- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/466/2614
- Title:
- Complex cluster Abell 1758 stars
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/466/2614
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a weak-lensing and dynamical study of the complex cluster Abell 1758 (A1758, {bar}z=0.278) supported by hydrodynamical simulations. This cluster is composed of two main structures called A1758N and A1758S. The northern structure is composed of A1758NW and A1758NE, with lensing determined masses of 7.90_-1.55_^+1.89^x10^14^M_{sun}_ and 5.49_-1.33_^+1.67^x10^14^M_{sun}_, respectively. They show a remarkable feature: while in A1758NW, there is a spatial agreement among weak-lensing mass distribution, intracluster medium and its brightest cluster galaxy (BCG), in A1758NE, the X-ray peak is located 96_-15_^+14^ arcsec away from the mass peak and BCG positions. Given the detachment between gas and mass, we could use the local surface mass density to estimate an upper limit for the dark matter self-interaction cross-section: {sigma}/m<5.83cm^2^/g. Combining our velocity data with hydrodynamical simulations, we have shown that A1758 NW and NE had their closest approach 0.27Gyr ago and their merger axis is 21+/-12{deg} from the plane of the sky. In the A1758S system, we have measured a total mass of 4.96_-1.19_^+1.08^x10^14^M_{sun}_ and, using radial velocity data, we found that the main merger axis is located at 70+/-4{deg} from the plane of the sky, therefore closest to the line of sight.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/520/A52
- Title:
- 31 Com radial velocities
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/520/A52
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The single rapidly-rotating G0 giant 31 Comae has been a puzzle because of the absence of photometric variability despite its strong chromospheric and coronal emissions. As a Hertzsprung-gap giant, it is expected to be at the stage of rearranging its moment of inertia, hence likely also its dynamo action, which could possibly be linked with its missing photospheric activity. Our aim is to detect photospheric activity, obtain the rotation period, and use it for a first Doppler image of the star's surface. Its morphology could be related to the evolutionary status.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/654/A168
- Title:
- Convective blueshifts for solar-type stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/654/A168
- Date:
- 22 Feb 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The detection of earth-mass exoplanets in the habitable zone around solar-mass stars using the radial velocity technique requires extremely high- precision of the order of 10cm/s. This puts the required noise floor below the intrinsic variability of even relatively inactive stars, like the Sun. One such variable is convective blueshift varying temporally, spatially and between spectral lines. We develop a novel approach to measure convective blueshift and determine the strength of convective blueshift for 810 stars observed by the HARPS spectrograph, spanning spectral types from late-F, G, K to early-M. We derive a model to infer blueshift velocity for lines of any depth in later-type stars of any effective temperature. Using a custom list of spectral lines, covering a wide range of absorption depths, we create a model for the line-core shift as a function of line depth, commonly known as the third signature of granulation. For this we utilize an extremely high-resolution solar spectrum (R~1.000.000) to empirically account for the non-linear nature of the third signature. The solar third signature is then scaled to all 810 stars. Through this we obtain a measure of the convective blueshift relative to the Sun as a function of stellar effective temperature. We confirm the general correlation of increasing convective blueshift with effective temperature and establish a tight, cubic relation between the two that strongly increases for stars above ~5800K. For stars between ~4100K and ~4700K we show for the first time a plateau in convective shift and a possible onset of a plateau for stars above 6000K. Stars below ~4000K show neither blue or red shift. We provide a table listing expected blueshift velocities for each spectral subtype in the data set to quickly access the intrinsic noise floor through convective blueshift for the RV technique.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/411/381
- Title:
- CO observation of isolated galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/411/381
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present ^12^CO(J=1-0) line observations of 99 galaxies obtained with the SEST 15m, the Kitt Peak 12m and the IRAM 30m telescopes. The target galaxies were selected from the catalogue of isolated galaxies of Karachentseva (1973, Cat. <VII/82>). These data are thus representative of the CO properties of isolated late-type galaxies. All objects were observed in their central position, those with large angular sizes were mapped. These new measurements are used to estimate the molecular gas mass of the target galaxies. The molecular gas is on average ~18% of the atomic gas mass.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/197/16
- Title:
- CO observations of LMC molecular clouds (MAGMA).
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/197/16
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the properties of an extensive sample of molecular clouds in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) mapped at 11pc resolution in the CO(1-0) line. Targets were chosen based on a limiting CO flux and peak brightness as measured by the NANTEN survey. The observations were conducted with the ATNF Mopra Telescope as part of the Magellanic Mopra Assessment. We identify clouds as regions of connected CO emission and find that the distributions of cloud sizes, fluxes, and masses are sensitive to the choice of decomposition parameters.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/VII/50
- Title:
- CO Radial Velocities Toward Galactic H II Regions
- Short Name:
- VII/50
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The catalog contains machine-readable versions of the "Catalog of CO Radial Velocities Toward Galactic HII Regions" (Blitz et al. 1982) and the "Catalog of Carbon Monoxide Observations of Southern Hemisphere HII Regions" (Gillespie et al. 1977) in two separate files. The former is a catalog of 242 molecular cloud complexes that are associated with optical HII regions and includes source names, coordinates, CO radial velocities, antenna temperatures and full width at half-maximum at the position of the strongest CO emission, references for the observations, distances to the stars exciting the HII regions, and optical diameters of the HII regions. The latter is the first CO survey of the southern sky; it was made using the Anglo-Australian 3.9-m optical telescope at 115GHz (2.6-mm wavelength) with a hot-electron bolometer receiver located at the Coude focus. The data were collected during two observing periods (September 1975, April 1976) and include designations, coordinates, median values for the velocities, and distances to the stars exciting the HII regions.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/160/96
- Title:
- CORALIE and PFS radial velocities of HD 86226
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/160/96
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission was designed to find transiting planets around bright, nearby stars. Here, we present the detection and mass measurement of a small, short-period (~4days) transiting planet around the bright (V=7.9), solar-type star HD86226 (TOI-652, TIC22221375), previously known to host a long-period (~1600days) giant planet. HD86226c (TOI-652.01) has a radius of 2.16{+/-}0.08R_{Earth}_ and a mass of 7.25_-1.12_^+1.19^M_{Earth}_, based on archival and new radial velocity data. We also update the parameters of the longer-period, not-known-to-transit planet, and find it to be less eccentric and less massive than previously reported. The density of the transiting planet is 3.97g/cm^3^, which is low enough to suggest that the planet has at least a small volatile envelope, but the mass fractions of rock, iron, and water are not well- constrained. Given the host star brightness, planet period, and location of the planet near both the "radius gap" and the "hot Neptune desert," HD86226c is an interesting candidate for transmission spectroscopy to further refine its composition.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/455/4231
- Title:
- Coralie radial velocities for l Car
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/455/4231
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Baade-Wesselink-type (BW) techniques enable geometric distance measurements of Cepheid variable stars in the Galaxy and the Magellanic clouds. The leading uncertainties involved concern projection factors required to translate observed radial velocities (RVs) to pulsational velocities and recently discovered modulated variability. We carried out an unprecedented observational campaign involving long-baseline interferometry (VLTI/PIONIER) and spectroscopy (Euler/Coralie) to search for modulated variability in the long-period (P~35.5d) Cepheid {ell} Carinae. We determine highly precise angular diameters from squared visibilities and investigate possible differences between two consecutive maximal diameters, {Delta}_max_{Theta}. We characterize the modulated variability along the line of sight using 360 high-precision RVs. Here we report tentative evidence for modulated angular variability and confirm cycle-to-cycle differences of {ell} Carinae's RV variability. Two successive maxima yield {Delta}_max_{Theta}=13.1+/-0.7(stat.){mu}as for uniform disc models and 22.5+/-1.4(stat.){mu}as (4 percent of the total angular variation) for limb-darkened models. By comparing new RVs with 2014 RVs, we show modulation to vary in strength. Barring confirmation, our results suggest the optical continuum (traced by interferometry) to be differently affected by modulation than gas motions (traced by spectroscopy). This implies a previously unknown time dependence of projection factors, which can vary by 5 percent between consecutive cycles of expansion and contraction. Additional interferometric data are required to confirm modulated angular diameter variations. By understanding the origin of modulated variability and monitoring its long-term behaviour, we aim to improve the accuracy of BW distances and further the understanding of stellar pulsations.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/324/505
- Title:
- Core velocity dispersions of globular clusters
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/324/505
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present, for 25 Galactic and 10 old Magellanic globular clusters, projected velocity dispersion ({sigma}_p_) measurements obtained by applying a cross-correlation technique to integrated-light spectra. In order to understand and estimate the statistical errors of these measurements due to small numbers of bright stars dominating the integrated light, we provide an extensive discussion based on detailed numerical simulations. These errors are smaller if the integration area is larger and/or the cluster concentration higher. The simulations show that measurements are reliable when the integrated light within the integration area is brighter than a given magnitude. The statistical errors on the {sigma}_p_ measurements of Magellanic globular clusters are small because of a physically large integration area, whereas they can be important for measurements carried out over small central areas in Galactic clusters. The present observational results are used to outline a few characteristics of the globular cluster fundamental plane. In this respect, the old Magellanic globular clusters appear similar to the Galactic clusters.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/634/A98
- Title:
- Corona-Australis DANCe. I.
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/634/A98
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Corona-Australis is one of the nearest regions to the Sun with recent and ongoing star formation, but the current picture of its stellar (and substellar) content is not complete yet. We take advantage of the second data release of the Gaia space mission to revisit the stellar census and search for additional members of the young stellar association in Corona-Australis. We applied a probabilistic method to infer membership probabilities based on a multidimensional astrometric and photometric data set over a field of 128deg^2^ around the dark clouds of the region. We identify 313 high-probability candidate members to the Corona-Australis association, 262 of which had never been reported as members before. Our sample of members covers the magnitude range between G>~5mag and G<~20mag, and it reveals the existence of two kinematically and spatially distinct subgroups. There is a distributed 'off-cloud' population of stars located in the north of the dark clouds that is twice as numerous as the historically known 'on-cloud' population that is concentrated around the densest cores. By comparing the location of the stars in the HR-diagram with evolutionary models, we show that these two populations are younger than 10Myr. Based on their infrared excess emission, we identify 28 Class II and 215 Class III stars among the sources with available infrared photometry, and we conclude that the frequency of Class~II stars (i.e. `disc-bearing' stars) in the on-cloud region is twice as large as compared to the off-cloud population. The distance derived for the Corona-Australis region based on this updated census is d=149.4^+0.4^_-0.4_pc, which exceeds previous estimates by about 20 pc. In this paper we provide the most complete census of stars in Corona-Australis available to date that can be confirmed with Gaia data. Furthermore, we report on the discovery of an extended and more evolved population of young stars beyond the region of the dark clouds, which was extensively surveyed in the past.