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2261. Mixed pairs of galaxies. I.
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/110/131
Title:
Mixed pairs of galaxies. I.
Short Name:
J/A+AS/110/131
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present data from a kinematic and photometric study of six mixed pairs. High resolution rotation and velocity dispersion curves, for both gas and stellar components, are presented. Slit orientations were along the major axis of the spiral and, in most of the cases, along the line connecting the galaxy nuclei. B and V luminosity and geometrical profiles and photometric parameters including effective radius and disk scale length are also presented.
2262. M87 jet VLBI images
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/616/A188
Title:
M87 jet VLBI images
Short Name:
J/A+A/616/A188
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Messier 87 (M87) is one of the nearest radio galaxies with a prominent jet extending from sub-pc to kpc scales. Because of its proximity and the large mass of its central black hole (BH), it is one of the best radio sources for the study of jet formation. We study the physical conditions near the jet base at projected separations from the BH of ~7-100 Schwarzschild radii (Rsch). Global mm-VLBI Array (GMVA) observations at 86GHz ({lambda}=3.5mm) provide an angular resolution of ~50{mu}arcsec, which corresponds to a spatial resolution of only 7Rsch and reach the small spatial scale. We use five GMVA data sets of M87 obtained from 2004 to 2015 and present new high angular resolution VLBI maps at 86GHz. In particular, we focus on the analysis of the brightness temperature, the jet ridge lines, and the ratio of jet to counter-jet. The imaging reveals a parabolically expanding limb-brightened jet which emanates from a resolved VLBI core of ~(8-13)Rsch in size. The observed brightness temperature of the core at any epoch is ~(1-3)x10^10^K, which is below the equipartition brightness temperature and suggests magnetic energy dominance at the jet base. We estimate the diameter of the jet at its base to be ~5Rsch assuming a self-similar jet structure. This suggests that the sheath of the jet may be anchored in the very inner portion of the accretion disk. The image stacking reveals faint emission at the center of the edge-brightened jet on sub-pc scales. We discuss its physical implication within the context of the spine-sheath structure of the jet.
2263. mJy radio sources at 1.4 GHz
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/103/331
Title:
mJy radio sources at 1.4 GHz
Short Name:
J/ApJS/103/331
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
From the 1.4GHz radio survey of Condon, Dickey, & Salpeter (Cat. <J/AJ/99/1071>) in a region much devoid of rich galaxy clusters at redshifts z<0.43 we selected a "distant" sample of 57 radio sources complete to a 1.4GHz flux density of 35mJy and a "nearby" sample of 36 mostly weaker radio sources which are optically brighter than B~19mag. Our ultimate goals are (1) to study the radio, optical, and near-IR properties of those high-redshift (z~1), moderate-power radio sources in the distant sample and to compare them with that of more powerful radio sources, and (2) to make a comparison of primarily noncluster radio sources in the nearby sample with a companion survey of radio sources in a pair of rich superclusters at z~0.1. In this first paper of a series, we report our new C-array VLA continuum snapshots at 4.86GHz and optical R-band CCD imaging photometry for these two samples and tabulate the observational results on individual sources. Some direct sample statistical properties are also discussed in the paper and summarized as follows: (1) The distant sample: (a) The sample median flux density at 1.4GHz is about 65mJy. (b) The majority (80%) of the sample sources have a steep spectrum between 1.4 and 4.86GHz with a spectral index around 0.9. Nineteen (90%) of the 21 sources that are fully resolved at 4.86 GHz (i.e., angular sizes {theta}>11") have a radio morphology of Fanaroff-Riley (FR) II type. (c) Thirty-seven (88%) of the 42 optically imaged sample sources were optically identified to a limiting R-band magnitude of R~23.5mag. About 15% of the identified radio sources appear to be point sources, and the others are extended galaxies with an appearance similar to nearby elliptical galaxies. (d) Twenty-eight (76%) of the optically identified sources have R>20mag, suggesting that these are probably distant (z>0.8), with a redshift distribution peaking at z~1, where their radio luminosities are about 10 times the break power between the FR I and II classes. (e) We found no strong evidence for the radio and optical axes of the resolved radio sources (i.e., {theta}>5") to be correlated or anticorrelated, nor any evidence for strong clustering around sample radio sources on average. (2) The nearby sample: except for R<15, the sample is dominated by elliptical galaxies with 16<R<18.5mag and a spectral index distribution similar to that of the distant sample. Based on the radial distribution of optical objects around each radio source, we found that the average radio source environment becomes richer from that characteristic of galaxy groups for R<17mag (z<0.2) to that of galaxy groups to clusters at R>18mag (z>0.3) .
2264. Mkn 848 MaNGA 3-D data cube
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/623/A171
Title:
Mkn 848 MaNGA 3-D data cube
Short Name:
J/A+A/623/A171
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The characterisation of galaxy-scale outflows in terms of their multi-phase and multi-scale nature, amount, and effects of flowing material is crucial to place constraints on models of galaxy formation and evolution. This study can proceed only with the detailed investigation of individual targets. We present a spatially resolved spectroscopic optical data analysis of Mkn 848, a complex system consisting of two merging galaxies at z~0.04 that are separated by a projected distance of 7.5kpc. Motivated by the presence of a multi-phase outflow in the north-west system revealed by the SDSS integrated spectrum, we analysed the publicly available MaNGA data, which cover almost the entire merging system, to study the kinematic and physical properties of cool and warm gas in detail. Galaxy-wide outflowing gas in multiple phases is revealed for the first time in the two merging galaxies. We also detect spatially resolved resonant NaID emission associated with the outflows. The derived outflow energetics (mass rate, and kinetic and momentum power) may be consistent with a scenario in which both winds are accelerated by stellar processes and AGN activity, although we favour an AGN origin given the high outflow velocities and the ionisation conditions observed in the outflow regions. Further deeper multi-wavelength observations are required, however, to better constrain the nature of these multi-phase outflows. Outflow energetics in the north-west system are strongly different between the ionised and atomic gas components, the latter of which is associated with mass outflow rate and kinetic and momentum powers that are one or two dex higher; those associated with the south-east galaxy are instead similar. Strong kiloparsec-scale outflows are revealed in an ongoing merger system, suggesting that feedback can potentially impact the host galaxy even in the early merger phases. The characterisation of the neutral and ionised gas phases has proved to be crucial for a comprehensive study of the outflow phenomena.
2265. M81, LMC and 3C 273/Coma 17-60keV obs.
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/459/140
Title:
M81, LMC and 3C 273/Coma 17-60keV obs.
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/459/140
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present results of a deep survey of three extragalactic fields, M81 (exposure of 9.7Ms), Large Magellanic Cloud (6.8 Ms) and 3C 273/Coma (9.3Ms), in the hard X-ray (17-60keV) energy band with the IBIS telescope onboard the INTEGRAL observatory, based on 12 years of observations (2003-2015). The combined survey reaches a 4{sigma} peak sensitivity of 0.18mCrab (2.6x10^-12^erg/s/cm^2^) and sensitivity better than 0.25 and 0.87mCrab over 10 per cent and 90 per cent of its full area of 4900 deg^2^, respectively. We have detected in total 147 sources at S/N>4{sigma}, including 37 sources observed in hard X-rays for the first time. The survey is dominated by extragalactic sources, mostly active galactic nuclei (AGN). The sample of identified sources contains 98 AGN (including 64 Seyfert galaxies, seven low-ionization nuclear emission-line region galaxies, three X-ray bright optically normal galaxies, 16 blazars and eight AGN of unclear optical class), two galaxy clusters (Coma and Abell 3266), 17 objects located in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds (13 high- and two low-mass X-ray binaries and two X-ray pulsars), three Galactic cataclysmic variables, one ultraluminous X-ray source (M82 X-1) and one blended source (SWIFT J1105.7+5854). The nature of 25 sources remains unknown, so that the survey's identification is currently complete at 83 per cent. We have constructed AGN number-flux relations (log N-log S) and calculated AGN number densities in the local Universe for the entire survey and for each of the three extragalactic fields.
2266. M31 luminous red nova AT 2019zhd photometry
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/646/A119
Title:
M31 luminous red nova AT 2019zhd photometry
Short Name:
J/A+A/646/A119
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the follow-up campaign of the luminous red nova (LRN) AT 2019zhd, the third event of this class observed in M 31. The object was followed by several sky surveys for about five months before the outburst, during which it showed a slow luminosity rise. In this phase, the absolute magnitude ranged from M_r_=-2.8+/-0.2mag to M_r_=-5.6+/-0.1mag. Then, over a four to five day period, AT 2019zhd experienced a major brightening, reaching a peak of M_r_=-9.61+/-0.08mag and an optical luminosity of 1.4x10^39^erg/s. After a fast decline, the light curve settled onto a short-duration plateau in the red bands. Although less pronounced, this feature is reminiscent of the second red maximum observed in other LRNe. This phase was followed by a rapid linear decline in all bands. At maximum, the spectra show a blue continuum with prominent Balmer emission lines. The post-maximum spectra show a much redder continuum, resembling that of an intermediate-type star. In this phase, Halpha becomes very weak, Hbeta is no longer detectable, and a forest of narrow absorption metal lines now dominate the spectrum. The latest spectra, obtained during the post-plateau decline, show a very red continuum (Teff~3000K) with broad molecular bands of TiO, similar to those of M-type stars. The long-lasting, slow photometric rise observed before the peak resembles that of LRN V1309 Sco, which was interpreted as the signature of the common-envelope ejection. The subsequent outburst is likely due to the gas outflow following a stellar merging event. The inspection of archival HST images taken 22 years before the LRN discovery reveals a faint red source (M_F555W_=0.21+/-0.14mag, with F555W-F814W=2.96+/-0.12mag) at the position of AT 2019zhd, which is the most likely quiescent precursor. The source is consistent with expectations for a binary system including a predominant M5-type star.
2267. M83 magnetic and gaseous spiral arms images
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/585/A21
Title:
M83 magnetic and gaseous spiral arms images
Short Name:
J/A+A/585/A21
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The magnetic field configurations in several nearby spiral galaxies contain magnetic arms that are sometimes located between the material arms. The nearby barred galaxy M83 provides an outstanding example of a spiral pattern seen in tracers of gas and magnetic field. We analyse the spatial distribution of magnetic fields in M83 and their relation to the material spiral arms. Isotropic and anisotropic wavelet transforms are used to decompose the images of M83 in various tracers to quantify structures in a range of scales from 0.2 to 10kpc. We used radio polarization observations at {lambda}6.2cm and {lambda}13cm obtained with the VLA, Effelsberg and ATCA telescopes and APEX sub-mm observations at 870{mu}m, which are first published here, together with maps of the emission of warm dust, ionized gas, molecular gas, and atomic gas. The spatial power spectra are similar for the tracers of dust, gas, and total magnetic field, while the spectra of the ordered magnetic field are significantly different. As a consequence, the wavelet cross-correlation between all material tracers and total magnetic field is high, while the structures of the ordered magnetic field are poorly correlated with those of other tracers. The magnetic field configuration in M83 contains pronounced magnetic arms. Some of them are displaced from the corresponding material arms, while others overlap with the material arms. The pitch angles of the magnetic and material spiral structures are generally similar. The magnetic field vectors at {lambda}6.2cm are aligned with the outer material arms, while significant deviations occur in the inner arms and, in particular, in the bar region, possibly due to non-axisymmetric gas flows. Outside the bar region, the typical pitch angles of the material and magnetic spiral arms are very close to each other at about 10{deg}. The typical pitch angle of the magnetic field vectors is about 20{deg} larger than that of the material spiral arms. One of the main magnetic arms in M83 is displaced from the gaseous arms similarly to the galaxy NGC6946, while the other main arm overlaps a gaseous arm, similar to what is observed in M51. We propose that a regular spiral magnetic field generated by a mean-field dynamo is compressed in material arms and partly aligned with them. The interaction of galactic dynamo action with a transient spiral pattern is a promising mechanism for producing such complicated spiral patterns as in M83.
2268. 3mm molecular line survey of 8 AGN
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/579/A101
Title:
3mm molecular line survey of 8 AGN
Short Name:
J/A+A/579/A101
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We aim for a better understanding of the imprints that the nuclear activity in galaxies leaves in the molecular gas. We used the IRAM 30m telescope to observe the frequency range ~[86-116]GHz towards the central regions of the star- burst galaxies M83, M82, and NGC253, the galaxies hosting an active galactic nucleus (AGN) M51, NGC1068, and NGC7469, and the ultra-luminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) Arp220 and Mrk231. Assuming local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE), we calculated the column densities of 27 molecules and 10 isotopologues (or their upper limits in case of non-detections).
2269. M33 molecular clouds and young stellar clusters
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/601/A146
Title:
M33 molecular clouds and young stellar clusters
Short Name:
J/A+A/601/A146
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We study the association between giant molecular clouds (GMCs) and young stellar cluster candidates (YSCCs) to shed light on the time evolution of local star formation episodes in the nearby galaxy M33. The CO (J=2-1) IRAM all-disk survey was used to identify and classify 566 GMCs with masses between 2x10^4^ and 2x10^6^M_{sun}_ across the whole star-forming disk of M33. In the same area, there are 630 YSCCs that we identified using Spitzer-24um data. Some YSCCs are embedded star-forming sites, while the majority have GALEX-UV and H{alpha} counterparts with estimated cluster masses and ages. The GMC classes correspond to different cloud evolutionary stages: inactive clouds are 32% of the total and classified clouds with embedded and exposed star formation are 16% and 52% of the total, respectively. Across the regular southern spiral arm, inactive clouds are preferentially located in the inner part of the arm, possibly suggesting a triggering of star formation as the cloud crosses the arm. The spatial correlation between YSCCs and GMCs is extremely strong, with a typical separation of 17pc. This is less than half the CO (2-1) beam size and illustrates the remarkable physical link between the two populations. GMCs and YSCCs follow the HI filaments, except in the outermost regions, where the survey finds fewer GMCs than YSCCs, which is most likely due to undetected clouds with low CO luminosity. The distribution of the non-embedded YSCC ages peaks around 5Myr, with only a few being as old as 8-10Myr. These age estimates together with the number of GMCs in the various evolutionary stages lead us to conclude that 14Myr is the typical lifetime of a GMC in M33 prior to cloud dispersal. The inactive and embedded phases are short, lasting about 4 and 2Myr, respectively. This underlines that embedded YSCCs rapidly break out from the clouds and become partially visible in H{alpha} or UV long before cloud dispersal.
2270. MMT hectospec redshift survey of 24um sources
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/132/231
Title:
MMT hectospec redshift survey of 24um sources
Short Name:
J/AJ/132/231
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present a spectroscopic survey using the MMT Hectospec fiber spectrograph of 24um sources selected with the Spitzer Space Telescope in the Spitzer First Look Survey. We report 1296 new redshifts for 24um sources, including 599 with f_nu_(24um)>=1mJy. Combined with 291 additional redshifts for sources from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), our observing program was highly efficient and is ~90% complete for i<=21mag and f_nu_(24um)>=1mJy and 35% complete for i<=20.5mag and 0.3mJy<=f_nu_(24um)<1.0mJy. Our Hectospec survey includes 1078 and 168 objects spectroscopically classified as galaxies and QSOs, respectively. Combining the Hectospec and SDSS samples, we find 24 mselected galaxies to zgal<=0.98 and QSOs to zQSO<=3.6, with mean redshifts of <zgal>=0.27 and <zQSO>=1.1. As part of this publication, we include the redshift catalogs and the reduced spectra; these are also available through the NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive.