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Orbital Ingredients for Cooking X-structures in Edge-on Galaxies

X-structures are often observed in galaxies hosting the so-called B/PS (boxy/peanuts) bulges and are visible from the edge-on view. They are the most notable features of B/PS bulges and appear as four rays protruding from the disk of the host galaxy and distinguishable against the B/PS bulge background. In some works, their origin is thought to be connected with the so-called banana-shaped orbits with a vertical resonance 2:1. A star in such an orbit performs two oscillations in the vertical direction per one revolution in the bar frame. Several recent studies that analyzed ensembles of orbits arising in different N-body models do not confirm the dominance of the resonant 2:1 orbits in X-structures. In our work, we analyze two N-body models and show how the X-structure in our models is gradually assembled from the center to the periphery from orbits with less than 2:1 frequency ratio. The most number of such orbits is enclosed in a "farfalle"-shape (Italian pasta) form and turns out to be non-periodic. We conclude that the X-structure is akin to the envelope curve of regions of high density caused by the crossing or folding of different types of orbits at their highest points, and does not have a "backbone" similar to that of the in-plane bar. Comparing the orbital structure of two different numerical models, we show that the dominance of one or another family of orbits with a certain ratio of the vertical oscillations frequency to the in-plane frequency depends on the parameters of the underlying galaxy and ultimately determines the morphology of the X-structure and the opening angle of its rays.

Keywords: disk galaxies; galaxy bulges; barred spiral galaxies; galaxy dynamics; galaxy structure; n-body simulations
Accessing Intermediate-mass Black Holes in 728 Globular Star Clusters in NGC 4472

Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) by definition have masses of MIMBH ~ 102-5 M⊙, a range with few observational constraints. Finding IMBHs in globular star clusters (GCs) would validate a formation channel for massive black-hole seeds in the early universe. Here, we simulate a 60 hr observation with the next-generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) of 728 GC candidates in the Virgo Cluster galaxy NGC 4472. Interpreting the radio detection thresholds as signatures of accretion onto IMBHs, we benchmark IMBH mass thresholds in three scenarios and find the following: (1) radio analogs of ESO 243-49 HLX-1, a strong IMBH candidate with ${M}_{\mathrm{IMBH}}^{\mathrm{HLX}}\sim {10}^{4-5}\,\,{M}_{\odot }$ in a star cluster, are easy to access in all 728 GC candidates. (2) For the 30 GC candidates with extant X-ray detections, the empirical fundamental-plane relation involving black-hole mass plus X-ray and radio luminosities suggests access to ${M}_{\mathrm{IMBH}}^{\mathrm{FP}}\sim {10}^{1.7-3.6}\,\,{M}_{\odot }$ , with an uncertainty of 0.44 dex. (3) A fiducial Bondi accretion model was applied to all 728 GC candidates and to radio stacks of the GC candidates. This model suggests access to IMBH masses, with a statistical uncertainty of 0.39 dex, of ${M}_{\mathrm{IMBH}}^{{\rm{B}}}\sim {10}^{4.9-5.1}\,{M}_{\odot }$ for individual GC candidates, and ${M}_{\mathrm{IMBH}}^{{\rm{B}},\mathrm{stack}}\sim {10}^{4.5}\,{M}_{\odot }$ for radio stacks of about 100-200 GC candidates. The fiducial Bondi model offers initial guidance, but is subject to additional systematic uncertainties and should be superseded by hydrodynamical simulations of gas flows in GCs.

Keywords: intermediate-mass black holes; globular star clusters; accretion
First Multi-redshift Limits on Post-Epoch of Reionization 21 cm Signal from z = 1.96-3.58 Using uGMRT

Measurement of fluctuations in diffuse HI 21 cm background radiation from the post-reionization epoch (z ≤ 6) is a promising avenue to probe the large-scale structure of the universe and understand the evolution of galaxies. We observe the European Large Area ISO Survey-North 1 (ELAIS-N1) field at 300-500 MHz using the upgraded Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) and employ the "foreground avoidance" technique to estimate the HI 21 cm power spectrum in the redshift range z = 1.96-3.58. Given the possible systematics that may remain in the data, we find the most stringent upper limits on the spherically averaged 21 cm power spectra at k ∼ 1.0 Mpc-1 are (58.87 mK)2, (61.49 mK)2, (60.89 mK)2, and (105.85 mK)2 at z = 1.96, 2.19, 2.62, and 3.58, respectively. We use this to constrain the product of neutral HI mass density (ΩHI) and HI bias (bHI) to the underlying dark matter density field, [ΩHIbHI], as 0.09, 0.11, 0.12, and 0.24 at z = 1.96, 2.19, 2.62, and 3.58, respectively. To the best of our knowledge these are the first limits on the HI 21 cm power spectra at the redshift range z = 1.96-3.58 and would play a significant role to constrain the models of galaxy formation and evolution.

Keywords: galaxy evolution; large-scale structure of the universe
A Study of Particle Transport in Young Pulsar Wind Nebulae

The broadband emission of numerous pulsar wind nebula (PWNe) in our Galaxy can be well described by synchrotron radiation and inverse Compton scattering from relativistic particles, specifically electrons and positrons. However, the particle transport mechanism is still under debate. We use here a time-dependent model to investigate the particle transport process of the young PWN, while the particle cooling processes are also analyzed. Following applications of the model to six young PWNe, our results show that (1) the particle cooling process is dominated by adiabatic loss in the low-energy band but by synchrotron loss in the high-energy band; (2) the advection dominates the particle transport process in the low-energy band, whereas the advection and diffusion codominate in the high-energy band, indicating that both advection and diffusion play an important role in particle transport; and (3) the diffusion coefficient is (2-360) × 1024 cm2 s-1 at the electron energy of 1 TeV, i.e., about 3 orders of magnitude smaller than the value considered to be the average in the Galaxy. We conclude that a slow-diffusion mechanism may explain the multiband observation of the sample of six young PWNe considered in this study.

Keywords: pulsars; pulsar wind nebulae; supernova remnants
Distortion of Magnetic Fields in the Dense Core CB81 (L1774, Pipe 42) in the Pipe Nebula

The detailed magnetic field structure of the starless dense core CB81 (L1774, Pipe 42) in the Pipe Nebula was determined based on near-infrared polarimetric observations of background stars to measure dichroically polarized light produced by magnetically aligned dust grains in the core. The magnetic fields pervading CB81 were mapped using 147 stars and axisymmetrically distorted hourglass-like fields were identified. On the basis of simple 2D and 3D magnetic field modeling, the magnetic inclination angles in the plane-of-sky and line-of-sight directions were determined to be 4° ± 8° and 20° ± 20°, respectively. The total magnetic field strength of CB81 was found to be 7.2 ± 2.3 μG. Taking into account the effects of thermal/turbulent pressure and magnetic fields, the critical mass of CB81 was calculated to be Mcr = 4.03 ± 0.40 M⊙, which is close to the observed core mass of Mcore = 3.37 ± 0.51 M⊙. We thus conclude that CB81 is in a condition close to the critical state. In addition, a spatial offset of 92″ was found between the center of the magnetic field geometry and the dust extinction distribution; this offset structure could not have been produced by self-gravity. The data also indicate a linear relationship between polarization and extinction up to AV ∼ 30 mag going toward the core center. This result confirms that near-infrared polarization can accurately trace the overall magnetic field structure of the core.

Keywords: magnetic fields; polarimetry; extinction; interstellar dust; infrared astronomy
A Strong-flare Prediction Model Developed Using a Machine-learning Algorithm Based on the Video Data Sets of the Solar Magnetic Field of Active Regions

It is well accepted that the physical properties obtained from the solar magnetic field observations of active regions (ARs) are related to solar eruptions. These properties consist of temporal features that might reflect the evolution process of ARs, and spatial features that might reflect the graphic properties of ARs. In this study, we generated video data sets with timescales of 1 day and image data sets of the SHARP radial magnetic field of the ARs from 2010 May to 2020 December. For the ARs that evolved from "quiet" to "active" and erupted the first strong flares in 4 days, we extract and investigate both the temporal and spatial features of ARs from videos, aiming to capture the evolution properties of their magnetic field structures during their transition process from "quiet" (non-strong flaring) to "active" (strong flaring). We then conduct a comparative analysis of the model performance by video input and single-image input, as well as of the effect of the model performance variation with the prediction window up to 3 days. We find that for those ARs that erupted the first strong flares in 4 days, the temporal features that reflect their evolution from "quiet" to "active" before the first strong flares can be recognized and extracted from the video data sets by our network. These features turn out to be important predictors that can effectively improve strong-flare prediction, especially by reducing the false alarms in a nearly 2 day prediction window.

Keywords: solar active region magnetic fields; solar flares; solar active regions
Deep Search for Gamma-Ray Emission from the Accreting X-Ray Pulsar 1A 0535+262

Binary systems are a well-established subclass of gamma-ray sources. The high mass X-ray binary pulsar 1A 0535+262 has been considered to be a possible gamma-ray emitter for a long time, although former gamma-ray searches using the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) and VERITAS data resulted in upper limits only. We aim at a deep search for gamma-ray emission and pulsations from 1A 0535+262 using more than 13 yr of Fermi-LAT data. The analysis was performed for both the whole Fermi-LAT data set, as well as for the X-ray outbursts that 1A 0535+262 has experienced since the launch of Fermi. Various X‑ray observations have been used to generate the ephemeris for the pulsation search. We also investigate the long-term gamma-ray flux variability and perform orbital phase-resolved analysis for the outbursts. We did not detect any steady or pulsed gamma-ray emission from 1A 0535+262 during the whole Fermi-LAT mission span or its X-ray outbursts. We thus derived the deepest gamma-ray luminosity upper limits to date at the 95% confidence level to be around (2.3-4.7) × 1032 erg s-1 depending on different spectral indices assumed, which results in a ratio of L γ to L X (2-150 keV) being (1.9-3.9) × 10-6.

Keywords: binary pulsars; x-ray binary stars; gamma-ray sources
The TeV Gamma-Ray Luminosity of the Milky Way and the Contribution of H.E.S.S. Unresolved Sources to Very High Energy Diffuse Emission

H.E.S.S. has recently completed the first systematic survey of the Galactic plane in the TeV energy domain. We analyze the flux, latitude, and longitude distributions of γ-ray sources observed by H.E.S.S. in order to infer the properties of the Galactic TeV source population. We show that the total Milky Way luminosity in the 1-100 TeV energy range is ${L}_{\mathrm{MW}}={1.7}_{-0.4}^{+0.5}\times {10}^{37}\,\mathrm{erg}\,{{\rm{s}}}^{-1}$ . Evaluating the cumulative flux expected at Earth by the considered population, we show that H.E.S.S. unresolved sources provide a relevant contribution to the diffuse Galactic emission. Finally, in the hypothesis that the majority of bright sources detected by H.E.S.S. are powered by pulsar activity, like, e.g., pulsar wind nebulae or TeV halos, we estimate the main properties of the pulsar population.

Keywords: high energy astrophysics; gamma-ray sources; pulsars
Effect of the Modified Gravity on the Large-scale Structure Formation

We investigate the formation of the large-scale structures in the present accelerated era in the f(R) gravity background. This is done by considering the linear growth of matter perturbations at low redshift z < 1. The effect of f(R) alters the behavior of the matter density perturbations from the matter-dominated universe to the late-time accelerated universe, which is encoded in the Newtonian gravitational constant as G → G eff. The modified gravitational constant (G eff) depends on the form of f(R). The late-time accelerated expansion affects the formation of large-scale structures by slowing down the growth of matter density. On the other hand, f(R) increases the growth rate of the matter density perturbations. We have found that the source term in the f(R) background, G effΩ m , overcomes the accelerated expansion and the effect of accelerated expansion suppresses the formation of the large-scale structures in the asymptotic future.

Keywords: scalar-tensor-vector gravity
Minidisk Dynamics in Accreting, Spinning Black Hole Binaries: Simulations in Full General Relativity

We perform magnetohydrodynamic simulations of accreting, equal-mass binary black holes in full general relativity focusing on the impact of black hole spin on the dynamical formation and evolution of minidisks. We find that during the late inspiral the sizes of minidisks are primarily determined by the interplay between the tidal field and the effective innermost stable orbit around each black hole. Our calculations support that a minidisk forms when the Hill sphere around each black hole is significantly larger than the black hole's effective innermost stable orbit. As the binary inspirals, the radius of the Hill sphere decreases, and minidisks consequently shrink in size. As a result, electromagnetic signatures associated with minidisks may be expected to gradually disappear prior to merger when there are no more stable orbits within the Hill sphere. In particular, a gradual disappearance of a hard electromagnetic component in the spectrum of such systems could provide a characteristic signature of merging black hole binaries. For a binary of given total mass, the timescale to minidisk "evaporation" should therefore depend on the black hole spins and the mass ratio. We also demonstrate that accreting binary black holes with spin have a higher efficiency for converting accretion power to jet luminosity. These results could provide new ways to estimate black hole spins in the future.

Keywords: high energy astrophysics; astrophysical black holes; black hole physics; accretion; gravitation; gravitational wave sources
Studying the Properties of Compressible Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence Using Synchrotron Fluctuation Statistics

We study the observable properties of compressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence covering different turbulence regimes, based on synthetic synchrotron observations arising from 3D MHD numerical simulations. Using the synchrotron emissivity and intensity, we first explore how the cosmic-ray spectral indices affect the measurements of the turbulence properties by employing normalized correlation functions. We then study how the anisotropy of the synchrotron total and polarization intensities arising from the three fundamental MHD modes varies with the viewing angle, i.e., the angle between the mean magnetic field and the line of sight. We employ the ratio of the quadrupole moment to the monopole moment (QM) for this purpose. Our numerical results demonstrate that: (1) the two-point correlation function of synchrotron statistics for the arbitrary cosmic-ray spectral index is related to the special case of the magnetic field index γ = 2, in agreement with the analytical formulae provided by Lazarian & Pogosyan; (2) the anisotropy of the synchrotron total and polarization intensities arising from the Alfvén and slow modes increases with the increase of the viewing angle, while that of fast mode remains almost unchanged with the viewing angle; and (3) the analytical formulae of the synchrotron intensities for studying turbulence can be applied to describe the statistics of the polarization intensities, and the QM can be successfully used to recover the turbulence anisotropy. This study validates the analytical approach of Lazarian & Pogosyan and opens up a way of studying turbulence from observations.

Keywords: interplanetary turbulence; interstellar synchrotron emission; magnetohydrodynamics; interstellar medium
Preliminary Target Selection for the DESI Milky Way Survey (MWS)

The DESI Milky Way Survey (MWS) will observe ≥8 million stars between 16 < r < 19 mag, supplemented by observations of brighter targets under poor observing conditions. The survey will permit an accurate determination of stellar kinematics and population gradients, characterize diffuse substructure in the thick disk and stellar halo, enable the discovery of extremely metal-poor stars and other rare stellar types, and improve constraints on the Galaxy's 3D dark matter distribution from halo star kinematics. MWS will also enable a detailed characterization of the stellar populations within 100 pc of the Sun, including a complete census of white dwarfs. The target catalog from the preliminary selection described here is public (Available at https://data.desi.lbl.gov/public/ets/target/catalogs/ and detailed at https://desidatamodel.readthedocs.io).

Keywords: spectroscopy; milky way galaxy; radial velocity; stellar abundances; white dwarf stars
The Mid-infrared Molecular Inventory toward Orion IRc2

We present the first high spectral resolution mid-infrared survey in the Orion BN/KL region, covering 7.2–28.3 μm. With SOFIA/EXES, we target the enigmatic source Orion IRc2. While this is in the most prolifically studied massive star-forming region, longer wavelengths and molecular emission lines dominated previous spectral surveys. The mid-infrared observations in this work access different components and molecular species in unprecedented detail. We unambiguously identify two new kinematic components, both chemically rich with multiple molecular absorption lines. The "blue clump" has v LSR = ‑7.1 ± 0.7 km s‑1, and the "red clump" has 1.4 ± 0.5 km s‑1. While the blue and red clumps have similar temperatures and line widths, molecular species in the blue clump have higher column densities. They are both likely linked to pure rotational H2 emission also covered by this survey. This work provides evidence for the scenario that the blue and red clumps are distinct components unrelated to the classic components in the Orion BN/KL region. Comparison to spectroscopic surveys toward other infrared targets in the region show that the blue clump is clearly extended. We analyze, compare, and present in-depth findings on the physical conditions of C2H2, 13CCH2, CH4, CS, H2O, HCN, ${{\rm{H}}}^{13}\mathrm{CN}$ , HNC, NH3, and SO2 absorption lines and an H2 emission line associated with the blue and red clumps. We also provide limited analysis of H2O and SiO molecular emission lines toward Orion IRc2 and the atomic forbidden transitions [Fe II], [S I], [S III], and [Ne II].

Keywords: infrared astronomy; interstellar medium; molecular spectroscopy; spectral line identification; molecular physics; astrochemistry; star forming regions; star formation; interstellar line absorption; interstellar line emission; astrophysical processes; atomic spectroscopy
Confirming Resonance in Three Transiting Systems

Although resonant planets have orbital periods near commensurability, resonance is also dictated by other factors, such as the planets' eccentricities and masses, and therefore must be confirmed through a study of the system's dynamics. Here, we perform such a study for five multiplanet systems: Kepler-226, Kepler-254, Kepler-363, Kepler-1542, and K2-32. For each system, we run a suite of N-body simulations that span the full parameter space that is consistent with the constrained orbital and planetary properties. We study the stability of each system and look for resonances based on the libration of the critical resonant angles. We find strong evidence for a two-body resonance in each system; we confirm a 3:2 resonance between Kepler-226c and Kepler-226d, confirm a 3:2 resonance between Kepler-254c and Kepler-254d, and confirm a three-body 1:2:3 resonant chain between the three planets of Kepler-363. We explore the dynamical history of two of these systems and find that these resonances most likely formed without migration. Migration leads to the libration of the three-body resonant angle, but these angles circulate in both Kepler-254 and Kepler-363. Applying our methods to additional near-resonant systems could help us identify which systems are truly resonant or nonresonant and which systems require additional follow-up analysis.

Keywords: exoplanet dynamics; exoplanet migration; n-body simulations
Improvements to Pan-STARRS1 Astrometry Using Gaia

We use the Gaia DR2 catalog to improve the astrometric accuracy of about 1.7 billion objects in Pan-STARRS1 Data Release 2 (PS1 DR2). We also obtain proper motions for these PS1 objects. The cross-match between Gaia and PS1 reveals residuals that are correlated on a scale of about 1'. We apply a spatially adaptive correction algorithm for all PS1 objects having more than two detections to reduce these residuals and align the object positions to Gaia. For point-like PS1 objects that cross-match to Gaia, the algorithm reduces PS1/Gaia residuals by 33% in position (median value of 13.5 mas reduced to 9.0 mas) and by 24% in proper motion (median value of 6.3 mas yr-1 reduced to 4.8 mas yr-1). The residuals for the corrected positions are smallest for objects with the most point-like morphologies and with intermediate magnitudes of about 17 mag. The residual errors in decl. are systematically larger than those in R.A.; the decl. errors increase with zenith angle in proportion to the air mass of the observations. The decl. positional residuals at a given decl. generally vary with color and are consistent with the effects of differential atmospheric refraction. In principle, these residuals could be reduced further by taking into account object color.

Keywords: sky surveys; proper motions; astronomy databases; celestial objects catalogs; astrometry
Energy Conversion and Partition in Plasma Turbulence Driven by Magnetotail Reconnection

A long-outstanding issue in fundamental plasma physics is how magnetic energy is finally dissipated in kinetic scale in the turbulent plasma. Based on the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission data in the plasma turbulence driven by magnetotail reconnection, we establish the quantitative relation between energy conversion ( J • E ; J is current density and E is electric field) and current density (J). The results show that the magnetic energy is primarily released in the perpendicular directions (up to 90%), in the region with current density less than 2.3 J rms, where J rms is the rms value of the total current density ∣ J ∣. In the relatively weak current region (<1.0 J rms), the ions get most of the released energy while the largely negative energy conversion rate of the electrons means a dynamo action. In the strong currents (>1.0 J rms), the ion energization was negligible and the electrons are significantly energized. Moreover, a linearly increasing relationship was established between ∣ J • E ∣ and $\left|{\boldsymbol{J}}\right|$ . The observations indicate that ions overall dominate energy conversion in turbulence, but the electron dynamics are crucial for energy conversion in intense currents and the turbulence evolution.

Keywords: plasma astrophysics; space plasmas; interplanetary turbulence; solar magnetic reconnection