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Intrinsic metallicity variation in the intermediate mass type II globular cluster NGC 1261
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stab1891 Bibcode: 2021MNRAS.506.4676M

Sarajedini, Ata; Monaco, L.; Geisler, D. +5 more

Globular Clusters (GCs) are now well known to almost universally show multiple populations (MPs). The HST UV Legacy Survey of a large number of Galactic GCs in UV filters optimized to explore MPs finds that a small fraction of GCs, termed Type II, also display more complex, anomalous behaviour. Several well-studied Type II GCs show intrinsic Fe ab…

2021 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia eHST 11
The Pre-He White Dwarfs in Eclipsing Binaries. II. WASP 0843-11
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/abdd39 Bibcode: 2021AJ....161..137H

Koo, Jae-Rim; Han, Cheongho; Hong, Kyeongsoo +5 more

We present the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) photometry and our high-resolution spectra of the EL CVn-type star 1SWASP J084356.46-113327.5 (WASP 0843-11), which consists of an F-type main-sequence (MS) star and a hotter low-mass helium white dwarf precursor (pre-He WD). In a spectral analysis, double-lined radial velocities (RVs) we…

2021 The Astronomical Journal
Gaia 11
Detection of an extremely strong magnetic field in the double-degenerate binary merger product HD 144941
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stab2162 Bibcode: 2021MNRAS.507.1283S

Owocki, S. P.; Shultz, M. E.; Kochukhov, O. +2 more

HD 144941 is an extreme He (EHe) star, a rare class of subdwarf OB star formed from the merger of two white dwarf (WD) stars. Uniquely amongst EHe stars, its light curve has been reported to be modulated entirely by rotation, suggesting the presence of a magnetic field. Here, we report the first high-resolution spectropolarimetric observations of …

2021 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 11
Joint Suzaku and Chandra observations of the MKW4 galaxy group out to the virial radius
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa3858 Bibcode: 2021MNRAS.501.3767S

Kraft, Ralph; Gastaldello, Fabio; Sarkar, Arnab +5 more

We present joint Suzaku and Chandra observations of MKW4. With a global temperature of 1.6 keV, MKW4 is one of the smallest galaxy groups that have been mapped in X-rays out to the virial radius. We measure its gas properties from its centre to the virial radius in the north, east, and north-east directions. Its entropy profile follows a power law…

2021 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Suzaku 11
An Insight into the Coupling of CME Kinematics in Inner and Outer Corona and the Imprint of Source Regions
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac1592 Bibcode: 2021ApJ...919..115M

Pant, Vaibhav; Banerjee, Dipankar; Patel, Ritesh +1 more

Despite studying coronal mass ejections (CMEs) for several years, we do not yet have a complete understanding of their kinematics. To this end, it is essential to understand the change in kinematics of the CMEs as they travel from the inner corona (<3 R) up to the higher heights of the outer corona. We conduct a follow-up statistica…

2021 The Astrophysical Journal
SOHO 11
Eclipsing Binaries Found by the EREBOS Project: Gaia DR2 6097540197980557440-a Deeply Eclipsing sdB+dM System
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac0ae5 Bibcode: 2021ApJ...918...28C

Barlow, Brad N.; Corcoran, Kyle A.; Schaffenroth, Veronika +3 more

We present time-series spectroscopy and photometry of Gaia DR2 6097540197980557440, a new deeply eclipsing hot subdwarf B (sdB) + M dwarf (dM) binary. We discovered this object during the course of the Eclipsing Reflection Effect Binaries from Optical Surveys (EREBOS) project, which aims to find new eclipsing sdB+dM binaries (HW Vir systems) and i…

2021 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia 11
The Scientific Value of a Sustained Exploration Program at the Aristarchus Plateau
DOI: 10.3847/PSJ/abfec6 Bibcode: 2021PSJ.....2..136G

Glotch, Timothy D.; Li, Shuai; Lucey, Paul G. +13 more

The Aristarchus plateau hosts a diversity of volcanic features, including the largest pyroclastic deposit on the Moon, the largest sinuous rille on the Moon, and intrusive and extrusive examples of evolved, Th-rich silicic lithologies. We provide an overview of previous remote-sensing measurements of the Aristarchus plateau and provide new analyse…

2021 The Planetary Science Journal
Chandrayaan-1 11
Diagnostics of homologous solar-surge plasma as observed by IRIS and SDO
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stab1663 Bibcode: 2021MNRAS.505.5311K

Kayshap, Pradeep; Tripathi, Sharad C.; Singh Payal, Rajdeep +1 more

Surges have regularly been observed in mostly H α 6563 Å and Ca II 8542 Å. However, surge responses to other prominent lines of the interface region (Mg II k 2796.35 Å and h 2803.52 Å, O IV 1401.15 Å, Si IV 1402.77 Å) are not well studied. Here, the evolution and kinematics of six homologous surges are analysed using IRIS and AIA observations. The…

2021 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
IRIS 11
The Quest for the Missing Dust. I. Restoring Large-scale Emission in Herschel Maps of Local Group Galaxies
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac16d4 Bibcode: 2021ApJ...921...35C

Gordon, Karl D.; Bot, Caroline; Clark, Christopher J. R. +2 more

Because the galaxies of the Local Group have such large angular sizes, much of their diffuse, large-angular-scale emission is filtered out by the Herschel data reduction process. In this work, we restore this previously missed dust in Herschel observations of the Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, M31, and M33. We do this by combining…

2021 The Astrophysical Journal
Herschel 11
Penumbral decay observed in active region NOAA 12585
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141034 Bibcode: 2021A&A...653A..93M

Guglielmino, S. L.; Romano, P.; Rouppe van der Voort, L. H. M. +3 more

Context. The physical conditions leading the sunspot penumbra decay are poorly understood so far.
Aims: We investigate the photospheric magnetic and velocity properties of a sunspot penumbra during the decay phase to advance the current knowledge of the conditions leading to this process.
Methods: A penumbral decay was observed with the …

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hinode 10