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astro-ph2000★ 20 cited

Exploration of Large Digital Sky Surveys

S. G. Djorgovski, R. J. Brunner, A. A. Mahabal +8

We review some of the scientific opportunities and technical challenges posed by the exploration of the large digital sky surveys, in the context of a Virtual Observatory (VO). The…

astro-ph2000★ 54 cited

A revised Cepheid distance to NGC 4258 and a test of the distance scale

Jeffrey A. Newman, Laura Ferrarese, Peter B. Stetson +5

In a previous paper (Maoz et al. 1999), we reported a Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Cepheid distance to the galaxy NGC 4258 obtained using the calibrations and methods then standard…

astro-ph2000★ 87 cited

The Intracluster Medium in z > 1 Galaxy Clusters

S. A. Stanford, B. Holden, P. Rosati +4

The Chandra X-ray Observatory was used to obtain a 190 ks image of three high redshift galaxy clusters in one observation. The results of our analysis of these data are reported fo…

astro-ph2000★ 2 cited

First Results from the SPICES Survey

Daniel Stern, Andrew Connolly, Peter Eisenhardt +7

We present first results from SPICES, the Spectroscopic, Photometric, Infrared-Chosen Extragalactic Survey. SPICES is comprised of four ~30 square arcminute high Galactic latitude…

astro-ph2000

Observations of YSO Circumstellar Discs

D. Ward-Thompson, P. Andre, O. P. Lay

We present the results of short baseline interferometry observations at submillimetre wavelengths, using a two-element interferometer comprising the JCMT and CSO, of circumstellar…

astro-ph2000★ 93 cited

Spectroscopy of Ultra Steep Spectrum Radio Sources

Carlos De Breuck, Wil van Breugel, Huub Rottgering +6

We present optical spectroscopy of 62 objects selected from several samples of ultra steep spectrum (USS) radio sources. 46 of these are from our primary catalog, consisting of 669…

astro-ph2000★ 14 cited

Evidence Against a Redshift z>6 for the Galaxy STIS 123627+621755

Daniel Stern, Peter Eisenhardt, Hyron Spinrad +5

The identification of galaxies at extreme distances provides our most direct information on the earliest phases of galaxy formation. The distance implied by redshifts z > 5 makes t…

astro-ph2000★ 24 cited

Discovery of the Bright Trans-Neptunian Object 2000 EB173

Ignacio Ferrin, D. Rabinowitz, B. Schaefer +45

We describe the discovery circumstances and photometric properties of 2000 EB173, now one of the brightest trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) with opposition magnitude m_R=18.9 and als…

astro-ph2000

Foregrounds in the BOOMERANG-LDB data: a preliminary rms analysis

S. Masi, P. A. R. Ade, J. Bock +18

We present a preliminary analysis of the BOOMERanG LDB maps, focused on foregrounds. BOOMERanG detects dust emission at moderately low galactic latitudes () in bands cen…

astro-ph2000

Detection of anisotropy in the Cosmic Microwave Background at horizon and sub-horizon scales with the BOOMERanG experiment

P. de Bernardis, P. A. R. Ade, J. J. Bock +35

BOOMERanG has recently resolved structures on the last scattering surface at redshift 1100 with high signal to noise ratio. We review the technical advances which made this…

astro-ph2000★ 29 cited

A Luminous Infrared Companion in the Young Triple System WL 20

Michael E. Ressler, Mary Barsony

We present spatially resolved near-infrared and mid-infrared (1-25 microns) imaging of the WL 20 triple system in the nearby (d=125 pc) rho Ophiuchi star-forming cloud core. We fin…

astro-ph2000★ 1k cited

The Stellar IMF from Turbulent Fragmentation

Paolo Padoan, AAke Nordlund

The morphology and kinematics of molecular clouds (MCs) are best explained as the consequence of super--sonic turbulence. Super--sonic turbulence fragments MCs into dense sheets, f…

astro-ph2000★ 333 cited

The Association of Jet Production with Geometrically Thick Accretion Flows and Black Hole Rotation

David L. Meier

A model is presented in which the strongest radio-emitting jet outflows are produced in black hole systems when the accretion is a geometrically thick () inflow ({\it e…

astro-ph2000★ 38 cited

Discovery of an Extended Dust Emission around IRAS 18576+0341 (AFGL 2298) at 10.3 and 18.0 microns: a New Luminous Blue Variable Candidate?

Toshiya Ueta, Margaret Meixner, Aditya Dayal +4

We report detection of an extended mid-infrared emission from \iras 18576+0341 (AFGL 2298). The object shows a dusty circumstellar shell that has diameter of $\age 7\arcsec$ at 10.…

astro-ph2000★ 21 cited

The Dying Wind Around HD 56126, A Post-AGB Carbon Star

M. Jura, C. Chen, M. W. Werner

We have used the Keck I telescope to resolve at mid-infrared wavelengths the dust emission from HD 56126 (IRAS 07134+1005), a post-Asymptotic Giant Branch carbon star with a detach…

astro-ph2000★ 84 cited

Molecular Gas and the Modest Star Formation Efficiency in the ``Antennae'' Galaxies: Arp~244=NGC 4038/39

Yu Gao, K. Y. Lo, S. -W. Lee +1

(abridged) We report here a factor of 5.7 higher total CO flux in Arp~244 (the ``Antennae'' galaxies) than that previously accepted in the literature (thus a total molecular gas ma…

astro-ph2000★ 298 cited

Spectral Energy Distributions of T Tauri and Herbig Ae Disks: Grain Mineralogy, Parameter Dependences, and Comparison with ISO LWS Observations

E. I. Chiang, M. K. Joung, M. J. Creech-Eakman +4

We improve upon the radiative, hydrostatic equilibrium models of passive circumstellar disks constructed by Chiang & Goldreich (1997). New features include (1) account for a range…

astro-ph2000★ 1 cited

VLT-detection of two edge-on Circumstellar Disks in the rho Oph dark cloud

W. Brandner, S. Sheppard, H. Zinnecker +7

Observations of the rho Ophiuchi star forming region with VLT ANTU and ISAAC under 0.35" seeing conditions reveal two bipolar reflection nebulosities intersected by central dust la…

astro-ph2000★ 140 cited

High Spatial Resolution Imaging of NGC 1068 in the Mid Infrared

J. J. Bock, G. Neugebauer, K. Matthews +6

Mid-infrared observations of the central source of NGC 1068 have been obtained with a spatial resolution in the deconvolved image of 0.1" (~ 7pc). The central source is extended by…

astro-ph2000★ 95 cited

Models for Multiband IR Surveys

Cong Xu, Carol J. Lonsdale, David L. Shupe +2

Empirical 'backward' galaxy evolution models for IR-bright galaxies are constrained using multiband IR surveys. A new Monte-Carlo algorithm is developed for this task. It exploits…

astro-ph2000★ 69 cited

Kinematics of the Parsec-Scale Relativistic Jet in Quasar 3C 279: 1991 - 1997

A. E. Wehrle, B. G. Piner, S. C. Unwin +5

We present results of long-term high-frequency VLBI monitoring of the relativistic jet in 3C279, consisting of 18 epochs at 22 GHz from 1991 to 1997 and 10 epochs at 43 GHz from 19…

astro-ph2000★ 49 cited

Detection of a Compact X-ray Source in the Supernova Remnant G29.6+0.1: A Variable Anomalous X-ray Pulsar?

G. Vasisht, E. V. Gotthelf, K. Torii +1

We present follow-up observations of the serendipitously discovered 7-s X-ray pulsar AX J1845-0258, which displays characteristics similar to those observed in the anomalous X-ray…

astro-ph2000★ 42 cited

CO in Stephan's Quintet: First Evidence of Molecular Gas in the Intragroup Starburst

Yu Gao, Cong Xu

We present the first interferometric evidence of CO(1-0) emission in the intragroup starburst (IGS) region of HCG~92 (Stephan's Quintet). BIMA's large primary beam covers fully bot…

astro-ph2000★ 131 cited

A 700 year-old Pulsar in the Supernova Remnant Kes 75

E. V. Gotthelf, G. Vasisht, M. Boylan-Kolchin +1

Since their discovery 30 years ago, pulsars have been understood to be neutron stars (NSs) born rotating rapidly (~ 10-100 ms). These neutron stars are thought to be created in sup…