- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/162/101
- Title:
- K2 ugri & H{alpha} photometry in the Lagoon Nebula
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/162/101
- Date:
- 14 Mar 2022 06:42:13
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Space observatories have provided unprecedented depictions of the many variability behaviors typical of low-mass, young stars. However, those studies have so far largely omitted more massive objects (~2M{sun} to 4-5M{sun}) and were limited by the absence of simultaneous, multiwavelength information. We present a new study of young star variability in the ~1-2Myr old, massive Lagoon Nebula region. Our sample encompasses 278 young, late B to K-type stars, monitored with Kepler/K2. Auxiliary u, g, r, i, H{alpha} time-series photometry, simultaneous with K2, was acquired at the Paranal Observatory. We employed this comprehensive data set and archival infrared photometry to determine individual stellar parameters, assess the presence of circumstellar disks, and tie the variability behaviors to inner disk dynamics. We found significant mass-dependent trends in variability properties, with B/A stars displaying substantially reduced levels of variability compared to G/K stars for any light-curve morphology. These properties suggest different magnetic field structures at the surface of early-type and later-type stars. We also detected a dearth of some disk-driven variability behaviors, particularly dippers, among stars earlier than G. This indicates that their higher surface temperatures and more chaotic magnetic fields prevent the formation and survival of inner disk dust structures corotating with the star. Finally, we examined the characteristic variability timescales within each light curve and determined that the day-to-week timescales are predominant over the K2 time series. These reflect distinct processes and locations in the inner disk environment, from intense accretion triggered by instabilities in the innermost disk regions to variable accretion efficiency in the outer magnetosphere.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/622/129
- Title:
- Lag-luminosity relationship in AGN
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/622/129
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We determine interband lags between variations in the B band and variations in the V, R, and I bands for 14 active galactic nuclei observed at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. The computed lags range from tenths of a day to several days, and it is positive (that is, V, R, and I bands lag behind the B band) in most cases, except for a few cases for the V filter.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/453/1026
- Title:
- Lagoon Nebula M8 T tauri accretion rates
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/453/1026
- Date:
- 03 Nov 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We estimate the accretion rates of 235 Classical T Tauri star (CTTS) candidates in the Lagoon Nebula using ugri H{alpha} photometry from the VST Photometric H{alpha} survey+. Our sample consists of stars displaying H{alpha} excess, the intensity of which is used to derive accretion rates. For a subset of 87 stars, the intensity of the u-band excess is also used to estimate accretion rates. We find the mean variation in accretion rates measured using H{alpha} and u-band intensities to be ~0.17dex, agreeing with previous estimates (0.04-0.4dex) but for a much larger sample. The spatial distribution of CTTS align with the location of protostars and molecular gas suggesting that they retain an imprint of the natal gas fragmentation process. Strong accretors are concentrated spatially, while weak accretors are more distributed. Our results do not support the sequential star-forming processes suggested in the literature.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/238/16
- Title:
- LAMOST-DR3 very metal-poor star catalog
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/238/16
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the result of a search for very metal-poor (VMP, [Fe/H]{<}-2.0) stars in the Milky Way based on low-resolution spectra from Large sky Area Multi-Object fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) DR3, significantly enlarging the current candidate sample of these low-metallicity objects. The selection procedure results in a sample of 10008 VMP stars covering a large area of sky in the Northern Hemisphere, and includes over 6800 targets brighter than V~16. This LAMOST DR3 VMP sample provides the largest number of VMP candidates to date that are sufficiently bright for follow-up high-resolution observation with 4-10m telescopes, greatly expanding the VMP stars discovered in the northern sky, and can be used to balance the spatial distribution of VMP stars with high-resolution spectroscopic analyses. Comparison with stars having existing high-resolution analyses and Tycho Gaia Astrometric Solution parallaxes indicates that the derived stellar parameters and distance estimates are reliable. The sample reaches beyond 40kpc in the halo, and contains over 670 candidates of extremely metal-poor ([Fe/H]{<}-3.0) and ultra-metal-poor ([Fe/H]{<}-4.0) stars. The distribution of V{phi} indicates that the sample consists of two halo components, with the retrograde component likely to be associated with the outer-halo population. A new criterion is proposed to select carbon-enhanced metal-poor (CEMP) star candidates, using line indices G1 and EGP over the range 4000K<Teff<7000K, resulting in 636 CEMP candidates from the LAMOST DR3 VMP sample.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/145/159
- Title:
- LAMOST. II. ugriz photometry of 526 new quasars
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/145/159
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present new quasars discovered in the vicinity of the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies with the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope, also named the Guoshoujing Telescope, during the 2010 and 2011 observational seasons. Quasar candidates are selected based on the available Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Kitt Peak National Observatory 4m telescope, Xuyi Schmidt Telescope Photometric Survey optical, and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer near-infrared photometric data. We present 509 new quasars discovered in a stripe of ~135deg^2^ from M31 to M33 along the Giant Stellar Stream in the 2011 pilot survey data sets, and also 17 new quasars discovered in an area of ~100 deg^2^ that covers the central region and the southeastern halo of M31 in the 2010 commissioning data sets. These 526 new quasars have i magnitudes ranging from 15.5 to 20.0, redshifts from 0.1 to 3.2. They represent a significant increase of the number of identified quasars in the vicinity of M31 and M33. There are now 26, 62, and 139 known quasars in this region of the sky with i magnitudes brighter than 17.0, 17.5, and 18.0, respectively, of which 5, 20, and 75 are newly discovered. These bright quasars provide an invaluable collection with which to probe the kinematics and chemistry of the interstellar/intergalactic medium in the Local Group of galaxies. A total of 93 quasars are now known with locations within 2.5{deg} of M31, of which 73 are newly discovered. Tens of quasars are now known to be located behind the Giant Stellar Stream, and hundreds are behind the extended halo and its associated substructures of M31. The much enlarged sample of known quasars in the vicinity of M31 and M33 can potentially be utilized to construct a perfect astrometric reference frame to measure the minute proper motions (PMs) of M31 and M33, along with the PMs of substructures associated with the Local Group of galaxies. Those PMs are some of the most fundamental properties of the Local Group.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/152/45
- Title:
- LAMOST survey of star clusters in M31. II.
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/152/45
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We select from Paper I a sample of 306 massive star clusters observed with the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fibre Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) in the vicinity fields of M31 and M33, and determine their metallicities, ages, and masses. Metallicities and ages are estimated by fitting the observed integrated spectra with stellar synthesis population (SSP) models with a pixel-to-pixel spectral fitting technique. Ages for most young clusters are also derived by fitting the multi-band photometric measurements with model spectral energy distributions (SEDs). The estimated cluster ages span a wide range, from several million years to the age of the universe. The numbers of clusters younger and older than 1Gyr are, respectively, 46 and 260. With ages and metallicities determined, cluster masses are then estimated by comparing the multi-band photometric measurements with SSP model SEDs. The derived masses range from ~10^3^ to ~10^7^M_{Sun}_, peaking at ~10^4.3^ and ~10^5.7^M_{Sun}_ for young (<1Gyr) and old (>1Gyr) clusters, respectively. Our estimated metallicities, ages, and masses are in good agreement with available literature values. Old clusters richer than [Fe/H]~-0.7dex have a wide range of ages. Those poorer than [Fe/H]~-0.7dex seem to be composed of two groups, as previously found for Galactic globular clusters-one of the oldest ages with all values of metallicity down to ~-2dex and another with metallicity increasing with decreasing age. The old clusters in the inner disk of M31 (0-30kpc) show a clear metallicity gradient measured at -0.038+/-0.023dex/kpc.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/614/A140
- Title:
- Large Quasar Astrometric Catalogue 4, LQAC-4
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/614/A140
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- From an astrometric point of view, quasars constitute the best and almost ideal reference objects in the celestial sphere, with a priori no significant proper motion. Since the third release of the Large Quasar Astrometric Catalogue (LQAC-3, Cat. J/A+A/583/A75), a large number of quasars have been discovered, in particular those coming from the DR12Q release of the SDSS (Paris et al., 2017, Cat. VII/279). Moreover, for cross-matched objects, we have taken advantage of the very accurate determinations of the quasars identified within the recent Gaia DR1 catalogue (2018, Cat. I/345). Following the same procedure as in the three previous releases of the LQAC, our aim is to compile the large majority of all the quasars recorded so far. Our goal is to record their best coordinates and substantial information concerning their physical properties such as the redshift as well as multi-bands apparent and absolute magnitudes. Emphasis is given to the results of the cross-matches with the Gaia DR1 catalogue. New quasars coming from the DR12Q release were cross-matched with the precedent LQAC-3 compilation with a 1" search radius, in order to add the objects without counterpart to the LQAC-4 compilation. A similar cross-match was done with Gaia DR1 to identify the known quasars detected by Gaia. This enables one to improve significantly the positioning of these objects, and in parallel to study the astrometric performance of the individual catalogues of the LQAC-4 compilation. Finally, a new method was used to determine absolute magnitudes. Our final catalogue, called LQAC-4, contains 443 725 objects. This is roughly 37.82% more than the number of objects recorded in the LQAC-3. Among them, 249071 were found in common with the Gaia DR1, with a 1" search radius. That corresponds to 56.13% of the whole population in the compilation. The LQAC-4 delivers to the astronomical community a nearly complete catalogue of spectroscopically confirmed quasars (including a small proportion of compact AGNs), with the aim of giving their best equatorial coordinates with respect to the ICRF2 and with exhaustive additional information. For more than 50% of the sample, these coordinates come from the very recent Gaia DR1.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/537/A99
- Title:
- Large Quasar Astrometric Catalogue 2 (LQAC-2)
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/537/A99
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- First of all we make a substantial review of the definitions and properties of quasars and AGN (Active Galactic Nuclei), the differenciation of these objects being unclear in the literature and even for specialists. This will serve our purpose when deciding which kinds of objects will be taken into account in our compilation. Then we carry out the cross-identification between the 9 catalogues of quasars chosen for their accuracy and their huge number of objects, using a flag for each of them, and including all the available data related to magnitudes (infrared and optical), radiofluxes and redshifts. We also perform cross identification with external catalogues 2MASS, B1.0 and GSC2.3 in order to complete photometric data of the objects. Moreover we compute the absolute magnitude of our extragalactic objects by taking into account the recent studies concerning the galactic absorption. In addition substantial improvements are brought with respect to the first release of the LQAC (Souchay et al., 2009, Cat. J/A+A/494/799). At first a LQAC name is given for each object based on its equatorial coordinates with respect to the ICRS, following a procedure which creates no ambiguity for identification. At second the equatorial coordinates of the objects are recomputed more accurately according to the algorithms used for the elaboration of the Large Quasar Reference Frame (LQRF) (Andrei et al., 2009, Cat. I/313). At third we introduce a morphological classification for the objects which enables in particular to define clearly if the object is point-like or extended. Our final catalogue, called LQAC-2, contains 187 504 quasars. This is roughly larger than the 113 666 quasars recorded in the first version of the LQAC (Souchay et al., 2009, Cat. J/A+A/494/799) and a little more than the number of quasars recorded in the up-dated version of the Veron Cetty and Veron (2010, Cat. VII/258) catalogue, which was the densest compilation of quasars up to now. In addition to the quantitative and qualitative improvements brought by our compilation, we discuss the homogeneity of the data and carry out statistical analysis concerning the spatial density and the distance to the closest neighbour.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/583/A75
- Title:
- Large Quasar Astrometric Catalogue 3 (LQAC-3)
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/583/A75
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- From an astrometric point of view, quasars constitute quasi-ideal reference objects in the celestial sphere, with an a priori absence of proper motion. Since the second release of the Large Quasar Astrometric Catalog (LQAC), a large number of quasars have been discovered, in particular with the upcoming new release of the SDSS quasars catalog. Following the same procedure as in the two previous releases of the LQAC, our aim was to compile all the quasars recorded until the present date, with accurate recomputation of their equatorial coordinates in the ICRS and with the maximum of information concerning their physical properties, such as the redshift, the photometry, and the absolute magnitudes.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/494/799
- Title:
- Large Quasar Astrometric Catalogue (LQAC)
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/494/799
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The very large and increasing number of quasars reckoned from various sky surveys leads to a large quantity of data which brings various and inhomogeneous information in the fields of astrometry, photometry, radioastronomy and spectroscopy. In this paper, we describe our work that aims to make available a general compilation of the largest number of recorded quasars obtained from all the available catalogues, with their best position estimates, and providing physical information at both optical and radio wavelengths.
