- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/612/A96
- Title:
- Spectroscopic survey of youngest field stars II.
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/612/A96
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Star formation in the solar neighborhood is mainly traced by young stars in open clusters, associations, and in the field, which can be identified, for example, by their X-ray emission. The determination of stellar parameters for the optical counterparts of X-ray sources is crucial for a full characterization of these stars. This work extends the spectroscopic study of the RasTyc sample, obtained by the cross-correlation of the TYCHO and ROSAT All-Sky Survey catalogs, to stars fainter than V=9.5mag and aims to identify sparse populations of young stars in the solar neighborhood. We acquired 625 high-resolution spectra for 443 presumably young stars with four different instruments in the northern hemisphere. The radial and rotational velocity (vsini) of our targets were measured by means of the cross-correlation technique, which is also helpful to discover single-lined (SB1), double-lined spectroscopic binaries (SB2), and multiple systems. We used the code ROTFIT to perform an MK spectral classification and to determine the atmospheric parameters (Teff, logg, [Fe/H]) and and vsini of the single stars and SB1 systems. For these objects, we used the spectral subtraction of slowly rotating templates to measure the equivalent widths of the H{alpha} and LiI-6708A lines, which enabled us to derive their chromospheric activity level and lithium abundance. We made use of Gaia DR1 parallaxes and proper motions to locate the targets in the HR diagram and to compute the space velocity components of the youngest objects. We find a remarkable percentage (at least 35%) of binaries and multiple systems. On the basis of the lithium abundance, the sample of single stars and SB1 systems appears to be mostly (about 60%) composed of stars younger than the members of the UMa cluster. The remaining sources are in the age range between the UMa and Hyades clusters (about 20%) or older (20%). In total, we identify 42 very young (PMS-like) stars, which lie above or very close to the Pleiades upper envelope of the lithium abundance. A significant percentage (about 12%) of evolved stars (giants and subgiants) is also present in our sample. Some of these stars are also lithium rich (A(Li)>1.4).
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/385/2210
- Title:
- Spectroscopy around lam Ori and sig Ori
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/385/2210
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have obtained multi-epoch, high-resolution spectroscopy of 218 candidate low-mass stars and brown dwarfs (BDs) in the young clusters around {lambda} Ori and {sigma} Ori. We find that 196 targets are cluster members based on their radial velocity, the equivalent width of their NaI 8200 lines and the spectral type from their TiO band strength. We have identified 11 new binary stars among the cluster members based on their variable radial velocity and an additional binary from the variation in its linewidth and shape. Of these, six are double-lined spectroscopic binaries (SB2) where the components of the binary are of comparable brightness. The others are single-lined binaries (SB1) in which the companion is faint or the spectra of the stars are blended. There are three narrow-lined SB1 binaries in our sample for which the companion is more than 2.5mag fainter than the primary.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/129/363
- Title:
- Spectroscopy in Orion Nebula Cluster
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/129/363
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present results from high-resolution spectra of 237 stars in the Orion Nebula cluster (ONC) obtained during two engineering runs with the Hectochelle multifiber echelle spectrograph on the 6.5m MMT. The ONC is the nearest populous young (age ~1Myr) cluster and is therefore an important object for studies of the evolution of protoplanetary disks. Using the high spectral resolution of Hectochelle, we are able to distinguish stellar accretion and wind emission-line profiles from nebular emission lines and identify accreting members of the cluster from H{alpha} profiles with greater accuracy than previously possible. We find 15 new members on the basis of Li {lambda}6707 absorption and H{alpha} emission. Line profiles of H{alpha} of some objects that are not too contaminated by nebular emission show features characteristic of mass inflow and ejection. We also present rotational velocities as part of an initial investigation into angular momentum evolution of very young stars, confirming a difference between classical T Tauri stars and weak-line T Tauri stars that had been found from period analysis. Finally, we present an initial study of the radial velocity dispersion of the brighter stars in the central cluster. The very small dispersion derived, 1.8km/s, is in good agreement with estimates from proper motions.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/661/1119
- Title:
- Spectroscopy in the 25 Ori group
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/661/1119
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report here on the photometric and kinematic properties of a well-defined group of nearly 200 low-mass pre-main-sequence stars, concentrated within ~1{deg} of the early-B star 25 Ori, in the Orion OB1a subassociation. We refer to this stellar aggregate as the 25 Orionis group. The group also harbors the Herbig Ae/Be star V346 Ori and a dozen other early-type stars with photometry, parallaxes, and some with IR excess emission, indicative of group membership.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/657/884
- Title:
- Spectroscopy of TTau and Herbig Ae/Be candidates
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/657/884
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present our diagnosis of the role that massive stars play in the formation of low- and intermediate-mass stars in OB associations (the lambda Ori region, Ori OB1, and Lac OB1 associations).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/628/A68
- Title:
- SPHERE image of RY Tau
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/628/A68
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Jets are rarely associated with pre-main-sequence intermediate-mass stars. This contrasts with the frequent detection of jets in lower-mass or younger stars. Optical and near-IR observations of jet-driving sources are often hindered by the presence of a natal envelope. Jets around partly embedded sources are a useful diagnostic to constrain the geometry of the concealed protoplanetary disk. In fact, the jet-driving mechanisms are affected by both spatial anisotropies and episodic variations at the (sub-)au scale from the star. We obtained a rich set of high-contrast VLT/SPHERE observations from 0.6um to 2.2um of the young intermediate-mass star RY Tau. Given the proximity to the Sun of this source, our images have the highest spatial resolution ever obtained for an atomic jet (down to 4au). Optical observations in polarized light show no sign of the protoplanetary disk detected by ALMA. Instead, we observed a diffuse signal resembling a remnant envelope with an outflow cavity. The jet is detected in the H{alpha}, [SII] at 1.03um, HeI at 1.08um, and [FeII] lines in the 1.25um and 1.64um. The jet appears to be wiggling and its radial width increasing with the distance is complementary to the shape of the outflow cavity suggesting a strong jet/envelope interaction. Through the estimated tangential velocity (~100km/s), we revealed a possible connection between the launching time of the jet sub-structures and the stellar activity of RY Tau. RY Tau is at an intermediate stage toward the dispersal of the natal envelope. This source shows episodic increases of mass accretion /ejection similarly to other known intermediate-mass stars. The amount of observed jet wiggle is consistent with the presence of a precessing disk warp or misaligned inner disk that would be induced by an unseen planetary/sub-stellar companion at sub-/few-au scales. The high disk mass of RY Tau and of two other jet-driving intermediate-mass stars, HD163296 and MWC480, suggests that massive, full disks are more efficient at launching prominent jets.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/177/551
- Title:
- Spitzer c2d survey of Lupus dark clouds
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/177/551
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present c2d Spitzer IRAC observations of the Lupus I, III, and IV dark clouds and discuss them in combination with optical, near-infrared, and c2d MIPS data. With the Spitzer data, the new sample contains 159 stars, 4 times larger than the previous one. It is dominated by low- and very low mass stars, and it is complete down to M~0.1M_{sun}_. We find 30%-40% binaries with separations between 100 and 2000AU with no apparent effect on the disk properties of the members. A large majority of the objects are Class II or III objects, with only 20(12%) Class I or flat-spectrum sources. The disk sample is complete down to "debris"-like systems in stars as small as M~0.2M_{sun}_ and includes substellar objects with larger IR excesses. The disk fraction in Lupus is 70%-80%, consistent with an age of 1-2Myr. However, the young population contains 20% optically thick accretion disks and 40% relatively less flared disks. A growing variety of inner disk structures is found for larger inner disk clearings for equal disk masses.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/669/493
- Title:
- Spitzer/Chandra YSOs in Serpens cloud core
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/669/493
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present Spitzer and Chandra observations of the nearby (~260pc) embedded stellar cluster in the Serpens cloud core. We observed, using Spitzer's IRAC and MIPS instruments, in six wavelength bands from 3 to 70um, to detect thermal emission from circumstellar disks and protostellar envelopes and to classify stars using color-color diagrams and SEDs. These data are combined with Chandra observations to examine the effects of circumstellar disks on stellar X-ray properties. Young diskless stars were also identified from their increased X-ray emission. We have identified 138 YSOs in Serpens: 22 Class 0/I, 16 flat-spectrum, 62 Class II, 17 transition disk, and 21 Class III stars; 60 of these exhibit X-ray emission.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/133/2072
- Title:
- Spitzer observations of NGC 2362
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/133/2072
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present results from a mid-infrared imaging survey of the ~5Myr old cluster NGC 2362 carried out with the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. The archival mid-infrared data were merged with extant Halpha emission data, optical and near-infrared photometry, and moderate-resolution optical spectroscopy to identify the remnant disk-bearing population of the cluster and to estimate the fraction of stars that still retain primordial circumstellar disks. The principal sample of 232 suspected cluster members with masses ranging from ~10 to 0.3M_{sun}_ (B2-M5 spectral types) was drawn from known Halpha emission stars, X-ray-detected stars from a single 100ks archival Chandra observation, and established lithium-rich stars. A second sample of 153 stars over a similar mass range whose membership status was based on optical photometry alone was also examined.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/698/1
- Title:
- Spitzer observations of NGC 2362
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/698/1
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Expanding upon the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) survey from Dahm & Hillenbrand (2007, Cat. J/AJ/133/2072), we describe Spitzer IRAC and Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer observations of the populous, 5Myr old open cluster NGC 2362. We analyze the mid-IR colors of cluster members and compared their spectral energy distributions (SEDs) to star+circumstellar disk models to constrain the disk morphologies and evolutionary states. Combining our data with other Spitzer surveys, we investigate the evolution of debris disks around high/intermediate-mass stars and investigate timescales for giant planet formation.
