- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/601/A79
- Title:
- VLTS. Properties of O dwarf in 30 Dor
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/601/A79
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey has observed hundreds of O-type stars in the 30 Doradus region of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). We study the properties of 105 apparently single O-type dwarfs. To determine stellar and wind parameters, we used the IACOB-GBAT package, an automatic procedure based on a large grid of atmospheric models calculated with the FASTWIND code. In addition to classical techniques, we applied the Bayesian BONNSAI tool to estimate evolutionary masses. We provide a new calibration of effective temperature vs. spectral type for O-type dwarfs in the LMC, based on our homogeneous analysis of the largest sample of such objects to date and including all spectral subtypes. Good agreement with previous results is found, although the sampling at the earliest subtypes could be improved. Rotation rates and helium abundances are studied in an evolutionary context. We find that most of the rapid rotators (vsini higher than 300km/s) in our sample have masses below 25 MSun and intermediate rotation-corrected gravities (logg_c_ between 3.9 and 4.1). Such rapid rotators are scarce at higher gravities (i.e. younger ages) and absent at lower gravities (larger ages). This is not expected from theoretical evolutionary models, and does not appear to be due to a selection bias in our sample. We compare the estimated evolutionary and spectroscopic masses, finding a trend that the former is higher for masses below 20M_{sun}_. This can be explained as a consequence of limiting our sample to the O-type stars, and we see no compelling evidence for a systematic mass discrepancy. For most of the stars in the sample we were unable to estimate the wind-strength parameter (hence mass-loss rates) reliably, particularly for objects with luminosity lower than logL/L_{sun}_ about 5.1. Ultraviolet spectroscopy is needed to undertake a detailed investigation of the wind properties of these dwarfs.
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23042. VLT Survey Telescope ATLAS
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/II/350
- Title:
- VLT Survey Telescope ATLAS
- Short Name:
- II/350
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The VLT Survey Telescope ATLAS survey is an optical ugriz survey aiming to cover ~4700deg^2^ of the southern sky to similar depths as the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). From reduced images and object catalogues provided by the Cambridge Astronomical Surveys Unit, we first find that the median seeing ranges from 0.8-arcsec FWHM (full width at half-maximum) in i to 1.0-arcsec in u, significantly better than the 1.2-1.5arcsec seeing for SDSS. The 5{sigma} mag limit for stellar sources is r_AB_=22.7 and in all bands these limits are at least as faint as SDSS. SDSS and ATLAS are more equivalent for galaxy photometry except in the z band where ATLAS has significantly higher throughput. We have improved the original ESO magnitude zero-points by comparing m<16 star magnitudes with the AAVSO Photometric All-Sky Survey in gri, also extrapolating into u and z, resulting in zero-points accurate to ~+/-0.02mag. We finally compare star and galaxy number counts in a 250deg^2^ area with SDSS and other count data and find good agreement. ATLAS data products can be retrieved from the ESO Science Archive, while support for survey science analyses is provided by the OmegaCAM Science Archive, operated by the Wide-Field Astronomy Unit in Edinburgh.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/512/A12
- Title:
- VLT/VIMOS spectroscopy in GOODS-South field
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/512/A12
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the full data set of the VIsible Multi-Object Spectrograph (VIMOS) spectroscopic campaign of the ESO/GOODS program in the Chandra Deep Field South (CDFS), which complements the FORS2 ESO/GOODS spectroscopic campaign. The ESO/GOODS spectroscopic programs are aimed at reaching signal-to-noise ratios adequate to measure redshifts for galaxies with AB magnitudes in the range ~24-25 in the B and R band using VIMOS, and in the z band using FORS2.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/533/A25
- Title:
- VLT/X-shooter observations of PHL293B
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/533/A25
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present VLT/X-shooter spectroscopic observations in the wavelength range {lambda}{lambda}3000-23000{AA} of the extremely metal-deficient blue compact dwarf (BCD) galaxy PHL 293B containing a luminous blue variable (LBV) star and compare them with previous data. This BCD is one of the two lowest-metallicity galaxies where LBV stars were detected, allowing us to study the LBV phenomenon in the extremely low metallicity regime. We determine abundances of nitrogen, oxygen, neon, sulfur, argon, and iron by analyzing the fluxes of narrow components of the emission lines using empirical methods and study the properties of the LBV from the fluxes and widths of broad emission lines.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/619/A136
- Title:
- VLT/X-SHOOTER spectrum of COLA1
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/619/A136
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Distant luminous Lyman-{alpha} emitters (LAEs) are excellent targets for spectroscopic observations of galaxies in the epoch of reionisation (EoR). We present deep high-resolution (R=5000) VLT/X-shooter observations, along with an extensive collection of photometric data of COLA1, a proposed double peaked LAE at z=6.6. We rule out the possibility that COLA1's emission line is an [OII] doublet at z=1.475 on the basis of i) the asymmetric red line-profile and flux ratio of the peaks (blue/red=0.31+/-0.03) and ii) an unphysical [OII]/H{alpha} ratio ([OII]/H{alpha}>22). We show that COLA1's observed B-band flux is explained by a faint extended foreground LAE, for which we detect Ly{alpha} and [OIII] at z=2.142. We thus conclude that COLA1 is a real double-peaked LAE at z=6.593, the first discovered at z>6. COLA1 is UV luminous (M1500=-21.6+/-0.3), has a high equivalent width (EW0,Ly{alpha}=120_-40_^+50^{AA}) and very compact Ly{alpha} emission (r50,Ly{alpha}=0.33_-0.04_^+0.07^kpc). Relatively weak inferred H{beta}+[OIII] line-emission from Spitzer/IRAC indicates an extremely low metallicity of Z<1/20Z_{sun}_ or reduced strength of nebular lines due to high escape of ionising photons. The small Ly{alpha} peak separation of 220+/-20km/s implies a low HI column density and an ionising photon escape fraction of ~15-30%, providing the first direct evidence that such galaxies contribute actively to the reionisation of the Universe at z>6. Based on simple estimates, we find that COLA1 could have provided just enough photons to reionise its own ~0.3pMpc (2.3cMpc) bubble, allowing the blue Ly{alpha} line to be observed. However, we also discuss alternative scenarios explaining the detected double peaked nature of COLA1. Our results show that future high-resolution observations of statistical samples of double peaked LAEs at z>5 are a promising probe of the occurrence of ionised regions around galaxies in the EoR.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/NewA/8.645
- Title:
- Vmag/plx relation for Hyades stars
- Short Name:
- J/other/NewA/8.6
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- In this paper, relation was established for Hyades stars between their apparent magnitudes and parallaxes. The precision criteria of this relation are very satisfactory. The importance of this relation was illustrated through its usages as: (1) A criterion for membership of the cluster, (2) a generating function for evaluating some parameters of the cluster.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/554/A33
- Title:
- VMC Survey. VII. 30 Doradus reddening map
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/554/A33
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- In this paper we present a detailed reddening map of the central 30 Doradus region of the Large Magellanic Cloud; for both community use and as a test of the methods used for future use on a wider area. The reddening, a measurement of dust extinction, acts as a tracer of the interstellar medium (ISM). Near-infrared (NIR) photometry of the red clump stars is used to measure reddening as their fixed luminosity and intermediate age make extinction the dominant cause of colour and magnitude variance. The star formation history derived previously from these data is used to produce an intrinsic colour to act as a zero point in converting colour to reddening values E(J-Ks) which are subsequently converted to visual extinction A_V_. Presented is a dust map for the 30 Doradus field in both A_V_ and E(J-Ks). This map samples a region of 1{deg}x1.5{deg}, containing ~1.5x10^5^ red clump stars which probe reddening up to A_V_~6mag. We compare our map with maps from the literature, including optical extinction maps and radio, mid- and far-infrared maps of atomic hydrogen and dust emission. Through estimation of column density we locate molecular clouds.
23048. VMC survey. XIV. SFR in SMC
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/449/639
- Title:
- VMC survey. XIV. SFR in SMC
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/449/639
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We analyse deep images from the VISTA survey of the Magellanic Clouds in the YJKs filters, covering 14deg^2^ (10 tiles), split into 120 subregions, and comprising the main body and Wing of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). We apply a colour-magnitude diagram reconstruction method that returns their best-fitting star formation rate SFR(t), age-metallicity relation (AMR), distance and mean reddening, together with 68 percent confidence intervals. The distance data can be approximated by a plane tilted in the East-West direction with a mean inclination of 39{deg}, although deviations of up to +/-3kpc suggest a distorted and warped disc. After assigning to every observed star a probability of belonging to a given age-metallicity interval, we build high-resolution population maps. These dramatically reveal the flocculent nature of the young star-forming regions and the nearly smooth features traced by older stellar generations. They document the formation of the SMC Wing at ages <0.2Gyr and the peak of star formation in the SMC Bar at ~40Myr. We clearly detect periods of enhanced star formation at 1.5 and 5Gyr. The former is possibly related to a new feature found in the AMR, which suggests ingestion of metal-poor gas at ages slightly larger than 1Gyr. The latter constitutes a major period of stellar mass formation. We confirm that the SFR(t) was moderately low at even older ages.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/508/245
- Title:
- VMC survey XLIII. LMC star formation history
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/508/245
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021 08:21:00
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We derive the spatially resolved star formation history (SFH) for a 96deg^2^ area across the main body of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), using the near- infrared photometry from the VISTA survey of the Magellanic Clouds (VMC). The data and analyses are characterized by a great degree of homogeneity and a low sensitivity to the interstellar extinction. 756 subregions of size 0.125deg^2^ - corresponding to projected sizes of about 296x322pc^2^ in the LMC - are analysed. The resulting SFH maps, with typical resolution of 0.2-0.3dex in logarithm of age, reveal main features in the LMC disc at different ages: the patchy star formation at recent ages, the concentration of star formation on three spiral arms and on the Bar up to ages of ~1.6Gyr, and the wider and smoother distribution of older populations. The period of most intense star formation occurred roughly between 4 and 0.5Gyr ago, at rates of ~0.3M_{sun}_/yr. We compare young and old star formation rates with the observed numbers of RR Lyrae and Cepheids. We also derive a mean extinction and mean distance for every subregion, and the plane that best describes the spatial distribution of the mean distances. Our results cover an area about 50 per cent larger than the classical SFH maps derived from optical data. Main differences with respect to those maps are lower star formation rates at young ages, and a main peak of star formation being identified at ages slightly younger than 1Gyr.
23050. VMC survey. XVI.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/454/839
- Title:
- VMC survey. XVI.
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/454/839
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present results based on YJKs photometry of star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), distributed throughout the central part of the galaxy's bar and the 30 Doradus region. We analysed the field-star-decontaminated colour-magnitude diagrams of 313 clusters to estimate their reddening values and ages. The clusters are affected by a mean reddening of E(B-V){in}[0.2, 0.3]mag, where the average internal LMC reddening amounts to ~0.1-0.2mag. The region covering 30 Doradus includes clusters with reddening values in excess of E(B-V)=0.4mag. Our cluster sample spans the age range 7.0<=log(t/yr)<9.0, represents an increase of 30 percent in terms of the number of clusters with robust age estimates and comprises a statistically complete sample in the LMC regions of interest here. The resulting cluster frequencies suggest that the outermost regions of the LMC bar first experienced enhanced cluster formation - log(t/yr){in}[8.5, 9.0] - before the activity proceeded, although in a patchy manner, to the innermost regions, for log(t/yr)<7.7. Cluster frequencies in the 30 Doradus region show that the area is dominated by very recent cluster formation. The derived star formation frequencies suggest that the cluster and field-star populations do not seem to have fully evolved as fully coupled systems during the last ~100Myr.
