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Detailed α abundance trends in the inner Galactic bulge
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202245374 Bibcode: 2023A&A...671A..94N

Schultheis, M.; Ryde, N.; Rich, R. M. +7 more

Context. Until now, heavy interstellar extinction has meant that only a few studies of chemical abundances have been possible in the inner Galactic bulge. However, it is crucial to learn more about this structure in order to better understand the formation and evolution of the centre of the Galaxy and galaxies in general.
Aims: In this paper,…

2023 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 6
Simultaneous millimetric and X-ray intraday variability in the radio-quiet AGN MCG+08-11-11
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202347495 Bibcode: 2023A&A...678L...4P

Bianchi, S.; Behar, E.; Petrucci, P. -O. +10 more

Most of the active galactic nuclei (AGN) are radio quiet (RQ) and, differently from radio-loud (RL) AGN, they do not show a signature of large-scale or powerful jets. The physical origin of their radio emission thus remains broadly unclear. The observation of flat and inverted radio spectra at gigahertz frequencies seems to support, however, the p…

2023 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 6
26Al gamma rays from the Galaxy with INTEGRAL/SPI
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202245069 Bibcode: 2023A&A...672A..53P

Diehl, Roland; Greiner, Jochen; Siegert, Thomas +2 more

Context. The presence of radioactive 26Al at 1.8 MeV reveals an ongoing process of nucleosynthesis in the Milky Way. Diffuse emission from its decay can be measured with gamma-ray telescopes in space. The intensity, line shape, and spatial distribution of the 26Al emission allow for studies of these nucleosynthesis sources. T…

2023 Astronomy and Astrophysics
INTEGRAL 6
HARPS radial velocity search for planets in the Scorpius-Centaurus association. A combination with the HARPS and SOPHIE young nearby stars (YNS) surveys
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141235 Bibcode: 2023A&A...669A..12G

Meunier, N.; Messina, S.; Kiefer, F. +13 more

Context. The Scorpius-Centaurus (Sco-Cen) young and nearby massive star-forming region is particularly well suited for extrasolar planet searches with both direct imaging and radial velocity (RV) techniques. The RV search, however, is challenging, as the stars are faster rotators on average than their older stellar counterparts of similar spectral…

2023 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 6
Modelling of the processes of dunes formation on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad658 Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.521.1570W

Wesołowski, Marcin

The paper discusses selected mechanisms that can significantly contribute to the formation of dune structures on the surface of comets. In these considerations, mechanisms related to the dynamics of dust on the surface of the nucleus were taken into account. In the first step, the maximum dimensions of particles that can be entrained into the come…

2023 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rosetta 6
Complete X-ray census of M dwarfs in the solar neighborhood. I. GJ 745 AB: Coronal-hole stars in the 10 pc sample
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202346470 Bibcode: 2023A&A...676A..14C

Güdel, M.; Orlando, S.; Stelzer, B. +4 more

Context. X-ray emission is the most sensitive diagnostic of magnetic activity in M dwarfs and, hence, of the dynamo in low-mass stars. Moreover it is crucial for quantifying the influence of the stellar irradiation on the evolution of planet atmospheres.
Aims: We have embarked in a systematic study of the X-ray emission in a volume-limited sa…

2023 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia XMM-Newton 6
Tracing the Galactic disk with planetary nebulae using Gaia DR3. Distance catalog, velocities, populations, and radial metallicity gradients of Galactic planetary nebulae
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202347519 Bibcode: 2023A&A...680A.104B

Bucciarelli, B.; Stanghellini, L.


Aims: We study the population of Galactic planetary nebulae (PNe) and their central stars (CSPNe) through the analysis of their distances and Galactic distribution. The PN distances are obtained by means of a revised statistical distance scale, based on an astrometrically-defined sample of their central stars from the third Gaia Data Release …

2023 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 6
Hubble constant from the cluster-lensed quasar system SDSS J 1004 +4112 : Investigation of the lens model dependence
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.108.083532 Bibcode: 2023PhRvD.108h3532L

Oguri, Masamune; Liu, Yuting; Cao, Shuo

As a fundamental parameter for modern cosmology, the Hubble constant H0 is experiencing a serious crisis. In this paper, we explore an independent approach to measure H0 based on the time-delay cosmography with strong gravitational lensing of a quasar by a galaxy cluster. Specifically we focus on the strong lensing system SDS…

2023 Physical Review D
eHST 6
Electron density revealing the boundaries of Mercury's magnetosphere via serendipitous measurements by SORBET during BepiColombo first and second Mercury swing-bys
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202245162 Bibcode: 2023A&A...670A.174G

Pantellini, F.; Issautier, K.; Kasaba, Y. +3 more


Aims: We aim to establish the boundaries of Mercury's magnetosphere through a comparison of the drops and rises of the electron density revealed by PWI/SORBET, during BepiColombo's first and second swing-bys of Mercury carried out on 1 October 2021 and 23 June 2022, with global 3D magnetohydrodynamic simulations.
Methods: SORBET was swit…

2023 Astronomy and Astrophysics
BepiColombo 6
Weighing the Local Interstellar Medium Using Gamma Rays and Dust
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.161002 Bibcode: 2023PhRvL.130p1002W

Widmark, Axel; Korsmeier, Michael; Linden, Tim

Cold gas forms a significant mass fraction of the Milky Way disk, but is its most uncertain baryonic component. The density and distribution of cold gas is of critical importance for Milky Way dynamics, as well as models of stellar and galactic evolution. Previous studies have used correlations between gas and dust to obtain high-resolution measur…

2023 Physical Review Letters
Gaia 6