Rutgers Astrophysics Preprint Series
The following is a list of current preprints and recent papers. Click here for papers that appeared in 2006 or earlier.
487. Kaviraj, S., Khochfar, S., Schawinski, K., Yi, S.K., GAWISER, E., Silk, J., Virani, S.N., Cardamone, C., van Dokkum, P.G., and Urry, C.M., ``The UV Colours of High-redshift Early-type Galaxies: Evidence for Recent Star Formation and Stellar Mass Assembly over the Last 8 Billion Years,'' submitted to MNRAS; Eprint arXiv:0709.0806
486. Blanc, G.A., Lira, P., Barrientos, L.F., Aguirre, P., Francke, H., Taylor, E.N., Quadri, R., Marchesini, D., Infante, L., GAWISER, E., Hall, P.B., Willis, J.P., Herrera, D. and Maza, J. 2008, ``The Multiwavelength Survey by Yale-Chile (MUSYC): Wide K-band Imaging, Photometric Catalogs, Clustering and Physical Properties of Galaxies at z~2'' ApJ, in press; Eprint arXiv:0803.0763
485. Cardamone, C., Urry, C.M., Damen, M., van Dokkum, P.G., Treister, E., Labbe, I., Virani, S.N., Lira, P. and GAWISER, E. 2008, ``Mid-infrared Properties and Color Selection for X-ray Detected AGN in the MUSYC ECDF-S field,'' ApJ, in press; Eprint arXiv:0803.0251
479. SELLWOOD, J. A. "Dynamical Evolution of Disk Galaxies", to appear in "Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Disks", eds E. M. Corsini & J. Funes S. J.; Eprint arXiv:0803.1574
478. G. CASSAM-CHENAI, J. P. HUGHES, E. M. Reynoso, C. Badenes, and D. Moffett, "Morphological Evidence for Azimuthal Variations of the Cosmic Ray Ion Acceleration at the Blast Wave of SN 1006," ApJ, xxx, submitted (2007); Eprint arXiv:xxxx.xxxx
477. C. R. KEETON & L. A. Moustakas, "A New Channel for Detecting Dark Matter Substructure in Galaxies: Gravitational Lens Time Delays," ApJ, submitted
476. S. Katsuda, K. Mori, H. Tsunemi, S. Park, U. Hwang, D. N. Burrows, J. P. HUGHES, and P. O. Slane, "The X-ray-Emitting Ejecta of the Oxygen-Rich Supernova Remnant Puppis A Revealed by XMM-Newton" ApJ, xxx, submitted (2007); Eprint arXiv:xxxx.xxxx
475. ZÁNMAR SÁNCHEZ, R., SELLWOOD, J. A., Weiner, B. J. & WILLIAMS, T. B. "Modeling the Gas Flow in the Bar of NGC 1365" ApJ, 674, 797 (2008); Eprint arXiv:0710.5286
474. RANGWALA, N., WILLIAMS, T. B., Pietraszewski, C. & JOSEPH, C. L. "An Imaging Fabry-Perot System for the Robert Stobie Spectrograph on the Southern African Large Telescope" AJ, (submitted) (2007); Eprint arXiv:0710.3750
473. S. P. Reynolds, K. J. Borkowski, U. Hwang, J. P. HUGHES, C. Badenes, J. M. Laming, and J. M. Blondin, "A Deep Chandra Observation of Kepler's Supernova Remnant: A Type Ia Event with Circumstellar Interaction" ApJ Letters, 668, L135 (2007); Eprint arXiv:0708.3858
472. P. P. Plucinsky, B. Williams, K. S. Long, T. J. Gaetz, M. Sasaki, W. Pietsch, R. Tullmann, R. K. Smith, W. P. Blair, D. Helfand, J. P. HUGHES, P. F. Winkler, M. Avillez, L. Bianchi, D. Breitschwerdt, R. J. Edgar, P. Ghavamian, J. Grindlay, F. Haberl, R. Kirshner, K. Kuntz, T. Mazeh, T. G. Pannuti, A. Shporer, and D. A. Thilker, "Chandra ACIS Survey of M33 (ChASeM33): A First Look." ApJS in press; Eprint arXiv:0709.4211
471. E. Miyata, K. Masai, and J.P. HUGHES, "Evidence for Resonance Line Scattering in the Suzaku X-ray Spectrum of the Cygnus Loop" PASJ, submitted.
470. S. Park, J. P. HUGHES, P. O. Slane, D. N. Burrows, B. M. Gaensler, and P. Ghavamian, "A Half-Megasecond Chandra Observation of the Galactic Oxygen-Rich Supernova Remnant G292.0+1.8" ApJ, 670, L121 (2007); Eprint arXiv:0710.2902
469. C. Badenes, J. P. HUGHES, G. CASSAM-CHENAI, and E. Bravo, "The Persistence of Memory, or How the X-ray Spectrum of SNR 0509-67.5 Reveals the Brightness of its Parent Type Ia Supernova" ApJ, in press.
468. J.P. HUGHES, N. Chugai, R. Chevalier, P. Lundqvist, and E. Schlegel, "Chandra Observations of Type Ia Supernovae: Upper Limits to the X-ray Flux of SN 2002bo, SN 2002ic, SN 2005gj, and SN 2005ke" ApJ, 670, 1260 (2007); Eprint arXiv:0710.3190
467. T. D. Morton, P. Slane, K. J. Borkowski, S. P. Reynolds, D. J. Helfand, B. M. Gaensler, and J. P. HUGHES, "Observations of X-rays and Thermal Dust Emission from the Supernova Remnant Kes 75" ApJ, 667, 219 (2007); Eprint arXiv:0706.1909
466. H. Yamaguchi, K. Koyama, S. Katsuda, H. Nakajima, J. P. HUGHES, A. Bamba, J. S. Hiraga, K. Mori, M. Ozaki, and T. G. Tsuru, "X-Ray Spectroscopy of SN 1006 with Suzaku" PASJ, in press; Eprint arXiv:0706.4146
465. M. Miceli, A. Decourchelle, J. Ballet, F. Bocchino, J. P. HUGHES, U. Hwang, and R. Petre, "A Physical Interpretation of the Jet-Like X-ray Emission from Supernova Remnant W49B." Advances in Space Research , in press; Eprint astro-ph/0701475
464. S. Park, P. O. Slane, J. P. HUGHES, K. Mori, D. N. Burrows, and G. P. Garmire, "Chandra X-ray Study of Galactic Supernova Remnant G299.2-2.9." ApJ, 665, 1173 (2007); Eprint arXiv:0706.0524
463. G. CASSAM-CHENAI, J. P. HUGHES, J. Ballet, and A. Decourchelle, "The Blast Wave of Tycho's Supernova Remnant." ApJ, volume 665, page 315 (2007); Eprint astro-ph/0703239
462. W.-H. Wang, L. L. Cowie, J. VAN SADERS, A. J. Barger & J. P. Willliams, "GOODS 850-5 -- A z>4 Galaxy Discovered in the Submillimeter?" ApJL, in press; eprint arXiv:0710.1654
461. K. S. Virbhadra & C. R. KEETON, "Time delay and magnification centroid due to gravitational lensing by black holes and naked singularities," PRD, submitted; eprint arXiv:0710.2333
460. G. Dobler, C. R. KEETON, A. Bolton, & S. Burles, "Lensing Probabilities for Spectroscopically Selected Galaxy-Galaxy Strong Lenses," ApJ, submitted
459. C. D. Fassnacht, C. R. KEETON, & D. Khavinson, "Gravitational Lensing by Elliptical Galaxies, and the Schwarz Function," New Trends in Complex and Harmonic Analysis, submitted; eprint arXiv:0708.2684
458. M. Oguri, N. Inada, M. A. Strauss, C. S. Kochanek, G. T. Richards, D. P. Schneider, R. H. Becker, M. Fukugita, M. D. Gregg, P. B. Hall, J. F. Hennawi, D. E. Johnston, I. Kayo, C. R. KEETON, B. Pindor, M. Shin, E. L. Turner, R. L. White, D. G. York, S. F. Anderson, N. A. Bahcall, R. J. Brunner, S. Burles, F. J. Castander, K. Chiu, A. Clocchiatti, D. Eisenstein, J. A. Frieman, Y. Kawano, R. Lupton, T. Morokuma, H.-W. Rix, R. Scranton, & E. S. Sheldon, "The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Lens Search. III. Constraints on Dark Energy from the Third Data Release Quasar Lens Catalog," AJ, in press; eprint arXiv:0708.0825
457. N. Inada, M Oguri, R H. Becker, M. Shin, G. T. Richards, J. F. Hennawi, R. L. White, B. Pindor, M. A. Strauss, C. S. Kochanek, D. E. Johnston, M. D. Gregg, I. Kayo, D. Eisenstein, P. B. Hall, F. J. Castander, A. Clocchiatti, S. F. Anderson, D. P. Schneider, D. G. York, R. Lupton, K. Chiu, Y. Kawano, R. Scranton, J. A. Frieman, C. R. KEETON, T. Morokuma, H.-W. Rix, E. L. Turner, S. Burles, R. J. Brunner, E. S. Sheldon, N. A. Bahcall, & M. Fukugita, "The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Lens Search. II. Statistical Lens Sample from the Third Data Release," AJ, in press; eprint arXiv:0708.0828
456. A. B. CONGDON, C. R. KEETON, & C. E. Nordgren, "Prospects for testing general relativity with lensing by massive black holes," Phys Rev D, submitted
455. SPEKKENS, K. & SELLWOOD, J. A., "Modeling Non-Circular Motions in Disk Galaxies: A Bar in NGC 2976", To appear in Galaxies in the Local Volume, eds. B. Koribalski & H. Jerjen (Springer Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings) Eprint arXiv:0708.2852
454. SEHGAL, N., HUGHES, J. P., Wittman, D., Margoniner, V., Tyson, J. A., Gee, P. & Dell'Antonio, I. ''Probing the Relation Between X-ray-Derived and Weak-Lensing-Derived Masses for Shear-Selected Galaxy Clusters: I. A781'' Eprint arXiv:0706.2351
453. SELLWOOD, J. A.. "Bar-Halo Friction in Galaxies IV: Halo Density Changes", ApJ (submitted) Eprint arXiv:070x.xxxx
449. C. R. KEETON & A. O. Petters, "Testing Theories of Gravity with Black Hole Lensing," in Proceedings of the 11th Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity, ed. H. Kleinert, R. T. Jantzen & R. Ruffini
448. N. SEHGAL, H. Trac, K. Huffenberger & P. Bode. "Microwave-Sky Simulations and Projections for Galaxy Cluster Detection with the Atacama Cosmology Telescope". Eprint astro-ph/0612140
447. C. Y. Peng, C. D. Impey, H.-W. Rix, C. S. Kochanek, C. R. KEETON, E. E. Falco, J. Lehár, & B. A. McLeod, "Probing the Coevolution of Supermassive Black Holes and Galaxies Out to z~4.5 Using Quasar Host Galaxies," in Black Holes: From Stars to Galaxies -- Across the Range of Masses, IAU Symposium 238 (2006)
446. I. G. Momcheva, K. Williams, A. I. Zabludoff, & C. R. KEETON, "Galaxy Evolution in Poor Groups Discovered around Strong Gravitational Lenses," in Galaxy Evolution Across the Hubble Time, IAU Symposium 235 (2006)
445. I. Momcheva, K. Williams, C. R. KEETON, & A. I. Zabludoff, "A Spectroscopic Study of the Environments of Gravitational Lens Galaxies," in Mass Profiles and Shapes of Cosmological Structures, G. A. Mamon, F. Combes, C. Deffayet, & B. Fort (eds.), EAS Publications Series, 20, 289 (2006)
444. J. VAN SADERS & C. R. KEETON, "Gravitational Lensing by Galaxies Without Dark Matter," ApJ, submitted (Oct 20, 2006)
443. SELLWOOD, J. A.. "Bar-Halo Friction in Galaxies III: Particle Number requirements for Simulations", ApJ (submitted) Eprint astro-ph/0704.1047
441. E. Rozo, D. Nagai, C. R. KEETON, & A. Kravtsov, "The Impact of Baryonic Cooling on Giant Arc Abundances," ApJ, submitted (Sept 22, 2006); Eprint astro-ph/0609621
438. A. B. CONGDON & C. R. KEETON, "Dependence of Microlensing on Source Size and Lens Mass," to appear in Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy IV, G. J. Babu and E. D. Feigelson (eds.), San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific
437. J. P. HUGHES, M. Rafelski, J. S. WARREN, C. Rakowski, P. Slane, D, Burrows, & J. Nousek, "The Chandra View of the Supernova Remnant 0506-68.0 in the Large Magellanic Cloud," ApJ Letters, 645, L117 (2006); Eprint astro-ph/0605752
428. PIATEK, S., PRYOR, C., Bristow, P., Olszewski, E., Harris, H., Mateo, M., Minniti, D. & Tinney, C. "Proper Motions of Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies from Hubble Space Telescope Imaging. III: Measurement for Ursa Minor", AJ to appear. Eprint astro-ph/0503620
427. SEHGAL, N., KOSOWSKY, A. & Holder, G. "Constrained Cluster Parameters from Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Observations", ApJ to appear. Eprint astro-ph/0504274
401. SELLWOOD, J. A., BARNES, E. I. & KOSOWSKY, A., "Estimating Luminous and Dark Masses in Disk Galaxies," contribution to 2nd Science with SALT Workshop
395. HUGHES, J. P., FRIEDMAN, R. B., Slane, P. O. & Park, S., "An X-Ray Pulsar, Metal-rich Ejecta, and Shocked Ambient Medium in the Supernova Remnant G292. 0+1. 8," to appear in "Young Neutron Stars and Their Environments" (IAU Symposium 218, ASP Conference Proceedings), eds F. Camilo and B. M. Gaensler. Eprint astro-ph/0401472
367. Patel, S. K., Joy, J., HUGHES, J. P., Carlstrom, J. E.,"X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy of Abell 1995 with the Chandra X-ray Observatory," ApJ, submitted. Eprint astro-ph/TBD
484. Kriek, M., van Dokkum, P.G., Franx, M., Illingworth, G.D., Marchesini, D., Quadri, R., Rudnick, G., Taylor, E.N., Forster Schreiber, N.M., GAWISER, E., Labbe, I., Lira, P. and Wuyts, S., 2008, ``A Near-infrared Spectroscopic Survey of K-selected Galaxies at z~2.3: Redshifts and Implications for Broadband Photometric Studies,'' ApJ 677, 219
483. Lai, K., Huang, J.-S., Fazio, G., GAWISER, E., Gronwall, C., Ciardullo, R., Magdis, G. and van Dokkum, P.G. 2008, ``Spitzer Constraints on the Stellar Populations of Ly Alpha-Emitting Galaxies at z=3.1,'' ApJ 674, 70
482. Francke, H., GAWISER, E., Lira, P., Treister, E., Virani, S., Cardamone, C., Urry, C.M., van Dokkum, P.G., Quadri, R. and Infante, L. 2008, ``Clustering of Intermediate Luminosity X-ray Selected AGN at z~3,'' ApJ Letters 673, L13
481. GAWISER, E., Francke, H., Lai, K., Schawinski, K., Gronwall, C., Ciardullo, R., Quadri, R., Orsi, A., Barrientos, L.F., Blanc, G.A., Fazio, G., Feldmeier, J., Huang, J., Infante, L., Lira, P., Padilla, N., Taylor, E.N., Treister, E., Urry, C.M., van Dokkum, P.G. and Virani, S.N. 2007, ``Ly Alpha-Emitting Galaxies at z=3.1: L* Progenitors Experiencing Rapid Star Formation,'' ApJ 671, 628
480. Treister, E., GAWISER, E., van Dokkum, P.G., Lira, P., Urry, M. and MUSYC Collaboration 2007, ``Results from the Multiwavelength Survey by Yale-Chile (MUSYC),'' The Messenger, vol. 129, p.45
452. SPEKKENS, K. & SELLWOOD, J. A., 2007, "Modeling Non-Circular Motions in Disk Galaxies: Application to NGC 2976" ApJ, 664, 204
451. REESE, A. S., WILLIAMS, T. B., SELLWOOD, J. A., Barnes, E. I. & Powell, B. A.. 2007, "Photometric Decomposition of Barred Galaxies", AJ, 133, 2846
450. Barnes, E. I., Kosowsky, A. & SELLWOOD, J. A.. 2007, "Milgrom Relation Models for Spiral Galaxies from Two-Dimensional Velocity Maps", AJ, 133, 1698
442. A. B. CONGDON, C. R. KEETON, & S. J. Osmer, "Microlensing of a finite source by a power-law mass distribution," MNRAS, 376, 273
440. J. Fohlmeister, C. S. Kochanek, E. E. Falco, J. Wambsganss, N. Morgan, C. W. Morgan, E. O. Ofek, D. Maoz, C. R. KEETON, J. C. Barentine, G. Dalton, J. Dembicky, W. Ketzeback, R. McMillan, & C. S. Peters, "A Time Delay for the Largest Gravitationally Lensed Quasar: SDSS J1004+4112," ApJ, 662, 62
425. SELLWOOD, J. A. & Debattista, V. P. 2007, "Anomalously Weak Dynamical Friction in Halos", in "Island Universes - Structure and Evolution of Disk Galaxies" ed. R. S. de Jong (Springer: Dordrecht), 187. Eprint astro-ph/0508036
419. G. Dobler, C. R. KEETON, & J. Wambsganss, "Microlensing of Central Images in Strong Gravitational Lens Systems," MNRAS, 377, 977