Astrophysics

Authors and titles for October 2005

[601] arXiv:astro-ph/0510601 [pdf, other]

Title: Early Stage of Galaxy Formation

Y. Taniguchi, T. Nagao, M. Ajiki, Y. Shioya, S. S. Sasaki, T. Murayama

Comments: 4 pages with 1 table, Invited Review Talk presented at IAU The 9th Asian Pacific Regional Meeting

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[602] arXiv:astro-ph/0510602 [pdf, other]

Title: The Kepler equation for inspiralling compact binaries

Zoltán Keresztes, Balázs Mikóczi, László Á. Gergely

Journal-ref: Phys.Rev.D72:104022,2005

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph); General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)

[603] arXiv:astro-ph/0510603 [pdf, other]

Title: Is there a relationship between the mass of a SMBH and the kinetic energy of its host elliptical galaxy?

A. Feoli, D. Mele

Comments: 16 pages, 3 figures, 1 Table, accepted for publication in IJMPD

Journal-ref: Int.J.Mod.Phys.D14:1861-1872,2005

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[604] arXiv:astro-ph/0510604 [pdf, other]

Title: Multi-wavelength analysis of the field of the dark burst GRB 031220

A. Melandri, B. Gendre, L. A. Antonelli, A. Grazian, A. de Ugarte Postigo, J. Gorosabel, L. Piro, G. Kosugi, N. Kawai, M. de Pasquale, G. P. Garmire

Comments: 7 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication on A&A

Journal-ref: Astron.Astrophys. 451 (2006) 27-33

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[605] arXiv:astro-ph/0510605 [pdf, other]

Title: The autoparametric 3:2 resonance in conservative systems

J. Horak

Comments: An update to astro-ph/0408092, 6 pages, 4 figures, Astron. Nachr, in press

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[606] arXiv:astro-ph/0510606 [pdf, other]

Title: Nonradial and nonpolytropic astrophysical outflows VIII. A GRMHD generalization for relativistic jets

Z. Meliani, C. Sauty, N. Vlahakis, K. Tsinganos, E. Trussoni

Comments: 20 page, Accepted in A&A 10/10/2005

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[607] arXiv:astro-ph/0510607 [pdf, other]

Title: The dwarf galaxy DDO 47: testing cusps hiding in triaxial halos

G. Gentile, A. Burkert, P. Salucci, U. Klein, F. Walter

Comments: 2 pages, to appear in Proc. XXIst IAP Colloquium "Mass Profiles and Shapes of Cosmological Structures", Paris 4-9 July 2005 (EAS Publications Series, G. Mamon, F. Combes, C. Deffayet, B. Fort eds.)

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J.634:L145-L148,2005

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[608] arXiv:astro-ph/0510608 [pdf, other]

Title: A survey for pulsars in EGRET error boxes

D. J. Champion, M. A. McLaughlin, D. R. Lorimer (Jodrell Bank Observatory)

Comments: 5 pages, 1 figure. Accepted for publication in MNRAS

Journal-ref: Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.364:1011-1014,2005

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[609] arXiv:astro-ph/0510609 [pdf, other]

Title: Photo-chemical evolution of elliptical galaxies II. The impact of merging-induced starbursts

Antonio Pipino, Francesca Matteucci (Dipartimento di Astronomia, Universita' di Trieste)

Comments: 10 pages, 6 figures, MNRAS accepted

Journal-ref: Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.365:1114-1122,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[610] arXiv:astro-ph/0510610 [pdf, other]

Title: Close binary systems among very low mass stars and brown dwarfs

R. D. Jeffries, P. F. L. Maxted (Keele University)

Comments: Proceedings of the workshop on Ultra-Low Mass Star Formation, eds. E. Martin, A. Magazzu. To appear in Astron. Nachr

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[611] arXiv:astro-ph/0510611 [pdf, other]

Title: Near-UV to near-IR disk-averaged Earth's reflectance spectra

S. Hamdani, L. Arnold, C. Foellmi, J. Berthier, D. Briot, P. Francois, P. Riaud, J. Schneider

Comments: Proceeding of an oral prensentation at the UAI No200 Colloquium

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[612] arXiv:astro-ph/0510612 [pdf, other]

Title: The Wolf-Rayet hydrogen puzzle -- an observational point of view

C. Foellmi (ESO, Chile), S.V. Marchenko (U. Western Kentucky, USA), A.F.J. Moffat (U. de Montreal, Canada)

Comments: 5 pages, 2 figures, to appear in proc. of the Tartu Workshop, PASP, eds. Lamers, Langer, Nugis, Annuk

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[613] arXiv:astro-ph/0510613 [pdf, other]

Title: Multifrequency VLA radio observations of the X-ray cavity cluster of galaxies RBS797: evidence of differently oriented jets

Myriam Gitti (1), Luigina Feretti (2), Sabine Schindler (1) ((1)Institute of Astrophysics, University of Innsbruck, (2) IRA-INAF Bologna)

Comments: 9 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics; replaced with revised version corrected for language editing

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[614] arXiv:astro-ph/0510614 [pdf, other]

Title: Truncated disc versus extremely broad iron line in XTE J1650-500

Chris Done, Marek Gierlinski

Comments: Accepted for publication in MNRAS

Journal-ref: Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.367:659-668,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[615] arXiv:astro-ph/0510615 [pdf, other]

Title: Lithium abundances in exoplanet host stars as test of planetary formation scenarii

M. Castro, O. Richard, S. Vauclair

Comments: 4 pages, 5 figures, proceeding of the meeting "Element Stratification in stars : 40 years of atomic diffusion", Mons 6-11 Juin 2005

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[616] arXiv:astro-ph/0510616 [pdf, other]

Title: A New Exact Method for Line Radiative Transfer

Moshe Elitzur, Andres Asensio Ramos

Comments: To be published in MNRAS, 13 pages, 10 figures

Journal-ref: Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.365:779-791,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[617] arXiv:astro-ph/0510617 [pdf, other]

Title: Helium diffusion during the evolution of solar-type stars : asteroseismic tests

M. Castro, S. Vauclair

Comments: 2 pages, 3 figures, proceeding of the meeting "Stellar Pulsation and Evolution", Monte Porzio Catone, 19-24 June 2005

Journal-ref: Mem.Soc.Ast.It.77:441-444,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[618] arXiv:astro-ph/0510618 [pdf, other]

Title: Is there a galactic component for the ultra high energy cosmic rays?

C. E. Navia, C. R. A. Augusto, K. H. Tsui

Comments: 6 pages, 3 figures

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[619] arXiv:astro-ph/0510619 [pdf, other]

Title: Molecular Clouds as Ensembles of Transient Cores

R. T. Garrod (1 and 2), D. A. Williams (2), J. M. C. Rawlings (2) ((1) The Ohio State University, (2) University College London)

Comments: 29 pages, 8 figures. Accepted for publication in ApJ

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J.638:827-838,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[620] arXiv:astro-ph/0510620 [pdf, other]

Title: Some Systematic Properties of Rotation Curves

Stacy McGaugh (University of Maryland)

Comments: 8 pages including 7 figures. Invited review for the 21st IAP Colloquium: Mass Profiles and Shapes of Cosmological Structures, eds. G. A. Mamon, F. Combes, C. Deffayet, B. Fort

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[621] arXiv:astro-ph/0510621 [pdf, other]

Title: Redshifts from Spitzer Spectra for Optically Faint, Radio Selected Infrared Sources

D. W. Weedman, E. Le Floc'h, S. J. U. Higdon, J. L. Higdon, J. R. Houck

Comments: Accepted ApJ 20 February 2006, v638 2 issue, 10pages including 3 figures

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J.638:613-621,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[622] arXiv:astro-ph/0510622 [pdf, other]

Title: High mass star formation in the infrared dark cloud G11.11-0.12

Thushara Pillai, Friedrich Wyrowski, Karl M. Menten, Endrik Kr"ugel

Comments: 10 pages, 6 figures, Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics Journal

Journal-ref: Astron.Astrophys.447:929-936,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[623] arXiv:astro-ph/0510623 [pdf, other]

Title: Causes and Consequences of Magnetic Field Changes in Neutron Stars

M. Ruderman

Comments: 17 pages, 19 figures

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[624] arXiv:astro-ph/0510624 [pdf, other]

Title: Cloudshine: New Light on Dark Clouds

Jonathan B. Foster, Alyssa A. Goodman

Comments: 6 pages with 3 figures, submitted to ApJ Letters v2: correct attribution of the Henyey-Greenstein function and other typos and minor word changes

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J.636:L105-L108,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[625] arXiv:astro-ph/0510625 [pdf, other]

Title: Building Galaxies with Simulations

Romeel Davé, Kristian Finlator, Lars Hernquist, Neal Katz, Dušan Kereš, Casey Papovich, David H. Weinberg

Comments: 10 pages, to appear in proceedings of "The Fabulous Destiny of Galaxies: Bridging Past and Present", Marseille, 2005

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[626] arXiv:astro-ph/0510626 [pdf, other]

Title: A High Resolution Map of 12CO J=6-5 Emission in the Starburst Galaxy M82

E.R. Seaquist, S.W. Lee, G.H. Moriarty-Schieven

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J.638:148-156,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[627] arXiv:astro-ph/0510627 [pdf, other]

Title: Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays and the Auger Observatory

Antoine Letessier-Selvon (for The Pierre Auger Collaboration)

Comments: 12 pages, 7 figures. Proceedings of the PIC 2005 conference. Praha, July 2005

Journal-ref: AIP Conf.Proc.815:73-84,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[628] arXiv:astro-ph/0510628 [pdf, other]

Title: Super-acceleration as Signature of Dark Sector Interaction

Subinoy Das, Pier Stefano Corasaniti, Justin Khoury

Comments: 9 pages, 4 figures. v2: Added references

Journal-ref: Phys.Rev.D73:083509,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph); High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph); High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)

[629] arXiv:astro-ph/0510629 [pdf, other]

Title: Variable accretion and outflow in young brown dwarfs

Alexander Scholz, Ray Jayawardhana (University of Toronto)

Comments: 33 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J.638:1056-1069,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[630] arXiv:astro-ph/0510630 [pdf, other]

Title: A Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Survey of Supernova Remnants in the Inner Galaxy

William T. Reach, Jeonghee Rho, Achim Tappe, Thomas G. Pannuti, Crystal L. Brogan, Edward B. Churchwell, Marilyn R. Meade, Brian Babler, Remy Indebetouw, Barbara A. Whitney

Comments: Accepted 10/18/2005 for publication in "The Astronomical Journal". The figures in this astro-ph submission are drastically reduced in quality in order to fit within its limits

Journal-ref: Astron.J.131:1479-1500,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[631] arXiv:astro-ph/0510631 [pdf, other]

Title: To Be or Not To Be: Very Young Globular Clusters in M31

Judith G. Cohen, Keith Matthews, P. Brian Cameron

Comments: Accepted to ApJ Letters. A higher resolution version of Figure 1 can be found at: this http URL

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J.634:L45-L48,2005

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[632] arXiv:astro-ph/0510632 [pdf, other]

Title: X-ray constraints on the dark matter profile of a very relaxed cluster of galaxies

L. Zappacosta (1), D.A. Buote (1), F. Gastaldello (1), P.J. Humphrey (1), J. Bullock (1), F. Brighenti (2 and 3), W. Mathews (2) ((1) UC Irvine, (2) UC Santa Cruz,(3) Universita' di Bologna)

Comments: 2 pages, 2 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the conference "The X-ray Universe 2005", San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[633] arXiv:astro-ph/0510633 [pdf, other]

Title: The color signature of the transit of HD 209458: Discrepancies between stellar atmospheric models and observations

B. Tingley, C. Thurl, P. D. Sackett

Comments: 4 pages, 3 figures, accepted to A&A

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[634] arXiv:astro-ph/0510634 [pdf, other]

Title: Spectral distortions to the Cosmic Microwave Background from the recombination of hydrogen and helium

Wan Yan Wong, Sara Seager, Douglas Scott

Comments: 12 pages, 12 figures; Minor corrections in text and references; MNRAS in press

Journal-ref: Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.367:1666-1676,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[635] arXiv:astro-ph/0510635 [pdf, other]

Title: Gas phase water in the surface layer of protoplanetary disks

C. Dominik, C. Ceccarelli, D. Hollenbach, M.Kaufman

Comments: 13 pages, 4 figures. Astrophysical Journal Letters, in press

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J.635:L85-L88,2005

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[636] arXiv:astro-ph/0510636 [pdf, other]

Title: Lithium isotopic abundances in metal-poor halo stars

Martin Asplund, David L. Lambert, Poul Erik Nissen, Francesca Primas, Verne V. Smith

Comments: Replaced with version accepted by ApJ. Minor changes compared with previous version (some discussion and references added)

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J.644:229-259,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[637] arXiv:astro-ph/0510637 [pdf, other]

Title: Modelling the evolution of dusty starburst galaxies in multi-band deep surveys

Y. P. Wang (1,2) ((1) Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing; (2) National Astronomical Observatories of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing)

Comments: 24 pages, 10 figures, accepted by ApJ

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J.638:138-147,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[638] arXiv:astro-ph/0510638 [pdf, other]

Title: The GSC-II-based survey of ancient cool white dwarfs I. The sample of spectroscopically confirmed WDs

D. Carollo, B. Bucciarelli, S. T. Hodgkin, M.G. Lattanzi, B. McLean, R. Morbidelli, R.L. Smart, A. Spagna, L. Terranegra

Comments: 14 pages, 7 figures, submitted to A&A

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[639] arXiv:astro-ph/0510639 [pdf, other]

Title: Discovery of a nearby M9 dwarf

N. Phan-Bao, M.S. Bessell, E.L. Martin, G. Simon, J. Guibert, T. Forveille, X. Delfosse, F. Crifo, N. Epchtein, P. Wood, F. Tajahmady

Comments: revised version, accepted by MNRAS Letters

Journal-ref: Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.Lett.366:L40,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[640] arXiv:astro-ph/0510640 [pdf, other]

Title: Water in the envelopes and disks around young high-mass stars

Floris van der Tak, Malcolm Walmsley, Fabrice Herpin, Cecilia Ceccarelli

Comments: Accepted by A&A; 16 A4 pages; 12 colour figures

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[641] arXiv:astro-ph/0510641 [pdf, other]

Title: COSMOGRAIL: the COSmological MOnitoring of GRAvItational Lenses II. SDSS J0924+0219: the redshift of the lensing galaxy, the quasar spectral variability and the Einstein rings

A. Eigenbrod (1), F. Courbin (1), S. Dye (2), G. Meylan (1), D. Sluse (1), P. Saha (3), C. Vuissoz (1), P. Magain (4). (1- EPFL Switzerland, 2- Cardiff Univ. UK, 3- Univ. Zurich Switzerland, 4- Univ. Liege Belgium)

Comments: 13 pages, 14 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[642] arXiv:astro-ph/0510642 [pdf, other]

Title: A self-consistent model of a 22 GHz water maser in a dusty environment near late-type stars

Natalia Babkovskaia, Juri Poutanen (University of Oulu, Finland)

Comments: 15 pages, 15 figures, A&A, in press

Journal-ref: Astron.Astrophys.447:949-962,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[643] arXiv:astro-ph/0510643 [pdf, other]

Title: Galaxy Groups in the 2dFGRS: the number density of groups

V.R.Eke, C.M.Baugh, S.Cole, C.S.Frenk, J.F.Navarro (Durham, UVic)

Comments: Submitted to MNRAS, 12 pages, 17 figures (1 in colour)

Journal-ref: Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.370:1147-1158,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[644] arXiv:astro-ph/0510644 [pdf, other]

Title: A New Asteroseismic Diagram For Solar-type Stars

Anwesh Mazumdar

Comments: 2 pages, to appear in the proceedings of the "Stellar Pulsation and Evolution" conference, Monte Porzio Catone, June 2005

Journal-ref: Mem.Soc.Ast.It.77:468-469,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[645] arXiv:astro-ph/0510645 [pdf, other]

Title: Resolving the Fe xxv Triplet with Chandra in Cen X-3

R. Iaria, T. Di Salvo, N. R. Robba, L. Burderi, G. Lavagetto, A. Riggio

Comments: 11 pages, 2 figures, To appear in the Astrophysical Journal Letters

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J.634:L161-L164,2005

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[646] arXiv:astro-ph/0510646 [pdf, other]

Title: Effects of "extra-mixing" processes on the periods of high-order gravity modes in main-sequence stars

A. Miglio, J. Montalban, A. Noels

Comments: 4 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the proceedings of JENAM 2005, Liege 4-7 July 2005

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[647] arXiv:astro-ph/0510647 [pdf, other]

Title: Forming sub-horizon black holes at the end of inflation

David.H Lyth, Karim A. Malik, Misao Sasaki, Ignacio Zaballa

Comments: 12 pages, 3 figures

Journal-ref: JCAP 0601:011,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph); General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)

[648] arXiv:astro-ph/0510648 [pdf, other]

Title: On the origin of warps and the role of the intergalactic medium

F.J. Sanchez-Salcedo

Comments: 24 pages, 5 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRAS

Journal-ref: Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.365:555-571,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[649] arXiv:astro-ph/0510649 [pdf, other]

Title: Light Variations of the Anomalous Central Star of Planetary Nebula Sh 2-71

Zdenek Mikulasek, Augustin Skopal, Miloslav Zejda, Ondrej Pejcha, Lubos Kohoutek, David Motl, A. A. Vittone, L. Errico

Comments: 3 pages, 3 figures; ; to appear in the proceedings of Active OB-Stars: Laboratories for Stellar & Circumstellar Physics, S. Stefl, S. Owocki and A. Okazaki eds

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)

[650] arXiv:astro-ph/0510650 [pdf, other]

Title: The Warped Nuclear Disk of Radio Galaxy 3C 449

Grant R. Tremblay, Alice C. Quillen, David J. E. Floyd, Jacob Noel-Storr, Stefi A. Baum, David Axon, Christopher P. O'Dea, Marco Chiaberge, F. Duccio Macchetto, William B. Sparks, George K. Miley, Alessandro Capetti, Juan P. Madrid, Eric Perlman

Comments: Accepted for publication in ApJ

Journal-ref: Astrophys.J.643:101-114,2006

Subjects: Astrophysics (astro-ph)