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JINA - Segue Virtual Journal, 6 June 2008

Volume 3, Issue 23 (35 Articles)

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• # 1 - A New All-Sky Satalog of Stars with Large Proper Motions
  • Sebastien Lepine, Michael M. Shara, R. Michael Rich, A. Wittenberg, M. Halmo, B. Bongiorno
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0805.4736 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 2 - A new stellar library in the region of the CO index at 2.3 $mu$m. New index definition and empirical fitting functions
  • E. Mármol-Queraltó, N. Cardiel, A. J. Cenarro, A. Vazdekis, J. Gorgas, S. Pedraz, R.F. Peletier, P. Sánchez-Blázquez
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0806.0581 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 3 - A search for southern ultracool dwarfs and wide binary systems in young moving groups
  • J. R. A. Clarke, D. J. Pinfeld, B. Burningham, M. C. Galvez, N. R. Deacon, H. R. A. Jones, R. S. Pokorny, A. C. Day-Jones
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0805.4772 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 4 - Baryons: What, When and Where?
  • Jason X. Prochaska (1), Jason Tumlinson (2) ((1) UCO/Lick Observatory, UC Santa Cruz, (2) Yale University)
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0805.4635 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 5 - Chemical Abundances in 35 Metal-Poor Stars. I. Basic Data
  • Jeong-Deok Lee, Sang-Gak Lee, Kang-Min Kim
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0805.4663 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 6 - Constraints on First-Light Ionizing Sources from Optical Depth of the Cosmic Microwave Background
  • J. Michael Shull, Aparna Venkatesan
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0806.0392 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 7 - Decaying Dark Matter and the Deficit of Dwarf Haloes
  • Majd Abdelqader, Fulvio Melia
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0806.0602 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 8 - Disassembling the Galaxy with angle-action coordinates
  • Paul J. McMillan, James J. Binney
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0806.0319 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 9 - Evidence for primordial mass segregation in globular clusters
  • Holger Baumgardt, Guido de Marchi, Pavel Kroupa
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0806.0622 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 10 - Explaining the mass-to-light ratios of globular clusters
  • J. M. Diederik Kruijssen
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0806.0852 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 11 - Fifteen new T dwarfs discovered in the UKIDSS Large Area Survey
  • D. J. Pinfield (1), B. Burningham (1), M. Tamura (2), S. K. Leggett (3), N. Lodieu (4), P. W. Lucas (1), D. J. Mortlock (5), S. J. Warren (5), D. Homeier (6), M. Ishi (7), N. R. Deacon (8), R. G. McMahon (9), P. C. Hewett (9), M. R. Zapatero Osorio (4), E. L. Martin (4), H. R. A. Jones (1), B.P. Venemans (9), A. Day-Jones (1), P. D. Dobbie (10), S. L. Folkes (1), S. Dye (11), F. Allard (12), I. Baraffe (13), D. Barrado y Navascues (14), S. L. Casewell (15), K. Chiu (16), G. Chabrier (13), F. Clarke (17), S. T. Hodgkin (9), A. Magazzu (18), M. J. McCaughrean (16), E. Moraux (19), T. Nakajima (2), Y. Pavlenko (20), C. G. Tinney (21) ((1) University of Hertfordshire, UK, (2) National Astronomical Observatory, Japan, (3) Gemini Observatory, USA, (4) Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Spain, (5) Imperial College London, UK, (6) Georg-August-Universitat, Germany, (7) Subaru Telescope, USA, (8) Radboud University, The Netherlands, (9) Cambridge University, UK, (10) Anglo-Australian Observatory, Australia, (11) Cardif University, UK, (12) Universite de Lyon, France, (13) C.R.A.L., France, (14) Laboratorio de Astrofisica Espacial y Fisica Fundamental, Spain, (15) University of Leicester, UK, (16) University of Exeter, UK, (17) European Southern Observatory, Chile, (18) Fundacion Galileo Galilei-INAF, Spain, (19) Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Grenoble, France, (20) Main Astronomical Observatory, Ukraine, (21) University of New South Wales, Australia)
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0806.0294 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 12 - Nitrogen abundances in giant stars of the globular cluster NGC 6752
  • David Yong (1), Frank Grundahl (2), Jennifer A. Johnson (3), Martin Asplund (4) ((1) RSAA, Mt Stromlo Observatory, (2) Univ. of Aarhus, (3) Ohio State University, (4) MPA Garching)
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0806.0187 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 13 - On the reliability of mass-loss-rate estimates for AGB stars
  • Sofia Ramstedt, Fredrik L. Schoeier, Hans Olofsson, Andreas A. Lundgren
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0806.0517 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 14 - Outliers from the mainstream: how a massive star can produce a gamma-ray burst
  • S. Campana (OABrera), N. Panagia (STSci), D. Lazzati (JILA), A.P. Beardmore (U. Leicester), G. Cusumano (IASF-Pa), O. Godet (U. Leicester), G. Chincarini (U. Bicocca), S. Covino (OABrera), M. Della Valle (OACapodimonte), C. Guidorzi (OABrera), D. Malesani (Dark), A. Moretti (OABrera), R. Perna (JILA), P. Romano (IASF-Pa), G. Tagliaferri (OABrera)
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0805.4698 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 15 - PPM-Extended (PPMX) - a catalogue of positions and proper motions
  • S. Roeser, E. Schilbach, H. Schwan, N. V. Kharchenko, A.E. Piskunov, R.-D. Scholz
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0806.1009 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 16 - Spectroscopic parameters for 451 stars in the HARPS GTO planet search program. Stellar [Fe/H] and the frequency of exo-Neptunes
  • S. G. Sousa, N. C. Santos, M. Mayor, S. Udry, L. Casagrande, G. Israelian, F. Pepe, D. Queloz, M. J. P. F. G. Monteiro
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0805.4826 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 17 - Stellar Structure of Dark Stars: a first phase of Stellar Evolution due to Dark Matter Annihilation
  • Katherine Freese, Peter Bodenheimer, Douglas Spolyar, Paolo Gondolo
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0806.0617 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 18 - The Radial Velocity Experiment (RAVE): second data release
  • T. Zwitter, A. Siebert, U. Munari, K. C. Freeman, A. Siviero, F. G. Watson, J. P. Fulbright, R. F. G. Wyse, R. Campbell, G. M. Seabroke, M. Williams, M. Steinmetz, O. Bienayme, G. Gilmore, E. K. Grebel, A. Helmi, J. F. Navarro, B. Anguiano, C. Boeche, D. Burton, P. Cass, J. Dawe, K. Fiegert, M. Hartley, K. Russell, L. Veltz, J. Bailin, J. Binney, J. Bland-Hawthorn, A. Brown, W. Dehnen, N. W. Evans, P. Re Fiorentin, M. Fiorucci, O. Gerhard, B. Gibson, A. Kelz, K. Kujken, G. Matijevic, I. Minchev, Q. A. Parker, J. Penarrubia, A. Quillen, M. A. Read, W. Reid, S. Roeser, G. Ruchti, R.-D. Scholz, M. C. Smith, R. Sordo, E. Tolstoi, L. Tomasella, S. Vidrih, E. Wylie de Boer
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0806.0546 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 19 - The StarScan plate measuring machine: overview and calibrations
  • Norbert Zacharias (USNO), Lars Winter (Hamburg), Ellis Holdenried (USNO retired), Jean-Pierre de Cuyper (ROB, Uccle), Ted Rafferty (USNO, retired), Gary Wycoff (USNO)
  • arXiv.org - Astrophysics - Volume: 2008, Issue: 5 Jun
  • arXiv:0806.0256 [ps, pdf, other]
• # 20 - A possible solution for the lack of EHB binaries in globular clusters
  • Z. Han
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics - Volume: 484, Issue: 3
  • Abstract | PDF file (134.1 KB) | PS file (59.48 KB)
• # 21 - Chemical similarities between Galactic bulge and local thick disk red giant stars
  • J. Meléndez, M. Asplund, A. Alves-Brito, K. Cunha, B. Barbuy, M. S. Bessell, C. Chiappini, K. C. Freeman, I. Ramírez, V. V. Smith, and D. Yong
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics - Volume: 484, Issue: 3
  • Abstract | PDF file (168.9 KB) | PS file (67.72 KB)
• # 22 - Fluorine in carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars: a binary scenario
  • M. Lugaro, S. E. de Mink, R. G. Izzard, S. W. Campbell, A. I. Karakas, S. Cristallo, O. R. Pols, J. C. Lattanzio, O. Straniero, R. Gallino, and T. C. Beers
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics - Volume: 484, Issue: 3
  • Abstract | PDF file (140.0 KB) | PS file (120.3 KB)
• # 23 - Galactic fountains and their connection with high and intermediate velocity clouds
  • E. Spitoni, S. Recchi, and F. Matteucci
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics - Volume: 484, Issue: 3
  • Abstract | PDF file (325.7 KB) | PS file (178.0 KB)
• # 24 - The stellar content of the Hamburg/ESO survey - IV. Selection of candidate metal-poor stars
  • N. Christlieb, T. Schörck, A. Frebel, T. C. Beers, L. Wisotzki, and D. Reimers
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics - Volume: 484, Issue: 3
  • Abstract | PDF file (571.7 KB) | PS file (396.5 KB)
• # 25 - An isochrone data base and a rapid model for stellar population synthesis
  • Zhongmu Li and Zhanwen Han
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society - Volume: 387, Issue: 1
  • Abstract | References | Full Text HTML | Full Text PDF (3792 KB) | Rights and Permissions
• # 26 - Whole Earth Telescope observations of the hot helium atmosphere pulsating white dwarf EC 20058−5234
  • D. J. Sullivan, T. S. Metcalfe, D. O'Donoghue, D. E. Winget, D. Kilkenny, F. van Wyk, A. Kanaan, S. O. Kepler, A. Nitta, S. D. Kawaler M. H. Montgomery, R. E. Nather, M. S. O'Brien, A. Bischoff-Kim, M. Wood, X. J. Jiang, E. M. Leibowitz, P. Ibbetson, S. Zola, J. Krzesinski, G. Pajdosz, G. Vauclair, N. Dolez and M. Chevreton
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society - Volume: 387, Issue: 1
  • Abstract | References | Full Text HTML | Full Text PDF (3496 KB) | Rights and Permissions
• # 27 - U.S. SCIENCE FUNDING: Encourage Risk, Help Young Researchers, Panel Advises
  • Constance Holden
  • Science - Volume: 320, Issue: 5881
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• # 28 - A Massive Neutron Star in the Globular Cluster M5
  • Paulo C. C. Freire, Alex Wolszczan, Maureen van den Berg, and Jason W. T. Hessels
  • The Astrophysical Journal - Volume: 679, Issue: 2
  • Abstract-Full Text-PDF Version (794 kB)
• # 29 - A Sample of Quasars with Strong Nitrogen Emission Lines from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
  • Linhua Jiang, Xiaohui Fan, and M. Vestergaard
  • The Astrophysical Journal - Volume: 679, Issue: 2
  • Abstract-Full Text with Enhancements-PDF Version (536 kB)
• # 30 - Dark Matter Subhalos and the Dwarf Satellites of the Milky Way
  • Piero Madau, Jürg Diemand, and Michael Kuhlen
  • The Astrophysical Journal - Volume: 679, Issue: 2
  • Abstract-Full Text-PDF Version (656 kB)
• # 31 - Dynamical Blueprints for Galaxies
  • Lawrence M. Widrow, Brent Pym, and John Dubinski
  • The Astrophysical Journal - Volume: 679, Issue: 2
  • Abstract-Full Text-PDF Version (2044 kB)
• # 32 - How the First Stars Regulated Local Star Formation. I. Radiative Feedback
  • Daniel Whalen, Brian W. O’Shea, Joseph Smidt, and Michael L. Norman
  • The Astrophysical Journal - Volume: 679, Issue: 2
  • Abstract-Full Text-PDF Version (1085 kB)
• # 33 - The Hobby-Eberly Telescope Chemical Abundances of Stars in the Halo (CASH) Project. I. The Lithium-, s-, and r-enhanced Metal-poor Giant HKII 17435−00532
  • Ian U. Roederer, Anna Frebel, Matthew D. Shetrone, Carlos Allende Prieto, Jaehyon Rhee, Roberto Gallino, Sara Bisterzo, Christopher Sneden, Timothy C. Beers, and John J. Cowan
  • The Astrophysical Journal - Volume: 679, Issue: 2
  • Abstract-Full Text with Enhancements-PDF Version (958 kB)
• # 34 - The Impact of Carbon Enhancement on Extra Mixing in Metal-poor Stars
  • Pavel A. Denissenkov and Marc Pinsonneault
  • The Astrophysical Journal - Volume: 679, Issue: 2
  • Abstract-Full Text-PDF Version (846 kB)
• # 35 - The Milky Way Rotation Curve and Its Vertical Derivatives: Inside the Solar Circle
  • E. S. Levine, Carl Heiles, and Leo Blitz
  • The Astrophysical Journal - Volume: 679, Issue: 2
  • Abstract-Full Text-PDF Version (1729 kB)