Search Publications

The Archetypal Ultra-diffuse Galaxy, Dragonfly 44, Is not a Dark Milky Way
DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/abb886 Bibcode: 2020ApJ...901L..30B

Bogdán, Ákos

Due to the peculiar properties of ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs), understanding their origin presents a major challenge. Previous X-ray studies demonstrated that the bulk of UDGs lack substantial X-ray emission, implying that they reside in low-mass dark matter halos. This result, in concert with other observational and theoretical studies, pointed…

2020 The Astrophysical Journal
XMM-Newton 14
Deuterated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Interstellar Medium: The C-D Band Strengths of Monodeuterated Species
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4365/abba28 Bibcode: 2020ApJS..251...12Y

Li, Aigen; Yang, X. J.; Glaser, R.

Deuterium (D) is one of the light elements created in the Big Bang. As the Galaxy evolves, the D/H abundance in the interstellar medium (ISM) decreases from its primordial value due to astration. However, the observed gas-phase D/H abundances of some sightlines in the local Galactic ISM are substantially lower than the expected reduction by astrat…

2020 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
AKARI ISO 14
Study of the low-order Δν-ρ¯ relation for moderately rotating δ Scuti stars and its impact on their characterization
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa2378 Bibcode: 2020MNRAS.498.1700R

Suárez, J. C.; García Hernández, A.; Rodón, J. R. +1 more

The large separation in the low-radial order regime is considered as a highly valuable observable to derive mean densities of δ Scuti stars, due to its independence with rotation. Up to now, theoretical studies of this Δν- ${\bar{\rho}}$ relation have been limited to 1D non-rotating models and 2D pseudo-evolutionary models. The present work aims a…

2020 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
CoRoT Gaia 14
Two new double-lined spectroscopic binary white dwarfs
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa466 Bibcode: 2020MNRAS.493.2805K

Bergeron, P.; Kilic, Mukremin; Bédard, A. +1 more

We present radial velocity observations of four binary white dwarf candidates identified through their overluminosity. We identify two new double-lined spectroscopic binary systems, WD 0311-649 and WD 1606+422, and constrain their orbital parameters. WD 0311-649 is a 17.7 h period system with a mass ratio of 1.44 ± 0.06 and WD 1606+422 is a 20.1 h…

2020 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 14
Orbital Motion, Variability, and Masses in the T Tauri Triple System
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ab93be Bibcode: 2020AJ....160...35S

Prato, L.; Schaefer, G. H.; Beck, Tracy L. +1 more

We present results from adaptive optics imaging of the T Tauri triple system obtained at the Keck and Gemini Observatories in 2015-2019. We fit the orbital motion of T Tau Sb relative to Sa and model the astrometric motion of their center of mass relative to T Tau N. Using the distance measured by Gaia, we derived dynamical masses of ${M}_{\mathrm…

2020 The Astronomical Journal
Gaia 14
Multiband Probabilistic Cataloging: A Joint Fitting Approach to Point-source Detection and Deblending
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ab74cf Bibcode: 2020AJ....159..163F

Finkbeiner, Douglas; Daylan, Tansu; Portillo, Stephen K. N. +1 more

Probabilistic cataloging (PCAT) outperforms traditional cataloging methods on single-band optical data in crowded fields. We extend our work to multiple bands, achieving greater sensitivity (∼0.4 mag) and greater speed (500×) compared to previous single-band results. We demonstrate the effectiveness of multiband PCAT on mock data, in terms of both…

2020 The Astronomical Journal
eHST 14
PKS 2250-351: A giant radio galaxy in Abell 3936
DOI: 10.1017/pasa.2019.49 Bibcode: 2020PASA...37...13S

Seymour, N.; Leahy, D. A.; Norris, R. P. +27 more

We present a detailed analysis of the radio galaxy PKS $2250{-}351$ , a giant of 1.2 Mpc projected size, its host galaxy, and its environment. We use radio data from the Murchison Widefield Array, the upgraded Giant Metre-wavelength Radio Telescope, the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder, and the Australia Telescope Compact Array to mode…

2020 Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
Herschel 14
Three-dimensional reconstruction of multiple particle acceleration regions during a coronal mass ejection
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201937133 Bibcode: 2020A&A...635A..62M

Palmerio, E.; Vainio, R.; Kilpua, E. K. J. +3 more

Context. Some of the most prominent sources for particle acceleration in our Solar System are large eruptions of magnetised plasma from the Sun called coronal mass ejections (CMEs). These accelerated particles can generate radio emission through various mechanisms.
Aims: CMEs are often accompanied by a variety of solar radio bursts with diffe…

2020 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SOHO 14
The various accretion modes of AM Herculis: Clues from multi-wavelength observations in high accretion states
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202037714 Bibcode: 2020A&A...642A.134S

Sablowski, D.; Schwope, A. D.; Traulsen, I. +1 more

We report on XMM-Newton and NuSTAR X-ray observations of the prototypical polar, AM Herculis, supported by ground-based photometry and spectroscopy, all obtained in high accretion states. In 2005, AM Herculis was in its regular mode of accretion, showing a self-eclipse of the main accreting pole. X-ray emission during the self-eclipse was assigned…

2020 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia IUE XMM-Newton eHST 14
Photometric rotation periods for 107 M dwarfs from the APACHE survey
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz3364 Bibcode: 2020MNRAS.491.5216G

Sozzetti, A.; Giacobbe, P.; Lattanzi, M. G. +13 more

We present rotation period measurements for 107 M dwarfs in the mass range 0.15-0.70 M_⊙ observed within the context of the APACHE photometric survey. We measure rotation periods in the range 0.5-190 d, with the distribution peaking at ∼30 d. We revise the stellar masses and radii for our sample of rotators by exploiting the Gaia DR2 data. For ∼20…

2020 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 14