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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/453/155
- Title:
- Extended envelopes around Galactic Cepheids II.
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/453/155
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of long-baseline interferometric observations of the classical Cepheids Polaris and delta Cep in the near infrared K' band (1.9-2.3 microns), using the FLUOR instrument of the CHARA Array. Following our previous detection of a circumstellar envelope (CSE) around L Car (Kervella et al., 2006A&A...448..623K), we report similar detections around Polaris and delta Cep. Owing to the large data set acquired on Polaris, in both the first and second lobes of visibility function, we have detected the presence of a circum-stellar envelope (CSE), located at 2.4+/-0.1 stellar radii, accounting for 1.5+/-0.4% of the stellar flux in the K' band. A similar model is applied to the delta Cep data, which shows improved agreement compared to a model without CSE. Finally, we find that the bias in estimating the angular diameter of delta Cep in the framework of the Baade-Wesselink method (Merand et al., 2005A&A...438L...9M) is of the order of 1% or less in the K' band. A complete study of the influence of the CSE is proposed in this context, showing that at the optimum baseline for angular diameter variation detection, the bias is of the order of the formal precision in the determination of the delta Cep pulsation amplitude (1.6%). Description: Individual interferometric squared visibility measurements. Data were acquired in the wide infrared K' band. We also provide informations about calibrator stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/875/80
- Title:
- Faint radio sources in GOODS-N and -S. I. VLA 5GHz
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/875/80
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the first results from the deep and wide 5GHz radio observations of the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey (GOODS)-North ({sigma}=3.5{mu}Jy/beam, synthesized beam size {theta}=1.47"x1.42", and 52 sources over 109arcmin^2^) and GOODS-South ({sigma}=3.0{mu}Jy/beam, {theta}=0.98"x0.45", and 88 sources over 190arcmin^2^) fields using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array. We derive radio spectral indices {alpha} between 1.4 and 5GHz using the beam-matched images and show that the overall spectral index distribution is broad even when the measured noise and flux bias are considered. We also find a clustering of faint radio sources around {alpha}=0.8, but only within S_5GHz_<150{mu}Jy. We demonstrate that the correct radio spectral index is important for deriving accurate rest-frame radio power and analyzing the radio-FIR correlation, and adopting a single value of {alpha}=0.8 leads to a significant scatter and a strong bias in the analysis of the radio-FIR correlation, resulting from the broad and asymmetric spectral index distribution. When characterized by specific star formation rates, the starburst population (58%) dominates the 5GHz radio source population, and the quiescent galaxy population (30%) follows a distinct trend in spectral index distribution and the radio-FIR correlation. Lastly, we offer suggestions on sensitivity and angular resolution for future ultra-deep surveys designed to trace the cosmic history of star formation and AGN activity using radio continuum as a probe.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/635/A183
- Title:
- Fried Egg Nebula AMBER and GRAVITY observations
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/635/A183
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The objective of this work is to study in detail the nature (i.e., geometry, rates) of the mass-loss episodes associated with the yellow hypergiant IRAS 17163-3907. We analysed a large set of optical/near-infrared data, in spectroscopic, photometric, spectropolarimetric, and interferometric modes. We use the optical observations to determine its spectral type and we present the first model independent reconstructed images of IRAS 17163-3907 at 2 micron tracing milli-arcsecond scales. Lastly, we apply a 2D radiative transfer model to fit the dereddened photometry and the radial profiles of published diffraction limited VISIR images at 8.59um, 11.85um and 12.81um simultaneously, adopting a revised distance determination using the new Gaia measurements (DR2).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/155/30
- Title:
- Fundamental parameters of 87 stars from the NPOI
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/155/30
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the fundamental properties of 87 stars based on angular diameter measurements from the Navy Precision Optical Interferometer, 36 of which have not been measured previously using interferometry. Our sample consists of 5 dwarfs, 3 subgiants, 69 giants, 3 bright giants, and 7 supergiants, and span a wide range of spectral classes from B to M. We combined our angular diameters with photometric and distance information from the literature to determine each star's physical radius, effective temperature, bolometric flux, luminosity, mass, and age.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/646/A102
- Title:
- FU Ori multi-band interferometric observations
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/646/A102
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- FU Orionis is the archetypal FUor star, a subclass of young stellar object (YSO) that undergo rapid brightening events, often gaining 4-6 magnitudes on timescales of days. This brightening is often associated with a massive increase in accretion; one of the most ubiquitous processes in astrophysics from planets and stars to super-massive black holes. We present multi-band interferometric observations of the FU Ori circumstellar environment, including the first J-band interferometric observations of a YSO. We investigate the morphology and temperature gradient of the inner-most regions of the accretion disk around FU Orionis. We aim to characterise the heating mechanisms of the disk and comment on potential outburst triggering processes. Methods. Recent upgrades to the MIRC-X instrument at the CHARA array allowed the first dual-band J and H observations of YSOs. Using baselines up to 331m, we present high angular resolution data of a YSO covering the near-infrared bands J, H, and K. The unprecedented spectral range of the data allows us to apply temperature gradient models to the innermost regions of FU Ori. We spatially resolve the innermost astronomical unit of the disk and determine the exponent of the temperature gradient of the inner disk to T{prop.to}r^-0.74+/-0.02^. This agrees with theoretical work that predicts T{prop.to}r^-0.75^ for actively accreting, steady state disks, a value only obtainable through viscous heating within the disk. We find a disk which extends down to the stellar surface at 0.015+/-0.007au where the temperature is found to be 5800+/-700K indicating boundary layer accretion. We find a disk inclined at 32+/-4{deg} with a minor-axis position angle of 34+/-11{deg}.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/621/A122
- Title:
- G351.77-0.54 ALMA observations
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/621/A122
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The hierarchical process of star formation has so far mostly been studied on scales from thousands of au to parsecs, but the smaller sub-1000 au scales of high-mass star formation are still largely unexplored in the submm regime. We aim to resolve the dust and gas emission at the highest spatial resolution to study the physical properties of the densest structures during high-mass star formation. We observed the high-mass hot core region G351.77-0.54 with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array with baselines extending out to more than 16 km. This allowed us to dissect the region at sub-50 au spatial scales. At a spatial resolution of 18/40au (depending on the distance), we identify twelve sub-structures within the inner few thousand au of the region. The brightness temperatures are high, reaching values greater 1000K, signposting high optical depth toward the peak positions. Core separations vary between sub-100 au to several 100 and 1000au. The core separations and approximate masses are largely consistent with thermal Jeans fragmentation of a dense gas core. Due to the high continuum optical depth, most spectral lines are seen in absorption. However, a few exceptional emission lines are found that most likely stem from transitions with excitation conditions above 1000K. Toward the main continuum source, these emission lines exhibit a velocity gradient across scales of 100-200au aligned with the molecular outflow and perpendicular to the previously inferred disk orientation.While we cannot exclude that these observational features stem from an inner hot accretion disk, the alignment with the outflow rather suggests that it stems from the inner jet and outflow region. The highest-velocity features are found toward the peak position, and no Hubble-like velocity structure can be identified. Therefore, these data are consistent with steady-state turbulent entrainment of the hot molecular gas via Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities at the interface between the jet and the outflow. Resolving this high-mass star-forming region at sub-50au scales indicates that the hierarchical fragmentation process in the framework of thermal Jeans fragmentation can continue down to the smallest accessible spatial scales. Velocity gradients on these small scales have to be treated cautiously and do not necessarily stem from disks, but may be better explained with outflow emission. Studying these small scales is very powerful, but covering all spatial scales and deriving a global picture from large to small scales are the next steps to investigate.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/424/371
- Title:
- 1.4GHz First Look Survey (FLS)
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/424/371
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The First Look Survey (FLS) is the first scientific product to emerge from the Spitzer Space Telescope. A small region of this field (the verification strip) has been imaged very deeply, permitting the detection of cosmologically distant sources. We present Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) observations of this region, encompassing a 1 sq. deg field, centred on the verification strip (J2000 RA=17:17:00.00, DE=59:45:00.000). The radio images reach a noise level of 8.5 microJy per beam - the deepest WSRT image made to date. We summarise here the first results from the project, and present the final mosaic image, together with a list of detected sources. The effect of source confusion on the position, size and flux density of the faintest sources in the source catalogue are also addressed. The results of a serendipitous search for HI emission in the field are also presented. Using a subset of the data, we clearly detect HI emission associated with four galaxies in the central region of the FLSv. These are identified with nearby, massive galaxies.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/716/521
- Title:
- 31GHz sky survey with the SZA
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/716/521
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the first sample of 31GHz selected sources to flux levels of 1mJy. From late 2005 to mid-2007, the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Array observed 7.7deg^2^ of the sky at 31GHz to a median rms of 0.18mJy/beam. We identify 209 sources at greater than 5{sigma} significance in the 31GHz maps, ranging in flux from 0.7mJy to ~200mJy. Archival NVSS data at 1.4GHz and observations at 5GHz with the Very Large Array are used to characterize the sources. We determine the maximum-likelihood integrated source count to be N(>S)=(27.2+/-2.5)deg^-2^x(S_mJy_)^-1.18+/-0.12^ over the flux range 0.7-15mJy. This result is significantly higher than predictions based on 1.4GHz selected samples, a discrepancy which can be explained by a small shift in the spectral index distribution for faint 1.4GHz sources. From comparison with previous measurements of sources within the central arcminute of massive clusters, we derive an overdensity of 6.8+/-4.4, relative to field sources.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/502/4779
- Title:
- 28-40GHz variability and polarimetry
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/502/4779
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We observed 51 sources in the Q-U-I JOint TEnerife (QUIJOTE) cosmological fields which were brighter than 1Jy at 30GHz in the Planck Point Source Catalogue (version 1), with the Very Large Array at 28-40GHz, in order to characterise their high-radio-frequency variability and polarization properties. We find a roughly log-normal distribution of polarization fractions with a median of 2%, in agreement with previous studies, and a median rotation measure (RM) of ~1110rad/m^2^ with one outlier up to ~64000rad/m^2^ which is among the highest RMs measured in quasar cores. We find hints of a correlation between the total intensity flux density and median polarization fraction. We find 59% of sources are variable in total intensity, and 100% in polarization at 3{sigma} level, with no apparent correlation between total intensity variability and polarization variability. This indicates that it will be difficult to model these sources without simultaneous polarimetric monitoring observations and they will need to be masked for cosmological analysis.