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Spatially Resolved BPT Mapping of Nearby Seyfert 2 Galaxies

We present spatially resolved Baldwin-Phillips-Terlevich (BPT) mapping of the extended narrow-line regions (ENLRs) of seven nearby Seyfert 2 galaxies, using Hubble Space Telescope narrowband filter imaging. We construct the BPT diagrams using ≤0"1 resolution emission line images of [O III] λ5007, Hα, [S II] λλ6717, 6731, and Hβ. By mapping these diagnostic lines according to the BPT classification, we dissect the ENLR into Seyfert, low-ionization nuclear emission-line (LINER), and star-forming regions. The nucleus and ionization cones are dominated by Seyfert-type emission, which can be interpreted as predominantly photoionization by the active galactic nucleus (AGN). The Seyfert nucleus and ionization cones transition to and are surrounded by a LINER cocoon, extending up to ∼250 pc in thickness. The ubiquity of the LINER cocoon in Seyfert 2 galaxies suggests that the circumnuclear regions are not necessarily Seyfert-type, and LINER activity plays an important role in Seyfert 2 galaxies. We demonstrate that spatially resolved diagnostics are crucial to understanding the excitation mechanisms in different regions and the AGN-host galaxy interactions.

Keywords: seyfert galaxies; active galactic nuclei; liner galaxies; emission line galaxies
WISPR Imaging of a Pristine CME

The Wide-field Imager for Solar Probe (WISPR) on board the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) observed a coronal mass ejection (CME) on 2018 November 1, the first day of the initial PSP encounter. The speed of the CME, approximately 200-300 km s-1 in the WISPR field of view, is typical of slow, streamer blowout CMEs. This event was also observed by the Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph Experiment (LASCO) coronagraphs. WISPR and LASCO view remarkably similar structures that enable useful cross-comparison between the two data sets as well as stereoscopic imaging of the CME. An analysis is extended to lower heights by linking the white-light observations to extreme ultraviolet (EUV) data from the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly, which reveal a structure that erupts more than a full day earlier before the CME finally gathers enough velocity to propagate outward. This EUV feature appears as a brightness enhancement in cooler temperatures, such as 171 Å, but as a cavity in nominal coronal temperatures, such as 193 Å. By comparing this circular, dark feature in 193 Å to the dark, white-light cavity at the center of the eruption in WISPR and LASCO, this is one coherent structure is seen to exist prior to the eruption in the low corona before entering the heliosphere and likely corresponds to the core of the magnetic flux rope. It is also believed that the relative weakness of the event contributed to the clarity of the flux rope in WISPR, as the CME did not experience impulsive forces or strong interaction with external structures that can lead to more complex structural evolution.

Keywords: the sun; heliosphere; solar coronal mass ejections; solar corona; solar prominences
Radial Evolution of Thermal and Suprathermal Electron Populations in the Slow Solar Wind from 0.13 to 0.5 au: Parker Solar Probe Observations

We develop and apply a bespoke fitting routine to a large volume of solar wind electron distribution data measured by Parker Solar Probe over its first five orbits, covering radial distances from 0.13 to 0.5 au. We characterize the radial evolution of the electron core, halo, and strahl populations in the slow solar wind during these orbits. The fractional densities of these three electron populations provide evidence for the growth of the combined suprathermal halo and strahl populations from 0.13 to 0.17 au. Moreover, the growth in the halo population is not matched by a decrease in the strahl population at these distances, as has been reported for previous observations at distances greater than 0.3 au. We also find that the halo is negligible at small heliocentric distances. The fractional strahl density remains relatively constant at ~1% below 0.2 au, suggesting that the rise in the relative halo density is not solely due to the transfer of strahl electrons into the halo.

Keywords: the sun; heliosphere; plasma physics; solar wind
A Parkes "Murriyang" Search for Pulsars and Fast Transients in the Large Magellanic Cloud

We report on the latest results of a Parkes multibeam survey for pulsars and dispersed radio bursts in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). We conducted both periodicity and single-pulse searches at a much larger range of trial dispersion measures (DMs) than previously searched. We detected 229 single pulses with signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) > 7 that were classified by the deep-learning network FETCH as being real (with >90% likelihood), of which nine were from the known giant-pulse-emitting pulsar PSR B0540-69. Two possibly repeating sources were detected with DMs suggesting that they lie within the LMC, but these require confirmation. Only three of the 220 unknown pulses had S/N > 8, and the DM distribution for these detected pulses follows an exponential falloff with increasing DM and does not show any excess of signals at DM values expected for the LMC. These features suggest that the detected pulses are not likely to be real, although they are visually compelling. We also report the discovery of a new pulsar (PSR J0556-67) in our periodicity search. This pulsar has a spin period of 791 ms, a DM of 71 cm-3 pc, an estimated 1400 MHz flux density of ~0.12 mJy, and shows no evidence of binary motion. Future observations may be able to confirm whether any of the weak but promising candidates in our single-pulse and periodicity searches, including our two possible repeaters, are real or not.

Keywords: large magellanic cloud; radio pulsars; radio transient sources
Statistical Analysis of Long GRBs' Prompt Emission and X-Ray Flares: Multivariate Clustering and Correlations

The extensive observations done by the X-ray Telescope on board Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have revealed the presence of late-time flares concurrent with the decaying afterglow emission. However, the origins of these flares are elusive. In this work, we make use of the large database of Swift observations (2005-2020) of long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) to conduct a systematic statistical study between the prompt gamma-ray emission and X-ray flares by characterizing their temporal and spectral properties of duration, quiescent period, peak flux, fluence, minimum variability timescale, and spectral power-law index. The multidimensional database of parameters thereby generated was investigated by principal component analysis, which revealed there is no evident correlation between the different parameters of the prompt emission and X-ray flares. Furthermore, the correlation studies revealed that while there is a trend of positive correlation between the minimum variability timescale of the flare and its duration, and of strong negative correlation with its peak flux, there are no such correlations observed in the prompt emission. Similarly, we find a positive correlation between the quiescent period and the flare duration, and a negative correlation with the flare peak flux, while no such correlations are observed for the prompt emission of the GRBs. Finally, among the X-ray flares, we find two dominant classes, whose variations are driven by the minimum variability timescale, peak flux, and fluence of the flares. A catalog of these different parameters characterizing the prompt and flare emissions is presented.

Keywords: gamma-ray bursts; multivariate analysis; astrostatistics; catalogs
The Semiforbidden C III] λ1909 Emission in the Rest-ultraviolet Spectra of Green Pea Galaxies

We used the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) to observe the semiforbidden C III] λλ1907, 1909 doublet emission in green pea galaxies at 0.13 ≤ z ≤ 0.3. We detect C III] emission in 7/10 galaxies with C III] equivalent widths (EWs) that range from 2 to 10 Å, confirming that C III] emission is almost ubiquitous in low-mass, low-metallicity (12+log(O/H) < 8.4) galaxies that are characterized by strong optical [O III] λ5007 emission. The composite UV spectrum shows evidence for the He II λ1640 emission line and interstellar absorption features (e.g., C IV λλ1548, 1550, Al III λλ1854, 1862). We do not detect the O III] λλ1661, 1666 emission with >3σ significance. The observed C III] emission line strengths are consistent with the predictions from photoionization models that incorporate the effects of binary stellar evolution with young stellar ages ≤3-5 Myr and high ionization parameters (log U > -2). The hard ionizing radiation from young massive stars and high nebular temperatures at low metallicities can account for the observed high EWs of C III] λ1909 and [O III] λ5007 emission lines. Some of the star-forming galaxies at high redshift and local blue compact dwarf galaxies show offsets from the EW(C III]) versus EW([O III]) model grids, indicating an additional contribution to the continuum emission from composite stellar populations or different C/O abundances, nebular temperatures, and electron densities than assumed in the photoionization models. The green pea galaxies do not show a significant correlation between the Lyα and C III] EWs, and the observed scatter is likely due to the variations in the optical depth of Lyα to the neutral gas. Green pea galaxies are likely to be density-bounded, and we examined the dependence of C III] emission on the Lyman continuum optical depth. The potential LyC leaker galaxies in our sample have high C III] EWs that can only be reproduced by starburst ages as young as <3 Myr and harder ionizing spectra than the nonleakers. Among the galaxies with similar metallicities and ionization parameters, the C III] EW appears to be stronger for those with higher optical depth to LyC, as expected from the photoionization models. There are various factors that affect the C III] emission line strengths, and further investigation of a larger sample of C III] emitters is necessary to calibrate the dependence of C III] emission on the escape of LyC radiation and enable application of the C III] diagnostics to galaxies in the reionization epoch.

Keywords: starburst galaxies; high-redshift galaxies; emission line galaxies; h ii regions; spectroscopy
A Study of the Spectral Properties of Two Gamma-Ray Bursts with the Main Bursts and Postbursts

The jet composition in gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) is still an unsolved issue. We try to provide some clues to the issue by analyzing the spectral properties of GRB 160509A and GRB 130427A with a main burst and a postburst. We first perform Bayesian time-resolved spectral analysis and compare the spectral components and spectral properties of the main bursts and postbursts of the two bursts and find that both bursts have the thermal components, and the thermal components are mainly found in the main bursts, while the postbursts are mainly dominated by the nonthermal components. We also find that the low-energy spectral indices of some time bins in the main bursts of these two GRBs exceed the so-called synchronous dead line, and in the postburst, only GRB 160509A has four time bins exceeding the dead line, while none of GRB 130427A exceed the dead line. We then constrain the outflow properties of both bursts and find that the main bursts is consistent with the typical properties of photosphere radiation. Therefore, our results support the transition of the GRB jet component from the fireball to the Poynting-flux-dominated jet. Finally, after analyzing the correlation and parameter evolution of the spectral parameters of the two bursts, we find that the correlations of the spectral parameters have different behaviors in the main bursts and postbursts. The parameter evolution trends of the main bursts and postbursts also show consistent and inconsistent behavior; therefore, we currently cannot determine whether the main bursts and postbursts come from the same origin.

Keywords: gamma-ray bursts
CGOLS V: Disk-wide Stellar Feedback and Observational Implications of the Cholla Galactic Wind Model

We present the fifth simulation in the Cholla Galactic OutfLow Simulation (CGOLS) project—a set of isolated starburst galaxy simulations modeled over large scales (10 kpc) at uniformly high resolution (Δx ≈ 5 pc). Supernova feedback in this simulation is implemented as a disk-wide distribution of clusters, and we assess the impact of this geometry on several features of the resulting outflow, including the radial profiles of various phases; mass, momentum, and energy outflow rates; covering fraction of cool gas; mock absorption-line spectra; and X-ray surface brightness. In general, we find that the outflow generated by this model is cooler, slower, and contains more mass in the cool phase than a more centrally concentrated outflow driven by a similar number of supernovae. In addition, the energy loading factors in the hot phase are an order of magnitude lower, indicating much larger losses due to radiative cooling in the outflow. However, coupling between the hot and cool phases is more efficient than in the nuclear burst case, with almost 50% of the total outflowing energy flux carried by the cool phase at a radial distance of 5 kpc. These physical differences have corresponding signatures in observable quantities: the covering fraction of cool gas is much larger, and there is greater evidence of absorption in low and intermediate ionization energy lines. Taken together, our simulations indicate that centrally concentrated starbursts are more effective at driving hot, low-density outflows that will expand far into the halo, while galaxy-wide bursts may be more effective at removing cool gas from the disk.

Keywords: galaxy evolution; starburst galaxies; hydrodynamical simulations; galactic winds; galaxy winds; gpu computing
Constraints on the Gamma-Ray Emission from Small Solar System Bodies with the Fermi Large Area Telescope Data

All known small solar system bodies have diameters between a few meters and a few thousands of kilometers. Based on the collisional evolution of solar system bodies, a larger number of asteroids with diameters down to ~2 m is thought to exist. As all solar system bodies, small bodies can be passive sources of high-energy gamma-rays, produced by the interaction of energetic cosmic rays impinging on their surfaces. Since the majority of known asteroids are in orbits between Mars and Jupiter (in a region known as the Main Belt), we expect them to produce a diffuse emission close to the ecliptic plane. In this work, we have studied the gamma-ray emission coming from the ecliptic using the data collected by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard the Fermi satellite. We have fit the results with simulations of the gamma-ray intensity at the source level (calculated with the software FLUKA) to constrain the small solar system bodies population. Finally, we have proposed a model describing the distribution of asteroid sizes and we have used the LAT data to constrain the gamma-ray emission expected from this model and, in turn, on the model itself.

Keywords: asteroids; gamma-rays; cosmic rays
Inferring the Morphology of Stellar Distribution in TNG50: Twisted and Twisted-stretched Shapes

We investigate the morphology of the stellar distribution (SD) in a sample of Milky Way-like galaxies in the TNG50 simulation. Using a local in shell iterative method as the main approach, we explicitly show evidence of twisting (in about 52% of halos) and stretching (in 48% of them) in real space. This is matched with the reorientation observed in the eigenvectors of the inertia tensor and gives us a clear picture of having a reoriented SD. We make a comparison between the shape profile of the dark matter (DM) halo and SD and quite remarkably see that their radial profiles are fairly close, especially at small galactocentric radii, where the stellar disk is located. This implies that the DM halo is somewhat aligned with stars in response to the baryonic potential. The level of alignment mostly decreases away from the center. We study the impact of substructures in the orbital circularity parameter. It is demonstrated that in some cases, faraway substructures are counterrotating compared with the central stars and may flip the sign of total angular momentum and thus the orbital circularity parameter. Truncating them above 150 kpc, however, retains the disky structure of the galaxy as per initial selection. Including the impact of substructures in the shape of stars, we explicitly show that their contribution is subdominant. Overlaying our theoretical results on the observational constraints from previous literature, we establish fair agreement.

Keywords: galaxy classification systems; milky way stellar halo; hydrodynamical simulations
Theoretical Study of Electron Capture, Excitation, and Ionization Processes in H+‑H(2l) Collisions

The processes of single-electron charge exchange, excitation, and ionization during proton impact on H(2l) are investigated. We employ two different theoretical methods that are suitable for different collision energy regions: the full quantum-mechanical molecular orbital close-coupling method for energies from 0.001 to 1 keV u‑1 and the two-center atomic orbital close-coupling (TC-AOCC) method for energies between 0.3 and 100 keV u‑1. For charge exchange and excitation processes, the total and nl-resolved cross sections to the final reaction channels of H (nl, n = 1–4) have been obtained over a broad energy region. Moreover, the ionization cross sections in the TC-AOCC calculation are also reported for both H(2s) and H(2p) initial target states. The present results are all compared with those from other sources when available. It is found that the magnitude and energy behavior of nl-resolved excitation cross sections for H+–H(2p) collisions are significantly distinct from those of the H(2s) initial state in the entire energy range considered, particularly in the low-energy region. The energy behaviors of the nl-resolved charge exchange cross sections from the H(2p) initial state are similar to those from the H(2s) initial state, but their magnitudes are larger. The present accurate cross-section data are anticipated to provide insight into the research of astrophysics and controlled fusion plasmas.

Keywords: ionization; laboratory astrophysics
Transport of Cosmic-Ray Electrons from 1 au to the Sun

Gamma rays are produced by cosmic-ray (CR) protons interacting with the particles at the solar photosphere and by CR electrons and positrons (CRes) via inverse Compton scattering of solar photons. The former comes from the solar disk while the latter extends beyond the disk. Evaluation of these emissions requires the flux and spectrum of CRs in the vicinity of the Sun, while most observations provide flux and spectra near the Earth, at around 1 au from the Sun. Past estimates of the quiet Sun gamma-ray emission use phenomenological modulation procedures to estimate spectra near the Sun. We show that CRe transport in the inner heliosphere requires a kinetic approach and use a novel approximation to determine the variation of CRe flux and spectrum from 1 au to the Sun including the effects of (1) the structure of the large-scale magnetic field, (2) small scale turbulence in the solar wind from several in situ measurements, in particular, those by Parker Solar Probe that extend this information to 0.1 au, and (3) most importantly, energy losses due to synchrotron and inverse Compton processes. We present results on the flux and spectrum variation of CRes from 1 au to the Sun for several transport models. In forthcoming papers we will use these results for a more accurate estimate of quiet Sun inverse Compton gamma-ray spectra, and, for the first time, the spectra of extreme ultraviolet to hard X-ray photons produced by synchrotron emission. These can be compared with the quiet Sun gamma-ray observation by the Fermi and X-ray upper limits set by RHESSI.

Keywords: cosmic rays; solar wind; interplanetary turbulence
Reconstruction of a Scale-dependent Gravitational Phase Transition

In this work we extend our earlier phenomenological model for a gravitational phase transition and its generalization to early times by letting the modifications in the linearly perturbed Einstein equations be scale dependent. These modifications are characterized as deviations of the parameters μ(z, k) and γ(z, k) from their values in general relativity (GR). The scale-dependent amplitudes of modified μ(z, k) and γ(z, k) and the parameters defining the phase transition, along with the standard cosmological parameters, are measured by various data combinations. Out of the perturbation parameters, we construct gravity eigenmodes that represent patterns of perturbations best detectable by data. We detect no significant deviation from GR in these parameters. However, the larger parameter space produced due to the new degrees of freedom allows for the reconciliation of various data sets that are in tension in ΛCDM. In particular, we find H 0 = 71.9 ± 9.2 from anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background as measured by Planck (and various measurements of the baryonic acoustic oscillations, in agreement with local Hubble measurements). We also find that the σ 8 tension between the measurements of the Dark Energy Survey and Planck is reduced to less than 1σ.

Keywords: cosmology; general relativity; principal component analysis; cosmological constant
On the Development of Multidimensional Progenitor Models for Core-collapse Supernovae

Multidimensional hydrodynamic simulations of shell convection in massive stars suggest the development of aspherical perturbations that may be amplified during iron core collapse. These perturbations have a crucial and qualitative impact on the delayed neutrino-driven core-collapse supernova explosion mechanism by increasing the total stress behind the stalled shock. In this paper, we investigate the properties of a 15 ${M}_{\odot }$ model evolved in one, two, and three dimensions (3D) for the final ∼424 s before gravitational instability and iron core collapse using Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA) and the FLASH simulation framework. We find that just before collapse, our initially perturbed fully 3D model reaches angle-averaged convective velocity magnitudes of ≈240-260 km s-1 in the Si- and O-shell regions with a Mach number of ≈0.06. We find the bulk of the power in the O-shell resides at large scales, characterized by spherical harmonic orders (ℓ) of 2-4, while the Si-shell shows broad spectra on smaller scales of ${\ell }\approx 30\mbox{--}40$ . Both convective regions show an increase in power at ${\ell }=5$ near collapse. We show that the 1D MESA model agrees with the convective velocity profile and speeds of the Si-shell when compared to our highest resolution 3D model. However, in the O-shell region, we find that MESA predicts speeds approximately four times slower than all of our 3D models suggest. All eight of the multidimensional stellar models considered in this work are publicly available.

Keywords: stellar convective zones; hydrodynamics; core-collapse supernovae; stellar interiors
ASASSN-21co: A Detached Eclipsing Binary with an 11.9 yr Period

We use ASAS V-band and ASAS-SN g-band observations to model the long-period detached eclipsing binary ASASSN-21co. ASAS observations show an eclipse of depth V0.6 mag in 2009 April. ASAS-SN g-band observations from 2021 March show an eclipse of similar duration and depth, suggesting an orbital period of 11.9 yr. We combine the g-band observations with additional BVRI photometry taken during the eclipse to model the eclipse using PHOEBE. We find that the system is best described by two M giants with a ratio of secondary radius to primary radius of 0.61. Optical spectra taken during the eclipse are consistent with at least one component of the binary being an M giant, and we find no temporal changes in the spectral features. The eclipse itself is asymmetric, showing an increase in brightness near mid-eclipse, likely due to rotational variability that is too low amplitude to be observed out-of-eclipse.

Keywords: eclipsing binary stars; variable stars; sky surveys