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The dynamical impact of Lyman-alpha (Ly{\alpha}) radiation pressure on galaxy formation depends on the rate and duration of momentum transfer between Ly{\alpha} photons and neutral hydrogen gas. Although photon trapping has the potential to…

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The Lyman-alpha reference sample (LARS) is a program with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) that provides a sample of local universe laboratory galaxies in which to study the astrophysics of the visibility and strength of the Lyman-alpha…

The Lyman-alpha emission line dominates the far-ultraviolet spectra of late-type stars and is a major source for photodissociation of important molecules including H2O, CH4, and CO2 in exoplanet atmospheres. The incident flux in this line…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Jeffrey L. Linsky , Kevin France , Tom Ayres

We use Hubble space telescope data of 45 nearby star-forming galaxies to investigate properties of Lyman-alpha (Ly$\alpha$) halos, Ly$\alpha$ morphology, and the star-forming characteristics of galaxies. We study how the morphology of…

The questions whether the Sun shrinks with the solar activity and what causes this have been a subject of debate. Helioseismology provides means to measure with high precision the radial displacement of subsurface layers, co-called "seismic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-25 Alexander Kosovichev , Jean-Pierre Rozelot

We investigate spatio-temporal evolution of high-degree acoustic mode frequencies of the Sun and the surface magnetic activity, over the course of multiple solar cycles, to improve our understanding of the connection between the solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-20 Mackenzie A. Baird , Sushanta C. Tripathy , Kiran Jain

The cosmic-ray Sun shadow, which is caused by high-energy charged cosmic rays being blocked and deflected by the Sun and its magnetic field, has been observed by various experiments, such as Argo-YBJ, HAWC, Tibet, and IceCube. Most notably,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-11-03 Julia Becker Tjus , Paolo Desiati , Niklas Döpper , Horst Fichtner , Jens Kleimann , Mike Kroll , Frederik Tenholt

Absorption in the stellar Lyman-$\alpha$ (Ly-$\alpha$) line observed during the transit of the extrasolar planet HD 209458b reveals high velocity atomic hydrogen at great distances from the planet. This has been interpreted as hydrogen…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-02-21 M. Holmström , A. Ekenbäck , F. Selsis , T. Penz , H. Lammer , P. Wurz

The observed properties of the Lyman-$\alpha$ (Ly$\alpha$) emission line are a powerful probe of neutral gas in and around galaxies. We present spatially resolved Ly$\alpha$ spectroscopy with VLT/MUSE targeting VR7, a UV-luminous galaxy at…

To better understand the influence of the activity cycle on the solar atmosphere, we report the time variation of the radius observed at 37 GHz ($\lambda$=8.1 mm) obtained by the Mets\"ahovi Radio Observatory (MRO) through Solar Cycles 22…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-12-17 Caius L. Selhorst , Juha Kallunki , C. G. Giménez de Castro , Adriana Valio , Joaquim E. R. Costa

Accurately measuring and modeling the Lyman-$\alpha$ (Ly$\alpha$; $\lambda$1215.67 \AA) emission line from low mass stars is vital for our ability to build predictive high energy stellar spectra, yet interstellar medium (ISM) absorption of…

Polarimetric radio observations of the Sun can provide rich information about emission mechanisms and the propagation medium. For the past five decades, solar polarimetric studies at low radio frequencies have almost always assumed the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-05 Soham Dey , Devojyoti Kansabanik , Divya Oberoi , Surajit Mondal

We present evidence supporting wave reflection in the lower solar chromosphere based on helioseismic analysis of multi-height Doppler data. This evidence is derived through a wave propagation model that incorporates both upward- and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-29 Varun Chaturmutha , Bernhard Fleck , Stuart Jefferies

Thanks to space-borne experiments such as the AMS-02 and PAMELA missions in low-Earth orbit, along with the Voyager spacecrafts in the interstellar space, a large collection of multi-channel and time-resolved Galactic cosmic ray (GCR) data…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-06 Bruna Bertucci , Emanuele Fiandrini , Behrouz Khiali , Nicola Tomassetti

We compare $237$ Lyman-$\alpha$ (Ly$\alpha$) spectra of the "MUSE-Wide survey" (Herenz et al. 2017) to a suite of radiative transfer simulations consisting of a central luminous source within a concentric, moving shell of neutral gas, and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-12-20 Max Gronke

We present new Hubble Space Telescope Cosmic Origins Spectrograph far-ultraviolet (far-UV) spectroscopy and Keck Echellete optical spectroscopy of 11 ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs), a rare population of local galaxies experiencing…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 Crystal L. Martin , Mark Dijkstra , Alaina Henry , Kurt T. Soto , Charles W. Danforth , Joseph Wong

Solar and heliospheric parameters can depict notable differences between the northern and southern hemisphere. Although hemispheric asymmetries of some heliospheric parameters vary systematically with Hale cycle, this is not common for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-21 Kalevi Mursula

Solar flares involve impulsive energy release, which results in enhanced radiation over a broad spectral range and a wide range of heights. In particular, line emission from the chromosphere can provide critical diagnostics of plasma…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Fatima Rubio da Costa , Lucia Kleint , Vahé Petrosian , Alberto Sainz Dalda , Wei Liu

The Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha Spectro-Polarimeter (CLASP) is a suborbital rocket experiment that on 3rd September 2015 measured the linear polarization produced by scattering processes in the hydrogen Ly-$\alpha$ line of the solar disk…

We present the results of the observations of the Ly\alpha\ line profiles of 91 emission-line galaxies at z=3.1 with the spectral resolution of \lambda/\delta\lambda (FWHM) = 1700, or 180 km/s. A significant fraction, ~50% of the observed…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 T. Yamada , Y. Matsuda , K. Kousai , T. Hayashino , N. Morimoto , M. Umemura