- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/437/467
- Title:
- VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/437/467
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We introduce a new survey of massive stars in the Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds using the Fibre Large Array Multi-Element Spectrograph (FLAMES) instrument at the Very Large Telescope (VLT). Here we present observations of 269 Galactic stars with the FLAMES-Giraffe Spectrograph (R~=25000), in fields centered on the open clusters NGC 3293, NGC 4755 and NGC 6611. These data are supplemented by a further 50 targets observed with the Fibre-Fed Extended Range Optical Spectrograph (FEROS, R=48000).
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/496/841
- Title:
- VLT-FLAMES survey of massive stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/496/841
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have previously analysed the spectra of 135 early B-type stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and found several groups of stars that have chemical compositions that conflict with the theory of rotational mixing. Here we extend this study to Galactic and Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) metallicities. We provide chemical compositions for ~50 Galactic and ~100 SMC early B-type stars and compare these to the LMC results. These samples cover a range of projected rotational velocities up to ~300km/s and hence are well suited to testing rotational mixing models. The surface nitrogen abundances are utilised as a probe of the mixing process since nitrogen is synthesized in the core of the stars and mixed to the surface.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/530/A108
- Title:
- VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/530/A108
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey (VFTS) is an ESO Large Programme that has obtained multi-epoch optical spectroscopy of over 800 massive stars in the 30 Doradus region of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Here we introduce our scientific motivations and give an overview of the survey targets, including optical and near-infrared photometry and comprehensive details of the data reduction. One of the principal objectives was to detect massive binary systems via variations in their radial velocities, thus shaping the multi-epoch observing strategy. Spectral classifications are given for the massive emission-line stars observed by the survey, including the discovery of a new Wolf-Rayet star (VFTS 682, classified as WN5h), 2' to the northeast of R136. To illustrate the diversity of objects encompassed by the survey, we investigate the spectral properties of sixteen targets identified by Gruendl & Chu (2009, Cat. J/ApJS/184/172) from Spitzer photometry as candidate young stellar objects or stars with notable mid-infrared excesses. Detailed spectral classification and quantitative analysis of the O- and B-type stars in the VFTS sample, paying particular attention to the effects of rotational mixing and binarity, will be presented in a series of future articles to address fundamental questions in both stellar and cluster evolution.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/636/A116
- Title:
- VLTI/PIONIER images of 15 Herbig Ae/Be stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/636/A116
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The innermost astronomical unit (au) in protoplanetary disks is a key region for stellar and planet formation, as exoplanet searches have shown a large occurrence of close-in planets, located within the first au around their host star. We aim to reveal the morphology of the disk inner rim using near-infrared interferometric observations with milli-arcsecond resolution provided by near-infrared multi-telescope interferometry. Methods: We provide model-independent reconstructed images of 15 objects selected from the Herbig AeBe survey carried out with VLTI/PIONIER, using the semi-parametric approach for image reconstruction of chromatic objects (SPARCO). We propose a set of methods to reconstruct and analyze the images in a consistent way. 40% of the systems (6/15) are found to be centro-symmetric at the angular resolution of the observations. For the rest of the objects, we find evidence for asymmetric emission due to moderate-to-strong inclination of a disk-like structure for ~30% of the objects (5/15), and non-centro-symmetric morphology due to an non-axisymmetric and possible variable environment (4/15, ~27%). Among the systems with disk-like structure, 20% (3/15) show a resolved dust-free cavity. Finally, we do not detect extended emission beyond the inner rim. The image reconstruction process is a powerful tool to reveal complex disk inner rim morphologies which is complementary to the fit of geometrical models. At the angular resolution reached by near-infrared interferometric observations most of the images are compatible with a centrally peaked emission (no cavity). For the most resolved targets, image reconstruction reveals morphologies that cannot be reproduced by generic parametric models (e.g., perturbed inner rims, complex brightness distributions). Moreover, the non-axisymmetric disks show that the spatial resolution probed by optical interferometers makes the observations of the near-infrared emission (inside a few au) sensitive to temporal evolution with a time-scale down to few weeks. The evidence of non-axisymmetric emission that cannot be explained by simple inclination and radiative transfer effects requires for alternative explanations such as a warping of the inner disks. Interferometric observations can therefore be used to follow the evolution of the asymmetry of those disks at an au or sub-au scale.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/153/115
- Title:
- VLT/SINFONI observations of MIPSGAL "bubbles"
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/153/115
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present Very Large Telescope/Spectrograph for INtegral Field Observations in the Near Infrared H- and K-band spectra of potential central stars within the inner 8"-by-8" regions of 55 MIPSGAL "bubbles" (MBs), sub-arcminute circumstellar shells discovered in the mid-IR survey of the Galactic plane with Spitzer/MIPS. At magnitudes brighter than 15, we detect a total of 230 stars in the K band and 179 stars in the H band. We spectrally identify 145 stars in all but three MBs, with average magnitudes of 13.8 and 12.7 respectively, using spectral libraries and previous studies of near-IR stellar spectra. We also use tabulated intrinsic stellar magnitudes and colors to derive distances and extinction values, and to better constrain the classifications of the stars. We reliably identify the central sources for 21 of the 55 MBs, which we classify as follows: one Wolf-Rayet, three luminous blue variable candidates, four early-type (O to F), and 15 late-type (G to M) stars. The 21 central sources are, on average, one magnitude fainter than these in the most recent study of MBs, and we notice a significant drop in the fraction of massive star candidates. For the 34 remaining MBs in our sample, we are unable to identify the central sources due to confusion, low spectroscopic signal-to-noise ratio, and/or lack of detections in the images near the centers of the bubbles. We discuss how our findings compare with previous studies and support the trend, for the most part, between the shells' morphologies in the mid-IR and central sources spectral types.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/98/505
- Title:
- Walraven photometry near AG Car
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/98/505
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present Walraven-photometric data of 114 stars of 5.9<V<14.7 within 17 arcmin of the Luminous Blue Variable AG Car (HD 94910). The results are expressed in terms of V-magnitude in the Johnson system and in observed and extinction-free colours in the Walraven system. For a description of the Walraven photometric system, see e.g. <GCPD/11>
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/697/1741
- Title:
- Warped disks of YSOs in Galactic center
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/697/1741
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The central parsec around the supermassive black hole in the Galactic center (GC) hosts more than 100 young and massive stars. Outside the central cusp (R~1") the majority of these O and Wolf-Rayet (W-R) stars reside in a main clockwise system, plus a second, less prominent disk or streamer system at large angles with respect to the main system. Here we present the results from new observations of the GC with the AO-assisted near-infrared imager NACO and the integral field spectrograph SINFONI on the ESO/VLT. These include the detection of 27 new reliably measured W-R/O stars in the central 12" and improved measurements of 63 previously detected stars, with proper motion uncertainties reduced by a factor of 4 compared to our earlier work. Based on the sample of 90 well measured W-R/O stars, we develop a detailed statistical analysis of their orbital properties and orientations. We show that half of the W-R/O stars are compatible with being members of a clockwise rotating system.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/375/145
- Title:
- XMM observations of HD 191612 field
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/375/145
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using the XMM-Newton observatory, we have observed the peculiar Of?p star HD 191612. The field contains a hundred individual X-ray sources. In this table we present the average X-ray count rates of these sources and their cross-identifications with several catalogues.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/521/A45
- Title:
- X-ray detections in the {sigma} Ori cluster
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/521/A45
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We investigated the X-ray emission from young stars and brown dwarfs in the {sigma} Orionis cluster ({tau}=~3Ma, d=~385pc) and its relation to mass, the presence of circumstellar discs, and separation to the cluster centre by taking advantage of the superb spatial resolution of the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/574/258
- Title:
- X-ray-emitting young stars in the Orion nebula
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/574/258
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Orion Nebula Cluster (ONC) and the molecular cloud (OMC) in its vicinity have been observed with the ACIS-I detector on board the Chandra X-ray Observatory with 23hr exposure in two observations, on 1999 October 12 and 2000 April 1. We detect 1075 X-ray sources, most with sub-arcsecond positional accuracy. Ninety-one percent of the sources are spatially associated with known stellar members of the cluster, and an additional 7% are newly identified deeply embedded cloud members.
