- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/872/42
- Title:
- Opt. spectroscopy of redback ms pulsar binaries
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/872/42
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the first optical spectroscopy of five confirmed (or strong candidate) redback millisecond pulsar binaries, obtaining complete radial velocity curves for each companion star. The properties of these millisecond pulsar binaries with low-mass, hydrogen-rich companions are discussed in the context of the 14 confirmed and 10 candidate field redbacks. We find that the neutron stars in redbacks have a median mass of 1.78+/-0.09M_{sun}_ with a dispersion of {sigma}=0.21+/-0.09. Neutron stars with masses in excess of 2M_{sun}_ are consistent with, but not firmly demanded by, current observations. Redback companions have median masses of 0.36+/-0.04M_{sun}_ with a scatter of {sigma}=0.15+/-0.04M_{sun}_, and a tail possibly extending up to 0.7-0.9M_{sun}_. Candidate redbacks tend to have higher companion masses than confirmed redbacks, suggesting a possible selection bias against the detection of radio pulsations in these more massive candidate systems. The distribution of companion masses between redbacks and the less massive black widows continues to be strongly bimodal, which is an important constraint on evolutionary models for these systems. Among redbacks, the median efficiency of converting the pulsar spin-down energy to {gamma}-ray luminosity is ~10%.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/873/92
- Title:
- Opt. & UV evolution of the TDE iPTF15af
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/873/92
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present multiwavelength observations of the tidal disruption event (TDE) iPTF15af, discovered by the intermediate Palomar Transient Factory survey at redshift z=0.07897. The optical and ultraviolet (UV) light curves of the transient show a slow decay over 5 months, in agreement with previous optically discovered TDEs. It also has a comparable blackbody peak luminosity of L_peak_~1.5x10^44^erg/s. The inferred temperature from the optical and UV data shows a value of (3-5)x10^4^K. The transient is not detected in X-rays up to L_X_<3x10^42^erg/s within the first 5 months after discovery. The optical spectra exhibit two distinct broad emission lines in the HeII region, and at later times also H{alpha} emission. Additionally, emission from [NIII] and [OIII] is detected, likely produced by the Bowen fluorescence effect. UV spectra reveal broad emission and absorption lines associated with high-ionization states of NV, CIV, SiIV, and possibly PV. These features, analogous to those of broad absorption line quasars (BAL QSOs), require an absorber with column densities N_H_>10^23^cm^-2^. This optically thick gas would also explain the nondetection in soft X-rays. The profile of the absorption lines with the highest column density material at the largest velocity is opposite that of BAL QSOs. We suggest that radiation pressure generated by the TDE flare at early times could have provided the initial acceleration mechanism for this gas. Spectral UV line monitoring of future TDEs could test this proposal.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/160/58
- Title:
- Orbits of spectro. binaries with CHARA Array. III.
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/160/58
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the visual orbits of two long-period spectroscopic binary stars, HD8374 and HD24546, using interferometric observations acquired with the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) Array and the Palomar Testbed Interferometer. We also obtained new radial velocities from echelle spectra using the APO 3.5m and Fairborn 2.0 telescopes. By combining the visual and spectroscopic observations, we solve for the full, three-dimensional orbits and determine the stellar masses and distances to within 3% uncertainty. We then estimate the effective temperature and radius of each component star through Doppler tomography and spectral energy distribution analyses, in order to compare the observed stellar parameters to the predictions of stellar evolution models. For HD8374, we find masses of M1=1.636{+/-}0.050M{sun} and M2=1.587{+/-}0.049M{sun}, radii of R1=1.84{+/-}0.05R{sun} and R2=1.66{+/-}0.12R{sun}, temperatures of Teff_1_=7280{+/-}110K and Teff-2-=7280{+/-}120K, and an estimated age of 1.0Gyr. For HD24546, we find masses of M1=1.434{+/-}0.014M{sun} and M2=1.409{+/-}0.014M{sun}, radii of R_1_=1.67{+/-}0.06R{sun} and R_2_=1.60{+/-}0.10R{sun}, temperatures of Teff_1_=6790{+/-}120K and Teff_2_=6770{+/-}90K, and an estimated age of 1.4Gyr. HD24546 is therefore too old to be a member of the Hyades cluster, despite its physical proximity to the group.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/156/48
- Title:
- Orbits of subsystems in six multiple stars. III.
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/156/48
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Spectroscopic orbits are computed for inner pairs in six nearby hierarchical multiple systems (HIP 35733, 95106/95110, 105441, 105585/105569, 105947, and 109951). Radial velocities and resolved measurements, when available, are used to derive combined sets of outer orbital elements for three systems. Each multiple system is discussed individually. Additionally, HIP 115087 is a simple 7.9-day single-lined binary. Although the minimum companion mass is substellar (in the brown dwarf desert regime), it appears to be a 0.2 solar-mass star in a low-inclination orbit.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/477/1708
- Title:
- Origins of post-starburst galaxies at z<0.05
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/477/1708
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Post-starburst galaxies can be identified via the presence of prominent Hydrogen Balmer absorption lines in their spectra. We present a comprehensive study of the origin of strong Balmer lines in a volume-limited sample of 189 galaxies with 0.01<z<0.05, log(M*/M_{sun}_)>9.5 and projected axial ratio b/a>0.32. We explore their structural properties, environments, emission lines, and star formation histories, and compare them to control samples of star-forming and quiescent galaxies, and simulated galaxy mergers. Excluding contaminants, in which the strong Balmer lines are most likely caused by dust-star geometry, we find evidence for three different pathways through the post-starburst phase, with most events occurring in intermediate-density environments: (1) a significant disruptive event, such as a gas-rich major merger, causing a starburst and growth of a spheroidal component, followed by quenching of the star formation (70 per cent of post-starburst galaxies at 9.5<log(M*/M_{sun}_)<10.5 and 60 per cent at log(M*/M_{sun}_)>10.5); (2) at 9.5<log(M*/M_{sun}_)<10.5, stochastic star formation in blue-sequence galaxies, causing a weak burst and subsequent return to the blue sequence (30 per cent); (3) at log(M*/M_{sun}_)>10.5, cyclic evolution of quiescent galaxies which gradually move towards the high-mass end of the red sequence through weak starbursts, possibly as a result of a merger with a smaller gas-rich companion (40 per cent). Our analysis suggests that active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are 'on' for 50 per cent of the duration of the post-starburst phase, meaning that traditional samples of post-starburst galaxies with strict emission-line cuts will be at least 50 per cent incomplete due to the exclusion of narrow-line AGNs.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/AstBu/74.55
- Title:
- Ori OB1 CP stars magnetic fields. III.
- Short Name:
- J/other/AstBu/74
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The paper presents results of magnetic field measurements of 10 chemically peculiar stars of subgroup (a) in the Orion OB1 association: HD33917, HD34859, HD35008, HD35039, HD35177, HD35575, HD35730, HD36549, HD38912, and HD294046. Observations were carried out with the circular polarization analyzer at the Main Stellar Spectrograph at the 6-m SAO RAS telescope.Magnetic fields were detected in four stars, six stars have magnetic fields below the detection threshold.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/AstBu/76.163
- Title:
- Ori OB1 CP stars magnetic fields. V.
- Short Name:
- J/other/AstBu/76
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The paper presents the results of magnetic field measurements of 27 chemically peculiar stars in subgroups (c) and (d) of the Orion OB1 association. In total, more than 140 circularly polarized spectra were obtained and measured in the period from 2013 to 2020. An analysis of the results showed that 13 out of 24 CP stars in subgroup (c) have a magnetic field. At the same time, no field of a significant strength was found in any of the three CP stars in subgroup (d). We found that the occurrence of magnetic stars in subgroup (c), whose average age is approximately 5Myr, lies in the middle between the occurrence of magnetic stars in subgroups (a) with an age of 10 Myr and (b), whose age is about 2Myr. Our results indicate a sharp decrease in the occurrence of magnetic CP stars and a simultaneous decrease in their magnetic field with age. The data obtained with the example of the Orion OB1 association generally support the theory of the fossil origin of the magnetic field of chemically peculiar stars; however, the process of the field formation itself can have a number of features manifesting observationally.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/AstBu/76.39
- Title:
- Ori OB1 CP stars magnetic fields. V.
- Short Name:
- J/other/AstBu/76
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The paper presents magnetic field measurements for 15 chemically peculiar (CP) stars of subgroup 1b in the Orion OB1 association. We have found that the proportion of stars with strong magnetic fields among these 15 CP stars is almost twice as large as in subgroup 1a. Along with this, the age of subgroup 1b is estimated as 2Myr, and the age of subgroup 1a is in the order of 10Myr. The average root-mean-square magnetic field <Be> (all) for stars in subgroup 1b is 2.3 times higher than that for stars in subgroup 1a. The conclusions obtained fall within the concept of the fossil origin of large-scale magnetic fields in B and A stars, but the rate of field weakening with age appears anomalously high. We present our results as an important observational test for calibrating the theory of stellar magnetic field formation and evolution.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/632/A8
- Title:
- Orion Bar photon-dominated region water lines
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/632/A8
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The ortho-to-para ratio (OPR) of water in the interstellar medium (ISM) is often assumed to be related to the formation temperature of water molecules, making it a potentially interesting tracer of the thermal history of interstellar gas. A very low OPR of 0.1-0.5 was previously reported in the Orion Bar photon-dominated region (PDR), based on observations of two optically thin H_2_^18^O lines which were analyzed by using a single-slab large velocity gradient (LVG) model. The corresponding spin temperature does not coincide with the kinetic temperature of the molecular gas in this UV-illuminated region. This was interpreted as an indication of water molecules being formed on cold icy grains which were subsequently released by UV photodesorption. A more complete set of water observations in the Orion Bar, including seven H_2_^16^O lines and one H_2_^18^O line, carried out using Herschel/HIFI instrument, was reanalyzed using the Meudon PDR code to derive gas-phase water abundance and the OPR. The model takes into account the steep density and temperature gradients present in the region. The model line intensities are in good agreement with the observations assuming that water molecules formed with an OPR corresponding to thermal equilibrium conditions at the local kinetic temperature of the gas and when solely considering gas-phase chemistry and water gas-grain exchanges through adsorption and desorption. Gas-phase water is predicted to arise from a region deep into the cloud, corresponding to a visual extinction of A_V_~9, with a H_2_^16^O fractional abundance of ~2x10^-7^ and column density of (1.4+/-0.8)x10^15^cm^-2^ for a total cloud depth of A_V_=15. A line-of-sight average OPR of 2.8+/-0.2 is derived. The observational data are consistent with a nuclear spin isomer repartition corresponding to the thermal equilibrium at a temperature of 36+/-2K, much higher than the spin temperature previously reported for this region and close to the gas kinetic temperature in the water-emitting gas.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/540/A143
- Title:
- Oscillations of red giants observed by Kepler
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/540/A143
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- There are now more than 22 months of long-cadence data available for thousands of red giants observed with the Kepler space mission. Consequently, we are able to clearly resolve fine details in their oscillation spectra and see many components of the mixed modes that probe the stellar core. We report for the first time a parametric fit to the pattern of the l=1 mixed modes in red giants, which is a powerful tool to identify gravity-dominated mixed modes. With these modes, which share the characteristics of pressure and gravity modes, we are able to probe directly the helium core and the surrounding shell where hydrogen is burning.
