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Revised Bolometric Corrections and Interstellar Extinction Coefficients for the ACS and WFPC2 Photometric Systems
DOI: 10.1086/588526 Bibcode: 2008PASP..120..583G

Girardi, Léo; Seth, Anil C.; Holtzman, Jon A. +9 more

We present extensive tables of bolometric corrections and interstellar extinction coefficients for the WFPC2 and ACS (both WFC and HRC) photometric systems. They are derived from synthetic photometry applied to a database of spectral energy distributions covering a large range of effective temperatures, surface gravity, and metal content. Carbon s…

2008 Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
eHST 134
The Relation between Star Formation, Morphology, and Local Density in High-Redshift Clusters and Groups
DOI: 10.1086/589936 Bibcode: 2008ApJ...684..888P

Aragón-Salamanca, Alfonso; Milvang-Jensen, Bo; Zaritsky, Dennis +17 more

We investigate how the [O II] properties and the morphologies of galaxies in clusters and groups at z = 0.4-0.8 depend on projected local galaxy density, and compare with the field at similar redshifts and clusters at low z. In both nearby and distant clusters, higher density regions contain proportionally fewer star-forming galaxies, and the aver…

2008 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 134
Observations and Modeling of the Early Acceleration Phase of Erupting Filaments Involved in Coronal Mass Ejections
DOI: 10.1086/524294 Bibcode: 2008ApJ...674..586S

Title, Alan M.; Török, Tibor; Kliem, Bernhard +2 more

We examine the early phases of two near-limb filament destabilizations involved in coronal mass ejections (CMEs) on 2005 June 16 and July 27, using high-resolution, high-cadence observations made with the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE), complemented by coronagraphic observations by the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory (MLSO) and the Sol…

2008 The Astrophysical Journal
SOHO 133
Hinode observations of transverse waves with flows in coronal loops
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20079340 Bibcode: 2008A&A...482L...9O

Wang, T. J.; Ofman, L.

Aims: We report the first evidence for transverse waves in coronal multithreaded loops with cool plasma ejected from the chromosphere flowing along the threads. These observations are good candidates for coronal seismology.
Methods: We analyzed observations made with Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) on board the Hinode satellite in the Ca II H li…

2008 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hinode SOHO 133
A New Model for Propagating Parts of EIT Waves: A Current Shell in a CME
DOI: 10.1007/s11207-007-9085-4 Bibcode: 2008SoPh..247..123D

Aulanier, G.; Török, T.; Hochedez, J. -F. +1 more

EIT waves are observed in EUV as bright fronts. Some of these bright fronts propagate across the solar disk. EIT waves are all associated with a flare and a CME and are commonly interpreted as fast-mode magnetosonic waves. Propagating EIT waves could also be the direct signature of the gradual opening of magnetic field lines during a CME. We quant…

2008 Solar Physics
SOHO 133
Precision photometric redshift calibration for galaxy-galaxy weak lensing
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.12947.x Bibcode: 2008MNRAS.386..781M

Kneib, J. -P.; Cunha, C. E.; Bolzonella, M. +26 more

Accurate photometric redshifts are among the key requirements for precision weak lensing measurements. Both the large size of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and the existence of large spectroscopic redshift samples that are flux-limited beyond its depth have made it the optimal data source for developing methods to properly calibrate photomet…

2008 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
eHST 131
IMAGES. III. The evolution of the near-infrared Tully-Fisher relation over the last 6 Gyr
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20079313 Bibcode: 2008A&A...484..173P

Cesarsky, C.; Östlin, G.; Yang, Y. +22 more

Using the multi-integral field spectrograph GIRAFFE at VLT, we have derived the K-band Tully-Fisher relation (TFR) at z ∼ 0.6 for a representative sample of 65 galaxies with emission lines (W_0(OII)≥15 Å). We confirm that the scatter in the z ∼ 0.6 TFR is caused by galaxies with anomalous kinematics, and find a positive and strong correlation betw…

2008 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 131
Compositional stratigraphy of clay-bearing layered deposits at Mawrth Vallis, Mars
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL034385 Bibcode: 2008GeoRL..3512202W

Mustard, J. F.; Wray, J. J.; Ehlmann, B. L. +2 more

Phyllosilicates have previously been detected in layered outcrops in and around the Martian outflow channel Mawrth Vallis. CRISM spectra of these outcrops exhibit features diagnostic of kaolinite, montmorillonite, and Fe/Mg-rich smectites, along with crystalline ferric oxide minerals such as hematite. These minerals occur in distinct stratigraphic…

2008 Geophysical Research Letters
MEx 131
Anomalous Orbital-Energy Changes Observed during Spacecraft Flybys of Earth
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.091102 Bibcode: 2008PhRvL.100i1102A

Anderson, John D.; Campbell, James K.; Ekelund, John E. +2 more

We report and characterize anomalous orbital-energy changes observed during six Earth flybys by the Galileo, NEAR, Cassini, Rosetta, and MESSENGER spacecraft. These anomalous energy changes are consistent with an empirical prediction formula which is proportional to the total orbital energy per unit mass and which involves the incoming and outgoin…

2008 Physical Review Letters
Rosetta 130
Automatic Detection and Tracking of Coronal Mass Ejections in Coronagraph Time Series
DOI: 10.1007/s11207-007-9104-5 Bibcode: 2008SoPh..248..485O

Zhang, J.; Olmedo, O.; Poland, A. +2 more

We present the current capabilities of a software tool to automatically detect coronal mass ejections (CMEs) based on time series of coronagraph images: the solar eruptive event detection system (SEEDS). The software developed consists of several modules: preprocessing, detection, tracking, and event cataloging. The detection algorithm is based on…

2008 Solar Physics
SOHO 130