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471. Equivalent widths of 8 DIBs for 186 O & B stars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/850/194
Title:
Equivalent widths of 8 DIBs for 186 O & B stars
Short Name:
J/ApJ/850/194
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We study the behavior of eight diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) in different interstellar environments, as characterized by the fraction of hydrogen in molecular form (f_H2_), with comparisons to the corresponding behavior of various known atomic and molecular species. The equivalent widths of the five "normal" DIBs ({lambda}{lambda}5780.5, 5797.1, 6196.0, 6283.8, and 6613.6), normalized to E_B-V_, show a "lambda-shaped" behavior: they increase at low f_H2_, peak at f_H2_~0.3, and then decrease. The similarly normalized column densities of Ca, Ca+, Ti+, and CH+ also decline for f_H2_>0.3. In contrast, the normalized column densities of Na, K, CH, CN, and CO increase monotonically with fH2, and the trends exhibited by the three C_2_ DIBs ({lambda}{lambda}4726.8, 4963.9, and 4984.8) lie between those two general behaviors. These trends with f_H2_ are accompanied by cosmic scatter, the dispersion at any given f_H2_ being significantly larger than the individual errors of measurement. The lambda-shaped trends suggest the balance between creation and destruction of the DIB carriers differs dramatically between diffuse atomic and diffuse molecular clouds; additional processes aside from ionization and shielding are needed to explain those observed trends. Except for several special cases, the highest W{lambda}(5780)/W{lambda}(5797) ratios, characterizing the so-called "sigma-zeta effect," occur only at f_H2_<0.2. We propose a sequence of DIBs based on trends in their pair-wise strength ratios with increasing f_H2_. In order of increasing environmental density, we find the {lambda}6283.8 and {lambda}5780.5 DIBs, the {lambda}6196.0 DIB, the {lambda}6613.6 DIB, the {lambda}5797.1 DIB, and the C_2_ DIBs.
472. Equivalent widths of 26 metal-poor stars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/655/492
Title:
Equivalent widths of 26 metal-poor stars
Short Name:
J/ApJ/655/492
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The chemical compositions of 26 metal-poor stars that exhibit strong CH and/or C2 molecular bands are determined. Twenty-two stars in our sample satisfy our definition for carbon-enhanced metal-poor (CEMP) stars based on the carbon abundance ratio ([C/Fe]) and the evolutionary status. In addition, we measure Na abundances for nine known carbon-enhanced stars. Combining our new sample with the results of previous work, we investigate the abundance and evolutionary status of a total of 64 CEMP stars.
473. Equivalent widths of QSOs
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/613/129
Title:
Equivalent widths of QSOs
Short Name:
J/ApJ/613/129
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the results of a search for variability in the equivalent widths (EWs) of narrow, associated (|{Delta}v|<=5000km/s) absorption lines found in the UV spectra of z<=1.5 quasars. The goal of this search was to use variability as a means of identifying absorption lines arising in gas that is intrinsic to the quasar central engine. We have compared archival Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Faint Object Spectrograph (FOS) spectra of quasars with recent spectra obtained as part of our own snapshot survey of the same objects with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS). The intervals between observations are 4-10yr. We primarily focused on the C IV absorption lines, although we also studied other lines available in the same spectra (e.g., Ly{alpha}, N V, O VI).
474. Equivalent widths of 14 red giants
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/PAZh/38/122
Title:
Equivalent widths of 14 red giants
Short Name:
J/PAZh/38/122
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The results of a comparative analysis of the elemental abundances in the atmospheres of 14 red giants with high Galactic space velocities are presented. For almost all of the chemical elements considered, the their abundance trends with metallicity correspond to those constructed for thick-disk dwarfs. In the case of sodium, the main factor affecting the [Na/Fe] abundance in the stellar atmosphere for red giants is the surface gravity that characterizes the degree of development of the convective envelope. The difference between the [Na/Fe] abundances in the atmospheres of thin- and thick-disk red giants has been confirmed.
475. Equivalent widths of 23 wide binaries
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/420/683
Title:
Equivalent widths of 23 wide binaries
Short Name:
J/A+A/420/683
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present iron abundance analysis for 23 wide binaries with main sequence components in the temperature range 4900-6300K, taken from the sample of the pairs currently included in the radial velocity planet search on going at the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) using the high resolution spectrograph SARG. The use of a line-by-line differential analysis technique between the components of each pair allows us to reach errors of about 0.02dex in the iron content difference. Most of the pairs have abundance differences lower than 0.02dex and there are no pairs with differences larger than 0.07dex. The four cases of differences larger than 0.02dex may be spurious because of the larger error bars affecting pairs with large temperature difference, cold stars and rotating stars.
476. 51 Eri b SPHERE/IFS spectra & atmosphere models
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/603/A57
Title:
51 Eri b SPHERE/IFS spectra & atmosphere models
Short Name:
J/A+A/603/A57
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
51 Eridani b is an exoplanet around a young (20Myr) nearby (29.4pc) F0-type star, which was recently discovered by direct imaging. It is one of the closest direct imaging planets in angular and physical separation (~0.5", ~13AU) and is well suited for spectroscopic analysis using integral field spectrographs. We aim to refine the atmospheric properties of the known giant planet and to constrain the architecture of the system further by searching for additional companions. We used the extreme adaptive optics instrument SPHERE at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) to obtain simultaneous dual-band imaging with IRDIS and integral field spectra with IFS, extending the spectral coverage of the planet to the complete Y- to H-band range and providing additional photometry in the K12-bands (2.11, 2.25 micron). We present the first spectrophotometric measurements in the Y and K bands for the planet and revise its J-band flux to values 40% fainter than previous measurements. Cloudy models with uniform cloud coverage provide a good match to the data. We derive the temperature, radius, surface gravity, metallicity, and cloud sedimentation parameter fsed. We find that the atmosphere is highly super-solar ([Fe/H]~1.0), and the low fsed~1.26 value is indicative of a vertically extended, optically thick cloud cover with small sized particles. The model radius and surface gravity estimates suggest higher planetary masses of M_gravity_=9.1^+4.9^_-3.3_. The evolutionary model only provides a lower mass limit of >2M_jupiter_ (for pure hot-start). The cold-start model cannot explain the luminosity of the planet. The SPHERE and NACO/SAM detection limits probe the 51 Eri system at solar system scales and exclude brown-dwarf companions more massive than 20M_jupiter_ beyond separations of ~2.5AU and giant planets more massive than 2M_jupiter_ beyond 9 au.
477. ESSENCE 6yr spectroscopic follow-up
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/224/3
Title:
ESSENCE 6yr spectroscopic follow-up
Short Name:
J/ApJS/224/3
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The Equation of State: Supernovae trace Cosmic Expansion (ESSENCE) survey discovered 213 Type Ia supernovae at redshifts 0.1<z<0.81 between 2002 and 2008. We present their R- and I-band photometry, measured from images obtained using the MOSAIC II camera at the CTIO Blanco, along with rapid-response spectroscopy for each object. We use our spectroscopic follow-up observations to determine an accurate, quantitative classification, and precise redshift. Through an extensive calibration program we have improved the precision of the CTIO Blanco natural photometric system. We use several empirical metrics to measure our internal photometric consistency and our absolute calibration of the survey. We assess the effect of various potential sources of systematic bias on our measured fluxes, and estimate the dominant term in the systematic error budget from the photometric calibration on our absolute fluxes is ~1%.
478. Euclid preparation. XIV. C3R2 survey DR3
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/256/9
Title:
Euclid preparation. XIV. C3R2 survey DR3
Short Name:
J/ApJS/256/9
Date:
18 Jan 2022 14:01:22
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The Complete Calibration of the Color-Redshift Relation (C3R2) survey is obtaining spectroscopic redshifts in order to map the relation between galaxy color and redshift to a depth of i~24.5 (AB). The primary goal is to enable sufficiently accurate photometric redshifts for Stage IV dark energy projects, particularly Euclid and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman), which are designed to constrain cosmological parameters through weak lensing. We present 676 new high-confidence spectroscopic redshifts obtained by the C3R2 survey in the 2017B-2019B semesters using the DEIMOS, LRIS, and MOSFIRE multiobject spectrographs on the Keck telescopes. Combined with the 4454 redshifts previously published by this project, the C3R2 survey has now obtained and published 5130 high-quality galaxy spectra and redshifts. If we restrict consideration to only the 0.2<z_p_<2.6 range of interest for the Euclid cosmological goals, then with the current data release, C3R2 has increased the spectroscopic redshift coverage of the Euclid color space from 51% (as reported by Masters+ 2017, J/ApJ/841/111) to the current 91%. Once completed and combined with extensive data collected by other spectroscopic surveys, C3R2 should provide the spectroscopic calibration set needed to enable photometric redshifts to meet the cosmology requirements for Euclid, and make significant headway toward solving the problem for Roman.
479. EUV estimates from CaII H&K activity
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/644/A67
Title:
EUV estimates from CaII H&K activity
Short Name:
J/A+A/644/A67
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Atmospheric escape is an important factor shaping the exoplanet population and hence drives our understanding of planet formation. Atmospheric escape from giant planets is driven primarily by the stellar X-ray and extreme- ultraviolet (EUV) radiation. Furthermore, EUV and longer wavelength UV radiation power disequilibrium chemistry in the middle and upper atmosphere. Our understanding of atmospheric escape and chemistry, therefore, depends on our knowledge of the stellar UV fluxes. While the far-ultraviolet fluxes can be observed for some stars, most of the EUV range is unobservable due to the lack of a space telescope with EUV capabilities and, for the more distant stars, to interstellar medium absorption. Thus, it becomes essential to have indirect means for inferring EUV fluxes from features observable at other wavelengths. We present here analytic functions for predicting the EUV emission of F, G, K, and M-type stars from the log R'HK activity parameter that is commonly obtained from ground-based optical observations of the Ca II H&K lines. The scaling relations are based on a collection of about 100 nearby stars with published log R'HK and EUV flux values, where the latter are either direct measurements or inferences from high-quality far-ultraviolet (FUV) spectra. The scaling relations presented here return EUV flux values with an accuracy of about three, which is slightly lower than that of other similar methods based on FUV or X-ray measurements.
480. Evolu. star mass-metallicity relation. II.
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/885/100
Title:
Evolu. star mass-metallicity relation. II.
Short Name:
J/ApJ/885/100
Date:
16 Mar 2022 11:50:55
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the stellar mass-[Fe/H] and mass-[Mg/H] relation of quiescent galaxies in two galaxy clusters at z~0.39 and z~0.54. We derive the age, [Fe/H], and [Mg/Fe] for each individual galaxy using a full-spectrum fitting technique. By comparing with the relations for z~0 Sloan Digital Sky Survey galaxies, we confirm our previous finding that the mass-[Fe/H] relation evolves with redshift. The mass-[Fe/H] relation at higher redshift has lower normalization and possibly steeper slope. However, based on our sample, the mass-[Mg/H] relation does not evolve over the observed redshift range. We use a simple analytic chemical evolution model to constrain the average outflow that these galaxies experience over their lifetime, via the calculation of mass-loading factor. We find that the average mass-loading factor {eta} is a power-law function of galaxy stellar mass, {eta}{prop}M*^-0.21{+/-}0.09^. The measured mass-loading factors are consistent with the results of other observational methods for outflow measurements and with the predictions where outflow is caused by star formation feedback in turbulent disks.