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most citedPlanck 2013 results. XVI. Cosmological parameters

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astro-ph.GA2014★ 13 cited

CLASH: Extreme Emission Line Galaxies and Their Implication on Selection of High-Redshift Galaxies

Xingxing Huang, Wei Zheng, Junxian Wang +23

We utilize the CLASH (Cluster Lensing And Supernova survey with Hubble) observations of 25 clusters to search for extreme emission-line galaxies (EELGs). The selections are carried…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 6 cited

Spiral Density Waves in M81. II. Hydrodynamic Simulations for Gas Response to Stellar Spiral Density Waves

Hsiang-Hsu Wang, Wing-Kit Lee, Ronald E. Taam +2

Gas response to the underlying stellar spirals is explored for M81 using unmagnetized hydrodynamic simulations. Constrained within the uncertainty of observations, 18 simulations a…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 61 cited

Two-size approximation: a simple way of treating the evolution of grain size distribution in galaxies

Hiroyuki Hirashita

Full calculations of the evolution of grain size distribution in galaxies are in general computationally heavy. In this paper, we propose a simple model of dust enrichment in a gal…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 33 cited

A Fanaroff-Riley Type I Candidate in Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxy Mrk 1239

Akihiro Doi, Kiyoaki Wajima, Yoshiaki Hagiwara +1

We report finding kiloparsec-scale radio emissions aligned with parsec-scale jet structures in the narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxy Mrk 1239 using the Very Large Array and the V…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 1.7k cited

Overview of the SDSS-IV MaNGA Survey: Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory

Kevin Bundy, Matthew A. Bershady, David R. Law +65

We present an overview of a new integral field spectroscopic survey called MaNGA (Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory), one of three core programs in the fourth-gen…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 36 cited

Constraining the galaxy mass content in the core of A383 using velocity dispersion measurements for individual cluster members

A. Monna, S. Seitz, A. Zitrin +14

We use velocity dispersion measurements of 21 individual cluster members in the core of Abell 383, obtained with MMT Hectospec, to separate the galaxy and the smooth dark halo (DH)…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 13 cited

IRAS16547-4247: A New Candidate of a Protocluster Unveiled with ALMA

Aya E. Higuchi, Kazuya Saigo, James O. Chibueze +3

We present the results of continuum and 12CO(3-2) and CH3OH(7-6) line observations of IRAS16547-4247 made with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) at an angular…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 19 cited

Parsec-scale magnetic fields in Arp 220

James McBride, Timothy Robishaw, Carl Heiles +2

We present the first very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI) detections of Zeeman splitting in another galaxy. We used Arecibo Observatory, the Green Bank Telescope, and the Very…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 60 cited

The Importance of the Magnetic Field from an SMA-CSO-Combined Sample of Star-Forming Regions

Patrick M. Koch, Ya-Wen Tang, Paul T. P. Ho +14

Submillimeter dust polarization measurements of a sample of 50 star-forming regions, observed with the SMA and the CSO covering pc-scale clouds to mpc-scale cores, are analyzed in…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 20 cited

Magnetic field structure in the Flattened Envelope and Jet in the young protostellar system HH 211

Chin-Fei Lee, Ramprasad Rao, Tao-Chung Ching +4

HH 211 is a young Class 0 protostellar system, with a flattened envelope, a possible rotating disk, and a collimated jet. We have mapped it with the Submillimeter Array in 341.6 GH…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 94 cited

High-Resolution Radio Continuum Measurements of the Nuclear Disks of Arp 220

Loreto Barcos-Muñoz, Adam K. Leroy, Aaron S. Evans +16

We present new Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array radio continuum images of the nuclei of Arp 220, the nearest ultra-luminous infrared galaxy. These images have both the angular resol…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 42 cited

CHITAH: Strong-gravitational-lens hunter in imaging surveys

James H. H. Chan, Sherry H. Suyu, Tzihong Chiueh +5

Strong gravitationally lensed quasars provide powerful means to study galaxy evolution and cosmology. Current and upcoming imaging surveys will contain thousands of new lensed quas…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 83 cited

The Megamaser Cosmology Project. VI. Observations of NGC 6323

C. Y. Kuo, J. A. Braatz, K. Y. Lo +6

We present observations of the H2O megamasers in the accretion disk of NGC 6323. By combining interferometric and spectral monitoring data, we estimate H km/…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 45 cited

Resolving the Bright HCN(1-0) Emission toward the Seyfert 2 Nucleus of M51: Shock Enhancement by Radio Jets and Weak Masing by Infrared Pumping?

Satoki Matsushita, Dinh-V-Trung, Frédéric Boone +3

We present high angular resolution observations of the HCN(1-0) emission (at ~1" or ~34 pc), together with CO J = 1-0, 2-1, and 3-2 observations, toward the Seyfert 2 nucleus of M5…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 41 cited

Evolution of grain size distribution in high-redshift dusty quasars: Integrating large amounts of dust and unusual extinction curves

Takaya Nozawa, Ryosuke S. Asano, Hiroyuki Hirashita +1

The discoveries of huge amounts of dust and unusual extinction curves in high-redshift quasars (z > 4) cast challenging issues on the origin and properties of dust in the early uni…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 31 cited

Around the Ring We Go: The Cold, Dense Ring of Molecular Gas in NGC 1614

Kazimierz Sliwa, Christine D. Wilson, Daisuke Iono +2

We present high-resolution archival Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) CO J=3-2 and J=6-5 and HCO+ J=4-3 observations and new CARMA CO and 13CO J=1-0 observations…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 86 cited

Multi-molecule ALMA observations towards the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 1097

S. Martin, K. Kohno, T. Izumi +17

The nearby Sy 1 galaxy NGC 1097 represents an ideal laboratory to explore the molecular chemistry in the presence and surroundings of an active galactic nucleus. Exploring the dist…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 32 cited

The Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey. XV. The photometric redshift estimation for background sources

A. Raichoor, S. Mei, T. Erben +28

The Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey is an optical imaging survey covering 104 deg^2 centered on the Virgo cluster. Currently, the complete survey area has been observed in the…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 365 cited

The Atlas3D project -- XXIX. The new look of early-type galaxies and surrounding fields disclosed by extremely deep optical images

Pierre-Alain Duc, Jean-Charles Cuillandre, Emin Karabal +24

Galactic archeology based on star counts is instrumental to reconstruct the past mass assembly of Local Group galaxies. The development of new observing techniques and data-reducti…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 156 cited

The SL2S Galaxy-scale Lens Sample. V. Dark Matter Halos and Stellar IMF of Massive Early-type Galaxies out to Redshift 0.8

Alessandro Sonnenfeld, Tommaso Treu, Philip J. Marshall +4

We investigate the cosmic evolution of the internal structure of massive early-type galaxies over half of the age of the Universe. We perform a joint lensing and stellar dynamics a…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 194 cited

Formation of a Keplerian disk in the infalling envelope around L1527 IRS: transformation from infalling motions to Kepler motions

Nagayoshi Ohashi, Kazuya Saigo, Yusuke Aso +9

We report Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) cycle 0 observations of CO (), SO () and 1.3mm dust continuum toward L1527 IRS, a class 0…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 46 cited

Diversity of chemistry and excitation conditions in the high-mass star forming complex W33

K. Immer, R. Galván-Madrid, C. König +2

The object W33 is a giant molecular cloud that contains star forming regions at various evolutionary stages from quiescent clumps to developed H II regions. Since its star forming…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 16 cited

Constraints on photoevaporation models from (lack of) radio emission in the Corona Australis protoplanetary disks

Roberto Galván-Madrid, Hauyu Baobab Liu, Carlo Felice Manara +8

Photoevaporation due to high-energy stellar photons is thought to be one of the main drivers of protoplanetary disk dispersal. The fully or partially ionized disk surface is expect…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 80 cited

Submillimeter Array Observations of Magnetic Fields in G240.31+0.07: an Hourglass in a Massive Cluster-forming Core

Keping Qiu, Qizhou Zhang, Karl M. Menten +3

We report the first detection of an hourglass magnetic field aligned with a well-defined outflow-rotation system in a high-mass star-forming region. The observations were performed…