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astro-ph.HE2021★ 13 cited

The morphology of the ejecta of SN 1987A at 31 years from 1150 to 10000 Å

Tuomas Kangas, Claes Fransson, Josefin Larsson +7

We present spectroscopy of the ejecta of SN 1987A in 2017 and 2018 from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Very Large Telescope, covering the wavelength range between and $1…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 144 cited

Probable detection of an eruptive filament from a superflare on a solar-type star

Kosuke Namekata, Hiroyuki Maehara, Satoshi Honda +20

Solar flares are often accompanied by filament/prominence eruptions ( K and cm), sometimes leading to coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that direct…

astro-ph.SR2021

Parker Solar Probe evidence for the absence of whistlers close to the Sun to scatter strahl and regulate heat flux

C. Cattell, A. Breneman, J. Dombeck +14

Using the Parker Solar Probe FIELDS bandpass filter data and SWEAP electron data from Encounters 1 through 9, we show statistical properties of narrowband whistlers from ~16 Rs to…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 16 cited

SDSS-IV MaStar: Data-driven Parameter Derivation for the MaStar Stellar Library

Julie Imig, Jon A. Holtzman, Renbin Yan +10

The MaNGA Stellar Library (MaStar) is a large collection of high-quality empirical stellar spectra designed to cover all spectral types and ideal for use in the stellar population…

astro-ph.CO2021

Combining Planck and SPT cluster catalogs: cosmological analysis and impact on Planck scaling relation calibration

L. Salvati, A. Saro, S. Bocquet +41

We provide the first combined cosmological analysis of South Pole Telescope (SPT) and Planck cluster catalogs. The aim is to provide an independent calibration for Planck scaling r…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 21 cited

Impacts on the Moon: analysis methods and size distribution of impactors

Chrysa Avdellidou, Edhah Munaibari, Raven Larson +6

We are preparing a telescope system to carry out a survey of detection and analysis of lunar impact flashes. In the framework of this project, here we present all necessary methods…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 15 cited

High resolution near-infrared spectroscopy of a flare around the ultracool dwarf vB 10

Shubham Kanodia, Lawrence W. Ramsey, Marissa Maney +20

We present high-resolution observations of a flaring event in the M8 dwarf vB 10 using the near-infrared Habitable zone Planet Finder (HPF) spectrograph on the Hobby Eberly Telesco…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 2 cited

Chandra revisits WR48a: testing colliding wind models in massive binaries

Svetozar A. Zhekov, Marc Gagne, Stephen L. Skinner

We present results of new Chandra High-Energy Transmission Grating (HETG) observations (2019 November - December) of the massive Wolf-Rayet (WR) binary WR 48a. Analysis of these hi…

astro-ph.CO2021★ 62 cited

Cosmological Constraints from Gas Mass Fractions of Massive, Relaxed Galaxy Clusters

Adam B. Mantz, Steven W. Allen, Rebecca E. A. Canning +14

We present updated cosmological constraints from measurements of the gas mass fractions () of massive, dynamically relaxed galaxy clusters. Our new data set has greater le…

astro-ph.CO2021★ 19 cited

Improving cosmological constraints from galaxy cluster number counts with CMB-cluster-lensing data: Results from the SPT-SZ survey and forecasts for the future

P. S. Chaubal, C. L. Reichardt, N. Gupta +40

We show the improvement to cosmological constraints from galaxy cluster surveys with the addition of CMB-cluster lensing data. We explore the cosmological implications of adding ma…

astro-ph.GA2021

SDSS-IV MaStar: Theoretical Atmospheric Parameters for the MaNGA Stellar Library

Lewis Hill, Daniel Thomas, Claudia Maraston +16

We calculate the fundamental stellar parameters effective temperature, surface gravity and iron abundance - T, log g, [Fe/H] - for the final release of the Mapping Near…

physics.plasm-ph2021★ 43 cited

Energy Dissipation in Turbulent Reconnection

R. Bandyopadhyay, A. Chasapis, W. H. Matthaeus +6

We study the nature of pressure-strain interaction at reconnection sites, detected by NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission. We employ data from a series of published case…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 3 cited

3D Kinematics of Stellar SiO Masers in the Galactic Center

Jennie Paine, Jeremy Darling

We present 3D velocity measurements and acceleration limits for stars within a few parsec of the Galactic Center (GC) black hole, Sgr A*, based on observations of 43 and 86 GHz cir…

astro-ph.CO2021★ 34 cited

Shocks in the Stacked Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Profiles of Clusters II: Measurements from SPT-SZ + Planck Compton-y Map

D. Anbajagane, C. Chang, B. Jain +43

We search for the signature of cosmological shocks in stacked gas pressure profiles of galaxy clusters using data from the South Pole Telescope (SPT). Specifically, we stack the la…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 30 cited

The Cosmic Ultraviolet Baryon Survey (CUBS) IV: The Complex Multiphase Circumgalactic Medium as Revealed by Partial Lyman Limit Systems

Thomas J. Cooper, Gwen C. Rudie, Hsiao-Wen Chen +18

We present a detailed study of two partial Lyman limit systems (pLLSs) of neutral hydrogen column density discovered at…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 32 cited

Exploring the Solar Wind from its Source on the Corona into the Inner Heliosphere during the First Solar Orbiter - Parker Solar Probe Quadrature

Daniele Telloni, Vincenzo Andretta, Ester Antonucci +68

This Letter addresses the first Solar Orbiter (SO) -- Parker Solar Probe (PSP) quadrature, occurring on January 18, 2021, to investigate the evolution of solar wind from the extend…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 17 cited

On the dynamics of overshooting convection in spherical shells: Effect of density stratification and rotation

Lydia Korre, Nicholas A. Featherstone

Overshooting of turbulent motions from convective regions into adjacent stably stratified zones plays a significant role in stellar interior dynamics as this process may lead to mi…

physics.space-ph2021★ 30 cited

The current state and future directions of modeling thermosphere density enhancements during extreme magnetic storms

Denny M. Oliveira, Eftyhia Zesta, Piyush M. Mehta +4

Satellites, crewed spacecraft and stations in low-Earth orbit (LEO) are very sensitive to atmospheric drag. A satellite's lifetime and orbital tracking become increasingly inaccura…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 17 cited

KELT-9 as an eclipsing double-lined spectroscopic binary: a unique and self-consistent solution to the system

Anusha Pai Asnodkar, Ji Wang, B. Scott Gaudi +5

Transiting hot Jupiters present a unique opportunity to measure absolute planetary masses due to the magnitude of their radial velocity signals and known orbital inclination. Measu…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 46 cited

Stellar convective penetration: parameterized theory and dynamical simulations

Evan H. Anders, Adam S. Jermyn, Daniel Lecoanet +1

Most stars host convection zones in which heat is transported directly by fluid motion, but the behavior of convective boundaries is not well understood. Here we present 3D numeric…

astro-ph.SR2021

Stellar multiplicity and stellar rotation: Insights from APOGEE

Christine Mazzola Daher, Carles Badenes, Jamie Tayar +18

We measure rotational broadening in spectra taken by the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) survey to characterise the relationship between stellar mul…

physics.space-ph2021★ 79 cited

Relativistic electron flux model in the outer radiation belt using a neural network approach

Xiangning Chu, Donglai Ma, Jacob Bortnik +10

We present a machine-learning-based model of relativistic electron fluxes >1.8 MeV using a neural network approach in the Earth's outer radiation belt. The Outer RadIation belt Ele…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 11 cited

Electron Heat Flux in the Solar Wind: Generalized Approaches to Fluid Transport with a Variety of Skewed Velocity Distributions

Steven R. Cranmer, Avery J. Schiff

In the solar corona and solar wind, electron heat conduction is an important process that transports energy over large distances and helps determine the spatial variation of temper…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 152 cited

APOGEE Chemical Abundance Patterns of the Massive Milky Way Satellites

Sten Hasselquist, Christian R. Hayes, Jianhui Lian +42

The SDSS-IV Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) survey has obtained high-resolution spectra for thousands of red giant stars distributed among the massi…