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G 112-43/44: A metal-poor binary star with a unique chemical composition and Helmi stream kinematics
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140826 Bibcode: 2021A&A...651A..57N

Nissen, P. E.; Schuster, W. J.; Silva-Cabrera, J. S.

Context. Correlations between high-precision elemental abundance ratios and the kinematics of halo stars provide interesting information about the formation and early evolution of the Galaxy.
Aims: Element abundances of G 112-43/44, a metal-poor wide-orbit binary star with extreme kinematics, are revisited.
Methods: High-precision studie…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 9
Multiwavelength observations of a metric type-II event
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141672 Bibcode: 2021A&A...654A.112A

Hillaris, A.; Patsourakos, S.; Nindos, A. +1 more

We have studied a complex metric radio event that originated in a compact flare, observed with the ARTEMIS-JLS radiospectrograph on February 12, 2010. The event was associated with a surge observed at 195 and 304 Å and with a coronal mass ejection observed by instruments on board STEREO A and B near the eastern and western limbs respectively. On t…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hinode SOHO 9
Spectral state transitions in Circinus ULX5
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140459 Bibcode: 2021A&A...651A..54M

Markowitz, Alex; Mondal, Samaresh; De Marco, Barbara +2 more

Context. We performed timing and spectral analyses of multi-epoch Suzaku, XMM-Newton, and NuSTAR observations of the ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) Circinus ULX5 with the aim of putting constraints on the mass of the central object and the accretion mode operating in this source.
Aims: We investigate whether the source contains a stellar ma…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 9
X-ray emitting structures in the Vela SNR: ejecta anisotropies and progenitor stellar wind residuals
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140412 Bibcode: 2021A&A...649A..56S

Miceli, M.; Bocchino, F.; Orlando, S. +6 more

Context. The Vela supernova remnant (SNR) shows several ejecta fragments (or shrapnel) protruding beyond the forward shock, which are most likely relics of anisotropies that developed during the supernova (SN) explosion. Recent studies have revealed high Si abundance in two shrapnel (shrapnel A and G), located in opposite directions with respect t…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 9
Evidence of mud volcanism due to the rapid compaction of Martian tsunami deposits in southeastern Acidalia Planitia, Mars
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2020.114096 Bibcode: 2021Icar..35414096D

Costard, François; Séjourné, Antoine; Di Pietro, Ilaria +2 more

Thumbprint terrain was first recognized in Viking Orbiter data and described as sets of alternating continuous parallel ridges and depressions up to several tens of kilometres in length, with high and low albedo respectively. We performed a geomorphological analysis of these features using both Context Camera and High Resolution Imaging Science Ex…

2021 Icarus
MEx 9
A detailed understanding of the rotation-activity relationship using the 300 Myr old open cluster NGC 3532
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140896 Bibcode: 2021A&A...656A.103F

Strassmeier, K. G.; Barnes, S. A.; James, D. J. +2 more

Context. The coeval stars of young open clusters provide insights into the formation of the rotation-activity relationship that elude studies of multi-age field populations.
Aims: We measure the chromospheric activity of cool stars in the 300 Myr old open cluster NGC 3532 in concert with their rotation periods to study the mass-dependent morp…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 9
Thin Current Sheet Behind the Dipolarization Front
DOI: 10.1029/2021JA029518 Bibcode: 2021JGRA..12629518N

Russell, C. T.; Escoubet, C. P.; Fazakerley, A. N. +18 more

We report a unique conjugate observation of fast flows and associated current sheet disturbances in the near-Earth magnetotail by MMS (Magnetospheric Multiscale) and Cluster preceding a positive bay onset of a small substorm at ∼14:10 UT, September 8, 2018. MMS and Cluster were located both at X ∼ −14 RE. A dipolarization front (DF) of …

2021 Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics)
Cluster 9
Spectral properties of lunar impact melt deposits from Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) data
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114392 Bibcode: 2021Icar..36114392N

Tornabene, L. L.; Neish, C. D.; Cannon, K. M. +3 more

Lunar impact melt deposits have unusual surface properties, unlike any measured terrestrial lava flow. Radar observations suggest that they are incredibly rough at decimeter scales, but they appear smooth in high-resolution, meter-scale optical images. The cause of their unusual surface roughness is unknown. In this work, we investigate the proper…

2021 Icarus
Chandrayaan-1 9
Statistical Survey of Reservoir Phenomenon in Energetic Proton Events Observed by Multiple Spacecraft
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/abda39 Bibcode: 2021ApJ...909..110W

Wang, Yang; Lyu, Dan; Xiao, Boxi +3 more

In this work, reservoir phenomenon in the decay phase of gradual solar energetic particle (SEP) events are investigated with two Helios and the IMP 8 spacecraft from 1976 January to 1980 March and two STEREO and the SOHO spacecraft from 2010 January to 2014 September. Using these data, 62 reservoir events of solar energetic protons were identified…

2021 The Astrophysical Journal
SOHO 9
The spatially offset quasar E1821+643: new evidence for gravitational recoil
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stab2176 Bibcode: 2021MNRAS.507..484J

Jadhav, Yashashree; Robinson, Andrew; Almeyda, Triana +2 more

A galaxy merger is expected to cause the formation of a supermassive black hole (SMBH) binary, which itself eventually coalesces through the anisotropic emission of gravitational waves. This may result in the merged SMBH receiving a recoil kick velocity ~100-1000 kms-1, causing it to oscillate in the gravitational potential of the host …

2021 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
eHST 9