- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/858/71
- Title:
- CHARA array obs. of 13 AB Dor moving group stars
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/858/71
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present interferometric measurements obtained with the CHARA Array of 13 adolescent-age stars in nearby moving groups. The motivation was to spatially resolve the largest stars and to search for binary companions. Nine stars have diameters smaller than the resolution limit and no evidence for companions within 0.5-50mas and {Delta}H<2.0mag. The diameters of three stars were spatially resolved: GJ 159 (0.582+/-0.016mas) and GJ 393 (0.564+/-0.021mas) in the AB Dor moving group, and former member HD 89744 (0.556+/-0.032mas). Combining the angular diameters with their distances and bolometric fluxes, we measured radii and effective temperatures. The temperatures of GJ 159 (6286+/-123K) and GJ 393 (3515+/-68K) are consistent with spectroscopic measurements. Comparisons with evolutionary models show that HD 89744 has evolved off the main sequence. GJ 159 and GJ 393 lie within 1.5{sigma} of the zero-age main sequence, complicating their age estimates because it is unclear whether the stars are contracting or expanding. GJ 159 has a mass of 1.2+/-0.1M_{sun}_ with an age spanning 0.021-3.0Gyr. Its debris disk and lithium abundance favor a young age. GJ 393 has a mass of 0.42+/-0.03M_{sun}_ and a lower limit on its age 0.06Gyr. This overlaps with the age of the moving group; however, an older age would be more consistent with its slow rotation, low activity, and luminosity, suggesting that GJ 393 is a kinematic interloper.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/660/1556
- Title:
- Characterization of dusty debris disks
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/660/1556
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Dusty debris disks around main-sequence stars are signposts for the existence of planetesimals and exoplanets. From cross-correlating Hipparcos stars with the IRAS catalogs, we identify 146 stars within 120pc of Earth that show excess emission at 60um. This search took special precautions to avoid false positives. Our sample is reasonably well distributed from late B to early K-type stars, but it contains very few later type stars. Even though IRAS flew more than 20 years ago and many astronomers have cross-correlated its catalogs with stellar catalogs, we were still able to newly identify debris disks at as many as 33 main-sequence stars; of these, 32 are within 100pc of Earth. The power of an all-sky survey satellite like IRAS is evident when comparing our 33 new debris disks with the total of only 22 dusty debris disk stars first detected with the more sensitive, but pointed, satellite ISO. Our investigation focuses on the mass, dimensions, and evolution of dusty debris disks.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/161/183
- Title:
- Chemical abundances in 52 M-giant stars
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/161/183
- Date:
- 18 Jan 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We measured ^35^Cl abundances in 52-M giants with metallicities in the range -0.5<[Fe/H]<0.12. Abundances and atmospheric parameters were derived using infrared spectra from CSHELL on the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility and from optical echelle spectra. We measured Cl abundances by fitting a H^35^Cl molecular feature at 3.6985{mu}m with synthetic spectra. We also measured the abundances of O, Ca, Ti, and Fe using atomic absorption lines. We find that the [Cl/Fe] ratio for our stars agrees with chemical evolution models of Cl, and the [Cl/Ca] ratio is broadly consistent with the solar ratio over our metallicity range. Both indicate that Cl is primarily made in core-collapse supernovae with some contributions from Type Ia supernovae. We suggest that other potential nucleosynthesis processes, such as the {nu}-process, are not significant producers of Cl. Finally, we also find our Cl abundances are consistent with HII and planetary nebular abundances at a given oxygen abundance, although there is scatter in the data.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/161/128
- Title:
- Chemical composition of 15 red giant stars with HPF
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/161/128
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have used the Habitable Zone Planet Finder (HPF) to gather high-resolution, high signal-to-noise near-infrared spectra of 13 field red horizontal branch (RHB) stars, one open cluster giant, and one very metal-poor halo red giant. The HPF spectra cover the 0.81-1.28{mu}m wavelength range of the zyJ bands, partially filling the gap between the optical (0.4-1.0{mu}m) and infrared (1.5-2.4{mu}m) spectra already available for the program stars. We derive abundances of 17 species from LTE-based computations involving equivalent widths and spectrum syntheses, and estimate abundance corrections for the species that are most affected by departures from LTE in RHB stars. Generally good agreement is found between HPF-based metallicities and abundance ratios and those from the optical and infrared spectral regions. Light element transitions dominate the HPF spectra of these red giants, and HPF data can be used to derive abundances from species with poor or no representation in optical spectra (e.g., C i, P i, S i, K i). Attention is drawn to the HPF abundances in two field solar-metallicity RHB stars of special interest: one with an extreme carbon isotope ratio, and one with a rare, very large lithium content. The latter star is unique in our sample in exhibiting very strong He i 10830{AA} absorption. The abundances of the open cluster giant concur with those derived from other wavelength regions. Detections of CI and SI in HD122563 are reported, yielding the lowest metallicity determination of [S/Fe] from more than one multiplet.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/527/A88
- Title:
- Chemistry in infrared dark clouds
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/527/A88
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Massive stars play an important role in shaping the structure of galaxies. Infrared dark clouds (IRDCs), with their low temperatures and high densities, have been identified as the potential birthplaces of massive stars. In order to understand the formation processes of massive stars, the physical and chemical conditions in infrared dark clouds have to be characterized. The goal of this paper is to investigate the chemical composition of a sample of southern infrared dark clouds. One important aspect of the observations is to check, whether the molecular abundances in IRDCs are similar to the low-mass pre-stellar cores, or if they show signatures of more evolved evolutionary stages. We performed observations toward 15 IRDCs in the frequency range between 86 and 93GHz using the 22-m Mopra radio telescope. In total, 13 molecular species comprising N_2_H^+^, ^13^CS, CH_3_CN, HC_3_N, HNC, HCO^+^, HCN, HNCO, C_2_H, SiO, H^13^CO^+^, H^13^CN, and CH_3_C_2_H were observed for all targets. Hence, we included in general species appropriate for elevated densities, where some of them trace the more quiescent gas, while others are sensitive to more dynamical processes.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/RAA/10.67
- Title:
- CH_3_OH maser sources
- Short Name:
- J/other/RAA/10.6
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using the 13.7m telescope of the Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO), a survey of the J=1-0 lines of CO and its isotopes was carried out on 98 methanol maser sources in January 2008. Eighty-five sources have infrared counterparts within one arcmin.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/845/96
- Title:
- [CII] emission in the ISM of 20 nearby galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/845/96
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The [CII]158{mu}m fine-structure line is the brightest emission line observed in local star-forming galaxies. As a major coolant of the gas-phase interstellar medium, [CII] balances the heating, including that due to far- ultraviolet photons, which heat the gas via the photoelectric effect. However, the origin of [CII] emission remains unclear because C+ can be found in multiple phases of the interstellar medium. Here we measure the fractions of [CII] emission originating in the ionized and neutral gas phases of a sample of nearby galaxies. We use the [NII]205{mu}m fine-structure line to trace the ionized medium, thereby eliminating the strong density dependence that exists in the ratio of [CII]/[NII]122{mu}m. Using the FIR [CII] and [NII] emission detected by the KINGFISH (Key Insights on Nearby Galaxies: a Far- Infrared Survey with Herschel) and Beyond the Peak Herschel programs, we show that 60%-80% of [CII] emission originates from neutral gas. We find that the fraction of [CII] originating in the neutral medium has a weak dependence on dust temperature and the surface density of star formation, and has a stronger dependence on the gas-phase metallicity. In metal-rich environments, the relatively cooler ionized gas makes substantially larger contributions to total [CII] emission than at low abundance, contrary to prior expectations. Approximate calibrations of this metallicity trend are provided.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/898/85
- Title:
- CII emission-line stars in LMC with MagE spectra
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/898/85
- Date:
- 21 Mar 2022 08:48:14
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a narrowband imaging survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), designed to isolate the CII{lambda}{lambda}7231,7236 emission lines in objects as faint as m_{lambda}7400_~18. The work is motivated by the recent serendipitous discovery in the LMC of the first confirmed extragalactic [WC11] star, whose spectrum is dominated by CII emission, and the realization that the number of such objects is currently largely unconstrained. The survey, which imaged ~50deg^2^ using on-band and off-band filters, will significantly increase the total census of these rare stars. In addition, each new LMC [WC] star has a known luminosity, a quantity quite uncertain in the Galactic sample. Multiple known CII emitters were easily recovered, validating the survey design. We find 38 new CII emission candidates; spectroscopy of the complete sample will be needed to ascertain their nature. In a preliminary spectroscopic reconnaissance, we observed three candidates, finding CII emission in each. One is a new [WC11]. Another shows both the narrow CII emission lines characteristic of a [WC11], but also broad emission of CIV, OV, and HeII characteristic of a much hotter [WC4] star; we speculate that this is a binary [WC]. The third object shows weak CII emission, but the spectrum is dominated by a dense thicket of strong absorption lines, including numerous OII transitions. We conclude it is likely an unusual hot, hydrogen-poor post-AGB star, possibly in transition from [WC] to white dwarf. Even lacking a complete spectroscopic program, we can infer that late [WC] stars do not dominate the central stars of LMC planetary nebulae, and that the detected CII emitters are largely of an old population.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/774/68
- Title:
- [CII]157.7um feature in LIRGs
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/774/68
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the first results of a survey of the [CII]157.7{mu}m emission line in 241 luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) comprising the Great Observatories All-sky LIRG Survey (GOALS) sample, obtained with the PACS instrument on board the Herschel Space Observatory. The [CII] luminosities, L_[CII]_, of the LIRGs in GOALS range from ~10^7^ to 2x10^9^L_{sun}_.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/755/171
- Title:
- [CII]158um line fluxes of AGN from Herschel
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/755/171
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Results are presented for [CII] 158{mu}m line fluxes observed with the Herschel PACS instrument in 112 sources with both starburst and active galactic nucleus (AGN) classifications, of which 102 sources have confident detections. Results are compared with mid-infrared spectra from the Spitzer Infrared Spectrometer and with L_ir_ from IRAS fluxes; AGN/starburst classifications are determined from equivalent width of the 6.2{mu}m polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) feature. It is found that the [CII] line flux correlates closely with the flux of the 11.3{mu}m PAH feature independent of AGN/starburst classification, log[f([CII]158{mu}m)/f(11.3{mu}mPAH)]=-0.22+/-0.25. It is concluded that the [CII] line flux measures the photodissociation region associated with starbursts in the same fashion as the PAH feature. A calibration of star formation rate (SFR) for the starburst component in any source having [CII] is derived comparing [CII] luminosity L([CII]) to L_ir_ with the result that logSFR=logL([CII)])-7.08+/-0.3, for SFR in M_{sun}_/yr and L([CII]) in L_{sun}_. The decreasing ratio of L([CII]) to L_ir_ in more luminous sources (the "[CII] deficit") is shown to be a consequence of the dominant contribution to L_ir_arising from a luminous AGN component because the sources with the largest L_ir_ and smallest L([CII])/L_ir_ are AGNs.
