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Evidence for an Aspherical Population III Supernova Explosion Inferred from the Hyper-metal-poor Star HE 1327-2326
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab14e7 Bibcode: 2019ApJ...876...97E

Placco, Vinicius M.; Tominaga, Nozomu; Nomoto, Ken'ichi +6 more

We present observational evidence that an aspherical supernova explosion could have occurred in the first stars in the early universe. Our results are based on the first determination of a Zn abundance in a Hubble Space Telescope/Cosmic Origins Spectrograph high-resolution UV spectrum of a hyper-metal-poor (HMP) star, HE 1327-2326, with {{[Fe/H]}}…

2019 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia eHST 59
Water vapor detection in the transmission spectra of HD 209458 b with the CARMENES NIR channel
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201936084 Bibcode: 2019A&A...630A..53S

Schmitt, J. H. M. M.; Alonso-Floriano, F. J.; Sánchez-López, A. +31 more


Aims: We aim at detecting water vapor in the atmosphere of the hot Jupiter HD 209458 b and perform a multi-band study in the near infrared with CARMENES.
Methods: The water vapor absorption lines from the atmosphere of the planet are Doppler-shifted due to the large change in its radial velocity during transit. This shift is of the order…

2019 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 59
Ring structure in the MWC 480 disk revealed by ALMA
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201834157 Bibcode: 2019A&A...622A..75L

Pascucci, Ilaria; Banzatti, Andrea; Herczeg, Gregory J. +20 more

Gap-like structures in protoplanetary disks are likely related to planet formation processes. In this paper, we present and analyze high-resolution (0.17''× 0.11'') 1.3 mm ALMA continuum observations of the protoplanetary disk around the Herbig Ae star MWC 480. Our observations show for the first time a gap centered at 74 au with a width of 23 au,…

2019 Astronomy and Astrophysics
AKARI Gaia 59
SI IV Resonance Line Emission during Solar Flares: Non-LTE, Nonequilibrium, Radiation Transfer Simulations
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aaf46e Bibcode: 2019ApJ...871...23K

Kerr, Graham S.; Carlsson, Mats; Young, Peter R. +2 more

The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph routinely observes the Si IV resonance lines. When analyzing quiescent observations of these lines, it has typically been assumed that they form under optically thin conditions. This is likely valid for the quiescent Sun, but this assumption has also been applied to the more extreme flaring scenario. We us…

2019 The Astrophysical Journal
IRIS 59
PynPoint: a modular pipeline architecture for processing and analysis of high-contrast imaging data
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201834136 Bibcode: 2019A&A...621A..59S

Quanz, S. P.; Amara, A.; Stolker, T. +4 more

Context. The direct detection and characterization of planetary and substellar companions at small angular separations is a rapidly advancing field. Dedicated high-contrast imaging instruments deliver unprecedented sensitivity, enabling detailed insights into the atmospheres of young low-mass companions. In addition, improvements in data reduction…

2019 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 58
The ALMA Spectroscopic Survey in the HUDF: Nature and Physical Properties of Gas-mass Selected Galaxies Using MUSE Spectroscopy
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab3102 Bibcode: 2019ApJ...882..140B

Carilli, Chris; Somerville, Rachel S.; Bacon, Roland +31 more

We discuss the nature and physical properties of gas-mass selected galaxies in the ALMA spectroscopic survey (ASPECS) of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF). We capitalize on the deep optical integral-field spectroscopy from the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) HUDF Survey and multiwavelength data to uniquely associate all 16 line emitters,…

2019 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 58
Validation of the Alfvén Wave Solar Atmosphere Model (AWSoM) with Observations from the Low Corona to 1 au
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab4f5e Bibcode: 2019ApJ...887...83S

van der Holst, Bart; Lamy, Philippe; Vásquez, Alberto M. +9 more

We perform a validation study of the latest version of the Alfvén Wave Solar atmosphere Model (AWSoM) within the Space Weather Modeling Framework. To do so, we compare the simulation results of the model with a comprehensive suite of observations for Carrington rotations representative of the solar minimum conditions extending from the solar coron…

2019 The Astrophysical Journal
SOHO Ulysses 58
Emergence of the Gaia phase space spirals from bending waves
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty3508 Bibcode: 2019MNRAS.484.1050D

Widrow, Lawrence M.; Darling, Keir

We discuss the physical mechanism by which pure vertical bending waves in a stellar disc evolve to form phase space spirals similar to those discovered by Antoja et al. in Gaia Data Release 2. These spirals are found by projecting Solar Neighbourhood stars on to the z-vz plane. Faint spirals appear in the number density of stars project…

2019 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 58
On the nature and physical conditions of the luminous Ly α emitter CR7 and its rest-frame UV components
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty2779 Bibcode: 2019MNRAS.482.2422S

Ferrara, Andrea; Schaerer, Daniel; Sobral, David +6 more

We present new Hubble Space Telescope (HST)/WFC3 observations and re-analyse VLT data to unveil the continuum, variability, and rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) lines of the multiple UV clumps of the most luminous Ly α emitter at z = 6.6, CR7 (COSMOS Redshift 7). Our re-reduced, flux-calibrated X-SHOOTER spectra of CR7 reveal an He II emission line in …

2019 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
eHST 58
A Catalog of OB Stars from LAMOST Spectroscopic Survey
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4365/ab0a0d Bibcode: 2019ApJS..241...32L

Zhao, Gang; Huang, Yang; Liu, Chao +3 more

We present 22,901 OB spectra of 16,032 stars identified from the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope data release 5 data set. A larger sample of OB candidates are first selected from the distributions in the spectral line indices’ space. Then, all 22,901 OB spectra are identified by manual inspection. Based on a subsample val…

2019 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Gaia 58