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Global view of dayside magnetic reconnection with the dusk-dawn IMF orientation: A statistical study for Double Star and Cluster data
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL030336 Bibcode: 2007GeoRL..3420101P

Lucek, E.; Dunlop, M. W.; Rème, H. +14 more

Double Star/TC-1 and Cluster data show that both component reconnection and anti-parallel reconnection occur at the magnetopause when the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) is predominantly dawnward. The occurrence of these different features under these very similar IMF conditions are further confirmed by a statistical study of 290 fast flows me…

2007 Geophysical Research Letters
Cluster DoubleStar 56
ACS Photometry of Newly Discovered Globular Clusters in the Outer Halo of M31
DOI: 10.1086/511977 Bibcode: 2007ApJ...655L..85M

Mackey, A. D.; Tanvir, N. R.; Ferguson, A. M. N. +6 more

We report the first results from deep ACS imaging of 10 classical globular clusters in the far outer regions (15 kpc<~Rp<~100 kpc) of M31. Eight of the clusters, including two of the most remote M31 globular clusters presently known, are described for the first time. Our F606W, F814W color-magnitude diagrams extend ~3 mag below th…

2007 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 56
Star Counts in the Globular Cluster ω Centauri. I. Bright Stellar Components
DOI: 10.1086/518209 Bibcode: 2007ApJ...663.1021C

Degl'Innocenti, S.; Castellani, M.; Piersimoni, A. M. +17 more

We present a photometric investigation on HB, RGB, and MSTO stars in ω Cen=NGC 5139. The center of the cluster was covered with a mosaic of F435W, F625W, and F658N band data collected with HST ACS. The outer reaches were covered with a mosaic of U-, B-, V-, and I-band data collected with the 2.2 m ESO/MPI telescope. The final catalog includes ~1.7…

2007 The Astrophysical Journal
eHST 56
The XMM-Newton Wide-Field Survey in the COSMOS Field. V. Angular Clustering of the X-Ray Point Sources
DOI: 10.1086/516579 Bibcode: 2007ApJS..172..396M

Comastri, Andrea; Zamorani, Giovanni; Fiore, Fabrizio +9 more

We present the first results of the measurements of angular auto-correlation functions (ACFs) of X-ray point sources detected in the XMM-Newton observations of the ~2 deg2 COSMOS field (COSMOS XMM-Newton). Significant positive signals have been detected in the 0.5-2 (SFT) band, in the angle range of 0.5'-24', while the positive signals …

2007 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
XMM-Newton 56
Combinations of processes responsible for Martian impact crater ``layered ejecta structures'' emplacement
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002787 Bibcode: 2007JGRE..112.6005K

Neukum, Gerhard; Ori, Gian Gabriele; Komatsu, Goro +2 more

We utilized images and stereo-derived topographic data acquired by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) and Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) images together with other data in order to study the geology of ``layered ejecta structures'' associated with relatively pristine Martian impact craters. The geomorphology and morphometric proper…

2007 Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets)
MEx 55
Origin of the early-type R stars: a binary-merger solution to a century-old problem?
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077457 Bibcode: 2007A&A...470..661I

Jeffery, C. S.; Izzard, R. G.; Lattanzio, J.

The early-R stars are carbon-rich K-type giants. They are enhanced in 12C, 13C and 14N, have approximately solar oxygen, magnesium isotopes, s-process and iron abundances, have the luminosity of core-helium burning stars, are not rapid rotators, are members of the Galactic thick disk and, most peculiarly of all, ar…

2007 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hipparcos 55
XMM-Newton observations of HESS J1813-178 reveal a composite Supernova remnant
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066779 Bibcode: 2007A&A...470..249F

Funk, S.; Reimer, O.; Vink, J. +10 more

Aims:We present X-ray and 12CO(J=1-0) observations of the very-high-energy (VHE) γ-ray source HESS J1813-178 with the aim of understanding the origin of the γ-ray emission.
Methods: High-angular resolution X-ray studies of the VHE γ-ray emission region are performed using 18.6 ks of XMM-Newton data, taken on HESS …

2007 Astronomy and Astrophysics
INTEGRAL XMM-Newton 55
On the stratified dust distribution of the GG Tauri circumbinary ring
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077137 Bibcode: 2007A&A...469..963P

Pinte, C.; Ménard, F.; Duchêne, G. +2 more

Aims:Our objective is to study the vertical dust distribution in the circumbinary ring of the binary system GG Tau and to search for evidence of stratification, one of the first steps expected to occur during planet formation.
Methods: We present a simultaneous analysis of four scattered light images spanning a range of wave…

2007 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 55
Astrometric Orbits for Hipparcos Stochastic Binaries
DOI: 10.1086/520513 Bibcode: 2007ApJS..173..137G

Makarov, V. V.; Goldin, A.

Taking advantage of an improved genetic optimization algorithm for fitting unconstrained Kepler orbits to the Hipparcos intermediate astrometric data, we obtain additional orbital solutions for 81 Hipparcos stars with previous stochastic (failed) solutions. The sample includes astrophysically interesting objects, including the old disk wide binary…

2007 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Hipparcos 55
Stationary parts of an EIT and Moreton wave: a topological model
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065845 Bibcode: 2007A&A...465..603D

Aulanier, G.; Hochedez, J. -F.; Delannée, C.

Context: EIT and Moreton waves came into focus in 1997, when a propagating disturbance on a large area of the solar disc was discovered. The process generating the EIT and Moreton waves has been frequently discussed.
Aims: On May 2, 1998, a halo CME was observed related to an EIT wave, a Moreton wave, a X1 flare, radio emission sources, and di…

2007 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SOHO 55