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The Dynamic Evolution of Multipoint Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections Observed with BepiColombo, Tianwen-1, and MAVEN
DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/acd7e7 Bibcode: 2023ApJ...951L..14C

Zhang, Zhiyong; Zhang, Tielong; Su, Zhenpeng +28 more

We present two multipoint interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) detected by the Tianwen-1 and Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft at Mars and the BepiColombo (0.56 au ~0.67 au) upstream of Mars from 2021 December 5 to 31. This is the first time that BepiColombo is used as an upstream solar wind monitor ahead of Mars and that …

2023 The Astrophysical Journal
BepiColombo SOHO 5
Improving Distances to Binary Millisecond Pulsars with Gaia
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/acec75 Bibcode: 2023ApJ...954...89M

Bedell, Megan; Spergel, David N.; Moran, Abigail +2 more

Pulsar distances are notoriously difficult to measure, and play an important role in many fundamental physics experiments, such as pulsar timing arrays. Here, we perform a cross-match between International PTA pulsars (IPTA) and Gaia's Data Release 2 (DR2) and Data Release 3 (DR3). We then combine the IPTA pulsar's parallax with its binary compani…

2023 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia 5
Constraining Fundamental Parameters in Modified Gravity Using Gaia-DR2 Massive White Dwarf Observations
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/accf1c Bibcode: 2023ApJ...949...62K

Uniyal, Akhil; Kalita, Surajit

Various experiments and observations have led researchers to suggest different bounds on fundamental constants like the fine-structure constant and the proton-to-electron mass ratio. These bounds differ mostly due to the energy scale of the systems where the experiments are performed. In this article, we obtain bounds on these parameters in the mo…

2023 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia 5
The Purport of Space Telescopes in Supernova Research
DOI: 10.3390/universe9060244 Bibcode: 2023Univ....9..244V

Vinkó, József; Könyves-Tóth, Réka; Szalai, Tamás

The violent stellar explosions known as supernovae have received especially strong attention in both the research community and the general public recently. With the advent of space telescopes, the study of these extraordinary events has switched gears and it has become one of the leading fields in modern astrophysics. In this paper, we review som…

2023 Universe
Gaia 5
Reaching the boundary between stellar kinematic groups and very wide binaries. IV. The widest Washington Double Star systems with ρ ≥ 1000 arcsec in Gaia DR3
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202245476 Bibcode: 2023A&A...670A.102G

Caballero, J. A.; Cortés-Contreras, M.; González-Payo, J.


Aims: With the latest Gaia DR3 data, we analyse the widest pairs in the Washington Double Star (WDS) catalogue with angular separations, ρ, greater than 1000 arcsec.
Methods: We confirmed the pairs' membership to stellar systems based on common proper motions, parallaxes, and (when available) radial velocities, together with the locii of…

2023 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 5
Ultracool dwarfs candidates based on 6 yr of the Dark Energy Survey data
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad955 Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.522.1951D

Bacon, D.; Bechtol, K.; Smith, M. +58 more

We present a sample of 19 583 ultracool dwarf candidates brighter than z ≤23 selected from the Dark Energy Survey DR2 coadd data matched to VHS DR6, VIKING DR5, and AllWISE covering ~ 480 deg2. The ultracool candidates were first pre-selected based on their (i-z), (z-Y), and (Y-J) colours. They were further classified using a method tha…

2023 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 5
The Period Distribution of Hot Jupiters Is Not Dependent on Host Star Metallicity
DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/acd552 Bibcode: 2023ApJ...949L..21Y

Winn, Joshua N.; Yee, Samuel W.

The probability that a Sun-like star has a close-orbiting giant planet (period ≲1 yr) increases with stellar metallicity. Previous work provided evidence that the period distribution of close-orbiting giant planets is also linked to metallicity, hinting that there two formation/evolution pathways for such objects, one of which is more probable in …

2023 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia 5
Modelling uncertainties in wide binary constraints on primordial black holes
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad2028 Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.524.3052T

Goodwin, Simon P.; Green, Anne M.; Tyler, Emily

Dark matter in the form of compact objects with mass Mco ≳ 10 M can be constrained by its dynamical effects on wide binary stars. Motivated by the recent interest in primordial black hole dark matter, we revisit the theoretical modelling involved in these constraints. We improve on previous studies in several ways. Specifica…

2023 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 5
Another X-ray UFO without a momentum-boosted molecular outflow. ALMA CO(1-0) observations of the galaxy pair IRAS 05054+1718
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202245630 Bibcode: 2023A&A...673A..46B

Vignali, Cristian; Reeves, James N.; Dotti, Massimo +8 more

We present Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) CO(1-0) observations of the nearby infrared luminous (LIRG) galaxy pair IRAS 05054+1718 (also known as CGCG 468-002), as well as a new analysis of X-ray data of this source collected between 2012 and 2021 using the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), Swift, and the XMM-Newt…

2023 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 5
Two substellar survivor candidates: one found and one missing
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stac3603 Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.519.1381W

Hermes, J. J.; von Hippel, T.; Breedt, E. +4 more

This study presents observations of two possible substellar survivors of post-main sequence engulfment, currently orbiting white dwarf stars. Infrared and optical spectroscopy of GD 1400 reveals a 9.98 h orbital period, where the benchmark brown dwarf has M2 = 68 ± 8 MJup, Teff ≈ 2100 K, and a cooling age under 1 G…

2023 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia eHST 5