- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/443/41
- Title:
- Deep NIR photometry of HI galaxies in ZoA
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/443/41
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Current studies of the peculiar velocity flow field in the local Universe are limited by either the lack of detection or accurate photometry for galaxies at low Galactic latitudes. The contribution to the dynamics of the Local Group of the largely unknown mass distribution in this 'Zone of Avoidance' (ZoA) remains controversial. We present here the results of a pilot project to obtain deep near-infrared (NIR) observations of galaxies detected in the systematic Parkes deep HI survey of the ZoA (HIZOA) - 578 galaxies with recession velocities out to 6000km/s were observed with the 1.4m InfraRed Survey Facility SIRIUS (Simultaneous InfraRed Imager for Unbiased Surveys) camera providing J, H and Ks imaging 2mag deeper than 2MASS. After star subtraction, the resulting isophotal magnitudes and inclinations of ZoA galaxies are of sufficient accuracy (magnitude errors under 0.1mag even at high extinction) to ultimately be used to determine cosmic flow fields 'in' the ZoA via the NIR Tully-Fisher relation. We further used the observed NIR colours to assess the ratio of the true extinction to the Diffuse Infrared Background Experiment/IRAS extinction deep into the dust layers of the Milky Way. The derived ratio was found to be 0.87 across the HIZOA survey region with no significant variation with Galactic latitude or longitude. This value is in excellent agreement with the completely independently derived factor of 0.86 by Schlafly & Finkbeiner (2010ApJ...725.1175S) based on Sloan data far away from the Milky Way.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/184/152
- Title:
- Deep optical photometry in M31
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/184/152
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the Hubble Space Telescope, we have obtained deep optical images reaching well below the oldest main-sequence turnoff in six fields of the Andromeda Galaxy. The fields fall at four positions on the southeast minor axis, one position in the giant stellar stream, and one position on the northeast major axis. These data were obtained as part of three large observing programs designed to probe the star formation history of the stellar population in various structures of the galaxy. In this paper, we present the images, catalogs, and artificial star tests for these observing programs as a supplement to the analyses published previously. These high-level science products are also archived at the Multimission Archive at the Space Telescope Science Institute.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/III/268
- Title:
- DEEP2 Redshift Survey, Data Release 4
- Short Name:
- III/268
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This paper describes a new catalog that supplements the existing DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey photometric and spectroscopic catalogs with ugriz photometry from two other surveys: the Canada-France-Hawaii Legacy Survey (CFHTLS) and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Each catalog is cross-matched by position on the sky in order to assign ugriz photometry to objects in the DEEP2 catalogs. We have recalibrated the CFHTLS photometry where it overlaps DEEP2 in order to provide a more uniform data set. We have also used this improved photometry to predict DEEP2 BRI photometry in regions where only poorer measurements were available previously. In addition, we have included improved astrometry tied to SDSS rather than USNO-A2.0 for all DEEP2 objects. In total this catalog contains ~27, 000 objects with full ugriz photometry as well as robust spectroscopic redshift measurements, 64% of which have r > 23. By combining the secure and accurate redshifts of the DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey with ugriz photometry, we have created a catalog that can be used as an excellent testbed for future photo-z studies, including tests of algorithms for surveys such as LSST and DES.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/741/115
- Title:
- Deep spectroscopy in the GOODS fields
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/741/115
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present new measures of the evolving scaling relations between stellar mass, luminosity and rotational velocity for a morphologically inclusive sample of 129 disk-like galaxies with z_AB_<22.5 in the redshift range 0.2<z<1.3, based on spectra from DEep Imaging Multi-Object Spectrograph on the Keck II telescope, multi-color Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Advanced Camera for Surveys photometry, and ground-based Ks-band imaging. A unique feature of our survey is the extended spectroscopic integration times, leading to significant improvements in determining characteristic rotational velocities for each galaxy. Rotation curves are reliably traced to the radius where they begin to flatten for ~90% of our sample, and we model the HST-resolved bulge and disk components in order to accurately de-project our measured velocities, accounting for seeing and dispersion. We demonstrate the merit of these advances by recovering an intrinsic scatter on the stellar mass Tully-Fisher relation a factor of two to three less than in previous studies at intermediate redshift and comparable to that of locally determined relations. With our increased precision, we find that the relation is well established by <z>~1, with no significant evolution to <z>~0.3, {Delta}M_*_~0.04+/-0.07dex. A clearer trend of evolution is seen in the B-band Tully-Fisher relation corresponding to a decline in luminosity of {Delta}M_B_~0.85+/-0.28 magnitudes at fixed velocity over the same redshift range, reflecting the changes in star formation over this period. As an illustration of the opportunities possible when gas masses are available for a sample such as ours, we show how our dynamical and stellar mass data can be used to evaluate the likely contributions of baryons and dark matter to the assembly history of spiral galaxies.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/119/159
- Title:
- Deep survey of HI-selected galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/119/159
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- In a 21cm neutral hydrogen survey of approximately 55{deg}^2^ out to a redshift of cz=8340km/s, we have identified 75 extragalactic HI sources. These objects comprise a well-defined sample of extragalactic sources chosen by means that are independent of optical surface brightness selection effects. In this paper we describe the Arecibo survey procedures and HI data, follow-up VLA HI observations made of several unusual sources, and Kitt Peak B-, R-, and I-band photometry for nearly all of the galaxies. We have also gathered information for some of the optically detected galaxies within the same search volume.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/533/A91
- Title:
- Deep VI imaging in outer regions of M33
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/533/A91
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present Subaru/Suprime-Cam deep V and I imaging of seven fields in the outer regions of M33. Our aim is to search for stellar structures corresponding to extended HI clouds found in a recent 21-cm survey of the galaxy. Three fields probe a large HI complex to the southeastern (SE) side of the galaxy. An additional three fields cover the northwestern (NW) side of the galaxy along the HI warp. A final target field was chosen further north, at a projected distance of approximately 25kpc, to study part of the large stellar plume recently discovered around M33. We analyse the stellar population at R>10kpc by means of V, I colour magnitude diagrams reaching the red clump. We constrain the age and metallicity of the different stellar populations, search for density enhancements that correspond to the HI features, and investigate the radial surface distribution of the stars. We find evolved stellar populations in all fields out to 120' (~30kpc), while a diffuse population of young stars (~200Myr) is detected out to a galactocentric radius of 15kpc. The mean metallicity in the southern fields remains approximately constant at [M/H]=-0.7 beyond the edge of the optical disc, from 40' out to 80'. Along the northern fields probing the outer HI disc, we also find a metallicity of [M/H]=-0.7 between 35' and 70' from the centre, which decreases to [M/H]=-1.0 at larger angular radii out to 120'. In the northernmost field, outside the disc extent, the stellar population of the large stellar plume possibly related to a M33-M31 interaction is on average more metal-poor ([M/H]=-1.3) and older (>6Gyr). An exponential disc with a large scale-length (~7kpc) fits well the average distribution of stars detected in both the SE and NW regions from a galactocentric distance of 11kpc out to 30kpc. The stellar disc extends beyond the HI disc. The stellar distribution at large radii is disturbed and, although there is no clear correlation between the stellar substructures and the location of the HI clouds, this gives evidence of tidal interaction or accretion events.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/629/A18
- Title:
- Deep VI photometry of 15 dwarf galaxy candidates
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/629/A18
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Dwarf galaxy satellite systems are essential probes to test models of structure formation, making it necessary to establish a census of dwarf galaxies outside of our own Local Group. We present deep FORS2 VI band images from the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) for 15 dwarf galaxy candidates in the Centaurus group of galaxies. We confirm nine dwarfs to be members of Cen A by measuring their distances using a Bayesian approach to determine the tip of the red giant branch luminosity. We have also fit theoretical isochrones to measure their mean metallicities. The properties of the new dwarfs are similar to those in the Local Group in terms of their sizes, luminosities, and mean metallicities. Within our photometric precision, there is no evidence of a metallicity spread, but we do observe possible extended star formation in several galaxies, as evidenced by a population of asymptotic giant branch stars brighter than the red giant branch tip. The new dwarfs do not show any signs of tidal disruption. Together with the recently reported dwarf galaxies by the complementary PISCeS survey, we study the luminosity function and 3D structure of the group. By comparing the observed luminosity function to the high-resolution cosmological simulation IllustrisTNG, we find agreement within a 90% confidence interval.However, Cen A seems to be missing its brightest satellites and has an overabundance of the faintest dwarfs in comparison to its simulated analogs. In terms of the overall 3D distribution of the observed satellites, we find that the whole structure is flattened along the line-of-sight, with a root-mean-square (rms) height of 130kpc and an rms semi-major axis length of 330kpc. Future distance measurements of the remaining dwarf galaxy candidates are needed to complete the census of dwarf galaxies in the Centaurus group.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/570/A78
- Title:
- Deep VI photometry of Sgr dIrr
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/570/A78
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Photometric catalogue of the dwarf irregular galaxy Sagittarius. The catalogue is obtained from deep V and I band wide field photometry from VIMOS at VLT. Only sources having at least six independent magnitude estimates per filter were included in this catalogue. The average and the standard error of the mean of the independent measures obtained from the different images were adopted as the final values of the instrumental magnitude and of the uncertainty on the relative photometry. The instrumental v and i magnitudes were transformed into the Johnson-Kron-Cousins V,I photometric system using more than 70 bright stars (V<22.5) in common with the publicly available HST Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) photometry by Holtzman et al. (2006ApJS..166..534H). The instrumental coordinates were transformed into J2000 Equatorial coordinates with 2nd degree polynomials, using more than 1000 stars in common with the GSC2.2 catalog. Please see Section 2.2 for details.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/836/137
- Title:
- Deep, wide-field g,i imaging of And XXXI
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/836/137
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present results from WIYN pODI imaging of Lacerta I (And XXXI), a satellite dwarf galaxy discovered in the outskirts of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) in Pan-STARRS1 survey data. Our deep, wide-field g,i photometry reaches ~3mag fainter than the photometry in the Pan-STARRS1 discovery paper and allows us to trace the stellar population of Lac I beyond two half-light radii from the galaxy center. We measure a Tip of the Red Giant Branch distance for Lac I of (m-M)_0_=24.44+/-0.11mag (773+/-40kpc, or 264+/-6kpc from M31), which is consistent with the Pan-STARRS1 distance. We use a maximum-likelihood technique to derive structural properties for the galaxy, and find a half-light radius (r_h_) of 3.24+/-0.21' (728+/-47pc), ellipticity ({epsilon}) of 0.44+/-0.03, total magnitude M_V_=-11.4+/-0.3, and central surface brightness {mu}_V,0_=24.8+/-0.3mag/arcsec^2^. We find no H I emission in archival data and set a limit on Lac I's neutral gas mass-to-light ratio of M_HI_/L_V_<0.06M_{sun}_/L_{sun}_, confirming Lac I as a gas-poor dwarf spheroidal galaxy. Photometric metallicities derived from Red Giant Branch stars within 2 r_h_ yield a median [Fe/H] of -1.68+/-0.03, which is more metal-rich than the spectroscopically derived value from Martin+ (2014ApJ...793L..14M). Combining our measured magnitude with this higher metallicity estimate places Lac I closer to its expected position on the luminosity-metallicity relation for dwarf galaxies.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/218/9
- Title:
- Deep XMM-Newton survey of M33
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/218/9
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have obtained a deep 8 field XMM-Newton mosaic of M33 covering the galaxy out to the D_25_ isophote and beyond to a limiting 0.2-4.5keV unabsorbed flux of 5x10^-16^erg/cm2/s (L>4x10^34^erg/s at the distance of M33). These data allow complete coverage of the galaxy with high sensitivity to soft sources such as diffuse hot gas and supernova remnants (SNRs). Here, we describe the methods we used to identify and characterize 1296 point sources in the 8 fields. We compare our resulting source catalog to the literature, note variable sources, construct hardness ratios, classify soft sources, analyze the source density profile, and measure the X-ray luminosity function (XLF). As a result of the large effective area of XMM-Newton below 1keV, the survey contains many new soft X-ray sources. The radial source density profile and XLF for the sources suggest that only ~15% of the 391 bright sources with L>3.6x10^35^erg/s are likely to be associated with M33, and more than a third of these are known SNRs. The log(N)-log(S) distribution, when corrected for background contamination, is a relatively flat power law with a differential index of 1.5, which suggests that many of the other M33 sources may be high-mass X-ray binaries. Finally, we note the discovery of an interesting new transient X-ray source, which we are unable to classify.
