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most citedSDSS-III: Massive Spectroscopic Surveys of the Distant Universe, the Milky Way Galaxy, and Extra-Solar Planetary Systems

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astro-ph.HE2017★ 6 cited

Using the Markov Chain Monte Carlo method to study the physical properties GeV-TeV BL Lac objects

Longhua Qin, Jiancheng Wang, Chuyuan Yang +3

We fit the spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of 46 GeV - TeV BL Lac objects in the frame of leptonic one-zone synchrotron self-Compton (SSC) model and investigate the physical p…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 2 cited

The High Frequency Radio Emission of the Galactic Center Magnetar SGR J1745-29 During a Transitional Period

Joseph D. Gelfand, Scott Ransom, Chryssa Kouveliotou +6

The origin of the high-frequency radio emission detected from several magnetars is poorly understood. In this paper, we report the ~40 GHz properties of SGR J1745-29 as measured us…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 34 cited

Optical quasi-periodic oscillation of the BL Lacertae object S5 0716+714 during the faint state

Shanwei Hong, Dingrong Xiong, Jinming Bai

In order to search for the evidence of quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) in blazar, multicolor optical observations of the BL Lacertae object S5 0716+714 were performed from 2005 to…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 148 cited

Energetic eruptions leading to a peculiar hydrogen-rich explosion of a massive star

Iair Arcavi, D. Andrew Howell, Daniel Kasen +50

Every supernova hitherto observed has been considered to be the terminal explosion of a star. Moreover, all supernovae with absorption lines in their spectra show those lines decre…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 15 cited

A Method for Locating High Energy Dissipation Region in Blazar

Dahai Yan, Qingwen Wu, Xuliang Fan +2

The production site of gamma-rays in blazar jet is an unresolved problem. We present a method to locate gamma-ray emission region in the framework of one-zone emission model. From…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 19 cited

Constraints on the location of -ray emitting region for a sample of blazars with radio core-shift measurements

Linhui Wu, Qingwen Wu, Dahai Yan +2

We model simultaneous or quasi-simultaneous multi-band spectral energy distributions (SEDs) for a sample of 25 blazars that have radio core-shift measurements, where a one-zone lep…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 41 cited

Millisecond pulsar origin of the Galactic center excess and extended gamma-ray emission from Andromeda - a closer look

Christopher Eckner, Xian Hou, Pasquale D. Serpico +8

A new measurement of a spatially extended gamma-ray signal from the center of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) has been recently published by the Fermi-LAT collaboration, reporting that…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 57 cited

A comparison between SALT/SAAO observations and kilonova models for AT 2017gfo: the first electromagnetic counterpart of a gravitational wave transient - GW170817

David A. H. Buckley, Igor Andreoni, Sudhanshu Barway +13

We report on SALT low resolution optical spectroscopy and optical/IR photometry undertaken with other SAAO telescopes (MASTER-SAAO and IRSF) of the kilonova AT 2017gfo (aka SSS17a)…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 152 cited

The Rapid Reddening and Featureless Optical Spectra of the optical counterpart of GW170817, AT 2017gfo, During the First Four Days

Curtis McCully, Daichi Hiramatsu, D. Andrew Howell +17

We present the spectroscopic evolution of AT 2017gfo, the optical counterpart of the first binary neutron star (BNS) merger detected by LIGO and Virgo, GW170817. While models have…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 91 cited

The unpolarized macronova associated with the gravitational wave event GW170817

S. Covino, K. Wiersema, Y. Z. Fan +37

The merger of two dense stellar remnants including at least one neutron star (NS) is predicted to produce gravitational waves (GWs) and short duration gamma ray bursts (GRBs). In t…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 212 cited

Follow up of GW170817 and its electromagnetic counterpart by Australian-led observing programs

I. Andreoni, K. Ackley, J. Cooke +122

The discovery of the first electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational wave signal has generated follow-up observations by over 50 facilities world-wide, ushering in the new era…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 7 cited

Constraining the redshifts of TeV BL Lac objects

Longhua Qin, Jiancheng Wang, Dahai Yan +3

We present a model-dependent method to estimate the redshifts of three TeV BL Lac objects (BL Lacs) through fltting their (quasi-) simultaneous multi-waveband spectral energy distr…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 54 cited

SN 2016coi/ASASSN-16fp: An example of residual helium in a type Ic supernova?

S. J. Prentice, C. Ashall, P. A. Mazzali +35

The optical observations of Ic-4 supernova (SN) 2016coi/ASASSN-16fp, from to days after explosion, are presented along with analysis of its physical properties.…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 23 cited

A mixture evolution scenario of the AGN radio luminosity function. II. Do low- and high-power radio-loud AGNs evolve differently?

Zunli Yuan, Jiancheng Wang, Ming Zhou +2

Following previous work, we further confirm that the cosmic evolution of steep-spectrum radio-loud AGNs (active galactic nuclei) can be reproduced by a simple combination of densit…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 40 cited

A tale of two transients: GW170104 and GRB170105A

V. Bhalerao, M. M. Kasliwal, D. Bhattacharya +30

We present multi-wavelength follow-up campaigns by the AstroSat-CZTI and GROWTH collaborations to search for an electromagnetic counterpart to the gravitational wave event GW170104…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 2 cited

On estimators of the jet bolometric luminosity of Fermi 2LAC blazars

Zerui Wang, Rui Xue, Leiming Du +5

Bolometric luminosity is a basic physical parameter that is widely used in the study of blazars. Due to the lack of simultaneous full wavelength data, several estimators of the bol…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 25 cited

GeV detection of HESS J0632+057

Jian Li, Diego F. Torres, K. -S. Cheng +4

HESS J0632+057 is the only gamma-ray binary that has been detected at TeV energies, but not at GeV energies yet. Based on nearly nine years of Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) Pass…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 54 cited

A -ray Quasi-Periodic modulation in the Blazar PKS 0301243?

Peng-Fei Zhang, Da-Hai Yan, Jia-Neng Zhou +3

We report a nominally high-confidence -ray quasi-periodic modulation in the blazar PKS 0301243. For this target, we analyze its \emph{Fermi}-LAT Pass 8 data covering from 200…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 13 cited

The flat-spectrum radio quasar 3C 345 from the high to the low emission state

M. Berton, N. H. Liao, G. La Mura +17

We report simultaneous observations at different energy bands in radio, optical, UV, X-rays and rays of the flat-spectrum radio-quasar 3C 345. We built the light curve of the s…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 12 cited

Can Turbulence Dominate Depolarization of Optical Blazars?

Xiaotong Guo, Jirong Mao, Jiancheng Wang

We carefully examine the depolarization feature of blazars in the optical and near-infrared bands using the sample of Mead et al. Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) turbulence could be one…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 20 cited

Multi-color optical monitoring of the BL Lacertae object S5 0716+714 during the 2012 outburst

Shanwei Hong, Dingrong Xiong, Jinming Bai

We have monitored the BL Lacertae object S5 0716+714 in the optical bands during 2012 January and February with long time spans on intraday timescales (5 hr) and high time resol…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 29 cited

Swift, XMM-Newton, and NuSTAR observations of PSR J2032+4127/MT91 213

K. L. Li, A. K. H. Kong, P. H. T. Tam +3

We report our recent Swift, NuSTAR, and XMM-Newton X-ray and Lijiang optical observations on PSR J2032+4127/MT91 213, the gamma-ray binary candidate with a period of 45-50 years. T…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 6 cited

Expanded solutions of force-free electrodynamics on general Kerr black holes

Huiquan Li, Jiancheng Wang

In this work, expanded solutions of force-free magnetospheres on general Kerr black holes are derived through a radial distance expansion method. From the regular conditions both a…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 51 cited

A Possible ~20 yr Periodicity in Long-term Optical Photometric and Spectral Variations of the Nearby Radio-Quiet Active Galactic Nucleus Ark 120

Yan-Rong Li, Jian-Min Wang, Zhi-Xiang Zhang +15

We study the long-term variability in the optical monitoring database of Ark~120, a nearby radio-quiet active galactic nucleus (AGN) at a distance of 143 Mpc (z=0.03271). We compil…