- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/RMxAA/38.129
- Title:
- Stellar Spectral Classification. II.
- Short Name:
- J/other/RMxAA/38
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The method developed by Stock & Stock (1999RMxAA..35..143S) for stars of spectral types A to K to derive absolute magnitudes and intrinsic colors from the equivalent widths of absorption lines in stellar spectra is extended to B-type stars. Spectra of this type of stars for which the Hipparcos catalogue gives parallaxes with an error of less than 20% were observed with the CIDA 1-meter reflector equipped with a Richardson spectrograph with a Thompson 576x384 CCD detector. The dispersion is 1.753{AA}/pixel using a 600 lines/mm grating in the first order. In order to cover the spectral range 3850{AA} to 5750{AA} the grating had to be used in two different positions, with an overlap in the region from 4800{AA} to 4900{AA}. A total of 116 stars was observed, but not all with both grating positions. A total of 12 measurable absorption lines were identified in the spectra and their equivalent widths were measured. These were related to the absolute magnitudes derived from the Hipparcos catalogue and to the intrinsic colors (deduced from the MK spectral types) using linear and second order polynomials and two or three lines as independent variables. The best solutions were obtained with polynomials of three lines, reproducing the absolute magnitudes with an average residual of about 0.40 magnitudes and the intrinsic colors with an average residual of 0.016 magnitudes.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/157/111
- Title:
- Study of three early-type contact twin binaries
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/157/111
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Three eclipsing binaries, CT Tau, GU Mon, and V701 Sco, are early-type contact binaries with infrared excess from circumbinary matter. We present the multi-color photometry for CT Tau and GU Mon, whose spectral types of B1V are identified by the low-precision spectra. Combining these new light curves (LCs) with previously reported LCs and radial velocity curves, we perform a synthesized analysis to estimate/update the stellar absolute parameters of the three systems. Their mass ratios are close to unity (i.e., q~1), which indicates that the binary system comprising of twin components may be undergoing a slow Case A mass transfer. From the period analysis, the light-time orbit in the (O-C) curve may result from the third condense companion around the binary system although no evidence could be provided by the third light l_3_. From the spectral energy distribution for three binaries, the excess infrared (IR) emissions are above the photospheric emissions, which can be seen at the 22.1 {mu}m for CT Tau and GU Mon, and 11.6 {mu}m, 14.5 {mu}m, and 22.1 {mu}m for V701 Sco, respectively. This kind of infrared excess for the early-type star may be attributed to the circumbinary matter by stellar wind.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/111/57
- Title:
- Synthetic absorption in star forming regions
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/111/57
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Spectral evolutionary calculations have been employed in order to follow the behaviour of absorption lines in single-burst star forming regions. The model calculations are based on theoretical evolutionary tracks and model atmosphere stellar spectra at 5A resolution and they include the pre-main sequence phase. Three different metallicities have been considered; Z=0.001, 0.008 and 0.020, this range covers easily the one occupied by blue compact dwarf galaxies. This analysis focuses on the post-active burst phase and follows the evolution up to 15 million years after the episode of star formation has ceased, using an instantaneous burst of star formation. The absorption lines included are hydrogen, neutral and once ionized helium. Non-LTE absorption line profiles have been implemented to these lines, also at a 5A resolution. The equivalent widths and line profiles are studied as a function of lower and upper mass limits and slope of the mass function as well as the age. It is shown that the equivalent widths of the Balmer lines are increasing during the course of evolution, while the strength of the neutral and ionized helium lines decreases monotonically. Both the hydrogen and helium lines show high sensitivity to variations in the initial mass function (IMF). The Balmer line equivalent widths range from about 1.5 to 6.5A, depending on the IMF parameters used. As anticipated, these numbers are rather insensitive to the metallicity. Contrary to what has been claimed, the Balmer lines are prominent even if the lower mass limit is as high as 10M_{sun}_. It has been proposed that the weak hydrogen lines sometimes seen in starburst galaxies, often interpreted as evidence for a deficiency in low mass stars, could be due to the finite lifetimes of pre-main sequence stars. This analysis shows that it is very much dependent on the slope of the mass function. The equivalent width of the HeI-4471A line never exceeds 0.35A for any choice of the IMF parameters while the equivalent width of the HeII-4686A line reaches at the most 0.20A using the most top-heavy IMF. As expected, these numbers are only slightly dependent on the metallicity in the optical spectral region.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/99/173
- Title:
- Synthetic UV spectra of massive stars
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/99/173
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- An atlas of synthetic ultraviolet spectra of a population of massive stars is presented. The spectra are based on a stellar library of IUE high-dispersion spectra of O and Wolf-Rayet stars, coupled to an evolutionary synthesis code. Later spectral types are included via low-dispersion spectra. Line profiles of N V lambda 1240, Si IV lambda 1400, C IV lambda 1550, He II lambda 1640, and N IV lambda 1720 have been computed for star-formation histories and initial mass functions typically found in starburst regions. It is found that the lines are sensitive indicators for the presence or absence of massive stars. C IV lambda 1550 is the strongest stellar line in the ultraviolet spectrum of a typical starburst. If O stars with zero-age main-sequence masses above 50M_{sun}_ are present, C IV always shows a P Cygni profile. In the absence of such stars, only a blue-shifted absorption is present. During later epochs of the starburst, when late-O/early-B stars dominate, an unshifted photospheric absorption appears. Si IV lambda 1400 shows a conspicuous wind profile when luminous O supergiants are present. A strong P Cygni profile is found only for an instantaneous burst observed at 3 to 5Myr, which has a top-heavy IMF. The velocity of the blueshifted absorption is strongly correlated with the age and the upper cutoff mass (or slope) of the IMF. N V lambda 1240 traces the most massive stars and behaves rather similar to Si IV lambda 1400. Its usefulness as an indicator of very massive stars is limited due to the strong blending effect of the nearby Ly-alpha line. Nevertheless, strong N V lambda 1240 emission in a starburst suggests the presence of stars with masses in excess of 60M_{sun}_. He II lambda 1640 and N IV lambda 1720 are produced by very hot and luminous O and Wolf-Rayet stars. Both lines can have weak absorption or emission in a typical starburst but are predicted to be observable only under rare circumstances, such as in an instantaneous burst at t{approx.}3Myr. The profiles presented in the atlas can be compared to high-quality ultraviolet observations of galaxies with active star formation in order to constrain the massive star population. The atlas is published in its entirety in computer-readable form in the AAS CD-ROM series, Vol. 5.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/570/A29
- Title:
- TBOSS Survey I: Herschel/PACS
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/570/A29
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- With Herschel PACS 134 low mass members of the Taurus star-forming region spanning the M4-L0 spectral type range and covering the transition from low mass stars to brown dwarfs were observed. Combining the new Herschel results with other programs, a total of 150 of the 154 M4-L0 Taurus members members have observations with Herschel. Among the 150 targets, 70um flux densities were measured for 7 of the 7 Class I objects, 48 of the 67 Class II members, and 3 of the 76 Class III targets. For the detected Class II objects, the median 70um flux density level declines with spectral type, however, the distribution of excess relative to central object flux density does not change across the stellar/substellar boundary in the M4-L0 range. Connecting the 70um TBOSS values with the results from K0-M3 Class II members results in the first comprehensive census of far-IR emission across the full mass spectrum of the stellar and substellar population of a star-forming region, and the median flux density declines with spectral type in a trend analogous to the flux density decline expected for the central objects. Based on an initial exploration of the impact of different physical parameters; inclination, scale height and flaring have the largest influence on the PACS flux densities. From the 24um to 70um spectral index of the SEDs, 5 new candidate transition disks were identified. The steep 24um to 70um slope for a subset of 8 TBOSS targets may be an indication of truncated disks in these systems. Two examples of mixed pair systems that include secondaries with disks were measured. Finally, comparing the TBOSS results with a Herschel study of Ophiuchus brown dwarfs reveals a lower fraction of disks around the Taurus substellar population.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/458/293
- Title:
- Temperature calibration for A & mid F-type stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/458/293
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- With the {Delta}a photometric system, it is possible to study very distant galactic and even extragalactic clusters with a high level of accuracy. The new calibration presented is a powerful extension. Because no a-priori reddening-free photometric parameters are available for the investigated spectral range, we have applied the dereddening calibrations of the Stromgren uvby{beta} system and compared them with extinction models for the Milky Way. We derived an empirical temperature calibration for the {Delta}a photometric system for A-type to mid F-type with a mean of the error for the whole sample of {Delta}T(eff) is 134K which is lower than the value in Paper I (Paunzen et al., 2005, Cat. <J/A+A/444/941>) for hotter stars. No statistically significant effect of the rotational velocity on the precision of the calibration was found.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/652/A120
- Title:
- TESS OBA-type eclipsing binaries
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/652/A120
- Date:
- 22 Feb 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Intermediate- to high-mass stars are the least numerous types of stars and they are less well understood than their more numerous low-mass counterparts in terms of their internal physical processes. Modelling the photometric variability of a large sample of main-sequence intermediate- to high-mass stars in eclipsing binary systems will help to improve the models for such stars. Our goal is to compose a homogeneously compiled sample of main-sequence intermediate- to high-mass OBA-type dwarfs in eclipsing binary systems from TESS photometry. We search for binaries with and without pulsations and determine their approximate ephemerides. Our selection starts from a catalogue of dwarfs with colours corresponding to those of OBA-type dwarfs in the TESS Input Catalog. We develop a new automated method aimed at detecting eclipsing binaries in the presence of strong pulsational and/or rotational signal relative to the eclipse depths and apply it to publicly available 30-min cadence TESS light curves. Using targets with TESS magnitudes below 15 and cuts in the 2MASS magnitude bands of J-H<0.045 and J-K<0.06 as most stringent criteria, we arrive at a total of 189 981 intermediate- to high-mass candidates, 91193 of which have light curves from at least one of two data reduction pipelines. The eclipsing binary detection and subsequent manual check for false positives resulted in 3155 unique OBA-type eclipsing binary candidates. Our sample of eclipsing binary stars in the intermediate- to high-mass regime allows for future binary (and asteroseismic) modelling with the aim to better understand the internal physical processes in this hot part of the main sequence.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/728/70
- Title:
- The abundance of boron in diffuse clouds
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/728/70
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a comprehensive survey of boron abundances in diffuse interstellar clouds from observations made with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) of the Hubble Space Telescope. Our sample of 56 Galactic sight lines is the result of a complete search of archival STIS data for the BII{lambda}1362 resonance line, with each detection confirmed by the presence of absorption from OI{lambda}1355, CuII{lambda}1358, and GaII{lambda}1414 (when available) at the same velocity. Five previous measurements of interstellar BII from Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph (GHRS) observations are incorporated in our analysis, yielding a combined sample that more than quadruples the number of sight lines with significant boron detections. Our survey also constitutes the first extensive analysis of interstellar gallium from STIS spectra and expands on previously published results for oxygen and copper. The observations probe both high- and low-density diffuse environments, allowing the density-dependent effects of interstellar depletion to be clearly identified in the gas-phase abundance data for each element.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/718/683
- Title:
- The edge of the young Galactic disk
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/718/683
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- In this work, we report and discuss the detection of two distant diffuse stellar groups in the third Galactic quadrant. They are composed of young stars, with spectral types ranging from late O to late B, and lie at galactocentric distances between 15 and 20kpc. These groups are located in the area of two cataloged open clusters (VdB-Hagen 04 and Ruprecht 30), projected toward the Vela-Puppis constellations, and within the core of the Canis Major overdensity. Their reddening and distances have been estimated by analyzing their color-color and color-magnitude diagrams, derived from deep UBV photometry. The existence of young star aggregates at such extreme distances from the Galactic center challenges the commonly accepted scenario in which the Galactic disk has a sharp cutoff at about 14kpc from the Galactic center and indicates that it extends to much greater distances (as also supported by the recent detection of CO molecular complexes well beyond this distance). While the groups we find in the area of Ruprecht 30 are compatible with the Orion and Norma-Cygnus spiral arms, respectively, the distant group we identify in the region of VdB-Hagen 04 lies in the external regions of the Norma-Cygnus arm, at a galactocentric distance (~20kpc) where no young stars have been detected so far in the optical.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/648/A65
- Title:
- The sHRD of OB stars in NGC 2070
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/648/A65
- Date:
- 06 Dec 2021 13:26:57
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the spectroscopic analysis of 333 OB-type stars extracted from VLT-MUSE observations of the central 30x30pc of NGC 2070 in the Tarantula Nebula on the Large Magellanic Cloud, the majority of which are analysed for the first time. The distribution of stars in the spectroscopic Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (sHRD) shows 281 stars in the main sequence. We find two groups in the main sequence, with estimated ages of 2.1+/-0.8 and 6.2+/-2Myr. A subgroup of 52 stars is apparently beyond the main sequence phase, which we consider to be due to emission-type objects and/or significant nebular contamination affecting the analysis. As in previous studies, stellar masses derived from the sHRD are systematically larger than those obtained from the conventional HRD, with the differences being largest for the most massive stars. Additionally, we do not find any trend between the estimated projected rotational velocity and evolution in the sHRD. The projected rotational velocity distribution presents a tail of fast rotators that resembles findings in the wider population of 30 Doradus. We use published spectral types to calibrate the HeI{lambda}4921/HeII{lambda}5411 equivalent-width ratio as a classification diagnostic for early-type main sequence stars when the classical blue-visible region is not observed. Our model-atmosphere analyses demonstrate that the resulting calibration is well correlated with effective temperature.
