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Matter power spectra in viable f (R) gravity models with massive neutrinos
DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2014.11.061 Bibcode: 2015PhLB..740..285G

Geng, Chao-Qiang; Lee, Chung-Chi; Shen, Jia-Liang

We investigate the matter power spectra in the power law and exponential types of viable f (R) theories along with massive neutrinos. The enhancement of the matter power spectrum is found to be a generic feature in these models. In particular, we show that in the former type, such as the Starobinsky model, the spectrum is magnified much larger tha…

2015 Physics Letters B
Planck 27
A Minor Merger Caught in the Act of Fueling the Active Galactic Nucleus in Mrk 509
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/799/2/234 Bibcode: 2015ApJ...799..234F

Kraemer, S. B.; Crenshaw, D. M.; Storchi-Bergmann, T. +3 more

In recent observations by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) as part of a campaign to discover locations and kinematics of AGN outflows, we found that Mrk 509 contains a 3'' (~2100 pc) linear filament in its central region. Visible in both optical continuum and [O III] imaging, this feature resembles a "check mark" of several knots of emission that …

2015 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 27
The Interstellar Medium and Feedback in the Progenitors of the Compact Passive Galaxies at z ~ 2
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/800/1/21 Bibcode: 2015ApJ...800...21W

Finkelstein, Steven L.; Santini, Paola; Bell, Eric F. +24 more

Quenched galaxies at z > 2 are nearly all very compact relative to z ~ 0, suggesting a physical connection between high stellar density and efficient, rapid cessation of star-formation. We present rest-frame UV spectra of Lyman-break galaxies (LBGs) at z ~ 3 selected to be candidate progenitors of the quenched galaxies at z ~ 2 based on their c…

2015 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 26
The spectral energy distribution of the redshift 7.1 quasar ULAS J1120+0641
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201425153 Bibcode: 2015A&A...575A..31B

Hewett, P. C.; Banerji, M.; Warren, S. J. +7 more

We present new observations of the highest-redshift quasar known, ULAS J1120+0641, redshift z = 7.084, obtained in the optical, at near-, mid-, and far-infrared wavelengths, and in the sub-mm. We combine these results with published X-ray and radio observations to create the multiwavelength spectral energy distribution (SED), with the goals of mea…

2015 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Herschel 26
A new mechanism for OH vibrational relaxation leading to enhanced CO2 emissions in the nocturnal mesosphere
DOI: 10.1002/2015GL063724 Bibcode: 2015GeoRL..42.4639S

Sharma, Ramesh D.; Wintersteiner, Peter P.; Kalogerakis, Konstantinos S.

On the basis of experimental and theoretical studies, this paper proposes a new mechanism that contributes to nocturnal 4.3 µm CO2 emissions. It suggests that collisions of ground state O atoms with highly vibrationally excited OH(v), produced by the reaction of H with O3, remove a substantial fraction of the OH(v) vibrationa…

2015 Geophysical Research Letters
VenusExpress 26
Hydrogen halides measurements in the Venus mesosphere retrieved from SOIR on board Venus express
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2014.12.014 Bibcode: 2015P&SS..113..264M

Vandaele, A. C.; Robert, S.; Wilquet, V. +5 more

The SOIR instrument on board Venus Express regularly sounds the Venus mesosphere using the solar occultation technique. Densities and volume mixing ratios of HCl and HF are measured in the 70-115 km and 75-110 km altitude region respectively, at the Venus terminator. All latitudes from pole to pole are covered. In this work, we study the latitude …

2015 Planetary and Space Science
VenusExpress 26
Catalog of Astronomical Positions of Saturn's Moons Obtained by Photographic Observations at the Mao Nasu in 1961-1991
Bibcode: 2015OAP....28..213Y

Andruk, V. M.; Pakuliak, L. K.; Yizhakevych, O. M.

In the framework of UkrVO national project the new methods of plate digital image processing are developed. The photographic material of the UkrVO Joint Digital Archive (JDA, http://194.44.35.19/vo-mao/DB/ archivespecial.php) is used for the solution of classic astrometric problem - positional and photometric determinations of objects registered o…

2015 Odessa Astronomical Publications
Hipparcos 26
Bias in C IV-based quasar black hole mass scaling relationships from reverberation mapped samples
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stv767 Bibcode: 2015MNRAS.451.1290B

Shang, Zhaohui; Brotherton, Michael S.; DiPompeo, M. A. +1 more

The masses of the black holes powering quasars represent a fundamental parameter of active galaxies. Estimates of quasar black hole masses using single-epoch spectra are quite uncertain, and require quantitative improvement. We recently identified a correction for C IV λ1549-based scaling relationships used to estimate quasar black hole masses tha…

2015 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
IUE eHST 26
Technique for diagnosing the flapping motion of magnetotail current sheets based on single-point magnetic field analysis
DOI: 10.1002/2014JA020973 Bibcode: 2015JGRA..120.3462R

Barabash, S.; Futaana, Y.; Wei, Y. +5 more

The magnetotail current sheet is active and often flaps back and forth. Knowledge about the flapping motion of current sheet is essential to explore the related magnetotail dynamic processes, e.g., plasma instabilities. Due to the inability of single-point measurements to separate the spatial-temporal variation of magnetic field, the moving veloci…

2015 Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics)
Cluster VenusExpress 26
A statistical study on the whistler waves behind dipolarization fronts
DOI: 10.1002/2014JA020474 Bibcode: 2015JGRA..120.1086L

Yuan, Zhigang; Yu, Xiongdong; Huang, Shiyong +5 more

We present a statistical study of whistler waves behind dipolarization fronts (DFs) based on the Cluster satellites measurements during the years 2001-2007. We find 732 DFs during the 7 year tail periods (XGSM ≤ -8 RE and |YGSM| ≤ 10 RE) in the plasma sheet. By constraining the whistler waves in a 1 min …

2015 Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics)
Cluster 26