Low-column-density filaments align parallel to magnetic fields while high-column-density wide filaments align perpendicular, with transition at roughly 0.8-8 x 10^21 cm^-2; projection effects analyzed statistically.
The Photodetector Array Camera and Spectrometer (PACS) on the Herschel Space Observatory
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The Photodetector Array Camera and Spectrometer (PACS) is one of the three science instruments on ESA's far infrared and submillimetre observatory. It employs two Ge:Ga photoconductor arrays (stressed and unstressed) with 16x25 pixels, each, and two filled silicon bolometer arrays with 16x32 and 32x64 pixels, respectively, to perform integral-field spectroscopy and imaging photometry in the 60-210\mu\ m wavelength regime. In photometry mode, it simultaneously images two bands, 60-85\mu\ m or 85-125\mu\m and 125-210\mu\ m, over a field of view of ~1.75'x3.5', with close to Nyquist beam sampling in each band. In spectroscopy mode, it images a field of 47"x47", resolved into 5x5 pixels, with an instantaneous spectral coverage of ~1500km/s and a spectral resolution of ~175km/s. We summarise the design of the instrument, describe observing modes, calibration, and data analysis methods, and present our current assessment of the in-orbit performance of the instrument based on the Performance Verification tests. PACS is fully operational, and the achieved performance is close to or better than the pre-launch predictions.
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3D modeling of L1506C with THEMIS 2 dust model shows evolved grains needed in densest regions, indicating early grain growth in prestellar phase.
Far-IR stacking of ~4000 LAEs at z=2-6 yields detections in massive AGN hosts with low f_esc(Lyα) (1-7%) and higher values (>10%) in undetected stacks, plus elevated IRX relative to typical star-forming galaxies.
Higher Eddington ratio AGN exhibit increased [O III] outflow incidence and reduced obscuration, supporting radiative feedback as the regulator.
X-ray analysis of 94 FIR-selected AGNs at z=0.07-5 shows rising obscured fraction with redshift, soft excess in 10 sources, and a luminosity-dependent covering factor correlation supporting the receding torus model.
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Statistical analysis of the relative orientations between filaments and magnetic fields using Herschel and Planck data in star-forming regions
Low-column-density filaments align parallel to magnetic fields while high-column-density wide filaments align perpendicular, with transition at roughly 0.8-8 x 10^21 cm^-2; projection effects analyzed statistically.
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Tracing grain growth in the forming prestellar core L1506C with 3D modeling of Herschel, IRAM, and CFHT observations
3D modeling of L1506C with THEMIS 2 dust model shows evolved grains needed in densest regions, indicating early grain growth in prestellar phase.
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Far-infrared observations of dust in Ly$\alpha$ emitters at z=2-6
Far-IR stacking of ~4000 LAEs at z=2-6 yields detections in massive AGN hosts with low f_esc(Lyα) (1-7%) and higher values (>10%) in undetected stacks, plus elevated IRX relative to typical star-forming galaxies.
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AGN radiative feedback as the main regulator of [O III] outflow activity and obscuration in X-ray AGN
Higher Eddington ratio AGN exhibit increased [O III] outflow incidence and reduced obscuration, supporting radiative feedback as the regulator.
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The Lockman-SpReSO Project: A Deep X-ray Spectral View of a FIR-selected AGN Population
X-ray analysis of 94 FIR-selected AGNs at z=0.07-5 shows rising obscured fraction with redshift, soft excess in 10 sources, and a luminosity-dependent covering factor correlation supporting the receding torus model.