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astro-ph2007★ 6 cited

Helioseismic Ring Analysis of CME Source Regions

S. C. Tripathy, S. de Wet, K. Jain +2

We apply the ring diagram technique to source regions of halo coronal mass ejections (CMEs) to study changes in acoustic mode parameters before, during, and after the onset of CMEs…

astro-ph2007★ 182 cited

XO-3b: A Massive Planet in an Eccentric Orbit Transiting an F5V Star

Christopher M. Johns-Krull, Peter R. McCullough, Christopher J. Burke +13

We report the discovery of a massive (Mpsini = 13.02 +/- 0.64 Mjup; total mass 13.25 +/- 0.64 Mjup), large (1.95 +/- 0.16 Rjup) planet in a transiting, eccentric orbit (e = 0.260 +…

astro-ph2007★ 13 cited

Warm Molecular Gas in M51: Mapping the Excitation Temperature and Mass of H_2 with the Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph

G. Brunner, K. Sheth, L. Armus +7

We have mapped the warm molecular gas traced by the H_2 S(0) - H_2 S(5) pure rotational mid-infrared emission lines over a radial strip across the nucleus and disk of M51 (NGC 5194…

astro-ph2007★ 173 cited

The double Subgiant Branch of NGC 1851: the role of the CNO abundance

S. Cassisi, M. Salaris, A. Pietrinferni +4

We explore the possibility that the anomalous split in the Subgiant branch of the galactic globular cluster NGC 1851 is due to the presence of two distinct stellar populations with…

astro-ph2007★ 48 cited

Star Spot Induced Radial Velocity Variability in LkCa 19

Marcos Huerta, Christopher M. Johns-Krull, L. Prato +2

We describe a new radial velocity survey of T Tauri stars and present the first results. Our search is motivated by an interest in detecting massive young planets, as well as inves…

astro-ph2007★ 53 cited

Characterizing the Near-UV Environment of M Dwarfs

Lucianne M. Walkowicz, Christopher M. Johns-Krull, Suzanne L. Hawley

We report the results of our HST snapshot survey with the ACS HRC PR200L prism, designed to measure the near-UV emission in a sample of nearby M dwarfs. 33 stars were observed, spa…

astro-ph2007★ 6 cited

GHOSTS | Bulges, Halos, and the Resolved Stellar Outskirts of Massive Disk Galaxies

Roelof S. de Jong, David J. Radburn-Smith, Jonathan N. Sick

In hierarchical galaxy formation the stellar halos of galaxies are formed by the accretion of minor satellites and therefore contain valuable information about the (early) assembly…

astro-ph2007★ 83 cited

Simultaneous Multi-Wavelength Observations of Magnetic Activity in Ultracool Dwarfs. II. Mixed Trends in VB10 and LSR1835+32 and the Possible Role of Rotation

E. Berger, G. Basri, J. E. Gizis +8

[Abridged] As part of our on-going investigation of magnetic activity in ultracool dwarfs we present simultaneous radio, X-ray, UV, and optical observations of LSR1835+32 (M8.5), a…

astro-ph2007★ 220 cited

Multiwavelength Observations of Markarian 421 in March 2001: an Unprecedented View on the X-ray/TeV Correlated Variability

G. Fossati, J. H. Buckley, I. H. Bond +26

(Abridged) We present a detailed analysis of week-long simultaneous observations of the blazar Mrk421 at 2-60 keV X-rays (RXTE) and TeV gamma-rays (Whipple and HEGRA) in 2001. The…

astro-ph2007★ 43 cited

On the Radial Distribution of White Dwarfs in the Globular Cluster NGC 6397

D. S. Davis, H. B. Richer, I. R. King +5

We have examined the radial distribution of white dwarfs over a single HST/ACS field in the nearby globular cluster NGC 6397. In relaxed populations, such as in a globular cluster,…

astro-ph2007★ 298 cited

The ACS Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. III. The Double Subgiant Branch of NGC 1851

A. P. Milone, L. R. Bedin, G. Piotto +13

Photometry with HST's ACS reveals that the subgiant branch (SGB) of the globular cluster NGC 1851 splits into two well-defined branches. If the split is due only to an age effect,…

astro-ph2007★ 95 cited

Deep ACS Imaging in the Globular Cluster NGC 6397: The Cluster Color Magnitude Diagram and Luminosity Function

Harvey B. Richer, Aaron Dotter, Jarrod Hurley +9

We present the CMD from deep HST imaging in the globular cluster NGC 6397. The ACS was used for 126 orbits to image a single field in two colors (F814W, F606W) 5 arcmin SE of the c…

astro-ph2007★ 82 cited

Simultaneous Multi-Wavelength Observations of Magnetic Activity in Ultracool Dwarfs. I. The Complex Behavior of the M8.5 Dwarf TVLM513-46546

E. Berger, J. E. Gizis, M. S. Giampapa +8

[Abridged] We present the first simultaneous radio, X-ray, ultraviolet, and optical spectroscopic observations of the M8.5 dwarf TVLM513-46546, with a duration of 9 hours. These ob…

astro-ph2007★ 78 cited

Stellar populations across the NGC4244 truncated galactic disk

Roelof S. de Jong, A. C. Seth, D. J. Radburn-Smith +12

We use HST/ACS to study the resolved stellar populations of the nearby, nearly edge-on galaxy NGC4244 across its outer disk surface density break. The stellar photometry allows us…

astro-ph2007★ 225 cited

The ACS Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters: M54 and Young Populations in the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy

Michael H. Siegel, Aaron Dotter, Steven R. Majewski +11

We present new Hubble Space Telescope photometry of the massive globular cluster M54 (NGC 6715) and the superposed core of the tidally disrupted Sagittarius (Sgr) dSph galaxy as pa…

astro-ph2007

Multiwavelength Monitoring of the Unusual Ultraluminous Supernova SN 1978K in NGC 1313 and the Search for an Associated Gamma-Ray Burst

I. A. Smith, S. D. Ryder, M. Boettcher +4

We discuss our radio (Australia Telescope Compact Array and Australian Long Baseline Array) and X-ray (XMM-Newton) monitoring observations of the unusual ultraluminous supernova SN…

astro-ph2007★ 128 cited

Blazar Gamma-Rays, Shock Acceleration, and the Extragalactic Background Light

Floyd W. Stecker, Matthew G. Baring, Errol J. Summerlin

The observed spectra of blazars, their intrinsic emission, and the underlying populations of radiating particles are intimately related. The use of these sources as probes of the e…

astro-ph2007★ 302 cited

The ACS Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. II. Stellar Evolution Tracks, Isochrones, Luminosity Functions, and Synthetic Horizontal-Branch Models

A. Dotter, B. Chaboyer, D. Jevremovic +4

The ACS Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters, an HST Treasury Project, will deliver high quality, homogeneous photometry of 65 globular clusters. This paper introduces a new collec…

astro-ph2007★ 650 cited

First Results from the XENON10 Dark Matter Experiment at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory

J. Angle, E. Aprile, F. Arneodo +34

The XENON10 experiment at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory uses a 15 kg xenon dual phase time projection chamber (XeTPC) to search for dark matter weakly interacting massive part…

astro-ph2007★ 183 cited

XO-2b: Transiting Hot Jupiter in a Metal-rich Common Proper Motion Binary

Christopher J. Burke, P. R. McCullough, Jeff A. Valenti +15

We report on a V=11.2 early K dwarf, XO-2 (GSC 03413-00005), that hosts a Rp=0.98+0.03/-0.01 Rjup, Mp=0.57+/-0.06 Mjup transiting extrasolar planet, XO-2b, with an orbital period o…

astro-ph2007★ 401 cited

The Magnetic Fields of Classical T Tauri Stars

Christopher M. Johns-Krull

We report new magnetic field measurements for 14 classical T Tauri stars (CTTSs). We combine these data with one previous field determination in order to compare our observed field…

astro-ph2007★ 691 cited

A Triple Main Sequence in the Globular Cluster NGC 2808

G. Piotto, L. R. Bedin, J. Anderson +6

Accurate photometry with HST/ACS shows that the main sequence of the globular cluster NGC 2808 splits into three separate branches. The three MS branches may be associated with com…

astro-ph2007★ 210 cited

The multiplicity of the subgiant branch of Omega Centauri: Evidence for prolonged star formation

S. Villanova, G. Piotto, I. R. King +9

We present metallicity measurements based on GIRAFFE@VLT spectra of 80 subgiant-branch stars of the Galactic globular cluster Omega Centauri. The VLT spectroscopic data are complem…

astro-ph2007★ 59 cited

The Distance to the Isolated Neutron Star RX J0720.4-3125

D. L. Kaplan, M. H. van Kerkwijk, J. Anderson

We have used a set of dedicated astrometric data from the Hubble Space Telescope to measure the parallax and proper motion of the nearby neutron star RX J0720.4-3125. At each of ei…