- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/PASP/103/973
- Title:
- Photoelectric UBV from HK survey. II.
- Short Name:
- J/PASP/103/973
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Photoelectric UBV photometry is presented for a sample of 165 stars drawn from the extension of the HK objective-prism/interference-filter survey of Beers, Preston and Shectman (1985AJ.....90.2089B) to the northern galactic hemisphere. These results are part of continuing follow-up observations of candidate metal-deficient and horizontal-branch field stars and other interesting stars identified in the survey. A complete set of photometric observations is now available for three of the 25-square-degree survey fields. We estimate that the complete photometric sample of 299 northern HK candidates obtained to date contains on order 90 main-sequences turnoff, subgiant, and giant stars with [Fe/H]<=-1.0, 50 field blue horizontal-branch stars, and 30 stars with the photometric properties of field blue stragglers.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/651/A102
- Title:
- Photometry of M31 globular cluster EXT8
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/651/A102
- Date:
- 22 Feb 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We recently found the globular cluster (GC) EXT8 in M31 to have an extremely low metallicity of [Fe/H]=-2.91+/-0.04 using high-resolution spectroscopy. Here we present a colour-magnitude diagram (CMD) for EXT8, obtained with the Wide Field Camera 3 on board the Hubble Space Telescope. Compared with the CMDs of metal-poor Galactic GCs, we find that the upper red giant branch (RGB) of EXT8 is about 0.03mag bluer in F606W-F814W and slightly steeper, as expected from the low spectroscopic metallicity. The observed colour spread on the upper RGB is consistent with being caused entirely by the measurement uncertainties, and we place an upper limit of sigma(F606W-F814W)=0.015mag on any intrinsic colour spread. The corresponding metallicity spread can be up to sigma([Fe/H])=0.2dex or >0.7dex, depending on the isochrone library adopted. The horizontal branch (HB) is located mostly on the blue side of the instability strip and has a tail extending to at least M(F606W)=+3, as in the Galactic GC M15. We identify two candidate RR Lyrae variables and several UV-luminous post-HB/post-AGB star candidates, including one very bright (M(F300X)=-3.2) source near the centre of EXT8. The surface brightness of EXT8 out to a radius of 25 arcsec is well fitted by a Wilson-type profile with an ellipticity of epsilon=0.20, a semi-major axis core radius of 0.25", and a central surface brightness of 15.2mag per square arcsec in the F606W band, with no evidence of extra-tidal structure. Overall, EXT8 has properties consistent with it being a "normal", but very metal-poor GC, and its combination of relatively high mass and very low metallicity thus remains challenging to explain in the context of GC formation theories operating within the hierarchical galaxy assembly paradigm.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/697/544
- Title:
- Planets orbiting metal-poor dwarfs. II.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/697/544
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present an analysis of three years of precision radial velocity (RV) measurements of 160 metal-poor stars observed with HIRES on the Keck 1 telescope. We report on variability and long-term velocity trends for each star in our sample. We identify several long-term, low-amplitude RV variables worthy of followup with direct imaging techniques. We place lower limits on the detectable companion mass as a function of orbital period. Our survey would have detected, with a 99.5% confidence level, over 95% of all companions on low-eccentricity orbits with velocity semiamplitude K>~100m/s, or M_p_sini>~3.0M_J_(P/yr)^(1/3)^, for orbital periods P<~3yr. None of the stars in our sample exhibits RV variations compatible with the presence of Jovian planets with periods shorter than the survey duration.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AN/338/686
- Title:
- Pristine survey II. Bright stars abundances
- Short Name:
- J/AN/338/686
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Extremely metal-poor (EMP) stars are old objects formed in the first Gyr of the Universe. They are rare and, to select them the most successful strategy has been to build on large and low-resolution spectroscopic surveys. The combination of narrow- and broad-band photometry provides a powerful and cheaper alternative to select metal-poor stars. The ongoing Pristine Survey is adopting this strategy, conducting photometry with the Canada France Hawaii Telescope MegaCam wide-field imager and a narrow-band filter centered at 395.2nm on the Ca II-H and -K lines. In this paper, we present the results of the spectroscopic follow-up conducted on a sample of 26 stars at the bright end of the magnitude range of the Survey (g<=15), using FEROS at the MPG/ESO 2.2-m telescope (manufactured by Zeiss, Oberkochen, Germany). From our chemical investigation on the sample, we conclude that this magnitude range is too bright to use the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) gri bands, which are typically saturated. Instead, the Pristine photometry can be usefully combined with the AAVSO Photometric All Sky Survey (APASS) gri photometry to provide reliable metallicity estimates. Data from FEROS.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/119/2866
- Title:
- Proper motions of metal-poor stars
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/119/2866
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a revised catalog of 2106 Galactic stars, selected without kinematic bias and with available radial velocities, distance estimates, and metal abundances in the range -4.0<=[Fe/H]<=0.0. This update of the 1995 Beers & Sommer-Larsen catalog (Cat. <J/ApJS/96/175>) includes newly derived homogeneous photometric distance estimates, revised radial velocities for a number of stars with recently obtained high-resolution spectra, and refined metallicities for stars originally identified in the HK objective-prism survey (which account for nearly half of the catalog) based on a recent recalibration. A subset of 1258 stars in this catalog have available proper motions based on measurements obtained with the Hipparcos astrometry satellite or taken from the updated Astrographic Catalogue (second epoch positions from either the Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog or the Tycho Catalogue), the Yale/San Juan Southern Proper Motion Catalog 2.0, and the Lick Northern Proper Motion Catalog. Our present catalog includes 388 RR Lyrae variables (182 of which are newly added), 38 variables of other types, and 1680 nonvariables, with distances in the range 0.1 to 40kpc.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/526/A112
- Title:
- Radial velocities of HARPS metal-poor sample
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/526/A112
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Searching for extrasolar planets around stars of different metallicity may provide strong constraints to the models of planet formation and evolution. In this paper we present the overall results of a HARPS (a high-precision spectrograph mostly dedicated to deriving precise radial velocities) program to search for planets orbiting a sample of 104 metal-poor stars (selected [Fe/H] below -0.5). Radial velocity time series of each star are presented and searched for signals using several statistical diagnostics. tars with detected signals are presented, including 3 attributed to the presence of previously announced giant planets orbiting the stars HD171028, HD181720, and HD190984. Several binary stars and at least one case of a coherent signal caused by activity-related phenomena are presented. One very promising new, possible giant planet orbiting the star HD107094 is discussed, and the results are analyzed in light of the metallicity-giant planet correlation. We conclude that the frequency of giant planets orbiting metal-poor stars may be higher than previously thought, probably reflecting the higher precision of the HARPS survey. In the metallicity domain of our sample, we also find evidence that the frequency of planets is a steeply rising function of the stellar metal content, as found for higher metallicity stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/625/A33
- Title:
- Radial velocity time series of HD 122563
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/625/A33
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The nearby metal-poor giant HD122563 is an important astrophysical laboratory in which to test stellar atmospheric and interior physics. It is also a benchmark star for which to calibrate methods to apply to large scale surveys. Recently it has been remeasured using various methodologies given the new high precision instruments at our disposal. However, inconsistencies in the observations and models have been found. In order to better characterise this star using complementary techniques we have been measuring its radial velocities since 2016 using the Hertzsprung telescope (SONG network node) in order to detect oscillations. In this work we report the first detections of sun-like oscillations in this star, and to our knowledge, a detection in the most metal-poor giant to date. We applied the classical seismic scaling relation to derive a new surface gravity for HD122563 of logg=1.39+/-0.01dex. Reasonable constraints on the mass imposed by its PopII giant classification then yields a radius of 30.8+/-1.0R_{sun}_. By coupling this new radius with recent interferometric measurements we infer a distance to the star of 306+/-9pc. This result places it further away than was previously thought and is inconsistent with the Hipparcos parallax. Independent data from the Gaia mission corroborate the distance hypothesis (d_GDR2_=290+/-5pc), and thus the updated fundamental parameters. We confirm the validity of the classical seismic scaling relation for surface gravity in metal-poor and evolved star regimes. The remaining discrepancy of 0.04dex between logg_GDR2_ (=1.43+/-0.03) reduces to 0.02dex by applying corrections to the scaling relations based on the mean molecular weight and adiabatic exponent. The new constraints on the HR diagram (L_*v_=381+/-26L_{sun}_) significantly reduce the disagreement between the stellar parameters and evolution models, however, a discrepancy of the order of 150K still exists. Fine-tuned stellar evolution calculations show that this discrepancy can be reconciled by changing the mixing-length parameter by an amount (-0.35) that is in agreement with predictions from recent 3D simulations and empirical results. Asteroseismic measurements are continuing, and analysis of the full frequency data complemented by a distance estimate promises to bring important constraints on our understanding of this star and of the accurate calibration of the seismic scaling relations in this regime.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/897/78
- Title:
- RAVE J183013.5-455510 equivalent-width measurements
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/897/78
- Date:
- 15 Mar 2022 04:12:46
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report on the spectroscopic analysis of RAVE-J183013.5-455510, an extremely metal-poor star, highly enhanced in CNO, and with discernible contributions from the rapid neutron-capture process. There is no evidence of binarity for this object. At [Fe/H]=-3.57, this star has one of the lowest metallicities currently observed, with 18 measured abundances of neutron-capture elements. The presence of Ba, La, and Ce abundances above the solar system r-process predictions suggests that there must have been a non-standard source of r-process elements operating at such low metallicities. One plausible explanation is that this enhancement originates from material ejected at unusually high velocities in a neutron star merger event. We also explore the possibility that the neutron-capture elements were produced during the evolution and explosion of a rotating massive star. In addition, based on comparisons with yields from zero-metallicity faint supernova, we speculate that RAVE-J1830-4555 was formed from a gas cloud pre-enriched by both progenitor types. From analysis based on Gaia DR2 measurements, we show that this star has orbital properties similar to the Galactic metal-weak thick-disk stellar population.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/844/18
- Title:
- RAVE J203843.2-002333 high-resolution spectroscopy
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/844/18
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the discovery of RAVE J203843.2-002333, a bright (V=12.73), very metal-poor ([Fe/H]=-2.91), r-process-enhanced ([Eu/Fe]=+1.64 and [Ba/Eu]=-0.81) star selected from the RAVE survey. This star was identified as a metal-poor candidate based on its medium-resolution (R~1600) spectrum obtained with the KPNO/Mayall Telescope, and followed up with high-resolution (R~66000) spectroscopy with the Magellan/Clay Telescope, allowing for the determination of elemental abundances for 24 neutron-capture elements, including thorium and uranium. RAVE J2038-0023 is only the fourth metal-poor star with a clearly measured U abundance. The derived chemical abundance pattern exhibits good agreement with those of other known highly r-process- enhanced stars, and evidence suggests that it is not an actinide-boost star. Age estimates were calculated using U/X abundance ratios, yielding a mean age of 13.0+/-1.1Gyr.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/704/750
- Title:
- Rotational behavior of metal-poor stars
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/704/750
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This paper describes the behavior of the rotational velocity in metal-poor stars ([Fe/H]<=-0.5dex) in different evolutionary stages, based on vsini values from the literature. Our sample is comprised of stars in the field and some Galactic globular clusters, including stars on the main sequence, the red giant branch (RGB), and the horizontal branch (HB). The metal-poor stars are, mainly, slow rotators, and their vsini distribution along the HR diagram is quite homogeneous. Nevertheless, a few moderate to high values of vsini are found in stars located on the main sequence and the HB. We show that the overall distribution of vsini values is basically independent of metallicity for the stars in our sample. We present an extensive tabulation of all quantities discussed in this paper, including rotation velocities, temperatures, gravities, and metallicities [Fe/H], as well as broadband magnitudes and colors.
