- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/379/816
- Title:
- SuperWASP-North extrasolar planet candidates
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/379/816
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The SuperWASP-I (Wide Angle Search for Planets-I) instrument observed 6.7 million stars between 8 and 15mag from La Palma during the 2004 May-September season. Our transit-hunting algorithm selected 11626 objects from the 184442 stars within the RA (right ascension) range 18-21h. We describe our thorough selection procedure whereby catalogue information is exploited along with careful study of the SuperWASP data to filter out, as far as possible, transit mimics. We have identified 35 candidates which we recommend for follow-up observations.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/379/647
- Title:
- SuperWASP-North extrasolar planet candidates
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/379/647
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have performed photometric observations of nearly seven million stars with 8<V<15 with the SuperWASP-North instrument from La Palma between 2004 May to September. Fields in the right ascension range 17-18h, yielding over 185000 stars with sufficient quality data, have been searched for transits using a modified box least-squares (BLS) algorithm. We find a total of 58 initial transiting candidates which have high signal-to-noise ratio in the BLS, show multiple transit-like dips and have passed visual inspection. Analysis of the blending and the inferred planetary radii for these candidates leave, a total of seven transiting planet candidates which pass all the tests plus four which pass the majority. We discuss the derived parameters for these candidates and their properties and comment on the implications for future transit searches.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/384/1097
- Title:
- SuperWASP-North extrasolar planet candidates
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/384/1097
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) survey currently operates two installations, designated SuperWASP-N and SuperWASP-S, located in the Northern and Southern hemispheres, respectively. These installations are designed to provide high time-resolution photometry for the purpose of detecting transiting extrasolar planets, asteroids, and transient events. Here, we present results from a transit-hunting observing campaign using SuperWASP-N covering a right ascension (RA) range of 06h<RA<16h. This paper represents the fifth and final in the series of transit candidates released from the 2004 observing season. In total, 729335 stars from 33 fields were monitored with 130566 having sufficient precision to be scanned for transit signatures. Using a robust transit detection algorithm and selection criteria, six stars were found to have events consistent with the signature of a transiting extrasolar planet based on the photometry, including the known transiting planet XO-1b. These transit candidates are presented here along with discussion of follow-up observations and the expected number of candidates in relation to the overall observing strategy.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/535/A3
- Title:
- SuperWASP observations of pulsating Am stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/535/A3
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have studied over 1600 Am stars at a photometric precision of 1mmag with SuperWASP photometric data. Contrary to previous belief, we find that around 200 Am stars are pulsating delta Sct and gamma Dor stars, with low amplitudes that have been missed in previous, less extensive studies. While the amplitudes are generally low, the presence of pulsation in Am stars places a strong constraint on atmospheric convection, and may require the pulsation to be laminar. While some pulsating Am stars have been previously found to be delta Sct stars, the vast majority of Am stars known to pulsate are presented in this paper. They will form the basis of future statistical studies of pulsation in the presence of atomic diffusion.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/467/785
- Title:
- SuperWASP/ROSAT periodic variable stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/467/785
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present optical lightcurves of 428 periodic variable stars coincident with ROSAT X-ray sources, detected using the first run of the SuperWASP photometric survey. Only 68 of these were previously recognised as periodic variables. A further 30 of these objects are previously known pre-main sequence stars, for which we detect a modulation period for the first time. Amongst the newly identified periodic variables, many appear to be close eclipsing binaries, their X-ray emission is presumably the result of RS CVn type behaviour. Others are probably BY Dra stars, pre-main sequence stars and other rapid rotators displaying enhanced coronal activity. A number of previously catalogued pulsating variables (RR Lyr stars and Cepheids) coincident with X-ray sources are also seen, but we show that these are likely to be misclassifications. We identify four objects which are probable low mass eclipsing binary stars, based on their very red colour and light curve morphology.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/528/A90
- Title:
- SuperWASP short period eclipsing binaries
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/528/A90
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present light curves and periods of 53 candidates for short period eclipsing binary stars identified by SuperWASP. These include 48 newly identified objects with periods <2x10^4^s (~0.23d), as well as the shortest period binary known with main sequence components (GSC2314-0530 = 1SWASP J022050.85+332047.6) and four other previously known W UMa stars (although the previously reported periods for two of these four are shown to be incorrect). The period distribution of main sequence contact binaries shows a sharp cut-off at a lower limit of around 0.22d, but until now, very few systems were known close to this limit. These new candidates will therefore be important for understanding the evolution of low mass stars and to allow investigation of the cause of the period cut-off.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/488/4905
- Title:
- SuperWASP transit false positive catalog
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/488/4905
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- SuperWASP, the Northern hemisphere WASP observatory, has been observing the skies from La Palma since 2004. In that time, more than 50 planets have been discovered with data contributions from SuperWASP. In the process of validating planets, many false-positive candidates have also been identified. The TESS telescope is set to begin observations of the northern sky in 2019. Similar to the WASP survey, the TESS pixel size is relatively large (13 arcsec for WASP and 21 arcsec for TESS), making it susceptible to many blended signals and false detections caused principally by grazing and blended stellar eclipsing binary systems. In order to reduce duplication of effort on targets, we present a catalogue of 1041 Northern hemisphere SuperWASP targets that have been rejected as planetary transits through follow-up observation.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/214/19
- Title:
- Suprime-Cam wide-field photometry of Leo A
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/214/19
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have surveyed a complete extent of Leo A --an apparently isolated gas-rich low-mass dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group. The B, V, and I passband CCD images (typical seeing ~0.8") were obtained with the Subaru Telescope equipped with the Suprime-Cam mosaic camera. The wide-field (20'x24') photometry catalog of 38856 objects (V~16-26mag) is presented. This survey is also intended to serve as "a finding chart" for future imaging and spectroscopic observation programs of Leo A.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/132/447
- Title:
- Surface Brightness of 38 Gal. Globular Clusters
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/132/447
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) allows us to study the central surface brightness profiles of globular clusters at unprecedented detail. We have mined the HST archives to obtain 38 WFPC2 images of Galactic globular clusters with adequate exposure times and filters, which we use to measure their central structure.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/771/59
- Title:
- Surface brightness of S^4^G face-on galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/771/59
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have analyzed the radial distribution of old stars in a sample of 218 nearby face-on disks, using deep 3.6{mu}m images from the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies. In particular, we have studied the structural properties of those disks with a broken or down-bending profile. We find that, on average, disks with a genuine single-exponential profile have a scale length and a central surface brightness which are intermediate to those of the inner and outer components of a down-bending disk with the same total stellar mass. In the particular case of barred galaxies, the ratio between the break and the bar radii (R_br_/R_bar_) depends strongly on the total stellar mass of the galaxy. For galaxies more massive than 10^10^M_{sun}_, the distribution is bimodal, peaking at R_br_/R_bar_~2 and ~3.5. The first peak, which is the most populated one, is linked to the outer Lindblad resonance of the bar, whereas the second one is consistent with a dynamical coupling between the bar and the spiral pattern. For galaxies below 10^10^M_{sun}_, breaks are found up to ~10R_bar_, but we show that they could still be caused by resonances given the rising nature of rotation curves in these low-mass disks. While not ruling out star formation thresholds, our results imply that radial stellar migration induced by non-axisymmetric features can be responsible not only for those breaks at ~2R_bar_, but also for many of those found at larger radii.