- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/643/A141
- Title:
- Tracing total molecular gas in galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/643/A141
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Molecular gas is a necessary fuel for star formation. The CO (1-0) transition is often used to deduce the total molecular hydrogen, but is challenging to detect in low metallicity galaxies, in spite of the star formation taking place. In contrast, the [CII] 158um is relatively bright, highlighting a potentially important reservoir of H_2_ that is not traced by CO (1-0), but residing in the [CII] - emitting regions.Here we aim to explore a method to quantify the total H_2_ mass (MH_2_) in galaxies and learn what parameters control the CO-dark reservoir. We present Cloudy grids of density, radiation field and metallicity in terms of observed quantities, such as [OI], [CI], CO (1-0), [CII] and L_TIR_ and the total MH_2_. We provide recipes based on these models to derive total MH_2_ mass estimates from observations. We apply the models to the Herschel Dwarf Galaxy Survey, extracting the total MH_2_ for each galaxy and compare this to the H_2_ determined from the observed CO (1-0) line. This allows us to quantify the reservoir of H_2_ that is CO-dark and traced by the [CII]158um. We demonstrate that while the H2 traced by CO(1-0) can be negligible, the [CII] 518um can trace the total H2. We find 70% to 100 % of the total H2 mass is not traced by CO (1-0) in the dwarf galaxies, but is well-traced by [CII] 158um. The CO-dark gas mass fraction correlates with the observed L[CII]/LCO(1-0) ratio. A conversion factor for [CII] 158um to total H_2_ and a new CO-to-total-MH_2_ as a function of metallicity, is presented. While low metallicity galaxies may have a feeble molecular reservoir as surmised from CO observations, the presence of an important reservoir of molecular gas, not detected by CO, can exist. We suggest a general recipe to quantify the total mass of H2 in galaxies, taking into account the CO and [CII] observations. Accounting for this CO-dark H_2_ gas, we find that the star forming dwarf galaxies now fall on the Schmidt-Kennicuttrelation. Their star-forming efficiency is rather normal, since the reservoir from which they form stars is now more massive when introducing the [CII] measures of the total H_2_, compared to the little amount of H_2_ in the CO-emitting region.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/643/356
- Title:
- Transient X-ray sources in M31
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/643/356
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- From 1999 October to 2002 August, 45 transient X-ray sources were detected in M31 by Chandra and XMM-Newton. We have performed spectral analysis of all XMM-Newton and Chandra ACIS detections of these sources, as well as flux measurements of Chandra HRC detections. The result is absorption-corrected X-ray light curves for these sources covering this 2.8yr period, along with spectral parameters for several epochs of the outbursts of most of the transient sources. We supply a catalog of the locations, outburst dates, peak observed luminosities, decay time estimates, and spectral properties of the transient sources, and we discuss similarities with Galactic X-ray novae. Duty cycle estimates are possible for eight of the transients and range from 34% to 2%; upper limits to the duty cycles are estimated for an additional 15 transients and cover a similar range. We find five transients that have rapid decay times and may be ultracompact X-ray binaries. Spectra of three of the transients suggest that they may be faint Galactic foreground sources. If even one is a foreground source, this suggests a surface density of faint transient X-ray sources of >~1deg^2^.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/793/62
- Title:
- Triangulum-Andromeda stellar properties
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/793/62
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- As large-scale stellar surveys have become available over the past decade, the ability to detect and characterize substructures in the Galaxy has increased dramatically. These surveys have revealed the Triangulum-Andromeda (TriAnd) region to be rich with substructures in the distance range 20-30 kpc, and the relation of these features to each other, if any, remains unclear. An exploration using Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) photometry reveals not only the faint sequence in M giants detected by Rocha-Pinto et al. (2004ApJ...615..732R) spanning the range 100{deg}<l<160{deg} and -50{deg}<b<-15{deg}, but, in addition, a second, brighter and more densely populated sequence. These sequences are likely associated with the distinct main sequences (MSs) discovered (and labeled TriAnd1 and TriAnd2) by Martin et al. (2007ApJ...668L.123M) in an optical survey in the direction of M31, where TriAnd2 is the optical counterpart of the fainter red giant branch (RGB)/asymptotic giant branch sequence of Rocha-Pinto et al. Here, the age, distance, and metallicity ranges for TriAnd1 and TriAnd2 are estimated by simultaneously fitting isochrones to the 2MASS RGB tracks and the optical MS/MS turn-off features. The two populations are clearly distinct in age and distance: the brighter sequence (TriAnd1) is younger (6-10 Gyr) and closer (distance of ~15-21 kpc), whereas the fainter sequence (TriAnd2) is older (10-12 Gyr) and at an estimated distance of ~24-32 kpc. A comparison with simulations demonstrates that the differences and similarities between TriAnd1 and TriAnd2 can simultaneously be explained if they represent debris originating from the disruption of the same dwarf galaxy, but torn off during two distinct pericentric passages.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/421/1897
- Title:
- Triplets of galaxies in the SDSS-DR7
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/421/1897
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a new catalogue of galaxy triplets derived from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Data Release 7. The identification of systems was performed considering galaxies brighter than M_r_=-20.5 and imposing constraints over the projected distances, radial velocity differences of neighbouring galaxies and isolation. To improve the identification of triplets, we employed a data pixelization scheme, which allows us to handle large amounts of data as in the SDSS photometric survey. Using spectroscopic and photometric data in the redshift range 0.01<=z<=0.40, we obtain 5901 triplet candidates. We have used a mock catalogue to analyse the completeness and contamination of our methods.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/629/L2
- Title:
- [TT2009] 25 vicinity VI photometry
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/629/L2
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Dwarf galaxies are key objects for small-scale cosmological tests like the abundance problems or the planes-of-satellites problem. A crucial task is therefore to get accurate information for as many nearby dwarf galaxies as possible. Using extremely deep, groundbased V and i-band Subaru Suprime Cam photometry with a completeness of i=27mag, we measure the distance of the dwarf galaxy [TT2009] 25 using the tip of the red giant branch (RGB) as a standard candle. This dwarf resides in the field around the Milky Way-analog NGC891. Using a Bayesian approach, we measure a distance of 10.28Mpc, which is consistent with the distance of NGC891, and thus confirm it as a member of NGC891. The dwarf galaxy follows the scaling relations defined by the Local Group dwarfs. We do not find an extended stellar halo around [TT2009] 25. In the small field of view of 100kpc covered by the survey, only one bright dwarf galaxy and the giant stream are apparent. This is comparable to the Milky Way, where one bright dwarf resides in the same volume, as well as the Sagittarius stream - excluding satellites which are farther away but would be projected in the line-of-sight. It is thus imperative to survey for additional dwarf galaxies in a larger area around NGC891 to test the abundance of dwarf galaxies and compare this to the number of satellites around the Milky Way.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/630/A116
- Title:
- Tucana dSph CMD and star formation history
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/630/A116
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report a new star formation history for the Tucana dwarf spheroidal galaxy, obtained from a new look at a deep HST/ACS colour-magnitude diagram. We combined information from the main sequence turn-off and the horizontal branch to resolve the ancient star formation rates on a finer temporal scale than previously possible. We show that Tucana experienced three major phases of star formation, two very close together at ancient times and the last one ending between 6 and 8 Gyr ago. We show that the three discrete clumps of stars on the horizontal branch are linked to the distinct episodes of star formation in Tucana. The spatial distribution of the clumps reveals that each generation of stars presents a higher concentration than the previous one. The simultaneous modelling of the horizontal branch and the main sequence turn-off also allows us to measure the amount of mass lost by red giant branch stars in Tucana with unprecedented precision, confirming dwarf spheroidals to be excellent laboratories to study the advanced evolution of low-mass stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/635/A152
- Title:
- Tucana dSph galaxy spectroscopic dataset
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/635/A152
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Isolated local group (LG) dwarf galaxies have evolved most or all of their life unaffected by interactions with the large LG spirals and therefore offer the opportunity to learn about the intrinsic characteristics of this class of objects. Our aim is to explore the internal kinematic and metallicity properties of one of the three isolated LG early-type dwarf galaxies, the Tucana dwarf spheroidal. This is an intriguing system, as it has been found in the literature to have an internal rotation of up to 16km/s, a much higher velocity dispersion than dwarf spheroidals of similar luminosity, and a possible exception to the too-big-too-fail problem. We present the results of a new spectroscopic dataset that we procured from the Very Large Telescope (VLT) taken with the FORS2 instrument in the region of the Ca II triplet for 50 candidate red giant branch stars in the direction of the Tucana dwarf spheroidal. These yielded line-of-sight (l.o.s.) velocity and metallicity ([Fe/H]) measurements of 39 effective members that double the number of Tucana's stars with such measurements. In addition, we re-reduce and include in our analysis the other two spectroscopic datasets presented in the literature, the VLT/FORS2 sample by Fraternali et al. (2009A&A...499..121F), and the VLT/FLAMES one from Gregory et al. (2019MNRAS.485.2010G). Across the various datasets analyzed, we consistently measure a l.o.s. systemic velocity of 180+/-1.3km/s and find that a dispersion-only model is moderately favored over models that also account for internal rotation. Our best estimate of the internal l.o.s. velocity dispersion is 6.2_-1.3_^+1.6^km/s, much smaller than the values reported in the literature and in line with similarly luminous dwarf spheroidals; this is consistent with NFW halos of circular velocities <30km/s. Therefore, Tucana does not appear to be an exception to the too-big-to-fail problem, nor does it appear to reside in a dark matter halo much more massive than those of its siblings. As for the metallicity properties, we do not find anything unusual; there are hints of the presence of a metallicity gradient, but more data are needed to pinpoint its presence.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/310/715
- Title:
- Tucana dwarf galaxy VI photometry
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/310/715
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present deep CCD photometry for the dwarf galaxy in Tucana (l=323, b=-47.4). The data indicate that the galaxy is dominated by an intermediate/old stellar population with metallicity similar to that of the galactic globular clusters NGC 6752 and NGC 7089 (M2) (we find [Fe/H]=~-1.56). The distance modulus we derived, (m-M)_V_=~24.72+/-0.2, makes clear that this galaxy belongs to the Local Gro up. Tucana is clearly different from other dwarf galaxies, such as Leo I (Lee et al., 1993AJ....106.1420L), or Phoenix (Ortolani and Gratton, 1988PASP..100.1405O), because there is no evidence of a young stellar population (t<=5Gyrs) We suggest that the Tucana Galaxy is a genuine dwarf spheroidal in which no recent burst of star formation occurred.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/444/527
- Title:
- Tully-Fisher distances for Spitzer galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/444/527
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This paper involves a data release of the observational campaign: Cosmicflows with Spitzer (CFS). Surface photometry of the 1270 galaxies constituting the survey is presented. An additional ~400 galaxies from various other Spitzer surveys are also analysed. CFS complements the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies, that provides photometry for an additional 2352 galaxies, by extending observations to low galactic latitudes (|b|<30{deg}). Among these galaxies are calibrators, selected in the K band, of the Tully-Fisher relation. The addition of new calibrators demonstrates the robustness of the previously released calibration. Our estimate of the Hubble constant using supernova host galaxies is unchanged, H_0_=75.2+/-3.3km/s/Mpc. Distance-derived radial peculiar velocities, for the 1935 galaxies with all the available parameters, will be incorporated into a new data release of the Cosmicflows project. The size of the previous catalogue will be increased by 20 percent, including spatial regions close to the Zone of Avoidance.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/420/97
- Title:
- Tully-Fisher relation at 0.1<z<1.0
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/420/97
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using the Very Large Telescope in Multi Object Spectroscopy mode, we have observed a sample of 113 field spiral galaxies in the FORS Deep Field (FDF) with redshifts in the range 0.1<z<1.0. The galaxies were selected based on apparent brightness (R<23) and encompass all late spectrophotometric types from Sa to Sdm/Im. Spatially resolved rotation curves have been extracted for 77 galaxies and fitted with synthetic velocity fields taking into account all observational effects from inclination and slit misalignment to seeing and slit width. We also compared different shapes for the intrinsic rotation curve. To obtain robust values of Vmax, our analysis is focused on galaxies with rotation curves that extend well into the region of constant rotation velocity at large radii. If the slope of the local Tully-Fisher relation (TFR) is held fixed, we find evidence for a mass-dependent luminosity evolution which is as large as up to 2mag for the lowest-mass galaxies, but is small or even negligible for the highest-mass systems in our sample. In effect, the TFR slope is shallower at z~0.5 in comparison to the local sample. We argue for a mass-dependent evolution of the mass-to-light ratio. An additional population of blue, low-mass spirals does not seem a very appealing explanation. The flatter tilt we find for the distant TFR is in contradiction to the predictions of recent semi-analytic simulations.
