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Galaxies
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Multidimensional Simulations of Core Convection
Galaxies 2023, 11(4), 89; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11040089 - 31 Jul 2023
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The cores of main sequence intermediate- and high-mass stars are convective. Mixing at the radiative–convective boundary, waves excited by the convection, and magnetic fields generated by convective dynamos all influence the main sequence and post-main sequence evolution of these stars. These effects must
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The cores of main sequence intermediate- and high-mass stars are convective. Mixing at the radiative–convective boundary, waves excited by the convection, and magnetic fields generated by convective dynamos all influence the main sequence and post-main sequence evolution of these stars. These effects must be understood to accurately model the structure and evolution of intermediate- and high-mass stars. Unfortunately, there are many challenges in simulating core convection due to the wide range of temporal and spatial scales, as well as many important physics effects. In this review, we describe the latest numerical strategies to address these challenges. We then describe the latest state-of-the-art simulations of core convection, summarizing their main findings. These simulations have led to important insights into many of the processes associated with core convection. Two outstanding problems with multidimensional simulations are, 1. it is not always straightforward to extrapolate from simulation parameters to the parameters of real stars; and 2. simulations using different methods sometimes appear to arrive at contradictory results. To address these issues, next generation simulations of core convection must address how their results depend on stellar luminosity, dimensionality, and turbulence intensity. Furthermore, code comparison projects will be essential to establish robust parameterizations that will become the new standard in stellar modeling.
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Searching for Short-Timescale Transients in Gamma-ray Telescope Data
Galaxies 2023, 11(4), 88; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11040088 - 24 Jul 2023
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Astrophysical sources show variability in their emissions over a range of timescales, with transients such as fast radio bursts (FRBs) and magnetar giant flares (MGFs) showing variability on timescales as short as a few milliseconds. Recent advances in gamma-ray astronomy such as telescopes’
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Astrophysical sources show variability in their emissions over a range of timescales, with transients such as fast radio bursts (FRBs) and magnetar giant flares (MGFs) showing variability on timescales as short as a few milliseconds. Recent advances in gamma-ray astronomy such as telescopes’ high temporal resolution and relatively high uptime, combined with follow-up programs between different facilities, should allow serendipitous observations of burst-like phenomena. Even so, no very-high-energy gamma-ray counterparts for FRBs have been detected so far, and there is a general lack of software tools suited to search for such phenomena. We present a tool capable of searching gamma-ray telescope data for transient phenomena over arbitrary timescales—it is based on the Gammapy package and recursively scans the given field of view for clusters of events within user-defined time and angular-separation intervals. The generalized implementation allows for its application in many other cases and multiple gamma-ray telescopes. The main features and methodology of the developed tool are presented here, along with an analysis of the open gamma ray telescope data performed using it.
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Dynamics of Powerful Radio Galaxies
Galaxies 2023, 11(4), 87; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11040087 - 19 Jul 2023
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Analytical models describing the dynamics of lobed radio sources are essential for interpretation of the tens of millions of radio sources that will be observed by the Square Kilometre Array and pathfinder instruments. We propose that historical models can be grouped into two
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Analytical models describing the dynamics of lobed radio sources are essential for interpretation of the tens of millions of radio sources that will be observed by the Square Kilometre Array and pathfinder instruments. We propose that historical models can be grouped into two classes in which the forward expansion of the radio source is driven by either the jet momentum flux or lobe internal pressure. The most recent generation of analytical models combines these limiting cases for a more comprehensive description. We extend the mathematical formalism of historical models to describe source expansion in non-uniform environments, and directly compare different model classes with each other and with hydrodynamic numerical simulations. We quantify differences in predicted observable characteristics for lobed radio sources due to the different model assumptions for their dynamics. We have made our code for the historical models analysed in this review openly available to the community.
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Cosmic Ray Processes in Galactic Ecosystems
Galaxies 2023, 11(4), 86; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11040086 - 16 Jul 2023
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Galaxy evolution is an important topic, and our physical understanding must be complete to establish a correct picture. This includes a thorough treatment of feedback. The effects of thermal–mechanical and radiative feedback have been widely considered; however, cosmic rays (CRs) are also powerful
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Galaxy evolution is an important topic, and our physical understanding must be complete to establish a correct picture. This includes a thorough treatment of feedback. The effects of thermal–mechanical and radiative feedback have been widely considered; however, cosmic rays (CRs) are also powerful energy carriers in galactic ecosystems. Resolving the capability of CRs to operate as a feedback agent is therefore essential to advance our understanding of the processes regulating galaxies. The effects of CRs are yet to be fully understood, and their complex multi-channel feedback mechanisms operating across the hierarchy of galaxy structures pose a significant technical challenge. This review examines the role of CRs in galaxies, from the scale of molecular clouds to the circumgalactic medium. An overview of their interaction processes, their implications for galaxy evolution, and their observable signatures is provided and their capability to modify the thermal and hydrodynamic configuration of galactic ecosystems is discussed. We present recent advancements in our understanding of CR processes and interpretation of their signatures, and highlight where technical challenges and unresolved questions persist. We discuss how these may be addressed with upcoming opportunities.
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What Drives the Ionized Gas Outflows in Radio-Quiet AGN?
Galaxies 2023, 11(4), 85; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11040085 - 12 Jul 2023
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We review the mechanisms driving the ionized gas outflows in radio-quiet (RQ) AGN. Although it constitutes ∼90% of the AGN population, what drives these outflows in these AGNs remains an open question. High-resolution imaging and integral field unit (IFU) observation is key to
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We review the mechanisms driving the ionized gas outflows in radio-quiet (RQ) AGN. Although it constitutes ∼90% of the AGN population, what drives these outflows in these AGNs remains an open question. High-resolution imaging and integral field unit (IFU) observation is key to spatially resolving these outflows, whereas radio observations are important to comprehend the underlying radiative processes. Radio interferometric observations have detected linear, collimated structures on the hundreds of pc scale in RQ AGN, which may be very similar to the extended radio jets in powerful galaxies. Proper motions measured in some objects are sub-relativistic. Other processes, such as synchrotron radiation from shock-accelerated gas around the outflows could give rise to radio emissions as well. Near the launching region, these outflows may be driven by the thermal energy of the accretion disk and exhibit free–free emission. IFU observations on the other hand have detected evidence of both winds and jets and the outflows driven by them in radio-quiet AGN. Some examples include nearby AGN such as Mrk 1044 and HE 1353-1917. An IFU study of nearby (z ) RQ AGN has found that these outflows may be related to their radio properties on <100 pc scale, rather than their accretion properties. Recent JWST observations of RQ AGN XID 2028 have revealed that radio jets and wind could inflate bubbles, create cavities, and trigger star formation. Future high-resolution multi-wavelength observations and numerical simulations taking account of both jets and winds are hence essential to understand the complex interaction between radio-quiet AGN and the host from sub-pc to kpc scales.
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Probing Neutrino Production in Blazars by Millimeter VLBI
Galaxies 2023, 11(4), 84; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11040084 - 10 Jul 2023
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The advancement of neutrino observatories has sparked a surge in multi-messenger astronomy. Multiple neutrino associations among blazars are reported while neutrino production sites are located within their central (sub)parsecs. Yet, many questions remain on the nature of those processes. The next generation Event
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The advancement of neutrino observatories has sparked a surge in multi-messenger astronomy. Multiple neutrino associations among blazars are reported while neutrino production sites are located within their central (sub)parsecs. Yet, many questions remain on the nature of those processes. The next generation Event Horizon Telescope (ngEHT) is uniquely positioned for these studies, as its high frequency and resolution can probe both the accretion disk region and the parsec-scale jet. This opens up new opportunities for connecting the two regions and unraveling the proton acceleration and neutrino production in blazars. We outline observational strategies for ngEHT and highlight what it can contribute to the multi-messenger study of blazars.
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(This article belongs to the Special Issue From Vision to Instrument: Creating a Next-Generation Event Horizon Telescope for a New Era of Black Hole Science)
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Searching for Phase-Locked Variations of the Emission-Line Profiles in Binary Be Stars
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Galaxies 2023, 11(4), 83; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11040083 - 04 Jul 2023
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There is growing evidence that many Be stars are parts of binary systems. As the B-type primaries are very fast rotators and their spectral lines may be distorted by the circumstellar material, it is not easy to measure their radial velocity directly from
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There is growing evidence that many Be stars are parts of binary systems. As the B-type primaries are very fast rotators and their spectral lines may be distorted by the circumstellar material, it is not easy to measure their radial velocity directly from the spectral lines. It has been shown that some Be binaries exhibit peak intensity variations consisting of double-peaked H lines that are phase-locked with orbital periods. We searched for such variations in the spectra of 12 Be stars, including several known and suspected binaries. Our results include confirmation of the orbital periods in Geminorum, Capricorni, Draconis, 60 Cygni, and V2119 Cygni, its refinement in o Puppis, as well as suggesting hints for binarity in o Aquarii, BK Camelopardalis, and 10 Cassiopeae. Monitoring of the H line profile variations in Canis Minoris for over the last 10 years gives further support to the existence of a 182.5-day period found earlier in a smaller set of data. A similar but still preliminary period (179.6 days) was found in the H line profile variations in Persei. It is shown for the first time that Geminorum exhibits phase-locked variations in the H emission peak intensity ratio and, therefore, is a part of the inner binary in this triple system. Our results show that the mentioned phase-locked peak intensity variations are observed in more Be binary systems than previously known and can be used to search for binarity of Be stars when application of other methods is inconclusive.
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Observational Implications of OJ 287’s Predicted 2022 Disk Impact in the Black Hole Binary Model
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Galaxies 2023, 11(4), 82; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11040082 - 03 Jul 2023
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We present a summary of the results of the OJ 287 observational campaign, which was carried out during the 2021/2022 observational season. This season is special in the binary model because the major axis of the precessing binary happens to lie almost exactly
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We present a summary of the results of the OJ 287 observational campaign, which was carried out during the 2021/2022 observational season. This season is special in the binary model because the major axis of the precessing binary happens to lie almost exactly in the plane of the accretion disc of the primary. This leads to pairs of almost identical impacts between the secondary black hole and the accretion disk in 2005 and 2022. In 2005, a special flare called “blue flash” was observed 35 days after the disk impact, which should have also been verifiable in 2022. We did observe a similar flash and were able to obtain more details of its properties. We describe this in the framework of expanding cloud models. In addition, we were able to identify the flare arising exactly at the time of the disc crossing from its photo-polarimetric and gamma-ray properties. This is an important identification, as it directly confirms the orbit model. Moreover, we saw a huge flare that lasted only one day. We may understand this as the lighting up of the jet of the secondary black hole when its Roche lobe is suddenly flooded by the gas from the primary disk. Therefore, this may be the first time we directly observed the secondary black hole in the OJ 287 binary system.
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Investigating Possible Correlations between Gamma-Ray and Optical Lightcurves for TeV-Detected Northern Blazars over 8 Years of Observations
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Galaxies 2023, 11(4), 81; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11040081 - 01 Jul 2023
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Blazars are a subclass of active galactic nuclei (AGN) having relativistic jets aligned within a few degrees of our line-of-sight and form the majority of the AGN detected in the TeV regime. The Fermi-Large Area Telescope (LAT) is a pair-conversion telescope, sensitive to
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Blazars are a subclass of active galactic nuclei (AGN) having relativistic jets aligned within a few degrees of our line-of-sight and form the majority of the AGN detected in the TeV regime. The Fermi-Large Area Telescope (LAT) is a pair-conversion telescope, sensitive to photons having energies between 20 MeV and 2 TeV, and is capable of scanning the entire gamma-ray sky every three hours. Despite the remarkable success of the Fermi mission, many questions still remain unanswered, such as the site of gamma-ray production and the emission mechanisms involved. The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) is a high cadence all sky survey system optimized to be efficient for finding potentially dangerous asteroids, as well as in tracking and searching for highly variable and transient sources, such as AGN. In this study, we investigate possible correlations between the Fermi-LAT observations in the 100 MeV–300 GeV energy band and the ATLAS optical data in the R-band, centered at 679 nm, for a sample of 18 TeV-detected northern blazars over 8 years of observations between 2015 and 2022. Under the assumption that the optical and gamma-ray flares are produced by the same outburst propagating down the jet, the strong correlations found for some sources suggest a single-zone leptonic model of emission.
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A Mini Atlas of H-Band Spectra of Southern Symbiotic Stars
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Galaxies 2023, 11(4), 80; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11040080 - 22 Jun 2023
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Symbiotic stars are interacting binary systems composed of an evolved star (generally a late-type red giant) and a degenerate or dwarf companion in orbit close enough for mass transfer to occur. Understanding the status of the late-type star is important for developing binary
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Symbiotic stars are interacting binary systems composed of an evolved star (generally a late-type red giant) and a degenerate or dwarf companion in orbit close enough for mass transfer to occur. Understanding the status of the late-type star is important for developing binary models for the symbiotic systems as it affects the transfer of matter needed to activate the hot component. Infrared observations have been very useful in probing the nature of late-type stars in symbiotic systems. This work presents a set of symbiotic stars observed with SOAR/OSIRIS (R∼3000) in the H-band. We aimed to search for possible molecular circumstellar emission, to characterize the cool companion in these systems, and to confront the new findings with those obtained from the previous K-band classifications. We detected molecular emission from just one object, BI Cru, which displays the second-overtone CO-bands. To fit the observed photospheric CO absorption bands, we used the MARCS atmosphere models. We present our results as a mini atlas of symbiotic stars in the near-infrared region to facilitate the comparison among different observed symbiotic systems.
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Discovering New B[e] Supergiants and Candidate Luminous Blue Variables in Nearby Galaxies
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Galaxies 2023, 11(3), 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11030079 - 19 Jun 2023
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Mass loss is one of the key parameters that determine stellar evolution. Despite the progress we have achieved over the last decades we still cannot match the observational derived values with theoretical predictions. Even worse, there are certain phases, such as the B[e]
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Mass loss is one of the key parameters that determine stellar evolution. Despite the progress we have achieved over the last decades we still cannot match the observational derived values with theoretical predictions. Even worse, there are certain phases, such as the B[e] supergiants (B[e]SGs) and the Luminous Blue Variables (LBVs), where significant mass is lost through episodic or outburst activity. This leads to various structures forming around them that permit dust formation, making these objects bright IR sources. The ASSESS project aims to determine the role of episodic mass in the evolution of massive stars, by examining large numbers of cool and hot objects (such as B[e]SGs/LBVs). For this purpose, we initiated a large observation campaign to obtain spectroscopic data for ∼1000 IR-selected sources in 27 nearby galaxies. Within this project we successfully identified seven B[e] supergiants (one candidate) and four Luminous Blue Variables of which six and two, respectively, are new discoveries. We used spectroscopic, photometric, and light curve information to better constrain the nature of the reported objects. We particularly noted the presence of B[e]SGs at metallicity environments as low as 0.14 Z .
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On the Evolution of, and Hot Gas in, Wind-Blown Bubbles around Massive Stars - Wind Bubbles Are Not Energy-Conserving
Galaxies 2023, 11(3), 78; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11030078 - 19 Jun 2023
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The structure and evolution of wind-blown bubbles (WBBs) around massive stars has primarily been investigated using an energy-conserving model of wind-blown bubbles. While this model is useful in explaining the general properties of the evolution, several problems remain, including inconsistencies between observed wind
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The structure and evolution of wind-blown bubbles (WBBs) around massive stars has primarily been investigated using an energy-conserving model of wind-blown bubbles. While this model is useful in explaining the general properties of the evolution, several problems remain, including inconsistencies between observed wind luminosities and those derived using this formulation. Major difficulties include the low X-ray temperature and X-ray luminosity, compared to the model. In this paper, we re-examine the evolution, dynamics, and kinematics of WBBs around massive stars, using published ionization gasdynamic simulations of wind-blown bubbles. We show that WBBs can cool efficiently due to the presence of various instabilities and turbulence within the bubble. The expansion of WBBs is more consistent with a momentum-conserving solution, rather than an energy-conserving solution. This compares well with the dynamics and kinematics of observed wind bubbles. Despite the cooling of the bubble, the shocked wind temperature is not reduced to the observed values. We argue that the X-ray emission arise mainly from clumps and filaments within the hot shocked wind region, with temperatures just above 106 K. The remainder of the plasma can contribute to a lesser extent.
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Vertical Structure of the Milky Way Disk with Gaia DR3
Galaxies 2023, 11(3), 77; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11030077 - 16 Jun 2023
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Using a complete sample of about 330,000 dwarf stars, well measured by Gaia DR3, limited to the galactic north and south solid angles and up to a vertical distance of 2 kpc, we analyze the vertical structure
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Using a complete sample of about 330,000 dwarf stars, well measured by Gaia DR3, limited to the galactic north and south solid angles and up to a vertical distance of 2 kpc, we analyze the vertical structure of the Milky Way stellar disks, based on projected tangential velocities. From selected subsamples dominated by their corresponding population, we obtain the thin and thick disk scale heights as pc and pc, respectively. Then from the simultaneous fitting of the sum of two populations over the whole sample, assuming these scale heights, we estimate the thick-to-thin disk number density ratio at the galactic plane to be , which is consistent with a previous result by the authors: in the galactic plane there is a significant number of thick disk stars, possibly as many as thin disk ones, which also points to the existence of more thick disk stars than generally thought. The overall fit does not closely follow the data for pc and points to the presence of more stars beyond the thin disk that cannot be accounted for by the two-disk model.
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Dense Molecular Environments of B[e] Supergiants and Yellow Hypergiants
Galaxies 2023, 11(3), 76; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11030076 - 16 Jun 2023
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Massive stars expel large amounts of mass during their late evolutionary phases. We aim to unveil the physical conditions within the warm molecular environments of B[e] supergiants (B[e]SGs) and yellow hypergiants (YHGs), which are known to be embedded in circumstellar shells and disks.
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Massive stars expel large amounts of mass during their late evolutionary phases. We aim to unveil the physical conditions within the warm molecular environments of B[e] supergiants (B[e]SGs) and yellow hypergiants (YHGs), which are known to be embedded in circumstellar shells and disks. We present K-band spectra of two B[e]SGs from the Large Magellanic Cloud and four Galactic YHGs. The CO band emission detected from the B[e]SGs LHA 120-S 12 and LHA 120-S 134 suggests that these stars are surrounded by stable rotating molecular rings. The spectra of the YHGs display a rather diverse appearance. The objects 6 Cas and V509 Cas lack any molecular features. The star [FMR2006] 15 displays blue-shifted CO bands in emission, which might be explained by a possible close to pole-on oriented bipolar outflow. In contrast, HD 179821 shows blue-shifted CO bands in absorption. While the star itself is too hot to form molecules in its outer atmosphere, we propose that it might have experienced a recent outburst. We speculate that we currently can only see the approaching part of the expelled matter because the star itself might still block the receding parts of a (possibly) expanding gas shell.
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A Review of the Mixing Length Theory of Convection in 1D Stellar Modeling
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Galaxies 2023, 11(3), 75; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11030075 - 16 Jun 2023
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We review the application of the one-dimensional Mixing Length Theory (MLT) model of convection in stellar interiors and low-mass stellar evolution. We summarize the history of MLT, present a derivation of MLT in the context of 1D stellar structure equations, and discuss the
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We review the application of the one-dimensional Mixing Length Theory (MLT) model of convection in stellar interiors and low-mass stellar evolution. We summarize the history of MLT, present a derivation of MLT in the context of 1D stellar structure equations, and discuss the physical regimes in which MLT is relevant. We review attempts to improve and extend the formalism, including to higher dimensions. We discuss the interactions of MLT with other modeling physics, and demonstrate the impact of introducing variations in the convective mixing length, , on stellar tracks and isochrones. We summarize the process of performing a solar calibration of and state-of-the-art on calibrations to non-solar targets. We discuss the scientific implications of changing the mixing length, using recent analyses for demonstration. We review the most prominent successes of MLT, and the remaining challenges, and we conclude by speculating on the future of this treatment of convection.
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The Dynamics and Energetics of Remnant and Restarting RLAGN
Galaxies 2023, 11(3), 74; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11030074 - 13 Jun 2023
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In this article, I review past, current, and future advances on the study of radio-loud AGN (RLAGN; radio-loud quasars and radio galaxies) lifecycles exclusively in the remnant and restarting phases. I focus on their dynamics and energetics as inferred from radio observations while
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In this article, I review past, current, and future advances on the study of radio-loud AGN (RLAGN; radio-loud quasars and radio galaxies) lifecycles exclusively in the remnant and restarting phases. I focus on their dynamics and energetics as inferred from radio observations while discussing their radiative lifetimes, population statistics, and trends in their physical characteristics. I briefly summarise multi-wavelength observations, particularly X-rays, that have enabled studies of the large-scale environments of RLAGN in order to understand their role in feedback. Furthermore, I discuss analytic and numerical simulations that predict key properties of remnant and restarting sources as found in wide-area surveys, and discuss the prospects of future surveys that may shed further light on these elusive subpopulations of RLAGN.
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Recent Progress in Modeling the Macro- and Micro-Physics of Radio Jet Feedback in Galaxy Clusters
Galaxies 2023, 11(3), 73; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11030073 - 13 Jun 2023
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Radio jets and the lobes they inflate are common in cool-core clusters and are known to play a critical role in regulating the heating and cooling of the intracluster medium (ICM). This is an inherently multi-scale problem, and much effort has been made
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Radio jets and the lobes they inflate are common in cool-core clusters and are known to play a critical role in regulating the heating and cooling of the intracluster medium (ICM). This is an inherently multi-scale problem, and much effort has been made to understand the processes governing the inflation of lobes and their impact on the cluster, as well as the impact of the environment on the jet–ICM interaction, on both macro- and microphysical scales. The developments of new numerical techniques and improving computational resources have seen simulations of jet feedback in galaxy clusters become ever more sophisticated. This ranges from modeling ICM plasma physics processes such as the effects of magnetic fields, cosmic rays, and viscosity to including jet feedback in cosmologically evolved cluster environments in which the ICM thermal and dynamic properties are shaped by large-scale structure formation. In this review, we discuss the progress made over the last ∼decade in capturing both the macro- and microphysical processes in numerical simulations, highlighting both the current state of the field, as well as the open questions and potential ways in which these questions can be addressed in the future.
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New Insight into the FS CMa System MWC 645 from Near-Infrared and Optical Spectroscopy
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Galaxies 2023, 11(3), 72; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11030072 - 10 Jun 2023
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The B[e] phenomenon is manifested by a heterogeneous group of stars surrounded by gaseous and dusty circumstellar envelopes with similar physical conditions. Among these stars, the FS CMa-type objects are suspected to be binary systems, which could be experiencing or have undergone a
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The B[e] phenomenon is manifested by a heterogeneous group of stars surrounded by gaseous and dusty circumstellar envelopes with similar physical conditions. Among these stars, the FS CMa-type objects are suspected to be binary systems, which could be experiencing or have undergone a mass-transfer process that could explain the large amount of material surrounding them. We aim to contribute to the knowledge of a recently confirmed binary, MWC 645, which could be undergoing an active mass-transfer process. We present near-infrared and optical spectra, identify atomic and molecular spectral features, and derive different quantitative properties of line profiles. Based on publicly available photometric data, we search for periodicity in the light curve and model the spectral energy distribution. We have detected molecular bands of CO in absorption at 1.62 m and 2.3 m for the first time. We derive an upper limit for the effective temperature of the cool binary component. We found a correlation between the enhancement of the H emission and the decrease in optical brightness that could be associated with mass-ejection events or an increase in mass loss. We outline the global properties of the envelope, possibly responsible for brightness variations due to a variable extinction, and briefly speculate on different possible scenarios.
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Investigating Gravitationally Lensed Quasars Observable by Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Galaxies 2023, 11(3), 71; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11030071 - 01 Jun 2023
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In this work, we investigate the possibility of observing quasars, particularly lensed quasars, by the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman). To this aim, based on the capabilities of the Roman Space Telescope and the results from the quasar luminosity function (QLF) in
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In this work, we investigate the possibility of observing quasars, particularly lensed quasars, by the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman). To this aim, based on the capabilities of the Roman Space Telescope and the results from the quasar luminosity function (QLF) in the infrared band of the Spitzer Space Telescope imaging survey, we calculated the number of quasars expected to be in its field of view. In order to estimate the number of lensed quasars, we develop a Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the probability that a quasar is lensed once or more times by foreground galaxies. Using the mass–luminosity distribution function of galaxies and the redshift distributions of galaxies and quasars, we find that 1 per 180 observed quasars will be lensed by foreground galaxies. Further on, adopting a singular isothermal sphere (SIS) model for lens galaxies, we calculate the time delay between lensed images for single and multiple lensing systems and present their distributions. We emphasize that detailed studies of these lensing systems will provide a powerful probe of the physical properties of quasars and may allow testing the mass distribution models of galaxies in addition to being extremely helpful for constraining the cosmological parameters.
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Hawking Radiation and Lifetime of Primordial Black Holes in Braneworld
Galaxies 2023, 11(3), 70; https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies11030070 - 31 May 2023
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The paper explores the thermodynamic properties of primordial black holes (PBHs) in the braneworld. Specifically, the researchers examined Hawking radiation and the lifetime of PBHs. Through their analysis, an exact analytical expression for the Bekenstein–Hawking entropy, temperature, and heat capacity was derived. Their
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The paper explores the thermodynamic properties of primordial black holes (PBHs) in the braneworld. Specifically, the researchers examined Hawking radiation and the lifetime of PBHs. Through their analysis, an exact analytical expression for the Bekenstein–Hawking entropy, temperature, and heat capacity was derived. Their findings suggest that the lifetime of PBHs in the early universe is reduced by at least one order of magnitude, ultimately leading to their evaporation. This could explain why we have not observed the final rapid evaporation of PBHs in the recent epoch of the universe.
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(This article belongs to the Special Issue The 10th Anniversary of Galaxies: The Physics of Black Holes and Gravitational Waves)
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