- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/698/865
- Title:
- Halo streams in the SDSS-DR7
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/698/865
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have detected stellar halo streams in the solar neighborhood using data from the seventh public data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), which includes the directed stellar program Sloan Extension For Galactic Understanding and Exploration (SEGUE). In order to derive distances to each star, we used the metallicity-dependent photometric parallax relation from Ivezic et al. (2008ApJ...684..287I). Our final sample consists of 22321 nearby (d<=2kpc), metal-poor ([Fe/H]<=-0.5) main-sequence stars with six-dimensional estimates of position and space velocity (r{vec},{nu}{vec}). We characterize the orbits of these stars through suitable kinematic proxies for their "effective" integrals of motion, angular momentum, eccentricity, and orbital polar angle and compare the observed distribution to expectations from a smooth distribution in four [Fe/H] bins. The metallicities provide an additional dimension in parameter space that is well suited to distinguish tidal streams from those of dynamical origin. On this basis, we identify at least five significant "phase-space overdensities" of stars on very similar orbits in the solar neighborhood to which we can assign unambiguously peaked [Fe/H] distributions. Three of them have been identified previously, including the halo stream discovered by Helmi et al. (1999MNRAS.307..495H) at a significance level of {sigma}=12.0. In addition, we find at least two new genuine halo streams, judged by their kinematics and [Fe/H], at {sigma}=2.9 and 4.8, respectively.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/506/3079
- Title:
- Halpha and other SFR indicators
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/506/3079
- Date:
- 18 Jan 2022 13:46:29
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present new H{alpha} photometry for the Star Formation Reference Survey (SFRS), a representative sample of star-forming galaxies in the local Universe. Combining these data with the panchromatic coverage of the SFRS, we provide calibrations of H{alpha}-based star-formation rates (SFRs) with and without correction for the contribution of [NII] emission. We consider the effect of extinction corrections based on the Balmer decrement, infrared excess, and spectral energy distribution (SED) fits. We compare the SFR estimates derived from SED fits, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, hybrid indicators such as 24um+H{alpha}, 8um+H{alpha}, FIR+FUV, and H{alpha} emission for a sample of purely star-forming galaxies. We provide a new calibration for 1.4GHz-based SFRs by comparing to the H{alpha} emission, and we measure a dependence of the radio-to-H{alpha} emission ratio based on galaxy stellar mass. Active galactic nuclei introduce biases in the calibrations of different SFR indicators but have only a minimal effect on the inferred SFR densities from galaxy surveys. Finally, we quantify the correlation between galaxy metallicity and extinction.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/744/44
- Title:
- H{alpha} and UV fluxes in nearby galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/744/44
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We consider the effects of non-constant star formation histories (SFHs) on H{alpha} and GALEX far-ultraviolet (FUV) star formation rate (SFR) indicators. Under the assumption of a fully populated Chabrier initial mass function (IMF), we compare the distribution of H{alpha}-to-FUV flux ratios from ~1500 simple, periodic model SFHs with observations of 185 galaxies from the Spitzer Local Volume Legacy survey. We find a set of SFH models that are well matched to the data, such that more massive galaxies are best characterized by nearly constant SFHs, while low-mass systems experience burst amplitudes of ~30 (i.e., an increase in the SFR by a factor of 30 over the SFR during the inter-burst period), burst durations of tens of Myr, and periods of ~250 Myr; these SFHs are broadly consistent with the increased stochastic star formation expected in systems with lower SFRs. We analyze the predicted temporal evolution of galaxy stellar mass, R-band surface brightness, H{alpha}-derived SFR, and blue luminosity, and find that they provide a reasonable match to observed flux distributions. We find that our model SFHs are generally able to reproduce both the observed systematic decline and increased scatter in H{alpha}-to-FUV ratios toward low-mass systems, without invoking other physical mechanisms.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/706/599
- Title:
- H{alpha} and UV SFR in the local volume
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/706/599
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using a complete sample of ~300 star-forming galaxies within 11Mpc of the Milky Way, we evaluate the consistency between star formation rates (SFRs) inferred from the far ultraviolet (FUV) non-ionizing continuum and H{alpha} nebular emission, assuming standard conversion recipes in which the SFR scales linearly with luminosity at a given wavelength. Our analysis probes SFRs over 5 orders of magnitude, down to ultra-low activities on the order of ~10^-4^M_{sun}_/yr. The data are drawn from the 11Mpc H{alpha} and Ultraviolet Galaxy Survey (11HUGS), which has obtained H{alpha} fluxes from ground-based narrowband imaging, and UV fluxes from imaging with GALEX.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/137/495
- Title:
- Halpha Catalogue of HCG Galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/137/495
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present H{alpha} photometry for a sample of 95 galaxies in Hickson Compact Groups (Cat. <VII/213>) obtained from observations of 31 groups. The Catalogue lists isophotal and adaptive aperture (Kron aperture) flux measurements for about 75% of the accordant galaxies inside the observed HCGs, 22 out of which are upper limits. Non standard data reduction procedures have been used to obtain the continuum subtracted H{alpha} images for each HCG of the target sample. Flux calibration has also been performed in order to obtain H{alpha} luminosities for the whole sample. Both the data reduction and calibration procedures are carefully described in the paper.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/629/A102
- Title:
- Halpha data cube of Stephan's Quintet
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/629/A102
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Stephan's Quintet (SQ), the prototypical compact group of galaxies in the local Universe, has been observed with the imaging Fourier transform spectrometer SITELLE, attached to the Canada-France-Hawaii- Telescope, to perform a deep search for intergalactic star-forming emission. In this paper we present the extended ionised gaseous structures detected and analyse their kinematical properties. The large field of view (11'x11') and the spectral ranges of SITELLE have allowed a thorough study of the entire galaxy system, its interaction history and the main properties of the ionised gas. The observations have revealed complex three-dimensional strands in SQ seen for the first time, as well as the spatially resolved velocity field for a new SQ dwarf galaxy (M82-like) and the detailed spectral map of NGC7320c, confirming its AGN nature. A total of 175 SQ Halpha emission regions have been found, 22 of which present line profiles with at least two kinematical components. We studied 12 zones and 28 sub-zones in the SQ system in order to define plausible physical spatial connections between its different parts in the light of the kinematical information gathered. In this respect we have found five velocity systems in SQ: i) v=[5600-5900]km/s associated with the new intruder and the southern debris region; ii) v=[5900-6100]km/s, associated with the north starburst A and south starburst A and the strands connected to these zones; iii) v=[6100-6600]km/s, associated with the strands from the large-scale shock region (LSSR); iv) v=[6600-6800]km/s, associated with the young tidal tail, the starburst A (SQA), NGC7319, and the NGC7319 north lobe; and v) v=[6800-7000]km/s, associated with the strands seen connecting LSSR with SQA. We fail to detect ionised gas emission in the old tail, neither in the vicinity of NGC7318A nor in NGC7317, and the connection between NGC7319 north lobe and SQA cannot be confirmed. Conversely, a clear gaseous bridge has been confirmed both spatially and kinematically between the LSSR zone and the NGC7319 AGN nucleus. Finally, a larger scale, outer rim winding the NGC7318B/A system clockwise north-west to south-east has been highlighted in continuum and in H{alpha}. This structure may be reminiscent of a sequence of a previously proposed scenario for SQ a sequence of individual interactions.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/509/A11
- Title:
- H{alpha} emission-line objects in SMC clusters
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/509/A11
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Slitless CCD spectra were obtained covering the bulk (about 3 square degrees) of the Small Magellanic Cloud. For H{alpha} line-emission twice as strong as the ambient continuum, the survey is complete to spectral type B2/B3 on the main sequence. About 8120 spectra of 4437 stars were searched for emission lines in 84 open clusters, and 370 emission-line stars were found, among them at least 231 close to the main sequence. For 176 of them, photometry is available from the OGLE database. For comparison with a higher-metallicity environment, the Galactic sample of the photometric H{alpha} survey by McSwain & Gies (2005, Cat. <J/ApJS/161/118>) was used. Among early spectral sub-types, Be stars are more frequent by a factor ~3-5 in the SMC than in the Galaxy. The distribution with spectral type is similar in both galaxies, i.e., not strongly dependent on metallicity. The fraction of Be stars does not seem to vary with local star density. The Be phenomenon mainly sets in towards the end of the main-sequence evolution (this trend may be more pronounced in the SMC); but some Be stars already form with Be-star characteristics. In small subsamples (such as single clusters), even if they appear identical, the fraction of emission-line stars can deviate drastically from the mean. In all probability, the fractional critical angular rotation rate, OMC, is one of the main parameters governing the occurrence of the Be phenomenon. If the Be character is only acquired during the course of evolution, the key circumstance is the evolution of OMC, which is not only dependent on metallicity but differently so for different mass ranges. As a result, even if the Be phenomenon is driven basically by a single parameter (namely OMC), it can assume a complex multi-parametric appearance. The large cluster-to-cluster differences, which seem stronger than all other variations, serve as a caveat that this big picture may undergo significant second-order modulations (e.g., pulsations, initial angular momentum, etc).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/384/1277
- Title:
- H{alpha} emission line sources from IPHAS
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/384/1277
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the first catalogue of point-source H{alpha} emission line objects selected from the INT/WFC Photometric H{alpha} Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane (IPHAS). In total, our catalogue contains 4853 point sources that exhibit strong photometric evidence for H{alpha} emission. The catalogue is a conservative subset of the emitters present in IPHAS and it is likely that there are many more H{alpha} emitters present in the area of the Galactic Plane that IPHAS observes. Our selection criteria are designed to be conservative (rather than complete) in order to avoid a significant number of false positives in the catalogue. In line with this, we find that of the ~300 catalogue sources for which we have preliminary spectroscopic follow-up observations, more than 95% are confirmed as genuine emission-line sources.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/134/2474
- Title:
- H{alpha} emission-line stars in 7 dwarfs galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/134/2474
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We describe a search for H{alpha} emission-line stars in M31, M33, and seven dwarfs in or near the Local Group (IC 10, NGC 6822, WLM, Sextans B, Sextans A, Pegasus, and the Phoenix dwarf) using interference filter imaging with the KPNO and CTIO 4m telescopes and Mosaic cameras. The survey is aimed primarily at identifying new luminous blue variables (LBVs) from their spectroscopic similarity to known LBVs, avoiding the bias toward photometric variability, which may require centuries to manifest itself if LBVs go through long quiescent periods. Follow-up spectroscopy with WIYN confirms that our survey detected a wealth of stars whose spectra are similar to the known LBVs.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/143/3
- Title:
- H{alpha} emission stars in IC 1274
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/143/3
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- IC 1274 is a faintly luminous nebula lying on the near surface of the Lynds 227 (L227) molecular cloud. Its cavity-like morphology is reminiscent of a blistered star-forming region. Four luminous, early-type (B0-B5) stars are located within a spherical volume ~5' in diameter that appears to be clear of heavy obscuration. Approximately centered in the cleared region is the B0 V star HD 166033, which is thought to be largely responsible for the cavity's excavation. Over 80 H{alpha} emission sources brighter than V~21 have been identified in the region. More than half of these are concentrated in IC 1274 and are presumably members of a faint T Tauri star population. Chandra Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer imaging of a nearby suspected pulsar and time-variable {gamma}-ray source (GeV J1809-2327) detected 21 X-ray sources in the cluster vicinity, some of which are coincident with the early-type stars and H{alpha} emitters in IC 1274. Deep (V~22) optical BVRI photometry has been obtained for the cluster region. A distance of 1.82+/-0.3kpc and a mean extinction of AV~1.21+/-0.2mag follow from photometry of the early-type stars. Using pre-main-sequence evolutionary models, we derive a median age for the H{alpha} emitters and X-ray sources of ~1Myr; however, a significant dispersion is present. The displaced material was driven against what remains of the molecular cloud to the east, enabling the formation of the substantial number of T Tauri stars found there. A dispersed population of H{alpha} emitters is also found along the periphery of L227, IC 1275, and IC 4684.
