- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/154/14
- Title:
- Low-mass stars in 25 Ori group and Orion OB1a
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/154/14
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Orion OB1a sub-association is a rich low-mass star (LMS) region. Previous spectroscopic studies have confirmed 160 LMSs in the 25 Orionis stellar group (25 Ori), which is the most prominent overdensity of Orion OB1a. Nonetheless, the current census of the 25 Ori members is estimated to be lower than 50% complete, leaving a large number of members to be still confirmed. We retrieved 172 low-resolution stellar spectra in Orion OB1a observed as ancillary science in the SDSS-III/BOSS survey, for which we classified their spectral types and determined physical parameters. To determine memberships, we analyzed the H{alpha} emission, LiI{lambda}6708 absorption, and NaI{lambda}{lambda}8183,8195 absorption as youth indicators in stars classified as M type. We report 50 new LMSs spread across the 25 Orionis, ASCC18, and ASCC20 stellar groups with spectral types from M0 to M6, corresponding to a mass range of 0.10{<=}m/M_{Sun}_{<=}0.58. This represents an increase of 50% in the number of known LMSs in the area and a net increase of 20% in the number of 25 Ori members in this mass range. Using parallax values from the Gaia DR1 catalog, we estimated the distances to these three stellar groups and found that they are all co-distant, at 338+/-66pc. We analyzed the spectral energy distributions of these LMSs and classified their disks into evolutionary classes. Using H-R diagrams, we found a suggestion that 25 Ori could be slightly older than the other two observed groups in Orion OB1a.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/V/80
- Title:
- Low-Mass Stars' Membership in Alpha Persei Cluster
- Short Name:
- V/80
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This catalog contains the tabulated results of a combined astrometric, photometric, and spectroscopic search for low-mass members in the intermediate-age open cluster Alpha Persei. It contains information on 132 new members and likely members, and 16 uncertain members of Alpha Per. The new membership information suggested to the author a revised age of the cluster to approximately 8x10+7yr. Tabulated data include AP number, VBI photometry, 1950 coordinates, relative proper motions with errors, H-alpha equivalent widths, and spectral type. Included are the individual membership determinations, based on H-alpha emission, spectral type, and echelle spectra data. The photometric data were obtained with the Lick Obs. 1-m Nickel Telescope using a TI 500x500 pixel CCD in B, V, and I bands. Low dispersion CCD spectra centered on H-alpha for candidates whose V-I photometry indicated likely membership using the Lick 1-m Nickel and 3-m Shane telescopes. High-dispersion echelle spectra were obtained for many bright candidates using the Hamilton echelle spectrographic with the Shane and Coude auxiliary telescopes.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/626/A128
- Title:
- Main-sequence and subgiant Barium stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/626/A128
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Barium (Ba) dwarfs and CH subgiants are the less evolved analogues of Ba and CH giants. They are F- to G-type main-sequence stars polluted with heavy elements by their binary companions when the companion was on the asymptotic giant branch (AGB). This companion is now a white dwarf that in most cases cannot be directly detected. We present a large systematic study of 60 objects classified as Ba dwarfs or CH subgiants. Combining radial-velocity measurements from HERMES and SALT high-resolution spectra with radial-velocity data from CORAVEL and CORALIE, we determine the orbital parameters of 27 systems. We also derive their masses by comparing their location in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram with evolutionary models. We confirm that Ba dwarfs and CH subgiants are not at different evolutionary stages, and that they have similar metallicities, despite their different names. Additionally, Ba giants appear significantly more massive than their main-sequence analogues. This is likely due to observational biases against the detection of hotter main- sequence post-mass-transfer objects. Combining our spectroscopic orbits with the Hipparcos astrometric data, we derive the orbital inclination and the mass of the WD companion for four systems. Since this cannot be done for all systems in our sample yet (but should be possible with upcoming Gaia data releases), we also analyse the mass-function distribution of our binaries. We can model this distribution with very narrow mass distributions for the two components and random orbital orientations on the sky. Finally, based on BINSTAR evolutionary models, we suggest that the orbital evolution of low-mass Ba systems can be affected by a second phase of interactions along the red giant branch of the Ba star, which impact the eccentricities and periods of the giants.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/AstBu/74.66
- Title:
- Main sequence magnetic stars properties
- Short Name:
- J/other/AstBu/74
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We reconsidered the previous studies of properties of magnetic stars based on the latest data on average surface magnetic fields of 177 stars. New, corrected results have been obtained that allow a better understanding of the phenomenon of magnetic chemically peculiar stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/755/154
- Title:
- Mass accretion rates from HST in the ONC
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/755/154
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The present observational understanding of the evolution of the mass accretion rates (dM/dt_acc_) in pre-main-sequence stars is limited by the lack of accurate measurements of dM/dt_acc_ over homogeneous and large statistical samples of young stars. Such observational effort is needed to properly constrain the theory of star formation and disk evolution. Based on Hubble Space Telescope/WFPC2 observations, we present a study of dM/dt_acc_ for a sample of ~700 sources in the Orion Nebula Cluster, ranging from the hydrogen-burning limit to M*~2M_{sun}_. We derive dM/dt_acc_ from both the U-band excess and the H{alpha} luminosity (L_H{alpha}_), after determining empirically both the shape of the typical accretion spectrum across the Balmer jump and the relation between the accretion luminosity (L_acc_) and L_H{alpha}_, which is L_acc_/L_{sun}_=(1.31+/-0.03).L_H{alpha}/L_{sun}_+(2.63+/-0.13). Given our large statistical sample, we are able to accurately investigate relations between dM/dt_acc_ and the parameters of the central star such as mass and age.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/875/51
- Title:
- Mass accretion rates of PMS stars. VI. LH95 in LMC
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/875/51
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report on the accretion properties of low-mass stars in the LH 95 association within the Large Magellanic Cloud. Using noncontemporaneous wideband optical and narrowband H{alpha} photometry obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope, we identify 245 low-mass pre-main-sequence (PMS) candidates showing H{alpha} excess emission above the 4{sigma} level. We derive their physical parameters, including effective temperatures, luminosities, masses (M_*_), ages, accretion luminosities, and mass accretion rates (dM/dt_acc_). We identify two different stellar populations: younger than ~8Myr with median dM/dt_acc_~5.4x10^-8^M_{sun}_/yr (and M_*_~0.15-1.8M_{sun}_) and older than ~8Myr with median dM/dt_acc_~4.8x10^-9^M_{sun}_/yr (and M_*_~0.6-1.2M_{sun}_). We find that the younger PMS candidates are assembled in groups around Be stars, while older PMS candidates are uniformly distributed within the region without evidence of clustering. We find that dM/dt_acc_ in LH 95 decreases with time more slowly than what is observed in Galactic star-forming regions (SFRs). This agrees with the recent interpretation, according to which higher metallicity limits the accretion process in both rate and duration due to higher radiation pressure. The dM/dt_acc_-M_*_ relationship shows different behavior at different ages, becoming progressively steeper at older ages, indicating that the effects of mass and age on dM/dt_acc_ cannot be treated independently. With the aim to identify reliable correlations between mass, age, and dM/dt_acc_, we used a multivariate linear regression fit between these parameters for our PMS candidates. The comparison between our results and those obtained in other SFRs of our Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds confirms the importance of the metallicity for the study of the dM/dt_acc_ evolution in clusters with different environmental conditions.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/557/A19
- Title:
- Mass and age of extreme low-mass white dwarfs
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/557/A19
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The number of detected extremely low mass (ELM) white dwarf stars has increased drastically in recent year thanks to the results of many surveys. In addition, some of these stars have been found to exhibit pulsations, making them potential targets for asteroseismology. We provide a fine and homogeneous grid of evolutionary sequences for helium (He) core white dwarfs for the whole range of their expected masses (0.15<~M_*_/M_{sun}_<~0.45), including the mass range for ELM white dwarfs (M_*_/M_{sun}_<~0.20). The grid is appropriate for mass and age determination of these stars, as well as to study their adiatabic pulsational properties. White dwarf sequences have been computed by performing full evolutionary calculations that consider the main energy sources and processes of chemical abundance changes during white dwarf evolution.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/475/3633
- Title:
- Mass and age of red giant branch stars
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/475/3633
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Obtaining accurate and precise masses and ages for large numbers of giant stars is of great importance for unraveling the assemblage history of the Galaxy. In this paper, we estimate masses and ages of 6940 red giant branch (RGB) stars with asteroseismic parameters deduced from Kepler photometry and stellar atmospheric parameters derived from LAMOST spectra. The typical uncertainties of mass is a few per cent, and that of age is ~20 per cent. The sample stars reveal two separate sequences in the age-[{alpha}/Fe] relation - a high-{alpha} sequence with stars older than ~8Gyr and a low-{alpha} sequence composed of stars with ages ranging from younger than 1Gyr to older than 11Gyr. We further investigate the feasibility of deducing ages and masses directly from LAMOST spectra with a machine learning method based on kernel based principal component analysis, taking a sub-sample of these RGB stars as a training data set. We demonstrate that ages thus derived achieve an accuracy of ~24 per cent. We also explored the feasibility of estimating ages and masses based on the spectroscopically measured carbon and nitrogen abundances. The results are quite satisfactory and significantly improved compared to the previous studies.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/640/A83
- Title:
- Mass determination using microlensing by Gaia
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/640/A83
- Date:
- 15 Dec 2021 08:30:09
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Astrometric gravitational microlensing can be used to determine the mass of a single star (the lens) with an accuracy of a few percent. To do so, precise measurements of the angular separations between lens and background star with an accuracy below 1 milli-arcsecond at different epochs are needed. Therefore only the most accurate instruments can be used. However, since the timescale is on the order of months to years, the astrometric deflection might be detected by Gaia, even though each star is only observed on a low cadence. We want to show how accurately Gaia can determine the mass of the lensing star. Using conservative assumptions based on the results of the second Gaia data release (GaiaDR2), we simulated the individual Gaia measurements for 501 predicted astrometric microlensing events during the Gaia era (2014.5 - 2026.5). For this purpose we used the astrometric parameters of Gaia DR2, as well as an approximative mass based on the absolute G magnitude. By fitting the motion of the lens and source simultaneously, we then reconstructed the 11 parameters of the lensing event. For lenses passing by multiple background sources, we also fitted the motion of all background sources and the lens simultaneously. Using a Monte-Carlo simulation we determined the achievable precision of the mass determination. We find that Gaia can detect the astrometric deflection for 114 events. Furthermore, for 13 events Gaia can determine the mass of the lens with a precision better than 15% and for 13 + 21 = 34 events with a precision of 30% or better.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/349/757
- Title:
- Masses, ages and metallicities of F-G dwarfs
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/349/757
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Lithium abundances are presented for a total of 451 F-G dwarfs. The aim of this survey of Lithium abundance is to document the astration of Li as a function of stellar mass, age, and metallicity. These data are given in table1.dat, which includes 157 stars for which the Li abundance is determined for the first time. Almost all stars belonging to thin disc population.