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531. Nuclear activity in isolated galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/434/336
Title:
Nuclear activity in isolated galaxies
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/434/336
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present a spectroscopic study of the incidence of active galactic nucleus (AGN) nuclear activity in two samples of isolated galaxies. Our results show that the incidence of non-thermal nuclear activity is about 43 and 31 percent for galaxies with emission lines and 40 and 27 percent for the total sample, respectively. For the first time we have a large number of bona fide isolated galaxies (513 objects), with statistically significant number of all morphological types. A large fraction (~70%) of elliptical galaxies or early-type spirals have an AGN and ~70% of them are low-ionization nuclear emission-line regions. We find a larger fraction of AGN in early morphological types, as also found in the general population of galaxies. Only 3% of the AGN show the presence of broad lines (not a single one can be classified as type 1 AGN). This is an important result which is at odds with the unified model even if we consider warped or clumpy tori. Finally, we interpret the large fraction of AGN in isolated galaxies as the result of secular accretion.
532. Nuclear star clusters in 228 spiral galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/441/3570
Title:
Nuclear star clusters in 228 spiral galaxies
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/441/3570
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present a catalogue of photometric and structural properties of 228 nuclear star clusters (NSCs) in nearby late-type disc galaxies. These new measurements are derived from a homogeneous analysis of all suitable Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) images in the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) archive. The luminosity and size of each NSC are derived from an iterative point spread function (PSF) fitting technique, which adapts the fitting area to the effective radius (r_eff_) of the NSC and uses a WFPC2-specific PSF model tailored to the position of each NSC on the detector. The luminosities of NSCs are <=10^8^L_V,{sun}_, and their integrated optical colours suggest a wide spread in age. We confirm that most NSCs have sizes similar to globular clusters (GCs), but find that the largest and brightest NSCs occupy the regime between ultra-compact dwarf (UCD) and the nuclei of early-type galaxies in the size-luminosity plane. The overlap in size, mass, and colour between the different incarnations of compact stellar systems provides a support for the notion that at least some UCDs and the most massive Galactic GCs may be remnant nuclei of disrupted disc galaxies. We find tentative evidence for the NSCs' r_eff_ to be smaller when measured in bluer filters and discuss possible implications of this result. We also highlight a few examples of complex nuclear morphologies, including double nuclei, extended stellar structures, and nuclear F606W excess from either recent (circum-)nuclear star formation and/or a weak active galactic nucleus. Such examples may serve as case studies for ongoing NSC evolution via the two main suggested mechanisms, namely cluster merging and in situ star formation.
533. Number counts predictions for surveys
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/472/4878
Title:
Number counts predictions for surveys
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/472/4878
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We estimate the number counts of line emitters at high redshift and their evolution with cosmic time based on a combination of photometry and spectroscopy. We predict the H{alpha}, H{beta}, [OII], and [OIII] line fluxes for more than 35000 galaxies down to stellar masses of ~10^9^M_{sun}_ in the COSMOS and GOODS-S fields, applying standard conversions and exploiting the spectroscopic coverage of the FMOS-COSMOS survey at z~1.55 to calibrate the predictions. We calculate the number counts of H{alpha}, [OII], and [OIII] emitters down to fluxes of 1x10^-17^erg/cm^2^/s in the range 1.4<z<1.8 covered by the FMOS-COSMOS survey. We model the time evolution of the differential and cumulative H{alpha} counts, steeply declining at the brightest fluxes. We expect ~9300-9700 and ~2300-2900-galaxies/deg^2^ for fluxes >=1x10^-16^ and >=2x10^-16^erg/cm^2^/s over the range of 0.9<z<1.8. We show that the observed evolution of the main sequence of galaxies with redshift is enough to reproduce the observed counts variation at 0.2<z<2.5. We characterize the physical properties of the H{alpha} emitters with fluxes >=2x10^-16^erg/cm^2^/s including their stellar masses, UV sizes, [NII]/H{alpha} ratios and H{alpha} equivalent widths. An aperture of R~R_e_~0.5arcsec maximizes the signal-to-noise ratio for a detection, whilst causing a factor of ~2x flux losses, influencing the recoverable number counts, if neglected. Our approach, based on deep and large photometric data sets, reduces the uncertainties on the number counts due to the selection and spectroscopic samplings whilst exploring low fluxes. We publicly release the line flux predictions for the explored photometric samples.
534. NUV sources in Hubble Ultra Deep Field
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/138/598
Title:
NUV sources in Hubble Ultra Deep Field
Short Name:
J/AJ/138/598
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The catalog from the first high-resolution U-band image of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, taken with Hubble's Wide-Field Planetary Camera 2 through the F300W filter, is presented. We detect 96 U-band objects and compare and combine this catalog with a Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey B-selected catalog that provides B, V, i, and z photometry, spectral types, and photometric redshifts. We have also obtained far-ultraviolet (FUV, 1614{AA}) data with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys Solar Blind Channel (ACS/SBC) and with GALEX. We detected 31 sources with ACS/SBC, 28 with GALEX/FUV, and 45 with GALEX/NUV. The methods of observations, image processing, object identification, catalog preparation, and catalog matching are presented.
535. Observations of Galaxies 1985-1989
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/VII/139
Title:
Observations of Galaxies 1985-1989
Short Name:
VII/139
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
In this catalog a complete list of new publications which include CO observations of external galaxies has been edited so that new observations are reported only once, preferably in refereed journals (pub.dat). Therefore the catalog of publications also serves as an inventory of distinct observational projects. This catalog lists all publications that have appeared since the submission of Verter (1985) and before the end of 1989. For each publication, the number and nature of the observations are summarized.
536. Observed sample of z~0.7 massive galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/788/72
Title:
Observed sample of z~0.7 massive galaxies
Short Name:
J/ApJ/788/72
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Detailed studies of the stellar populations of intermediate-redshift galaxies can shed light onto the processes responsible for the growth of the massive galaxy population in the last 8 billion years. We here take a step toward this goal by means of deep, multiobject rest-frame optical spectroscopy, performed with the Inamori Magellan Areal Camera and Spectrograph on the Magellan telescope, of a sample of ~70 galaxies in the Extended Chandra Deep Field South survey with redshift 0.65<=z<=0.75, apparent R>22.7 mag_Vega_, and stellar mass >10^10^ M_{sun}_. We measure velocity dispersion and stellar absorption features for individual sources. We interpret them by means of a large Monte Carlo library of star formation histories, following the Bayesian approach adopted for previous low redshift studies, and derive constraints on the stellar mass, mean stellar age, and stellar metallicity of these galaxies. We characterize for the first time the relations between stellar age and stellar mass and between stellar metallicity and stellar mass at z~0.7 for the galaxy population as a whole and for quiescent and star-forming galaxies separately. These relations of increasing age and metallicity with galaxy mass for the galaxy population as a whole have a similar shape as the z~0.1 analog derived for Sloan Digital Sky Survey galaxies but are shifted by -0.28 dex in age and by -0.13 dex in metallicity, at odds with simple passive evolution. Considering z=0.7 quiescent galaxies alone, we find that no additional star formation and chemical enrichment are required for them to evolve into the present-day quiescent population. However, other observations require the quiescent population to grow from z=0.7 to the present day. This growth could be supplied by the quenching of a fraction of z=0.7 M_{sstarf}_>10^11^ M_{sun}_ star-forming galaxies with metallicities already comparable to those of quiescent galaxies, thus leading to the observed increase of the scatter in age without affecting the metallicity distribution. However, rapid quenching of the entire population of massive star-forming galaxies at z=0.7 would be inconsistent with the age- and metallicity-mass relations for the population as a whole and with the metallicity distribution of star-forming galaxies only, which are, on average, 0.12 dex less metal rich than their local counterparts. This indicates chemical enrichment until the present in at least a fraction of the z=0.7 star-forming galaxies in our sample.
537. [OII] luminosity function
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/575/A40
Title:
[OII] luminosity function
Short Name:
J/A+A/575/A40
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the [OII] luminosity function measured in the redshift range 0.1<z<1.65 with unprecedented depth and accuracy. Our measurements are based on medium resolution flux-calibrated spectra of emission line galaxies with the FORS2 instrument at VLT and with the SDSS-III/BOSS spectrograph. The FORS2 spectra and the corresponding catalog containing redshifts and line fluxes are released along with this paper. In this work we use a novel method to combine the aforementioned surveys with GAMA, zCOSMOS and VVDS, which have different target selection, producing a consistent weighting scheme to derive the [OII] luminosity function. The measured luminosity function is in good agreement with previous independent estimates. The comparison with two state-of-the-art semi-analytical models is good, which is encouraging for the production of mock catalogs of [OII] flux limited surveys. We observe the bright end evolution over 8.5Gyr: we measure the decrease of logL* from 42.4erg/s at redshift 1.44 to 41.2 at redshift 0.165 and we find that the faint end slope flattens when redshift decreases. This measurement confirms the feasibility of the target selection of future baryonic acoustic oscillation surveys aiming at observing [OII] flux limited samples.
538. [OII] nebular emission from MgII absorbers
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/471/1910
Title:
[OII] nebular emission from MgII absorbers
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/471/1910
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present nebular emission associated with 198 strong Mg II absorbers at 0.35<=z<=1.1 in the fibre spectra of quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Measured [OII] luminosities (L_[OII]_) are typical of sub-L* galaxies with derived star formation rate (uncorrected for fibre losses and dust reddening) in the range of 0.5-20M_{sun}_/yr. Typically less than ~3 per cent of the MgII systems with rest equivalent width, W_2796_>=2{AA}, show L_[OII]_>=0.3L*_[OII]_. The detection rate is found to increase with increasing W_2796_ and z. No significant correlation is found between W_2796_ and L_[OII]_ even when we restrict the samples to narrow z ranges. A strong correlation is seen between L_[OII]_ and z. While this is expected from the luminosity evolution of galaxies, we show that finite fibre size plays a very crucial role in this correlation. The measured nebular line ratios (like [OIII]/[OII] and [OIII]/H {beta}) and their z evolution are consistent with those of galaxies detected in deep surveys. Based on the median stacked spectra, we infer the average metallicity (logZ~8.3), ionization parameter (logq~7.5) and stellar mass (log (M/M_{sun}_)~9.3). The MgII systems with nebular emission typically have W_2796_>=2{AA}, MgII doublet ratio close to 1 and W(FeII{lambda}2600)/W_2796_~0.5 as often seen in damped Ly {alpha} and 21-cm absorbers at these redshifts. This is the biggest reported sample of [OII] emission from MgII absorbers at low-impact parameters ideally suited for probing various feedback processes at play in z<=1 galaxies.
539. On the nature of small galaxy systems
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/481/2458
Title:
On the nature of small galaxy systems
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/481/2458
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We aim at defining homogeneous selection criteria of small galaxy systems in order to build catalogues suitable to compare main properties of pairs, triplets, and groups with four or more members. To this end we use spectroscopic and photometric Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) data to identify systems with a low number of members. We study global properties of these systems and the properties of their member galaxies finding that galaxies in groups are systematically redder and with lower star formation activity indicators than galaxies in pairs which have a higher fraction of star-forming galaxies. Triplet galaxies present intermediate trends between pairs and groups. We also find an enhancement of star formation activity for galaxies in small systems with companions closer than 100kpc, irrespective of the number of members. We have tested these analyses on SDSS mock catalogues derived from the Millennium simulation, finding as conservative thresholds 76 per cent completeness and a contamination of 23 per cent in small galaxy systems, when considering an extreme case of incompleteness due to fiber collisions. Nevertheless, we also found that the results obtained are not likely affected by projection effects. Our studies suggest that an extra galaxy in a system modify the properties of the member galaxies. In pairs, galaxy-galaxy interactions increase gas density and trigger starbursts. However, repeated interactions in triplets and groups can generate gas stripping, turbulence, and shocks quenching the star formation in these systems.
540. Optical properties of Markarian galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/170/33
Title:
Optical properties of Markarian galaxies
Short Name:
J/ApJS/170/33
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
A database for the entire Markarian catalog is presented that combines extensive new measurements of their optical parameters with a literature and database search. The measurements were made using images extracted from the STScI Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) of F_pg_(red) and J_pg_(blue) band photographic sky survey plates obtained by the Palomar and UK Schmidt telescopes. We provide accurate coordinates, morphological type, spectral and activity classes, red and blue apparent magnitudes, apparent diameters, axial ratios, and position angles, as well as number counts of neighboring objects in a circle of radius 50kpc. Special attention was paid to the individual descriptions of the galaxies in the original Markarian lists, which clarified many cases of misidentifications of the objects, particularly among interacting systems, larger galaxies with knots of star formation, possible stars, and cases of stars projected on galaxies. The total number of individual Markarian objects in the database is now 1544.