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The Hα Luminosity Function and Star Formation Rate at z ≈ 0.24 in the COSMOS 2 Square Degree Field
DOI: 10.1086/523703 Bibcode: 2008ApJS..175..128S

Kneib, J. -P.; Aussel, H.; Sanders, D. B. +25 more

To derive a new Hα luminosity function and to understand the clustering properties of star-forming galaxies at z ≈ 0.24, we have made a narrowband imaging survey for Hα-emitting galaxies in the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) COSMOS 2 square degree field. We used the narrowband filter NB816 (λc = 8150 Å, Δ λ = 120 Å) and sampled Hα emitter…

2008 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
eHST 75
A New Comptonization Model for Weakly Magnetized, Accreting Neutron Stars in Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries
DOI: 10.1086/587162 Bibcode: 2008ApJ...680..602F

Titarchuk, Lev; Farinelli, Ruben; Paizis, Ada +1 more

We have developed a new model for the X-ray spectral fitting package XSPEC that takes into account the effects of both thermal and dynamical (i.e., bulk) Comptonization. The model consists of two components: one is the direct blackbody-like emission due to seed photons that are not subjected to effective Compton scattering, while the other is a co…

2008 The Astrophysical Journal
INTEGRAL 75
Variability of Disk Emission in Pre-Main-Sequence and Related Stars. I. HD 31648 and HD 163296: Isolated Herbig Ae Stars Driving Herbig-Haro Flows
DOI: 10.1086/529003 Bibcode: 2008ApJ...678.1070S

Polomski, Elisha F.; Russell, Ray W.; Sitko, Michael L. +13 more

Infrared photometry and spectroscopy covering a time span of a quarter-century are presented for HD 31648 (MWC 480) and HD 163296 (MWC 275). Both are isolated Herbig Ae stars that exhibit signs of active accretion, including driving bipolar flows with embedded Herbig-Haro (HH) objects. HD 163296 was found to be relatively quiescent photometrically…

2008 The Astrophysical Journal
IUE 75
Structure and dynamics of the solar wind/ionosphere interface on Mars: MEX-ASPERA-3 and MEX-MARSIS observations
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL033730 Bibcode: 2008GeoRL..3511103D

Barabash, S.; Lundin, R.; Woch, J. +8 more

The measurements of the local plasma parameters of the ionospheric and solar wind plasmas and the magnetic field strength carried out by the ASPERA-3 and MARSIS experiments onboard Mars Express (MEX) in the subsolar region of the induced Martian magnetosphere provide us with a first test of the pressure balance across the solar wind/ionosphere int…

2008 Geophysical Research Letters
MEx 75
The Slow X-Ray Expansion of the Northwestern Rim of the Supernova Remnant RX J0852.0-4622
DOI: 10.1086/588499 Bibcode: 2008ApJ...678L..35K

Mori, K.; Katsuda, S.; Tsunemi, H.

The detection of the radioactive decay line of 44Ti provides unique evidence that the γ-ray source is a young (<1000 yr) supernova remnant because of the short 44Ti lifetime of ~90 yr. Only two Galactic remnants, Cassiopeia A and RX J0852.0-4622, have hitherto been reported as 44Ti line emitters, although the de…

2008 The Astrophysical Journal
XMM-Newton 74
Multi-wavelength spatially resolved analysis of quasi-periodic pulsations in a solar flare
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20079323 Bibcode: 2008A&A...487.1147I

Melnikov, V. F.; Nakariakov, V. M.; Inglis, A. R.

Aims: We aim to perform a spatially resolved analysis of a quasi-periodic pulsation event from 8th May 1998 using microwave data from the Nobeyama Radioheliograph and Radiopolarimeter, and X-ray data from the Yohkoh satellite.
Methods: Time spectra of the signals integrated over the emission source are constructed with the use of the Lomb-Scar…

2008 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SOHO 74
Evidence for Polar Jets as Precursors of Polar Plume Formation
DOI: 10.1086/591125 Bibcode: 2008ApJ...682L.137R

Solanki, S. K.; Henney, C. J.; Raouafi, N. -E. +2 more

Observations from the Hinode/XRT telescope and STEREO/SECCHI/EUVI are utilized to study polar coronal jets and plumes. The study focuses on the temporal evolution of both structures and their relationship. The data sample, spanning 2007 April 7-8, shows that over 90% of the 28 observed jet events are associated with polar plumes. EUV images (STERE…

2008 The Astrophysical Journal
Hinode 74
Identifying Stellar Streams in the First RAVE Public Data Release
DOI: 10.1086/590139 Bibcode: 2008ApJ...685..261K

Rix, H. -W.; Klement, R.; Fuchs, B.

We have searched for and detected stellar streams or moving groups in the solar neighborhood, using the data provided by the first RAVE public data release. This analysis is based on distances to RAVE stars estimated from a color-magnitude relation calibrated on Hipparcos stars. Our final sample consists of 7015 stars selected to be within 500 pc …

2008 The Astrophysical Journal
Hipparcos 74
Improved Constraints on the Preferential Heating and Acceleration of Oxygen Ions in the Extended Solar Corona
DOI: 10.1086/586890 Bibcode: 2008ApJ...678.1480C

Kohl, John L.; Cranmer, Steven R.; Panasyuk, Alexander V.

We present a detailed analysis of oxygen ion velocity distributions in the extended solar corona, based on observations made with the Ultraviolet Coronagraph Spectrometer (UVCS) on the SOHO spacecraft. Polar coronal holes exhibit broad line widths and unusual intensity ratios of the O VI λλ1032, 1037 emission-line doublet. A traditional interpreta…

2008 The Astrophysical Journal
SOHO 74
IMAGES. II. A surprisingly low fraction of undisturbed rotating spiral disks at z ~ 0.6 The morpho-kinematical relation 6 Gyr ago
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20079226 Bibcode: 2008A&A...484..159N

Cesarsky, C.; Östlin, G.; Yang, Y. +21 more

We present a first combined analysis of the morphological and dynamical properties for the intermediate-mass Galaxy Evolution Sequence (IMAGES) sample. It is a representative sample of 52 z∼0.6 galaxies with M_stell from 1.5 to 15 × 1010~M that possesses 3D resolved kinematics and HST deep imaging in at least two broad band …

2008 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 74