Astrophysical phenomenon, process or feature
|
| Extinction or absorption |
phys.absorption |
| Acceleration |
phys.acceleration |
| Atomic/molecular excitation |
phys.atmol.excitation |
| Ionization, jump from bound to unbound energy state |
phys.atmol.ionization |
| Transition between states |
phys.atmol.transition |
| Molecular dissociation |
phys.mol.dissociation |
| Polarization |
phys.polarization |
| Astrophysical phenomenon, process or feature |
process |
| Generic absorption of wave or particle |
process.absorption |
| Acceleration (particles, etc.) |
process.acceleration |
| Mass accretion |
process.accretion |
| Gravitational collapse |
process.collapse |
| Conduction |
process.conduction |
| Convection |
process.convection |
| Diffusion |
process.diffusion |
| Circum-object disk with thickness H < R and R_in < R_out |
process.disk |
| Eclipse of two physically related objects |
process.eclipse |
| Generic emission of wave or particle |
process.emission |
| Sudden brightening, outburst |
process.eruption |
| Explosion |
process.explosion |
| Excitation, jump in a higher energy (bound) state |
process.excitation |
| Gravitational lensing |
process.gravitation.lensing |
| Non-resolved gravitational lensing |
process.gravitation.micro-lensing |
| Gravitational wave |
process.gravitation.wave |
| Generic instability |
process.instability |
| Generic interaction between two or more distinct objects |
process.interaction |
| Maser (as a process) |
process.maser |
| Mass loss |
process.mass-loss |
| Ejection, loss of a distinct body of mass |
process.mass-loss.ejection |
| Mass-loss through a collimated jet |
process.mass-loss.jet |
| mass-loss through a poorly collimated wind |
Process.mass-loss.wind |
| Merging of two or more distinct objects |
process.merging |
| Nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis |
process.nucleosynthesis |
| Occultation of two physically unrelated objects |
process.occultation |
| Pulsation |
process.pulsation |
| Non-radial pulsation |
process.pulsation.non-radial |
| Radial pulsation |
process.pulsation.radial |
| Radiation mechanisms: non-thermal |
process.radiation.non-thermal |
| Radiation mechanisms:thermal |
process.radiation.thermal |
| Redshift |
process.redshift |
| Circum-object ring with thickness H < R and R_in ~ R_out |
process.ring |
| Recombination, from unbound to bound energy state |
process.recombination |
| Rotation |
process.rotation |
| Scattering |
process.scattering |
| Shock front/wave(HD, MHD, Ionization, etc.) |
process.shock |
| Distinct physical region on an object with different properties |
process.spot |
| Starburst |
process.starburst |
| Change in some property with time |
process.variation |
| Generic sudden change with time |
process.variation.burst |
| Cyclic, periodic change |
process.variation.cyclic |
| Rapid change with time followed by a return to normalcy |
process.variation.flare |
| Sudden change of frequency |
process.variation.glitch |
| Very luminous state of variable object, high state |
process.variation.high-state |
| Quiescent or low luminsous state of variable object |
process.variation.low-state |
| Semi-regular or quasi-periodic variation |
process.variation.quasi-periodic |
| Temporary, non-periodic change |
process.variation.transient |