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astro-ph.SR2018★ 8 cited

Constraining the magnetic field on white dwarf surfaces; Zeeman effects and fine structure constant variation

J. Hu, J. K. Webb, T. R. Ayres +12

White dwarf atmospheres are subjected to gravitational potentials around times larger than occur on Earth. They provide a unique environment in which to search for any possi…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 10 cited

Doppler Events in the Solar Photosphere: The Coincident Superposition of Fast Granular Flows and p-mode Coherence Patches

R. Lee McClure, Mark P. Rast, Valentin MartınezPillet

Observations of the solar photosphere show spatially-compact large-amplitude Doppler velocity events with short lifetimes. In data from the Imaging Magnetograph eXperiment (IMaX) o…

physics.space-ph2018★ 38 cited

On the generation of probabilistic forecasts from deterministic models

Enrico Camporeale, Xiangning Chu, Oleksiy Agapitov +1

Most of the methods that produce space weather forecasts are based on deterministic models. In order to generate a probabilistic forecast, a model needs to be run several times sam…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 106 cited

K2 Observations of SN 2018oh Reveal a Two-Component Rising Light Curve for a Type Ia Supernova

G. Dimitriadis, R. J. Foley, A. Rest +145

We present an exquisite, 30-min cadence Kepler (K2) light curve of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2018oh (ASASSN-18bt), starting weeks before explosion, covering the moment of explo…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 85 cited

Photometric and Spectroscopic Properties of Type Ia Supernova 2018oh with Early Excess Emission from the 2 Observations

W. Li, X. Wang, J. Vinkó +160

Supernova (SN) 2018oh (ASASSN-18bt) is the first spectroscopically-confirmed type Ia supernova (SN Ia) observed in the field. The data revealed an excess emission…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 40 cited

Heliospheric modulation of the interstellar dust flow on to Earth

Peter Strub, Veerle J. Sterken, Rachel Soja +3

Aims. Based on measurements by the Ulysses spacecraft and high-resolution modelling of the motion of interstellar dust (ISD) through the heliosphere we predict the ISD flow in the…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 50 cited

XUV Radiation from A-stars: Implications for Ultra-hot Jupiters

L. Fossati, T. Koskinen, J. D. Lothringer +3

Extremely irradiated, close-in planets to early-type stars might be prone to strong atmospheric escape. We review the literature showing that X-ray-to-optical measurements indicate…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 64 cited

The Near-Ultraviolet Continuum Radiation in the Impulsive Phase of HF/GF-Type dMe Flares I: Data

Adam F. Kowalski, John P. Wisniewski, Suzanne L. Hawley +8

We present NUV flare spectra from the Hubble Space Telescope/Cosmic Origins Spectrograph during two moderate-amplitude U-band flares on the dM4e star GJ 1243. These spectra are som…

astro-ph.CO2018★ 4 cited

Magnetism in the Early Universe

Tina Kahniashvili, Axel Brandenburg, Arthur Kosowsky +2

Blazar observations point toward the possible presence of magnetic fields over intergalactic scales of the order of up to Mpc, with strengths of at least G…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 160 cited

The Properties of the Solar Corona and Its Connection to the Solar Wind

Steven R. Cranmer, Amy R. Winebarger

The corona is a layer of hot plasma that surrounds the Sun, traces out its complex magnetic field, and ultimately expands into interplanetary space as the supersonic solar wind. Al…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 2 cited

The Evolution of K Blackbody-Like Continuum Radiation in the Impulsive Phase of dMe Flares

Adam F. Kowalski, Mihalis Mathioudakis, Suzanne L. Hawley

The near-ultraviolet and optical (white-light) continuum radiation in M dwarf flares exhibits a range of observed characteristics, suggesting that the amount of heating at large op…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 39 cited

Biosignature Anisotropy Modeled on Temperate Tidally Locked M-dwarf Planets

Howard Chen, Eric T. Wolf, Ravi Kopparapu +2

A planet's atmospheric constituents (e.g., O, O, HO, CO, CH, NO) can provide clues to its surface habitability, and may offer biosignature targets for r…

physics.space-ph2018★ 24 cited

Seasonal, Solar Zenith Angle, and Solar Flux Variations of O in the Topside Ionosphere of Mars

Zachary Girazian, Paul Mahaffy, Yuni Lee +1

Using observations from MAVEN's Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer (NGIMS), we characterize the seasonal, solar zenith angle (SZA), and solar flux dependent variations of the O$…

physics.ao-ph2018★ 18 cited

Collision fluctuations of lucky droplets with superdroplets

Xiang-Yu Li, Bernhard Mehlig, Gunilla Svensson +2

It was previously shown that the superdroplet algorithm for modeling the collision-coalescence process can faithfully represent mean droplet growth in turbulent clouds. But an open…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 107 cited

Atmospheric dynamics and the variable transit of KELT-9 b

P. Wilson Cauley, Evgenya L. Shkolnik, Ilya Ilyin +3

We present a spectrally and temporally resolved detection of the optical Mg I triplet at 7.8 in the extended atmosphere of the ultra-hot Jupiter KELT-9 b, adding to the list of…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 28 cited

Nightside Winds at the Lower Clouds of Venus with Akatsuki/IR2: Longitudinal, local time and decadal variations from comparison with previous measurements

Javier Peralta, Keishiro Muto, Ricardo Hueso +16

We present measurements of the wind speeds at the nightside lower clouds of Venus from observations by JAXA's mission Akatsuki during 2016, complemented with new wind measurements…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 153 cited

The MUSCLES Treasury Survey. V. FUV Flares on Active and Inactive M Dwarfs

R. O. Parke Loyd, Kevin France, Allison Youngblood +10

M dwarf stars are known for their vigorous flaring. This flaring could impact the climate of orbiting planets, making it important to characterize M dwarf flares at the short wavel…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 86 cited

Far-Ultraviolet Activity Levels of F, G, K, and M dwarf Exoplanet Host Stars

Kevin France, Nicole Arulanantham, Luca Fossati +4

We present a survey of far-ultraviolet (FUV; 1150 - 1450 Ang) emission line spectra from 71 planet-hosting and 33 non-planet-hosting F, G, K, and M dwarfs with the goals of charact…

physics.space-ph2018★ 323 cited

Electron-Scale Dynamics of the Diffusion Region during Symmetric Magnetic Reconnection in Space

R. B. Torbert, J. L. Burch, T. D. Phan +46

Magnetic reconnection is an energy conversion process important in many astrophysical contexts including the Earth's magnetosphere, where the process can be investigated in-situ. H…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 68 cited

Differences in water vapor radiative transfer among 1D models can significantly affect the inner edge of the habitable zone

Jun Yang, Jeremy Leconte, Eric T. Wolf +8

An accurate estimate of the inner edge of the habitable zone is critical for determining which exoplanets are potentially habitable and for designing future telescopes to observe t…

physics.flu-dyn2018★ 10 cited

Accelerated evolution of convective simulations

Evan H. Anders, Benjamin P. Brown, Jeffrey S. Oishi

High Peclet number, turbulent convection is a classic system with a large timescale separation between flow speeds and the thermal relaxation time. In this paper, we present a meth…

physics.space-ph2018★ 85 cited

How accurately can we measure the reconnection rate for the MMS diffusion region event of 2017-07-11?

Kevin J. Genestreti, Takuma Nakamura, Rumi Nakamura +8

We investigate the accuracy with which the reconnection electric field can be determined from in-situ plasma data. We study the magnetotail electron diffusion region observed…

physics.space-ph2018

A nearly continuous observation of the equatorial plasmasphere from the inner radiation belt to near a magnetopause reconnection site

Kevin J. Genestreti, Stephen A. Fuselier, John C. Foster +4

On 22 October 2015, VAP and MMS obtained near-continuous observations of the full radial extent of the duskside equatorial plasmasphere and plume. The plume is evident in in situ p…

astro-ph.SR2018★ 107 cited

The Strongest Magnetic Fields on the Coolest Brown Dwarfs

Melodie Kao, Gregg Hallinan, J. Sebastian Pineda +2

We have used NSF's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) to observe a sample of five known radio-emitting late L and T dwarfs ranging in age from ~0.2 - 3.4Gyr. We observed each ta…