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Selected astro-ph abstracts for Tuesday 2008 October 14
- An Improved Method for Using MgII to Estimate Black Hole Masses in Active Galactic Nuclei.
Christopher A. Onken (1,2), Juna A. Kollmeier (3) ((1) Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, (2) Australian National University, (3) Carnegie Observatories)
arXiv:0810.1950v1
- Core-Collapse Astrophysics with a Five-Megaton Neutrino Detector.
Matthew D. Kistler, Hasan Yuksel (Ohio State), Shin'ichiro Ando (Caltech), John F. Beacom (Ohio State), Yoichiro Suzuki (Tokyo)
arXiv:0810.1959v1
- Black Holes in Pseudobulges and Spheroidals: A Change in the Black Hole-Bulge Scaling Relations at Low Mass.
Jenny E. Greene (Princeton), Luis C. Ho (Carnegie), Aaron J. Barth (UC Irvine)
arXiv:0810.1972v1
- Supermassive black holes, star formation and downsizing of elliptical galaxies.
A. Pipino (Oxford/USC), J. Silk (Oxford), F.Matteucci (Trieste)
arXiv:0810.2045v1
- The Effect of Lunar-like Satellites on the Orbital Infrared Light Curves of Earth-analog Planets.
Nicholas A. Moskovitz (1), Eric Gaidos (2), Darren Williams (3) ((1) Institute for Astronomy, Univ. of Hawaii, (2) Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univ. of Hawaii, (3) Penn State Erie, The Behrend College)
arXiv:0810.2069v1
- High-Resolution Rotation Curves and Galaxy Mass Models from THINGS.
W.J.G. de Blok (1), F. Walter (2), E. Brinks (3), C. Trachternach (4), S-H. Oh (5), R.C. Kennicutt Jr. (6) ((1) University of Cape Town; (2) MPIfA, Heidelberg; (3) University of Hertfordshire; (4) Ruhr-University Bochum; (5) RSAA, Mt Stromlo; (6) University of Cambridge)
arXiv:0810.2100v2
- Detection of the ultra-high z short GRB 080913 and its implications on progenitors and energy extraction mechanisms.
D. Perez-Ramirez, A. de Ugarte Postigo, J. Gorosabel, M. A. Aloy, M. A. Guerrero, J. P. Osborne, K. L. Page, R. S. Warwick, I. Horvath, P. Veres, M. Jelinek, P. Kubanek, S. Guziy, M. Bremer, J. M. Winters, A. J. Castro-Tirado
arXiv:0810.2107v1
- Dynamical Centers and Non-Circular Motions in THINGS Galaxies: Implications for Dark Matter Halos.
C. Trachternach, W. J. G. de Blok, F. Walter, E. Brinks, R. C. Kennicutt Jr
arXiv:0810.2116v1
- High-resolution dark matter density profiles of THINGS dwarf galaxies: Correcting for non-circular motions.
Se-Heon Oh, W.J.G. de Blok, Fabian Walter, Elias Brinks, Robert C. Kennicutt Jr
arXiv:0810.2119v1
- THINGS: The HI Nearby Galaxy Survey.
F. Walter, E. Brinks, W.J.G. de Blok, F. Bigiel, R.C. Kennicutt, Jr., M.D. Thornley, A.K. Leroy
arXiv:0810.2125v1
- Eddington ratios of faint AGN at intermediate redshift: Evidence for a population of half-starved black holes.
I. Gavignaud, L. Wisotzki, A. Bongiorno, S. Paltani, G. Zamorani, P. Møller, V. Le Brun, B. Husemann, F. Lamareille, M. Schramm, O. Le Fèvre, D. Bottini, B. Garilli, D. Maccagni, R. Scaramella, M. Scodeggio, L. Tresse, G. Vettolani, A. Zanichelli, C. Adami, M. Arnaboldi, S. Arnouts, S. Bardelli, M. Bolzonella, A. Cappi, S. Charlot, P. Ciliegi, T. Contini, S. Foucaud, P. Franzetti, L. Guzzo, O. Ilbert, A. Iovino, H.J. McCracken, B. Marano, C. Marinoni, A. Mazure, B. Meneux, R. Merighi, R. Pellò, A. Pollo, L. Pozzetti, M. Radovich, E. Zucca, M. Bondi, G. Busarello, O. Cucciati, S. de la Torre, L. Gregorini, Y. Mellier, P. Merluzzi, V. Ripepi, D. Rizzo, D. Vergani
arXiv:0810.2172v1
- A parsec scale X-ray extended structure from the X-ray binary Circinus X-1.
P. Soleri (1), S. Heinz (2), R. Fender (3), R. Wijnands (1), V. Tudose (1), D. Altamirano (1), P.G. Jonker (4,5), M. van der Klis (1), L. Kuiper (4), C. Kaiser (3), P. Casella (1) ((1) Amsterdam, (2) UW-Madison, (3) Southampton, (4) SRON, (5) CfA)
arXiv:0810.2202v1
- On the possible observational manifestation of supernova shock impact on the neutron star magnetosphere.
A.E. Egorov, K.A. Postnov (Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow)
arXiv:0810.2219v1
- Transit Timing Effects due to an Exomoon.
David M. Kipping
arXiv:0810.2243v1
- Microlensing of close binary stars.
Nicholas J. Rattenbury
arXiv:0810.2265v1
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