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1441. Long-term spectroscopy of eta Carinae
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/133/299
Title:
Long-term spectroscopy of eta Carinae
Short Name:
J/A+AS/133/299
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
This Table contains parameters of 655 spectral features in the spectrum of eta Carinae, in the wavelength region 3850-11000 Angstrom. The narrow and broad line components were measured separately, for the spectrum in high excitation state (year 1995) and during the "spectroscopic event" of June/1992. The spectra were collected at ESO (Chile) and LNA (Brazil) at high resolution. Several spectral lines of Fe II, [Fe II], [Fe III], [N II] ands Ca II are identifyed for the first time in the spectrum of this star. Line variability between high and low excitation states is characterized in an objective way (parameter var in the last column).
1442. Long-term variability in the radio-quiet AGN Ark120
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/241/33
Title:
Long-term variability in the radio-quiet AGN Ark120
Short Name:
J/ApJS/241/33
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We study the long-term variability in the optical monitoring database of Ark 120, a nearby radio-quiet active galactic nucleus (AGN) at a distance of 143Mpc (z=0.03271). We compiled the historical archival photometric and spectroscopic data since 1974 and conducted a new two-year monitoring campaign in 2015-2017, resulting in a total temporal baseline over four decades. The long-term variations in the optical continuum exhibit a wave-like pattern and the H{beta} integrated flux series varies with a similar behavior. The broad H{beta} profiles have asymmetric double peaks, which change strongly with time and tend to merge into a single peak during some epochs. The period in the optical continuum determined from various period-search methods is about 20yr, and the estimated false alarm probability with null hypothesis simulations is about 1x10^-3^. The overall variations of the broad H{beta} profiles also follow the same period. However, the present database only covers two cycles of the suggested period, which strongly encourages continued monitoring to track more cycles and confirm the periodicity. Nevertheless, in light of the possible periodicity and the complicated H{beta} profile, Ark 120 is one candidate of the nearest radio-quiet AGNs with possible periodic variability, and it is thereby a potential candidate host for a sub-parsec supermassive black hole binary.
1443. Long-term variations of kappa Dra
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/419/607
Title:
Long-term variations of kappa Dra
Short Name:
J/A+A/419/607
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
A summary of results of spectroscopic monitoring of the bright Be star kappa Dra carried out at the Ondrejov Observatory between 1990 and 2004 is presented. To investigate long-term variations of Kappa Dra, we focused on H{alpha}, H{beta}, H{gamma}, H{delta}, SiII 6347{AA}, SiII 6371{AA}, HeI 6678{AA}, and FeII 6456{AA} lines. We measured equivalent widths {W}, peak intensities of the double emission lines, and the central intensity of the absorption reversals relative to the adjacent continuum (I_V_, I_R_, and I_c_, respectively), and also the peak separation between violet and red peaks (Delta_nu_p). Note that {W} is taken with a negative sign for the emission line profile. Only {W}, and I_c_ were measured, of course, for the absorption lines of {HeI} and {SiII}. All measurements are collected together with heliocentric Julian dates of mid-exposures (HJDs) in Tables 2, 3 and 4.
1444. LOS velocities & [Fe/H] of Pal 5 tidal stream
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/823/157
Title:
LOS velocities & [Fe/H] of Pal 5 tidal stream
Short Name:
J/ApJ/823/157
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present Subaru/Faint Object Camera and Spectrograph and Keck/Deep Imaging Multi-Object Spectrometer medium-resolution spectroscopy of a tidally disrupting Milky Way (MW) globular cluster Palomar 5 (Pal 5) and its tidal stream. The observed fields are located to cover an angular extent of ~17{deg} along the stream, providing an opportunity to investigate a trend in line-of-sight velocities (V_los_) along the stream, which is essential to constrain its orbit and underlying gravitational potential of the MW's dark matter halo. A spectral fitting technique is applied to the observed spectra to obtain stellar parameters and metallicities ([Fe/H]) of the target stars. The 19 stars most likely belonging to the central Pal 5 cluster have a mean V_los_ of -58.1+/-0.7km/s and metallicity [Fe/H]=-1.35+/-0.06dex, both of which are in good agreement with those derived in previous high-resolution spectroscopic studies. Assuming that the stream stars have the same [Fe/H] as the progenitor cluster, the derived [Fe/H] and V_los_ values are used to estimate the possible V_los_ range of the member stars at each location along the stream. Because of the heavy contamination of the field MW stars, the estimated V_los_ range depends on prior assumptions about the stream's V_los_, which highlights the importance of more definitely identifying the member stars using proper motion and chemical abundances to obtain unbiased information of V_los_ in the outer part of the Pal 5 stream. The models for the gravitational potential of the MW's dark matter halo that are compatible with the estimated V_los_ range are discussed.
1445. Low Ionization BALQSOs MgII and AlIII variability
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/440/799
Title:
Low Ionization BALQSOs MgII and AlIII variability
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/440/799
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present results of our time variability studies of MgII and AlIII absorption lines in a sample of 22 Low Ionization Broad Absorption Line QSOs (LoBAL QSOs) at 0.2<=z_em_<=2.1 using the 2-m telescope at IUCAA Girawali Observatory over a time-scale of 10d to 7.69years in the QSO's rest frame. Spectra are analysed in conjunction with photometric light curves from Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey. Long time-scale (i.e. >=1-year) absorption line variability is seen in eight cases (36 per cent systems) while only four of them (i.e. 18 per cent systems) show variability over short time-scales (i.e. <1-year). We notice a tendency of highly variable LoBAL QSOs to have high ejection velocity, low equivalent width and low redshift. The detection rate of variability in LoBAL QSOs showing Fe fine-structure lines (FeLoBAL QSOs) is less than that seen in non-Fe LoBAL QSOs. Absorption line variability is more frequently detected in QSOs having continuum dominated by Fe emission lines compared to rest of the QSOs. Confirming these trends with a bigger sample will give vital clues for understanding the physical distinction between different BAL QSO sub-classes. We correlate the absorption line variability with various parameters derived from continuum light curves and find no clear correlation between continuum flux and absorption line variabilities. However, sources with large absorption line variability also show large variability in their light curves. We also see appearance/disappearance of absorption components in two cases and clear indications for profile variations in four cases. The observed variability can be best explained by a combination of process driven by continuum variations and clouds transiting across the line of sight.
1446. Low-luminosity radio-loud AGN
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/465/997
Title:
Low-luminosity radio-loud AGN
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/465/997
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
HI absorption studies of active galaxies enable us to probe their circumnuclear regions and the general interstellar medium and study the supply of gas that may trigger nuclear activity. In this article, we investigate the dependence of the detection rate of HI absorption on the nature of radio galaxies based on their emission-line spectra and on the nature of host galaxies based on WISE colours and their radio structure, which may help us understand the different accretion modes. We find significant differences in the distributions of W2-W3 colour for sources with HI absorption detections and non-detections. We report a high detection rate of HI absorption in those galaxies with WISE infrared colours W2-W3>2, typical of gas-rich systems, along with a compact radio structure. The HI detection rate for low-excitation radio galaxies (LERGs) with W2-W3>2 and compact radio structure is high (70.6+/-20.4 per cent). In high-excitation radio galaxies (HERGs), compact radio structure in the nuclear or circumnuclear region could give rise to absorption by gas in the dusty torus, in addition to gas in the interstellar medium. However, the higher specific star-formation rate (sSFR) for LERGs with W2-W3>2 suggests that HI absorption may be largely due to star-forming gas in their hosts. LERGs with extended radio structure tend to have significantly lower values of W2-W3 compared with those with compact structure. Extended radio sources and those with W2-W3<2 have low HI detection rates.
1447. Low-luminosity type-1 QSO sample. V.
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/587/A138
Title:
Low-luminosity type-1 QSO sample. V.
Short Name:
J/A+A/587/A138
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present near-infrared (NIR) H+K-band long-slit spectra of eleven galaxies that were obtained with SOFI at the NTT (ESO). The galaxies are chosen from the low-luminosity type-1 quasi-stellar object (LLQSO) sample, which comprises the 99 closest (z<=0.06) QSOs from the Hamburg/ESO survey for bright UV-excess QSOs. These objects are ideal targets to study the gap between local Seyfert galaxies and high-redshift quasars because they show much stronger AGN activity than local objects, but are still close enough for a detailed structural analysis. We fit hydrogen recombination, molecular hydrogen, and [FeII] lines after carefully subtracting the continuum emission. From the broad Pa{alpha} components, we estimated black hole masses and enlarged the sample of LLQSOs that deviate from the MBH-Lbulge relations of inactive galaxies from 12 to 16 objects. All objects show emission from hot dust (T~1200K) as well as stellar contribution. However, the respective fractions vary strongly among the objects. More than half of the objects show H_2_ emission lines, which indicate a large reservoir of molecular gas that is needed to feed the AGN and star formation. In the NIR diagnostic diagram all objects lie in the location of AGN-dominated objects. However, most of the objects show indications of star formation activity, suggesting that their offset location with respect to MBH-Lbulge relations of inactive galaxies may be a consequence of overluminous bulges.
1448. Low-mass black holes in SDSS Seyfert 1 galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/755/167
Title:
Low-mass black holes in SDSS Seyfert 1 galaxies
Short Name:
J/ApJ/755/167
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We have conducted a systematic search of low-mass black holes (BHs) in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) with broad H{alpha} emission lines, aiming at building a homogeneous sample that is more complete than previous ones for fainter, less highly accreting sources. For this purpose, we developed a set of elaborate, automated selection procedures and applied it uniformly to the Fourth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Special attention is given to AGN-galaxy spectral decomposition and emission-line deblending. We define a sample of 309 type 1 AGNs with BH masses in the range 8x10^4^-2x10^6^M_{sun}_ (with a median of 1.2x10^6^M_{sun}_), using the virial mass estimator based on the broad H{alpha} line. About half of our sample of low-mass BHs differs from that of Greene & Ho (2007, Cat. J/ApJ/670/92), with 61 of them discovered here for the first time. Our new sample picks up more AGNs with low accretion rates: the Eddington ratios of the present sample range from <~0.01 to ~1, with 30% below 0.1. This suggests that a significant fraction of low-mass BHs in the local universe are accreting at low rates. The host galaxies of the low-mass BHs have luminosities similar to those of L* field galaxies, optical colors of Sbc spirals, and stellar spectral features consistent with a continuous star formation history with a mean stellar age of less than 1Gyr.
1449. Low-mass black holes in Sy1 galaxies. II. SDSS-DR7
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/235/40
Title:
Low-mass black holes in Sy1 galaxies. II. SDSS-DR7
Short Name:
J/ApJS/235/40
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
A new sample of 204 low-mass black holes (LMBHs) in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is presented with black hole masses in the range of (1-20)x10^5^M_{sun}_. The AGNs are selected through a systematic search among galaxies in the Seventh Data Release (DR7) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), and careful analyses of their optical spectra and precise measurement of spectral parameters. Combining them with our previous sample selected from SDSS DR4 makes it the largest LMBH sample so far, totaling over 500 objects. Some of the statistical properties of the combined LMBH AGN sample are briefly discussed in the context of exploring the low-mass end of the AGN population. Their X-ray luminosities follow the extension of the previously known correlation with the [OIII] luminosity. The effective optical-to-X-ray spectral indices {alpha}_OX_, albeit with a large scatter, are broadly consistent with the extension of the relation with the near-UV luminosity L_2500{AA}_. Interestingly, a correlation of {alpha}_OX_ with black hole mass is also found, with {alpha}OX being statistically flatter (stronger X-ray relative to optical) for lower black hole masses. Only 26 objects, mostly radio loud, were detected in radio at 20cm in the FIRST survey, giving a radio-loud fraction of 4%. The host galaxies of LMBHs have stellar masses in the range of 10^8.8^-10^12.4^M_{sun}_ and optical colors typical of Sbc spirals. They are dominated by young stellar populations that seem to have undergone continuous star formation history.
1450. Low-mass members of Chamaeleon I
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/684/654
Title:
Low-mass members of Chamaeleon I
Short Name:
J/ApJ/684/654
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We have used images obtained with the Infrared Array Camera and the Multiband Imaging Photometer on board the Spitzer Space Telescope to search for low-mass stars and brown dwarfs with circumstellar disks in the Chamaeleon I star-forming region. Through optical spectroscopy of sources with red colors in these data, we have identified seven new disk-bearing members of the cluster. Three of these objects are probably brown dwarfs, according to their spectral types (M8, M8.5, M8-L0). Three of the other new members may have edge-on disks, based on the shapes of their infrared spectral energy distributions. One of the possible edge-on systems has a steeply rising slope from 4.5 to 24um, indicating that it could be a Class I source (star+disk+envelope) rather than a Class II source (star+disk). If so, then it would be one of the least massive known Class I protostars (M5.75, M~0.1M_{sun}_).

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