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211. Constraining the epoch of reionization
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/834/49
Title:
Constraining the epoch of reionization
Short Name:
J/ApJ/834/49
Date:
09 Feb 2022 14:54:48
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We combine observational data on a dozen independent cosmic properties at high-z with the information on reionization drawn from the spectra of distant luminous sources and the cosmic microwave background (CMB) to constrain the interconnected evolution of galaxies and the intergalactic medium since the dark ages. The only acceptable solutions are concentrated in two narrow sets. In one of them reionization proceeds in two phases: a first one driven by Population III stars, completed at z~10, and after a short recombination period a second one driven by normal galaxies, completed at z~6. In the other set both kinds of sources work in parallel until full reionization at z~6. The best solution with double reionization gives excellent fits to all the observed cosmic histories, but the CMB optical depth is 3{sigma} larger than the recent estimate from the Planck data. Alternatively, the best solution with single reionization gives less good fits to the observed star formation rate density and cold gas mass density histories, but the CMB optical depth is consistent with that estimate. We make several predictions, testable with future observations, that should discriminate between the two reionization scenarios. As a byproduct our models provide a natural explanation to some characteristic features of the cosmic properties at high-z, as well as to the origin of globular clusters.
212. Continuum-H{beta} light curves of 5 Seyfert 1
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/866/133
Title:
Continuum-H{beta} light curves of 5 Seyfert 1
Short Name:
J/ApJ/866/133
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the first results from a reverberation-mapping campaign undertaken during the first half of 2012, with additional data on one active galactic nucleus (AGN) (NGC 3227) from a 2014 campaign. Our main goals are (1) to determine the black hole masses from continuum-H{beta} reverberation signatures, and (2) to look for velocity-dependent time delays that might be indicators of the gross kinematics of the broad-line region. We successfully measure H{beta} time delays and black hole masses for five AGNs, four of which have previous reverberation mass measurements. The values measured here are in agreement with earlier estimates, though there is some intrinsic scatter beyond the formal measurement errors. We observe velocity-dependent H{beta} lags in each case, and find that the patterns have changed in the intervening five years for three AGNs that were also observed in 2007.
213. CO(2-1) observations of central AGN at z=1.4
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/558/A60
Title:
CO(2-1) observations of central AGN at z=1.4
Short Name:
J/A+A/558/A60
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The formation of the first virialized structures in overdensities dates back to ~9Gyr ago, i.e. in the redshift range z~1.4-1.6. Some models of structure formation predict that the star formation activity in clusters was high at that epoch, implying large reservoirs of cold molecular gas. Aiming at finding a trace of this expected high molecular gas content in primeval clusters, we searched for the ^12^CO(2-1) line emission in the most luminous active galactic nucleus (AGN) of the cluster around the radio galaxy 7C 1756+6520 at z~1.4, one of the farthest spectroscopic confirmed clusters. This AGN, called AGN.1317, is located in the neighbourhood of the central radio galaxy at a projected distance of ~780 kpc. The IRAM Plateau de Bure Interferometer was used to investigate the molecular gas quantity in AGN.1317, observing the ^12^CO(2-1) emission line. We detect CO emission in an AGN belonging to a galaxy cluster at z~1.4. We measured a molecular gas mass of 1.1x10^10^M_{sun}_, comparable to that found in submillimeter galaxies. In optical images, AGN.1317 does not seem to be part of a galaxy interaction or merger. We also derived the nearly instantaneous star formation rate (SFR) from Halpha flux obtaining a SFR~65M_{sun}_/yr. This suggests that AGN.1317 is actively forming stars and will exhaust its reservoir of cold gas in ~0.2-1.0Gyr.
214. 3C 279 optical photometry and polarimetry
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/590/A10
Title:
3C 279 optical photometry and polarimetry
Short Name:
J/A+A/590/A10
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Over the past few years, several occasions of large, continuous rotations of the electric vector position angle (EVPA) of linearly polarized optical emission from blazars have been reported. These events are often coincident with high energy gamma-ray flares and they have attracted considerable attention, as they could allow one to probe the magnetic field structure in the gamma-ray emitting region of the jet. The flat-spectrum radio quasar 3C 279 is one of the most prominent examples showing this behaviour. Our goal is to study the observed EVPA rotations and to distinguish between a stochastic and a deterministic origin of the polarization variability. We have combined multiple data sets of R-band photometry and optical polarimetry measurements of 3C 279, yielding exceptionally well-sampled flux density and polarization curves that cover a period of 2008-2012. Several large EVPA rotations are identified in the data. We introduce a quantitative measure for the EVPA curve smoothness, which is then used to test a set of simple random walk polarization variability models against the data. 3C 279 shows different polarization variation characteristics during an optical low-flux state and a flaring state. The polarization variation during the flaring state, especially the smooth approx. 360 deg. rotation of the EVPA in mid-2011, is not consistent with the tested stochastic processes. We conclude that during the two different optical flux states, two different processes govern the polarization variation, possibly a stochastic process during the low-brightness state and a deterministic process during the flaring activity.
215. Corrections to the VV13 Catalogue
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/PASA/30.4
Title:
Corrections to the VV13 Catalogue
Short Name:
J/other/PASA/30.
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Fixes are presented to be applied to the Veron-Cetty and Veron (VCV) Quasar Catalogue, 13th edition (Cat. VII/258). These are comprised of 39 deduplicati ons, 380 astrometric moves of 8+ arcseconds of which 31 are over 10 arcminutes, and 30 indicated delistings.
216. COSMOS AGN spectroscopic survey. I.
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/696/1195
Title:
COSMOS AGN spectroscopic survey. I.
Short Name:
J/ApJ/696/1195
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present optical spectroscopy for an X-ray and optical flux-limited sample of 677 XMM-Newton selected targets covering the 2deg^2^ Cosmic Evolution Survey field, with a yield of 485 high-confidence redshifts. The majority of the spectra were obtained over three seasons (2005-2007) with the Inamori Magellan Areal Camera and Spectrograph instrument on the Magellan (Baade) telescope. We also include in the sample previously published Sloan Digital Sky Survey spectra and supplemental observations with MMT/Hectospec. We detail the observations and classification analyses. The survey is 90% complete to flux limits of f_0.5-10keV_>8x10^-16-^erg/cm^2^/s and i^+^_AB_<22, where over 90% of targets have high-confidence redshifts. Making simple corrections for incompleteness due to redshift and spectral type allows for a description of the complete population to i^+^_AB_<23. The corrected sample includes a 57% broad emission line (Type 1, unobscured) active galactic nucleus (AGN) at 0.13<z<4.26, 25% narrow emission line (Type 2, obscured) AGN at 0.07<z<1.29, and 18% absorption line (host-dominated, obscured) AGN at 0<z<1.22 (excluding the stars that made up 4% of the X-ray targets). We show that the survey's limits in X-ray and optical fluxes include nearly all X-ray AGNs (defined by L_0.5-10keV_>3x10^42^erg/s) to z<1, of both optically obscured and unobscured types.
217. COSMOS field variability-selected AGN nuclei
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/574/A112
Title:
COSMOS field variability-selected AGN nuclei
Short Name:
J/A+A/574/A112
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Active galaxies are characterized by variability at every wavelength, with timescales from hours to years depending on the observing window. Optical variability has proven to be an effective way of detecting AGNs in imaging surveys, lasting from weeks to years. In the present work we test the use of optical variability as a tool to identify active galactic nuclei in the VST multiepoch survey of the COSMOS field, originally tailored to detect supernova events. We make use of the multiwavelength data provided by other COSMOS surveys to discuss the reliability of the method and the nature of our AGN candidates. The selection on the basis of optical variability returns a sample of 83 AGN candidates; based on a number of diagnostics, we conclude that 67 of them are confirmed AGNs (81% purity), 12 are classified as supernovae, while the nature of the remaining 4 is unknown. For the subsample of AGNs with some spectroscopic classification, we find that Type 1 are prevalent (89%) compared to Type 2 AGNs (11%). Overall, our approach is able to retrieve on average 15% of all AGNs in the field identified by means of spectroscopic or X-ray classification, with a strong dependence on the source apparent magnitude (completeness ranging from 26% to 5%). In particular, the completeness for Type 1 AGNs is 25%, while it drops to 6% for Type 2 AGNs. The rest of the X-ray selected AGN population presents on average a larger rms variability than the bulk of non-variable sources, indicating that variability detection for at least some of these objects is prevented only by the photometric accuracy of the data. The low completeness is in part due to the short observing span: we show that increasing the temporal baseline results in larger samples as expected for sources with a red-noise power spectrum. Our results allow us to assess the usefulness of this AGN selection technique in view of future wide-field surveys.
218. COSMOS 70um sources
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/709/572
Title:
COSMOS 70um sources
Short Name:
J/ApJ/709/572
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present a large robust sample of 1503 reliable and unconfused 70um selected sources from the multiwavelength data set of the Cosmic Evolution Survey. Using the Spitzer IRAC and MIPS photometry, we estimate the total infrared (IR) luminosity, LIR (8-1000um), by finding the best-fit template from several different template libraries. The long-wavelength 70 and 160um data allow us to obtain a reliable estimate of LIR, accurate to within 0.2 and 0.05dex, respectively. The 70um data point enables a significant improvement over the luminosity estimates possible with only a 24um detection. The full sample spans a wide range in IR luminosity, LIR~10^8^-10^14^L_{sun}_, with a median luminosity of 10^11.4^L_{sun}_. We identify a total of 687 luminous, 303 ultraluminous, and 31 hyperluminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs, ULIRGs, and HyLIRGs) over the redshift range 0.01<z<3.5 with a median redshift of 0.5. Presented here are the full spectral energy distributions (SEDs) for each of the sources compiled from the extensive multiwavelength data set from the ultraviolet (UV) to the far-infrared. A catalog of the general properties of the sample (including the photometry, redshifts, and LIR) is included with this paper.
219. CO Tully-Fisher relation for host galaxies of QSOs
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/669/821
Title:
CO Tully-Fisher relation for host galaxies of QSOs
Short Name:
J/ApJ/669/821
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The integrated line width derived from CO spectroscopy provides a powerful tool to study the internal kinematics of extragalactic objects, including quasars at high redshift, provided that the observed line width can be properly translated to more conventionally used kinematical parameters of galaxies. We show, through the construction of a Ks-band CO Tully-Fisher relation for nearby galaxies spanning a wide range in infrared luminosity, that the CO line width measured at 20% of the peak intensity, when corrected for inclination and other effects, successfully recovers the maximum rotation velocity of the disk. The line width at 50% of the peak intensity performs much more poorly, in large part because CO lines have a wide range of profiles, which are shown to vary systematically with infrared luminosity. We present a practical prescription for converting observed CO line widths into the stellar velocity dispersion of the bulge ({sigma}*) and then apply it to a sample of low-redshift (z<~0.2) and high-redshift (1.4<~z<~6.4) quasars to study their host galaxies.
220. CRATES sources at 30 GHz
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/410/2690
Title:
CRATES sources at 30 GHz
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/410/2690
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Knowledge of the population of radio sources in the range ~2-200GHz is important for understanding their effects on measurements of the cosmic microwave background power spectrum. We report measurements of the 30-GHz flux densities of 605 radio sources from the Combined Radio All-sky Targeted Eight-GHz Survey (CRATES), which have been made with the One Centimetre Receiver Array-prototype (OCRA-p) on the Torun 32-m telescope. The flux densities of sources that were also observed by Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) and previous OCRA surveys are in broad agreement with those reported here, however a number of sources display intrinsic variability. We find a good correlation between the 30GHz and Fermi gamma-ray flux densities for common sources. We examine the radio spectra of all observed sources and report a number of gigahertz-peaked and inverted spectrum sources. These measurements will be useful for comparison to those from the Low Frequency Instrument of the Planck satellite, which will make some of its most sensitive observations in the region covered here.