- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/135/1350
- Title:
- Hot variable stars in NGC 330
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/135/1350
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- In a sample of 150 hot stars in NGC 330, a SMC cluster containing a high fraction of Be stars, we searched for photometric variables using OGLE II data. At least one third of all stars are variable, with 38 being periodic. We found 27 pulsators ({lambda} Eri variables), six eclipsing systems, two bursting sources, and several stars with unusual photometric behavior. Pulsations are present in ~30% of known Be stars, and they are long lived, lasting more than a decade. The strongest pulsators are associated with stars evolved from the main sequence.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/631/A71
- Title:
- HRS galaxies Halpha kinematic survey
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/631/A71
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present new 2D high resolution Fabry-Perot spectroscopic observations of 152 star-forming galaxies which are part of the Herschel Reference Survey (HRS), a complete K-band selected, volume-limited sample of nearby galaxies, spanning a wide range in stellar mass and morphological type. Using improved data reduction techniques that provide adaptive binning based on Voronoi tessellation, using large field-of-view observations, we derive high spectral resolution (R>10,000) H{alpha} datacubes from which we compute H{alpha} maps and radial 2D velocity fields that are based on several thousand independent measurements. A robust method based on such fields allows us to accurately compute rotation curves and kinematical parameters, for which uncertainties are calculated using a method based on the power spectrum of the residual velocity fields. We check the consistency of the rotation curves by comparing our maximum rotational velocities to those derived from Hi data, and computing the i-band, NIR, stellar and baryonic Tully-Fisher relations. We use this set of kinematical data combined to those available at other frequencies to study for the first time the relation between the dynamical and the total baryonic mass (stars, atomic and molecular gas, metals and dust), and derive the baryonic and dynamical main sequence on a representative sample of the local universe.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/617/A33
- Title:
- HRS sample stellar, dust, gas mass functions
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/617/A33
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We discuss the results of the relationships between the K-band and stellar mass, far-infrared luminosities, star formation rate, dust and gas masses of nearby galaxies computing the bivariate K-band Luminosity Function (BLF) and bivariate K-band Mass Function (BMF) of the Herschel Reference Survey (HRS), a volume-limited sample with full wavelength coverage. We derive the BLFs and BMFs from the K-band and stellar mass, far-infrared luminosities, star formation rate, dust and gas masses cumulative distributions using a copula method which is outlined in detail. The use of the bivariate computed taking into account the upper limits allows us to derive on a more solid statistical ground the relationship between the observed physical quantities. The analysis shows that the behaviour of the morphological (optically selected) subsamples is quite different. A statistically meaningful result can be obtained over the whole HRS sample only from the relationship between the K-band and the stellar mass, while for the remaining physical quantities (dust and gas masses, far-IR luminosity and star formation rate), the analysis is distinct for late-type (LT) and early-type galaxies (ETG). However, the number of ETGs is small to perform a robust statistical analysis, and in most of the case results are discussed only for the LTG subsample. The Luminosity and Mass Functions (LFs, MFs) of LTGs are generally dependent on the K-band and the various dependencies are discussed in detail. We are able to derive the corresponding LFs and MFs and compare them with those computed with other samples. Our statistical analysis allows us to characterise the HRS, that, although non homogeneously selected and partially biased towards low IR luminosities, may be considered as representative of the local LT galaxy population.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/159/103
- Title:
- HSC search of SDSS and GAMA dwarf gal. mergers
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/159/103
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Like massive galaxies, dwarf galaxies are expected to undergo major mergers with other dwarfs. However, the end state of these mergers and the role that merging plays in regulating dwarf star formation are uncertain. Using imaging from the Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program, we construct a sample of dwarf-dwarf mergers and examine the star formation and host properties of the merging systems. These galaxies are selected via an automated detection algorithm from a sample of 6875 spectroscopically selected isolated dwarf galaxies at z<0.12 and log(M_*_/M_{sun}_)<9.6 from the Galaxy and Mass Assembly and Sloan Digital Sky Survey spectroscopic campaigns. We find a total tidal feature detection fraction of 3.29% (6.1% when considering only galaxies at z<0.05). The tidal feature detection fraction rises strongly as a function of star formation activity; 15%-20% of galaxies with extremely high H{alpha} equivalent width (EW_H{alpha}_>250{AA}) show signs of tidal debris. Galaxies that host tidal debris are also systematically bluer than the average galaxy at fixed stellar mass. These findings extend the observed dwarf-dwarf merger sequence with a significant sample of dwarf galaxies, indicating that star formation triggered in mergers between dwarf galaxies continues after coalescence.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/653/L6
- Title:
- HSC-SSP lens candidates from neural networks
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/653/L6
- Date:
- 22 Feb 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have carried out a systematic search for galaxy-scale strong lenses in multiband imaging from the Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) survey. Our automated pipeline, based on realistic strong-lens simulations, deep neural network classification, and visual inspection, is aimed at efficiently selecting systems with wide image separations (Einstein radii ~1.0-3.0"), intermediate redshift lenses (z~0.4-0.7), and bright arcs for galaxy evolution and cosmology. We classified gri images of all 62.5 million galaxies in HSC Wide with i-band Kron radius >0.8" to avoid strict preselections and to prepare for the upcoming era of deep, wide-scale imaging surveys with Euclid and Rubin Observatory. We obtained 206 newly-discovered candidates classified as definite or probable lenses with either spatially-resolved multiple images or extended, distorted arcs. In addition, we found 88 high-quality candidates that were assigned lower confidence in previous HSC searches, and we recovered 173 known systems in the literature. These results demonstrate that, aided by limited human input, deep learning pipelines with false positive rates as low as ~0.01% can be very powerful tools for identifying the rare strong lenses from large catalogs, and can also largely extend the samples found by traditional algorithms. We provide a ranked list of candidates for future spectroscopic confirmation.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/780/34
- Title:
- H_160_-selected catalog of galaxies in the HUDF
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/780/34
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present an analysis of an H_160_-selected photometric catalog of galaxies in the Hubble Ultra-Deep Field, using imaging from the WFC3/IR camera on the Hubble Space Telescope in combination with archival ultraviolet, optical, and near-infrared imaging. Using these data, we measure the spectral energy distributions of ~1500 galaxies to a limiting H_160_ magnitude of 27.8, from which we fit photometric redshifts and stellar population estimates for all galaxies with well-determined Spitzer IRAC fluxes, allowing for the determination of the cumulative mass function within the range 1<z<6. By selecting samples of galaxies at a constant cumulative number density, we are able to explore the coevolution of stellar masses and star formation rates (SFRs) for progenitor galaxies and their descendants from z~6. We find a steady increase in the SFRs of galaxies at constant number density from z~6 to z~3, accompanied by gradually declining specific star formation rates (sSFRs) during this same period. The peak epoch of star formation is also found to shift to later times for galaxies with increasing number densities, in agreement with the expectations from cosmic downsizing. The observed SFRs can fully account for the mass growth to z~2 among galaxies with cumulative number densities greater than 10^-3.5^Mpc^-3^. For galaxies with a lower constant number density (higher mean mass), we find the observed stellar masses are ~three times greater than that which may be accounted for by the observed star formation alone at late times, implying that growth from mergers plays an important role at z<2. We additionally observe a decreasing sSFR, equivalent to approximately one order of magnitude, from z~6 to z~2 among galaxies with number densities less than 10^-3.5^Mpc^3^, along with significant evidence that at any redshift the sSFR is higher for galaxies at higher number density. The combination of these findings can qualitatively explain the previous findings of a specific star formation rate plateau at high redshift. Tracing the evolution of the fraction of quiescent galaxies for samples matched in cumulative number density over this redshift range, we find no unambiguous examples of quiescent galaxies at z>4.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/166/549
- Title:
- HST/ACS observations of NGC 346
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/166/549
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a photometric study of the star-forming region NGC 346 and its surrounding field in the Small Magellanic Cloud, using data taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The data set contains both short and long exposures for increased dynamic range, and photometry was performed using the ACS module of the stellar photometry package DOLPHOT. We detected almost 100,000 stars over a magnitude range of V~11 to V~28 mag, including all stellar types from the most massive young stars to faint lower main-sequence and pre-main-sequence stars. We find that this region, which is characterized by a plethora of stellar systems and interesting objects, is an outstanding example of mixed stellar populations. We take into account different features of the color-magnitude diagram of all the detected stars to distinguish the two dominant stellar systems: the stellar association NGC 346 and the old spherical star cluster BS 90. These observations provide a complete stellar sample of a field about 5'x5' around the most active star-forming region in this galaxy. Considering the importance of these data for various investigations in the area, we provide the full stellar catalog from our photometry. This paper is the first part of an ongoing study to investigate in detail the two dominant stellar systems in the area and their surrounding field.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/864/111
- Title:
- HST/ACS one-year observations of M51 stars
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/864/111
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Stellar photometric variability offers a novel probe of the interior structure and evolutionary state of stars. Here we present a census of stellar variability on day to decade timescales across the color-magnitude diagram (CMD) for 73000 stars brighter than M_I,814_=-5 in the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51). Our Cycle 24 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) program acquired V606- and I814-band images over 34 epochs spanning 1 year with pseudo-random cadences enabling sensitivity to periods from days to months. We supplement these data with archival V- and I-band HST data obtained in 1995 and 2005, providing sensitivity to variability on decade timescales. At least 50% of stars brighter than M_I,814_=-7 show strong evidence for variability within our Cycle 24 data; among stars with V_606_-I_814_>2 the variability fraction rises to ~100%. Large amplitude variability (>0.3mag) on decade timescales is restricted to red supergiants (RSGs) and very luminous blue stars. Both populations display fairly smooth variability on month-year timescales. The Cepheid instability strip is clearly visible in our data, although the variability fraction within this region never exceeds ~10%. The location of variable stars across the CMD broadly agrees with theoretical sources of variability, including the instability strip, RSG pulsational instabilities, long-period fundamental mode pulsations, and radiation-dominated envelopes in massive stars. Our data can be used to place stringent constraints on the precise onset of these various instabilities and their lifetimes and growth rates.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/865/33
- Title:
- HST and Chandra obs. of the GLIMPSE-C01 star cluster
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/865/33
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the results of Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-Ray Observatory observations of the GLIMPSE-C01 (hereafter GC01) star cluster. Color-magnitude and color-color diagrams suggest a cluster age of >~2Gyr up to ~10Gyr (dependent on GC01's metallicity), a distance of 3.3-3.5kpc, and strong differential reddening with A_V_=14-22. After performing astrometric corrections, we find that nine of the 15 X-ray sources have at least one near-infrared (NIR) counterpart within the 2{sigma} Chandra positional error circles. However, given the very high density of NIR sources in the cluster, most of these counterparts are likely due to chance coincidence. We jointly analyze the X-ray and NIR properties to assess the likelihood of true associations. Based primarily on their X-ray properties, we identify a low-mass X-ray binary candidate (source X2), a cataclysmic variable (CV) candidate (source X1), and an active binary (AB) candidate (source X9). Source X11 is detected during an X-ray flaring episode with a flare luminosity (L_X_=2.1x10^33^erg/s) and has a quiescent luminosity L_X_<8.0x10^30^erg/s, in 0.5-8keV at the distance of GC01, suggesting that the source is either an AB or CV. We also discuss the limits on an intermediate-mass black hole at the center of GC01 and the challenges of X-ray source classification imposed by the limitations of the existing data and instrumentation along with future prospects in the James Webb Space Telescope era.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/125/3302
- Title:
- HST binary very low mass stars and brown dwarfs
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/125/3302
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present analysis of Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images of 82 nearby field late M and L dwarfs. We resolve 13 of these systems into double M/L dwarf systems and identify an additional possible binary.
