models …

2022 The Astrophysical Journal
INTEGRAL 23