- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/127/367
- Title:
- Virgo Photometry Catalogue (VPC)
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/127/367
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Virgo Photometry Catalogue (VPC) contains independently calibrated surface photometry in the U, B_J_ and R_C_ bands for over 1000 galaxies (including background objects) brighter than B_J25_=19.0 in a 23{deg}^2^ area of the sky centred on R.A., Dec.(1950)= 12h26m, +13{deg}08'. The angular resolution of the photometry varies from band to band and was in each case determined from the FWHM of stellar profiles: 4.75+/-0.1arcsec in the U band, 5.0+/-0.1arcsec in the B_J_ band and 6.0+/-0.1arcsec in the R_C_ band. The photometry was intended for the derivation of accurate magnitudes and colours and is therefore not of high resolution. Stellar contamination of the galaxy sample is minimal, and cannot exceed about 3 faint-end objects in total (i.e. it is less than about 0.25%). Parameters listed for catalogued galaxies include: equatorial coordinates; morphological types; surface-brightness profile parameters (which preserve the majority of the surface photometry information); U, B_J_ and R_C_ isophotal magnitudes; U, B_J_, R_C_ and [transformed] B total magnitudes; (U-B_J_) and (B_J_-R_C_) equal-area colours, apparent angular radii, ellipticities, position angles, heliocentric radial velocities and alternative designations. All total magnitudes and total colours are extrapolated according to the "t" system of Young et al. (1998A&AS..130..173Y). The VPC is based primarily on four UK-Schmidt plates, all of which were scanned using the COSMOS measuring machine at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh. All magnitudes, colours and surface-brightness parameters are derived from numerical integrations of segmented plate-scan data; except for (in 109 cases) saturated and (in 51 cases) inextricably merged images. The latter 51 images are listed in Table 14 (Appendix D) of the original paper, whilst data for the remaining 1129 objects [i.e. including ones for which the VPC photometry is saturated in one or more bands] are listed in the main catalogue.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/704/842
- Title:
- VIRUS-P spectroscopy of NGC 5194
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/704/842
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We investigate the relation between the star formation rate (SFR) surface density ({Sigma}_SFR_) and the mass surface density of gas ({Sigma}_gas_) in NGC 5194 (a.k.a. M51a, Whirlpool Galaxy). Visible Integral field Replicable Unit Spectrograph Prototype (VIRUS-P) integral field spectroscopy of the central 4.1x4.1kpc^2^ of the galaxy is used to measure H{alpha}, H{beta}, [OIII]5007, [NII]6548,6584, and [SII]6717,6731 emission line fluxes for 735 regions ~170pc in diameter. We use the Balmer decrement to calculate nebular dust extinctions, and correct the observed fluxes in order to accurately measure {Sigma}_SFR_ in each region. Archival HI 21cm and CO maps with spatial resolution similar to that of VIRUS-P are used to measure the atomic and molecular gas surface density for each region.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/633/A70
- Title:
- VIS3COS. III. Galaxy spectra
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/633/A70
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present spectroscopic observations of 466 galaxies in and around a superstructure at z~0.84 targeted by the VIMOS Spectroscopic Survey of a Supercluster in the COSMOS eld (VIS3COS). We use [OII]3727, H{delta}, and Dn4000 to trace recent, medium-, and long-term star formation histories and investigate the eect of stellar mass and local environment on them. By studying trends in individual and composite galaxy spectra, we find that stellar mass and environment play a role in the observed galactic properties. Galaxies with low stellar mass (10<log10(M*/M_{sun}_)<10.5) in the eld show the strongest H{delta} absorption. Similarly, the massive population (log10(M*/M_{sun}_) > 11) shows an increase in H absorption strengths in intermediate-density environments (e.g. filaments). Galaxies with intermediate stellar mass (10.5<log10(M*/M_{sun}_)<11) have similar H{delta} absorption proles in all environments, but show an indication of enhanced [OII] emission in intermediate-density environments. This indicates that field galaxies with low stellar mass and lament galaxies with high stellar mass are more likely to have experienced a recent burst of star formation, while galaxies of the intermediate stellar-mass show an increase of star formation at lament-like densities. We also find that the median [OII] equivalent width (|EW[OII]|) decreases from 27+/-2{AA} to 2.0^+0,5^_-0.4_{AA} and Dn4000 increases from 1.09+/-0.01 to 1.56+/-0.03 with increasing stellar mass (from ~10^9.25^ to ~10^11.35^M_{sun}_). For the dependence on the environment, we find that at fixed stellar mass, |EW[OII]| is tentatively lower in environments with higher density. We find for Dn4000 that the increase with stellar mass is sharper in denser environments, which indicates that these environments may accelerate galaxy evolution. Moreover, we find higher Dn4000 values in denser environments at fixed stellar mass, suggesting that galaxies are on average older and/or more metal rich in these dense environments. This set of tracers depicts a scenario where the most massive galaxies have, on average, the lowest specic star formation rates and the oldest stellar populations (age>~1Gyr, showing a mass-downsizing eect). We also hypothesize that the observed increase in star formation (higher EW[OII], higher specic star formation rate) at intermediate densities may lead to quenching because we find that the quenched fraction increases sharply from the lament to cluster-like regions at similar stellar masses.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/473/369
- Title:
- VISIR/VLT mid-infrared imaging of Seyfert nuclei
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/473/369
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Half of the Seyfert-2 galaxies escaped detection of broad lines in their polarised spectra observed so far. Some authors have suspected that these non-HBLRs contain real Sy2 nuclei without intrinsic broad line region hidden behind a dust torus. If this were true, then their nuclear structure would fundamentally differ from that of Sy2s with polarised broad lines: in particular, they would not be explained by orientation-based AGN unification. Further arguments for two physically different Sy2 populations have been derived from the warm and cool IRAS F25/F60 ratios. These ratios, however, refer to the entire host galaxies and are unsuitable to conclusively establish the absence of a nuclear dust torus. Instead, a study of the Seyfert-2 dichotomy should be performed on the basis of nuclear properties only. Here we present the first comparison between [OIII] {lambda} 5007{AA} and mid-infrared imaging at matching spatial resolution. The aim is to check whether the nuclear dust emission scales with AGN luminosity as traced by [OIII].
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/439/2618
- Title:
- VISTA variables in Sagittarius dSph
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/439/2618
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Variability is examined in over 2.6 million stars covering 11 square degrees of the core of the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy (Sgr dSph) from Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy Z-band observations. Generally, pulsation on the Sgr dSph giant branches appears to be excited by the internal {kappa} mechanism. Pulsation amplitudes appear identical between red and asymptotic (red giant branch/asymptotic giant branch) giant stars, and between unreddened carbon and oxygen-rich stars at the same luminosity. The lack of correlation between infrared excess and variability among oxygen-rich stars indicates that pulsations do not contribute significantly to wind driving in oxygen-rich stars in the Sgr dSph, though the low amplitudes of these stars mean this may not apply elsewhere. The dust-enshrouded carbon stars have the highest amplitudes of the stars we observe. Only in these stars does an external {kappa}-mechanism-driven pulsation seem likely, caused by variations in their more opaque carbon-rich molecules or dust. This may allow pulsation driving of winds to be effective in carbon stars. Variability can be simplified to a power law (A{prop.to}L/T_2_), as in other systems. In total, we identify 3026 variable stars (with rms variability of {delta}Z>~0.015mag), of which 176 are long-period variables associable with the upper giant branches of the Sgr dSph. We also identify 324 candidate RR Lyrae variables in the Sgr dSph and 340 in the outer Galactic bulge.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/436/413
- Title:
- VISTA ZJKs photometry of Sgr dSph
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/436/413
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the deepest near-infrared (ZJKs) photometry yet obtained of the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal (Sgr dSph), using Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) to survey 11 square degrees centred on its core. We list locations and ZJKs-band magnitudes for over 2.9 million sources in the field. We discuss the isolation of the Sgr dSph from the foreground and Galactic Bulge populations, identify the Sgr dSph's horizontal branch in the near-infrared for the first time and map the density of the galaxy's stars. We present isochrones for the Sgr dSph and Bulge populations. These are consistent with the previously reported properties of the Sgr dSph core: namely that it is dominated by a population between [Fe/H]~-1dex and solar, with a significant [{alpha}/Fe] versus [Fe/H] gradient. While strong contamination from the Galactic Bulge prevents accurate measurement of the (Galactic) north side of the Sgr dSph, the dwarf galaxy can be well approximated by a roughly ovaloid projection of characteristic size 4{deg}x2{deg}, beyond which the projected stellar density is less than half that of the region surrounding the core. The galaxy's major axis is perpendicular to the Galactic Plane, as in previous studies. We find slight evidence to confirm a metallicity gradient in the Sgr dSph and use isochrones to fit a distance of 24.3+/-2.3kpc. We were unable to fully constrain the metallicity distribution of the Sgr dSph due to the Bulge contamination and strong correlation of [{alpha}/Fe] with metallicity; however, we find that metal-poor stars ([Fe/H]<~-1) make up <~29% of the Sgr dSph's upper red giant branch population. The Bulge population is best fitted by a younger population with [Fe/H] {approx} 0 and [{alpha}/Fe] {approx} 0 or slightly higher. We find no evidence for a split, peanut- or X-shaped Bulge population in this line of sight (l=5.6+/-~1{deg}, b=-14.1+/-~3{deg}).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/277/125
- Title:
- Visual search for galaxies in the Galactic Plane
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/277/125
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have visually examined 12 Palomar red plates for galaxies at low Galactic latitude b, where the Supergalactic Plane (SGP) is crossed by the Galactic Plane (GP), at Galactic longitude l~135deg. The catalogue consists of 2575 galaxy candidates, of which 462 have major axis diameter d>=0.8arcmin (uncorrected for extinction). Galaxy candidates can be identified down to |b|~0deg. One of our galaxy candidates (J24=Dwingeloo 1) has recently been discovered independently at 21cm by Kraan-Korteweg et al. as a nearby galaxy. Comparisons with structures seen in the IRAs and UGC catalogues are made. We compare the success rate of identifying galaxies using the IRAS Point Source Catalogue under different colour selection criteria. The criteria that require both the 60- and 100-{mu}m fluxes to be of high quality have the highest probability of selecting a galaxy (with d>=0.6arcmin), but at the expense of selecting a smaller number of galaxies in total.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/640/A109
- Title:
- VLA and XMM-EPIX maps of M83
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/640/A109
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Reconnection heating has been considered as a potential source of the heating of the interstellar medium. In some galaxies, significant polarised radio emission has been found between the spiral arms. This emission has a form of 'magnetic arms' that resembles the spiral structure of the galaxy. Reconnection effects could convert some of the energy of the turbulent magnetic field into the thermal energy of the surrounding medium, leaving more ordered magnetic fields, as is observed in the magnetic arms. Sensitive radio and X-ray data for the grand-design spiral galaxy M 83 are used for a detailed analysis of the possible interactions of magnetic fields with hot gas, including a search for signatures of gas heating by magnetic reconnection effects. Magnetic field strengths and energies derived from the radio emission are compared with the parameters of the hot gas calculated from the model fits to sensitive X-ray spectra of the hot gas emission. The available X-ray data allowed us to distinguish two thermal components in the halo of M 83. We found slightly higher average temperatures of the hot gas in the interarm regions, which results in higher energies per particle and is accompanied by a decrease in the energy density of the magnetic fields. The observed differences in the energy budget between the spiral arms and the interarm regions suggest that, similar to the case of another spiral galaxy NGC 6946, we may be observing hints for gas heating by magnetic reconnection effects in the interarm regions. These effects, which act more efficiently on the turbulent component of the magnetic field, are expected to be stronger in the spiral arms. However, with the present data it is only possible to trace them in the interarm regions, where the star formation and the resulting turbulence is low.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/602/A1
- Title:
- VLA-COSMOS 3 GHz Large Project
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/602/A1
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the VLA-COSMOS 3GHz Large Project based on 384 hours of observations with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) at 3GHz (10cm) toward the two square degree Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS) field. The final mosaic reaches a median rms of 2.3 uJy/beam over the two square degrees at an angular resolution of 0.75". To fully account for the spectral shape and resolution variations across the broad (2GHz) band, we image all data with a multiscale, multifrequency synthesis algorithm. We present a catalog of 10,830 radio sources down to 5{sigma}, out of which 67 are combined from multiple components. Comparing the positions of our 3GHz sources with those from the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA)-COSMOS survey, we estimate that the astrometry is accurate to 0.01" at the bright end (signal-to-noise ratio, S/N_3GHz_>20). Survival analysis on our data combined with the VLA-COSMOS 1.4GHz Joint Project catalog yields an expected median radio spectral index of {alpha}=-0.7. We compute completeness corrections via Monte Carlo simulations to derive the corrected 3GHz source counts. Our counts are in agreement with previously derived 3GHz counts based on single-pointing (0.087 square degrees) VLA data. In summary, the VLA-COSMOS 3GHz Large Project simultaneously provides the largest and deepest radio continuum survey at high (0.75") angular resolution to date, bridging the gap between last-generation and next-generation surveys.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/602/A2
- Title:
- VLA-COSMOS 3 GHz Large Project. II.
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/602/A2
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We study the composition of the faint radio population selected from the VLA-COSMOS 3GHz Large Project, a radio continuum survey performed at 10 cm wavelength. The survey covers a 2.6 square degree area with a mean rms of ~2.3uJy/beam, cataloging 10,830 sources above 5sigma, and enclosing the full 2 square degree COSMOS field. By combining these radio data with optical, near-infrared (UltraVISTA), and mid-infrared (Spitzer/IRAC) data, as well as X-ray data (Chandra), we find counterparts to radio sources for ~93% of the total radio sample (in the unmasked areas of the COSMOS field, i.e., those not affected by saturated or bright sources in the optical to NIR bands), reaching out to z~6. We further classify the sources as star forming galaxies or AGN based on various criteria, such as X-ray luminosity, observed MIR color, UV-FIR spectral-energy distribution, rest-frame NUV-optical color corrected for dust extinction, and radio-excess relative to that expected from the hosts' star-formation rate. We separate the AGN into sub-samples dominated by low-to-moderate and moderate-to-high radiative luminosity AGN, candidates for high- redshift analogues to local low- and high-excitation emission line AGN, respectively. We study the fractional contributions of these sub-populations down to radio flux levels of ~11uJy at 3GHz (or ~20uJy at 1.4GHz assuming a spectral index of -0.7). We find that the dominant fraction at 1.4GHz flux densities above ~200uJy is constituted of low-to-moderate radiative luminosity AGN. Below densities of ~100uJy the fraction of star-forming galaxies increases to ~60%, followed by the moderate-to-high radiative luminosity AGN (~20%), and low-to-moderate radiative luminosity AGN (~20%). Based on this observational evidence, we extrapolate the fractions down to sensitivities of the Square Kilometer Array (SKA). Our estimates suggest that at the faint flux limits to be reached by the (Wide, Deep, and UltraDeep) SKA1 surveys, a selection based only on radio flux limits can provide a simple tool to efficiently identify samples highly (>75%) dominated by star-forming galaxies.
