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Rotation rate of the solar core as a key constraint to magnetic angular momentum transport in stellar interiors
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201935509 Bibcode: 2019A&A...626L...1E

Buldgen, G.; Eggenberger, P.; Salmon, S. J. A. J.

Context. The internal rotation of the Sun constitutes a fundamental constraint when modelling angular momentum transport in stellar interiors. In addition to the more external regions of the solar radiative zone probed by pressure modes, measurements of rotational splittings of gravity modes would offer an invaluable constraint on the rotation of …

2019 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SOHO 52
On the lack of correlation between [O III]/[O II] and Lyman continuum escape fraction
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty3320 Bibcode: 2019MNRAS.483.5223B

Ryan-Weber, E. V.; Nanayakkara, T.; Sawicki, M. +9 more

We present the first results of our pilot study of eight photometrically selected Lyman-continuum (LyC) emitting galaxy candidates from the COSMOS field and focus on their optical emission line ratios. Observations were performed in the H and K bands using the Multi-Object Spectrometer for Infra-Red Exploration (MOSFIRE) instrument at the Keck Obs…

2019 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
eHST 52
On the Gas Content, Star Formation Efficiency, and Environmental Quenching of Massive Galaxies in Protoclusters at z ≈ 2.0-2.5
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab5302 Bibcode: 2019ApJ...887..183Z

Treister, E.; Toft, S.; Scoville, N. +10 more

We present ALMA Band 6 (ν = 233 GHz, λ = 1.3 mm) continuum observations toward 68 “normal” star-forming galaxies within two Coma-like progenitor structures at z = 2.10 and 2.47, from which ISM masses are derived, providing the largest census of molecular gas mass in overdense environments at these redshifts. Our sample comprises galaxies with a st…

2019 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 52
An alternative interpretation of the exomoon candidate signal in the combined Kepler and Hubble data of Kepler-1625
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201834913 Bibcode: 2019A&A...624A..95H

Heller, René; Rodenbeck, Kai; Bruno, Giovanni

Context. Kepler and Hubble photometry of a total of four transits by the Jupiter-sized exoplanet Kepler-1625 b have recently been interpreted to show evidence of a Neptune-sized exomoon. The key arguments were an apparent drop in stellar brightness after the planet's October 2017 transit seen with Hubble and its 77.8 min early arrival compared to …

2019 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia eHST 51
The search for multiple populations in Magellanic Clouds clusters - V. Correlation between cluster age and abundance spreads
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz1596 Bibcode: 2019MNRAS.487.5324M

Martocchia, S.; Dalessandro, E.; Salaris, M. +13 more

In our HST photometric survey, we have been searching for multiple stellar populations (MPs) in Magellanic Clouds (MCs) massive star clusters which span a significant range of ages (∼1.5-11 Gyr). In the previous papers of the series, we have shown that the age of the cluster represents one of the key factors in shaping the origin of the chemical a…

2019 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
eHST 51
VISION - Vienna survey in Orion. III. Young stellar objects in Orion A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201832577 Bibcode: 2019A&A...622A.149G

Meingast, Stefan; Alves, João; Bouy, Hervé +14 more

We have extended and refined the existing young stellar object (YSO) catalogs for the Orion A molecular cloud, the closest massive star-forming region to Earth. This updated catalog is driven by the large spatial coverage (18.3 deg2, ∼950 pc2), seeing limited resolution (∼0.7″), and sensitivity (Ks < 19 mag) of …

2019 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel 51
Detection and characterisation of 54 massive companions with the SOPHIE spectrograph. Seven new brown dwarfs and constraints on the brown dwarf desert
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201935113 Bibcode: 2019A&A...631A.125K

Bouchy, F.; Deleuil, M.; Moutou, C. +35 more

Context. Brown dwarfs (BD) are substellar objects intermediate between planets and stars with masses of ~13-80 MJ. While isolated BDs are most likely produced by gravitational collapse in molecular clouds down to masses of a few MJ, a non-negligible fraction of low-mass companions might be formed through the planet-formation …

2019 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia Hipparcos 51
A Comparison of Flare Forecasting Methods. III. Systematic Behaviors of Operational Solar Flare Forecasting Systems
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab2e11 Bibcode: 2019ApJ...881..101L

Leka, K. D.; Gallagher, Peter T.; Murray, Sophie A. +21 more

A workshop was recently held at Nagoya University (2017 October 31-November 2), sponsored by the Center for International Collaborative Research, at the Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University, Japan, to quantitatively compare the performance of today’s operational solar flare forecasting facilities. Building upon Paper…

2019 The Astrophysical Journal
SOHO 51
Relationship between the Metallicity of the Circumgalactic Medium and Galaxy Orientation
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab3b0e Bibcode: 2019ApJ...883...78P

Charlton, Jane C.; Kacprzak, Glenn G.; Churchill, Christopher W. +4 more

We investigate the geometric distribution of gas metallicities in the circumgalactic medium (CGM) around 47, z < 0.7 galaxies from the “Multiphase Galaxy Halos” Survey. Using a combination of quasar spectra from Hubble Space Telescope (HST)/COS and from Keck/HIRES or Very Large Telescope/UVES, we measure column densities of, or determine limits…

2019 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 51
Dimensionality, Coordinate System and Reference Frame for Analysis of In-Situ Space Plasma and Field Data
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-019-0601-2 Bibcode: 2019SSRv..215...35S

Wei, Y.; Zong, Q. -G.; Hasegawa, H. +11 more

In the analysis of in-situ space plasma and field data, an establishment of the coordinate system and the frame of reference, helps us greatly simplify a given problem and provides the framework that enables a clear understanding of physical processes by ordering the experimental data. For example, one of the most important tasks of space data ana…

2019 Space Science Reviews
Cluster 51