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On the estimation of stellar parameters with uncertainty prediction from Generative Artificial Neural Networks: application to Gaia RVS simulated spectra
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201527045 Bibcode: 2016A&A...594A..68D

Allende Prieto, C.; Garabato, D.; Álvarez, M. A. +4 more


Aims: We present an innovative artificial neural network (ANN) architecture, called Generative ANN (GANN), that computes the forward model, that is it learns the function that relates the unknown outputs (stellar atmospheric parameters, in this case) to the given inputs (spectra). Such a model can be integrated in a Bayesian framework to esti…

2016 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 21
Interactions between magnetosonic waves and ring current protons: Gyroaveraged test particle simulations
DOI: 10.1002/2016JA023117 Bibcode: 2016JGRA..121.8537F

Zhang, Hui; Huang, Shiyong; Fu, Song +6 more

Gyroaveraged test particle simulations are implemented to quantitatively investigate interactions between linearly polarized magnetosonic waves (i.e., equatorial noises) and ring current protons inside and outside the plasmasphere at L = 4.5. For magnetosonic waves at the frequency of 33.3 Hz (fw/fcp = 6.4 at the magnetic equ…

2016 Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics)
Cluster 21
The Gigaelectronvolt Counterpart of VER J2019+407 in the Northern Shell of the Supernova Remnant G78.2+2.1 (γ Cygni)
DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/826/1/31 Bibcode: 2016ApJ...826...31F

Fraija, N.; Araya, M.

Analysis of gamma-ray emission from the supernova remnant G78.2+2.1 (γ Cygni) with 7.2 years of cumulative data from the Fermi Large Area Telescope shows a distinct hard, bright, and extended component to the north of the shell coincident with the known teraelectronvolt source VER J2019+407. In the gigaelectronvolt to teraelectronvolt (GeV-TeV) en…

2016 The Astrophysical Journal
INTEGRAL 21
Merging Galaxies with Tidal Tails in COSMOS to z = 1
DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/832/1/90 Bibcode: 2016ApJ...832...90W

Zheng, Xian Zhong; Wen, Zhang Zheng

Tidal tails are created in major mergers involving disk galaxies. It remains to be explored how the tidal tails trace the assembly history of massive galaxies. We identify a sample of 461 merging galaxies with long tidal tails, from 35,076 galaxies mass-complete at {M}\star ≥slant {10}9.5 {M} and 0.2≤slant z≤slan…

2016 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 21
Formation of layers of methane in the atmosphere of Mars after surface release
DOI: 10.1002/2015GL067443 Bibcode: 2016GeoRL..43.1868V

Daerden, F.; Neary, L.; Viscardy, S.

Simulations with a general circulation model for the atmosphere of Mars show that surface emissions of methane can result in a highly nonuniform vertical distribution throughout the atmosphere, including the formation of layers, during the first weeks after the release. The fate of the released methane is determined by the global circulation patte…

2016 Geophysical Research Letters
ExoMars-16 21
The XXL Survey. VIII. MUSE characterisation of intracluster light in a z ~ 0.53 cluster of galaxies
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201526831 Bibcode: 2016A&A...592A...7A

Pierre, M.; Willis, J.; Adami, C. +11 more


Aims: Within a cluster, gravitational effects can lead to the removal of stars from their parent galaxies and their subsequent dispersal into the intracluster medium. Gas hydrodynamical effects can additionally strip gas and dust from galaxies; both gas and stars contribute to intracluster light (ICL). The properties of the ICL can therefore …

2016 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 21
Joint analysis of galaxy-galaxy lensing and galaxy clustering: Methodology and forecasts for Dark Energy Survey
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.94.063533 Bibcode: 2016PhRvD..94f3533P

Benoit-Lévy, A.; Nichol, R. C.; Finley, D. A. +69 more

The joint analysis of galaxy-galaxy lensing and galaxy clustering is a promising method for inferring the growth function of large-scale structure. Anticipating a near future application of this analysis to Dark Energy Survey (DES) measurements of galaxy positions and shapes, we develop a practical approach to modeling the assumptions and systemat…

2016 Physical Review D
Planck 21
The spectrum of Jupiter's Great Red Spot: The case for ammonium hydrosulfide (NH4SH)
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2016.02.010 Bibcode: 2016Icar..271..265L

Chanover, Nancy J.; Simon, Amy A.; Hudson, Reggie L. +1 more

Here we present new ultraviolet-visible spectra of irradiated ammonium hydrosulfide (NH4SH), a reported jovian atmospheric cloud component, for a range of temperatures and radiation doses and make assignments to the spectral features. We show that the combination of radiolysis and thermal annealing of NH4SH causes the origina…

2016 Icarus
eHST 21
Identifying IGR J14091-6108 as a magnetic CV with a massive white dwarf using X-ray and optical observations
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stw871 Bibcode: 2016MNRAS.460..513T

Strader, Jay; Chomiuk, Laura; Rahoui, Farid +3 more

INTEGRAL Gamma-Ray (IGR) J14091-6108 is a Galactic X-ray source known to have an iron emission line, a hard X-ray spectrum, and an optical counterpart. Here, we report on X-ray observations of the source with XMM-Newton and NuSTAR as well as optical spectroscopy with European Southern Obseratory/Very Large Telescope and National Optical Astronomy …

2016 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
XMM-Newton 21
The Detection and Statistics of Giant Arcs behind CLASH Clusters
DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/817/2/85 Bibcode: 2016ApJ...817...85X

Zheng, Wei; Zitrin, Adi; Frye, Brenda +10 more

We developed an algorithm to find and characterize gravitationally lensed galaxies (arcs) to perform a comparison of the observed and simulated arc abundance. Observations are from the Cluster Lensing And Supernova survey with Hubble (CLASH). Simulated CLASH images are created using the MOKA package and also clusters selected from the high-resolut…

2016 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 21