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Semi-regular variables (SRVs) though closely related to Mira variables, are a less studied class of AGB stars. While asymmetry in the brightness distribution of many Mira variables is fairly well known, it is detected only in a few SRVs.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Tapas Baug , T. Chandrasekhar , Shashikiran Ganesh

We present Halpha spectropolarimetry observations of a sample of 23 Herbig Ae/Be stars. A change in the linear polarisation across Halpha is detected in a large fraction of the objects, which indicates that the regions around Herbig stars…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Jorick S. Vink , Janet E. Drew , Tim J. Harries , Rene D. Oudmaijer

The abundance and distribution of metal in asteroid surfaces can be constrained from thermal emission measurements at radio wavelengths, informing our understanding of planetesimal differentiation processes. We observed the M-type asteroid…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-20 Katherine de Kleer , Saverio Cambioni , Bryan Butler , Michael Shepard

We conducted an optical and near-infrared polarimetric observation of the highly dormant Jupiter-Family Comet, 209P/LINEAR. Because of its low activity, we were able to determine the linear polarization degrees of the coma dust particles…

The near-Earth objects with low-Jovian Tisserand invariant ($T_J$) represent about 9 per cent of the known objects orbiting in the near-Earth space, being subject of numerous planetary encounters and large temperature variations. We aim to…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-28 N. G. Simion , M. Popescu , J. Licandro , O. Vaduvescu , J. de Leon , R. M. Gherase

The number of binary asteroids in the near-Earth region might be significantly higher than expected. While Bottke and Melosh (1996) suggested that about 15% of the NEAs are binaries, as indicated from the frequency of double craters, and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 David Polishook , Noah Brosch

Our previous model (NEOMOD2) for the orbital and absolute magnitude distribution of Near Earth Objects (NEOs) was calibrated on the Catalina Sky Survey observations between 2013 and 2022. Here we extend NEOMOD2 to include visible albedo…

Deep observations of 6cm polarized radio continuum emission of 8 Virgo spiral galaxies are presented. All galaxies show strongly asymmetric distributions of polarized intensity with elongated ridges located in the outer galactic disk. Such…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 B. Vollmer , M. Soida , R. Beck , M. Urbanik , K. Chyzy , K. Otmianowska-Mazur , J. Kenney , J. van Gorkom

We present polarimetric observations of 7 pre-main-sequence (PMS) spectroscopic binaries located in the rho Oph and Upper Sco star forming regions (SFRs). The average observed polarizations at 7660A are between 0.5% and 3.5%. After…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 N. Manset , P. Bastien

A consensus has been reached in recent years that binarity plays an important role in the formation and evolution of a significant fraction of planetary nebulae (PNe). Utilizing the archived photometric data from the Zwicky Transient…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-13 Pinjian Chen , Xuan Fang , Xiaodian Chen , Jifeng Liu

Near Earth Objects (NEOs) are small Solar System bodies whose orbits bring them close to the Earth's orbit. We are carrying out a Warm Spitzer Cycle 11 Exploration Science program entitled NEOSurvey --- a fast and efficient flux-limited…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-07 David E. Trilling , Michael Mommert , Joseph Hora , Steve Chesley , Joshua Emery , Giovanni Fazio , Alan Harris , Michael Mueller , Howard Smith

The 3.1 micron absorption feature of water-ice has been observed spectroscopically in many molecular clouds and, when it has been observed spectropolarimetrically, usually a corre- sponding polarization feature is seen. Typically on these…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 D. K. Aitken , J. H. Hough , A. Chrysostomou

Planar chiral structures possess a two dimensional handedness that is associated with broken mirror symmetry. Such motifs span vast length scales; examples include certain pinwheel molecules, nautilus shells, cyclone wind patterns and…

We report the results of a diffraction-limited, photometric variability study of the central 5"x5" of the Galaxy conducted over the past 10 years using speckle imaging techniques on the W. M. Keck I 10 m telescope. Within our limiting…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 M. Rafelski , A. M. Ghez , S. D. Hornstein , J. R. Lu , M. Morris

We present simultaneous UBV polarimetric and photometric observations of the pre-main-sequence binary AK Sco, obtained over 12 nights, slightly less than the orbital period of 13.6 days. The polarization is a sum of interstellar and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 N. Manset , P. Bastien , C. Bertout

Some massive stars possess strong magnetic fields that confine plasma in the circumstellar environment. These \textit{magnetospheres} have been studied spectroscopically, photometrically and, more recently, interferometrically. Here we…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Alex C. Carciofi , Daniel M. Faes , Richard H. D. Townsend , Jon E Bjorkman

We present the results from the first large (>100 source) 3.5 mm polarimetric survey of radio loud active galactic nuclei (AGN). The I, Q, U, and V Stokes parameter observations were performed with the XPOL polarimeter at the IRAM 30m…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 I. Agudo , C. Thum , H. Wiesemeyer , T. P. Krichbaum

We have obtained 24 {\mu}m imaging, profiles and fluxes for 224 planetary nebulae (PNe) lying within the limits of the Spitzer MIPSGAL survey. It is noted that most of the PNe having extended 24 {\mu}m emission also possess circular…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2010-09-27 J. P. Phillips , R. A. Marquez-Lugo

Full polarization measurements of 1665 and 1667-MHz OH masers at 261 sites of massive star formation have been made with the Parkes radio telescope. Here we present the resulting spectra for 157 southern sources, complementing our…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-02-13 J. L. Caswell , J. A. Green , C. J. Phillips

Polarized neutrons are a powerful probe to investigate magnetism in condensed matter on length scales from single atomic distances to micrometers. With the ongoing advancement of neutron optics, that allow to transport beams with increased…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-08-02 Jochen Stahn , Artur Glavic