- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/428/1128
- Title:
- UDS/COSMOS HiZELS galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/428/1128
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This paper presents new deep and wide narrow-band surveys undertaken with United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT), Subaru and the Very Large Telescope (VLT), a unique combined effort to select large, robust samples of H{alpha} star-forming galaxies at z = 0.40, 0.84, 1.47 and 2.23 (corresponding to look-back times of 4.2, 7.0, 9.2 and 10.6Gyr) in a uniform manner over ~2deg^2^ in the Cosmological Evolution Survey and Ultra Deep Survey fields. The deep multi-epoch H{alpha} surveys reach a matched 3{sigma} flux limit of ~3M_{sun}_/yr out to z=2.2 for the first time, while the wide area and the coverage over two independent fields allow us to greatly overcome cosmic variance and assemble by far the largest samples of H{alpha} emitters. Catalogues are presented for a total of 1742, 637, 515 and 807 H{alpha} emitters, robustly selected at z = 0.40, 0.84, 1.47 and 2.23, respectively, and used to determine the H{alpha} luminosity function and its evolution.
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3902. UGC 6456 HST photometry
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/116/146
- Title:
- UGC 6456 HST photometry
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/116/146
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Photometry on the UVI system has been performed on the resolved stellar content of the blue compact dwarf galaxy UGC 6456 using Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) images obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope. The resulting color-magnitude diagram (CMD) goes to about V=27.5 and reveals not only a young population of blue main-sequence stars and blue and red supergiants, but also an older evolved population of red giants and a fairly well represented asymptotic giant branch. The distance to the galaxy is estimated from the tip of the red giant branch to be 4.5Mpc, placing it about 1.5Mpc farther away than the major members of the M81 Group, with which it is usually associated. The youngest stars are generally associated with H ii regions shown on our Halpha image and are largely confined to the 745pc field of our PC images. A comparison of their distribution in the CMD with theoretical isochrones suggests ages from 4 to 10Myr. The population of older stars is found throughout all WFPC2 camera fields and seems to show an elliptical distribution with an aspect ratio of about 2.4 and an exponential falloff in surface density with distance from a center of symmetry that is not far from the centroid of the youngest stars. Theoretical modeling of the CMD at a metallicity of Z=0.001 suggests star formation in the age interval 1-2Gyr, a strong burst in the interval 600-800Myr, and a lower rate of star formation up to the present. The evidence is compatible with a scenario beginning with the formation of a population of low-metallicity stars, enriching a major residual of prestellar material that subsequently fueled an active episode of star formation. That burst of star formation must have been particularly spectacular and may be related to the activity we now see in the distant blue dwarf galaxies revealed in deep imaging.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/528/A36
- Title:
- u*g'r'i' photometry of A496 faint LSB galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/528/A36
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Cluster faint low surface brightness galaxies (fLSBs) are difficult to observe. Consequently, their origin, physical properties and number density are not well known. After a first search for fLSBs in the highly substructured Coma cluster, we present here a search for fLSBs in the nearly relaxed Abell 496 cluster. Abell 496 appears to be a much more relaxed cluster than Coma, but still embedded in a large scale filament of galaxies. Our aim is to compare the properties of fLSBs in these two very different clusters, to search for environmental effects.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/119/2598
- Title:
- u'g'r'i'z' photometry of LCRS galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/119/2598
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present high-quality photometry in the five Sloan Digital Sky Survey filters, u', g', r', i', and z', for 2195 galaxies with spectroscopic redshifts measured by the Las Campanas Redshift Survey. In addition, a polynomial photometric redshift estimator is derived, with an uncertainty of 0.035 out to z=0.25.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/123/377
- Title:
- u*g*r*i*z* Photometry of stars, galaxies, QSOs
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/123/377
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The catalog (table 5 of the paper) contains the measurements of 2262 sources, including 334 extended sources, 1915 point sources, and 13 known QSOs, in five passbands close to the u'g'r'i'z' passbands of SDSS (see the definition of the photometric system in Richards et al., 1997PASP..109...39R). Of these objects, over 1600 are measured in 15 fields covering 0.5deg^2^, with a limiting magnitude of r*<19.5, similar to the photometric limit of the SDSS spectroscopic survey.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/127/1
- Title:
- UGRK Photometry in the Hubble Deep field region
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/127/1
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Detection and photometry of sources in the U_n_, G, {R}, and K_s_ bands in a 9x9 arcmin^2^ region of the sky, centered on the Hubble Deep Field, are described. The data permit construction of complete photometric catalogs to roughly U_n_=25, G=26, {R}=25.5, K_s_=20 mag and significant photometric measurements somewhat fainter. Galaxy catalogs selected in the {R} and K_s_ bands are presented, containing 3607 and 488 sources in field areas of 74.8 and 59.4arcmin^2^, to {R}=25.5 and K_s_=20mag.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/563/A142
- Title:
- UGR photometry of LBG candidates at z~3
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/563/A142
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a deep multi wavelength imaging survey (UGR) in 3 different fields, Q0933, Q1623 and COSMOS, for a total area of ~1500arcmin^2^ The data were obtained with the Large Binocular Camera on the Large Binocular Telescope. To select our LBG candidates we adopt the well established and widely used color selection criterion (U-G vs. G-R). One of the main advantages of our survey is that it has a wider dynamic color range for U drop-out selection compared to previous studies. This allows us to fully exploit the depth of our R band images, obtaining a robust sample with few interlopers. In addition, for 2 of our fields we have spectroscopic redshift information that is necessary to better estimate the completeness of our sample and interloper fraction. Our limiting magnitudes reach 27.0(AB) in the R band (5{sigma}) and 28.6(AB) in the U band (1{sigma}). This dataset was used to derive Lyman Break Galaxy candidates at z~3. We obtained a catalog with a total of 12264 sources down to the 50% completeness magnitude limit in the R band for each field. We find a surface density of ~3 LBG candidates arcmin^-2^ down to R=25.5, where completeness is >=95% for all 3 fields. This number is higher than the original studies, but consistent with more recent samples.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/475/4148
- Title:
- UKIDSS UDS field spectroscopic redshifts
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/475/4148
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a large-scale galaxy structure Cl J021734-0513 at z~0.65 discovered in the UKIDSS UDS field, made of ~20 galaxy groups and clusters, spreading over 10Mpc. We report on a VLT/VIMOS spectroscopic follow-up program that, combined with past spectroscopy, allowed us to confirm four galaxy clusters (M_200_~10^14^M_{sun}_) and a dozen associated groups and star-forming galaxy overdensities. Two additional filamentary structures at z~0.62 and 0.69 and foreground and background clusters at 0.6<z<0.7 were also confirmed along the line of sight. The structure subcomponents are at different formation stages. The clusters have a core dominated by passive galaxies and an established red sequence. The remaining structures are a mix of star-forming galaxy overdensities and forming groups. The presence of quiescent galaxies in the core of the latter shows that 'pre-processing' has already happened before the groups fall into their more massive neighbours. Our spectroscopy allows us to derive spectral index measurements e.g. emission/absorption line equivalent widths, strength of the 4000{AA} break, valuable to investigate the star formation history of structure members. Based on these line measurements, we select a population of 'post-starburst' galaxies. These galaxies are preferentially found within the virial radius of clusters, supporting a scenario in which their recent quenching could be prompted by gas stripping by the dense intracluster medium. We derive stellar age estimates using Markov Chain Monte Carlo-based spectral fitting for quiescent galaxies and find a correlation between ages and colours/stellar masses which favours a top-down formation scenario of the red sequence. A catalogue of ~650 redshifts in UDS is released alongside the paper (via MNRAS online data).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/892/91
- Title:
- UKIRT NIR and Spitzer MIR phot. in NGC 6822
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/892/91
- Date:
- 19 Jan 2022 08:59:33
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The nearby (~500kpc) metal-poor ([Fe/H]~-1.2; Z~30%Z_{sun}_) star-forming galaxy NGC 6822 has a metallicity similar to systems at the epoch of peak star formation. Through identification and study of dusty and dust-producing stars, it is therefore a useful laboratory to shed light on the dust life cycle in the early universe. We present a catalog of sources combining near- and mid-IR photometry from the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (J, H, and K) and the Spitzer Space Telescope (IRAC 3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and 8.0{mu}m and MIPS 24{mu}m). This catalog is employed to identify dusty and evolved stars in NGC 6822 utilizing three color-magnitude diagrams (CMDs). With diagnostic CMDs covering a wavelength range spanning the near- and mid-IR, we develop color cuts using kernel density estimate (KDE) techniques to identify dust-producing evolved stars, including red supergiant (RSG) and thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch (TP-AGB) star candidates. In total, we report 1292 RSG candidates, 1050 oxygen-rich AGB star candidates, and 560 carbon-rich AGB star candidates with high confidence in NGC 6822. Our analysis of the AGB stars suggests a robust population inhabiting the central stellar bar of the galaxy, with a measured global stellar metallicity of [Fe/H]=-1.286+/-0.095, consistent with previous studies. In addition, we identify 277 young stellar object (YSO) candidates. The detection of a large number of YSO candidates within a centrally located, compact cluster reveals the existence of an embedded, high-mass star formation region that has eluded previous detailed study. Spitzer I appears to be younger and more active than the other prominent star-forming regions in the galaxy.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/889/44
- Title:
- UKIRT obs. of red supergiants in M31
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/889/44
- Date:
- 17 Jan 2022 11:49:04
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The mass-loss rates of red supergiant stars (RSGs) are poorly constrained by direct measurements, and yet the subsequent evolution of these stars depends critically on how much mass is lost during the RSG phase. In 2012 the Geneva evolutionary group updated their mass-loss prescription for RSGs with the result that a 20M_{sun}_ star now loses 10 times more mass during the RSG phase than in the older models. Thus, higher-mass RSGs evolve back through a second yellow supergiant phase rather than exploding as Type II-P supernovae, in accord with recent observations (the so-called "RSG Problem"). Still, even much larger mass-loss rates during the RSG phase cannot be ruled out by direct measurements of their current dust-production rates, as such mass loss is episodic. Here, we test the models by deriving a luminosity function for RSGs in the nearby spiral galaxy, M31, which is sensitive to the total mass loss during the RSG phase. We carefully separate RSGs from asymptotic giant branch stars in the color-magnitude diagram following the recent method exploited by Yang+ (2019, J/A+A/629/A91) in their Small Magellanic Cloud studies. Comparing our resulting luminosity function with that predicted by the evolutionary models shows that the new prescription for RSG mass loss does an excellent job of matching the observations, and we can readily rule out significantly larger values.
