- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/750/98
- Title:
- 24um observations of AFGKM stars of 3 clusters
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/750/98
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We use Spitzer Space Telescope 24 {mu}m data to search for debris disks among 122 AFGKM stars from the ~670 Myr clusters Hyades, Coma Ber, and Praesepe, utilizing a number of advances in data reduction and determining the intrinsic colors of main-sequence stars. For our sample, the 1{sigma} dispersion about the main-sequence V-K_S_, K_S_-[24] locus is approximately 3.1%. We identify seven debris disks at 10% or more ( >=3{sigma} confidence level) above the expected K_S_-[24] for purely photospheric emission. The incidence of excesses of 10% or greater in our sample at this age is 5.7^+3.1^_-1.7_%. Combining with results from the literature, the rate is 7.8^+4.2^_-2.1_% for early-type (B9-F4) stars and 2.7^+3.3^_-1.7_% for solar-like (F5-K9) stars. Our primary sample has strict criteria for inclusion to allow comparison with other work; when we relax these criteria, three additional debris disks are detected. They are all around stars of solar-like type and hence reinforce our conclusion that disks around such stars are still relatively common at 670Myr and are similar to the rate around early-type stars. The apparently small difference in decay rates between early-type and solar-like stars is inconsistent with the first-order theoretical predictions that the later type stellar disks would decay an order of magnitude more quickly than the earlier type ones.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/160/279
- Title:
- Untangling the Galaxy. II. Structure within 3kpc
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/160/279
- Date:
- 09 Mar 2022 22:00:00
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of the hierarchical clustering analysis of the Gaia DR2 data to search for clusters, comoving groups, and other stellar structures. The current paper builds on the sample from the previous work, extending it in distance from 1 to 3kpc and increasing the number of identified structures up to 8292. To aid in the analysis of the population properties, we developed a neural network called Auriga to robustly estimate the age, extinction, and distance of a stellar group based on the input photometry and parallaxes of the individual members. We apply Auriga to derive the properties of not only the structures found in this paper, but also previously identified open clusters. Through this work, we examine the temporal structure of the spiral arms. Specifically, we find that the Sagittarius Arm has moved by >500pc in the last 100Myr and the Perseus Arm has been experiencing a relative lull in star formation activity over the last 25Myr. We confirm the findings of the previous paper on the transient nature of the spiral arms, with the timescale of transition of a few 100Myr. Finally, we find a peculiar ~1Gyr old stream of stars that appears to be heliocentric. Its origin is unclear.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/159/82
- Title:
- Updated cat. of extended objects in Magellanic clouds
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/159/82
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a catalog of star clusters, associations, and related extended objects in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) and the Magellanic Bridge with 2741 entries, a factor 2 more than a previous version from a decade ago. Literature data up until 2018 December are included. The identification of star clusters was carried out with digital atlases in various bands currently available in the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) and the Machine Automatique a Mesurer pour l'Astronomie (MAMA) imaging surveys. In particular, we cross-identified recent cluster samples from the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) near-infrared YJKs survey of the Magellanic System (VMC; Rubele+, 2015, J/MNRAS/449/639), Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment IV (OGLE IV; Sitek+ 2017, J/AcA/67/363), and Survey of the MAgellanic Stellar History (SMASH; Piatti 2017ApJ...834L..14P) surveys, confirming new clusters and pointing out equivalencies. A major contribution of the present catalog consists of the accurate central positions for clusters and small associations, including a new sample of 45 clusters or candidates in the SMC and 19 in the Magellanic Bridge, as well as a compilation of the most reliable age and metallicity values from the literature. A general catalog must also deal with the recent discoveries of 27 faint and ultra-faint star clusters and galaxies projected on the far surroundings of the Clouds, most of them from the Dark Energy Survey. The information on these objects has been complemented with photometric, spectroscopic, and kinematical follow-up data from the literature. The underluminous galaxies around the Magellanic System, still very few as compared to the predictions from {Lambda} Cold Dark Matter simulations, can bring constraints to galaxy formation and hierarchical evolution. Furthermore, we provide diagnostics, when possible, of the nature of the ultra-faint clusters, searching for borders of the Magellanic System extensions into the Milky Way gravitational potential.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/504/356
- Title:
- Updated parameters of 1743 open clusters
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/504/356
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- In this study, we follow up our recent paper (Monteiro et al., )2020MNRAS.499.1874M and present a homogeneous sample of fundamental parameters of open clusters in our Galaxy, entirely based on Gaia DR2 data. We used published membership probability of the stars derived from Gaia DR2 data and applied our isochrone fitting code, updated as in Monteiro et al. (2020MNRAS.499.1874M), to G_BP_ and G_RP_Gaia DR2 data for member stars. In doing this, we take into account the nominal errors in the data and derive distance, age, and extinction of each cluster. This work therefore provides parameters for 1743 open clusters and, as a by-product, a list of likely not physical or dubious open clusters is provided as well for future investigations. Furthermore, it was possible to estimate the mean radial velocity of 831 clusters (198 of which are new and unpublished so far), using stellar radial velocities from Gaia DR2 catalogue. By comparing the open cluster distances obtained from isochrone fitting with those obtained from a maximum likelihood estimate of individual member parallaxes, we found a systematic offset of (-0.05 {\pm} 0.04) mas.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/640/A66
- Title:
- Updated X-ray view of the Hyades cluster
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/640/A66
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We revisit the X-ray properties of the main sequence Hyades members and the relation between X-ray emission and stellar rotation. As an input catalog for Hyades members, we combined three recent membership lists derived from Gaia DR2 data that include the Hyades core and its tidal tails. We searched for X-ray detections of the main sequence Hyades members in the ROSAT all-sky survey (RASS), and pointings from ROSAT, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, and XMM-Newton. Furtmermore, we adopted rotation periods derived from Kepler's K2 mission and other resources. We find an X-ray detection for 281 of 1066 bona fide main sequence Hyades members and provide statistical upper limits for the undetected sources. The majority of the X-ray detected stars are located in the Hyades core because of its generally smaller distance to the sun. F- and G-type stars have the highest detection fraction (72%), while K- and M-type dwarfs have lower detection rates (22 %). The X-ray luminosities of the detected members range from about 2x10^27^ for late M-type dwarfs to approximately 2x10^30^erg/s for active binaries. The X-ray luminosity distribution functions formally differ for the members in the core and tidal tails, which is likely caused by a larger fraction of field stars in our Hyades tails sample. Compared to previous studies, our sample is slightly fainter in X-rays due to differences in the Hyades membership list used; furthermore, we extend the X-ray luminosity distribution to fainter luminosities. The X-ray activity of F- and G-type stars is well defined at F_X_/F_bol_=10^-5^. The fractional X-ray luminosity and its spread increases to later spectral types reaching the saturation limit (F_X_/F_bol_=10^-3^) for members later than spectral type M3. Confirming previous results, the X-ray flux varies by less than a factor of three between epochs for the 104 Hyades members with multiple epoch data, significantly less than expected from solar-like actvity cycles. Rotation periods are found for 204 Hyades members, with about half of them being detected in X-rays. The activity-rotation relation derived for the coeval Hyades members has properties very similar to those obtained by other authors investigating stars of different ages.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/124/404
- Title:
- Upper Scorpius OB association Lithium survey. II.
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/124/404
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We investigate the stellar population and star formation history of the Upper Scorpius OB association, the most nearby region of recent massive star formation, over the full stellar mass range from 0.1 to 20M_{sun}_. The first part of this paper describes an extension of our large spectroscopic survey (Preibisch et al., published in 2001, Cat. <J/AJ/121/1040>) for low-mass pre-main-sequence (PMS) stars in Upper Scorpius. Using the multiobject spectrograph 2dF at the Anglo-Australian Telescope, we obtained spectra of 469 stars with magnitudes R=12.5-18.0 in a 6{deg}^2^ area, on he nights of 2001 May 16-17. Among these, we find 68 new PMS stars, nearly all of them M-type stars, by their strong lithium absorption lines. The total area covered by our 2dF survey is now 9 deg2 and contains 166 new PMS stars. Combining these results with our earlier investigation (Preibisch & Zinnecker, 1999AJ....117.2381P) yields a sample of 250 PMS stars in the mass range ~0.2 to ~2M_{sun}_.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/446/622
- Title:
- UV and optical imagery of LH 52 and LH 53
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/446/622
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A 40' field including the stellar associations LH 52 and LH 53 and the supernova remnant N49 in the Large Magellanic Cloud was observed by the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT) during the Astro-1 Space Shuttle mission in 1990 December. The image in the 162 nm bandpass is discussed together with ground-based BV data on subfields containing LH 52 and LH 53. Point-spread function photometry in the 162nm, B, and V bands is presented in the form of color-magnitude diagrams and two-color diagrams, which are compared with stellar models. The far-ultraviolet extinction curve of the dust in LH 52 is unusually steep for the LMC. The most probable age of both associations is ~10 Myr, which constrains the scenario for the evolution of the supergiant Halpha shell LMC 4 by stochastic self-propagated star formation. The initial mass function (IMF) slope for LH 52 is Gamma~-1, in agreement with previous work, and the slope for LH 53, which is less densely populated, is Gamma~-2. A similar relationship between surface density of stars and IMF slope is reported for a UIT field near 30 Dor. The ultraviolet morphology of N49, which is contained in LH 53, is dominated by two bright features that straddle an X-ray bright spot, consistent with an encounter between the blast wave and a cloud. The estimated age of ~10Myr for LH 53 implies an initial mass of ~20M_{sun}_ for the N49 progenitor star.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/528/A148
- Title:
- uvby{beta} photometry of early type stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/528/A148
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The {beta} Cephei stars and slowly pulsating B (SPB) stars are massive main sequence variables. The strength of their pulsational driving strongly depends on the opacity of iron-group elements. As many of those stars naturally occur in young open clusters, whose metallicities can be determined in several fundamental ways, it is logical to study the incidence of pulsation in several young open clusters. To provide the foundation for such an investigation, Stroemgren-Crawford uvby{beta} photometry of open cluster target stars was carried out to determine effective temperatures, luminosities, and therefore cluster memberships. In the course of three observing runs, uvby{beta} photometry for 168 target stars was acquired and transformed into the standard system by measurements of 117 standard stars. The list of target stars also included some known cluster and field {beta} Cephei stars, as well as {beta} Cephei and SPB candidates that are targets of the asteroseismic part of the Kepler satellite mission. The uvby{beta} photometric results are presented. The data are shown to be on the standard system, and the properties of the target stars are discussed: 140 of these are indeed OB stars, a total of 101 targets lie within the {beta} Cephei and/or SPB star instability strips, and each investigated cluster contains such potential pulsators. These measurements will be taken advantage of in a number of subsequent publications.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/394/479
- Title:
- uvby{beta} photometry of h and chi Per
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/394/479
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present CCD uvby{beta} photometry for stars in the nuclei of the young double cluster {h} and {chi} Persei. We find that the reddening is highly variable through the {h} Per nucleus, increasing from west to east, with values ranging from E(b-y)=0.328+/-0.022 in the western part to E(b-y)=0.465+/-0.025 in the south-east. Towards {chi} Persei the reddening is fairly constant, with E(b-y)=0.398+/-0.025. Both clusters share a common distance modulus of 11.7+/-0.1mag, and an age of logt=7.10+/-0.05 years.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/358/66
- Title:
- uvby{beta} photometry of NGC 663
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/358/66
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present CCD uvby{beta} photometry for stars in the central area of the young open cluster NGC 663. We find that the reddening is highly variable, with values ranging from E(b-y)=0.639+/-0.032 in the central part to E(b-y)=0.555+/-0.038 in the south-east. The distance modulus is found to be 11.6+/-0.1mag. (2.1kpc), and the age logt=7.25+/-0.1 years (25+7/-5Myr).