Resolution-Corrected White Dwarf Gravitational Redshifts Validate SDSS-V Wavelength Calibration and Enable Accurate Mass-Radius Tests

This paper demonstrates that low-resolution spectroscopic surveys suffer from significant radial velocity biases due to incomplete modeling of pressure-broadened hydrogen line wings, and it provides resolution-independent corrections that validate SDSS-V wavelength calibration and enable accurate white dwarf mass-radius tests.

Stefan M. Arseneau, J. J. Hermes, Nadia L. Zakamska + 7 more2026-03-05🔭 astro-ph

Long-term Spectroscopic Survey of the Hyades Cluster: The Binary Population

Based on a 45-year radial velocity survey of 625 stars in the Hyades cluster, this study characterizes the binary population by determining a 40% binary frequency, updating orbital parameters for over 100 systems, revising the tidal circularization period to approximately 5.9 days, and measuring the cluster's velocity dispersion and stellar gravitational/convective shifts.

Guillermo Torres, Robert P. Stefanik, David W. Latham2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

Drawing the line between explosion and collapse in electron-capture supernovae -- I. Impact of conductive flame speeds and ignition conditions on the explosion mechanism

Through 56 3D hydrodynamic simulations of ONe white dwarfs, this study identifies a critical transition density range and demonstrates that both ignition conditions and laminar flame speeds are decisive factors in determining whether electron-capture supernovae result in a thermonuclear explosion or a gravitational collapse.

Alexander Holas, Samuel W. Jones, Friedrich K. Roepke + 5 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

Revisiting the exoplanet radius valley with host stars from SWEET-Cat

By re-examining 1,405 exoplanets orbiting 1,221 stars with high-precision parameters from SWEET-Cat, this study confirms the existence of the radius valley and reveals its dependence on period, flux, stellar mass, and age, providing evidence that supports a core-powered atmospheric mass loss scenario while highlighting the need for improved stellar characterizations in future missions like PLATO.

Juma Kamulali, Vardan Adibekyan, Benard Nsamba + 7 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

Numerical Insights into Disk Accretion, Eccentricity, and Kinematics in the Class 0 phase

Using 3D radiative magnetohydrodynamic simulations of collapsing cores, this study demonstrates that anisotropic, streamer-fed accretion driven by magnetic fields and turbulence not only facilitates rapid disk spreading but also continuously generates and sustains significant eccentricity (e0.1e\sim 0.1) in Class 0 protoplanetary disks, with profound implications for planet formation and cosmochemistry.

Adnan Ali Ahmad, Benoît Commerçon, Elliot Lynch + 4 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

The drastic impact of Eddington-limit induced mass ejections on massive star populations

This study introduces a physically motivated mass-loss prescription for Eddington-limit induced ejections in 1D stellar evolution codes, demonstrating that incorporating this mechanism into single and binary models successfully reconciles theoretical predictions with observed massive star populations in the Magellanic Clouds, including their luminosity limits, evolutionary stages, and binary fractions.

D. Pauli, N. Langer, A. Schootemeijer + 6 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

Backlighting young stellar objects in the Central Molecular Zone: an ensemble-averaged abundance structure of methanol ices

By combining L-band spectra of 15 backlit young stellar objects in the Central Molecular Zone with multi-wavelength data, this study reveals an ensemble-averaged methanol ice abundance profile that is systematically lower than in the Galactic disk and increases from the inner to outer envelope regions, likely due to the sublimation of methanol ice caused by intense heating from massive protostars.

Yewon Kang, Deokkeun An, Jiwon Han + 5 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

Dynamically consistent analysis of Galactic WN4b stars

By applying hydrodynamically-consistent PoWR-HD modeling and Gaia DR3 parallaxes to a sample of six Galactic WN4b stars, this study resolves parameter degeneracies inherent in traditional grid-based analyses to reveal a narrow temperature range, confirm the existence of low-luminosity Wolf-Rayet stars, and identify distinct mass-loss characteristics compared to WN2 stars.

Roel R. Lefever, Andreas A. C. Sander, Matheus Bernini-Peron + 6 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

Exploring the origins of high-velocity features in SNe Ia with the spectral synthesis code TARDIS

Using the TARDIS radiative-transfer code combined with neural network emulation and MCMC inference, this study demonstrates that single high-velocity density enhancements cannot simultaneously reproduce the observed silicon and calcium high-velocity features in Type Ia supernovae, suggesting that current delayed- and double-detonation explosion models are incomplete.

Luke Harvey, Kate Maguire, Alexander Holas + 8 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

On the magnetic field evolution of interplanetary coronal mass ejections from 0.07 to 5.4 au

This study utilizes an expanded catalog of 1976 interplanetary coronal mass ejection events observed from 0.07 to 5.4 au to demonstrate that their magnetic field evolution follows a single power law with an exponent of approximately -1.57, while revealing that a two-exponent multipole model is required to reconcile these interplanetary measurements with solar source field strengths.

Christian Möstl, Emma E. Davies, Eva Weiler + 8 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph

The GAPS programme at TNG LXX. HD 128717 B/Gaia-6 B: a long-period eccentric low-mass brown dwarf from astrometry and radial velocities

Using high-precision radial velocities from HARPS-N combined with Gaia DR3 astrometry, the GAPS programme confirmed that the companion HD 128717 B (Gaia-6 B) is a long-period, high-eccentricity brown dwarf with a mass of approximately 20 Jupiter masses, correcting a previously inaccurate orbital solution derived solely from Gaia data.

M. Pinamonti, A. Sozzetti, D. Barbato + 24 more2026-03-04🔭 astro-ph