- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/737/45
- Title:
- Variable 1.4GHz radio sources from NVSS and FIRST
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/737/45
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We augment the two widest/deepest 1.4GHz radio surveys, the NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS) and the Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty centimeters (FIRST), with the mean epoch in which each source was observed. We use these catalogs to search for unresolved sources that vary between the FIRST and NVSS epochs. We find 43 variable sources (0.1% of the sources) that vary by more than 4{sigma}, and we construct the mean structure function of these objects. This enables us to explore radio variability on timescales between several months and about five years. We find that, on these timescales, the mean structure function of the variable sources is consistent with a flat structure function. A plausible explanation to these observations is that a large fraction of the variability at 1.4GHz is induced by scintillations in the interstellar medium, rather than by intrinsic variability. Finally, for a subsample of the variables for which the redshift is available, we do not find strong evidence for a correlation between the variability amplitude and the source redshift.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/720/1055
- Title:
- VBLA observations of W51 Main/South
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/720/1055
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report measurement of the trigonometric parallax of W51 Main/South using the Very Long Baseline Array. We measure a value of 0.185+/-0.010mas corresponding to a distance of 5.41^+0.31^_-0.28_kpc. W51 Main/South is a well-known massive star-forming region near the tangent point of the Sagittarius spiral arm of the Milky Way. Our distance to W51 yields an estimate of the distance to the Galactic center of R_0_=8.3+/-0.46(statistical)+/-1.0(systematic)kpc by simple geometry. Combining the parallax and proper motion measurements for W51, we obtained the full-space motion of this massive star-forming region. We find W51 is in a nearly circular orbit about the Galactic center. The H_2_O masers used for our parallax measurements trace four powerful bipolar outflows within a 0.4pc size region, some of which are associated with dusty molecular hot cores and/or hyper- or ultra-compact HII regions.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/590/A92
- Title:
- VCC 2062 CO(1-0) data cubes
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/590/A92
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The physical mechanisms driving star formation (SF) in galaxies are still not fully understood. Tidal dwarf galaxies (TDGs), made of gas ejected during galaxy interactions, seem to be devoid of dark matter and have a near-solar metallicity. The latter makes it possible to study molecular gas and its link to SF using standard tracers (CO, dust) in a peculiar environment. We present a detailed study of a nearby TDG in the Virgo Cluster, VCC 2062, using new high-resolution CO(1-0) data from the Plateau de Bure, deep optical imaging from the Next Generation Virgo Cluster Survey (NGVS), and complementary multiwavelength data. Until now, there was some doubt whether VCC 2062 was a true TDG, but the new deep optical images from the NGVS reveal a stellar bridge between VCC 2062 and its parent galaxy, NGC 4694, which is clear proof of its tidal origin. Several high-resolution tracers (H{alpha}, UV, 8um, and 24um) of the star formation rate (SFR) are compared to the molecular gas distribution as traced by the CO(1-0). Coupled with the SFR tracers, the NGVS data are used with the CIGALE code to model the stellar populations throughout VCC 2062, yielding a declining SFR in the recent past, consistent with the low H{alpha}/UV ratio, and a high burst strength. HI emission covers VCC 2062, whereas the CO is concentrated near the HI maxima. The CO peaks correspond to two very distinct regions: one with moderate SF to the NE and one with only slightly weaker CO emission but with nearly no SF. Even where SF is clearly present, the SFR is below the value expected from the surface density of the molecular and the total gas as compared to spiral galaxies and other TDGs. After discussing different possible explanations, we conclude that the low surface brightness is a crucial parameter to understand the low SFR.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/582/756
- Title:
- Velocities of HII regions
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/582/756
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Kinematic distance determinations in the inner Galaxy are hampered by the near-far kinematic distance ambiguity. Here we resolve the ambiguity for 49 HII region complexes with known recombination-line velocities in the first Galactic quadrant. We measured the 21cm HI absorption spectrum toward each source with the Very Large Array in the C array. The maximum velocity of HI absorption was used to discriminate between the near and far kinematic distances. The number ratio of far to near sources, ~3, can be entirely explained as a geometrical effect. The kinematic distances that we derive are compared with previous determinations for the same sources. Although our distance determinations are largely in agreement with previous measurements, there are 22 discrepancies that we discuss. Using our distance determinations, we create a face-on Galactic map of the HII region complexes and compare it with a kinematically derived profile of the distribution of CO-traced molecular hydrogen. The HII region complexes delineate the large-scale features seen in the molecular gas. The 5kpc molecular ring and the Sagittarius spiral arm are clearly evident, and a few HII region complexes lie in the Perseus arm.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/ChJAA/3.49
- Title:
- Velocity and distance of methanol maser sources
- Short Name:
- J/other/ChJAA/3.
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a statistical analysis of 482 6.7GHz methanol maser sources from the available literature, on their maser emission and the characteristics of their associated infrared sources. On the color-color diagram, more than 70% of the objects fall within a very small region (0.57<=[25-12]<=1.30 and 1.30<=[60-12]<=2.50). This suggests that 6.7GHz methanol maser emission occurs only within a very short evolutionary phase during the earliest stage of star formation. The velocity ranges of the masers belong to two main groups: one from 1 to 10km/s, and one from about 11 to 20km/s. These velocity ranges indicate that the masers are probably associated with both disks and outflows. The correlations between the maser and infrared flux densities, and between the maser and infrared luminosities, suggest that far-infrared radiation is a possible pumping mechanism for the masers which most probably originate from some outer molecular envelopes or disks.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/585/647
- Title:
- Velocity dispersion in AGN
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/585/647
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- It has been proposed that the width of the narrow [O III] {lambda}5007 emission line can be used as a surrogate for the stellar velocity dispersion in active galaxies. This proposition is tested using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Early Data Release (EDR) spectra of 107 low-redshift radio-quiet QSOs and Seyfert 1 galaxies by investigating the correlation between black hole mass, as determined from H{beta} FWHM and optical luminosity, and [O III] FWHM. The correlation is real, but the scatter is large. Without additional information or selection criteria, the [O III] width can predict the black hole mass to a factor of 5.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/622/187
- Title:
- Velocity of eight RASSCALS galaxy groups
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/622/187
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We study the distribution of gas pressure and entropy in eight groups of galaxies belonging to the ROSAT All-Sky Survey/Center for Astrophysics Loose Systems (RASSCALS, Cat. <J/ApJ/534/114>). We use archival and proprietary XMM-Newton observations, supplementing the X-ray data with redshifts derived from the literature; we also list 125 new redshifts measured with the Gemini North telescope.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/133/2487
- Title:
- VERA 22GHz Fringe Search Survey
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/133/2487
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This paper presents results of a survey search for bright compact radio sources at 22GHz with the VERA radio interferometer. Each source from a list of 2494 objects was observed in one scan for 2 minutes. The purpose of this survey was to find compact extragalactic sources bright enough at 22GHz to be useful as phase calibrators. Observed sources were either (1) within 6{deg} of the Galactic plane, or (2) within 11{deg} of the Galactic center, or (3) within 2{deg} of known water masers. Among the observed sources, 549 were detected, including 180 extragalactic objects that were not previously observed with the very long baseline interferometry technique. Estimates of the correlated flux densities of the detected sources are presented. It was found that the probability of detecting a 200mJy source with 120s of integration time is 60%.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/267/515
- Title:
- Very cold C-rich circumstellar envelopes
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/267/515
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The paper develops a method for identification of very cold C-rich circumstellar envelopes (CSEs) in IR regions colder than region VII (i.e., larger value of IRAS flux ratio S25/S12), by reviewing the different criteria and by identifying C-rich CSEs in a sample of 228 bright IRAS sources. By using the results of OH surveys and catalogs together with the results of additional HCN/CO millimeter observations performed on critical classes of objects, a C/O classification is proposed for 94 percent of the sources with a good probability. It is shown that the low-resolution spectra by themselves are a reasonable and easy way to identify C-rich late AGB CSEs. For post-AGB object with cold CSEs, HCN and OH observations or visible/near IR spectroscopy are necessary.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/146/267
- Title:
- Very rich Abell clusters radio analysis
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/146/267
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Radio observations were used to detect the "active" galaxy population within rich clusters of galaxies in a nonbiased manner that is not plagued by dust extinction or the K-correction. We present wide-field radio, optical (imaging and spectroscopy), and ROSAT All-Sky Survey (RASS, Cat. <IX/10>) X-ray data for a sample of 30 very rich Abell (R>=2) cluster with z<=0.25. The VLA radio data samples the ultrafaint radio (L(1.4GHz)>=2x10^22^W/Hz) galaxy population within these extremely rich clusters for galaxies with RMAG<=-21. This is the largest sample of low-luminosity 20 cm radio galaxies within rich Abell clusters collected to date.
