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C III] Emission in Star-forming Galaxies Near and Far
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/814/1/L6 Bibcode: 2015ApJ...814L...6R

Dahle, H.; Rigby, J. R.; Bayliss, M. B. +5 more

We measure [C iii] 1907, C iii] 1909 Å emission lines in 11 gravitationally lensed star-forming galaxies at z ∼ 1.6-3, finding much lower equivalent widths than previously reported for fainter lensed galaxies. While it is not yet clear what causes some galaxies to be strong C iii] emitters, C iii] emission is not a universal property of distant st…

2015 The Astrophysical Journal
IUE eHST 77
Rest-frame Optical Spectra and Black Hole Masses of 3 < z < 6 Quasars
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/806/1/109 Bibcode: 2015ApJ...806..109J

Goto, Tomotsugu; Nakagawa, Takao; Fan, Xiaohui +11 more

We present the rest-frame optical spectral properties of 155 luminous quasars at 3.3 < z < 6.4 taken with the AKARI space telescope, including the first detection of the Hα emission line as far out as z ∼ 6. We extend the scaling relation between the rest-frame optical continuum and the line luminosity of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) to the…

2015 The Astrophysical Journal
AKARI 77
Ultraviolet Morphology and Unobscured UV Star Formation Rates of CLASH Brightest Cluster Galaxies
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/805/2/177 Bibcode: 2015ApJ...805..177D

Donahue, Megan; Voit, G. Mark; Moustakas, John +7 more

Brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) are usually quiescent, but many exhibit star formation. Here we exploit the opportunity provided by rest-frame UV imaging of galaxy clusters in the Cluster Lensing and Supernovae with Hubble (CLASH) Multi-Cycle Treasury Project to reveal the diversity of UV morphologies in BCGs and to compare them with recent simu…

2015 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 76
Thermal and mechanical properties of the near-surface layers of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
DOI: 10.1126/science.aab0464 Bibcode: 2015Sci...349b0464S

Kührt, E.; Knollenberg, J.; Pelivan, I. +15 more

Thermal and mechanical material properties determine comet evolution and even solar system formation because comets are considered remnant volatile-rich planetesimals. Using data from the Multipurpose Sensors for Surface and Sub-Surface Science (MUPUS) instrument package gathered at the Philae landing site Abydos on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko…

2015 Science
Rosetta 76
Chemical Enrichment RGS cluster Sample (CHEERS): Constraints on turbulence
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201425278 Bibcode: 2015A&A...575A..38P

Fabian, Andrew C.; Sanders, Jeremy S.; Finoguenov, Alexis +6 more

Context. Feedback from active galactic nuclei, galactic mergers, and sloshing are thought to give rise to turbulence, which may prevent cooling in clusters.
Aims: We aim to measure the turbulence in clusters of galaxies and compare the measurements to some of their structural and evolutionary properties.
Methods: It is possible to measur…

2015 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 76
Exploring wind-driving dust species in cool luminous giants. III. Wind models for M-type AGB stars: dynamic and photometric properties
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201424917 Bibcode: 2015A&A...575A.105B

Eriksson, K.; Höfner, S.; Aringer, B. +1 more

Context. Stellar winds observed in asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars are usually attributed to a combination of stellar pulsations and radiation pressure on dust. Shock waves triggered by pulsations propagate through the atmosphere, compressing the gas and lifting it to cooler regions which creates favourable conditions for grain growth. If suff…

2015 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 76
The Structure of Nuclear Star Clusters in Nearby Late-type Spiral Galaxies from Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3 Imaging
DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/149/5/170 Bibcode: 2015AJ....149..170C

Ho, Luis C.; Neumayer, Nadine; Barth, Aaron J. +5 more

We obtained Hubble Space Telescope/Wide Field Camera 3 imaging of a sample of ten of the nearest and brightest nuclear clusters (NCs) residing in late-type spiral galaxies, in seven bands that span the near-UV to the near-IR. Structural properties of the clusters were measured by fitting two-dimensional surface brightness profiles to the images us…

2015 The Astronomical Journal
eHST 76
How Common Are Hot Magnetic Flux Ropes in the Low Solar Corona? A Statistical Study of EUV Observations
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/808/2/117 Bibcode: 2015ApJ...808..117N

Patsourakos, S.; Nindos, A.; Vourlidas, A. +1 more

We use data at 131, 171, and 304 Å from the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly on board the Solar Dynamics Observatory to search for hot flux ropes in 141 M-class and X-class solar flares that occurred at solar longitudes equal to or larger than 50°. Half of the flares were associated with coronal mass ejections. The goal of our survey is to assess the …

2015 The Astrophysical Journal
Hinode 76
Predicting the magnetic vectors within coronal mass ejections arriving at Earth: 1. Initial architecture
DOI: 10.1002/2015SW001171 Bibcode: 2015SpWea..13..374S

Thompson, B. J.; Richardson, I. G.; Szabo, A. +6 more

The process by which the Sun affects the terrestrial environment on short timescales is predominately driven by the amount of magnetic reconnection between the solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere. Reconnection occurs most efficiently when the solar wind magnetic field has a southward component. The most severe impacts are during the arrival of a …

2015 Space Weather
SOHO 76
Hierarchical progressive surveys. Multi-resolution HEALPix data structures for astronomical images, catalogues, and 3-dimensional data cubes
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201526075 Bibcode: 2015A&A...578A.114F

Boch, T.; Fernique, P.; Pineau, F. -X. +8 more

Context. Scientific exploitation of the ever increasing volumes of astronomical data requires efficient and practical methods for data access, visualisation, and analysis. Hierarchical sky tessellation techniques enable a multi-resolution approach to organising data on angular scales from the full sky down to the individual image pixels.
Aims…

2015 Astronomy and Astrophysics
AKARI INTEGRAL 75