Two bright submillimeter galaxies in a z=4.05 proto-cluster in GOODS-North, and accurate radio-infrared photometric redshiftsWe present the serendipitous discovery of z=4.05 molecular gas CO emission lines with the IRAM Plateau de Bure interferometer coincident with GN20 and GN20.2, two luminous submillimeter galaxies…E. Daddi, H. Dannerbauer, D. Stern et al.·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
Efficient diagrammatic computation method for higher order correlation functions of local type primordial curvature perturbationsWe present a new efficient method for computing the non-linearity parameters of the higher order correlation functions of local type curvature perturbations in inflation models having a $…Shuichiro Yokoyama, Teruaki Suyama, Takahiro Tanaka·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
Evidence against correlations between nuclear decay rates and Earth-Sun distanceWe have reexamined our previously published data to search for evidence of correlations between the rates for the alpha, beta-minus, beta-plus, and electron-capture decays of 22Na, 44Ti, 108Agm,…Eric B. Norman, Edgardo Browne, Howard A. Shugart et al.·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
High Energy Sources Observed with OMCThe INTEGRAL Optical Monitoring Camera, OMC, has detected many high energy sources. We have obtained V-band fluxes and light curves for their counterparts. In the cases of previously unknown…D. Risquez, A. Domingo, J. M. Mas-Hesse et al.·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
Observations of V592 Cas - An Outflow at Optical WavelengthsWe present new red optical spectra of V592 Cas aimed at exploring the properties of the outflow of this system in a spectral region where the underlying white dwarf and the accretion disk do not…S. Kafka, D. W. Hoard, R. K. Honeycutt et al.·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
An optimized Hβindex for disentangling stellar population agesWe have defined a new Hβabsorption index definition, Hβo, which has been optimized as an age indicator for old and intermediate age stellar populations. Rather than using stellar spectra, we…J. L. Cervantes, A. Vazdekis·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
The Spatial Evolution of Stellar Structures in the LMCWe present an analysis of the spatial distribution of various stellar populations within the Large Magellanic Cloud. We combine mid-infrared selected young stellar objects, optically selected samples…Nate Bastian, Mark Gieles, Barbara Ercolano et al.·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
DDO spectroscopic survey of MOST variable starsA spectroscopic support survey of 103 objects observed by the MOST satellite is presented; 96 are variable stars with 83 of them being new MOST variable-star detections or stars with variability…Theodor Pribulla, Slavek M. Rucinski, Rainer Kuschnig et al.·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
The timescale for giant planet formation : constraints from the rotational evolution of exoplanet host starsThe timescale over which planets may form in the circumstellar disks of young stars is one of the main issues of current planetary formation models. We present here new constraints on planet…Jerome Bouvier·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
Spectral energy distribution modelling of Southern candidate massive protostars using the Bayesian inference methodConcatenating data from the millimetre regime to the infrared, we have performed spectral energy distribution modelling for 227 of the 405 millimetre continuum sources of Hill et al. (2005) which are…T. Hill, C. Pinte, V. Minier et al.·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
Microsecond Time Resolution Optical Photometry using a H.E.S.S. Cherenkov TelescopeWe have constructed an optical photometer with microsecond time resolution, which is currently being operated on one of the H.E.S.S. telescopes. H.E.S.S. is an array of four Cherenkov telescopes,…C. Deil, W. Domainko, G. Hermann·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
The Quijote CMB ExperimentWe present the current status of the QUIJOTE (Q-U-I JOint TEnerife) CMB Experiment, a new instrument which will start operations early 2009 at Teide Observatory, with the aim of characterizing the…J. A. Rubino-Martin, R. Rebolo, M. Tucci et al.·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
GeV Emission from neutron-rich internal shocks of some long Gamma-ray BurstsIn the neutron-rich internal shocks model for gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the Lorentz factors (LFs) of ion shells are variable, and so are the LFs of accompanying neutron shells. For slow neutron shells…Rongrong Xue, Yizhong Fan, Daming Wei·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
Far-infrared spectra of hydrous silicates at low temperatures - Providing laboratory data for Herschel and ALMAHydrous silicates occur in various cosmic environments, and are among the minerals with the most pronounced bands in the far infrared (FIR) spectral region. Given that Herschel and ALMA will open up…H. Mutschke, S. Zeidler, Th. Posch et al.·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
X-Ray Spectroscopy of the Classical Nova V458 Vulpeculae with SuzakuWe conducted a target of opportunity X-ray observation of the classical nova V458 Vulpeculae 88 days after the explosion using the Suzaku satellite. With a 20 ks exposure, the X-ray Imaging…Masahiro Tsujimoto, Dai Takei, Jeremy J. Drake et al.·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
Element enhancements along the entire AGB phaseThe results of a study of the AGB phase of stellar evolution are presented. Abundances have been determined for Fe, C, O, the light s-process elements, Y and Zr, the heavy s-process elements, La and…E. C. Wylie-de Boer, P. L. Cottrell·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
Star Formation in the MultiverseWe develop a simple semi-analytic model of the star formation rate (SFR) as a function of time. We estimate the SFR for a wide range of values of the cosmological constant, spatial curvature, and…Raphael Bousso, Stefan Leichenauer·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
Kinematic modeling of disk galaxies III. The warped "Spindle" NGC 2685This is the third of a series of papers in which the structure and kinematics of disk galaxies is studied. Employing direct tilted-ring fits to the data cube as introduced in Paper I, we perform an…G. I. G. Jozsa, T. A. Oosterloo, R. Morganti et al.·Oct 17, 2008SaveLearn
The rise and fall of top-down models as main UHECR sourcesThe motivation and the current status of top-down models as sources of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays (UHECR) are reviewed. Stimulated by the AGASA excess, they were proposed as the main source of…M. Kachelriess·Oct 16, 2008SaveLearn
Cosmological Inflation: Theory and ObservationsIn this article we review the theory of cosmological inflation with a particular focus on the beautiful connection it provides between the physics of the very small and observations of the very…Daniel Baumann, Hiranya V. Peiris·Oct 16, 2008SaveLearn
Super-horizon cosmic string correlationsWhen gauged cosmic strings form in a symmetry-breaking phase transition, the gauge field configuration at the time becomes imprinted in the spatial string distribution by the flux trapping mechanism.…Arttu Rajantie·Oct 16, 2008SaveLearn
The Sizes of Early-type GalaxiesIn this letter we present a study of the size luminosity relation of 475 early-type galaxies in the Virgo Cluster with Sloan Digital Sky Survey imaging data. The analysis of our homogeneous,…Joachim Janz, Thorsten Lisker·Oct 16, 2008SaveLearn
TeV Gamma Rays from Geminga and the Origin of the GeV Positron ExcessThe Geminga pulsar has long been one of the most intriguing MeV-GeV gamma-ray point sources. We examine the implications of the recent Milagro detection of extended, multi-TeV gamma-ray emission from…Hasan Yuksel, Matthew D. Kistler, Todor Stanev·Oct 16, 2008SaveLearn
Estimating the Redshift Distribution of Photometric Galaxy Samples II. Applications and Tests of a New MethodIn Lima et al. 2008 we presented a new method for estimating the redshift distribution, N(z), of a photometric galaxy sample, using photometric observables and weighted sampling from a spectroscopic…Carlos E. Cunha, Marcos Lima, Hiroaki Oyaizu et al.·Oct 16, 2008SaveLearn
Propagation and Source Energy Spectra of Cosmic-Ray Nuclei at High EnergiesThis paper has not yet been accepted for publicationM. Ave, P. J. Boyle, C. Hoeppner et al.·Oct 16, 2008SaveLearn