- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/502/883
- Title:
- I photometry of very low mass ONC stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/502/883
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Rotational studies at a variety of ages and masses are important for constraining the angular momentum evolution of young stellar objects (YSO). Of particular interest are the very low mass (VLM) stars and brown dwarfs (BDs), because of the significant lack of known rotational periods in that mass range. We aim to extend previous studies well down into the substellar regime, providing for the first time information on rotational periods for a large sample of young VLM stars and BDs. This extensive rotational period study of YSOs in the 1 Myr old Orion Nebula Cluster (ONC) is based on a deep photometric monitoring campaign using the Wide Field Imager (WFI) camera on the ESO/MPG 2.2m telescope on La Silla, Chile. Time series data was obtained with about 95 data points spread over 19 nights. Accurate I-band photometry of 2908 stars was obtained within a magnitude range of 13 to 21mag, i.e. extending three magnitudes deeper than previous studies in the ONC. Two different power spectral analysis techniques were used to search for periodic variability. In addition, the chi^2^ variability test was used for the detection of irregular variables.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/659/599
- Title:
- IRAC and JHKs photometry of h and chi Persei
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/659/599
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We describe IRAC 3.6-8um observations and ground-based near-IR JHKs photometry from Mimir and 2MASS of the massive double cluster h and chi Persei complete to J=15.5 (M~1.3M_{sun}_). Within 25' of the cluster centers we detect ~11000 sources with J<=15.5, ~7000 sources with [4.5]<=15, and ~5000 sources with [8]<=14.5. In both clusters the surface density profiles derived from the 2MASS data decline with distance from the cluster centers as expected for a bound cluster. Within 15' of the cluster centers, ~50% of the stars lie on a reddened ~13Myr isochrone; at 15'-25' from the cluster centers, ~40% lie on this isochrone. Thus, the optical/2MASS color-magnitude diagrams indicate that h and chi Per are accompanied by a halo population with roughly the same age and distance as the two dense clusters.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/437/606
- Title:
- IR observations of RCW 121 (IRAS 17149-3916)
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/437/606
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present new deep near-infrared broad- and narrow-band imaging and low-resolution spectroscopy of the star formation region RCW 121 (IRAS17149-3916) which we analyse in combination with Herschel (70, 160, 250, 350 and 500 microns) and Spitzer (3.6, 4.5, 5.8 and 8 microns) images. The near-infrared photometry reveals the presence of a stellar cluster of approximate size of 92" which is composed of at least 264 members, approximately 25 per cent of these showing excess emission at wavelengths >2.0 microns, indicative of circumstellar discs. Isochrones corresponding to ages 0.5 to 1.0Myr and A_V_=7.8 fit well the position of a large fraction of likely cluster members in the Ks versus H-Ks diagram. We find three massive star-forming cores located in the boundaries of an expanding HII region ionized by a central O-type star. From their far-infrared spectral energy distributions (SEDs) we derive masses and temperatures of the dense cores. When these young stellar objects (YSOs) have warm emission components, the 1.2 to 500 microns SEDs are fitted with Robitaille et al.'s (2006ApJS..167..256R, 2007ApJS..169..328R) star-disc-envelope model to obtain their physical parameters. The masses of the three YSOs are between 8 and 10M_{sun}_. The youngest site (core I) is undetected at wavelengths <100 microns and is at the earliest evolutionary stage that can currently be detected. The other two cores (II and III) contain YSOs of similar masses and have near-infrared counterparts, which imply a more advanced evolutionary stage. The YSO at core II has been found to have associated a jet, with strong molecular hydrogen line emission, coexisting with a water maser source. RCW 121 is another example of multiple star formation being triggered by the expansion of a single HII region.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/566/A37
- Title:
- Iron abundances for 42 Galactic Cepheids
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/566/A37
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present homogeneous and accurate iron abundances for 42 Galactic Cepheids based on high resolution (R~38000) high signal-to-noise ratio (S/N>=100) optical spectra collected with UVES at VLT (128 spectra). The above abundances were complemented with high-quality iron abundances provided either by our group (86) or available in the literature. We were careful to derive a common metallicity scale and ended up with a sample of 450 Cepheids. We also estimated accurate individual distances for the entire sample by using homogeneous near-infrared photometry and the reddening free period-Wesenheit relations. The new metallicity gradient is linear over a broad range of Galactocentric distances (R_G_~5-19kpc) and agrees quite well with similar estimates available in the literature (-0.060+/-0.002dex/kpc). We also uncover evidence that suggests that the residuals of the metallicity gradient are tightly correlated with candidate Cepheid groups (CGs). The candidate CGs have been identified as spatial overdensities of Cepheids located across the thin disk. They account for a significant fraction of the residual fluctuations, and also for the large intrinsic dispersion of the metallicity gradient. We performed a detailed comparison with metallicity gradients based on different tracers: OB stars and open clusters. We found very similar metallicity gradients for ages younger than 3Gyr, while for older ages we found a shallower slope and an increase in the intrinsic spread. The above findings rely on homogeneous age, metallicity, and distance scales. Finally, by using a large sample of Galactic and Magellanic Cepheids for which accurate iron abundances are available, we found that the dependence of the luminosity amplitude on metallicity is vanishing.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/649/862
- Title:
- IR phot. of IC 348 pre-main-sequence stars
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/649/862
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present 105 stellar rotation periods in the young cluster IC 348, 75 of which are new detections, increasing the total number of known periods in this cluster to 143. The period distribution resembles that seen in the heart of the Orion Nebula cluster by Herbst and colleagues. Stars estimated to be less massive than 0.25M_{sun}_ show a unimodal distribution of fast rotators (P~1-2days) and a tail of slower rotators, while stars estimated to be more massive than 0.25M_{sun}_ show a bimodal distribution with peaks at 2 and 8-days. We combine all published rotation periods in IC 348 with Spitzer mid-IR (3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and 8.0um) photometry, an unprecedentedly efficient and reliable disk indicator, in order to test the disk-braking paradigm.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/722/1226
- Title:
- IR photometry in {lambda} Orionis cluster
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/722/1226
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present IRAC/MIPS Spitzer Space Telescope observations of the solar-type and the low-mass stellar population of the young (~5Myr) {lambda} Orionis cluster. Combining optical and Two Micron All Sky Survey photometry, we identify 436 stars as probable members of the cluster. Given the distance (450pc) and the age of the cluster, our sample ranges in mass from 2M_{sun}_ to objects below the substellar limit. With the addition of the Spitzer mid-infrared data, we have identified 49 stars bearing disks in the stellar cluster. Using spectral energy distribution slopes, we place objects in several classes: non-excess stars (diskless), stars with optically thick disks, stars with "evolved disks" (with smaller excesses than optically thick disk systems), and "transitional disk" candidates (in which the inner disk is partially or fully cleared). The disk fraction depends on the stellar mass, ranging from ~6% for K-type stars (R_C_-J<2) to ~27% for stars with spectral-type M5 or later (R_C_-J>4). We confirm the dependence of disk fraction on stellar mass in this age range found in other studies. Regarding clustering levels, the overall fraction of disks in the {lambda} Orionis cluster is similar to those reported in other stellar groups with ages normally quoted as ~5Myr.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/686/1195
- Title:
- IR photometry in the {gamma} Vel cluster
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/686/1195
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present new Spitzer Space Telescope observations of stars in the young (~5Myr) {gamma} Velorum stellar cluster. Combining optical and 2MASS photometry, we have selected 579 stars as candidate members of the cluster. With the addition of the Spitzer mid-infrared data, we have identified five debris disks around A-type stars and five to six debris disks around solar-type stars, indicating that the strong radiation field in the cluster does not completely suppress the production of planetesimals in the disks of cluster members. However, we find some evidence that the frequency of circumstellar primordial disks is lower, and the infrared flux excesses are smaller than for disks around stellar populations with similar ages.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/436/853
- Title:
- IR photometry of Alpha Per low-mass members
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/436/853
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a near-infrared (K'-band) survey of 0.7 square degree area in the {alpha} Persei open cluster (age=90Myr, distance=182pc) carried out with the Omega-Prime camera on the Calar Alto 3.5-m telescope. Combining optical data (Rc and Ic) obtained with the KPNO/MOSA detector and presented in Stauffer et al. (1999ApJ...527..219S; S99) with the K' observations, a sample of new candidate members has been extracted from the optical-infrared colour-magnitude diagram. The location of these candidates in the colour-colour diagram suggests that two-thirds of them are actually reddened background giants. About 20 new candidate members with masses between 0.3 and 0.04M_{sun}_ are added to the ~400 known Alpha Per cluster members. If they are indeed Alpha Per members, four of the new candidates would be brown dwarfs. We discuss the advantages and drawbacks of the near-infrared survey as compared to the optical selection method. We also describe the outcome of optical spectroscopy obtained with the Twin spectrograph on the Calar Alto 3.5-m telescope for about 30 candidates, including selected members from the optical sample presented in Barrado y Navascues et al. (2002, Cat. <J/A+A/395/813>) and from our joint optical/infrared catalogue. These results argue in favour of the optical selection method for this particular cluster.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/642/972
- Title:
- IR photometry of a star-forming core in NGC 2264
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/642/972
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We analyze Spitzer and Magellan observations of a star-forming core near IRS 2 in the young cluster NGC 2264. The submillimeter source IRAS 12 S1, previously believed to be an intermediate-mass Class 0 object is shown to be a dense collection of embedded, low-mass stars. We argue that this group of stars represents the fragmenting collapse of a dense, turbulent core, using a number of indicators of extreme youth. With reasonable estimates for the velocity dispersion in the group, we estimate a dynamical lifetime of only a few times 10^4^yr. Spectral energy distributions of stars in the core are consistent with Class I or Class 0 assignments. We present observations of an extensive system of molecular hydrogen emission knots. The luminosity of the objects in the core region are consistent with roughly solar mass protostars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/597/555
- Title:
- IR photometry of IC 348 young brown dwarfs
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/597/555
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the discovery of a population of young brown dwarf candidates in the open star cluster IC 348 and the development of a new spectroscopic classification technique using narrowband photometry. Observations were made using FLITECAM, the First Light Camera for SOFIA, at the 3m Shane telescope at Lick Observatory. FLITECAM is a new 1-5{mu}m camera with an 8' field of view. Custom narrowband filters were developed to detect absorption features of water vapor (at 1.495{mu}) and methane (at 1.66{mu}m) characteristic of brown dwarfs. These filters enable spectral classification of stars and brown dwarfs without spectroscopy.
