GBT/Argus Observations of Molecular Gas in the Inner Regions of IC 342

Kavli Affiliate: Sarah Church | First 5 Authors: Jialu Li, Andrew I Harris, Erik Rosolowsky, Amanda Kepley, David Frayer | Summary: We report observations of the ground state transitions of $^{12}$CO, $^{13}$CO C$^{18}$O, HCN, and HCO$^+$ at 88-115 GHz in the inner region of the nearby galaxy IC 342. These data were obtained with the […]


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A Spatially resolved X-ray Polarization map of the Vela Pulsar Wind Nebula

Kavli Affiliate: Roger W. Romani | First 5 Authors: Kuan Liu, Fei Xie, Yi-Han Liu, Chi-Yung Ng, Niccolo’ Bucciantini | Summary: In this paper, we present a full spatially resolved polarization map for the Vela Pulsar Wind Nebula (PWN) observed by IXPE. By employing effective background discrimination techniques, our results show a remarkably high degree […]


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Gravitomagnetic Clock Effect: Using GALILEO to explore General Relativity

Kavli Affiliate: Sven Herrmann | First 5 Authors: Jan Scheumann, Dennis Philipp, Sven Herrmann, Eva Hackmann, Benny Rievers | Summary: All experiments to date are in remarkable agreement with the predictions of Einstein’s theory of gravity, General Relativity. Besides the classical tests, involving light deflection, orbit precession, signal delay, and the gravitational redshift, modern technology […]


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GRB 180128A: A Second Magnetar Giant Flare Candidate from the Sculptor Galaxy

Kavli Affiliate: Nicola Omodei | First 5 Authors: Aaron C. Trigg, Eric Burns, Oliver J. Roberts, Michela Negro, Dmitry S. Svinkin | Summary: Magnetars are slowly rotating neutron stars that possess the strongest magnetic fields ($10^{14}-10^{15} mathrm{G}$) known in the cosmos. They display a range of transient high-energy electromagnetic activity. The brightest and most energetic […]


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Detecting Dark Matter Induced Power in Quantum Devices

Kavli Affiliate: Noah Kurinsky | First 5 Authors: Anirban Das, Noah Kurinsky, Rebecca K. Leane, , | Summary: In the past few years, many mesoscale systems have been proposed as possible detectors of sub-GeV dark matter particles. In this work, we point out the feasibility of probing dark matter-nucleon scattering cross section using superconductor-based quantum […]


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The Speed of Sound in Methane under Conditions of the Thermal Boundary Layer of Uranus

Kavli Affiliate: Peter Graham | First 5 Authors: Thomas G. White, Hannah Poole, Emma E. McBride, Matthew Oliver, Adrien Descamps | Summary: We present the first direct observations of acoustic waves in warm dense matter. We analyze wavenumber- and energy-resolved X-ray spectra taken from warm dense methane created by laser-heating a cryogenic liquid jet. X-ray […]


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Constraints on Dark Matter from Dynamical Heating of Stars in Ultrafaint Dwarfs. Part 1: MACHOs and Primordial Black Holes

Kavli Affiliate: Peter W. Graham | First 5 Authors: Peter W. Graham, Harikrishnan Ramani, , , | Summary: We place limits on dark matter made up of compact objects significantly heavier than a solar mass, such as MACHOs or primordial black holes (PBHs). In galaxies, the gas of such objects is generally hotter than the […]


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Coherent Self-Interactions of Dark Matter in the Bullet Cluster

Kavli Affiliate: Peter W. Graham | First 5 Authors: Zachary Bogorad, Peter W. Graham, Harikrishnan Ramani, , | Summary: Many models of dark matter include self-interactions beyond gravity. A variety of astrophysical observations have previously been used to place limits on the strength of such self-interactions. However, previous works have generally focused either on short-range […]


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A Bayesian Approach to Strong Lens Finding in the Era of Wide-area Surveys

Kavli Affiliate: Philip J. Marshall | First 5 Authors: Philip Holloway, Philip J. Marshall, Aprajita Verma, Anupreeta More, Raoul CaƱameras | Summary: The arrival of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), Euclid-Wide and Roman wide area sensitive surveys will herald a new era in strong lens science in which […]


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A Bayesian Approach to Strong Lens Finding in the Era of Wide-area Surveys

Kavli Affiliate: Philip J. Marshall | First 5 Authors: Philip Holloway, Philip J. Marshall, Aprajita Verma, Anupreeta More, Raoul CaƱameras | Summary: The arrival of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), Euclid-Wide and Roman wide area sensitive surveys will herald a new era in strong lens science in which […]


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