- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/622/L4
- Title:
- Carbon and oxygen in metal-poor halo stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/622/L4
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Carbon and oxygen are key tracers of the Galactic chemical evolution; in particular, a reported upturn in [C/O] towards decreasing [O/H] in metal-poor halo stars could be a signature of nucleosynthesis by massive Population III stars. We reanalyse carbon, oxygen, and iron abundances in 39 metal-poor turn-off stars. For the first time, we take into account 3D hydrodynamic effects together with departures from local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) when determining both the stellar parameters and the elemental abundances, by deriving effective temperatures from 3D non-LTE H{beta} profiles, surface gravities from Gaia parallaxes, iron abundances from 3D LTE FeII equivalent widths, and carbon and oxygen abundances from 3D non-LTE CI and OI equivalent widths. We find that [C/Fe] stays flat with [Fe/H], whereas [O/Fe] increases linearly up to 0.75dex with decreasing [Fe/H] down to -3.0dex. Therefore [C/O] monotonically decreases towards decreasing [C/H], in contrast to previous findings, mainly because the non-LTE effects for OI at low [Fe/H] are weaker with our improved calculations.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/577/A128
- Title:
- CARMENES input catalogue of M dwarfs. I
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/577/A128
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- CARMENES is a stabilised, high-resolution, double-channel spectrograph at the 3.5m Calar Alto telescope. It is optimally designed for radial-velocity surveys of M dwarfs with potentially habitable Earth-mass planets. We prepare a list of the brightest, single M dwarfs in each spectral subtype observable from the northern hemisphere, from which we will select the best planet-hunting targets for CARMENES. In this first paper on the preparation of our input catalogue, we compiled a large amount of public data and collected low-resolution optical spectroscopy with CAFOS at the 2.2m Calar Alto telescope for 753 stars. We derived accurate spectral types using a dense grid of standard stars, a double least-squares minimisation technique, and 31 spectral indices previously defined by other authors. Additionally, we quantified surface gravity, metallicity, and chromospheric activity for all the stars in our sample. We calculated spectral types for all 753 stars, of which 305 are new and 448 are revised. We measured pseudo-equivalent widths of H{alpha} for all the stars in our sample, concluded that chromospheric activity does not affect spectral typing from our indices, and tabulated 49 stars that had been reported to be young stars in open clusters, moving groups, and stellar associations. Of the 753 stars, two are new subdwarf candidates, three are T Tauri stars, 25 are giants, 44 are K dwarfs, and 679 are M dwarfs. Many of the 261 investigated dwarfs in the range M4.0-8.0 V are among the brightest stars known in their spectral subtype.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/597/A47
- Title:
- CARMENES input catalogue of M dwarfs II
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/597/A47
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We search for low-mass companions of M dwarfs and characterize their multiplicity fraction with the purpose of helping in the selection of the most appropriate targets for the CARMENES exoplanet survey. We obtained high-resolution images in the I band with the lucky imaging instrument FastCam at the 1.5m Telescopio Carlos Sanchez for 490 mid- to late-M dwarfs. For all the detected binaries, we measured angular separations, position angles, and magnitude differences in the I band. We also calculated the masses of each individual component and estimated orbital periods, using the available magnitude and colour relations for M dwarfs and our own M_J_-spectral type and mass-M_I_ relations. To avoid biases in our sample selection, we built a volume-limited sample of M0.0-M5.0 dwarfs that is complete up to 86% within 14pc.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/614/A76
- Title:
- CARMENES input catalogue of M dwarfs. III.
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/614/A76
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- CARMENES is a spectrograph for radial velocity surveys of M dwarfs with the aim of detecting Earth-mass planets orbiting in the habitable zones of their host stars. To ensure an optimal use of the CARMENES guaranteed time observations, in this paper we investigate the correlation of activity and rotation for approximately 2200 M dwarfs, ranging in spectral type from M0.0 V to M9.0 V. We present new high-resolution spectroscopic observations with FEROS, CAFE, and HRS of approximately 500 M dwarfs. For each new observation, we determined its radial velocity and measured its H{alpha} activity index and its rotation velocity. Additionally, we have multiple observations of many stars to investigate if there are any radial velocity variations due to multiplicity. The results of our survey confirm that early-M dwarfs are H{alpha} inactive with low rotational velocities and that late-M dwarfs are H{alpha} active with very high rotational velocities. The results of this high-resolution analysis comprise the most extensive catalogue of rotation and activity in M dwarfs currently available.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/621/A126
- Title:
- CARMENES input catalogue of M dwarfs. IV.
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/621/A126
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The main goal of this work is to measure rotation periods of the M-type dwarf stars being observed by the CARMENES exoplanet survey to help distinguish radial-velocity signals produced by magnetic activity from those produced by exoplanets. Rotation periods are also fundamental for a detailed study of the relation between activity and rotation in late-type stars. We look for significant periodic signals in 622 photometric time series of 337 bright, nearby M dwarfs obtained by long-time baseline, automated surveys (MEarth, ASAS, SuperWASP, NSVS, Catalina, ASAS-SN, K2, and HATNet) and, for 20 stars, obtained by us with four 0.2-0.8m telescopes at high geographical latitudes. We present 142 rotation periods (73 new) from 0.12d to 133d and ten long-term activity cycles (six new) from 3.0a to 11.5a. We compare our determinations with those in the existing literature, investigate the distribution of Prot in the CARMENES input catalogue, the amplitude of photometric variability, and their relation to vsini and pEW(H{alpha}), and identify three very active stars with new rotation periods between 0.34d and 23.6d.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/66/387
- Title:
- Case low-dispersion Survey VII.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/66/387
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Observational data on 132 faint (R magnitude = 9-17) red stars with carbon-star or late M-type spectra are presented in tables and briefly characterized. The data were collected in a survey of a 1000-sq deg region at high northern Galactic latitude (right ascension 8h15 to 17h30 and declination +29 to +38 deg) on low-dispersion 330-535-nm objective-prism plates obtained with the 61/91-cm Burrell Schmidt telescope at Kitt Peak Observatory.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/539/A51
- Title:
- Catalogue enriched with R CrB stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/539/A51
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This catalogue contains 1602 entries. It was created to list objects that have similar near- and mid-infrared characteristics than R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars which are supergiant and hydrogen-deficient stars known to possess a hot circumstellar shell. It is therefore a catalogue enriched with RCB stars and further spectroscopic follow-ups are needed to reveal the nature of each object. The catalogue was produced from a series of selection criteria on the infrared colour of sources published in the Preliminary WISE data release (2011). These sources spread over 57% of the entire sky. They have also all been detected in each J, H and K bands of the 2MASS catalogue.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/V/18
- Title:
- Catalogue of Late-type Stars with Maser Emission
- Short Name:
- V/18
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A catalog of more than 300 late type stars which display maser line radio emission in OH, H2O or SiO molecules has been compiled. About two thirds of the objects have been identified with optical or infrared optics, mostly M-supergiants, Mira, or semiregular variables. The catalog contains optical data such as spectral type, period and magnitude, radio flux densities and velocities and infrared flux densities in the region between 0.7 and 20 micrometers.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/III/193
- Title:
- Chemical Abundances in Late-Type Stars
- Short Name:
- III/193
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The catalogue includes chemical abundances determinations (from Li to Eu) and atmospheric parameters (Teff, logg, microturbulent velocity) obtained from re-analyses of 1108 Late-Type Stars. It contains field stars of the Galaxy, of open and globular cluster stars, and stars belonging to the LMC and the SMC. Almost all of these stars are referenced in the Cayrel de Strobel et al.'s [Fe/H] catalog (see cat. <III/200>). Most of the abundance results are very reliable within 0.2dex when using different sources of equivalent widths taken from the literature for a given star.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/574/A50
- Title:
- Chemical abundances of giants and subgiants
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/574/A50
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present fundamental stellar parameters, chemical abundances, and rotational velocities for a sample of 86 evolved stars with planets (56 giants; 30 subgiants), and for a control sample of 137 stars (101 giants; 36 subgiants) without planets. The analysis was based on both high signal-to-noise and resolution echelle spectra. The main goals of this work are i) to investigate chemical differences between evolved stars that host planets and those of the control sample without planets; ii) to explore potential differences between the properties of the planets around giants and subgiants; and iii) to search for possible correlations between these properties and the chemical abundances of their host stars. Implications for the scenarios of planet formation and evolution are also discussed. The fundamental stellar parameters (T_eff_, logg, [Fe/H], {xi}_t_) were computed homogeneously using the FUNDPAR code. The chemical abundances of 14 elements (Na, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Zn, and Ba) were obtained using the MOOG code. Rotational velocities were derived from the full width at half maximum of iron isolated lines. In agreement with previous studies, we find that subgiants with planets are, on average, more metal-rich than subgiants without planets by ~0.16dex. The [Fe/H] distribution of giants with planets is centered at slightly subsolar metallicities and there is no metallicity enhancement relative to the [Fe/H] distribution of giants without planets. Furthermore, contrary to recent results, we do not find any clear difference between the metallicity distributions of stars with and without planets for giants with M_*_>1.5M_{sun}_. With regard to the other chemical elements, the analysis of the [X/Fe] distributions shows differences between giants with and without planets for some elements, particularly V, Co, and Ba. Subgiants with and without planets exhibit similar behavior for most of the elements. On the other hand, we find no evidence of rapid rotation among the giants with planets or among the giants without planets. Finally, analyzing the planet properties, some interesting trends might be emerging: i) multi-planet systems around evolved stars show a slight metallicity enhancement compared with single-planet systems; ii) planets with a<~0.5AU orbit subgiants with [Fe/H]>0 and giants hosting planets with a<~1AU have [Fe/H]<0; iii) higher-mass planets tend to orbit more metal-poor giants with M_*_<=1.5M_{sun}_, whereas planets around subgiants seem to follow the planet-mass metallicity trend observed on dwarf hosts; iv) [X/Fe] ratios for Na, Si, and Al seem to increase with the mass of planets around giants; v) planets orbiting giants show lower orbital eccentricities than those orbiting subgiants and dwarfs, suggesting a more efficient tidal circularization or the result of the engulfment of close-in planets with larger eccentricities.