James R. A. Davenport et al 2016 ApJ 829 L31
Flares from our nearest neighbor, the M dwarf Proxima Centauri, may impede our ability to detect planet transits. Extrapolated rates of ~8 superflares/year and ~63 smaller flares/day were found.
Adam R. Sibley et al 2016 AJ 152 93
The overall nebular masses for hydrogen, helium, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur are established for the Crab Nebula — which can inform stellar models for relatively low-mass, core-collapse supernovae.
T. Eftekhari et al 2016 ApJ 829 62
Using the first station of the Long Wavelength Array, over 1400 giant pulses are detected from the Crab Pulsar over 7 months. Flux density is found to increase toward shorter wavelengths.
A. Trova et al 2016 ApJS 226 12
A model is presented exploring the structure of the gaseous/dusty tori surrounding supermassive black holes in galactic nuclei. The structure is dependent on the self-gravity of the torus material.
Daisuke Iono et al 2016 ApJ 829 L10
ALMA examines the central structure in three of the brightest unlensed z = 3–4 submillimeter galaxies. Observations suggest rapid inflow of gas, surrounded by extended and clumpy starbursts.
S. van Velzen et al 2016 ApJ 829 19
Transient infrared emission from tidal disruption flares can be explained by dust within 0.1 pc of the black hole being heated to its sublimation temperature by the intense radiation of the flare.