- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/601/A124
- Title:
- Clouds in SEDIGISM science demonstration field
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/601/A124
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The origin and life-cycle of molecular clouds are still poorly constrained, despite their importance for understanding the evolution of the interstellar medium. Many large-scale surveys of the Galactic plane have been conducted recently, allowing for rapid progress in this field. Nevertheless, a sub-arcminute resolution global view of the large-scale distribution of molecular gas, from the diffuse medium to dense clouds and clumps, and of their relationship to the spiral structure, is still missing. We have carried out a systematic, homogeneous, spectroscopic survey of the inner Galactic plane, in order to complement the many continuum Galactic surveys available with crucial distance and gas-kinematic information. Our aim is to combine this data set with recent infrared to sub-millimetre surveys at similar angular resolutions. The SEDIGISM survey covers 78deg^2^ of the inner Galaxy (-60{deg}<l<+18{deg}, |b|<0.5{deg}) in the J=2-1 rotational transition of ^13^CO. This isotopologue of CO is less abundant than ^12^CO by factors up to 100. Therefore, its emission has low to moderate optical depths, and higher critical density, making it an ideal tracer of the cold, dense interstellar medium. The data have been observed with the SHFI single-pixel instrument at APEX. The observational setup covers the ^13^CO(2-1) and C^18^O(2-1) lines, plus several transitions from other molecules. The observations have been completed. Data reduction is in progress and the final data products will be made available in the near future. Here we give a detailed description of the survey and the dedicated data reduction pipeline. To illustrate the scientific potential of this survey, preliminary results based on a science demonstration field covering -20{deg}<l<-18.5{deg} are presented. Analysis of the ^13^CO(2-1) data in this field reveals compact clumps, diffuse clouds, and filamentary structures at a range of heliocentric distances. By combining our data with data in the (1-0) transition of CO isotopologues from the ThrUMMS survey, we are able to compute a 3D realization of the excitation temperature and optical depth in the interstellar medium. Ultimately, this survey will provide a detailed, global view of the inner Galactic interstellar medium at an unprecedented angular resolution of ~30".
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/531/A26
- Title:
- Clumps in W31 from CO and 875um observations
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/531/A26
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- High-mass star formation has been a very active field over the past decade; however, most studies have targeted regions of luminosities between 10^4^ and 10^5^L_{sun}_. In contrast to that, the highest mass stars reside in clusters exceeding 10^5^ or even 10^6^L_{sun}_. We want to study the physical conditions associated with the formation of the highest mass stars. To do this, we selected the W31 star-forming complex with a total luminosity of ~6x10^6^L_{sun}_ (comprised of at least two subregions) for a multiwavelength spectral line and continuum study covering wavelengths from the near- and midinfrared via (sub)mm wavelength observations to radio data in the cm regime.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/503/827
- Title:
- 6cm and 11cm polarisation maps of SNR G65.2+5.7
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/503/827
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- SNR G65.2+5.7 is one of few supernova remnants (SNRs) that have been optically detected. It is exceptionally bright in X-rays and the optical [O III]-line. Its low surface brightness and large diameter ensure that radio observations of SNR G65.2+5.7 are technically difficult and thus have hardly been completed. Many physical properties of this SNR, such as spectrum and polarization, can only be investigated by radio observations.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/482/783
- Title:
- 6cm and 11cm polarisation maps of SNR S147
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/482/783
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- S147 is a large faint shell-type supernova remnant (SNR) known for its remarkable spectral break at cm-wavelength, which is an important physical property to characterize SNR evolution. However, the spectral break is based on radio observations with limited precision. New sensitive observations at high frequencies are required for a detailed study of the spectral properties and the magnetic field structure of S147.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/177/515
- Title:
- 6cm and 20cm survey of Galactic Center
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/177/515
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We describe the results of a millijansky sensitivity VLA survey of roughly 1deg^2^ near the Galactic center at 6 and 20cm. Catalogs of compact and filamentary structures are given and compared to previous surveys of the region. Eight of the unusual nonthermal radio filaments are detected in 6cm polarized emission; three of these are the first such detections, confirming their nonthermal nature. This survey found emission from a filament at (l,b)=(359.1,0.75), or a projected distance from Sgr A* of 200pc, greatly extending the latitude range observed with such features. There is also new evidence for spatial gradients in the 6/20cm spectral indices of some filaments, and we discuss models for these gradients. In studying compact sources, the combination of spectral index and polarization information allows us to identify pulsar candidates and compact HII regions in the survey. There is also some evidence that the flux measurements of compact sources may be affected by electron scattering from the interstellar medium in the central few hundred parsecs of the Galaxy.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/227/25
- Title:
- 6 & 1.3cm deep VLA obs. toward 58 high-mass SFRs
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/227/25
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a high-sensitivity radio continuum survey at 6 and 1.3cm using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array toward a sample of 58 high-mass star-forming regions. Our sample was chosen from dust clumps within infrared dark clouds with and without IR sources (CMC-IRs and CMCs, respectively), and hot molecular cores (HMCs), with no previous, or relatively weak radio continuum detection at the 1mJy level. Due to the improvement in the continuum sensitivity of the Very Large Array, this survey achieved map rms levels of ~3-10{mu}Jy/beam at sub-arcsecond angular resolution. We extracted 70 continuum sources associated with 1.2mm dust clumps. Most sources are weak, compact, and prime candidates for high-mass protostars. Detection rates of radio sources associated with the millimeter dust clumps for CMCs, CMC-IRs, and HMCs are 6%, 53%, and 100%, respectively. This result is consistent with increasing high-mass star formation activity from CMCs to HMCs. The radio sources located within HMCs and CMC-IRs occur close to the dust clump centers, with a median offset from it of 12000au and 4000au, respectively. We calculated 5-25GHz spectral indices using power-law fits and obtained a median value of 0.5 (i.e., flux increasing with frequency), suggestive of thermal emission from ionized jets. In this paper we describe the sample, observations, and detections.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/282/779
- Title:
- 7C 151-MHz survey of region 9-16h 20-35deg
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/282/779
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Cambridge Low Frequency Synthesis Telescope has been used at 151 MHz to survey a region of 1393 square degrees, in the range RA 9h to 16h, Dec 20deg to 35deg, with an angular resolution of 108x108cosec(dec) arcsec^2^. The rms noise on the maps is in general ~35-55 mJy/beam but varies considerably and exceeds this in some areas. We have extracted sources with signal-to-noise ratio > 5.5, a total of 5526, and present a catalogue of their positions and flux densities.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/298/637
- Title:
- 7C: 151MHz survey of 3 regions
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/298/637
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Cambridge Low Frequency Synthesis Telescope has been used at 151MHz to survey three regions centred at RA=10h05min, DE=53{deg}54', RA=10h42min, DE=57{deg}36' and RA=13h32min, DE=38{deg}10', each of area 7.3x7.3cosec(DE)deg^2^. The resolution is 70x70cosec(DE)arcsec^2^, and the rms noise on the maps is typically 15mJy/beam. We present positions and flux densities for 2381 sources which have signal-to-noise ratios >5.5.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/581/A48
- Title:
- 1.3cm line survey toward Orion KL
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/581/A48
- Date:
- 18 Nov 2021 11:23:37
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Orion KL has served as a benchmark for spectral line searches throughout the (sub)millimeter regime. The main goal is to systematically study spectral characteristics of Orion KL in the 1.3cm band. We carried out a spectral line survey (17.9GHz to 26.2GHz) with the Effelsberg-100m telescope towards Orion KL. We find 261 spectral lines, yielding an average line density of about 32 spectral features per GHz above 3 sigma. The identified lines include 164 radio recombination lines (RRLs) and 97 molecular lines. A total of 23 molecular transitions from species known to exist in Orion KL are detected for the first time in the interstellar medium. Non-metastable ^15^NH_3_ transitions are detected in Orion KL for the first time. Based on the velocity information of detected lines and the ALMA images, the spatial origins of molecular emission are constrained and discussed. A narrow feature is found in SO_2_ (8_1,7_-7_2,6_), possibly suggesting the presence of a maser line. Column densities and fractional abundances relative to H_2_ are estimated for 12 molecules with LTE methods. Rotational diagrams of non-metastable ^14^NH_3_ transitions with J=K+1 to J=K+4 yield different results; metastable ^15^NH_3_ is found to have a higher excitation temperature than non-metastable ^15^NH_3_, indicating that they may trace different regions. Elemental and isotopic abundance ratios are estimated: ^12^C/^13^C=63+/-17, ^14^N/^15^N=100+/-51, D/H=0.0083+/-0.0045. The dispersion of the He/H ratios derived from H_alpha/He_alpha_ pairs to H_delta_/He_delta_ pairs is very small, which is consistent with theoretical predictions that the departure coefficients bn factors for hydrogen and helium are nearly identical. Based on a non-LTE code neglecting excitation by the infrared radiation field and a likelihood analysis, we find that the denser regions have lower kinetic temperature, which favors an external heating of the Hot Core.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/136/1889
- Title:
- 20cm observations of deep Swire Field
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/136/1889
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present results from deep radio observations taken with the Very Large Array at a center frequency of 1400MHz covering a region of the Spitzer Wide-area InfraRed Extragalactic Survey of the Spitzer Legacy survey, centered at 10:46:00, +59:01:00 (J2000). The reduction and cataloging of radio sources are described. An electronic catalog of the sources detected above 5{sigma} is also presented. The survey presented is the deepest so far in terms of the radio source density on the sky. Perhaps surprisingly, the sources down to the bottom of the catalog appear to have median angular sizes still greater than 1-arcsec, like their cousins 10-100 times stronger. The shape of the differential logN-logS counts also seems to require a correction for the finite sizes of the sources to be self-consistent. If the logN-logS normalization remains constant at the lowest flux densities, there are about six sources per square arcminute at 15uJy at 20cm. Given the finite-source size this implies that we may reach the natural confusion limit near 1uJy.
