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Dartmouth College

2016

Kinematics and dynamics

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Determination Of Interstellar O Parameters Using The First Two Years Of Data From The Interstellar Boundary Explorer, N. A. Schwadron, E. Möbius, D. J. Mccomas, P. Bochsler, M. Bzowski, S. A. Fuselier, G. Livadiotis, P. Frisch, H. R. Müller, D. Heirtzler, H. Kucharek, M. A. Lee Sep 2016

Determination Of Interstellar O Parameters Using The First Two Years Of Data From The Interstellar Boundary Explorer, N. A. Schwadron, E. Möbius, D. J. Mccomas, P. Bochsler, M. Bzowski, S. A. Fuselier, G. Livadiotis, P. Frisch, H. R. Müller, D. Heirtzler, H. Kucharek, M. A. Lee

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The direct measurements of interstellar matter by the Interstellar Boundary Explorer ( IBEX ) mission have opened a new and important chapter in our study of the interactions that control the boundaries of our heliosphere. Here we derive for the quantitative information about interstellar O flow parameters from IBEX low-energy neutral atom data for the first time. Specifically, we derive a relatively narrow four-dimensional parameter tube along which interstellar O flow parameters must lie. Along the parameter tube, we find a large uncertainty in interstellar O flow longitude, 76°.0 ± 3°.4 from χ 2 analysis and 76°.5 ± 6°.2 from …


The Supermassive Black Hole And Double Nucleus Of The Core Elliptical Ngc 5419, Ximena Mazzalay, Jens Thomas, Roberto P. Saglia, Gary A. Wegner Jul 2016

The Supermassive Black Hole And Double Nucleus Of The Core Elliptical Ngc 5419, Ximena Mazzalay, Jens Thomas, Roberto P. Saglia, Gary A. Wegner

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We obtained adaptive-optics assisted SINFONI observations of the central regions of the giant elliptical galaxy NGC5419 with a spatial resolution of 0.2 arcsec (≈55 pc). NGC5419 has a large depleted stellar core with a radius of 1.58 arcsec (430 pc). HST and SINFONI images show a point source located at the galaxy's photocentre, which is likely associated with the low-luminosity AGN previously detected in NGC5419. Both the HST and SINFONI images also show a second nucleus, off-centred by 0.25 arcsec (≈70 pc). Outside of the central double nucleus, we measure an almost constant velocity dispersion of σ∼350 km/s. In the …