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On the regularity of the covariance matrix of a discretized scalar field on the sphere
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2017/02/022 Bibcode: 2017JCAP...02..022B

Barreiro, R. B.; Herranz, D.; Martínez-González, E. +2 more

We present a comprehensive study of the regularity of the covariance matrix of a discretized field on the sphere. In a particular situation, the rank of the matrix depends on the number of pixels, the number of spherical harmonics, the symmetries of the pixelization scheme and the presence of a mask. Taking into account the above mentioned compone…

2017 Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Planck 3
Dawn-Dusk Asymmetries at the Terrestrial Magnetopause
DOI: 10.1002/9781119216346.ch6 Bibcode: 2017GMS...230...73H

Hasegawa, H.; Haaland, S. E.; Maes, L. +1 more

2017 Dawn-Dusk Asymmetries in Planetary Plasma Environments
Cluster 3
Investigation on M-class Flare-Associated Coronal Mass Ejections with and Without DH Type II Radio Bursts
DOI: 10.1007/s11207-017-1097-0 Bibcode: 2017SoPh..292...74S

Shanmugaraju, A.; Selvarani, G.; Lawrance, M. Bendict +1 more

We perform a statistical analysis on 157 M-class soft X-ray flares observed during 1997 - 2014 with and without deca-hectometric (DH) type II radio bursts aiming at the reasons for the non-occurrence of DH type II bursts in certain events. All the selected events are associated with halo Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) detected by the Solar and Heli…

2017 Solar Physics
SOHO 3
Robust Cross-correlation-based Measurement of Clump Sizes in Galaxies
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aa7e2b Bibcode: 2017ApJ...845...37A

Glazebrook, Karl; Obreschkow, Danail; Abraham, Roberto G. +4 more

Stars form in molecular complexes that are visible as giant clouds (∼ {10}5-6 {M}) in nearby galaxies and as giant clumps (∼ {10}8-9 {M}) in galaxies at redshifts z≈ 1-3. Theoretical inferences on the origin and evolution of these complexes often require robust measurements of their characteristic si…

2017 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 3
High-resolution Near-infrared Observations of a Small Cluster Associated with a Bright-rimmed Cloud in W5
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aa7fb5 Bibcode: 2017ApJ...845...99I

Kusune, Takayoshi; Watanabe, Makoto; Sugitani, Koji +4 more

We carried out near-infrared (IR) observations to examine star formation toward the bright-rimmed cloud SFO 12, of which the main exciting star is O7V star in W5-W. We found a small young stellar object (YSO) cluster of six members embedded in the head of SFO 12 facing its exciting star, aligned along the UV radiation incident direction from the e…

2017 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia Herschel 3
The Appearance of Non-Spherical Systems. Application to LMXB
DOI: 10.32023/0001-5237/67.1.3 Bibcode: 2017AcA....67...51R

Różańska, A.; Madej, J.; Bełdycki, B. +2 more

We study the appearance of the neutron star-accretion disk system as seen by a distant observer in the UV/X-ray domain. The observed intensity spectra are computed assuming non-spherical geometry of the whole system, in which outgoing spectrum is not represented by the flux spectrum, the latter being valid for spherically symmetric objects. Intens…

2017 Acta Astronomica
XMM-Newton 3
Dynamic Deuterium Enrichment in Cometary Water via Eley-Rideal Reactions
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/835/1/67 Bibcode: 2017ApJ...835...67Y

Yao, Yunxi; Giapis, Konstantinos P.

The deuterium-to-hydrogen ratio (D/H) in water found in the coma of Jupiter family comet (JFC) 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was reported to be (5.3 ± 0.7) × 10-4, the highest among comets and three times the value for other JFCs with an ocean-like ratio. This discrepancy suggests the diverse origins of JFCs and clouds the issue of the orig…

2017 The Astrophysical Journal
Rosetta 3
Evolution of clusters and cosmology
DOI: 10.1002/asna.201713353 Bibcode: 2017AN....338..342A

Arnaud, M.

Recent Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) surveys (ACT, Planck, SPT) have provided new cluster catalogs, very significantly expanding the coverage of the mass-redshift plane, while XMM-Newton surveys are pushing cluster detection to lower masses, up to z ∼ 1 and beyond. Cosmological analysis of the new cluster samples, particularly that of the largest Planck …

2017 Astronomische Nachrichten
XMM-Newton 3
A strategy for an accurate estimation of the basal permittivity in the Martian North Polar Layered Deposits
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2478.12443 Bibcode: 2017GeopP..65..891L

Lauro, S. E.; Gennarelli, G.; Pettinelli, E. +4 more

This paper deals with the investigation of the Mars subsurface by means of data collected by the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding working at few megahertz frequencies. A data processing strategy, which combines a simple inversion model and an accurate procedure for data selection is presented. This strategy permits to mit…

2017 Geophysical Prospecting
MEx 3
Long-term Study of the Double Pulsar J0737-3039 with XMM-Newton: Spectral Analysis
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aa6189 Bibcode: 2017ApJ...838..120E

Iacolina, M. N.; Pellizzoni, A.; Egron, E. +4 more

We present a long-term spectral monitoring of the unique double pulsar binary PSR J0737-3039 corresponding to two “Large Programs” performed by XMM-Newton in 2006 and 2011. Spectral variability of pulsar emission in soft X-rays is not evident over 5 years, despite the significant relativistic spin precession in the considered time span (∼ 25^\circ…

2017 The Astrophysical Journal
XMM-Newton 2