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Fast and accurate evaluation of deep-space galactic cosmic ray fluxes with HelMod-4/CUDA
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2024.04.021 Bibcode: 2024AdSpR..74.4302B

Gervasi, M.; Rancoita, P. G.; Boschini, M. J. +4 more

The accurate knowledge of cosmic ion fluxes is essential for fundamental physics, deep space missions, and exploration activities in the solar system. In the HelMod-4 model the Parker transport equation is solved using a Monte Carlo approach to evaluate the solar modulation effect on local interstellar spectra of Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs). This …

2024 Advances in Space Research
Ulysses 2
Measuring Fiber Positioning Accuracy and Throughput with Fiber Dithering for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ad4d8c Bibcode: 2024AJ....168...35S

Moustakas, J.; Brooks, D.; Doel, P. +48 more

Highly multiplexed, fiber-fed spectroscopy is enabling surveys of millions of stars and galaxies. The performance of these surveys depends on accurately positioning fibers in the focal plane to capture target light. We describe a technique to measure the positioning accuracy of fibers by dithering fibers slightly around their ideal locations. This…

2024 The Astronomical Journal
Gaia 2
Hidden cooling flows in elliptical galaxies
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stae2516 Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.535.2697I

Fabian, A. C.; Pinto, C.; Ferland, G. J. +4 more

The radiative cooling time of hot gas in the cool cores of many galaxy clusters and massive elliptical galaxies drops in the centre to below $10^8$ yr. The mass cooling rates inferred from simple modelling of X-ray observations of these objects are very low, indicat…

2024 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
XMM-Newton eHST 2
Tomography of the Solar Corona with the Metis Coronagraph II: Three-Dimensional Reconstructions of the Electron Density and Comparison with Reconstructions Based on LASCO-C2
DOI: 10.1007/s11207-024-02410-y Bibcode: 2024SoPh..299..165V

Susino, Roberto; Romoli, Marco; De Leo, Yara +13 more

We carried out tomographic reconstructions of the three-dimensional distribution of the electron density of the solar corona based on white light polarized brightness (pB) images taken by the Metis coronagraph on board the Solar Orbiter (SolO) mission. We selected three different time intervals during 2022, and further implemented independent sync…

2024 Solar Physics
SolarOrbiter 2
The XMM-Newton Line Emission Analysis Program (X-LEAP). II. The Multiscale Temperature Structures in the Milky Way Hot Gas
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad31a0 Bibcode: 2024ApJ...965..100Q

Bregman, Joel N.; Liu, Jifeng; Qu, Zhijie +1 more

This paper presents the multiscale temperature structures in the Milky Way (MW) hot gas, as part of the XMM-Newton Line Emission Analysis Program, surveying the O VII, O VIII, and Fe-L band emission features in the XMM-Newton archive. In particular, we define two temperature tracers, I OVIII/I OVII (O87) and I FeL/…

2024 The Astrophysical Journal
XMM-Newton 2
Associating LOFAR Galactic Faraday structures with the warm neutral medium
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348953 Bibcode: 2024A&A...687A.102B

Boulanger, F.; Jenkins, E. B.; Bracco, A. +4 more

Faraday tomography observations with the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) have unveiled a remarkable network of structures in polarized synchrotron emission at high Galactic latitudes. The observed correlation between LOFAR structures, dust polarization, and HI emission suggests a connection to the neutral interstellar medium (ISM). We investigated thi…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 2
AuriDESI: mock catalogues for the DESI Milky Way Survey
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stae1415 Bibcode: 2024MNRAS.531.4108K

Miquel, Ramon; Sanchez, Eusebio; Grand, Robert J. J. +31 more

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument Milky Way Survey (DESI MWS) will explore the assembly history of the Milky Way by characterizing remnants of ancient dwarf galaxy accretion events and improving constraints on the distribution of dark matter in the outer halo. We present mock catalogues that reproduce the selection criteria of MWS and the f…

2024 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 2
ViCTORIA project: The LOFAR-MeerKAT view of active galactic nuclei in Virgo cluster early-type galaxies
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202450365 Bibcode: 2024A&A...690A.195S

Boselli, A.; Fossati, M.; Röttgering, H. J. A. +8 more

Context. The evolution of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is closely connected to their host galaxies and surroundings. Via feedback processes, AGNs can counteract the cooling of the intracluster medium (ICM) and suppress star formation in their host galaxies. Radio observations at low frequencies provide a glimpse into the history of AGN activity. …

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 2
Modeling Ionized Gas in the Small Magellanic Cloud: The Wolf–Rayet Nebula N76
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad3def Bibcode: 2024ApJ...969..101T

Sandstrom, Karin M.; Bolatto, Alberto D.; Indebetouw, Rémy +5 more

We present Cloudy modeling of infrared emission lines in the Wolf–Rayet (WR) nebula N76 caused by one of the most luminous and hottest WR stars in the low metallicity Small Magellanic Cloud. We use spatially resolved mid-infrared Spitzer/InfRared Spectrograph and far-infrared Herschel/PACS spectroscopy to establish the physical conditions of the i…

2024 The Astrophysical Journal
Herschel 2
High speed stars. III. Detailed abundances and binary nature of the extreme speed star GHS143
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202449485 Bibcode: 2024A&A...684L...4C

Bonifacio, P.; Caffau, E.; Spite, M. +8 more

Context. The Gaia satellite has provided the community with three releases containing astrometrical and photometric data as well as by products, such as stellar parameters and variability indicators.
Aims: By selecting in the Gaia database, one can select stars with the requested characteristics, such as high speed. At present any selection i…

2024 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 2