scholarly journals Breakthrough Listen follow-up of the reported transient signal observed at the Arecibo Telescope in the direction of Ross 128

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Emilio Enriquez ◽  
Andrew Siemion ◽  
Ryan Dana ◽  
Steve Croft ◽  
Abel Méndez ◽  
...  

AbstractWe undertook observations with the Green Bank Telescope, simultaneously with the 300 m telescope in Arecibo, as a follow-up of a possible flare of radio emission from Ross 128. We report here the non-detections from the GBT observations in C band (4–8 GHz), as well as non-detections in archival data at L band (1.1–1.9 GHz). We suggest that a likely scenario is that the emission comes from one or more satellites passing through the same region of the sky.

2019 ◽  
Vol 488 (3) ◽  
pp. 3396-3405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen L Masters ◽  
David V Stark ◽  
Zachary J Pace ◽  
Frederika Phipps ◽  
Wiphu Rujopakarn ◽  
...  

Abstract We present the H i-MaNGA programme of H i follow-up for the Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory (MaNGA) survey. MaNGA, which is part of the Fourth phase of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys, is in the process of obtaining integral field unit spectroscopy for a sample of ∼10 000 nearby galaxies. We give an overview of the H i 21cm radio follow-up observing plans and progress and present data for the first 331 galaxies observed in the 2016 observing season at the Robert C. Bryd Green Bank Telescope. We also provide a cross-match of the current MaNGA (DR15) sample with publicly available H i data from the Arecibo Legacy Fast Arecibo L-band Feed Array survey. The addition of H i data to the MaNGA data set will strengthen the survey’s ability to address several of its key science goals that relate to the gas content of galaxies, while also increasing the legacy of this survey for all extragalactic science.


Author(s):  
K.F. Warnick ◽  
M. Ruzindana ◽  
B.D. Jeffs ◽  
R.A. Black ◽  
M. Burnett ◽  
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L Band ◽  

2019 ◽  
Vol 631 ◽  
pp. A132 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Molyneux ◽  
C. M. Harrison ◽  
M. E. Jarvis

Using a sample of 2922 z <  0.2, spectroscopically identified active galactic nuclei (AGN), we explore the relationship between radio size and the prevalence of extreme ionised outflows, as traced using broad [O III] emission-line profiles in spectra obtained by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). To classify radio sources as compact or extended, we combined a machine-learning technique for morphological classification with size measurements from two-dimensional Gaussian models to data from all-sky radio surveys. We find that the two populations have statistically different [O III] emission-line profiles; the compact sources tend to have the most extreme gas kinematics. When the radio emission is confined within 3″ (i.e. within the spectroscopic fibre or ≲5 kpc at the median redshift), the chance of observing broad [O III] emission-line components, which are indicative of very high velocity outflows and have a full width at half-maximum > 1000 km s−1, is twice as high. This difference is greatest for the highest radio luminosity bin of log[L1.4 GHz/W Hz−1] = 23.5−24.5 where the AGN dominate the radio emission; specifically, > 1000 km s−1 components are almost four times as likely to occur when the radio emission is compact in this subsample. Our follow-up ≈0.3″–1″ resolution radio observations for a subset of targets in this luminosity range reveal that radio jets and lobes are prevalent, and suggest that compact jets might be responsible for the stronger outflows in the wider sample. Our results are limited by the available relatively shallow all-sky radio surveys, but forthcoming surveys will provide a more complete picture of the connection between radio emission and outflows. Overall, our results add to the growing body of evidence that ionised outflows and compact radio emission in highly accreting “radiative” AGN are closely connected, possibly as a result of young or weak radio jets.


2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Y. Saito ◽  
F. Dazzi ◽  
G. Giavitto ◽  
K. Hirotani ◽  
S. Klepser ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 216 ◽  
pp. 02014
Author(s):  
K. Mulrey

The SLAC T-510 experiment was designed to measure radio emission from particle cascades in a controlled laboratory setting and compare measurements with predictions from particle-level simulations. An electron beam incident upon a dense dielectric target produced a particle cascade in the presence of a strong magnetic field. We previously reported the agreement between data and simulations within systematic uncertainties, the largest being the reflection of radio emission within the target. A follow-up experiment has since been carried out to characterize the reflections and include them in simulations. In this contribution we report these new results. The uncertainties in the experiment are greatly reduced, and the features in the observed emission are well understood.


2017 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine L. Nittrouer ◽  
Michelle R. Hebl ◽  
Leslie Ashburn-Nardo ◽  
Rachel C. E. Trump-Steele ◽  
David M. Lane ◽  
...  

Colloquium talks at prestigious universities both create and reflect academic researchers’ reputations. Gender disparities in colloquium talks can arise through a variety of mechanisms. The current study examines gender differences in colloquium speakers at 50 prestigious US colleges and universities in 2013–2014. Using archival data, we analyzed 3,652 talks in six academic disciplines. Men were more likely than women to be colloquium speakers even after controlling for the gender and rank of the available speakers. Eliminating alternative explanations (e.g., women declining invitations more often than men), our follow-up data revealed that female and male faculty at top universities reported no differences in the extent to which they (i) valued and (ii) turned down speaking engagements. Additional data revealed that the presence of women as colloquium chairs (and potentially on colloquium committees) increased the likelihood of women appearing as colloquium speakers. Our data suggest that those who invite and schedule speakers serve as gender gatekeepers with the power to create or reduce gender differences in academic reputations.


2021 ◽  
Vol 503 (1) ◽  
pp. 1345-1366
Author(s):  
David V Stark ◽  
Karen L Masters ◽  
Vladimir Avila-Reese ◽  
Rogemar Riffel ◽  
Rogerio Riffel ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT We present the second data release for the H i-MaNGA programme of H i follow-up observations for the SDSS-IV MaNGA survey. This release contains measurements for 3669 unique galaxies, combining 2108 Green Bank Telescope observations with an updated crossmatch of the MaNGA sample with the ALFALFA survey. We combine these data with MaNGA spectroscopic measurements to examine relationships between H i-to-stellar mass ratio (${\rm M_{H\, {\small I}}/{M_*}}$) and average ISM/star formation properties probed by optical emission lines. ${\rm M_{H\, {\small I}}/{M_*}}$ is very weakly correlated with the equivalent width of H α, implying a loose connection between the instantaneous star formation rate and the H i reservoir, although the link between ${\rm M_{H\, {\small I}}/{M_*}}$ and star formation strengthens when averaged even over only moderate time-scales (∼30 Myr). Galaxies with elevated H i depletion times have enhanced [O i]/H α and depressed H α surface brightness, consistent with more H i residing in a diffuse and/or shock-heated phase that is less capable of condensing into molecular clouds. Of all optical lines, ${\rm M_{H\, {\small I}}/{M_*}}$ correlates most strongly with oxygen equivalent width, EW(O), which is likely a result of the existing correlation between ${\rm M_{H\, {\small I}}/{M_*}}$ and gas-phase metallicity. Residuals in the ${\rm M_{H\, {\small I}}/{M_*}}$−EW(O) relation are again correlated with [O i]/H α and H α surface brightness, suggesting they are also driven by variations in the fraction of diffuse and/or shock-heated gas. We recover the strong anticorrelation between ${\rm M_{H\, {\small I}}/{M_*}}$ and gas-phase metallicity seen in previous studies. We also find a relationship between ${\rm M_{H\, {\small I}}/{M_*}}$ and [O i]6302/H α, suggesting that higher fractions of diffuse and/or shock-heated gas are more prevalent in gas-rich galaxies.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Bryan Brzycki ◽  
Andrew Siemion ◽  
Steve Croft ◽  
Daniel Czech ◽  
David DeBoer ◽  
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Author(s):  
M Cruces ◽  
D J Champion ◽  
D Li ◽  
M Kramer ◽  
W W Zhu ◽  
...  

Abstract We report the follow-up of 10 pulsars discovered by the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio-Telescope (FAST) during its commissioning. The pulsars were discovered at a frequency of 500-MHz using the ultra-wide-band (UWB) receiver in drift-scan mode, as part of the Commensal Radio Astronomy FAST Survey (CRAFTS). We carried out the timing campaign with the 100-m Effelsberg radio-telescope at L-band around 1.36 GHz. Along with 11 FAST pulsars previously reported, FAST seems to be uncovering a population of older pulsars, bordering and/or even across the pulsar death-lines. We report here two sources with notable characteristics. PSR J1951+4724 is a young and energetic pulsar with nearly 100 per cent of linearly polarized flux density and visible up to an observing frequency of 8 GHz. PSR J2338+4818, a mildly recycled pulsar in a 95.2-d orbit with a Carbon-Oxygen white dwarf (WD) companion of $\gtrsim 1\, \rm {M}_{\odot }$, based on estimates from the mass function. This system is the widest WD binary with the most massive companion known to-date. Conspicuous discrepancy was found between estimations based on NE2001 and YMW16 electron density models, which can be attributed to under-representation of pulsars in the sky region between Galactic longitudes 70○ &lt; l &lt; 100○. This work represents one of the early CRAFTS results, which start to show potential to substantially enrich the pulsar sample and refine the Galactic electron density model.


2021 ◽  
Vol 163 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Y. Cendes ◽  
P. K. G. Williams ◽  
E. Berger

Abstract We present the first systematic search for GHz frequency radio emission from directly imaged exoplanets using Very Large Array observations of sufficient angular resolution to separate the planets from their host stars. We obtained results for five systems and eight exoplanets located at ≲50 pc through new observations (Ross 458, GU Psc, and 51 Eri) and archival data (GJ 504 and HR 8799). We do not detect radio emission from any of the exoplanets, with 3σ luminosity upper limits of (0.9–23) × 1021 erg s−1. These limits are comparable to the level of radio emission detected in several ultracool dwarfs, including T dwarfs, whose masses are only a factor of two times higher than those of the directly imaged exoplanets. Despite the lack of detections in this pilot study, we highlight the need for continued GHz frequency radio observations of nearby exoplanets at μJy-level sensitivity.


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