- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/155/184
- Title:
- Irregular planetary satellites colors & shapes
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/155/184
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- It is widely recognized that the irregular satellites of the giant planets were captured from initially heliocentric orbits. However, the mechanism of capture and the source region from which they were captured both remain unknown. We present an optical color survey of 43 irregular satellites of the outer planets conducted using the LRIS camera on the 10 m telescope at the Keck Observatory in Hawaii. The measured colors are compared to other planetary bodies in search for similarities and differences that may reflect upon the origin of the satellites. We find that ultrared matter (with color index B-R>=1.6), while abundant in the Kuiper Belt and Centaur populations, is depleted from the irregular satellites. We also use repeated determinations of the absolute magnitudes to make a statistical estimate of the average shape of the irregular satellites. The data provide no evidence that the satellites and the main-belt asteroids are differently shaped, consistent with collisions as the major agent shaping both.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/642/673
- Title:
- IR-selected obscured AGN candidates
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/642/673
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using the large multiwavelength data set in the Chandra/SWIRE Survey (0.6deg^2^ in the Lockman Hole), we show evidence for the existence of highly obscured (Compton-thick) AGNs, estimate a lower limit to their surface density, and characterize their multiwavelength properties. Two independent selection methods based on the X-ray and infrared spectral properties are presented. The two selected samples contain (1) five X-ray sources with hard X-ray spectra and column densities >~10^24^cm^-2^ and (2) 120 infrared sources with red and AGN-dominated infrared SEDs. We estimate a surface density of at least 25 Compton-thick AGNs deg^2^ detected in the infrared in the Chandra/SWIRE field, of which 40% show distinct AGN signatures in their optical/near-infrared SEDs, the remaining being dominated by the host galaxy emission. Only ~33% of all Compton-thick AGNs are detected in the X-rays at our depth [F(0.3-8keV)>10^-15^ergs/cm^2^/s]. We report the discovery of two sources in our sample of Compton-thick AGNs, SWIRE J104409.95+585224.8 (z=2.54) and SWIRE J104406.30+583954.1 (z=2.43), which are the most luminous Compton-thick AGNs at high z currently known. The properties of these two sources are discussed in detail with an analysis of their spectra, SEDs, luminosities, and black hole masses.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/II/288
- Title:
- IRSF Magellanic Clouds Point Source Catalog
- Short Name:
- II/288
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a near-infrared (JHKs) photometric catalog, including 14811185 point sources for a 40deg^2^ area of the Large Magellanic Cloud, 2769682 sources for an 11deg^2^ area of the Small Magellanic Cloud, and 434145 sources for a 4deg^2^ area of the Magellanic Bridge. The 10sigma limiting magnitudes are 18.8, 17.8, and 16.6mag at J, H, and Ks, respectively. The photometric and astrometric accuracies for bright sources are 0.03-0.04mag and 0.1arcsec, respectively. Based on the catalog, we also present (1) spatial distributions, (2) luminosity functions, (3) color-color diagrams, and (4) color-magnitude diagrams for point sources toward the Magellanic Clouds.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/481/4206
- Title:
- IRSF survey of variable stars in the SMC
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/481/4206
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A very long-term near-infrared variable star survey towards the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds (LMC and SMC) was carried out using the 1.4m InfraRed Survey Facility at the South African Astronomical Observatory. This project was initiated in 2000 December in the LMC, and in 2001 July in the SMC. Since then an area of 3deg^2^ along the bar in the LMC and an area of 1deg^2^ in the central part of the SMC have been repeatedly observed. This survey is ongoing, but results obtained with data taken until 2017 December are reported in this paper. Over more than 15yr we have observed the two survey areas more than one hundred times. This is the first survey that provides near-infrared time-series data with such a long time baseline and on such a large scale. This paper describes the observations in the SMC and publishes a point source photometric catalogue, a variable source catalogue, and time-series data.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/548/A29
- Title:
- IR source catalog of AKARI NEP-Wide field
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/548/A29
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The InfraRed Camera (IRC) onboard AKARI has a comprehensive wavelength coverage with 9 photometric bands at 2-24 micron. Based on the NEP-Wide survey of AKARI (which covered a 5.4 sq.deg circular area centered on the NEP), we constructed a catalog for the infrared sources found in the survey area. Here we present the catalog containing about 114,800 sources detected at the nine IRC filter bands. This is a band-merged catalogue including all of the photometry results from the supplementary optical data as well as the IRC bands. To validate a source at a given IRC band, we searched counterparts in the other bands. The band-merging was done based on this cross-matching of the sources among the filter bands. If there is no detection in a certain band, we assigned the 99.000. The NIR sources having no counterpart in any other bands are finally excluded to avoid the false objects. See the reference for the details of the NEP-Wide survey and data reduction.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/214/23
- Title:
- IR spectra and photometry of z<0.5 quasars
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/214/23
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- As a step toward a comprehensive overview of the infrared (IR) diagnostics of the central engines and host galaxies of quasars at low redshift, we present Spitzer Space Telescope spectroscopic (5-40{mu}m) and photometric (24, 70, and 160{mu}m) measurements of all Palomar-Green (PG) quasars at z<0.5 and Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) quasars at z<0.3. We supplement these data with Herschel measurements at 160{mu}m. The sample is composed of 87 optically selected PG quasars and 52 near-IR-selected 2MASS quasars. Here we present the data, measure the prominent spectral features, and separate emission due to star formation from that emitted by the dusty circumnuclear torus. We find that the mid-IR (5-30{mu}m) spectral shape for the torus is largely independent of quasar IR luminosity with scatter in the spectral energy distribution (SED) shape of <~0.2dex. Except for the silicate features, no large difference is observed between PG (unobscured --silicate emission) and 2MASS (obscured --silicate absorption) quasars. Only mild silicate features are observed in both cases. When in emission, the peak wavelength of the silicate feature tends to be longer than 9.7{mu}m, possibly indicating effects on grain properties near the active galactic nucleus. The IR color is shown to correlate with the equivalent width of the aromatic features, indicating that the slope of the quasar mid- to far-IR SED is to first order driven by the fraction of radiation from star formation in the IR bands.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/730/19
- Title:
- IR spectra and SEDs for starbursts and AGNs
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/730/19
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present spectroscopic results for all galaxies observed with the Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) that also have total infrared fluxes f_IR_ measured with the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS), also using AKARI photometry when available. Infrared luminosities and spectral energy distributions (SEDs) from 8um to 160um are compared to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emission from starburst galaxies or mid-infrared dust continuum from active galactic nuclei (AGNs) at rest-frame wavelengths ~8um. A total of 301 spectra are analyzed for which IRS and IRAS include the same unresolved source, as measured by the ratio f_{nu}_(IRAS 25um)/f_{nu}_(IRS 25um). Sources have 0.004<z<0.34 and 42.5<logL_IR_<46.8(erg/s) and cover the full range of starburst galaxy and AGN classifications.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/405/531
- Title:
- IR spectra of ISOGAL sources in Galactic Bulge
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/405/531
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- In this work we present near-IR spectra (HK-band) of a sample of 107 sources with mid-IR excesses at 7 and 15{mu}m detected during the ISOGAL survey. Making use of the DENIS interstellar extinction map from Schultheis et al. (1999, Cat. <J/A+A/349/L69>) we derive luminosities and find that the Mbol vs. ^12^CO and Mbol vs. H_2_O diagrams are powerful tools for identifying supergiants, AGB stars, giants and young stellar objects. The majority of our sample are AGB stars (~80%) while we find four good supergiant candidates, nine young stellar objects and 12 RGB candidates. We have used the most recent K_0_-[15] relation by Jeong et al. (2002, in Mass-losing Pulsating tars and their Circumstellar Matter, ed. Y. Nakasa, M. Honma, & M. Sekiin) based on recent theoretical modeling of dust formation of AGB stars to determine mass-loss rates. The mass-loss rates of the supergiants are comparable with those in the solar neighbourhood while the long-period Variables cover a mass-loss range from -5<log(dM/dt)<-7. The red giant candidates lie at the lower end of the mass-loss rate range between -6.5<log(dM/dt)<-9. We used the equivalent width of the CO bandhead at 2.3 mum, the NaI doublet and the CaI triplet to estimate metallicities using the relation by Ramirez et al. (2000ApJ...537..205R). The metallicity distribution of the ISOGAL objects shows a mean [Fe/H]~-0.25dex with a dispersion of +/-0.40dex which is in agreement with the values of Ramirez et al. (2000ApJ...537..205R) for Galactic Bulge fields between b=-4{deg} and b=-1.3{deg}. A comparison with the solar neighbourhood sample of Lancon & Wood (2000, Cat. <J/A+AS/146/217>) shows that our sample is ~0.5dex more metal-rich on average.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/683/114
- Title:
- IRS spectra of faint IRAS sources
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/683/114
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Extragalactic sources from the IRAS Faint Source Catalog (FSC) that have the optically faintest magnitudes (E>~18) were selected by spatial coincidence with a source in the FIRST radio survey, and 28 of these sources have been observed with the Infrared Spectrograph on Spitzer (IRS). While an infrared source is always detected with the IRS at the FIRST position, only ~50% of the infrared sources are real FSC detections, as estimated from the number of sources for which the f_v_(25um) determined with the IRS is fainter than the sensitivity limit for the FSC. Sources have 0.12<z<1.0 and luminosities 43.3<log[{nu}L_{nu}_(5.5um)]<46.7erg/s, encompassing the range from local ULIRGs to the most luminous sources discovered by Spitzer at z~2. Detectable PAH features are found in 15 of the sources (54%), and measurable silicate absorption is found in 19 sources (68%); both PAH emission and silicate absorption are present in 11 sources. PAH luminosities are used to determine the starburst fraction of bolometric luminosity, and model predictions for a dusty torus are used to determine the AGN fraction of luminosity in all sources based on vL_v_(5.5um). Approximately half of the sources have luminosity dominated by an AGN and approximately half by a starburst.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/93/61
- Title:
- IR Stellar Population in Baade's window
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/93/61
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The 2.2um (K) scan (table1) was made on the Mt. Stromlo 1.9m telescope with the MSO IR-photometer, during several observation sessions in 1981, at sideral rate with a 12arcsec aperture; the rows of the scan were spaced by 6arcsec in declination, and were on the average 65arcmin long. Detailed JHK photometry of a sample of the brightest sources (table 2) was obtained during later observing sessions in 1981 and 1982. The photometric results are given in the AAO system (Jones & Hyland, 1980MNRAS.192..359J)