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astro-ph.SR2010★ 398 cited

The Exoplanet Orbit Database

Jason T Wright, Onsi Fakhouri, Geoffrey W. Marcy +8

We present a database of well determined orbital parameters of exoplanets. This database comprises spectroscopic orbital elements measured for 427 planets orbiting 363 stars from r…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 36 cited

Imaging Spectroscopy of a White-Light Solar Flare

J. C. Martinez Oliveros, S. Couvidat, J. Schou +4

We report observations of a white-light solar flare (SOL2010-06-12T00:57, M2.0) observed by the Helioseismic Magnetic Imager (HMI) on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the R…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 18 cited

RXTE and XMM observations of intermediate polar candidates

O. W. Butters, A. J. Norton, K. Mukai +1

Aims. To determine the credentials of nine candidate intermediate polars in order to confirm whether or not they are magnetic cataclysmic variables. Methods. Frequency analysis of…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 15 cited

Flaring Solar Hale Sector Boundaries

Leif Svalgaard, Iain G. Hannah

Magnetic fields and the occurrence of flares and microflares are strongly concentrated near that portion (the Hale boundary) in each solar hemisphere where the change in magnetic s…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 5 cited

GEANT4 Simulations of Gamma-Ray Emission from Accelerated Particles in Solar Flares

Shichao Tang, David M. Smith

Gamma-ray spectroscopy provides diagnostics of particle acceleration in solar flares, but care must be taken when interpreting the spectra due to effects of the angular distributio…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 51 cited

Constraining the hard X-ray properties of the quiet Sun with new RHESSI observations

I. G. Hannah, H. S. Hudson, G. J. Hurford +1

We present new RHESSI upper limits in the 3-200 keV energy range for solar hard X-ray emission in the absence of flares and active regions, i.e. the quiet Sun, using data obtained…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 159 cited

Reconstructing CMEs with Coordinated Imaging and In Situ Observations: Global Structure, Kinematics, and Implications for Space Weather Forecasting

Ying Liu, Arnaud Thernisien, Janet G. Luhmann +4

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astro-ph.SR2010★ 24 cited

Scaling the energy conversion rate from magnetic field reconnection to different bodies

Forrest S. Mozer, Arthur Hull

Magnetic field reconnection is often invoked to explain electromagnetic energy conversion in planetary magnetospheres, stellar coronae, and other astrophysical objects. Because of…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 28 cited

Observations of radio pulses from CU Virginis

V. Ravi, G. Hobbs, D. Wickramasinghe +7

The magnetic chemically peculiar star CU Virginis is a unique astrophysical laboratory for stellar magnetospheres and coherent emission processes. It is the only known main sequenc…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 15 cited

Analysis of Spatial Structure of the SPica H II Region

J. -W. Park, K. -W. Min, K. -I. Seon +2

Far ultraviolet (FUV) spectral images of the Spica H II region are first presented here for the Si II* 1533.4A and Al II 1670.8A lines and then compared with the optical Halpha ima…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 153 cited

Global Forces in Eruptive Solar Flares: The Lorentz force Acting on the Solar Atmosphere and the Solar Interior

George H. Fisher, David J. Bercik, Brian T. Welsch +1

We compute the change in the Lorentz force integrated over the outer solar atmosphere implied by observed changes in vector magnetograms that occur during large, eruptive solar fla…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 24 cited

The structured environments of embedded star-forming cores. PACS and SPIRE mapping of the enigmatic outflow source UYSO 1

H. Linz, O. Krause, H. Beuther +6

The intermediate-mass star-forming core UYSO 1 has previously been found to exhibit intriguing features. While deeply embedded and previously only identified by means of its (sub-)…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 56 cited

G-band and Hard X-ray Emissions of the 2006 December 14 flare observed by Hinode/SOT and RHESSI

Kyoko Watanabe, Sam Krucker, Hugh Hudson +3

We report on G-band emission observed by the Solar Optical Telescope onboard the Hinode satellite in association with the X1.5-class flare on 2006 December 14. The G-band enhanceme…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 285 cited

Electron Acceleration by Multi-Island Coalescence

M. Oka, T. -D. Phan, S. Krucker +2

Energetic electrons of up to tens of MeV are created during explosive phenomena in the solar corona. While many theoretical models consider magnetic reconnection as a possible way…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 81 cited

`Island Surfing' Mechanism of Electron Acceleration During Magnetic Reconnection

M. Oka, M. Fujimoto, I. Shinohara +1

One of the key unresolved problems in the study of space plasmas is to explain the production of energetic electrons as magnetic field lines `reconnect' and release energy in a exp…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 33 cited

The Double-Degenerate Nucleus of the Planetary Nebula TS 01. A Close Binary Evolution Showcase

Gagik Tovmassian, Lev Yungelson, Thomas Rauch +8

We present a detailed investigation of SBS1150+599A, a close binary star hosted by the planetary nebula PN G135.9+55.9 (TS01, Stasinska et al, 2009). The nebula, located in the Gal…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 118 cited

Direct Confirmation of the Asymmetry of the Cas A Supernova with Light Echoes

A. Rest, R. J. Foley, B. Sinnott +21

We report the first detection of asymmetry in a supernova (SN) photosphere based on SN light echo (LE) spectra of Cas A from the different perspectives of dust concentrations on it…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 79 cited

Reconciliation of Waiting Time Statistics of Solar Flares Observed in Hard X-Rays

Markus J. Aschwanden, James M. McTiernan

We study the waiting time distributions of solar flares observed in hard X-rays with ISEE-3/ICE, HXRBS/SMM, WATCH/GRANAT, BATSE/CGRO, and RHESSI. Although discordant results and in…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 204 cited

Combined STEREO/RHESSI study of CME acceleration and particle acceleration in solar flares

M. Temmer, A. M. Veronig, E. P. Kontar +2

Using the potential of two unprecedented missions, STEREO and RHESSI, we study three well observed fast CMEs that occurred close to the limb together with their associated high ene…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 73 cited

Low-Latitude Coronal Holes at the Minimum of the 23rd Solar Cycle

V. Abramenko, V. Yurchyshyn, J. Linker +3

Low and mid-latitude coronal holes (CHs) observed on the Sun during the current solar activity minimum (from September 21, 2006, Carrington rotation (CR) 2048, until June 26, 2009…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 187 cited

Geometric Triangulation of Imaging Observations to Track Coronal Mass Ejections Continuously Out to 1 AU

Ying Liu, Jackie A. Davies, Janet G. Luhmann +3

We describe a geometric triangulation technique, based on time-elongation maps constructed from imaging observations, to track coronal mass ejections (CMEs) continuously in the hel…