- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/149/11
- Title:
- Spectra of candidate standard stars in mid-IR
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/149/11
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present spectra obtained with the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on the Spitzer Space Telescope of 33 K giants and 20 A dwarfs to assess their suitability as spectrophotometric standard stars. The K giants confirm previous findings that the strength of the SiO absorption band at 8{mu}m increases for both later optical spectral classes and redder (B-V)_0_ colors, but with considerable scatter. For K giants, the synthetic spectra underpredict the strengths of the molecular bands from SiO and OH. For these reasons, the assumed true spectra for K giants should be based on neither the assumption that molecular band strengths in the infrared can be predicted accurately from optical spectral class or color nor synthetric spectra. The OH bands in K giants grow stronger with cooler stellar temperatures, and they are stronger than predicted by synthetic spectra. As a group, A dwarfs are better behaved and more predictable than the K giants, but they are more likely to show red excesses from debris disks. No suitable A dwarfs were located in parts of the sky continuously observable from Spitzer, and with previous means of estimating the true spectra of K giants ruled out, it was necessary to use models of A dwarfs to calibrate spectra of K giants from observed spectral ratios of the two groups and then use the calibrated K giants as standards for the full database of infrared spectra from Spitzer. We also describe a lingering artifact that affects the spectra of faint blue sources at 24{mu}m.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/152/40
- Title:
- Spectroscopy of 341 bright A- and B-type stars
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/152/40
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Binary stars and higher-order multiple systems are a ubiquitous outcome of star formation, especially as the system mass increases. The companion mass-ratio distribution is a unique probe into the conditions of the collapsing cloud core and circumstellar disk(s) of the binary fragments. Inside a~1000AU the disks from the two forming stars can interact, and additionally companions can form directly through disk fragmentation. We should, therefore, expect the mass-ratio distribution of close companions (a<~100AU) to differ from that of wide companions. This prediction is difficult to test using traditional methods, in particular, with intermediate-mass primary stars, for a variety of observational reasons. We present the results of a survey searching for companions to A- and B-type stars using the direct spectral detection method, which is sensitive to late-type companions within ~1'' of the primary and which has no inner working angle. We estimate the temperatures and surface gravity of most of the 341 sample stars and derive their masses and ages. We additionally estimate the temperatures and masses of the 64 companions we find, 23 of which are new detections. We find that the mass-ratio distribution for our sample has a maximum near q~0.3. Our mass-ratio distribution has a very different form than in previous works, where it is usually well-described by a power law, and indicates that close companions to intermediate-mass stars experience significantly different accretion histories or formation mechanisms than wide companions.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/653/675
- Title:
- Spitzer 24{mu}m photometry of A dwarfs
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/653/675
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report 24 and/or 70um measurements of ~160 A-type main-sequence stars using the Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/467/1830
- Title:
- Starspots on A stars
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/467/1830
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Rotation modulation of Kepler light curves in mid-A to late-B stars is shown to be present. This is demonstrated by the high correlation of projected rotational velocities with photometric frequencies in 30 stars. The time-frequency diagrams show stochastic variations in all respects similar to those in spotted cool stars. This disposes of any explanation in terms of binary proximity effects. More than half of the sample of stars with effective temperatures in the range of 8300-12000K show rotational modulation, indicating that starspots are the rule rather than the exception among A stars. The periodograms of a subset of these stars show a characteristic pattern in which a broad peak is flanked by a sharp peak at a slightly higher frequency. It is demonstrated that the sharp peak has the same width as the spectral window, indicating a stable period over the duration of the 4-yr Kepler observations. It is speculated that this might be a signature of a reflection effect in a non-transiting planet. These observations suggest that the presence of localized magnetic fields in A and B stars and that current views of radiative stellar envelopes need to be revised.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/110/553
- Title:
- Teff for B, A and F main sequence stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/110/553
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A method of determination of the effective temperature of B, A and F main sequence stars is proposed, using the slope of the continuum between 3200A and 3600A. We have determined the Balmer jump and the effective temperatures for 235 main sequence stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/544/A9
- Title:
- The International Deep Planet Survey. I.
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/544/A9
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Breakthrough direct detections of planetary companions orbiting A-type stars confirm the existence of massive planets at relatively large separations, but dedicated surveys are required to estimate the frequency of similar planetary systems. To measure the first estimation of the giant exoplanetary systems frequency at large orbital separation around A-stars, we have conducted a deep-imaging survey of young (8-400Myr), nearby (19-84pc) A- and F-stars to search for substellar companions in the ~10-300AU range. The sample of 42 stars combines all A-stars observed in previous AO planet search surveys reported in the literature with new AO observations from VLT/NaCo and Gemini/NIRI. It represents an initial subset of the International Deep Planet Survey (IDPS) sample of stars covering M- to B-stars. The data were obtained with diffraction-limited observations in H- and Ks-band combined with angular differential imaging to suppress the speckle noise of the central stars, resulting in typical 5-sigma detection limits in magnitude difference of 12mag at 1", 14mag at 2" and 16mag at 5" which is sufficient to detect massive planets. A detailed statistical analysis of the survey results is performed using Monte Carlo simulations. Considering the planet detections, we estimate the fraction of A-stars having at least one massive planet (3-14M_Jup_) in the range 5-320AU to be inside 5.9-18.8% at 68% confidence, assuming a flat distribution for the mass of the planets. By comparison, the brown dwarf (15-75M_Jup_) frequency for the sample is 2.0-8.9% at 68% confidence in the range 5-320AU. Assuming power law distributions for the mass and semimajor axis of the planet population, the AO data are consistent with a declining number of massive planets with increasing orbital radius which is distinct from the rising slope inferred from radial velocity (RV) surveys around evolved A-stars and suggests that the peak of the massive planet population around A-stars may occur at separations between the ranges probed by existing RV and AO observations. Finally, we report the discovery of three new close M-star companions to HIP 104365 and HIP 42334.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/125/497
- Title:
- Theta Vir and 109 Vir uvby photometry
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/125/497
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Differential Stroemgren uvby photometric observations from the Four College Automated Photoelectric Telescope are used to examine the possible variability of the spectrophotometric standards {theta} Vir and 109 Vir. No evidence is found for variability within a season of observation. Small year to year differences are most likely due to unaccounted for extinction changes.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/157/149
- Title:
- Transit parameters for planets around subgiants
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/157/149
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the discovery of seven new planets and eight planet candidates around subgiant stars, as additions to the known sample of planets around "retired A stars". Among these are the possible first three-planet systems around subgiant stars, HD 163607 and HD 4917. Additionally, we present calculations of possible transit times, durations, depths, and probabilities for all known planets around subgiant (3<logg<4) stars, focused on possible transits during the TESS mission. While most have transit probabilities of 1%-2%, we find that there are three planets with transit probabilities >9%.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/130/133
- Title:
- UBV polarimetry of 361 A- and F-type stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/130/133
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present simultaneous UBV linear polarization measurements for 361 A- and F-type stars with accurate colour excess and distance determination. These stars are distributed in 35 Kapteyn's Selected Areas, covering the third and fourth quadrants of the galactic plane (|b|<=30{deg}). The obtained polarization and the known colour excess are compared. An analysis of the polarization distribution as a function of the stellar distance is also performed.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/435/1099
- Title:
- ubvy photometry of 4 magnetic CP stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/435/1099
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Differential Stroemgren uvby observations from the Four College Automated Photoelectric Telescope are presented for the magnetic Chemically Peculiar (mCP) stars HD 32633, Aur, 49 Cam, and 3 Hya. We find for over 30 years, these four stars with stable optical region light curves have had constant periods of 6.4300, 3.61868, 4.28679, and 11.305 days, respectively.
