Astrophysics

Authors and titles for February 2000

[451] arXiv:astro-ph/0002451 [pdf, other]

Title: Tully-Fisher Relation and its Implications for Halo Density Profile and Self-interacting Dark Matter

H.J. Mo (MPA), Shude Mao (Jodrell Bank Observatory)

Comments: 13 pages, revised version to be published in MNRAS

Journal-ref: Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 318 (2000) 163

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[452] arXiv:astro-ph/0002452 [pdf, other]

Title: Optical Counterparts to Damped Lyman Alpha Systems

Ariyeh H. Maller, Jason X. Prochaska, Rachel S. Somerville, Joel R. Primack

Comments: 2 pages, 1 figure to appear in Proceedings of Rencontres Internationales de l'IGRAP, Clustering at High Redshift, Edited by A. Mazure, O. Le Fevre and V. Le Brun

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[453] arXiv:astro-ph/0002453 [pdf, other]

Title: Discovering Ultra High Energy Neutrinos by Horizontal and Upward tau Air-Showers: Evidences in Terrestrial Gamma Flashes?

Daniele Fargion (Physics Department Rome Univ.1, INFN, Rome, Italy)

Comments: 14 pages text, 13 Fig., 4 Tabs. Minor reductions to a compact form. Higher definition figures; 4Table; New Appendix A,B,C; Update References

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J.570:909-925,2002

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph); General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc); High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex); High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph); High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)

[454] arXiv:astro-ph/0002454 [pdf, other]

Title: Damped Ly-alpha Systems in Semi-Analytic Models: Sensitivity to dynamics, disk properties, and cosmology

Ariyeh H. Maller, Rachel S. Somerville, Jason X. Prochaska, Joel R. Primack

Comments: 4 pages, 2 figures to appear in The Hy-Redshift Universe: Galaxy Formation and Evolution at High Redshift Edited by A.J. Bunker and W.J.M. van Breugel, A.S.P. Conference Seriers, Vol. 193

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[455] arXiv:astro-ph/0002455 [pdf, other]

Title: AGB evolution with overshoot: hot bottom burning and dredge up

T. Bloecker (1), F. Herwig (2), T. Driebe (1) ((1) Max-Planck-Institut fuer Radioastronomie, Bonn, Germany - (2) Universitaet Potsdam, Institut fuer Physik, Potsdam, Germany)

Comments: 8 pages including 5 PostScript figures; also available from this http URL Mem. Soc. Astron. Ital., in press

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[456] arXiv:astro-ph/0002456 [pdf, other]

Title: ISO-SWS Observations of OMC-1: H_2 and Fine Structure Lines

Dirk Rosenthal, Frank Bertoldi, Siegfried Drapatz

Comments: 22 pages, 12 figures, A&A accepted

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[457] arXiv:astro-ph/0002457 [pdf, other]

Title: Non-uniform reionization by galaxies and its effect on the cosmic microwave backgroun

A. J. Benson (1), Adi Nusser (2), Naoshi Sugiyama (3), C. G. Lacey (4) ((1) University of Durham, UK, (2) Technion, Israel, (3) Kyoto University, Japan, (4) SISSA, Italy)

Comments: 26 pages, 19 figures, to appear in MNRAS - improved calculation of clumping factors included plus comparison with local ionizing background intensity - small changes in reionization redshift as a result

Journal-ref: Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 320 (2001) 153

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[458] arXiv:astro-ph/0002458 [pdf, other]

Title: The spark-associated soliton model for pulsar radio emission

George Melikidze, Janusz Gil, Avtandil Pataraya

Comments: 27 pages, 5 figures, accepted by ApJ

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[459] arXiv:astro-ph/0002459 [pdf, other]

Title: The Apparent and Intrinsic Shape of the APM Galaxy Clusters

Spyros Basilakos, Manolis Plionis, Steve Maddox

Comments: 8 pages, including 7 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS

Journal-ref: Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 316 (2000) 779

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[460] arXiv:astro-ph/0002460 [pdf, other]

Title: The hard X-ray emission of luminous infrared galaxies

G. Risaliti (1), R. Gilli (1), R. Maiolino (2), M. Salvati (2) ((1) Univ. Firenze; (2) Oss. Arcetri)

Comments: 12 LaTeX pages including 6 postscript figures. Accepted for publication in A&A

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[461] arXiv:astro-ph/0002461 [pdf, other]

Title: Identification of a nearby stellar association in the Hipparcos catalog: implications for recent, local star formation

B. Zuckerman, R. A. Webb (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)

Comments: 5 pages incl figs and tables

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[462] arXiv:astro-ph/0002462 [pdf, other]

Title: Event categories in the EDELWEISS WIMP search experiment

A. Benoit, L. Berge, A. Broniatowski, B. Chambon, M. Chapellier, G. Chardin, P. Charvin, M. De Jesus, P. Di Stefano, D. Drain, L. Dumoulin, P. Garoche, J. Gascon, C. Goldbach, M. Gros, A. Juillard, A. de Lesquen, D. L'Hote, L. Mallet, J. Mangin, S. Marnieros, N. Mirabolfathi, L. Miramonti, L. Mosca, X-F. Navick, G. Nollez, P. Pari, S. Pecourt, E. Simon, M. Stern, J-P. Torre

Comments: 11 pages, submitted to Phys. Lett. B

Journal-ref: Phys.Lett.B479:8-14,2000

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[463] arXiv:astro-ph/0002463 [pdf, other]

Title: Some Aspects of Inverse Compton Emission from 3K Background Photons

D. E. Harris (SAO), L. S. Moore (Bryn Mawr College)

Comments: 4 pages latex with one embedded this http URL in MPE Report 271, October 1999, page 219. Proceedings of the Ringberg workshop: "Diffuse Thermal and Relativistic Plasma in Galaxy Clusters", editors H. Böhringer, L. Feretti, and P. Schuecker

Journal-ref: MPE Report 271, October 1999, page 219

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[464] arXiv:astro-ph/0002464 [pdf, other]

Title: A Comparison of the Extra Nuclear X-ray and Radio Features in M87

D. E. Harris (SAO), F. Owen (NRAO), J. A. Biretta (STScI), W. Junor (UNM)

Comments: 4 pages Latex with 4 embedded figures, plus one color version (postscript) which was used on the cover of the conference proceedings. Published in MPE Report 271, October 1999, page 111. Proceedings of the Ringberg workshop: "Diffuse Thermal and Relativistic Plasma in Galaxy Clusters", editors H. Böhringer, L. Feretti, and P. Schuecker

Journal-ref: MPE Report 271, October 1999, page 111

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[465] arXiv:astro-ph/0002465 [pdf, other]

Title: Delta Scuti stars in stellar systems: on the variability of HD 220392 and HD 220391

P. Lampens (1), M. Van Camp (1), D. Sinachopoulos (2) ((1) Royal Observatory of Belgium, (2) National Observatory of Athens)

Comments: 9 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[466] arXiv:astro-ph/0002466 [pdf, other]

Title: Pulsation in two Herbig Ae stars: HD 35929 and V351 Ori

M. Marconi, V. Ripepi, J. M. Alcala`, E. Covino (Astron. Obs. of Capodimonte), F. Palla (Astrophys. Obs. Of Arcetri), L. Terranegra (Astron. Obs. of Capodimonte)

Comments: 4 pages, 4 postscript figures, accepted for publication on A&A Letters

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[467] arXiv:astro-ph/0002467 [pdf, other]

Title: An Australia telescope survey for CMB anisotropies

R. Subrahmanyan (1 and 2), M. J. Kesteven (1), R. D. Ekers (1), M. Sinclair (1), J. Silk (3) ((1) ATNF, Australia, (2) RRI, India, (3) UCB)

Comments: 17 pages, includes 8 figures and 6 tables, accepted for publication in MNRAS

Journal-ref: Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 315 (2000) 808

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[468] arXiv:astro-ph/0002468 [pdf, other]

Title: The Fraction of High Redshift Galaxies in Deep Infrared Selected Field Galaxy Samples

P. Eisenhardt (1), R. Elston (2), S.A. Stanford (3), M. Dickinson (4), H. Spinrad (5), D. Stern (5), A. Dey (6) ((1) JPL/Caltech, (2) Florida, (3) IGPP/LLNL, (4) JHU, (5) UC-Berkeley,(6) KPNO/NOAO)

Comments: 5 pages, 2 figures; to appear in proceedings of the Xth Rencontres de Blois on "The Birth of Galaxies" (June 1998), ed. B. Guiderdoni et al

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[469] arXiv:astro-ph/0002469 [pdf, other]

Title: Revealing the Photodissociation Region: Hubble Space Telescope/NICMOS Imaging of NGC 7027

William B. Latter, Aditya Dayal, John H. Bieging, Casey Meakin, Joseph L. Hora, Douglas M. Kelly, A.G.G.M. Tielens

Comments: Astrophysical Journal, in press

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[470] arXiv:astro-ph/0002470 [pdf, other]

Title: Properties of Radio-Selected Broad Absorption-Line Quasars from the FIRST Survey

R.H. Becker, R.L. White, M.D. Gregg, M.S. Brotherton, S.A. Laurent-Meuleisen, N. Arav

Comments: 15 pages, accepted by ApJ

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J.538:72-82,2000

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[471] arXiv:astro-ph/0002471 [pdf, other]

Title: Exclusion Limits on the WIMP-Nucleon Cross-Section from the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search

CDMS Collaboration

Comments: 10 pages, 4 figures, submitted to PRL, references added, formatting changes

Journal-ref: Phys.Rev.Lett.84:5699-5703,2000

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph); High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)

[472] arXiv:astro-ph/0002472 [pdf, other]

Title: Stability of Relativistic Blast Waves

Jun Ogura, Yasufumi Kojima

Comments: 11 pages, 2 figures, Accepted for publication in this http URL. Phys

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[473] arXiv:astro-ph/0002473 [pdf, other]

Title: The dynamical evolution of the dust shell of IRC+10216

R. Osterbart (1), Y. Balega (2), T. Bloecker (1), A. Men'shchikov (3), G. Weigelt (1) ((1) Max-Planck-Institut fuer Radioastronomie, Bonn, Germany (2) Special Astrophysical Observatory, Nizhnij Arkhyz, Russia (3) Stockholm Observatory, Saltsjobaden, Sweden)

Comments: 8 pages including 3 PostScript figures; also available from this http URL Mem. Soc. Astron. Ital., in press

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[474] arXiv:astro-ph/0002474 [pdf, other]

Title: A deep search for the optical counterpart to the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 2259+58.6

F. Hulleman (1), M.H. van Kerkwijk (1), F.W.M. Verbunt (1), S.R. Kulkarni (2) ((1) Utrecht University, (2) California Institute of Technology)

Comments: 7 pages, 2 figures, to appear in A&A Main Journal

Journal-ref: Astron. Astroph., 358, 605 (2000)

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[475] arXiv:astro-ph/0002475 [pdf, other]

Title: Prospects of Variable Star Research by Future Space Missions

Laurent Eyer (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)

Comments: 5 pages, Invited contribution, in the ASP Conference Series, Vol. N, 2000: ``The Impact of Large Scale Surveys on Pulsating Star Research'', L. Szabados and D.W. Kurtz, eds

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[476] arXiv:astro-ph/0002476 [pdf, other]

Title: Some statistical properties of spiral galaxies

Jun Ma, Junliang Zhao, Chenggang Shu, Qiuhe Peng

Comments: 8 pages, LaTex, 7 figures

Journal-ref: A&A, 1999, 350, 31

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[477] arXiv:astro-ph/0002477 [pdf, other]

Title: Dependence of Spiral Galaxy Distribution on Viewing Angle in RC3

Jun Ma, Guoxuan Song, Chenggang Shu

Comments: 5 pages + 8 figures, LaTex

Journal-ref: Chin. Phys. Lett. 2000, 17, 70

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[478] arXiv:astro-ph/0002478 [pdf, other]

Title: Non-equilibrium H2 ortho-to-para ratio in two molecular clouds of the Galactic Center

N. J. Rodriguez-Fernandez, J. Martin-Pintado, P. de Vicente, A. Fuente, S. Huettemeister, T. L. Wilson, D. Kunze

Comments: 12 pages, 5 figures, accepted by A&A

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[479] arXiv:astro-ph/0002479 [pdf, other]

Title: Resonant scattering of X-rays by the warm intergalactic medium

E.Churazov (MPA,IKI), M.Haehnelt (MPA,ITP), O.Kotov (IKI,MPA), R.Sunyaev (MPA,IKI)

Comments: 9 pages, accepted for publication in MNRAS; replaced with accepted version

Journal-ref: Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 323 (2001) 93

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[480] arXiv:astro-ph/0002480 [pdf, other]

Title: Delta Scuti Stars in Stellar Systems: the interest of HD 220392 and HD 220391

P. Lampens, M. Van Camp (Royal Observatory of Belgium)

Comments: 7 pages, 4 figures, to appear in Delta Scuti and Related Stars, ASP Conf. Ser., 2000, M. Breger and M.H. Montgomery, eds

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[481] arXiv:astro-ph/0002481 [pdf, other]

Title: Precise Measurement of Cosmic-Ray Proton and Helium Spectra with the BESS Spectrometer

T. Sanuki, M. Motoki, H. Matsumoto, E. S. Seo, J. Z. Wang, K. Abe, K. Anraku, Y. Asaoka, M. Fujikawa, M. Imori, T. Maeno, Y. Makida, N. Matsui, H. Matsunaga, J. Mitchell, T. Mitsui, A. Moiseev, J. Nishimura, M. Nozaki, S. Orito, J. Ormes, T. Saeki, M. Sasaki, Y. Shikaze, T. Sonoda, R. Streitmatter, J. Suzuki, K. Tanaka, I. Ueda, N. Yajima, T. Yamagami, A. Yamamoto, T. Yoshida, K. Yoshimura

Comments: 12 pages, 4 figures

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J. 545 (2000) 1135

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[482] arXiv:astro-ph/0002482 [pdf, other]

Title: Simple dynamical models of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy

Amina Helmi (Sterrewacht Leiden), Simon D.M. White (MPA, Garching)

Comments: 10 pages, 10 figures, MNRAS in press. High resolution Figs.8 and 10 available from this http URL Slight changes in the models, new section added to compare with data outside the main body, analysis of the Sloan results

Journal-ref: Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.323:529,2001

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[483] arXiv:astro-ph/0002483 [pdf, other]

Title: The Polytropic Equation of State of Interstellar Gas Clouds

Marco Spaans (CfA), Joseph Silk (Oxford)

Comments: Accepted by ApJ

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J. 538 (2000) 115

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[484] arXiv:astro-ph/0002484 [pdf, other]

Title: The Spatial Distribution of Atomic Carbon Emission in the Giant Molecular Cloud NGC 604-2

Christopher L. Taylor (1,2), Christine D. Wilson (3) ((1) Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (2) FCRAO (3) McMaster University)

Comments: Accepted for publication in ApJ. 8 pages, 5 figures, 3 tables

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[485] arXiv:astro-ph/0002485 [pdf, other]

Title: Search for molecular gas in HVCs through HCO+ absorption

F. Combes (1), V. Charmandaris (1,2) ((1) Observatoire de Paris, (2) Cornell University)

Comments: 10 pages, 5 figures, to be published in A and A

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[486] arXiv:astro-ph/0002486 [pdf, other]

Title: Modification of AGB wind in a binary system

Adam Frankowski, Romuald Tylenda

Comments: 4 pages, 5 figures. To appear in ``Asymmetrical Planetary Nebulae II: from Origins to Microstructures,'' ASP Conference Series, J.H. Kastner, N. Soker, & S.A. Rappaport, eds

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[487] arXiv:astro-ph/0002487 [pdf, other]

Title: Post-Glitch RXTE-PCA Observations of the Vela Pulsar

M. Atakan Gurkan, Altan Baykal, M. Ali Alpar, Hakki B. Ogelman, Tod Strohmayer

Comments: 6 pages, 5 figures in 9 ps/eps files. Accepted for publication in A&A Main Journal

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[488] arXiv:astro-ph/0002488 [pdf, other]

Title: Fundamental parameters of Galactic luminous OB stars V. The effect of microturbulence

M. R. Villamariz, A. Herrero

Comments: 11 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication by A&A, 14 March 2000

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[489] arXiv:astro-ph/0002489 [pdf, other]

Title: Present and Near-Future Reflected Light Searches for Close-In Planets

David Charbonneau, Robert W. Noyes

Comments: 6 pages, 2 figures, to appear in "Disks, Planetesimals, and Planets", ASP Conference Series, F. Garzon and T. J. Mahoney, eds

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[490] arXiv:astro-ph/0002490 [pdf, other]

Title: A New Complete Sample of Sub-millijansky Radio Sources: An Optical and Near-Infrared Study

Frank J. Masci (1), J. J. Condon (2), T. A. Barlow (1), C. J. Lonsdale (1), D. L. Shupe (1), O. Pevunova (1), F. Fang (1), R. Cutri (1) ((1) Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, California Institute of Technology, (2) National Radio Astronomy Observatory)

Comments: 53 pages, 12 figures, 4 tables, accepted for publication by PASP. For higher quality versions of figures 2 and 8, see this http URL

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[491] arXiv:astro-ph/0002491 [pdf, other]

Title: Hot Stars and Cool Clouds: The Photodissociation Region M16

N. A. Levenson (1), James R. Graham (2), Ian S. McLean (3), E. E. Becklin (3), Donald F. Figer (4), Andrea M. Gilbert (2), James E. Larkin (3), Harry I. Teplitz (5), Mavourneen K. Wilcox (3) ((1) JHU, (2) UCB, (3) UCLA, (4) STScI, (5) GSFC)

Comments: 5 pages including 2 Postscript figures. To appear in ApJ Letters, April 2000

Journal-ref: ApJ Letters, 533, L53

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[492] arXiv:astro-ph/0002492 [pdf, other]

Title: Neutrino astronomy with the MACRO detector

M. Ambrosio, et al. (The MACRO Collaboration)

Comments: 37 pages, 15 figures, replacement due to a typo in tab. 6, AASLaTex, submitted to ApJ

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J.546:1038-1054,2001

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[493] arXiv:astro-ph/0002493 [pdf, other]

Title: The stellar content of brightest cluster galaxies

P.A. James (Liverpool JMU, UK), B. Mobasher (ICSTM, London, UK and STScI, USA)

Comments: 7 pages, 8 figures, accepted for publication by MNRAS

Journal-ref: Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 317 (2000) 259

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[494] arXiv:astro-ph/0002494 [pdf, other]

Title: Spectroscopic Constraints on the Stellar Population of Elliptical Galaxies in the Coma Cluster

Bahram Mobasher (STScI), Phil. A. James (LJMU)

Comments: 17 pages, 7 figures, Accepted for publication in MNRAS Repoprt-no:

Journal-ref: Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 316 (2000) 507

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[495] arXiv:astro-ph/0002495 [pdf, other]

Title: Fluid Dark Matter

P. J. E. Peebles

Comments: 5 pages, no figures

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[496] arXiv:astro-ph/0002496 [pdf, other]

Title: Gravitational potential and energy of homogeneous rectangular parallelepiped

Zakir F. Seidov, P.I. Skvirsky

Comments: 8 pages, 1 eps. fig

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph); Classical Physics (physics.class-ph)

[497] arXiv:astro-ph/0002497 [pdf, other]

Title: Limits on Hot Intracluster Gas Contributions to the Tenerife Temperature Anisotropy Map

J.A. Rubino-Martin, F. Atrio-Barandela, C. Hernandez-Monteagudo

Comments: To be published in ApJ (main journal)

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[498] arXiv:astro-ph/0002498 [pdf, other]

Title: Reconstructing the Star Formation History of the Galaxy

X. Hernandez, D. Valls-Gabaud, G. Gilmore

Comments: 12 pages, Proc. of the Sept. 20-24, 1999 Vulcano Workshop ``The chemical evolution of the Milky Way: stars vs. clusters'', eds. F. Matteucci & F. Giovanelli

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[499] arXiv:astro-ph/0002499 [pdf, other]

Title: Tidal Disruption of a Solar Type Star by a Super-Massive Black Hole

S. Ayal (1), M. Livio (2), T. Piran (1) ((1) Hebrew University, (2) STSCI)

Comments: 19 pages, 13 figures, Revised version as accepted by ApJ. High resolution figures available at this http URL (1.2 MB)

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J. 545 (2000) 772-780

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph); General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc); Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)

[500] arXiv:astro-ph/0002500 [pdf, other]

Title: Detection of correlated galaxy ellipticities on CFHT data: first evidence for gravitational lensing by large-scale structures

L. Van Waerbeke (CITA), Y. Mellier (IAP, Obs Paris), T. Erben (MPA), J.C. Cuillandre (CFHT), F. Bernardeau (CEA Saclay), R. Maoli (IAP), E. Bertin (IAP, Obs Paris), H.J. Mc Cracken (LAS), O. Le Fevre (LAS), B. Fort (IAP), M. Dantel-Fort (Obs Paris), B. Jain (JHU), P. Schneider (MPA)

Comments: 19 pages. 19 Figures. Revised version accepted in A&A

Journal-ref: Astron.Astrophys.358:30-44,2000

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)