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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/509/A14
- Title:
- Grid of solar-metallicity wind models
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/509/A14
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Knowing how the mass loss of carbon-rich AGB stars depends on stellar parameters is crucial for stellar evolution modelling, as well as for the understanding of when and how circumstellar structures emerge around these stars, e.g., dust shells and so-called detached shells of expelled gas. The purpose of this paper is to explore the stellar parameter space using a numerical radiation hydrodynamic (RHD) model of carbon-star atmospheres, including a detailed description of dust formation and frequency-dependent radiative transfer, in order to determine how the mass loss of carbon stars changes with stellar parameters.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/VI/134
- Title:
- Grids of ATLAS9 Model Atmospheres and MOOG spectra
- Short Name:
- VI/134
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A grid of ATLAS9 model atmospheres has been computed, spanning Teff in 3500--8000K, log.g in 0.0--5.0, [Fe/H] in -4.0--0.0, [{alpha}/Fe] in -0.08--1.2. These parameters are appropriate for stars in the red giant branch, subgiants, and the lower main sequence. The main difference from a previous, similar grid (Castelli & Kurucz 2003, "Modelling of Stellar Atmospheres", 210, astro-ph/0405087) is the range of [{alpha}/Fe] values. A grid of synthetic spectra, calculated from the model atmospheres, is also presented. The fluxes are computed every 0.02{AA} from 630nm to 910nm. The microturbulent velocity is given by a relation to the surface gravity. This relation is appropriate for giants, but not for subgiants or dwarfs. Therefore, caution is urged for the synthetic spectra with log.g>3.5.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/159/204
- Title:
- HAT-P-41b transmission spectra with HST WFC3/UVIS
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/159/204
- Date:
- 09 Dec 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The ultraviolet-visible wavelength range holds critical spectral diagnostics for the chemistry and physics at work in planetary atmospheres. To date, time-series studies of exoplanets to characterize their atmospheres have relied on several combinations of modes on the Hubble Space Telescope's STIS/COS instruments to access this wavelength regime. Here for the first time, we apply the Hubble WFC3/UVIS G280 grism mode to obtain exoplanet spectroscopy from 200 to 800nm in a single observation. We test the G280 grism mode on the hot Jupiter HAT-P-41b over two consecutive transits to determine its viability for the characterization of exoplanet atmospheres. We obtain a broadband transit depth precision of 29-33ppm and a precision of on average 200ppm in 10nm spectroscopic bins. Spectral information from the G280 grism can be extracted from both the positive and negative first-order spectra, resulting in a 60% increase in the measurable flux. Additionally, the first Hubble Space Telescope orbit can be fully utilized in the time-series analysis. We present detailed extraction and reduction methods for use by future investigations with this mode, testing multiple techniques. We find the results to be fully consistent with STIS measurements of HAT-P-41b from 310 to 800nm, with the G280 results representing a more observationally efficient and precise spectrum. HAT-P-41b's transmission spectrum is best fit with a model with Teq=2091K, high metallicity, and significant scattering and cloud opacity. With these first-of-their-kind observations, we demonstrate that WFC3/UVIS G280 is a powerful new tool to obtain UV-optical spectra of exoplanet atmospheres, adding to the UV legacy of Hubble and complementing future observations with the James Webb Space Telescope.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/569/A43
- Title:
- HE 2252-4225 abundance analysis
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/569/A43
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Studies of the r-process enhanced stars are important for better understanding the nature and origin of the r-process. We present a detailed abundance analysis of a very metal-poor giant star discovered in the HERES project, HE 2252-4225, which exhibits overabundances of the r-process elements, with [r/Fe]=+0.80. We determined the stellar atmosphere parameters, Teff=4710K, logg=1.65, and [Fe/H]=-2.63, and chemical abundances by analysing the high-quality VLT/UVES spectra. The surface gravity was calculated from the non-local thermodynamic equilibrium (NLTE) ionisation balance between FeI and FeII. Accurate abundances for a total of 38 elements, including 22 neutron-capture elements beyond Sr and up to Th, were determined in HE 2252-4225. For every chemical species, the dispersion in the single line measurements around the mean does not exceed 0.12dex. This object is deficient in carbon, as expected for a giant star with Teff<4800K. The stellar Na-Zn abundances are well fitted by the yields of a single supernova of 14.4M_{sun}_. For the neutron-capture elements in the Sr-Ru, Ba-Yb, and Os-Ir regions, the abundance pattern of HE 2252-4225 is in excellent agreement with the average abundance pattern of the strongly r-process enhanced stars CS 22892-052, CS 31082-001, HE 1219-0312, and HE 1523-091. This suggests a common origin of the first, second, and third r-process peak elements in HE 2252-4225 in the classical r-process. We tested the solar r-process pattern based on the most recent s-process calculations of Bisterzo, Travaglio, Gallino, Wiescher, and Kappeler and found that elements in the range from Ba to Ir match it very well. No firm conclusion can be drawn about the relationship between the first neutron-capture peak elements, Sr to Ru, in HE 2252-4225 and the solar r-process, due to the uncertainty in the solar r-process. The investigated star has an anomalously high Th/Eu abundance ratio, so that radioactive dating results in a stellar age of {tau}=1.5+/-1.5Gyr that is not expected for a very metal-poor halo star.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/VI/120
- Title:
- High-resolution synthetic stellar library
- Short Name:
- VI/120
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Libraries of stellar spectra are fundamental tools for the study of stellar populations and both empirical and synthetic libraries have been used for this purpose. In this paper, a new library of high resolution synthetic spectra is presented, ranging from the near-ultraviolet (300nm) to the near-infrared (1.8{mu}m). The library spans all the stellar types that are relevant to the integrated light of old and intermediate-age stellar populations in the involved spectral region (spectral types F through M and all luminosity classes). The grid was computed for metallicities ranging from [Fe/H]=-2.5 to +0.5, including both solar and {alpha}-enhanced ([{alpha}/Fe]=0.4) chemical compositions. The synthetic spectra are a good match to observations of stars throughout the stellar parameter space encompassed by the library and over the whole spectral region covered by the computations.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/616/A150
- Title:
- HNCO in planetary atmospheres.
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/616/A150
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Time-resolved Fourier transform infrared emission spectroscopy, Fourier transform absorption infrared spectroscopy, and high-resolution UV-ViS emission spectroscopy have been exploited in order to characterize the chemistry of isocyanic acid (HNCO) under glow discharge conditions in planetary atmospheres. HNCO mixtures (i.e., composed of di-hydrogen or ammonia) have been investigated in order to unveil the possible reaction pathways leading to the synthesis of the key prebiotic molecule formamide (HCONH_2_), upon planetary atmospheres containing isocyanic acid in presence of di-hydrogen and, separately, of ammonia. In addition, ab initio Molecular Dynamics simulations coupled with a state-of-the-art metadynamics technique have been performed in order to identify the most likely chemical pathways connecting HNCO to formamide. It turned out that the direct hydrogenation of HNCO is thermodynamically favored. Incidentally, also the experimental results - supplied by a simplified kinetic model - proved the favorability of the reaction HNCO + H_2_ -> HCONH_2_ which, moreover, spontaneously takes place in unbiased ab initio Molecular Dynamics simulations carried out under the effect of intense electric fields.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/231/1
- Title:
- Hot DA white dwarfs grid of synthetic spectra
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/231/1
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- In this work we present a grid of LTE and non-LTE synthetic spectra of hot DA white dwarfs (WDs). In addition to its usefulness for the determination of fundamental stellar parameters of isolated WDs and in binaries, this grid will be of interest for the construction of theoretical libraries for stellar studies from integrated light. The spectral grid covers both a wide temperature and gravity range, with 17000K<=Teff<=100000K and 7.0<=log(g)<=9.5. The stellar models are built for pure hydrogen and the spectra cover a wavelength range from 900{AA} to 2.5um. Additionally, we derive synthetic HST/ACS, HST/WFC3, Bessel UBVRI, and SDSS magnitudes. The grid was also used to model integrated spectral energy distributions of simple stellar populations and our modeling suggests that DAs might be detectable in ultraviolet bands for populations older than ~8Gyr.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/506/4781
- Title:
- HR-PYPOPSTAR model
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/506/4781
- Date:
- 06 Dec 2021 20:15:01
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the HR-PYPOPSTAR model, which provides a complete set (in ages) of high-resolution (HR) spectral energy distributions of Single Stellar Populations. The model uses the most recent high-wavelength-resolution theoretical atmosphere libraries for main-sequence, post-AGB/planetary nebulae and Wolf-Rayet stars. The spectral energy distributions are given for more than a hundred ages ranging from 0.1Myr to 13.8Gyr, at four different values of the metallicity (Z = 0.004, 0.008, 0.019, and 0.05), considering four different IMFs. The wavelength range goes from 91 to 24000{AA} in linear steps {delta}{lambda}=0.1{AA}, giving a theoretical resolving power R_th,5000_~50000 at 5000{AA}. This is the main novelty of these spectra, unique for their age and wavelength ranges. The models include the ionizing stellar populations that are relevant at both young (massive hot stars) and old (planetary nebulae) ages. We have tested the results with some examples of HR spectra recently observed with MEGARA at GTC. We highlight the importance of wavelength resolution in reproducing and interpreting the observational data from the last and forthcoming generations of astronomical instruments operating at 8-10m class telescopes, with higher spectral resolution than their predecessors.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/628/A132
- Title:
- IK Tau and HIP 20188 visible polarimetric imaging
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/628/A132
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present visible polarimetric imaging observations of the oxygen-rich AGB star IK Tau obtained with SPHERE-ZIMPOL (phase 0.27) as well as interferometric observations with AMBER. The polarimetric imaging capabilities of SPHERE-ZIMPOL have allowed us to spatially resolve clumpy dust clouds at 20-50mas from the central star, which corresponds to 2-5R* when combined with a central star's angular diameter of 20.7+/-1.53 mas measured with AMBER. The diffuse, asymmetric dust emission extends out to ~73R*. We find that the TiO emission extends to 150 mas (15R*). The AMBER data in the CO lines also suggest a molecular outer atmosphere extending to ~1.5R*. The results of our 2-D Monte Carlo radiative transfer modelling of dust clumps suggest that the polarized intensity and degree of linear polarization can be reasonably explained by small-sized (0.1{mu}m) grains of Al_2_O_3, MgSiO_3, or Mg_2_SiO_4 in an optically thin shell ({tau}_550 nm=0.5+/-0.1) with an inner boundary radius of 3.5*. IK Tau's mass-loss rate is 20 to 50 times higher than the previously studied AGB stars W Hya, R Dor, and o Cet. Nevertheless, our observations of IK Tau revealed that clumpy dust formation occurs close to the star as seen in those low mass-rate AGB stars.
