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Examining Neutrino-Matter Interactions in the Cassiopeia A Supernova
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ace7c1 Bibcode: 2023ApJ...954..112S

Sato, Toshiki; Hughes, John P.; Yoshida, Takashi +4 more

Neutrino interactions with stellar material are widely believed to be fundamental to the explosion of massive stars. However, this important process has remained difficult to confirm observationally. We propose a new method to verify it using X-ray observations of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. The elemental composition in its Fe-rich ejecta …

2023 The Astrophysical Journal
XMM-Newton 4
Origins of B-type stars at high Galactic latitudes based on abundances and kinematics
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stac3562 Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.519..995L

Zhao, Gang; Liu, Chao; Liu, Zhicun +3 more

The spectral analysis and kinematic studies of faint blue stars of O and B types above the mid-plane of the Milky Way can lead to a better understanding of their populations and origins. In this paper, we present an analysis of the chemical composition and kinematics of 17 B-type stars. Our sample includes 13 B-type stars with |Z| > 0.5 kpc and…

2023 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 4
The MUSE-Faint survey. III. Constraining scalar field dark matter with Antlia B
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202346987 Bibcode: 2023A&A...678A..38J

Bouché, Nicolas; Boogaard, Leindert A.; Brinchmann, Jarle +7 more


Aims: We use the stellar line-of-sight velocities of Antlia B (Ant B), a faint dwarf galaxy in the NGC 3109 association, to derive constraints on the fundamental properties of scalar field dark matter (SFDM), which was originally proposed to solve the small-scale problems faced by cold dark matter models.
Methods: We used the first spect…

2023 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 4
A large sample of newly identified carbon-deficient red giants from APOGEE
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad2490 Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.525.4554M

Zhao, Gang; Campbell, Simon W.; Reddy, Bacham E. +2 more

Based on the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment survey we conducted a search for carbon-deficient red giants (CDGs). We found 103 new CDGs, increasing the number in the literature by more than a factor of 3. CDGs are very rare, representing 0.03 per cent of giants. They appear as an extended tail off the normal carbon distribut…

2023 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 4
Statistics of Magrathea exoplanets beyond the main sequence. Simulating the long-term evolution of circumbinary giant planets with TRES
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202345843 Bibcode: 2023A&A...675A.156C

Columba, G.; Toonen, S.; Danielski, C. +2 more

Context. Notwithstanding the tremendous growth of the field of exoplanets in the last decade, limited attention has been paid to the planets around binary stars, which represent a small fraction of the total discoveries to date. Circumbinary planets (CBPs) have been discovered primarily with transit and eclipse timing variation methods, mainly aro…

2023 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gaia 4
Photometric Catalogue for Space and Ground Night-Time Remote-Sensing Calibration: RGB Synthetic Photometry from Gaia DR3 Spectrophotometry
DOI: 10.3390/rs15071767 Bibcode: 2023RemS...15.1767C

Zamorano, Jaime; Masana, Eduard; Carrasco, Josep Manel +5 more

Recent works have made strong efforts to produce standardised photometry in RGB bands. For this purpose, we carefully defined the transmissivity curves of RGB bands and defined a set of standard sources using the photometric information present in Gaia EDR3. This work aims not only to significantly increase the number and accuracy of RGB standards…

2023 Remote Sensing
Gaia 4
Spectropolarimetric investigation of magnetohydrodynamic wave modes in the photosphere: First results from PHI on board Solar Orbiter
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202245826 Bibcode: 2023A&A...674A.109C

Woch, J.; Solanki, S. K.; Schou, J. +31 more

Context. In November 2021, Solar Orbiter started its nominal mission phase. The remote-sensing instruments on board the spacecraft acquired scientific data during three observing windows surrounding the perihelion of the first orbit of this phase.
Aims: The aim of the analysis is the detection of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) wave modes in an act…

2023 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SolarOrbiter 4
X-Ray and Near-Infrared Observations of the Middle-aged Pulsar B1055-52, Its Multiwavelength Spectrum, and Proper Motion
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/acd9d1 Bibcode: 2023ApJ...952..134P

Pavlov, G. G.; Kargaltsev, O.; Hare, J. +1 more

Previous observations of the middle-aged γ-ray, X-ray, and radio pulsar B1055-52 indicated some peculiarities, such as a suspected changing of the X-ray flux and spectral parameters, a large excess of the alleged thermal component of the UV spectrum over the Rayleigh-Jeans extension of the X-ray thermal spectrum, and a possible double break in the…

2023 The Astrophysical Journal
Gaia XMM-Newton eHST 4
Exploring the short-term variability of H α and H β emissions in a sample of M dwarfs
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad2222 Bibcode: 2023MNRAS.524.6085K

Queiroz, A. B. A.; Fernández-Trincado, José G.; Kumar, Vipin +2 more

The time-scales of variability in active M dwarfs can be related to their various physical parameters. Thus, it is important to understand such variability to decipher the physics of these objects. In this study, we have performed the low resolution (~5.7 Å) spectroscopic monitoring of 83 M dwarfs (M0-M6.5) to study the variability of H α/H β emis…

2023 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gaia 4
DeGaPe 35: Amateur discovery of a new southern symbiotic star
DOI: 10.1016/j.newast.2022.101943 Bibcode: 2023NewA...9801943P

Charbonnel, Stéphane; Garde, Olivier; Merc, Jaroslav +6 more

In this work, we present the discovery and characterization of a new southern S-type symbiotic star, DeGaPe 35. We have obtained the low-resolution spectroscopic observations and supplemented them with the photometry from Gaia DR3 and other surveys. The optical spectra of this target show prominent emission lines, including highly ionized [Fe VII]…

2023 New Astronomy
Gaia 4