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most citedExperimental and Theoretical Challenges in the Search for the Quark Gluon Plasma: The STAR Collaboration's Critical Assessment of the Evidence from RHIC Collisions

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astro-ph2008★ 42 cited

The Role of Massive Agb Stars in the Early Solar System Composition

Josep M. Trigo-Rodriguez, Domingo Anibal Garcia-Hernandez, Maria Lugaro +4

We demonstrate that a massive asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star is a good candidate as the main source of short-lived radionuclides in the early solar system. Recent identificatio…

astro-ph2008★ 72 cited

The spatial distribution of star and cluster formation in M51

R. A. Scheepmaker, H. J. G. L. M. Lamers, P. Anders +1

Aims. We study the connection between spatially resolved star formation and young star clusters across the disc of M51. Methods. We combine star cluster data based on B, V, and I-b…

astro-ph2008★ 4 cited

Diversity among other worlds: characterization of exoplanets by direct detection

J. Schneider, A. Boccaletti, A. Aylward +34

The physical characterization of exoplanets will require to take spectra at several orbital positions. For that purpose, a direct imaging capability is necessary. Direct imaging re…

astro-ph2008★ 220 cited

The mass function of young star clusters in spiral galaxies

S. S. Larsen

The initial cluster mass function (ICMF) in spiral galaxy discs is constrained and compared with data for old globular clusters and young clusters in starbursts. It is found that t…

astro-ph2008★ 43 cited

Super Earth Explorer: A Coronagraphic Off-Axis Space Telescope

J. Schneider, A. Boccaletti, D. Mawet +12

The Super-Earth Explorer is an Off-Axis Space Telescope (SEE-COAST) designed for high contrast imaging. Its scientific objective is to make the physico-chemical characterization of…

astro-ph2008★ 28 cited

Explanation of the activity sensitivity of Mn I 5394.7 Å

N. Vitas, B. Viticchiè, R. J. Rutten +1

There is a long-standing controversy concerning the reason why the Mn I 5394.7 A line in the solar irradiance spectrum brightens more at larger activity than most other photospheri…