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21. Characteristics of energetic pulsars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/391/1210
Title:
Characteristics of energetic pulsars
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/391/1210
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
In this paper we compare the characteristics of pulsars with a high spin-down energy loss rate (Edot) against those with a low Edot. We show that the differences in the total intensity pulse morphology between the two classes are in general rather subtle. A much more significant difference is the fractional polarization which is very high for high Edot pulsars and low for low Edot pulsars. The Edot at the transition is very similar to the death line predicted for curvature radiation. This suggests a possible link between high energy and radio emission in pulsars and could imply that gamma-ray efficiency is correlated with the degree of linear polarization in the radio band. As part of this study, we have discovered three previous unknown interpulse pulsars (and we detected one for the first time at 20cm). We also obtained rotation measures for 18 pulsars whose values had not previously been measured.
22. Circular polarization images at 15GHz of AGN jets
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/131/1262
Title:
Circular polarization images at 15GHz of AGN jets
Short Name:
J/AJ/131/1262
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We report first-epoch circular polarization results for 133 active galactic nuclei in the MOJAVE (Monitoring of Jets in Active Galactic Nuclei with VLBA Experiments) program to monitor the structure and polarization of a flux-limited sample of extragalactic radio jets with the VLBA at 15GHz. We found strong circular polarization (0.3%) in approximately 15% of our sample. The circular polarization was usually associated with jet cores; however, we did find a few strong jet components to be circularly polarized.
23. Circular polarization in pulsars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/ChJAA/6.237
Title:
Circular polarization in pulsars
Short Name:
J/other/ChJAA/6.
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We update the systematic studies of circular polarization in integrated pulse profiles by Han et al. (1998MNRAS.300..373H). Data of circular polarization profiles are compiled. Sense reversals can occur in core or cone components, or near the intersection between components. The correlation between the sense of circular polarization and the sense of position angle variation for conal-double pulsars is confirmed with a much large database. Circular polarization of some pulsars has clear changes with frequency. Circular polarization of millisecond pulsars is marginally different from that of normal pulsars.
24. Circular polarization of starlight
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/Ap/47.305
Title:
Circular polarization of starlight
Short Name:
J/other/Ap/47.30
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Of the 7500 stars cited in the Catalog of starlight polarization (Cat. <II/34>), those which satisfy the condition P<=0.3% and A_V_>=0.5mag are selected. It is presumed that the selected stars (n=216) have circularly polarized light.
25. 5cm OH masers survey
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/325/255
Title:
5cm OH masers survey
Short Name:
J/A+A/325/255
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We have undertaken a comprehensive search for 5 cm OH masers in regions visible from Effelsberg with the 100-m telescope (i.e., those with declinations above -29^o^). Our sample is based on bright sources taken from the IRAS Point Source Catalog and/or from previous 18cm OH and H_ 2_O surveys. Among the 165 sources observed, 16 are new (15 exhibit emission and one source shows both absorption and emission). Two new absorption line sources have been tentatively detected. The general properties of the 5cm OH sources are presented and discussed. The 6035MHz line is more often detected than the 6031MHz line. Nevertheless, the latter line is frequently present, a fact that is not explained by present OH excitation models. Simple calculations tend to show that there are enough FIR photons to pump the 6035 and 6031MHz masers, and we found that the statistics of the ratio S_ radio_/S_ IR_ at 18, 5 and 6cm suggest that the maser pumping efficiency decreases with increasing OH excitation. Variability on short (months) or long (years) time-scales is a common feature in many 5 cm OH sources. We also present observations of the 6 GHz satellite lines and report, besides W3(OH), on two certain and perhaps two newly detected weak sources. Some implications on the excitation of OH are briefly discussed.
26. CN(1-0) Zeeman observations of NGC 2264-C
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/544/A69
Title:
CN(1-0) Zeeman observations of NGC 2264-C
Short Name:
J/A+A/544/A69
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
From an observational point of view, the role of magnetic fields in star formation remains unclear, and two main theoretical scenarios have been proposed so far to regulate the star-formation processes. The first model assumes that turbulence in star-forming clumps plays a crucial role, and especially that protostellar outflow-driven turbulence is crucial to support cluster-forming clumps; while the second scenario is based on the consideration of a magnetically-supported clump. Previous studies of the NGC 2264-C protocluster indicate that, in addition to thermal pressure, some extra support might effectively act against the gravitational collapse of this cluster- forming clump. We previously showed that this extra support is not due to the numerous protostellar outflows, nor the enhanced turbulence in this protocluster. Here we present the results of the first polarimetric campaign dedicated to quantifying the magnetic support at work in the NGC 2264-C clump. Our Zeeman observations of the CN(1-0) hyperfine lines provide an upper limit to the magnetic field strength Blos<0.6 mG in the protocluster (projected along the line of sight). While these results do not provide sufficiently tight constraints to fully quantify the magnetic support at work in NGC 2264-C, they suggest that, within the uncertainties, the core could be either magnetically super or sub-critical, with the former being more likely.
27. Complexity of magnetic fields on red dwarfs
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/629/A83
Title:
Complexity of magnetic fields on red dwarfs
Short Name:
J/A+A/629/A83
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Generation, amplification, and evolution of magnetic fields in cool stars can be investigated by measuring the Zeeman effect in atomic and molecular lines observed in their spectra. In particular, Zeeman line broadening and polarization have been used for detecting magnetic fields in stellar atmospheres. Similar to the Sun, these fields are complex and height-dependent (i.e., comprise 3D structures) and require advanced diagnostics. Fortunately, many molecular lines dominating M-dwarf spectra, such as FeH, CaH, MgH, and TiO, are temperature- and Zeeman- sensitive and form at different atmospheric heights, which makes them excellent probes of magnetic fields on M dwarfs. Our goal is to analyze the complexity of magnetic fields in M dwarfs. We investigate how magnetic fields vary with the stellar temperature (i.e., mass) and how "surface" inhomogeneities are distributed in height - the dimension that is usually neglected in stellar magnetic studies. This is achieved by including many atomic and molecular species in our study. We have determined effective temperatures of the photosphere and of magnetic features, magnetic field strengths and filling factors for nine M dwarfs (M1-M7). Our chi^2^ analysis is based on a comparison of observed and synthetic intensity and circular polarization profiles (Stokes I and V) of many magnetically sensitive atomic and molecular lines in ten wavelength regions. Stokes profiles were calculated by solving polarized radiative transfer equations under the local thermodynamic equilibrium using model atmospheres. We have found that properties of magnetic structures depend on the analyzed atomic or molecular species and their formation heights within the atmosphere. Two types of magnetic features similar to those on the Sun have been found: one is cooler (starspots), while the other one is hotter (network, small-scale magnetic features). The magnetic field strength in both starspots and network is within 3kG to 6kG, on average it is 5kG for the M1-M7 spectral class range. These fields occupy a large fraction of M dwarf atmospheres at all heights, up to 100%. The plasma beta is less than one throughout the entire M dwarf atmospheres, implying that they are highly magnetized stars. A combination of many molecular and atomic species and a simultaneous analysis of intensity and circular polarization spectra have allowed us to better decipher the complexity of magnetic fields on M dwarfs, including their dependence on the height within the atmosphere. This work provides an opportunity to investigate a larger sample of M dwarfs as well as L-type brown dwarfs.
28. Dark clouds imaging polarimetry
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/141/175
Title:
Dark clouds imaging polarimetry
Short Name:
J/A+AS/141/175
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
A set of eight Bok Globules CB3, CB25, CB39, CB52, CB54, CB58, CB62 and CB246 were observed polarimetrically in white light, using our Imaging Polarimater (IMPOL), from the 1.2m IR telescope at Mount Abu, India. The observations were carried out on different nights during the period December 1997 and April 1998. The CCD images obtained from the instrument (IMPOL) were analyzed, to produce polarization map of the Bok Globules. The stars in the field, which are mostly background to the cloud show typically 2% linear polarization. Clouds which are less dynamic (having ^12^CO line widths {Delta}V<2.5km/s) in general show slightly better alignment of polarization vectors with the projected direction of galactic plane. On the other hand, the more dynamic group of clouds has polarization vectors more scattered and poorly aligned with the projected direction of the galactic plane. However one of the clouds observed, CB58, does not follow this trend very well.
29. DRAO ELAIS N1 catalog
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/714/1689
Title:
DRAO ELAIS N1 catalog
Short Name:
J/ApJ/714/1689
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present results of deep polarization imaging at 1.4GHz with the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory as part of the DRAO Planck Deep Fields project. This deep extragalactic field covers 15.16deg^2^ centered at RA(J2000)=16:14 and DE(J2000)=54:56, has an angular resolution of 42"x62" at the field center, and reaches a sensitivity of 55uJy/beam in Stokes I and 45uJy/beam in Stokes Q and U. We detect 958 radio sources in Stokes I of which 136 are detected in polarization. We present the Euclidean-normalized polarized differential source counts down to 400uJy. These counts indicate that sources have a higher degree of fractional polarization at fainter Stokes I flux density levels than for brighter sources, confirming an earlier result. We find that the majority of our polarized sources are steep-spectrum objects with a mean spectral index of -0.77, and there is no correlation between fractional polarization and spectral index. We also matched deep field sources to counterparts in the Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty Centimeters catalog. Of the polarized sources, 77% show structure at the arcsecond scale whereas only 38% of the sources with no detectable polarization show such structure. The median fractional polarization for resolved sources is 6.8%, while it is 4.4% for compact objects. The polarized radio sources in our deep field are predominantly those sources which are resolved and show the highest degrees of fractional polarization, indicating that the lobe dominated structure may be the source of the highly polarized sources. These resolved radio galaxies dominate the polarized source counts at P_0_=(Q^2^+U^2^)^0.5^<3mJy.
30. DR Tau VLT/SPHERE and LBTI/LMIRCam maps
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/658/A63
Title:
DR Tau VLT/SPHERE and LBTI/LMIRCam maps
Short Name:
J/A+A/658/A63
Date:
22 Feb 2022
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Protoplanetary disks around young stars often contain substructures like rings, gaps, and spirals that could be caused by interactions between the disk and forming planets. We aim to study the young (1-3Myr) star DR Tau in the near-infrared and characterize its disk, which was previously resolved through sub-millimeter interferometry with ALMA, and to search for possible sub-stellar companions embedded into it. We observed DR Tau with VLT/SPHERE both in polarized light (H broad band) and total intensity (in Y, J, H, and K spectral bands). We also performed L' band observations with LBTI/LMIRCam on the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT). We applied differential imaging techniques to analyze the polarized data, using dual beam polarization imaging (DPI), and total intensity data, using both angular and spectral differential imaging (ADI, SDI). We found two previously undetected spirals extending north-east and south of the star, respectively. We further detected an arc-like structure north of the star. Finally a bright, compact and elongated structure was detected at separation of 303+/-10 mas and position angle 21.2+/-3.7 degrees, just at the root of the north-east spiral arm. Since this feature is visible both in polarized light and in total intensity and has a flat spectrum it is likely caused by stellar light scattered by dust. The two spiral arms are at different separation from the star, have very different pitch angles, and are separated by an apparent discontinuity, suggesting they might have a different origin. The very open southern spiral arm might be caused by infalling material from late encounters with cloudlets into the formation environment of the star itself. The compact feature could be caused by interaction with a planet in formation still embedded in its dust envelope and it could be responsible for launching the north-east spiral. We estimate a mass of the putative embedded object of the order of few M Jup .