- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/142/126
- Title:
- CN and CH in SDSS Galactic globular clusters
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/142/126
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a homogeneous survey of the CN and CH band strengths in eight Galactic globular clusters observed during the course of the Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration sub-survey (SEGUE) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We confirm the existence of a bimodal CN distribution among red giant branch (RGB) stars in all of the clusters with metallicity greater than [Fe/H]=-1.7; the lowest metallicity cluster with an observed CN bimodality is M53, with [Fe/H]~=-2.1. There is also some evidence for individual CN groups on the subgiant branches of M92, M2, and M13, and on the RGBs of M92 and NGC 5053. Finally, we quantify the correlation between overall cluster metallicity and the slope of the CN band strength-luminosity plot as a means of further demonstrating the level of CN enrichment in cluster giants. Our results agree well with previous studies reported in the literature.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/486/437
- Title:
- CN and CH line strengths in 8 Galactic GlCl
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/486/437
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Our work focuses on the understanding of the origin of CNO-anomalies, which have been detected in several Galactic globular clusters. The novelty and advantage of this study is that it is based on a homogeneous data set of hundreds of medium-resolution spectra of stars in eight Galactic globular clusters (M 15, M 22, M 55, NGC 288, NGC 362, NGC 5286, Palomar 12, and Terzan 7). Two of the clusters (Palomar 12 and Terzan 7) are believed to be former members of the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal (Sgr dSph) galaxy. The large homogeneous data set allows for a detailed differential study of the line strengths in the stellar spectra of the observed clusters. Our sample comprises stars in different evolutionary states, namely the main-sequence turn-off (MSTO) region, the subgiant branch (SGB) and the base of the red giant branch (RGB). We compare the relative CN and CH line strengths of stars in the same evolutionary states (with similar logg and T_eff_).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/524/A44
- Title:
- CN and CH line strengths in 12 globulars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/524/A44
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Globular clusters show star-to-star abundance variations for light elements that are not yet well understood. The preferred explanation involves a self-enrichment scenario, within which two subsequent generations of stars co-exist in globular clusters. Observations of chemical abundances in the main sequence and sub-giant branch stars allow us to investigate the signature of this chemically processed material without the complicating effects caused by stellar evolution and internal mixing. Our main goal is to investigate the carbon-nitrogen anti-correlation with low-resolution spectroscopy of 20-50 stars fainter than the first dredge-up in seven Galactic globular clusters (NGC288, NGC1851, NGC5927, NGC6352, NGC6388, and Pal12) with different properties. We complemented our observations with 47Tuc archival data, with four additional clusters from the literature (M15, M22, M55, NGC362), and with additional literature data on NGC288.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/690/837
- Title:
- CN and CO observations toward AGB stars
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/690/837
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A survey of the ^12^C/^13^C ratio toward circumstellar envelopes has been conducted at millimeter wavelengths using the facilities of the Arizona Radio Observatory (ARO). The ratios were obtained for a sample of 18 local C- and O-rich asymptotic giant branch and supergiant stars from observations of the ^12^C and ^13^C isotopologues of CO and CN, respectively. The J=1->0 transitions of both molecules were observed at {lambda}=3mm using the ARO 12m telescope, while the J=2->1 lines of the two species were measured using the ARO Sub-Millimeter Telescope (SMT) at {lambda}=1mm. The ^12^C/^13^C ratios were determined from the CO data by modeling both transitions simultaneously with a circumstellar radiative transfer code, which can account for the high opacities present in the emission from this species. In the case of CN, the hyperfine structure was used to evaluate opacity effects. Ratios obtained independently from CO and CN are in good agreement.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/390/1733
- Title:
- CN column densities and excitation temperatures
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/390/1733
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We analyse abundances and rotational temperatures of the interstellar CN molecule. We have calculated the column densities and excitation temperatures of the molecule along 73 lines of sight basing on our original measurements of the B^2^{SIGMA}^+^-X^2^{SIGMA}^+^(0,0) vibrational band recorded in high signal-to-noise ratio spectra and also for 88 directions based on measurements already available in literature. We compare the column densities obtained from different bands of CN molecule available to ground-based instruments. The obtained excitation temperatures in the analysed directions show always an excess over the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR) temperature.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/319/235
- Title:
- CN in circumstellar envelopes survey
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/319/235
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We list in Table 1 the observed stars together with some of their characteristics. Distances, expansion velocities, mass loss rates, and spectral types are taken from the compilations of Bujarrabal et al. (1994) <J/A+A/285/247> and Loup et al. (1993A&AS...99..291). The sample includes C-rich and O-rich objects, some S-stars, a few proto-PN, and a young PN (NGC7027). See paper for more details. In Table 2, we give some of the observational parameters. A_low_ and A_high_ refer to the integrated intensity of the low-frequency and high-frequency fine-structure groups. The intrinsic intensity ratios, R=A_high_/A_low_, are R(1-0)=2 and R(2-1)=1.8. In principle, the observation of several components with different intrinsic strengths allows an estimate of the line optical depth, and the value of R gives an estimate of the envelope thickness.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/628/A28
- Title:
- 3C 294 NIR images and optical spectra
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/628/A28
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- High redshift radio galaxies are among the most massive galaxies at their redshift, are often found in the centers of proto-clusters of galaxies, and are expected to evolve into the present day massive central cluster galaxies. Thus they are a useful tool to explore structure formation in the young Universe. 3C 294 is a powerful FR II type radio galaxy at z=1.786. Past studies have identified a clumpy structure, possibly indicative of a merging system, as well as tentative evidence that 3C 294 hosts a dual AGN. Due to its proximity to a bright star, it was subject to various adaptive optics imaging studies. In order to distinguish between the various scenarios for 3C 294 we performed deep high-resolution adaptive optics imaging and optical spectroscopy of 3C 294 with the Large Binocular Telescope. We resolve the 3C 294 system into three distinct components separated by a few tenths of an arcsecond on our images. One is compact, the other two are extended, all appear to be non-stellar. The nature of each component is unclear. The latter could be a galaxy with an internal absorption feature, a galaxy merger or two galaxies at different redshifts. We can now uniquely associate the radio source of 3C 294 with one of the extended components. Based on our spectroscopy, we determined a redshift of z=1.784+/-0.001, which is similar to the one previously cited. In addition we found a previously unreported emission line at lambda 6749.4{AA} in our spectra. It is not clear that it originates from 3C 294. It could be the Ne [IV] doublet lambda 2424/2426{AA} at z=1.783, or belong to the compact component at a redshift of z~4.56. We thus can not unambiguously determine whether 3C 294 hosts a dual AGN or a projected pair of AGNs.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/PASJ/57/65
- Title:
- CNO abundances of solar-type stars
- Short Name:
- J/PASJ/57/65
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We determined the C, N, and O abundances of 160 nearby F, G, and K dwarfs and subgiants by using spectra obtained with the HIDES spectrograph at Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, with the purposes of (1) establishing the runs of [C/Fe], [N/Fe], and [O/Fe] for these galactic disk stars in the metallicity range of -1<~[Fe/H]~<+0.4, (2) searching for any difference in the CNO abundances of planet-host stars as compared to non-planet-host stars, and (3) examining the consistency of the abundances derived from different lines to check the validity of the analysis. The non-LTE effect on the abundance determination was taken into consideration based on our extensive statistical-equilibrium calculations.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/116/247
- Title:
- CNOC cluster redshift survey catalogs. VI.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/116/247
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A photometric and redshift catalog of galaxies in the field of two rich galaxy clusters, MS 0015.9+1609 (z=0.5481) and MS 0451.5-0305 (z=0.5386), is presented as part of the Canadian Network for Observation Cosmology (CNOC) cluster redshift survey carried out at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) using the MOS imaging multiobject spectrograph. The imaging and spectroscopic observations cover a single field of approximately 7.6'x9.1', centered on each cluster. Redshifts for 247 galaxies, primarily ranging in magnitude from r=20 to r=22, were obtained. The data set is also presented graphically in several forms. The magnitude, color, and geometric selection functions for the redshift sample are presented and discussed.
3020. CNSS pilot survey
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/818/105
- Title:
- CNSS pilot survey
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/818/105
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have commenced a multiyear program, the Caltech-NRAO Stripe 82 Survey (CNSS), to search for radio transients with the Jansky VLA in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Stripe 82 region. The CNSS will deliver five epochs over the entire ~270deg^2^ of Stripe 82, an eventual deep combined map with an rms noise of ~40{mu}Jy and catalogs at a frequency of 3 GHz, and having a spatial resolution of 3". This first paper presents the results from an initial pilot survey of a 50deg^2^ region of Stripe 82, involving four epochs spanning logarithmic timescales between 1 week and 1.5yr, with the combined map having a median rms noise of 35{mu}Jy. This pilot survey enabled the development of the hardware and software for rapid data processing, as well as transient detection and follow-up, necessary for the full 270deg^2^ survey. Data editing, calibration, imaging, source extraction, cataloging, and transient identification were completed in a semi-automated fashion within 6 hr of completion of each epoch of observations, using dedicated computational hardware at the NRAO in Socorro and custom-developed data reduction and transient detection pipelines. Classification of variable and transient sources relied heavily on the wealth of multiwavelength legacy survey data in the Stripe 82 region, supplemented by repeated mapping of the region by the Palomar Transient Factory. A total of 3.9_-0.9_^+0.5^% of the few thousand detected point sources were found to vary by greater than 30%, consistent with similar studies at 1.4 and 5 GHz. Multiwavelength photometric data and light curves suggest that the variability is mostly due to shock-induced flaring in the jets of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). Although this was only a pilot survey, we detected two bona fide transients, associated with an RS CVn binary and a dKe star. Comparison with existing legacy survey data (FIRST, VLA-Stripe 82) revealed additional highly variable and transient sources on timescales between 5 and 20yr, largely associated with renewed AGN activity. The rates of such AGNs possibly imply episodes of enhanced accretion and jet activity occurring once every ~40,000yr in these galaxies. We compile the revised radio transient rates and make recommendations for future transient surveys and joint radio-optical experiments.