George Mason University Astrophysics and Space Physics Journal Club

During the fall 2009 semester, we will meet on alternate Wednesdays (Sep 9, 23; Oct 7, 21; Nov 4, 18; Dec 2) from 11:00am to 12:00pm in S&T I, room 306.

Sep 9

Presentation by Diana Marcu on her summer research on X-ray binaries Click here and here for her recent posters.

Hellier et al. 2009, "An orbital period of 0.94 days for the hot-Jupiter planet WASP-18b", Nature, 460, 1098 (see also News and Views)

Birnstiel et al. 2009, "Dust retention in protoplanetary disks", A&A, 503, L5 (see also a related News and Views)

Sep 23

Helder et al. 2009, "Measuring the Cosmic-Ray Acceleration Efficiency of a Supernova Remnant", Science, 325, 719 (see also related pieces here and here)

Queloz et al. 2009, "The CoRoT-7 planetary system: two orbiting super-Earths", A&A, forthcoming

Oct 7

Muzerolle et al. 2009, "EVIDENCE FOR DYNAMICAL CHANGES IN A TRANSITIONAL PROTOPLANETARY DISK WITH MID-INFRARED VARIABILITY", ApJ, 704, L15

McConnachie et al. 2009, "The remnants of galaxy formation from a panoramic survey of the region around M31", Nature, 461, 66 (see also News and Views)

Burtscher et al. 2009, "Dust emission from a parsec-scale structure in the Seyfert 1 nucleus of NGC 4151", arXiv:0909.5191

Oct 21

Verbiscer et al. 2009, "Saturn's largest ring", Nature, advance online publication

Nespoli et al. 2009, "K-band spectroscopy of IGR J16358-4726 and IGR J16393-4643: two new symbiotic X-ray binaries", arXiv:0910.0990

McComas et al. 2009, "Global Observations of the Interstellar Interaction from the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)", Science, Science Express

Nov 4

Verbiscer et al. 2009, "Saturn's largest ring", Nature, advance online publication (see also News and Views)

Sarma et al. 2009, "DETECTION OF THE ZEEMAN EFFECT IN THE 36 GHz CLASS I CH3OH MASER LINE WITH THE EVLA", ApJ, 705, L176

Tillich et al. 2009, "SDSS J013655.91+242546.0 - an A-type hyper-velocity star from the outskirts of the Galaxy", arXiv:0910.5174

Nov 18

Tillich et al. 2009, "SDSS J013655.91+242546.0 - an A-type hyper-velocity star from the outskirts of the Galaxy", arXiv:0910.5174

Booth & Schaye 2009, "Dark matter haloes determine the masses of supermassive black holes", arXiv:0911.0935

Ng et al. 2009, "HIGH-RESOLUTION X-RAY IMAGING OF SUPERNOVA REMNANT 1987A", ApJ, 706, L100