- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/500/4849
- Title:
- GALAH emission-line stars
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/500/4849
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a neural network autoencoder structure that is able to extract essential latent spectral features from observed spectra and then reconstruct a spectrum from those features. Because of the training with a set of unpeculiar spectra, the network is able to reproduce a spectrum of high signal-to-noise ratio that does not show any spectral peculiarities, even if they are present in an observed spectrum. Spectra generated in this manner were used to identify various emission features among spectra acquired by multiple surveys using the HERMES spectrograph at the Anglo-Australian telescope. Emission features were identified by a direct comparison of the observed and generated spectra. Using the described comparison procedure, we discovered 10364 candidate spectra with varying intensities (from partially filled-in to well above the continuum) of the H{alpha}/H{beta} emission component, produced by different physical mechanisms. A fraction of these spectra belong to the repeated observation that shows temporal variability in their emission profile. Among the emission spectra, we find objects that feature contributions from a nearby rarefied gas (identified through the emission of [NII] and [SII] lines) that was identified in 4004 spectra, which were not all identified as having H{alpha} emission. The positions of identified emission-line objects coincide with multiple known regions that harbour young stars. Similarly, detected nebular emission spectra coincide with visually prominent nebular clouds observable in the red all-sky photographic composites.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/491/3586
- Title:
- 611 {gamma} Doradus stars Kepler data
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/491/3586
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report our survey of {gamma} Dor stars from the 4-yr Kepler mission. These stars pulsate mainly in g modes and r modes, showing period-spacing patterns in the amplitude spectra. The period-spacing patterns are sensitive to the chemical composition gradients and the near-core rotation, hence they are essential for understanding the stellar interior. We identified period-spacing patterns in 611 {gamma} Dor stars. Almost every star pulsates in dipole g modes, while about 30 per cent of stars also show clear patterns for quadrupole g modes and 16 per cent of stars present r-mode patterns. We measure periods, period spacings, and the gradient of the period spacings. These three observables guide the mode identifications and can be used to estimate the near-core rotation rate. We find many stars are hotter and show longer period-spacing patterns than theory. Using the traditional approximation of rotation (TAR), we inferred the asymptotic spacings, the near-core rotation rates, and the radial orders of the g and r modes. Most stars have a near-core rotation rate around 1d^-1^ and an asymptotic spacing around 4000s. We also find that many stars rotate more slowly than predicted by theory for unclear reasons. 11 stars show rotational splittings with fast rotation rates. We compared the observed slope-rotation relation with the theory and find a large spread. We detected rotational modulations in 58 stars and used them to derive the core-to-surface rotation ratios. The interiors rotate faster than the cores in most stars, but by no more than 5 per cent.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/458/2307
- Title:
- gamma Dor stars spectroscopic survey
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/458/2307
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a spectroscopic survey of known and candidate {gamma} Doradus stars. The high-resolution, high signal-to-noise spectra of 52 objects were collected by five different spectrographs. The spectral classification, atmospheric parameters (T_eff_, logg, {xi}), vsini and chemical composition of the stars were derived. The stellar spectral and luminosity classes were found between G0-A7 and IV-V, respectively. The initial values for T_eff_ and logg were determined from the photometric indices and spectral energy distribution. Those parameters were improved by the analysis of hydrogen lines. The final values of T_eff_, logg and {xi} were derived from the iron lines analysis. The T_eff_ values were found between 6000K and 7900K, while log g values range from 3.8 to 4.5dex. Chemical abundances and vsin i values were derived by the spectrum synthesis method. The vsini values were found between 5 and 240km/s. The chemical abundance pattern of {gamma} Doradus stars were compared with the pattern of non-pulsating stars. It turned out that there is no significant difference in abundance patterns between these two groups. Additionally, the relations between the atmospheric parameters and the pulsation quantities were checked. A strong correlation between the vsini and the pulsation periods of {gamma} Doradus variables was obtained. The accurate positions of the analysed stars in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram have been shown. Most of our objects are located inside or close to the blue edge of the theoretical instability strip of {gamma} Doradus.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/132/93
- Title:
- Hipparcos photometry of CP stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/132/93
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Hipparcos photometry of the chemically peculiar main-sequence B, A and F stars are examined for variability. Some non-magnetic CP stars, Mercury-Manganese and metallic-line stars, which according to canonical wisdom should not be variable, may be variable and are identified for further study. Some potentially important magnetic CP stars are noted.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/NewA/58.1
- Title:
- Hogg 16 peculiar stars
- Short Name:
- J/other/NewA/58.
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The study of chemically peculiar (CP) stars in open clusters provides valuable information about their evolutionary status. Their detection can be performed using the Delta-a photometric system, which maps a characteristic flux depression at lambda 5200{AA}. This paper aims at studying the occurrence of CP stars in the earliest stages of evolution of a stellar population by applying this technique to Hogg 16, a very young Galactic open cluster (about 25Myr). We identified several peculiar candidates: two B-type stars with a negative Delta-a index (CD-60 4701, CPD-60 4706) are likely emission-line (Be) stars, even though spectral measurements are necessary for a proper classification of the second one; a third object (CD-60 4703), identified as a Be candidate in literature, appears to be a background B-type supergiant with no significant Delta-a index, which does not rule out the possibility that it is indeed peculiar as the normality line of Delta-a for supergiants has not been studied in detail yet. A fourth object (CD-60 4699) appears to be a magnetic CP star of 8 Msun, but obtained spectral data seem to rule out this hypothesis. Three more magnetic CP star candidates are found in the domain of early F-type stars. One is a probable nonmember and close to the border of significance, but the other two are probably pre-main sequence cluster objects. This is very promising, as it can lead to very strong constraints to the diffusion theory. Finally, we derived the fundamental parameters of Hogg 16 and provide for the first time an estimate of its metal content.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/443/1629
- Title:
- Interferometry of chemically peculiar stars
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/443/1629
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- By means of numerical experiments we explore the application of interferometry to the detection and characterization of abundance spots in chemically peculiar (CP) stars using the brightest star {epsilon} UMa as a case study. We find that the best spectral regions to search for spots and stellar rotation signatures are in the visual domain. The spots can clearly be detected already at a first visibility lobe and their signatures can be uniquely disentangled from that of rotation. The spots and rotation signatures can also be detected in near-infrared at low spectral resolution but baselines longer than 180m are needed for all potential CP candidates. According to our simulations, an instrument like VEGA (or its successor e.g. Fibered and spectrally Resolved Interferometric Equipment New Design) should be able to detect, in the visual, the effect of spots and spots+rotation, provided that the instrument is able to measure V_2_~10^-3^, and/or closure phase. In infrared, an instrument like AMBER but with longer baselines than the ones available so far would be able to measure rotation and spots. Our study provides necessary details about strategies of spot detections and the requirements for modern and planned interferometric facilities essential for CP star research.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/331/633
- Title:
- IUE spectra of lambda Boo stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/331/633
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- An analysis of the stars included in the catalogue of {lambda} Bootis stars by Paunzen et al. (1997, Cat. <J/A+AS/123/93>) and which also have IUE observations is presented here. Population I A-F type stars as well as field horizontal branch stars were also included in the analysis. Using line-ratios of carbon to heavier elements (Al and Ni) allows us to establish unambiguous membership criteria for the {lambda} Bootis group.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/375/527
- Title:
- JHKL' photometry of AGB stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/375/527
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Multi-epoch near-infrared photometry for a sample of long period variables (SR, L, Mira). Data have been obtained at the Observatorio del Teide using the 1.5m "Carlos Sanchez Telescope" with the "CVF Photometer-Spectrophotometer". The sample has been selected based on three observing programs at the ISO satellite.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/644/A83
- Title:
- Jurassic structure
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/644/A83
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Detailed elemental-abundance patterns of giant stars in the Galactic halo measured by the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE-2) have revealed the existence of a unique and significant stellar subpopulation of silicon-enhanced ([Si/Fe]>+0.5) metal-poor stars, spanning a wide range of metallicities (-1.5<[Fe/H]<-0.8). Stars with over-abundances in [Si/Fe] are of great interest because these have very strong silicon (^28^Si) spectral features for stars of their metallicity and evolutionary stage, offering clues about rare nucleosynthetic pathways in globular clusters (GCs). Si-rich field stars have been conjectured to have been evaporated from GCs, however, the origin of their abundances remains unclear, and several scenarios have been offered to explain the anomalous abundance ratios. These include the hypothesis that some of them were born from a cloud of gas previously polluted by a progenitor that underwent a specific and peculiar nucleosynthesis event or, alternatively, that they were due to mass transfer from a previous evolved companion. However, those scenarios do not simultaneously explain the wide gamut of chemical species that are found in Si-rich stars. Instead, we show that the present inventory of such unusual stars, as well as their relation to known halo substructures (including the in situ halo, Gaia-Enceladus, the Helmi Stream(s), and Sequoia, among others), is still incomplete. We report the chemical abundances of the iron-peak (Fe), the light- (C and N), the alpha- (O and Mg), the odd-Z (Na and Al), and the s-process (Ce and Nd) elements of 55 newly identified Si-rich field stars (among more than ~600000 APOGEE-2 targets), which exhibit over-abundances of [Si/Fe] as extreme as those observed in some Galactic GCs, and they are relatively well distinguished from other stars in the [Si/Fe]-[Fe/H] plane. This new census confirms the presence of a statistically significant and chemically-anomalous structure in the inner halo: Jurassic. The chemo-dynamical properties of the Jurassic structure is consistent with it being the tidally disrupted remains of GCs, which are easily distinguished by an over-abundance of [Si/Fe] among Milky Way (MW) populations or satellites.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/PASA/32.36
- Title:
- lambda Boo star membership evaluations
- Short Name:
- J/other/PASA/32.
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The literature on the {lambda} Boo stars has grown to become somewhat heterogenous, as different authors have applied different criteria across the UV, optical and infrared regions to determine the membership status of {lambda} Boo candidates. We aim to clear up the confusion by consulting the literature on 212 objects that have been considered as {lambda} Boo candidates, and subsequently evaluating the evidence in favour of their admission to the {lambda} Boo class. We obtained new spectra of ~90 of these candidates and classified them on the MK system to aid in the membership evaluations. The re-evaluation of the 212 objects resulted in 64 members and 103 non-members of the {lambda} Boo class, with a further 45 stars for which membership status is unclear. We suggest observations for each of the stars in the latter category that will allow them to be confidently included or rejected from the class. Our reclassification facilitates homogeneous analysis on group members, and represents the largest collection of confirmed {lambda} Boo stars known.
