- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/156/257
- Title:
- Spectroscopy of RGB stars in Draco & Ursa Minor
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/156/257
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Measuring the frequency of binary stars in dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs) requires data taken over long time intervals. We combine radial velocity measurements from five literature sources taken over the course of ~30 years to yield the largest multi-epoch kinematic sample for stars in the dSphs Draco and Ursa Minor. With this data set, we are able to implement an improved version of the Bayesian technique described in Spencer et al. (2017, J/AJ/153/254) to evaluate the binary fraction of red giant stars in these dwarf galaxies. Assuming Duquennoy & Mayor (1991A&A...248..485D) period and mass ratio distributions, the binary fractions in Draco and Ursa Minor are 0.50_-0.06_^+0.04^ and 0.78_-0.08_^+0.09^, respectively. We find that a normal mass ratio distribution is preferred over a flat distribution, and that log-normal period distributions centered on long periods ({mu}_logP_>3.5) are preferred over distributions centered on short ones. We reanalyzed the binary fractions in Leo II, Carina, Fornax, Sculptor, and Sextans, and find that there is <1% chance that binary fraction is a constant quantity across all seven dwarfs, unless the period distribution varies greatly. This indicates that the binary populations in Milky Way dSphs are not identical in regard to their binary fractions, period distributions, or both. We consider many different properties of the dwarfs (e.g., mass, radius, luminosity, etc.) and find that binary fraction might be larger in dwarfs that formed their stars quickly and/or have high velocity dispersions.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/635/A107
- Title:
- Spectroscopy of the Eri 2 cluster
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/635/A107
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- It has been shown that the ultra-faint dwarf galaxy Eridanus 2 may host a stellar cluster in its centre. If this cluster is shown to exist, it can be used to set constraints on the mass and abundance of massive astrophysical compact halo objects (MACHOs) as a form of dark matter. Previous research has shown promising expectations in the mass range of 10-100M_{sun}_, but lacked spectroscopic measurements of the cluster. We aim to provide spectroscopic evidence regarding the nature of the putative star cluster in Eridanus 2 and to place constraints on MACHOs as a constituent of dark matter. We present spectroscopic observations of the central square arcminute of Eridanus 2 from MUSE-Faint, a survey of ultrafaint dwarf galaxies with the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer on the Very Large Telescope. We derived line-of-sight velocities for possible member stars of the putative cluster and for stars in the centre of Eridanus 2. We discuss the existence of the cluster and determine new constraints for MACHOs using the Fokker-Planck diffusion approximation. Out of 182 extracted spectra, we identify 26 member stars of Eridanus 2, seven of which are possible cluster members. We find intrinsic mean line-of-sight velocities of 79.7^+3.1^_3.8_km/s and 76.0^+3.2^_3.7_km/s for the cluster and the bulk of Eridanus 2, respectively, as well as intrinsic velocity dispersions of <7.6km/s (68-% upper limit) and 10.3^+3.9^_3.2_km/s, respectively. This indicates that the cluster most likely exists as a distinct dynamical population hosted by Eridanus 2 and that it does not have a surplus of dark matter over the background distribution. Among the member stars in the bulk of Eridanus 2, we find possible carbon stars, alluding to the existence of an intermediate-age population.We derived constraints on the fraction of dark matter that can consist of MACHOs with a given mass between 1-10^5^M_{sun}_. For dark matter consisting purely of MACHOs, the mass of the MACHOs must be less than 7.6M_{sun}_ and 44M_{sun}_ at a 68- and 95-% confidence level, respectively.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/220/16
- Title:
- SpeX NIR survey of 886 nearby M dwarfs
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/220/16
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a catalog of near-infrared (NIR) spectra and associated measurements for 886 nearby M dwarfs. The spectra were obtained with the NASA-Infrared Telescope Facility SpeX Spectrograph during a two-year observing campaign; they have high signal-to-noise ratios (S/N>100-150), span 0.8-2.4{mu}m, and have R~2000. Our catalog of measured values contains useful T_eff_ and composition-sensitive features, empirical stellar parameter measurements, and kinematic, photometric, and astrometric properties compiled from the literature. We focus on measurements of M dwarf abundances ([Fe/H] and [M/H]), capitalizing on the precision of recently published empirical NIR spectroscopic calibrations. We explore systematic differences between different abundance calibrations, and from other similar M dwarf catalogs. We confirm that the M dwarf abundances we measure show the expected inverse dependence with kinematic-, activity-, and color-based age indicators. Finally, we provide updated [Fe/H] and [M/H] for 16 M dwarf planet hosts. This catalog represents the largest published compilation of NIR spectra and associated parameters for M dwarfs. It provides a rich and uniform resource for nearby M dwarfs, and will be especially valuable for measuring Habitable Zone locations and comparative abundances of the M dwarf planet hosts that will be uncovered by upcoming exoplanet surveys.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/153/96
- Title:
- Standard Galactic field RR Lyrae. I. Photometry
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/153/96
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a multi-wavelength compilation of new and previously published photometry for 55 Galactic field RR Lyrae variables. Individual studies, spanning a time baseline of up to 30 years, are self-consistently phased to produce light curves in 10 photometric bands covering the wavelength range from 0.4 to 4.5 microns. Data smoothing via the GLOESS technique is described and applied to generate high-fidelity light curves, from which mean magnitudes, amplitudes, rise times, and times of minimum and maximum light are derived. 60000 observations were acquired using the new robotic Three-hundred MilliMeter Telescope (TMMT), which was first deployed at the Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena, CA, and is now permanently installed and operating at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. We provide a full description of the TMMT hardware, software, and data reduction pipeline. Archival photometry contributed approximately 31000 observations. Photometric data are given in the standard Johnson UBV, Kron-Cousins R_C_I_C_, 2MASS JHK, and Spitzer [3.6] and [4.5] bandpasses.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/141/61
- Title:
- Star clusters in M31. II.
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/141/61
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present new high signal-to-noise spectroscopic data on the M31 globular cluster (GC) system, obtained with the Hectospec multifiber spectrograph on the 6.5m MMT. More than 300 clusters have been observed at a resolution of 5{AA} and with a median S/N of 75 per{AA}, providing velocities with a median uncertainty of 6km/s. The primary focus of this paper is the determination of mean cluster metallicities, ages, and reddenings. Metallicities were estimated using a calibration of Lick indices with [Fe/H] provided by Galactic GCs.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/824/42
- Title:
- Star clusters in M31. VII. Globular clusters RVs
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/824/42
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We carry out a joint spatial-kinematical-metallicity analysis of globular clusters (GCs) around the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), using a homogeneous, high-quality spectroscopic data set. In particular, we remove the contaminating young clusters that have plagued many previous analyses. We find that the clusters can be divided into three major metallicity groups based on their radial distributions: (1) an inner metal-rich group ([Fe/H]>-0.4); (2) a group with intermediate metallicity (with median [Fe/H]=-1); and (3) a metal-poor group, with [Fe/H]. The metal-rich group has kinematics and spatial properties like those of the disk of M31, while the two more metal-poor groups show mild prograde rotation overall, with larger dispersions --in contrast to previous claims of stronger rotation. The metal-poor GCs are the least concentrated group; such clusters occur five times less frequently in the central bulge than do clusters of higher metallicity. Despite some well-known differences between the M31 and Milky Way GC systems, our revised analysis points to remarkable similarities in their chemodynamical properties, which could help elucidate the different formation stages of galaxies and their GCs. In particular, the M31 results motivate further exploration of a metal-rich GC formation mode in situ, within high-redshift, clumpy galactic disks.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/638/A76
- Title:
- StarHorse data for 5 surveys
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/638/A76
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We combine high-resolution spectroscopic data from APOGEE-2 survey Data Release 16 (DR16) with broad-band photometric data from several sources, as well as parallaxes from Gaia Data Release 2 (DR2). Using the Bayesian isochrone-fitting code StarHorse, we derive distances, extinctions and astrophysical parameters for around 388,815 APOGEE stars, achieving typical distance uncertainties of 6% for APOGEE giants, 2% for APOGEE dwarfs, as well as extinction uncertainties of 0.07mag when all photometric information is available, and 0.17mag if optical photometry is missing. StarHorse uncertainties vary with the input spectroscopic catalogue, with the available photometry, and with the parallax uncertainties. To illustrate the impact of our results, we show that, thanks to Gaia DR2 and the now larger sky coverage of APOGEE-2 (including APOGEE-South), we obtain an extended map of the Galactic plane, providing an unprecedented coverage of the disk close to the Galactic mid-plane (|ZGal|<1kpc) from the Galactic Centre out to RGal 20 kpc. The improvements in statistics as well as distance and extinction uncertainties unveil the presence of the bar in stellar density, as well as the striking chemical duality in the innermost regions of the disk, now clearly extending to the inner bulge. We complement this paper with distances and extinctions for stars in other public released spectroscopic surveys: 324,999 in GALAH DR2, 4,928,715 in LAMOST DR5, 408,894 in RAVE DR6, and 6,095 in GES DR3.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/131/895
- Title:
- Stars in the Carina dwarf spheroidal galaxy
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/131/895
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Carina dwarf spheroidal galaxy is the only galaxy of this type that shows clearly episodic star formation separated by long pauses. Here we present metallicities for 437 radial velocity members of this Galactic satellite. The metallicities and radial velocities were measured as part of a Large Programme with the Very Large Telescope at the European Southern Observatory, Chile. We obtained medium-resolution spectroscopy with the multiobject spectrograph FLAMES. Our target red giants cover the entire projected surface area of Carina. Our spectra are centered at the near-infrared CaII triplet, which is a well-established metallicity indicator for old and intermediate-age red giants. The resulting data sample provides the largest collection of spectroscopically derived metallicities for a Local Group dwarf spheroidal galaxy to date.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/115/2397
- Title:
- Stars in the solar region
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/115/2397
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Several samples of nearby stars with the most accurate astrometric and photometric parameters are searched for clues to their evolutionary history. The main samples are (1) the main-sequence stars with b-y between 0.29 and 0.59mag (F3 to K1) in the Yale parallax catalog, (2) a group of high-velocity subgiants studied spectroscopically by Ryan & Lambert (1995AJ....109.2068R), and (3) high-velocity main-sequence stars in the extensive investigation by Norris, Bessel, & Pickles (1985ApJS...58..463N). The major conclusions are as follows: (1) The oldest stars (halo), t>=10-12Gyr, have V-velocities (in the direction of Galactic rotation and referred to the Sun) in the range from about -50 to -800km/s and have a heavy-element abundance [Fe/H] of less than about -0.8dex. The age range of these objects depends on our knowledge of globular cluster ages, but if age is correlated with V-velocity, the youngest may be M22 and M28 (V~-50km/s) and the oldest NGC 3201 (V~-500km/s) and assorted field stars. (2) The old disk population covers the large age range from about 2Gyr (Hyades, NGC 752) to 10 or 12Gyr (Arcturus group, 47 Tuc), but the lag (V) velocity is restricted to less than about 120km/s and [Fe/H]>=-0.8 or -0.9dex. The [Fe/H]~-0.8dex division between halo and old disk, near t~10-12Gyr, is marked by a change in the character of the CN index (Cm) and of the blanketing parameter K of the DDO photometry. (3) The young disk population, t<2Gyr, is confined exclusively to a well-defined area of the (U, V) velocity plane. The age separating young and old disk stars is also that separating giant evolution of the Hyades (near main-sequence luminosity) and M67 (degenerate helium cores and a large luminosity rise) kinds. The two disk populations are also separated by such indexes as the g-index of Geveva photometry. There appears to be no obvious need to invoke exogeneous influences to understand the motion and heavy-element abundance distributions of the best-observed stars near the Sun. Individual stars of special interest include the parallax star HD 55575, which may be an equal-component binary, and the high-velocity star HD 220127, with a well-determined space velocity near 1000km/s.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/398/363
- Title:
- Statistical properties of exoplanets II
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/398/363
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Table2 file is an extended version of table 2 in the paper. It contains the stellar parameters as well as the number of FeI and FeII lines used (and the rms around the mean value) in the analysis, the spectrograph used, and the derived stellar masses for each star. Velocity files contains the U, V, and W space velocities for the planet host stars used in Figs. 9 and 10.
