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astro-ph2007★ 39 cited

The chemical compositions of 10 new sub-DLAs and strong Lyman-limit systems at z < 1.5

Joseph D. Meiring, Varsha P. Kulkarni, James T. Lauroesch +4

We present chemical abundance measurements from medium resolution observations of 8 sub-damped Lyman-alpha absorber and 2 strong Lyman-limit systems at z < 1.5 observed with the MI…

astro-ph2007★ 120 cited

Modeling The Structure And Dynamics of Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies with Dark Matter And Tides

Ricardo R. Munoz, Steven R. Majewski, Kathryn V. Johnston

We report the results of N-body simulations of disrupting satellites aimed at exploring whether the observed features of dSphs can be accounted for with simple, mass-follows-light…

astro-ph2007★ 381 cited

A Search for Extended Ultraviolet Disk (XUV-disk) Galaxies in the Local Universe

David A. Thilker, Luciana Bianchi, Gerhardt Meurer +26

We have initiated a search for extended ultraviolet disk (XUV-disk) galaxies in the local universe. Herein, we compare GALEX UV and visible--NIR images of 189 nearby (D40 Mpc) S…

astro-ph2007★ 31 cited

Luminosity Dependent X-ray AGN Clustering ?

M. Plionis, M. Rovilos, S. Basilakos +2

We have analysed the angular clustering of X-ray selected active galactic nuclei (AGN) in different flux-limited sub-samples of the Chandra Deep Field North (CDF-N) and South (CDF-…

astro-ph2007★ 51 cited

Ultraviolet, Optical, and Infrared Constraints on Models of Stellar Populations and Dust Attenuation

Benjamin D. Johnson, David Schiminovich, Mark Seibert +19

The color of galaxies is a fundamental property, easily measured, that constrains models of galaxies and their evolution. Dust attenuation and star formation history (SFH) are the…

astro-ph2007★ 77 cited

Gravitational Waves From the End of Inflation: Computational Strategies

Richard Easther, John T. Giblin, Eugene A. Lim

Parametric resonance or preheating is a plausible mechanism for bringing about the transition between the inflationary phase and a hot, radiation dominated universe. This epoch res…

astro-ph2007★ 93 cited

Pre-Merger Localization of Gravitational-Wave Standard Sirens With LISA: Triggered Search for an Electromagnetic Counterpart

Bence Kocsis, Zoltan Haiman, Kristen Menou

Electromagnetic (EM) counterparts to supermassive black hole binary mergers observed by LISA can be localized to within the field of view of astronomical instruments ~10 deg^2 hour…

astro-ph2007★ 252 cited

UV/Optical Detections of Candidate Tidal Disruption Events by GALEX and CFHTLS

S. Gezari, S. Basa, D. C. Martin +11

We present two luminous UV/optical flares from the nuclei of apparently inactive early-type galaxies at z=0.37 and 0.33 that have the radiative properties of a flare from the tidal…

astro-ph2007★ 36 cited

On Signatures of Atmospheric Features in Thermal Phase Curves of Hot Jupiters

Emily Rauscher, Kristen Menou, James Y-K. Cho +2

Turbulence is ubiquitous in Solar System planetary atmospheres. In hot Jupiter atmospheres, the combination of moderately slow rotation and thick pressure scale height may result i…

astro-ph2007★ 321 cited

The UV-Optical Color Magnitude Diagram II: Physical Properties and Morphological Evolution On and Off of a Star-Forming Sequence

David Schiminovich, Ted K. Wyder, D. Christopher Martin +23

We use the UV-optical color magnitude diagram in combination with spectroscopic and photometric measurements derived from the SDSS spectroscopic sample to measure the distribution…

astro-ph2007★ 184 cited

Implications for the Origin of GRB 070201 from LIGO Observations

LIGO Scientific Collaboration, K. Hurley

We analyzed the available LIGO data coincident with GRB 070201, a short duration hard spectrum gamma-ray burst whose electromagnetically determined sky position is coincident with…

astro-ph2007★ 26 cited

Echo Emission From Dust Scattering and X-Ray Afterglows of Gamma-Ray Bursts

L. Shao, Z. G. Dai, N. Mirabal

We investigate the effect of X-ray echo emission in gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). We find that the echo emission can provide an alternative way of understanding X-ray shallow decays and…

astro-ph2007★ 82 cited

Outburst of the 2 s Anomalous X-ray Pulsar 1E 1547.0-5408

J. P. Halpern, E. V. Gotthelf, J. Reynolds +2

Following our discovery of radio pulsations from the newly recognized Anomalous X-ray Pulsar (AXP) 1E 1547.0-5408, we initiated X-ray monitoring with the Swift X-ray Telescope, and…

astro-ph2007★ 29 cited

Metal Absorption Systems in Spectra of Pairs of QSOs

David Tytler, Mark Gleed, Carl Melis +6

We present the first large sample of absorption systems in paired QSOs consisting of 691 absorption systems in the spectra of 310 QSOs including 170 pairings. All these absorption…

astro-ph2007★ 17 cited

Deep-Survey Constraints on X-ray Outbursts from Galactic Nuclei

B. Luo, W. N. Brandt, A. T. Steffen +1

Luminous X-ray outbursts with variability amplitudes as high as ~1000 have been detected from a small number of galactic nuclei. These events are likely associated with transient f…

astro-ph2007★ 6 cited

Eight new MSPs in NGC 6440 and NGC 6441

Paulo C. C. Freire, Scott M. Ransom, Steve Begin +4

We report the discovery of five new millisecond pulsars in the globular cluster NGC 6440 and three new ones in NGC 6441; each cluster has one previously known pulsar. Four of the n…

astro-ph2007★ 20 cited

CCO Pulsars as Anti-Magnetars: Evidence of Neutron Stars Weakly Magnetized at Birth

E. V. Gotthelf, J. P. Halpern

Our new study of the two central compact object pulsars, PSR J1210-5226 (P = 424 ms) and PSR J1852+0040 (P = 105 ms), leads us to conclude that a weak natal magnetic field shaped t…

astro-ph2007★ 64 cited

A Comparison of the Variability of the Symbiotic X-ray Binaries GX 1+4, 4U 1954+31, and 4U 1700+24 from Swift/BAT and RXTE/ASM Observations

R. H. D. Corbet, J. L. Sokoloski, K. Mukai +2

We present an analysis of the X-ray variability of three symbiotic X-ray binaries, GX 1+4, 4U 1700+24, and 4U 1954+31, using observations made with the Swift Burst Alert Telescope…

astro-ph2007★ 200 cited

Eight New Millisecond Pulsars in NGC 6440 and NGC 6441

Paulo C. C. Freire, Scott M. Ransom, Steve Begin +4

Motivated by the recent discovery of 30 new millisecond pulsars in Terzan 5, made using the Green Bank Telescope's S-band receiver and the Pulsar Spigot spectrometer, we have set o…

astro-ph2007★ 90 cited

An Expanding Shell and Synchrotron Jet in RS Ophiuchi

Michael P. Rupen, Amy J. Mioduszewski, Jennifer L. Sokoloski

We report high-resolution radio imaging of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi (RS Oph) during the first month of the 2006 outburst, using the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA). Observati…

astro-ph2007★ 100 cited

Habitable Climates

David S. Spiegel, Kristen Menou, Caleb A. Scharf

According to the standard liquid-water definition, the Earth is only partially habitable. We reconsider planetary habitability in the framework of energy-balance models, the simple…

astro-ph2007★ 279 cited

Effects of Scale-Dependent Non-Gaussianity on Cosmological Structures

Marilena LoVerde, Amber Miller, Sarah Shandera +1

The detection of primordial non-Gaussianity could provide a powerful means to test various inflationary scenarios. Although scale-invariant non-Gaussianity (often described by the…

astro-ph2007★ 56 cited

On the viability of the shearing box approximation for numerical studies of MHD turbulence in accretion disks

O. Regev, O. M. Umurhan

Most of our knowledge on the nonlinear development of the magneto-rotational instability (MRI) relies on the results of numerical simulations employing the shearing box (SB) approx…

astro-ph2007

The Effect of the ISM Model on Star Formation Properties in Galactic Discs

Elizabeth J. Tasker, Greg L. Bryan

Modelling global disc galaxies is a difficult task which has previously resulted in the small scale physics of the interstellar medium being greatly simplified. In this talk, I com…