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astro-ph.SR2020★ 6 cited

The Missing Cool Corona in the Flat Magnetic Field around Solar Active Regions

Talwinder Singh, Alphonse C. Sterling, Ronald L. Moore

SDO/AIA images the full solar disk in several EUV bands that are each sensitive to coronal plasma emissions of one or more specific temperatures. We observe that when isolated acti…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 21 cited

The X-ray bursts of XTE J1739-285: a NICER sample

Peter Bult, Diego Altamirano, Zaven Arzoumanian +10

In this work we report on observations with the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer of the known neutron star X-ray transient XTE J1739-285. We observed the source in 2020 F…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 21 cited

Observational Evidence for Enhanced Black Hole Accretion in Giant Elliptical Galaxies

Michael McDonald, Brian R. McNamara, Michael S. Calzadilla +5

We present a study of the relationship between black hole accretion rate (BHAR) and star formation rate (SFR) in a sample of giant elliptical galaxies. These galaxies, which live a…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 28 cited

A Large Population of Luminous Active Galactic Nuclei Lacking X-ray Detections: Evidence for Heavy Obscuration?

Christopher M. Carroll, Ryan C. Hickox, Alberto Masini +5

We present a large sample of infrared-luminous candidate active galactic nuclei (AGNs) that lack X-ray detections in Chandra, XMM-Newton, and NuSTAR fields. We selected all optical…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 51 cited

Diving below the spin-down limit: Constraints on gravitational waves from the energetic young pulsar PSR J0537-6910

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1589

We present a search for continuous gravitational-wave signals from the young, energetic X-ray pulsar PSR J0537-6910 using data from the second and third observing runs of LIGO and…

gr-qc2020★ 71 cited

All-sky search in early O3 LIGO data for continuous gravitational-wave signals from unknown neutron stars in binary systems

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, R. Abbott +1369

Rapidly spinning neutron stars are promising sources of persistent, continuous gravitational waves. Detecting such a signal would allow probing of the physical properties of matter…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 17 cited

The POEMMA (Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics) Observatory

A. V. Olinto, J. Krizmanic, J. H. Adams +73

The Probe Of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (POEMMA) is designed to accurately observe ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) and cosmic neutrinos from space with sensitivity…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 13 cited

Discovery of Thermonuclear Type-I X-ray Bursts from the X-ray binary MAXI J1807+132

A. C. Albayati, D. Altamirano, G. K. Jaisawal +13

MAXI J1807+132 is a low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) first detected in outburst in 2017. Observations during the 2017 outburst did not allow for an unambiguous identification of the na…

astro-ph.IM2020

Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon 1 calibration: from the laboratory to the desert

J. H. Adams, L. Allen, R. Bachman +63

The Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon 1 (EUSO-SPB1) instrument was launched out of Wanaka, New Zealand, by NASA in April, 2017 as a mission of opportun…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 17 cited

FOXSI-2 Solar Microflares II: Hard X-ray Imaging Spectroscopy and Flare Energetics

Juliana T. Vievering, Lindsay Glesener, P. S. Athiray +7

We study the nature of energy release and transfer for two sub-A class solar microflares observed during the second flight of the Focusing Optics X-ray Solar Imager (FOXSI-2) sound…

gr-qc2020★ 162 cited

The BayesWave analysis pipeline in the era of gravitational wave observations

Neil J. Cornish, Tyson B. Littenberg, Bence Bécsy +4

We describe updates and improvements to the BayesWave gravitational wave transient analysis pipeline, and provide examples of how the algorithm is used to analyze data from ground-…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 40 cited

In-flight calibration system of Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Fabio Muleri, Carlo Lefevre +22

The NASA/ASI Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, which will be launched in 2021, will be the first instrument to perform spatially resolved X-ray polarimetry on several astronomica…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 10 cited

Possible Evolution of Minifilament-Eruption-Produced Solar Coronal Jets, Jetlets, and Spicules, into Magnetic-Twist-Wave "Switchbacks" Observed by the Parker Solar Probe (PSP)

Alphonse C. Sterling, Ronald L. Moore, Navdeep K. Panesar +1

Many solar coronal jets result from erupting miniature-filament ("minifilament") magnetic flux ropes that reconnect with encountered surrounding far-reaching field. Many of those m…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 145 cited

Decoding the Pre-Eruptive Magnetic Field Configurations of Coronal Mass Ejections

S. Patsourakos, A. Vourlidas, T. Török +15

A clear understanding of the nature of the pre-eruptive magnetic field configurations of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) is required for understanding and eventually predicting solar…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 8 cited

Calibration of the MaGIXS experiment I: Calibration of the X-ray source at the X-ray and Cryogenic Facility (XRCF)

P. S. Athiray, Amy R. Winebarger, Patrick Champey +14

The Marshall Grazing Incidence Spectrometer {\it MaGIXS} is a sounding rocket experiment that will observe the soft X-ray spectrum of the Sun from 24 - 6.0 Å (0.5 - 2.0 keV) and is…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 8 cited

Use of a ray-tracing simulation to characterize ghost rays in the FOXSI rocket experiment

J. C. Buitrago-Casas, S. Christe, L. Glesener +12

Imaging X-rays by direct focusing offers greater sensitivity and a higher dynamic range compared to techniques based on indirect imaging. The Focusing Optics X-ray Solar Imager (FO…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 14 cited

The environmental dependence of X-ray AGN activity at

E. Noordeh, R. E. A. Canning, A. King +9

We present an analysis of the X-ray Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) population in a sample of seven massive galaxy clusters in the redshift range . We utilize high-quali…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 39 cited

Search for Gravitational Waves Associated with Gamma-Ray Bursts Detected by Fermi and Swift During the LIGO-Virgo Run O3a

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, R. Abbott +1250

We search for gravitational-wave transients associated with gamma-ray bursts detected by the Fermi and Swift satellites during the first part of the third observing run of Advanced…

gr-qc2020★ 807 cited

Tests of General Relativity with Binary Black Holes from the second LIGO-Virgo Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, R. Abbott +1344

Gravitational waves enable tests of general relativity in the highly dynamical and strong-field regime. Using events detected by LIGO-Virgo up to 1 October 2019, we evaluate the co…

gr-qc2020★ 2.4k cited

GWTC-2: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the First Half of the Third Observing Run

R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, S. Abraham +1349

We report on gravitational wave discoveries from compact binary coalescences detected by Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo in the first half of the third observing run (O3a) between…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 4 cited

On Making Magnetic-Flux-Rope Loops for Solar Bipolar Magnetic Regions of All Sizes by Convection Cells

Ronald L. Moore, Sanjiv K. Tiwari, Navdeep K. Panesar +1

We propose that the flux-rope loop that emerges to become any bipolar magnetic region (BMR) is made by a convection cell of the -loop's size from initially-horizontal magnet…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 22 cited

X-ray properties of dust-obscured galaxies with broad optical/UV emission lines

Fan Zou, William N. Brandt, Fabio Vito +4

Dust-obscured galaxies (DOGs) with extreme infrared luminosities may represent a key phase in the co-evolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes. We select 12 DOGs at $0.3\l…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 30 cited

Discovery of thermonuclear (Type I) X-ray bursts in the X-ray binary Swift J1858.6-0814 observed with NICER and NuSTAR

D. J. K. Buisson, D. Altamirano, P. Bult +22

Swift J1858.6-0814 is a recently discovered X-ray binary notable for extremely strong variability (by factors in soft X-rays) in its discovery state. We present the detectio…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 39 cited

The Chandra Deep Wide-Field Survey: A New Chandra Legacy Survey in the Boötes Field I. X-ray Point Source Catalog, Number Counts and Multi-Wavelength Counterparts

A. Masini, R. C. Hickox, C. M. Carroll +30

We present a new, ambitious survey performed with the Chandra X-ray Observatory of the 9.3 deg Boötes field of the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey. The wide field probes a statisti…