- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/812/114
- Title:
- Grism Lens-Amplified Survey from Space (GLASS). I.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/812/114
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We give an overview of the Grism Lens Amplified Survey from Space (GLASS), a large Hubble Space Telescope program aimed at obtaining grism spectroscopy of the fields of 10 massive clusters of galaxies at redshift z=0.308-0.686, including the Hubble Frontier Fields (HFF). The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) yields near-infrared spectra of the cluster cores covering the wavelength range 0.81-1.69{mu}m through grisms G102 and G141, while the Advanced Camera for Surveys in parallel mode provides G800L spectra of the infall regions of the clusters. The WFC3 spectra are taken at two almost orthogonal position angles in order to minimize the effects of confusion. After summarizing the scientific drivers of GLASS, we describe the sample selection as well as the observing strategy and data processing pipeline. We then utilize MACS J0717.5+3745, a HFF cluster and the first one observed by GLASS, to illustrate the data quality and the high-level data products. Each spectrum brighter than H_AB_=23 is visually inspected by at least two co-authors and a redshift is measured when sufficient information is present in the spectra. Furthermore, we conducted a thorough search for emission lines through all of the GLASS WFC3 spectra with the aim of measuring redshifts for sources with continuum fainter than H_AB_=23. We provide a catalog of 139 emission-line-based spectroscopic redshifts for extragalactic sources, including three new redshifts of multiple image systems (one probable, two tentative).
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/573/A111
- Title:
- Group-dominant elliptical galaxies CO spectra
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/573/A111
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present IRAM 30m telescope observations of the CO(1-0) and (2-1) lines in a sample of 11 group-dominant elliptical galaxies selected from the CLoGS nearby groups sample. Our observations confirm the presence of molecular gas in 4 of the 11 galaxies at >4{sigma} significance, and combining these with data from the literature we find a detection rate of 43+/-14%, significantly higher than for the wider population of elliptical galaxies, and comparable to the detection rate for nearby radio galaxies. Those group-dominant galaxies which are detected typically contain ~2x10^8^M_{sun}_ of molecular gas, and although most have low star formation rates (<1M_{sun}_/yr) they have short depletion times, indicating that the gas must be replenished on timescales 10^8^yr. Almost all of the galaxies contain active nuclei, and we note that while CO detections are more common in the most radio-loud galaxies, the mass of molecular gas required to power the active nuclei through accretion is small compared to the masses observed. We consider the possible origin mechanisms for the gas, through cooling of stellar ejecta within the galaxies, group-scale cooling flows, and gas-rich mergers, and find probable examples of each type within our sample, confirming that a variety of processes act to drive the build up of molecular gas in group-dominant ellipticals.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/833/194
- Title:
- Group of galaxies in gravitational lens fields
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/833/194
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- With a large, unique spectroscopic survey in the fields of 28 galaxy-scale strong gravitational lenses, we identify groups of galaxies in the 26 adequately sampled fields. Using a group-finding algorithm, we find 210 groups with at least 5 member galaxies; the median number of members is 8. Our sample spans redshifts of 0.04<=z_grp_<=0.76 with a median of 0.31, including 174 groups with 0.1<z_grp_<0.6. The groups have radial velocity dispersions of 60<={sigma}_grp_<=1200km/s with a median of 350km/s. We also discover a supergroup in field B0712+472 at z=0.29 that consists of three main groups. We recover groups similar to ~85% of those previously reported in these fields within our redshift range of sensitivity and find 187 new groups with at least five members. The properties of our group catalog, specifically, (1) the distribution of {sigma}_grp_, (2) the fraction of all sample galaxies that are group members, and (3) the fraction of groups with significant substructure, are consistent with those for other catalogs. The distribution of group virial masses agrees well with theoretical expectations. Of the lens galaxies, 12 of 26 (46%) (B1422+231, B1600+434, B2114+022, FBQS J0951+2635, HE0435-1223, HST J14113+5211, MG0751+2716, MGJ1654+1346, PG 1115+080, Q ER 0047-2808, RXJ1131-1231, and WFI J2033-4723) are members of groups with at least five galaxies, and one more (B0712+472) belongs to an additional, visually identified group candidate. There are groups not associated with the lens that still are likely to affect the lens model; in six of 25 (24%) fields (excluding the supergroup), there is at least one massive ({sigma}_grp_>=500km/s) group or group candidate projected within 2' of the lens.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/632/A57
- Title:
- G328.2551-0.5321 spectra
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/632/A57
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Classical hot cores are rich in molecular emission, and they show a high abundance of complex organic molecules (COMs). The emergence of molecular complexity that is represented by COMs, in particular, is poorly constrained in the early evolution of hot cores. We put observational constraints on the physical location of COMs in a resolved high-mass protostellar envelope associated with the G328.2551-0.5321 clump. The protostar is single down to 400au scales and we resolved the envelope structure down to this scale. High angular resolution observations using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array allowed us to resolve the structure of the inner envelope and pin down the emission region of COMs. We use local thermodynamic equilibrium modelling of the available 7.5GHz bandwidth around 345GHz to identify the COMs towards two accretion shocks and a selected position representing the bulk emission of the inner envelope. We quantitatively discuss the derived molecular column densities and abundances towards these positions, and use our line identification to qualitatively compare this to the emission of COMs seen towards the central position, corresponding to the protostar and its accretion disk. We detect emission from 10 COMs, and identify a line of deuterated water (HDO). In addition to methanol (CH_3_OH), methyl formate (CH_3_OCHO) and formamide (HC(O)NH_2_) have the most extended emission. Together with HDO, these molecules are found to be associated with both the accretion shocks and the inner envelope, which has a moderate temperature of Tkin~110K. We find a significant difference in the distribution of COMs. O-bearing COMs, such as ethanol, acetone, and ethylene glycol are almost exclusively found and show a higher abundance towards the accretion shocks with Tkin~180K. Whereas N-bearing COMs with a CN group, such as vinyl and ethyl cyanide peak on the central position, thus the protostar and the accretion disk. The molecular composition is similar towards the two shock positions, while it is significantly different towards the inner envelope, suggesting an increase in abundance of O-bearing COMs towards the accretion shocks. We present the first observational evidence for a large column density of COMs seen towards accretion shocks at the centrifugal barrier at the inner envelope. The overall molecular emission shows increased molecular abundances of COMs towards the accretion shocks compared to the inner envelope. The bulk of the gas from the inner envelope is still at a moderate temperature of Tkin~110K, and we find that the radiatively heated inner region is very compact (<1000au). Since the molecular composition is dominated by that of the accretion shocks and the radiatively heated hot inner region is very compact, we propose this source to be a precursor to a classical, radiatively heated hot core. By imaging the physical location of HDO, we find that it is consistent with an origin within the moderately heated inner envelope, suggesting that it originates from sublimation of ice from the grain surface and its destruction in the vicinity of the heating source has not been efficient yet.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/624/A138
- Title:
- G09v1.97 CO and H2O datacubes
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/624/A138
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), we report high angular-resolution observations of the redshift z=3.63 galaxy H-ATLAS J083051.0+013224 (G09v1.97), one of the most luminous strongly lensed galaxies discovered by the Herschel-Astrophysical Terahertz Large Area Survey (H-ATLAS). We present 0.2"-0.4" resolution images of the rest-frame 188 and 419um dust continuum and the CO(6-5), H_2_O(2_11_-2_02_), and Jup=2H_2_O^+^ line emission. We also report the detection of H_2_^18^O(2_11_-2_02_) in this source. The dust continuum and molecular gas emission are resolved into a nearly complete ~1.5" diameter Einstein ring plus a weaker image in the center, which is caused by a special dual deflector lensing configuration. The observed line profiles of the CO(6-5), H_2_O(2_11_-2_02_), and Jup=2H_2_O^+^ lines are strikingly similar. In the source plane, we reconstruct the dust continuum images and the spectral cubes of the CO, H_2_O, and H_2_O^+^ line emission at sub-kiloparsec scales. The reconstructed dust emission in the source plane is dominated by a compact disk with an effective radius of 0.7+/-0.1kpc plus an overlapping extended disk with a radius twice as large. While the average magnification for the dust continuum is {mu}~10-11, the magnification of the line emission varies from 5 to 22 across different velocity components. The line emission of CO(6-5), H_2_O(2_11_-2_02_), and H_2_O^+^ have similar spatial and kinematic distributions. The molecular gas and dust content reveal that G09v1.97 is a gas-rich major merger in its pre-coalescence phase, with a total molecular gas mass of ~10^11^M_{sun}_. Both of the merging companions are intrinsically ultra-luminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) with infrared luminosities LIR reaching 4x10^12^L_{sun}_, and the total LIR of G09v1.97 is (1.4+/-0.7)x10^13^L_{sun}_. The approaching southern galaxy (dominating from V=-400 to -150km/s relative to the systemic velocity) shows no obvious kinematic structure with a semi-major half-light radius of a_s_=0.4kpc, while the receding galaxy (0 to 350km/s) resembles an a_s_=1.2kpc rotating disk. The two galaxies are separated by a projected distance of 1.3kpc, bridged by weak line emission (-150 to 0km/s) that is co-spatially located with the cold dust emission peak, suggesting a large amount of cold interstellar medium (ISM) in the interacting region. As one of the most luminous star-forming dusty high-redshift galaxies, G09v1.97 is an exceptional source for understanding the ISM in gas-rich starbursting major merging systems at high redshift.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/598/A26
- Title:
- HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG. II.
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/598/A26
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The distribution of exoplanets around low-mass stars is still not well understood. Such stars, however, present an excellent opportunity for reaching down to the rocky and habitable planet domains. The number of current detections used for statistical purposes remains relatively modest and different surveys, using both photometry and precise radial velocities, are searching for planets around M dwarfs. Our HARPS-N red dwarf exoplanet survey is aimed at the detection of new planets around a sample of 78 selected stars, together with the subsequent characterization of their activity properties. Here we investigate the survey performance and strategy. From 2700 observed spectra, we compare the radial velocity determinations of the HARPS-N DRS pipeline and the HARPS-TERRA code, calculate the mean activity jitter level, evaluate the planet detection expectations, and address the general question of how to define the strategy of spectroscopic surveys in order to be most efficient in the detection of planets. We find that the HARPS-TERRA radial velocities show less scatter and we calculate a mean activity jitter of 2.3m/s for our sample. For a general radial velocity survey with limited observing time, the number of observations per star is key for the detection efficiency. In the case of an early M-type target sample, we conclude that approximately 50 observations per star with exposure times of 900s and precisions of approximately 1m/s maximizes the number of planet detections.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/596/A76
- Title:
- H{alpha}-activity in the SARG binary survey
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/596/A76
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Stellar activity influences radial velocity (RV) measurements and can also mimic the presence of orbiting planets. As part of the search for planets around the components of wide binaries performed with the SARG High Resolution Spectrograph at the TNG, it was discovered that HD 200466A shows strong variation in RV that is well correlated with the activity index based on H{alpha}. We used SARG to study the H{alpha} line variations in each component of the binaries and a few bright stars to test the capability of the H{alpha} index of revealing the rotation period or activity cycle. We also analysed the relations between the average activity level and other physical properties of the stars. We finally tried to reveal signals in the RVs that are due to the activity. At least in some cases the variation in the observed RVs is due to the stellar activity. We confirm that H{alpha} can be used as an activity indicator for solar-type stars and as an age indicator for stars younger than 1.5Gyr.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AN/324/437
- Title:
- H{alpha} emission stars toward Bulge
- Short Name:
- J/AN/324/437
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This paper is dealing with the investigation of H-alpha emission stars towards the galactic bulge. In this important region 533 H-alpha emission stars have already been discovered. We add 98 new and 9 possible new (perhaps identical with known objects) H-alpha emission stars found in the objective-prism survey of planetary nebulae and we give the identification charts, the accurate coordinates as well as a rough description. The distribution in l, b of all objects shows the expected concentration towards the galactic equator with the maximum near l=0 and b=0 distorted probably due to strong interstellar extinction.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/431/2
- Title:
- H{alpha} fluxes of Galactic planetary nebulae
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/431/2
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a catalogue of new integrated H{alpha} fluxes for 1258 Galactic planetary nebulae (PNe), with the majority, totalling 1234, measured from the Southern H{alpha} Sky Survey Atlas (SHASSA) and/or the Virginia Tech Spectral-line Survey (VTSS). Aperture photometry on the continuum-subtracted digital images was performed to extract H{alpha}+[NII] fluxes in the case of SHASSA, and H{alpha} fluxes from VTSS. The [NII] contribution was then deconvolved from the SHASSA flux using spectrophotometric data taken from the literature or derived by us. Comparison with previous work shows that the flux scale presented here has no significant zero-point error. Our catalogue is the largest compilation of homogeneously derived PN fluxes in any waveband yet measured, and will be an important legacy and fresh benchmark for the community. Amongst its many applications, it can be used to determine statistical distances for these PNe, determine new absolute magnitudes for delineating the faint end of the PN luminosity function, provide baseline data for photoionization and hydrodynamical modelling, and allow better estimates of Zanstra temperatures for PN central stars with accurate optical photometry. We also provide total H{alpha} fluxes for another 75 objects which were formerly classified as PNe, as well as independent reddening determinations for ~270 PNe, derived from a comparison of our H{alpha} data with the best literature H{beta} fluxes. In an appendix, we list corrected H{alpha} fluxes for 49 PNe taken from the literature, including 24 PNe not detected on SHASSA or VTSS, re-calibrated to a common zero-point.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/549/820
- Title:
- H{alpha} flux of ACCG 114 galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/549/820
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of a wide-field survey for H{alpha}-emitting galaxies in the cluster AC 114 at z=0.32. Spectra centered on H{alpha} at the cluster redshift have been obtained for 586 galaxies to I_tot_~22 out to a radius of ~h_50_^-1^Mpc. At most, only ~10% of these were found to be H{alpha}-emitting cluster members. These objects are predominantly blue and of late-type spiral morphology, consistent with them hosting star formation. However, ~65% of the cluster members classified morphologically as spirals (with HST) have no detectable H{alpha} emission; star formation and morphological evolution in cluster galaxies appear to be largely decoupled. Changes in the H{alpha} detection rate and the strength of H{alpha} emission with environment (as traced by local galaxy density) are found to be weak within the region studied. Star formation within the cluster members is also found to be strongly and uniformly suppressed with the rates inferred from the H{alpha} emission not exceeding 4M_{sun}_/yr, and AC 114's H{alpha} luminosity function being an order of magnitude below that observed for field galaxies at the same redshift. None of the galaxies detected have the high star formation rates associated with "starburst" galaxies; however, this may still be reconcilable with the known (8%+/-3%) fraction of "post-starburst" galaxies within AC 114, given the poorly determined but short lifetimes of starbursts and the possibility that much of the associated star formation is obscured by dust.
