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RUBIES: A Spectroscopic Census of Little Red Dots; All V-Shaped Point Sources Have Broad Lines
Raphael E. Hviding, Anna de Graaff, Tim B. Miller, David J. Setton, Jenny E. Greene, Ivo Labb\'e, Gabriel Brammer, Rachel Bezanson, Leindert A. Boogaard, Nikko J. Cleri, Joel Leja, Michael V. Maseda, Ian McConachie, Jorryt Matthee, Rohan P. Naidu, Pascal A. Oesch, Bingjie Wang, Katherine E. Whitaker, Christina Williams

RUBIES: A Spectroscopic Census of Little Red Dots; All V-Shaped Point Sources Have Broad Lines
The physical nature of Little Red Dots (LRDs) - a population of compact, red galaxies revealed by JWST - remains unclear. Photometric samples are constructed from varying selection criteria with limited spectroscopic follow-up available to test intrinsic spectral shapes and prevalence of broad emission lines. We use the RUBIES survey, a large spectroscopic program with wide color-morphology coverage and homogeneous data quality, to systematically analyze the emission-line kinematics, spectral s…

Peering through the veil: Investigating protoplanetary disk outer edges using backside visibility
Joel George, Carsten Dominik, Christian Ginski
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.03624

Peering through the veil: Investigating protoplanetary disk outer edges using backside visibility
Protoplanetary disks observed in scattered light reveal essential insights into the disk's three-dimensional architecture and dust properties. These disks, which play a crucial role in planet formation, have complex structures where the visibility of the disk's backside can vary significantly based on several parameters. This study aims to explore the factors impacting backside visibility in protoplanetary disks, particularly under variations in inclination, dust distribution, grain characteris…