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Emergence of Granular-sized Magnetic Bubbles Through the Solar Atmosphere. III. The Path to the Transition Region
DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/825/2/93 Bibcode: 2016ApJ...825...93O

De Pontieu, Bart; Carlsson, Mats; Ortiz, Ada +4 more

We study, for the first time, the ascent of granular-sized magnetic bubbles from the solar photosphere through the chromosphere into the transition region and above. Such events occurred in a flux emerging region in NOAA 11850 on 2013 September 25. During that time, the first co-observing campaign between the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope (SST) and …

2016 The Astrophysical Journal
IRIS 23
On the properties of the interstellar medium in extremely metal-poor blue compact dwarf galaxies. A VIMOS-IFU study of the cometary galaxy and Ly α absorber Tol 65
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stv2702 Bibcode: 2016MNRAS.456.1549L

Demarco, R.; Humphrey, A.; Roche, N. +5 more

In this study, we present high-resolution VIsible Multi-Object Spectrograph integral field unit spectroscopy (VIMOS-IFU) of the extremely metal-poor H II/blue compact dwarf (BCD) galaxy Tol 65. The optical appearance of this galaxy shows clearly a cometary morphology with a bright main body and an extended and diffuse stellar tail. We focus on the…

2016 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
eHST 23
Revisiting the role of the thermally pulsating asymptotic-giant-branch phase in high-redshift galaxies
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stv2692 Bibcode: 2016MNRAS.456..790C

Daddi, Emanuele; Maraston, Claudia; Renzini, Alvio +3 more

We study the debated contribution from thermally pulsing asymptotic-giant-branch (TP-AGB) stars in evolutionary population synthesis models. We investigate the spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of a sample of 51 spectroscopically confirmed, high-z (1.3 < zspec < 2.7), galaxies using three evolutionary population synthesis model…

2016 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
eHST 22
BICEP2/Keck Array. VII. Matrix Based E/B Separation Applied to Bicep2 and the Keck Array
DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/825/1/66 Bibcode: 2016ApJ...825...66B

Ade, P. A. R.; Bock, J. J.; Crill, B. P. +62 more

A linear polarization field on the sphere can be uniquely decomposed into an E-mode and a B-mode component. These two components are analytically defined in terms of spin-2 spherical harmonics. Maps that contain filtered modes on a partial sky can also be decomposed into E-mode and B-mode components. However, the lack of full sky information preve…

2016 The Astrophysical Journal
Planck 22
Extragalactic archeology with the GHOSTS Survey. I. Age-resolved disk structure of nearby low-mass galaxies
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201526013 Bibcode: 2016A&A...585A..97S

Bell, Eric F.; Holwerda, Benne W.; Monachesi, Antonela +5 more


Aims: We study the individual evolution histories of three nearby low-mass edge-on galaxies (IC 5052, NGC 4244, and NGC 5023).
Methods: Using resolved stellar populations, we constructed star count density maps for populations of different ages and analyzed the change of structural parameters with stellar age within each galaxy.
Res…

2016 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 22
On the Evolution of the Inner Disk Radius with Flux in the Neutron Star Low-mass X-Ray Binary Serpens X-1
DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/831/1/45 Bibcode: 2016ApJ...831...45C

Miller, Jon M.; Cackett, Edward M.; Strohmayer, Tod E. +3 more

We analyze the latest Suzaku observation of the bright neutron star (NS) low-mass X-ray binary Serpens X-1 taken in 2013 October and 2014 April. The observation was taken using the burst mode and only suffered mild pile-up effects. A broad iron line is clearly detected in the X-ray spectrum. We test different models and find that the iron line is …

2016 The Astrophysical Journal
Suzaku XMM-Newton 22
Multi-wavelength Polarimetry and Spectral Study of the M87 Jet During 2002-2008
DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/832/1/3 Bibcode: 2016ApJ...832....3A

Perlman, Eric S.; Cara, Mihai; Sparks, William B. +4 more

We present a multi-wavelength polarimetric and spectral study of the M87 jet obtained at sub-arcsecond resolution between 2002 and 2008. The observations include multi-band archival VLA polarimetry data sets along with Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging polarimetry. These observations have better angular resolution than previous work by factors …

2016 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 22
Saturn's auroral morphology and field-aligned currents during a solar wind compression
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.11.014 Bibcode: 2016Icar..263...83B

Brown, R. H.; Baines, K. H.; Dougherty, M. K. +12 more

On 21-22 April 2013, during a coordinated auroral observing campaign, instruments onboard Cassini and the Hubble Space Telescope observed Saturn's aurora while Cassini traversed Saturn's high latitude auroral field lines. Signatures of upward and downward field-aligned currents were detected in the nightside magnetosphere in the magnetic field and…

2016 Icarus
Cassini eHST 22
Observed and simulated power spectra of kinetic and magnetic energy retrieved with 2D inversions
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201527917 Bibcode: 2016A&A...594A.103D

Danilovic, S.; van Noort, M.; Rempel, M. +1 more

Context. Information on the origin of internetwork magnetic field is hidden at the smallest spatial scales.
Aims: We try to retrieve the power spectra with certainty to the highest spatial frequencies allowed by current instrumentation.
Methods: To accomplish this, we use a 2D inversion code that is able to recover information up to the …

2016 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hinode 22
Cosmic infrared background anisotropies as a window into primordial non-Gaussianity
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stw2086 Bibcode: 2016MNRAS.463.2046T

Kunz, Martin; Tucci, Marco; Desjacques, Vincent

The angular power spectrum of the cosmic infrared background (CIB) is a sensitive probe of the local primordial bispectrum. CIB measurements are integrated over a large volume so that the scale-dependent bias from the primordial non-Gaussianity leaves a strong signal in the CIB power spectrum. Although Galactic dust dominates over the non-Gaussian…

2016 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Planck 22