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501. Complex refractive index of CO ice
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/629/A112
Title:
Complex refractive index of CO ice
Short Name:
J/A+A/629/A112
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Reliable, directly measured optical properties of astrophysical ice analogs in the infrared (IR) and terahertz (THz) range are missing. These parameters are of great importance to model the dust continuum radiative transfer in dense and cold regions, where thick ice mantles are present, and are necessary for the interpretation of future observations planned in the far-IR region. Coherent THz radiation allows direct measurement of the complex dielectric function (refractive index) of astrophysically relevant ice species in the THz range. The time-domain waveforms and the frequency-domain spectra of reference samples of CO ice, deposited at a temperature of 28.5K and annealed to 33K at different thicknesses, have been recorded. A new algorithm is developed to reconstruct the real and imaginary parts of the refractive index from the time-domain THz data. The complex refractive index in the wavelength range of 1mm-150um (0.3-2.0THz) has been determined for the studied ice samples, and compared with available data found in the literature. The developed algorithm of reconstructing the real and imaginary parts of the refractive index from the time-domain THz data enables, for the first time, the determination of optical properties of astrophysical ice analogs without using the Kramers-Kronig relations. The obtained data provide a benchmark to interpret the observational data from current ground based facilities as well as future space telescope missions, and have been used to estimate the opacities of the dust grains in presence of CO ice mantles.
502. Component structure in the neightborhood of IC 443
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/897/83
Title:
Component structure in the neightborhood of IC 443
Short Name:
J/ApJ/897/83
Date:
11 Mar 2022
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the results of a detailed investigation into the physical conditions in interstellar material interacting with the supernova remnant (SNR) IC443. Our analysis is based on a comprehensive examination of high-resolution far-ultraviolet spectra obtained with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph onboard the Hubble Space Telescope of two stars behind IC443. One of our targets (HD43582) probes gas along the entire line of sight through the SNR, while the other (HD254755) samples material located ahead of the primary supernova shock front. We identify low-velocity quiescent gas in both directions and find that the densities and temperatures in these components are typical of diffuse atomic and molecular clouds. Numerous high- velocity components are observed in the absorption profiles of neutral and singly ionized atomic species toward HD43582. These components exhibit a combination of greatly enhanced thermal pressures and significantly reduced dust-grain depletions. We interpret this material as cooling gas in a recombination zone far downstream from shocks driven into neutral gas clumps. The pressures derived for a group of ionized gas components at high positive velocity toward HD43582 are lower than those of the other shocked components, pointing to pressure inhomogeneities across the remnant. A strong, very high velocity component near -620km/s is seen in the absorption profiles of highly ionized species toward HD43582. The velocity of this material is consistent with the range of shock velocities implied by observations of soft thermal X-ray emission from IC443. Moderately high velocity gas toward HD254755 may represent shocked material from a separate foreground SNR.
503. Composite spectra of early-type galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/131/1288
Title:
Composite spectra of early-type galaxies
Short Name:
J/AJ/131/1288
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Chemical abundance indicators are studied using composite spectra, which we provide in tabular form. Tables of line strengths measured from these spectra and parameters derived from these line strengths are also provided. All the objects we analyze were selected from the SDSS database. We selected all objects targeted as galaxies and having Petrosian apparent magnitude 14.5<=r_Pet_<=17.75. To extract a sample of early-type galaxies, we then chose the subset with the spectroscopic parameter eclass<0, which classifies the spectral type based on a principal component analysis, and the photometric parameter fracDev_r_>0.8, which is a seeing-corrected indicator of morphology.
504. Compute Redshifts of Quasars Using SPLAT-VO
ID:
ivo://edu.gavo.org/hd/splat_redshift
Title:
Compute Redshifts of Quasars Using SPLAT-VO
Date:
03 Apr 2025 09:45:51
Publisher:
The GAVO DC team
Description:
This tutorial uses SPLAT-VO to search the VO registry for spectra of galaxies and quasars. From the obtained spectra, the Hydrogen Lyman Alpha line will be used to compute redshift and velocity
505. Confirmed members of RX J0152.7-1357
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/725/1252
Title:
Confirmed members of RX J0152.7-1357
Short Name:
J/ApJ/725/1252
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present a spectrophotometric analysis of galaxies belonging to the dynamically young, massive cluster RX J0152.7-1357 at z~0.84, aimed at understanding the effects of the cluster environment on the star formation history (SFH) of cluster galaxies and the assembly of the red sequence (RS). We use VLT/FORS spectroscopy, ACS/WFC optical, and NTT/SofI near-IR data to characterize SFHs as a function of color, luminosity, morphology, stellar mass, and local environment from a sample of 134 spectroscopic members. In order to increase the signal-to-noise ratio, individual galaxy spectra are stacked according to these properties. Moreover, the D4000, Balmer, CN3883, Fe4383, and C4668 indices are also quantified.
506. Constraining cosmic scatter
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/608/A46
Title:
Constraining cosmic scatter
Short Name:
J/A+A/608/A46
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the stellar parameters, abundances, associated errors and the linelist of a set of 23 metal-poor and very metal-poor halo stars. Stellar parameters and chemical abundances were derived in a line-by-line differential analysis from equivalent widths of UVES/VLT spectra. The differential analysis provided us unprecedented small data scatter and errors. Our sample, along with data from different authors in different metallicity ranges, allowed us to do an extensive comparison of the chemical abundances with the predictions of a Galaxy chemical evolution model.
507. Continuum-H{beta} light curves of 5 Seyfert 1
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/866/133
Title:
Continuum-H{beta} light curves of 5 Seyfert 1
Short Name:
J/ApJ/866/133
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the first results from a reverberation-mapping campaign undertaken during the first half of 2012, with additional data on one active galactic nucleus (AGN) (NGC 3227) from a 2014 campaign. Our main goals are (1) to determine the black hole masses from continuum-H{beta} reverberation signatures, and (2) to look for velocity-dependent time delays that might be indicators of the gross kinematics of the broad-line region. We successfully measure H{beta} time delays and black hole masses for five AGNs, four of which have previous reverberation mass measurements. The values measured here are in agreement with earlier estimates, though there is some intrinsic scatter beyond the formal measurement errors. We observe velocity-dependent H{beta} lags in each case, and find that the patterns have changed in the intervening five years for three AGNs that were also observed in 2007.
508. Convective blueshifts for solar-type stars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/654/A168
Title:
Convective blueshifts for solar-type stars
Short Name:
J/A+A/654/A168
Date:
22 Feb 2022
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The detection of earth-mass exoplanets in the habitable zone around solar-mass stars using the radial velocity technique requires extremely high- precision of the order of 10cm/s. This puts the required noise floor below the intrinsic variability of even relatively inactive stars, like the Sun. One such variable is convective blueshift varying temporally, spatially and between spectral lines. We develop a novel approach to measure convective blueshift and determine the strength of convective blueshift for 810 stars observed by the HARPS spectrograph, spanning spectral types from late-F, G, K to early-M. We derive a model to infer blueshift velocity for lines of any depth in later-type stars of any effective temperature. Using a custom list of spectral lines, covering a wide range of absorption depths, we create a model for the line-core shift as a function of line depth, commonly known as the third signature of granulation. For this we utilize an extremely high-resolution solar spectrum (R~1.000.000) to empirically account for the non-linear nature of the third signature. The solar third signature is then scaled to all 810 stars. Through this we obtain a measure of the convective blueshift relative to the Sun as a function of stellar effective temperature. We confirm the general correlation of increasing convective blueshift with effective temperature and establish a tight, cubic relation between the two that strongly increases for stars above ~5800K. For stars between ~4100K and ~4700K we show for the first time a plateau in convective shift and a possible onset of a plateau for stars above 6000K. Stars below ~4000K show neither blue or red shift. We provide a table listing expected blueshift velocities for each spectral subtype in the data set to quickly access the intrinsic noise floor through convective blueshift for the RV technique.
509. Convective blueshifts in solar atmos.
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/624/A57
Title:
Convective blueshifts in solar atmos.
Short Name:
J/A+A/624/A57
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Convective motions in the solar atmosphere cause spectral lines to become asymmetric and shifted in wavelength. For photospheric lines, this differential Doppler shift varies from the solar disk center to the limb. Precise and comprehensive observations of the convective blueshift and its center-to-limb variation improve our understanding of the atmospheric hydrodynamics and ensuing line formation, and provide the basis to refine 3D models of the solar atmosphere. We performed systematical spectroscopic measurements of the convective blueshift of the quiet Sun with the Laser Absolute Reference Spectrograph (LARS) at the German Vacuum Tower Telescope. The spatial scanning of the solar disk covered 11 heliocentric positions each along four radial (meridional and equatorial) axes. The high-resolution spectra of 26 photospheric to chromospheric lines in the visible range were calibrated with a laser frequency comb to absolute wavelengths at the 1m/s accuracy. Applying ephemeris and reference corrections, the bisector analysis provided line asymmetries and Doppler shifts with an uncertainty of only few m/s. To allow for a comparison with other observations, we convolved the results to lower spectral resolutions.
510. CO observations of polar ring galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/554/A11
Title:
CO observations of polar ring galaxies
Short Name:
J/A+A/554/A11
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We have searched for CO lines in a sample of 21 new morphologically determined polar ring galaxies (of which 9 are kinematically confirmed), obtained from a wide search in the Galaxy Zoo project by Moiseev and collaborators. Polar ring galaxies (PRG) are a unique class of objects, tracing special episodes in the galaxy mass assembly: they could be formed through galaxy interaction, merging, but also through accretion from cosmic filaments. Beside, they enable the study of dark matter haloes in 3 dimensions. The polar ring itself is a sub-system rich in gas, where molecular gas is expected, and new stars are formed. Among the sample of 21 PRG, we have detected five CO-rich systems, that can now be followed up with higher spatial resolution. Their average molecular mass is 9.4x10^9^M_{sun}_, and their average gas fraction is 27% of their baryonic mass, with a range from 15 to 43%, implying that they just accreted a large amount of gas. The position of the detected objects in the velocity- magnitude diagram is offset from the Tully-Fisher relation of normal spirals, as was already found for PRG. This work is part of our multi-wavelength project to determine the detailed morphology and dynamics of Polar-Ring galaxies, test through numerical models their formation scenario, and deduce their dark matter content and 3D-shape.

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