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TOI-4600 b and c: Two Long-period Giant Planets Orbiting an Early K Dwarf TOI-4600 b和c:两颗围绕早期K矮星运行的长周期巨行星
The Astrophysical Journal Letters Pub Date : 2023-08-29 DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/aceb69
I. Mireles, D. Dragomir, H. Osborn, K. Hesse, K. Collins, S. Villanueva, A. Bieryla, D. Ciardi, K. Stassun, M. Harris, J. Lissauer, R. Schwarz, G. Srdoč, K. Barkaoui, A. Riffeser, K. McLeod, J. Pepper, N. Grieves, V. Passegger, S. Ulmer-Moll, Joseph E. Rodriguez, D. Feliz, S. Quinn, A. Boyle, M. Fausnaugh, M. Kunimoto, P. Rowden, A. Vanderburg, B. Wohler, J. Jenkins, D. Latham, G. Ricker, S. Seager, J. Winn
{"title":"TOI-4600 b and c: Two Long-period Giant Planets Orbiting an Early K Dwarf","authors":"I. Mireles, D. Dragomir, H. Osborn, K. Hesse, K. Collins, S. Villanueva, A. Bieryla, D. Ciardi, K. Stassun, M. Harris, J. Lissauer, R. Schwarz, G. Srdoč, K. Barkaoui, A. Riffeser, K. McLeod, J. Pepper, N. Grieves, V. Passegger, S. Ulmer-Moll, Joseph E. Rodriguez, D. Feliz, S. Quinn, A. Boyle, M. Fausnaugh, M. Kunimoto, P. Rowden, A. Vanderburg, B. Wohler, J. Jenkins, D. Latham, G. Ricker, S. Seager, J. Winn","doi":"10.3847/2041-8213/aceb69","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aceb69","url":null,"abstract":"We report the discovery and validation of two long-period giant exoplanets orbiting the early K dwarf TOI-4600 (V = 12.6, T = 11.9), first detected using observations from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) by the TESS Single Transit Planet Candidate Working Group. The inner planet, TOI-4600 b, has a radius of 6.80 ± 0.31 R ⊕ and an orbital period of 82.69 days. The outer planet, TOI-4600 c, has a radius of 9.42 ± 0.42 R ⊕ and an orbital period of 482.82 days, making it the longest-period confirmed or validated planet discovered by TESS to date. We combine TESS photometry and ground-based spectroscopy, photometry, and high-resolution imaging to validate the two planets. With equilibrium temperatures of 347 K and 191 K, respectively, TOI-4600 b and c add to the small but growing population of temperate giant exoplanets that bridge the gap between hot/warm Jupiters and the solar system’s gas giants. TOI-4600 is a promising target for further transit and precise RV observations to measure the masses and orbits of the planets as well as search for additional nontransiting planets. Additionally, with Transit Spectroscopy Metric values of ∼30, both planets are amenable for atmospheric characterization with JWST. Together, these will lend insight into the formation and evolution of planet systems with multiple giant exoplanets.","PeriodicalId":179976,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125192546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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ALMA Reveals Hidden Morphologies in the Molecular Envelope of VY Canis Majoris ALMA揭示了大犬维犬分子包膜中隐藏的形态
The Astrophysical Journal Letters Pub Date : 2023-08-29 DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ace7cb
Ashutosh Kumar Singh, A. Richards, R. Humphreys, L. Decin, L. Ziurys
{"title":"ALMA Reveals Hidden Morphologies in the Molecular Envelope of VY Canis Majoris","authors":"Ashutosh Kumar Singh, A. Richards, R. Humphreys, L. Decin, L. Ziurys","doi":"10.3847/2041-8213/ace7cb","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ace7cb","url":null,"abstract":"The J = 2 → 1 transition of CO near 230 GHz and the J = 3 → 2 line of HCN at 265 GHz have been imaged in the envelope of the red hypergiant star, VY Canis Majoris (VY CMa), using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) with angular resolutions 0.″2–1.″5; single-dish data were added to provide sensitivity up to 30″. These images reveal a far more complex envelope, with previously unseen outflows extending 4″–9″ from the star. These new structures include an arc-like outflow with an angular separation of ∼9″ northeast from the stellar position (“NE Arc”), twin fingerlike features approximately 4″ to the north/northeast (“NE Extension”), and a roughly spherical region observed ∼7″ E of the star (“E Bubble”). The NE Arc appears to be decelerating from base (V LSR ∼ 7 km s−1) to tip (V LSR ∼ 18 km s−1), while the NE Extension is blueshifted with V LSR ∼ −7 km s−1. Among the new features, HCN is only detected in the NE Arc. In addition, known structures Arc 1, Arc 2, and NW Arc, as well as other features closer to the star, are closely replicated in CO, suggesting that the gas and dust are well mixed. The CO spectra are consistent with the kinematic picture of VY CMa derived from HST data. Arc 2, however, has added complexity. Preliminary results from CO suggest 12C/13C ∼ 22–38 across the envelope. The additional presence of at least three major episodic mass ejection events significantly broadens the current perspective of the envelope structure and mass-loss history of VY CMa.","PeriodicalId":179976,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128730719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Magnitude Estimates for the Carrington Flare in 1859 September: As Seen from the Original Records 1859年9月卡灵顿耀斑的星等估计:从原始记录看
The Astrophysical Journal Letters Pub Date : 2023-08-29 DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/acd853
H. Hayakawa, S. Bechet, F. Clette, H. Hudson, H. Maehara, K. Namekata, Y. Notsu
{"title":"Magnitude Estimates for the Carrington Flare in 1859 September: As Seen from the Original Records","authors":"H. Hayakawa, S. Bechet, F. Clette, H. Hudson, H. Maehara, K. Namekata, Y. Notsu","doi":"10.3847/2041-8213/acd853","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acd853","url":null,"abstract":"The Carrington flare in 1859 September is a benchmark, as the earliest reported solar flare and as an event with one of the greatest terrestrial impacts. To date, no rigorous estimate of the energy of this flare has been made on the basis of the only direct observation available, its white-light emission. Here, we exploit the historical observations to obtain a magnitude estimate and express it in terms of its GOES soft X-ray class. From Carrington’s original drawings, we estimated the area of the white-light flaring region to be 116 ± 25 msh. Carrington’s account allows us to estimate the flare blackbody brightness temperature as ≈8800–10,900 K, given the most plausible interpretation of the reported flare brightness. This leads to an unprecedented class estimate of ≈X80 (X46–X126), on the modern revised GOES scale (a factor 1.43 higher than the traditional one). This substantially exceeds earlier estimates but is based on an explicit interpretation of Carrington’s description. We also describe an alternative but less plausible estimation of the flare brightness, as adopted previously, to obtain a class estimate of ≈X14 (X9–X19). This now-deprecated scenario gives an estimate similar to that of with those of directly observed modern great flares. Approximations with “equivalent area,” based on the Hinode observations, lead to comparable magnitudes and approve our estimates, though with a larger uncertainty range. We note that our preferred estimate is higher than the currently used value of X64.4 ± 7.2 (revised) based on indirect geomagnetic measurements.","PeriodicalId":179976,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114133136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 4
The Time Evolution of Md/Ṁ in Protoplanetary Disks as a Way to Disentangle between Viscosity and MHD Winds 原行星盘中Md/Ṁ的时间演化作为一种解开黏性和MHD风之间纠缠的方法
The Astrophysical Journal Letters Pub Date : 2023-08-29 DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/acf048
A. Somigliana, L. Testi, G. Rosotti, C. Toci, G. Lodato, B. Tabone, C. Manara, M. Tazzari
{"title":"The Time Evolution of Md/Ṁ in Protoplanetary Disks as a Way to Disentangle between Viscosity and MHD Winds","authors":"A. Somigliana, L. Testi, G. Rosotti, C. Toci, G. Lodato, B. Tabone, C. Manara, M. Tazzari","doi":"10.3847/2041-8213/acf048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acf048","url":null,"abstract":"As the classic viscous paradigm for protoplanetary disk accretion is challenged by the observational evidence of low turbulence, the alternative scenario of MHD disk winds is being explored as being potentially able to reproduce the same observed features traditionally explained with viscosity. Although the two models lead to different disk properties, none of them has been ruled out by observations—mainly due to instrumental limitations. In this work, we present a viable method to distinguish between the viscous and MHD framework based on the different evolution of the distribution in the disk mass (M d )–accretion rate ( Ṁ ) plane of a disk population. With a synergy of analytical calculations and 1D numerical simulations, performed with the population synthesis code Diskpop, we find that both mechanisms predict the spread of the observed ratio Md/Ṁ in a disk population to decrease over time; however, this effect is much less pronounced in MHD-dominated populations compared with purely viscous populations. Furthermore, we demonstrate that this difference is detectable with the current observational facilities: we show that convolving the intrinsic spread with the observational uncertainties does not affect our result, as the observed spread in the MHD case remains significantly larger than in the viscous scenario. While the most recent data available show a better agreement with the wind model, ongoing and future efforts to obtain direct gas mass measurements with Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array and next-generation Very Large Array will cause a reassessment of this comparison in the near future.","PeriodicalId":179976,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131164263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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First Constraints on Dense Molecular Gas at z = 7.5149 from the Quasar Pōniuā‘ena 类星体Pōniuā ' ena z = 7.5149处致密分子气体的第一个约束
The Astrophysical Journal Letters Pub Date : 2023-08-29 DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ace0c8
C. Feruglio, U. Maio, R. Tripodi, J. Winters, L. Zappacosta, M. Bischetti, F. Civano, S. Carniani, V. D’Odorico, F. Fiore, S. Gallerani, M. Ginolfi, R. Maiolino, E. Piconcelli, R. Valiante, M. V. Zanchettin
{"title":"First Constraints on Dense Molecular Gas at z = 7.5149 from the Quasar Pōniuā‘ena","authors":"C. Feruglio, U. Maio, R. Tripodi, J. Winters, L. Zappacosta, M. Bischetti, F. Civano, S. Carniani, V. D’Odorico, F. Fiore, S. Gallerani, M. Ginolfi, R. Maiolino, E. Piconcelli, R. Valiante, M. V. Zanchettin","doi":"10.3847/2041-8213/ace0c8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ace0c8","url":null,"abstract":"We report the detection of CO(6–5) and CO(7–6) and their underlying continua from the host galaxy of quasar J100758.264+211529.207 (Pōniuā‘ena) at z = 7.5149, obtained with the NOrthern Extended Millimeter Array. Pōniuā‘ena belongs to the HYPerluminous quasars at the Epoch of ReionizatION sample of 18 z > 6 quasars selected to be powered by supermassive black holes, which experienced the fastest mass growth in the first cosmic gigayear. The one reported here is the highest-redshift measurement of the cold and dense molecular gas to date. The host galaxy is unresolved, and the line luminosity implies a molecular reservoir of M(H2) = (2.2 ± 0.2) × 1010 M ⊙, assuming a CO spectral line energy distribution typical of high-redshift quasars and a conversion factor α = 0.8 M⊙(Kkms−1pc2)−1 . We model the cold dust spectral energy distribution to derive a dust mass of M dust = (1.7 ± 0.6) × 108 M ⊙ and thus, a gas-to-dust ratio ∼130. Both the gas and dust mass are remarkably similar to the reservoirs found for luminous quasars at z ∼ 6–7. We use the CO detection to derive an estimate of the cosmic mass density of H2, ΩH2≃1.31×10−5 . This value is in line with the general trend suggested by literature estimates at z < 7 and agrees fairly well with the latest theoretical expectations of nonequilibrium molecular-chemistry cosmological simulations of cold gas at early times.","PeriodicalId":179976,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131454865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Hidden Little Monsters: Spectroscopic Identification of Low-mass, Broad-line AGNs at z > 5 with CEERS 隐藏的小怪物:用CEERS光谱识别z > 5的低质量,宽线agn
The Astrophysical Journal Letters Pub Date : 2023-08-24 DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ace5a0
D. Kocevski, M. Onoue, K. Inayoshi, J. Trump, P. A. Haro, A. Grazian, M. Dickinson, S. Finkelstein, J. Kartaltepe, M. Hirschmann, J. Aird, B. Holwerda, S. Fujimoto, S. Juneau, R. Amorín, Bren E. Backhaus, M. Bagley, G. Barro, E. Bell, L. Bisigello, A. Calabró, N. Cleri, M. Cooper, Xuheng Ding, N. Grogin, L. Ho, T. Hutchison, A. Inoue, Linhua Jiang, Brenda Jones, A. Koekemoer, Wenxiu Li, Zhengrong Li, E. McGrath, J. Molina, C. Papovich, P. Pérez-González, N. Pirzkal, S. Wilkins, Guang Yang, L. Y. Aaron Yung
{"title":"Hidden Little Monsters: Spectroscopic Identification of Low-mass, Broad-line AGNs at z > 5 with CEERS","authors":"D. Kocevski, M. Onoue, K. Inayoshi, J. Trump, P. A. Haro, A. Grazian, M. Dickinson, S. Finkelstein, J. Kartaltepe, M. Hirschmann, J. Aird, B. Holwerda, S. Fujimoto, S. Juneau, R. Amorín, Bren E. Backhaus, M. Bagley, G. Barro, E. Bell, L. Bisigello, A. Calabró, N. Cleri, M. Cooper, Xuheng Ding, N. Grogin, L. Ho, T. Hutchison, A. Inoue, Linhua Jiang, Brenda Jones, A. Koekemoer, Wenxiu Li, Zhengrong Li, E. McGrath, J. Molina, C. Papovich, P. Pérez-González, N. Pirzkal, S. Wilkins, Guang Yang, L. Y. Aaron Yung","doi":"10.3847/2041-8213/ace5a0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ace5a0","url":null,"abstract":"We report on the discovery of two low-luminosity, broad-line active galactic nuclei (AGNs) at z > 5 identified using JWST NIRSpec spectroscopy from the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science (CEERS) survey. We detect broad Hα emission in the spectra of both sources, with FWHM of 2060 ± 290 km s−1 and 1800 ± 200 km s−1, resulting in virial black hole (BH) masses that are 1–2 dex below those of existing samples of luminous quasars at z > 5. The first source, CEERS 2782 at z = 5.242, is 2–3 dex fainter than known quasars at similar redshifts and was previously identified as a candidate low-luminosity AGN based on its morphology and rest-frame optical spectral energy distribution (SED). We measure a BH mass of M BH = (1.3 ± 0.4) × 107 M ⊙, confirming that this AGN is powered by the least massive BH known in the Universe at the end of cosmic reionization. The second source, CEERS 746 at z = 5.624, is inferred to be a heavily obscured, broad-line AGN caught in a transition phase between a dust-obscured starburst and an unobscured quasar. We estimate its BH mass to be in the range of M BH ≃ (0.9–4.7) × 107 M ⊙, depending on the level of dust obscuration assumed. We perform SED fitting to derive host stellar masses, M ⋆, allowing us to place constraints on the BH–galaxy mass relationship in the lowest mass range yet probed in the early Universe. The M BH/M ⋆ ratio for CEERS 2782, in particular, is consistent with or higher than the empirical relationship seen in massive galaxies at z = 0. We examine the narrow emission line ratios of both sources and find that their location on the BPT and OHNO diagrams is consistent with model predictions for moderately low metallicity AGNs with Z/Z ⊙ ≃ 0.2–0.4. The spectroscopic identification of low-luminosity, broad-line AGNs at z > 5 with M BH ≃ 107 M ⊙ demonstrates the capability of JWST to push BH masses closer to the range predicted for the BH seed population and provides a unique opportunity to study the early stages of BH–galaxy assembly.","PeriodicalId":179976,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115287361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 18
Three-dimensional Turbulent Reconnection within the Solar Flare Current Sheet 太阳耀斑电流片内的三维湍流重联
The Astrophysical Journal Letters Pub Date : 2023-08-21 DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/acf19d
Yulei Wang, Xin Cheng, M. Ding, Zhao Liu, Jian Liu, Xiaojue Zhu
{"title":"Three-dimensional Turbulent Reconnection within the Solar Flare Current Sheet","authors":"Yulei Wang, Xin Cheng, M. Ding, Zhao Liu, Jian Liu, Xiaojue Zhu","doi":"10.3847/2041-8213/acf19d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acf19d","url":null,"abstract":"Solar flares can release coronal magnetic energy explosively and may impact the safety of near-Earth space environments. Their structures and properties on the macroscale have been interpreted successfully by the generally accepted 2D standard model, invoking magnetic reconnection theory as the key energy conversion mechanism. Nevertheless, some momentous dynamical features as discovered by recent high-resolution observations remain elusive. Here, we report a self-consistent high-resolution 3D magnetohydrodynamical simulation of turbulent magnetic reconnection within a flare current sheet. It is found that fragmented current patches of different scales are spontaneously generated with a well-developed turbulence spectrum at the current sheet, as well as at the flare loop-top region. The close coupling of tearing mode and Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities plays a critical role in developing turbulent reconnection and in forming dynamical structures with synthetic observables in good agreement with realistic observations. The sophisticated modeling makes a paradigm shift from the traditional to a 3D turbulent reconnection model unifying flare dynamical structures of different scales.","PeriodicalId":179976,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123519890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
Magnetic Fields in Solar Plage Regions: Insights from High-sensitivity Spectropolarimetry 太阳斑区的磁场:来自高灵敏度光谱偏振法的见解
The Astrophysical Journal Letters Pub Date : 2023-08-21 DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/acf21f
J. M. da, S. Santos, K. Reardon, G. Cauzzi, T. Schad, V. Pillet, A. Tritschler, F., R. Hofmann, J. Stauffer
{"title":"Magnetic Fields in Solar Plage Regions: Insights from High-sensitivity Spectropolarimetry","authors":"J. M. da, S. Santos, K. Reardon, G. Cauzzi, T. Schad, V. Pillet, A. Tritschler, F., R. Hofmann, J. Stauffer","doi":"10.3847/2041-8213/acf21f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acf21f","url":null,"abstract":"Plage regions are patches of concentrated magnetic field in the Sun’s atmosphere where hot coronal loops are rooted. While previous studies have shed light on the properties of plage magnetic fields in the photosphere, there are still challenges in measuring the overlying chromospheric magnetic fields, which are crucial to understanding the overall heating and dynamics. Here, we utilize high-sensitivity, spectropolarimetric data obtained by the 4 meter Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope to investigate the dynamic environment and magnetic field stratification of an extended, decaying plage region. The data show strong circular polarization signals in both plage cores and surrounding fibrils. Notably, weak linear polarization signals clearly differentiate between plage patches and the fibril canopy, where they are relatively stronger. Inversions of the Ca II 8542 Å spectra show an imprint of the fibrils in the chromospheric magnetic field, with typical field strength values ranging from ∼200 to 300 G in fibrils. We confirm the weak correlation between field strength and cooling rates in the lower chromosphere. Additionally, we observe supersonic downflows and strong velocity gradients in the plage periphery, indicating dynamical processes occurring in the chromosphere. These findings contribute to our understanding of the magnetic field and dynamics within plages, emphasizing the need for further research to explore the expansion of magnetic fields with height and the three-dimensional distribution of heating rates in the lower chromosphere.","PeriodicalId":179976,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134427576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Near-infrared Flux Distribution of Sgr A* from 2005–2022: Evidence for an Enhanced Accretion Episode in 2019 Sgr A* 2005-2022年近红外通量分布:2019年增强吸积事件的证据
The Astrophysical Journal Letters Pub Date : 2023-08-18 DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/acf2f2
Grant C. Weldon, T. Do, G. Witzel, A. Ghez, A. Gautam, E. Becklin, M. Morris, G. Martinez, S. Sakai, Jessica R. Lu, K. Matthews, M. Hosek, Zoë Haggard
{"title":"Near-infrared Flux Distribution of Sgr A* from 2005–2022: Evidence for an Enhanced Accretion Episode in 2019","authors":"Grant C. Weldon, T. Do, G. Witzel, A. Ghez, A. Gautam, E. Becklin, M. Morris, G. Martinez, S. Sakai, Jessica R. Lu, K. Matthews, M. Hosek, Zoë Haggard","doi":"10.3847/2041-8213/acf2f2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acf2f2","url":null,"abstract":"Sgr A* is the variable electromagnetic source associated with accretion onto the Galactic center supermassive black hole. While the near-infrared (NIR) variability of Sgr A* was shown to be consistent over two decades, unprecedented activity in 2019 challenges existing statistical models. We investigate the origin of this activity by recalibrating and reanalyzing all of our Keck Observatory Sgr A* imaging observations from 2005–2022. We present light curves from 69 observation epochs using the NIRC2 imager at 2.12 μm with laser-guide star adaptive optics. These observations reveal that the mean luminosity of Sgr A* increased by a factor of ∼3 in 2019, and the 2019 light curves had higher variance than in all time periods we examined. We find that the 2020–2022 flux distribution is statistically consistent with the historical sample and model predictions, but with fewer bright measurements above 0.6 mJy at the ∼2σ level. Since 2019, we have observed a maximum K s (2.2 μm) flux of 0.9 mJy, compared to the highest pre-2019 flux of 2.0 mJy and highest 2019 flux of 5.6 mJy. Our results suggest that the 2019 activity was caused by a temporary accretion increase onto Sgr A*, possibly due to delayed accretion of tidally stripped gas from the gaseous object G2 in 2014. We also examine faint Sgr A* fluxes over a long time baseline to search for a quasi-steady quiescent state. We find that Sgr A* displays flux variations over a factor of ∼500, with no evidence for a quiescent state in the NIR.","PeriodicalId":179976,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114144716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Observed Power and Frequency Variations of Solar Rossby Waves with Solar Cycles 观测到的太阳罗斯比波功率和频率随太阳周期的变化
The Astrophysical Journal Letters Pub Date : 2023-08-14 DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/acefd0
M. Waidele, Junwei Zhao
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