- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/171/101
- Title:
- Globular clusters in the ACS Virgo cluster survey
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/171/101
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We analyze the luminosity function of the globular clusters (GCs) belonging to the early-type galaxies observed in the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. We have obtained maximum likelihood estimates for a Gaussian representation of the globular cluster luminosity function (GCLF) for 89 galaxies. We have also fit the luminosity functions with an "evolved Schechter function", which is meant to reflect the preferential depletion of low-mass GCs, primarily by evaporation due to two-body relaxation, from an initial Schechter mass function similar to that of young massive clusters in local starbursts and mergers. We find a highly significant trend of the GCLF dispersion {sigma} with galaxy luminosity, in the sense that the GC systems in smaller galaxies have narrower luminosity functions. The GCLF dispersions of our Galaxy and M31 are quantitatively in keeping with this trend, and thus the correlation between {sigma} and galaxy luminosity would seem more fundamental than older notions that the GCLF dispersion depends on Hubble type. We show that this narrowing of the GCLF in a Gaussian description is driven by a steepening of the cluster mass function above the classic turnover mass, as one moves to lower luminosity host galaxies. In a Schechter function description, this is reflected by a steady decrease in the value of the exponential cutoff mass scale. We argue that this behavior at the high-mass end of the GC mass function is most likely a consequence of systematic variations of the initial cluster mass function rather than long-term dynamical evolution.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/651/A86
- Title:
- GLOSTAR Galactic plane survey. II. SNR.
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/651/A86
- Date:
- 17 Jan 2022 00:20:41
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The properties of the population of Galactic supernova remnants (SNRs) are essential to our understanding of the dynamics of the interstellar medium (ISM) in the Milky Way. However, the completeness of the catalog of Galactic SNRs is expected to be only ~30%, with on order 700 SNRs yet to be detected. Deep interferometric radio continuum surveys of the Galactic plane help in rectifying this apparent deficiency by identifying low surface brightness SNRs and compact SNRs that have not been detected in previous surveys. However, SNRs are routinely confused with HII regions, which can have similar radio morphologies. Radio spectral index, polarization, and emission at mid-infrared (MIR) wavelengths can help distinguish between SNRs and HII regions. We aim to identify SNR candidates using continuum images from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array GLObal view of the STAR formation in the Milky Way (GLOSTAR) survey. GLOSTAR is a C-band (4-8GHz) radio wavelength survey of the Galactic plane covering 358{deg}>=l<=60{deg}, |b|<=1{deg}. The continuum images from this survey, which resulted from observations with the most compact configuration of the array, have an angular resolution of 18''. We searched for SNRs in these images to identify known SNRs, previously identified SNR candidates, and new SNR candidates. We study these objects in MIR surveys and the GLOSTAR polarization data to classify their emission as thermal or nonthermal. We identify 157 SNR candidates, of which 80 are new. Polarization measurements provide evidence of nonthermal emission from 9 of these candidates. We find that two previously identified candidates are filaments. We also detect emission from 91 of the 94 known SNRs in the survey region. Four of these are reclassified as HII regions following detection in MIR surveys. The better sensitivity and resolution of the GLOSTAR data have led to the identification of 157 SNR candidates, along with the reclassification of several misidentified objects. We show that the polarization measurements can identify nonthermal emission, despite the diffuse Galactic synchrotron emission. These results underscore the importance of higher resolution and higher sensitivity radio continuum data in identifying and confirming SNRs.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/627/A175
- Title:
- GLOSTAR. Radio Source Catalogue I
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/627/A175
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Radio continuum surveys of the Galactic plane are an excellent way to identify different source populations such as planetary nebulae, HII regions, and radio stars and characterize their statistical properties. The Global View of Star Formation in the Milky Way (GLOSTAR) survey will study the star formation in the Galactic plane between -2{deg}<l<85{deg} and |b|<1{deg} with unprecedented sensitivity in both flux density (~40uJy/beam) and range of angular scales (~1.5" to the largest radio structures in the Galaxy). In this paper we present the first results obtained from a radio continuum map of a 16-square-degree-sized region of the Galactic plane centered on l=32{deg} and b=0{deg} (28{deg}<l<36{deg} and |b|<1{deg}). This map has a resolution of 18" and a sensitivity of 60-150uJy/beam. We present data acquired in 40 hours of observations with the VLA in D-configuration. Two 1GHz wide sub-bands were observed simultaneously and they were centered at 4.7 and 6.9GHz. These data were calibrated and imaged using the Obit software package. The source extraction was performed using the BLOBCAT software package and verified through a combination of visual inspection and cross-matching with other radio and mid-infrared surveys. The final catalog consists of 1575 discrete radio sources and 27 large scale structures (including W43 and W44). By crossmatching with other catalogs and calculating the spectral indices (S({nu}){prop.to}{nu}^{alpha}^), we have classified 231 continuum sources as HII regions, 37 as ionization fronts, and 46 as planetary nebulae. The longitude and latitude distribution and negative spectral indices are all consistent with the vast majority of the unclassified sources being extragalactic background sources. We present a catalog of 1575 radio continuum sources and discuss their physical properties, emission nature, and relation to previously reported data. These first GLOSTAR results have increased the number of reliable HII regions in this part of the Galaxy by a factor of four.
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/skyview/tgss
- Title:
- GMRT 150 MHz All-sky Radio Survey: First Alternative Data Release
- Short Name:
- TGSS
- Date:
- 25 Apr 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- The first full release of a survey of the 150 MHz radio sky observed with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope between April 2010 and March 2012 as part of the TGSS project. Aimed at producing a reliable compact source survey, the automated data reduction pipeline efficiently processed more than 2000 hours of observations with minimal human interaction. Through application of innovative techniques such as image-based flagging, direction-dependent calibration of ionospheric phase errors, correcting for systematic offsets in antenna pointing, and improving the primary beam model, good quality images were created for over 95 percent of the 5336 pointings. This data release covers 36,900 square degrees (or 3.6 pi steradians) of the sky between -53 deg and +90 deg DEC, which is 90 percent of the total sky. The majority of pointing images have a background RMS noise below 5 mJy/beam with an approximate resolution of 25" x 25" (or 25" x 25" / cos (DEC - 19 deg) for pointings south of 19 deg DEC). The associated catalog has 640 thousand radio sources derived from an initial, high reliability source extraction at the 7 sigma level. The measured overall astrometric accuracy is better than 2" in RA and DEC, while the flux density accuracy is estimated at ~10 percent. Data is stored as 5336 mosaic images (5 deg x 5 deg). <p> <i>SkyView</i> uses Lanczos resampling and Sqrt image scaling by default for this survey. Provenance: TGS ADR Team. This is a service of NASA HEASARC.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/549/A55
- Title:
- GMRT 153MHz (2m) Radio Mini Survey I.
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/549/A55
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present wide area, deep, high-resolution 153MHz GMRT observations of the NOAO Bootes field, adding to the extensive, multi-wavelength data of this region. The observations, data reduction, and catalogue construction and description are described here. The seven pointings produced a final mosaic covering 30 square degrees with a resolution of 25". The rms noise is 2mJy/beam in the centre of the image, rising to 4-5mJy/beam on the edges, with an average of 3mJy/beam. Seventy-five per cent of the area has an rms <4mJy/beam. The extracted source catalogue contains 1289 sources detected at 5{sigma}, of which 453 are resolved. We estimate the catalogue to be 92 per cent reliable and 95 per cent complete at an integrated flux density limit of 14mJy. The flux densities and astrometry have been corrected for systematic errors. We calculate the differential source counts which are in good agreement with those in the literature and provide an important step forward in quantifying the source counts at these low frequencies and low flux densities. The GMRT 153MHz sources have been matched to the 1.4GHz NVSS and 327MHz WENSS catalogues and spectral indices were derived.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/464/3357
- Title:
- GMRT 610-MHz observations of the AMI001 field
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/464/3357
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present 610-MHz Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope observations of 0.84deg^2^ of the AMI001 field (centred on 00h23m10s, +31d53') with an rms noise of 18microJy/beam in the centre of the field. A total of 955 sources are detected, and 814 are included in the source count analysis. The source counts from these observations are consistent with previous work. We have used these data to study the spectral index distribution of a sample of sources selected at 15.7GHz from the recent deep extension to the Tenth Cambridge (10C) survey. The median spectral index, alpha, (where S{prop.to}nu^-alpha^^) between 0.08<S_15.7GHz/mJy<0.2 is 0.32+/-0.14, showing that star-forming galaxies, which have much steeper spectra, are not contributing significantly to this population. This is in contrast to several models, but in agreement with the results from the 10C ultra-deep source counts; the high-frequency sky therefore continues to be dominated by radio galaxies down to S_15.7GHz_=0.1mJy.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/551/A24
- Title:
- GMRT Radio Halo Cluster Survey diffuse sources
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/551/A24
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- To gain further insight on the origin of diffuse radio sources in galaxy clusters and their connection with cluster merger processes, we performed GMRT low frequency observations of the radio halos, relics and new candidates belonging to the GMRT Radio Halo Cluster Sample first observed at 610MHz. Our main aim was to investigate their observational properties and integrated spectrum at frequencies below 610MHz.
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/skyview/goodsacisfb
- Title:
- GOODS Chandra ACIS: Full band (0\.5\-8 keV)
- Short Name:
- GOODSACISFB
- Date:
- 25 Apr 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- This survey comprises the 2 Ms Chandra Deep Field North and 4 Ms Deep Field South ACIS observations. All observations are co-added into two fields in the north and south. Data are provided in three bands, the soft 0.5-2 keV band, the hard 2.0-8.0 keV and the full 0.5 to 8 keV band. Provenance: Taken from the Neil Brandt's PSU websites for the the <a href="https://personal.psu.edu/wnb3/hdf/hdf-chandra.html">north</a> and <a href="https://personal.psu.edu/wnb3/cdfs/cdfs-chandra.html">south</a>.. This is a service of NASA HEASARC.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/371/1891
- Title:
- GOODS ELAIS-N1 24um flux densities
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/371/1891
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We address the question of how to deal with confusion-limited surveys in the mid-infrared (MIR) domain by using information from shorter-wavelength observations over the same sky regions. Such information, once applied to apparently extended MIR sources, which are indeed 'blends' of two or more different sources, allow us to disentangle the single counterparts and to split the measured flux density into different components. We present the application of this method to the 24-{mu}m Spitzer archival data in the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey ELAIS-N1 (GOODS EN1) test field, where apparently extended, 'blended' sources constitute about 20 per cent of a reliable sample of 983 sources detected above the 5{sigma} threshold down to 40uJy. As a shorter-wavelength data set, we have considered the public Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) images and catalogues of the same field. We show that the 24-{mu}m sample is almost unbiased down to ~40uJy and the careful application of the deblending procedure does not require any statistical completeness correction (at least at the flux level considered). This is probed by direct comparison of our results with results in the literature that analysed the same data set through extensive Monte Carlo simulations. The extrapolation of the source counts down to fainter fluxes suggests that our 24-{mu}m sample is able to resolve ~62 per cent of the cosmic background down to a flux level of 38uJy.
- ID:
- ivo://nasa.heasarc/skyview/goodsherschel2
- Title:
- GOODS Herschel 160 micron, DR1 data release
- Short Name:
- GOODSHerschel2
- Date:
- 25 Apr 2025
- Publisher:
- NASA/GSFC HEASARC
- Description:
- GOODS-Herschel is an open time key program of more than 360 hours of observation with the Hershel, SPIRE and PACS, from 100 um and 500. <p> North and South GOODS data is available for 100 and 160 microns (using PACS) but only the northern field is available at 250, 350 and 500 microns (using SPIRE). <p> Note that the scale and resolution of the underlying pixels is different in each band. Provenance: Downloaded from the <a href="https://hedam.lam.fr/GOODS-Herschel/">Herschel Database in Marseille</a>. Release DR1.. This is a service of NASA HEASARC.
