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astro-ph.CO2011★ 29 cited

CMB Temperature and Matter Power Spectrum in a Decay Vacuum Dark Energy Model

Lixin Xu, Yuting Wang, Hyerim Noh

In this paper, a decay vacuum model is revisited by detailed analysis of background evolution and perturbation equations. We show the imprints on CMB tempera…

astro-ph.IM2011★ 20 cited

The Cosmic Infrared Background Experiment (CIBER): The Low Resolution Spectrometer

K. Tsumura, T. Arai, J. Battle +20

Absolute spectrophotometric measurements of diffuse radiation at 1 μm to 2 μm are crucial to our understanding of the radiative content of the Universe from nucleosynthesis since t…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 58 cited

The X-ray light curve of Gamma-ray bursts: clues to the central engine

M. G. Bernardini, R. Margutti, J. Mao +2

We present the analysis of a large sample of gamma-ray burst (GRB) X-ray light curves in the rest frame to characterise their intrinsic properties in the context of different theor…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 4 cited

Ultraviolet color-color relation of early-type galaxies at 0.05 < z < 0.12

Chang H. Ree, Hyunjin Jeong, Kyuseok Oh +4

We present the ultraviolet (UV) color-color relation of early-type galaxies (ETGs) in the nearby universe (0.05 < z < 0.12) to investigate the properties of hot stellar populations…

astro-ph.IM2011★ 38 cited

The Cosmic Infrared Background Experiment (CIBER): A Sounding Rocket Payload to Study the Near Infrared Extragalactic Background Light

M. Zemcov, T. Arai, J. Battle +16

The Cosmic Infrared Background Experiment (CIBER) is a suite of four instruments designed to study the near infrared (IR) background light from above the Earth's atmosphere. The in…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 14 cited

Diversity of multiwavelength emission bumps in the GRB 100219A afterglow

J. Mao, D. Malesani, P. D'Avanzo +4

Context. Multi-wavelength observations of gamma-ray burst (GRB) afterglows provide important information about the activity of their central engines and their environments. In part…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 11 cited

Searching for the first stars with the Gaia mission

Rafael S. de Souza, Alberto Krone-Martins, Emille E. O. Ishida +1

We construct a theoretical model to predict the number of orphan afterglows (OA) from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) triggered by primordial metal-free (Pop III) stars expected to be obse…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 43 cited

Unified Dark Fluid with Constant Adiabatic Sound Speed and Cosmic Constraints

Lixin Xu, Yuting Wang, Hyerim Noh

As is known above 90% of the energy content in Universe is made of unknown dark component. Usually this dark fluid is separated into two parts: dark matter and dark energy. However…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 43 cited

Magnetic Field Strength in the Upper Solar Corona Using White-light Shock Structures Surrounding Coronal Mass Ejections

R. -S. Kim, N. Gopalswamy, Y. -J. Moon +2

To measure the magnetic field strength in the solar corona, we examined 10 fast (> 1000 km/s) limb CMEs which show clear shock structures in SOHO/LASCO images. By applying piston-s…

astro-ph.EP2011★ 45 cited

New Light-Travel Time Models and Orbital Stability Study of the Proposed Planetary System HU Aquarii

Tobias C. Hinse, Jae Woo Lee, Krzysztof Gozdziewski +3

In this work we propose a new orbital architecture for the two proposed circumbinary planets around the polar eclipsing binary HU Aquarii. We base the new two-planet, light-travel…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 18 cited

AKARI Observation of the North Ecliptic Pole (NEP) Supercluster at z = 0.087: mid-infrared view of transition galaxies

Jongwan Ko, Myungshin Im, Hyung Mok Lee +12

We present the mid-infrared (MIR) properties of galaxies within a supercluster in the North Ecliptic Pole region at z?0.087 observed with the AKARI satellite. We use data from the…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 19 cited

GRB 081029: A Gamma-Ray Burst with a Multi-Component Afterglow

Stephen T. Holland, Massimiliano De Pasquale, Jirong Mao +12

We present an analysis of the unusual optical light curve of the gamma-ray burst GRB 081029, a long-soft burst with a redshift of z = 3.8479. We combine X-ray and optical observati…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 11 cited

Coupled HBO and NBO variations in the Z source GX 5-1: inner accretion disk as the location of QPOs

K. Sriram, A. R. Rao, C. S. Choi

The simultaneous and coupled evolution of horizontal branch oscillation (HBO) and normal branch oscillation (NBO) in Z-type sources suggests that the production of HBO is connected…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 75 cited

Initiation of CME and Associated Flare Caused by Helical Kink Instability Observed by SDO/AIA

Pankaj Kumar, K. -S. Cho, S. -C. Bong +2

In this paper, we present multiwavelength observations of helical kink instability as a trigger of a CME which occurred in AR NOAA 11163 on 24 February 2011. The CME was associated…

astro-ph.EP2011★ 23 cited

A Planetary Companion to the Intermediate-Mass Giant HD 100655

Masashi Omiya, Inwoo Han, Hideyuki Izumiura +10

A precise radial velocity survey conducted by a Korean-Japanese planet search program revealed a planetary companion around the intermediate-mass clump giant HD 100655. The radial…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 17 cited

The Algol System SZ Herculis: Physical Nature and Orbital Behavior

Jae Woo Lee, Chung-Uk Lee, Seung-Lee Kim +2

Multiband CCD photometric observations of SZ Her were obtained between 2008 February and May. The light curve was completely covered and indicated a significant temperature differe…

astro-ph.GA2011★ 26 cited

Comparison of the Diffuse Halpha and FUV Continuum Backgrounds: On the Origins of the Diffuse Halpha Background

Kwang-Il Seon, Adolf Witt, Il-Joong Kim +4

We compare the diffuse H map of our Galaxy with the FUV (1370-1710Å) continuum map. The H intensity correlates well with the FUV intensity. The H/FUV intensity ratio incre…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 21 cited

Lithium, Sodium, and Potassium Abundances in Sharp-Lined A-Type Stars

Yoichi Takeda, Dong-Il Kang, Inwoo Han +4

The abundances of alkali elements (Li, Na, and K) were determined from the Li I 6708, Na I 5682/5688, and K I 7699 lines by taking into account the non-LTE effect for 24 sharp-line…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 33 cited

Characterizing Lenses and Lensed Stars of High-Magnification Single-lens Gravitational Microlensing Events With Lenses Passing Over Source Stars

J. -Y. Choi, I. -G. Shin, S. -Y. Park +148

We present the analysis of the light curves of 9 high-magnification single-lens gravitational microlensing events with lenses passing over source stars, including OGLE-2004-BLG-254…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 8 cited

Probing Ricci dark energy model with perturbations by using WMAP seven-year cosmic microwave background measurements, BAO and Type Ia supernovae

Yuting Wang, Lixin Xu, Yuanxing Gui

In this paper, we investigate the Ricci dark energy model with perturbations through the joint constraints of current cosmological data sets from dynamical and geometrical perspect…

astro-ph.IM2011★ 62 cited

Single dish performance of KVN 21-m radio telescopes:Simultaneous observations at 22 and 43 GHz

Sang-Sung Lee, Do-Young Byun, Chung Sik Oh +30

We report simultaneous multi-frequency observing performance at 22 and 43 GHz of the 21-m shaped-Cassegrain radio telescopes of the Korean VLBI Network (KVN). KVN is the first mill…

astro-ph.GA2011★ 2 cited

Submillimeter Observations of Dense Clumps in the Infrared Dark Cloud G049.40-00.01

Miju Kang, Minho Choi, John H. Bieging +3

We obtained 350 and 850 micron continuum maps of the infrared dark cloud G049.40-00.01. Twenty-one dense clumps were identified within G049.40-00.01 based on the 350 micron continu…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 200 cited

Reconstructing the stellar mass distributions of galaxies using S4G IRAC 3.6 and 4.5 micron images: I. Correcting for contamination by PAH, hot dust, and intermediate age stars

Sharon E. Meidt, Eva Schinnerer, Johan H. Knapen +23

With the aim of constructing accurate 2D maps of the stellar mass distribution in nearby galaxies from S4G 3.6 and 4.5 micron images, we report on the separation of the light from…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 22 cited

Distances to dense cores that contain Very Low Luminosity Objects

G. Maheswar, Chang Won Lee, Sami Dib

The aim of the paper is to estimate distances to dense molecular cores that harbour Very Low Luminosity Objects (VeLLO) detected by Spitzer Space Telescope and to confirm their VeL…