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The Structure of HE 1104-1805 from Infrared to X-Ray
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/798/2/95 Bibcode: 2015ApJ...798...95B

Chen, Bin; Kochanek, Christopher S.; Dai, Xinyu +2 more

The gravitationally lensed quasar HE 1104-1805 has been observed at a variety of wavelengths ranging from the mid-infrared to X-ray for nearly 20 yr. We combine flux ratios from the literature, including recent Chandra data, with new observations from the SMARTS telescope and Hubble Space Telescope, and use them to investigate the spatial structur…

2015 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 44
Star formation scales and efficiency in Galactic spiral arms
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stv1323 Bibcode: 2015MNRAS.452..289E

Moore, T. J. T.; Elia, D.; Plume, R. +4 more

We positionally match a sample of infrared-selected young stellar objects, identified by combining the Spitzer Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire, Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and Herschel Space Observatory Herschel infrared Galactic Plane Survey, to the dense clumps identified in the millimetre continuum by the Boloca…

2015 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Herschel 43
A free-form lensing grid solution for A1689 with new multiple images
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stu2064 Bibcode: 2015MNRAS.446..683D

Coe, D.; Izzo, L.; Broadhurst, T. +6 more

We examine Abell 1689 non-parametrically, combining strongly lensed Hubble Space Telescope images and weak distortions from wider field Subaru imaging. Our model incorporates member galaxies to improve the lens solution. By adding luminosity-scaled member galaxy deflections to our smooth grid, we can derive meaningful solutions with sufficient acc…

2015 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
eHST 43
Sixteen Years of Ulysses Interstellar Dust Measurements in the Solar System. III. Simulations and Data Unveil New Insights into Local Interstellar Dust
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/812/2/141 Bibcode: 2015ApJ...812..141S

Krüger, Harald; Sterken, Veerle J.; von Steiger, Rudolf +2 more

Interstellar dust (ISD) in the solar system was detected in situ for the first time in 1993 by the Ulysses dust detector. The study of ISD is important for understanding its role in star and solar system formation. The goal of this paper is to understand the variability in the ISD observations from the Ulysses mission by using a Monte Carlo simula…

2015 The Astrophysical Journal
Ulysses 43
The inferred evolution of the cold gas properties of CANDELS galaxies at 0.5 < z < 3.0
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stv2136 Bibcode: 2015MNRAS.454.2258P

Ferguson, H. C.; Koekemoer, A. M.; Faber, S. M. +13 more

We derive the total cold gas, atomic hydrogen, and molecular gas masses of approximately 24 000 galaxies covering four decades in stellar mass at redshifts 0.5 < z < 3.0, taken from the Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey survey. Our inferences are based on the inversion of a molecular hydrogen based star formation…

2015 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
eHST 43
Distance priors from Planck 2015 data
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2015/12/022 Bibcode: 2015JCAP...12..022H

Huang, Qing-Guo; Wang, Ke; Wang, Sai

We update the distance priors by adopting Planck TT,TE,EE+lowP data released in 2015, and our results impose at least 30% tighter constraints than those from Planck TT+lowP. Combining the distance priors with the combination of supernova Union 2.1 compilation of 580 SNe (Union 2.1) and low redshift Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO) data, we constr…

2015 Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Planck 43
Old supernova dust factory revealed at the Galactic center
DOI: 10.1126/science.aaa2208 Bibcode: 2015Sci...348..413L

Morris, M. R.; Lau, R. M.; Herter, T. L. +2 more

Dust formation in supernova ejecta is currently the leading candidate to explain the large quantities of dust observed in the distant, early universe. However, it is unclear whether the ejecta-formed dust can survive the hot interior of the supernova remnant (SNR). We present infrared observations of ~0.02 solar masses of warm (~100 kelvin) dust s…

2015 Science
Herschel 43
Are Models for Core-collapse Supernova Progenitors Consistent with the Properties of Supernova Remnants?
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/803/2/101 Bibcode: 2015ApJ...803..101P

Badenes, Carles; Lee, Shiu-Hang; Ellison, Donald C. +4 more

The recent discovery that the Fe-K line luminosities and energy centroids observed in nearby supernova remnants are a strong discriminant of both progenitor type and circumstellar environment has implications for our understanding of supernova progenitor evolution. Using models for the chemical composition of core-collapse supernova (CCSN) ejecta,…

2015 The Astrophysical Journal
Suzaku 43
Quiescent Compact Galaxies at Intermediate Redshift in the COSMOS Field. The Number Density
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/806/2/158 Bibcode: 2015ApJ...806..158D

Hwang, Ho Seong; Geller, Margaret J.; Damjanov, Ivana +1 more

We investigate the evolution of compact galaxy number density over the redshift range 0.2\lt z\lt 0.8. Our sample consists of galaxies with secure spectroscopic redshifts observed in the COSMOS field. With the large uncertainties, the compact galaxy number density trend with redshift is consistent with a constant value over the interval 0.2\lt z\l…

2015 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 43
Ultra-deep catalog of X-ray groups in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201323053 Bibcode: 2015A&A...576A.130F

Finoguenov, A.; Popesso, P.; Heymans, C. +22 more


Aims: We present the detection, identification and calibration of extended sources in the deepest X-ray dataset to date, the Extended Chandra Deep Field South (ECDF-S).
Methods: Ultra-deep observations of ECDF-S with Chandra and XMM-Newton enable a search for extended X-ray emission down to an unprecedented flux of 2 × 10-16 e…

2015 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton eHST 43