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most citedThe Eleventh and Twelfth Data Releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Final Data from SDSS-III

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astro-ph.SR2016★ 3 cited

Quasi-oscillatory dynamics observed in ascending phase of the flare on March 6, 2012

E. Philishvili, B. M. Shergelashvili, T. V. Zaqarashvili +5

Context. The dynamics of the flaring loops in active region (AR) 11429 are studied. The observed dynamics consist of several evolution stages of the flaring loop system during both…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 67 cited

Multiband variability studies and novel broadband SED modeling of Mrk 501 in 2009

M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +290

We present an extensive study of the BL Lac object Mrk 501 based on a data set collected during the multi-instrument campaign spanning from 2009 March 15 to 2009 August 1 which inc…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 46 cited

Multicolour modelling of SN 2013dx associated with GRB 130702A

A. A. Volnova, M. V. Pruzhinskaya, A. S. Pozanenko +13

We present optical observations of SN 2013dx, related to the Fermi burst GRB 130702A occurred at a redshift z = 0.145. It is the second-best sampled GRB-SN after SN~1998bw: the obs…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 30 cited

Synchrotron emission from the blazar PG 1553+113. An analysis of its flux and polarization variability

C. M. Raiteri, F. Nicastro, A. Stamerra +4

In 2015 July 29 - September 1 the satellite XMM-Newton pointed at the BL Lac object PG 1553+133 six times, collecting data for 218 hours. During one of these epochs, simultaneous o…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 14 cited

Transition from Fireball to Poynting-flux-dominated Outflow in Three-Episode GRB 160625B

B. -B. Zhang, B. Zhang, A. J. Castro-Tirado +51

The ejecta composition is an open question in gamma-ray bursts (GRB) physics. Some GRBs possess a quasi-thermal spectral component in the time-resolved spectral analysis, suggestin…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 45 cited

Multiband optical variability of the blazar OJ 287 during its outbursts in 2015 -- 2016

Alok C. Gupta, A. Agarwal, A. Mishra +31

We present recent optical photometric observations of the blazar OJ 287 taken during September 2015 -- May 2016. Our intense observations of the blazar started in November 2015 and…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 10 cited

The Exceptional Flare of Mrk 501 in 2014: Combined Observations with H.E.S.S. and FACT

Gabriele Cologna, Nachiketa Chakraborty, Agnieszka Jacholkowska +8

The BL Lac type object Mrk 501 was observed at very high energies (E > 100 GeV) in 2014 with the upgraded H.E.S.S. (High Energy Stereoscopic System) phase 2 array. The data collect…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 9 cited

Long-period oscillations of active region patterns: least-squares mapping on second-order curves

G. Dumbadze, B. M. Shergelashvili, V. Kukhianidze +6

Active regions (ARs) are the main sources of variety in solar dynamic events. Automated detection and identification tools need to be developed for solar features for a deeper unde…

astro-ph.CO2016★ 60 cited

Information Content of the Angular Multipoles of Redshift-Space Galaxy Bispectrum

Praful Gagrani, Lado Samushia

The redshift-space bispectrum (three point statistics) of galaxies depends on the expansion rate, the growth rate, and geometry of the Universe, and hence can be used to measure ke…

astro-ph.CO2016★ 31 cited

Scale-invariant helical magnetic field evolution and the duration of inflation

Tina Kahniashvili, Axel Brandenburg, Ruth Durrer +2

We consider a scale-invariant helical magnetic field generated during inflation. We show that, if the mean magnetic helicity density of such a field is measured, it can be used to…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 62 cited

Multifrequency Photo-polarimetric WEBT Observation Campaign on the Blazar S5 0716+714: Source Microvariability and Search for Characteristic Timescales

G. Bhatta, Ł. Stawarz, M. Ostrowski +43

Here we report on the results of the WEBT photo-polarimetric campaign targeting the blazar S5~0716+71, organized in March 2014 to monitor the source simultaneously in BVRI and near…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 49 cited

Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in solar chromospheric jets: theory and observation

D. Kuridze, T. V. Zaqarashvili, V. Henriques +3

Using data obtained by the high resolution CRisp Imaging SpectroPolarimeter instrument on the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope, we investigate the dynamics and stability of quiet-Sun ch…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 19 cited

Indications of stellar prominence oscillations on fast rotating stars: the cases of HK Aqr and PZ Tel

M. Leitzinger, P. Odert, T. V. Zaqarashvili +3

We present the analysis of six nights of spectroscopic monitoring of two young and fast rotating late-type stars, namely the dMe star HK Aqr and the dG/dK star PZ Tel. On both star…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 89 cited

Meterwavelength Single-pulse Polarimetric Emission Survey II: The phenomenon of Drifting Subpulses

Rahul Basu, Dipanjan Mitra, George I. Melikidze +3

A large sample of pulsars was observed as part of the Meterwavelength Single-pulse Polarimetric Emission Survey. We carried out a detailed fluctuation spectral analysis which revea…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 55 cited

Meterwavelength Single-pulse Polarimetric Emission Survey

Dipanjan Mitra, Rahul Basu, Krzysztof Maciesiak +4

We have conducted the Meterwavelength Single-pulse Polarimetric Emission Survey to study the radio emission properties of normal pulsars. A total of 123 pulsars with periods betwee…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 86 cited

Repetitive Patterns in Rapid Optical Variations in the Nearby Black-hole Binary V404 Cygni

Mariko Kimura, Keisuke Isogai, Taichi Kato +65

How black holes accrete surrounding matter is a fundamental, yet unsolved question in astrophysics. It is generally believed that matter is absorbed into black holes via accretion…

astro-ph.CO2016★ 205 cited

The clustering of galaxies in the completed SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: cosmological implications of the configuration-space clustering wedges

Ariel G. Sanchez, Roman Scoccimarro, Martin Crocce +21

We explore the cosmological implications of anisotropic clustering measurements in configuration space of the final galaxy samples from Data Release 12 of the SDSS-III Baryon Oscil…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 29 cited

Linear stability analysis of magnetized jets: the rotating case

G. Bodo, G. Mamatsashvili, P. Rossi +1

We perform a linear stability analysis of magnetized rotating cylindrical jet flows in the approximation of zero thermal pressure. We focus our analysis on the effect of rotation o…

astro-ph.CO2016★ 45 cited

The clustering of galaxies in the completed SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: Angular clustering tomography and its cosmological implications

Salvador Salazar-Albornoz, Ariel G. Sanchez, Jan Niklas Grieb +17

We investigate the cosmological implications of studying galaxy clustering using a tomographic approach applied to the final BOSS DR12 galaxy sample, including both auto- and cross…

astro-ph.CO2016★ 133 cited

The clustering of galaxies in the completed SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: Cosmological implications of the Fourier space wedges of the final sample

Jan Niklas Grieb, Ariel G. Sánchez, Salvador Salazar-Albornoz +25

We extract cosmological information from the anisotropic power spectrum measurements from the recently completed Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS), extending the conce…

physics.flu-dyn2016★ 123 cited

Classes of hydrodynamic and magnetohydrodynamic turbulent decay

Axel Brandenburg, Tina Kahniashvili

We perform numerical simulations of decaying hydrodynamic and magnetohydrodynamic turbulence. We classify our time-dependent solutions by their evolutionary tracks in parametric pl…

astro-ph.CO2016★ 13 cited

Optimal Weights For Measuring Redshift Space Distortions in Multi-tracer Galaxy Catalogues

David W. Pearson, Lado Samushia, Praful Gagrani

Since the volume accessible to galaxy surveys is fundamentally limited, it is extremely important to analyse available data in the most optimal fashion. One way of enhancing the co…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 46 cited

Long-term multi-wavelength variability and correlation study of Markarian 421 from 2007 to 2009

MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +176

We study the multi-band variability and correlations of the TeV blazar Mrk 421 on year time scales, which can bring additional insight on the processes responsible for its broadban…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 73 cited

Rieger-type periodicity during solar cycles 14-24: estimation of dynamo magnetic field strength in the solar interior

Eka Gurgenashvili, Teimuraz Zaqarashvili, Vasil Kukhianidze +6

Solar activity undergoes a variation over time scales of several months known as Rieger-type periodicity, which usually occurs near maxima of sunspot cycles. An early analysis show…