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Discovery and mass measurement of the hot, transiting, Earth-sized planet, GJ 3929 b
Amado, P. J.; Caballero, J. A.; Pallé, E. +64 more
We report the discovery of GJ 3929 b, a hot Earth-sized planet orbiting the nearby M3.5 V dwarf star, GJ 3929 (G 180-18, TOI-2013). Joint modelling of photometric observations from TESS sectors 24 and 25 together with 73 spectroscopic observations from CARMENES and follow-up transit observations from SAINT-EX, LCOGT, and OSN yields a planet radius…
Estimating the local dark matter density in a non-axisymmetric wobbling disc
Sivertsson, S.; Read, J. I.; Silverwood, H. +6 more
The density of dark matter near the Sun, ρDM, ⊙, is important for experiments hunting for dark matter particles in the laboratory, and for constraining the local shape of the Milky Way's dark matter halo. Estimates to date have typically assumed that the Milky Way's stellar disc is axisymmetric and in a steady-state. Yet the Milky Way d…
A machine-learning photometric classifier for massive stars in nearby galaxies. I. The method
Yang, Ming; Bonanos, Alceste Z.; Maravelias, Grigoris +3 more
Context. Mass loss is a key parameter in the evolution of massive stars. Despite the recent progress in the theoretical understanding of how stars lose mass, discrepancies between theory and observations still hold. Moreover, episodic mass loss in evolved massive stars is not included in models, and the importance of its role in the evolution of m…
High-resolution Hubble Space Telescope Imaging Survey of Local Star-forming Galaxies. I. Spatially Resolved Obscured Star Formation with Hα and Paschen-β Recombination Lines
Perna, Michele; Calzetti, Daniela; Colina, Luis +9 more
We present a sample of 24 local star-forming galaxies observed with broadband and narrowband photometry from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) that are part of the Great Observatories All-sky Luminous Infrared Galaxies Survey of local luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies. With narrowband filters around the emission lines Hα (and [N II]) and…
The Pristine survey - XVII. The C-19 stream is dynamically hot and more extended than previously thought
Fouesneau, Morgan; Sestito, Federico; Navarro, Julio F. +22 more
The C-19 stream is the most metal-poor stellar system ever discovered, with a mean metallicity [Fe/H] = -3.38 ± 0.06. Its low metallicity dispersion (σ[Fe/H] < 0.18 at the 95 per cent confidence level) and variations in sodium abundances strongly suggest a globular cluster origin. In this work, we use Very Large Telescope (VLT)/UV-Vi…
Photometric Metallicity Prediction of Fundamental-mode RR Lyrae Stars in the Gaia Optical and K s Infrared Wave Bands by Deep Learning
Grebel, Eva K.; Dékány, István
RR Lyrae stars are useful chemical tracers thanks to the empirical relationship between their heavy-element abundance and the shape of their light curves. However, the consistent and accurate calibration of this relation across multiple photometric wave bands has been lacking. We have devised a new method for the metallicity estimation of fundamen…
The stable climate of KELT-9b
Alonso, R.; Deleuil, M.; Erikson, A. +76 more
Even among the most irradiated gas giants, so-called ultra-hot Jupiters, KELT-9b stands out as the hottest planet thus far discovered with a dayside temperature of over 4500 K. At these extreme irradiation levels, we expect an increase in heat redistribution efficiency and a low Bond albedo owed to an extended atmosphere with molecular hydrogen di…
Antaeus: A Retrograde Group of Tidal Debris in the Milky Way's Disk Plane
Martin, Nicolas; Famaey, Benoit; Viswanathan, Akshara +5 more
We present the discovery of a wide retrograde moving group in the disk plane of the Milky Way using action-angle coordinates derived from the Gaia DR3 catalog. The structure is identified from a sample of its members that are currently almost at the pericenter of their orbit and are passing through the solar neighborhood. The motions of the stars …
MICROSCOPE satellite and its drag-free and attitude control system
Bergé, Joel; Chhun, Ratana; Métris, Gilles +14 more
This paper focuses on the description of the design and performance of the MICROSCOPE satellite and its drag-free and attitude control system. The satellite is derived from CNES' Myriade platform family, albeit with significant upgrades dictated by the unprecedented MICROSCOPE's mission requirements. The 300 kg drag-free microsatellite has complet…
To E or Not to E : Numerical Nuances of Global Coronal Models
Poedts, Stefaan; Perri, Barbara; Lani, Andrea +2 more
In recent years, global coronal models have experienced an ongoing increase in popularity as tools for forecasting solar weather. Within the domain of up to 21.5 R ⊙, magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) is used to resolve the coronal structure using magnetograms as inputs at the solar surface. Ideally, these computations would be repeated with e…