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Evolution of the Luminosity Function, Star Formation Rate, Morphology, and Size of Star-forming Galaxies Selected at Rest-Frame 1500 and 2800 Å
DOI: 10.1086/508854 Bibcode: 2007ApJ...654..172D

Dickinson, Mark; Ferguson, Henry C.; Giavalisco, Mauro +4 more

Using the multiwavelength photometric and spectroscopic data covering the Chandra Deep Field South obtained within the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey, we investigate the rest-frame UV properties of galaxies to z~2.2, including the evolution of the luminosity function, the luminosity density, star formation rate (SFR), and galaxy morpholog…

2007 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 120
Solar Magnetic Tracking. I. Software Comparison and Recommended Practices
DOI: 10.1086/518994 Bibcode: 2007ApJ...666..576D

Lamb, D. A.; DeForest, C. E.; Hagenaar, H. J. +2 more

Feature tracking and recognition are increasingly common tools for data analysis, but are typically implemented on an ad hoc basis by individual research groups, limiting the usefulness of derived results when selection effects and algorithmic differences are not controlled. Specific results that are affected include the solar magnetic turnover ti…

2007 The Astrophysical Journal
SOHO 119
AEGIS: Enhancement of Dust-enshrouded Star Formation in Close Galaxy Pairs and Merging Galaxies up to z ~ 1
DOI: 10.1086/517919 Bibcode: 2007ApJ...660L..51L

Weiner, Benjamin J.; Conselice, Christopher J.; Huang, J. -S. +13 more

Using data from the DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey and HST/ACS imaging in the Extended Groth Strip, we select nearly 100 interacting galaxy systems, including kinematic close pairs and morphologically identified merging galaxies. Spitzer MIPS 24 µm fluxes of these systems reflect the current dusty star formation activity, and at a fixed stella…

2007 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 119
A TRACE White Light and RHESSI Hard X-Ray Study of Flare Energetics
DOI: 10.1086/510446 Bibcode: 2007ApJ...656.1187F

Fletcher, L.; Hannah, I. G.; Hudson, H. S. +1 more

In this paper we investigate the formation of the white-light (WL) continuum during solar flares and its relationship to energy deposition by electron beams inferred from hard X-ray emission. We analyze nine flares spanning GOES classifications from C4.8 to M9.1, seven of which show clear cospatial RHESSI hard X-ray and TRACE WL footpoints. We cha…

2007 The Astrophysical Journal
SOHO 119
Exploring the properties of dark energy using type-Ia supernovae and other datasets
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2007/02/011 Bibcode: 2007JCAP...02..011A

Starobinsky, Alexei A.; Alam, Ujjaini; Sahni, Varun

We reconstruct dark energy properties from two complementary supernova datasets—the newly released Gold + HST sample and SNLS. The results obtained are consistent with the standard ΛCDM model within 2σ error bars, although the Gold + HST data favour evolving dark energy slightly more than SNLS. Using complementary data from baryon acoustic oscilla…

2007 Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
eHST 118
GRB 060505: A Possible Short-Duration Gamma-Ray Burst in a Star-forming Region at a Redshift of 0.09
DOI: 10.1086/518082 Bibcode: 2007ApJ...662.1129O

Sharon, K.; Cenko, S. B.; Price, P. A. +26 more

On 2006 May 5, a 4 s duration, low-energy, ~1049 erg, gamma-ray burst (GRB) was observed, spatially associated with a z=0.0894 galaxy. Here we report the discovery of the GRB optical afterglow and observations of its environment using Gemini South, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), Chandra, Swift, and the Very Large Array. The optical a…

2007 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 118
Non-thermal emission processes in massive binaries
DOI: 10.1007/s00159-007-0005-2 Bibcode: 2007A&ARv..14..171D

De Becker, Michaël

In this paper, I present a general discussion of several astrophysical processes likely to play a role in the production of non-thermal emission in massive stars, with emphasis on massive binaries. Even though the discussion will start in the radio domain where the non-thermal emission was first detected, the census of physical processes involved …

2007 Astronomy and Astrophysics Review
XMM-Newton 118
RPC-IES: The Ion and Electron Sensor of the Rosetta Plasma Consortium
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-006-9002-4 Bibcode: 2007SSRv..128..697B

Winningham, J. D.; Young, D. T.; Goldstein, R. +5 more

The ion and electron sensor (IES) is part of the Rosetta Plasma Consortium (RPC). The IES consists of two electrostatic plasma analyzers, one each for ions and electrons, which share a common entrance aperture. Each analyzer covers an energy/charge range from 1 eV/e to 22 keV/e with a resolution of 4%. Electrostatic deflection is used at the entra…

2007 Space Science Reviews
Rosetta 117
Detection of [Ne II] Emission from Young Circumstellar Disks
DOI: 10.1086/518535 Bibcode: 2007ApJ...663..383P

Pascucci, I.; Carpenter, J. M.; Meyer, M. R. +9 more

We report the detection of [Ne II] emission at 12.81 µm in four out of the six optically thick dust disks observed as part of the FEPS Spitzer Legacy program. In addition, we detect a H I (7-6) emission line at 12.37 µm from the source RX J1852.3-3700. Detections of [Ne II] lines are favored by low mid-infrared excess emission. Both st…

2007 The Astrophysical Journal
XMM-Newton 117
Up to 1-hour forecasting of radiation hazards from solar energetic ion events with relativistic electrons
DOI: 10.1029/2006SW000268 Bibcode: 2007SpWea...5.5001P

Posner, Arik

The sudden and prompt occurrence of solar energetic particle events poses a hazard to manned space activities and interferes with robotic space science missions. This study demonstrates the possibility of short-term forecasting of the appearance and intensity of solar ion events by means of relativistic, near-light speed electrons. A list of the m…

2007 Space Weather
SOHO 117