- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/512/A10
- Title:
- Evolution of massive AGB stars. III.
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/512/A10
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the first simulations of the full evolution of super-AGB stars through the entire thermally pulsing AGB phase. We analyse their structural and evolutionary properties and determine the first SAGB yields. Stellar models of various initial masses and metallicities were computed using standard physical assumptions which prevents the third dredge-up. A postprocessing nucleosynthesis code was used to compute the SAGB yields, to quantify the effect of the third dredge-up (3DUP) and to assess the uncertainties associated with the treatment of convection. Owing to their massive oxygen-neon core, SAGB stars suffer weak thermal pulses, have very short interpulse periods and develop very high temperatures at the base of their convective envelope (up to 140x10^8^K), leading to very efficient hot bottom burning. SAGB stars are consequently heavy manufacturers of ^4^He, ^13^C, and ^14^N. They are also able to inject significant amounts of ^7^Li, ^17^O, ^25^Mg, and ^26,27^Al in the interstellar medium. The 3DUP mainly affects the CNO yields, especially in the lower metallicity models. Our post-processing simulations also indicate that changes in the temperature at the base of the convective envelope, which would result from a change in the efficiency of convective energy transport, have a dramatic impact on the yields and represent another major source of uncertainty.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/611/452
- Title:
- Evolution of massive stars
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/611/452
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a detailed study of the evolution of massive stars of masses 15, 20, 25, and 30M_{Sun}_ assuming solar-like initial chemical composition. The stellar sequences were evolved through the advanced burning phases up to the end of core oxygen burning. We present a careful analysis of the physical characteristics of the stellar models. In particular, we investigate the effect of the still-unsettled reaction ^12^C({alpha},{gamma})^16^O on the advanced evolution by using recent compilations of this rate.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/573/A71
- Title:
- Evolution of rotating very massive LC stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/573/A71
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- With growing evidence for the existence of very massive stars at subsolar metallicity, there is an increased need for corresponding stellar evolution models. We present a dense model grid with a tailored input chemical composition appropriate for the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/425/34
- Title:
- ExoMol line lists for BeH, MgH and CaH
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/425/34
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Accurate line lists for three molecules, BeH, MgH and CaH, in their ground electronic states are presented. These line lists are suitable for temperatures relevant to exoplanetary atmospheres and cool stars (up to 2000K). A combination of empirical and ab initio methods is used. The rovibrational energy levels of BeH, MgH and CaH are computed using the programs Level and DPotFit in conjunction with 'spectroscopic' potential energy curves (PECs). The PEC of BeH is taken from the literature, while the PECs of CaH and MgH are generated by fitting to the experimental transition energy levels. Both spin-rotation interactions (except for BeH, for which it is negligible) and non-adiabatic corrections are explicitly taken into account. Accurate line intensities are generated using newly computed ab initio dipole moment curves for each molecule using high levels of theory. Full line lists of rotation-vibration transitions for ^9^BeH, ^24^MgH, ^25^MgH, ^26^MgH and ^40CaH are made available in an electronic form as supplementary data to this article and at www.exomol.com .
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/440/1649
- Title:
- ExoMol line lists for CH4
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/440/1649
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A new hot line list is calculated for ^12^CH_4_ in its ground electronic state. This line list, called 10to10, contains 9.8 billion transitions and should be complete for temperatures up to 1500K. It covers the wavelengths longer than 1{mu}m and includes all transitions to upper states with energies below hc 18000cm^-1^ and rotational excitation up to J=39. The line list is computed using the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of CH_4_ obtained by variational solution of the SCHR equation for the rotation-vibration motion of nuclei employing program TROVE and a new 'spectroscopic' potential energy surface (PES) obtained by refining an ab initio PES (CCSD(T)-F12c/aug-cc-pVQZ) in a least-squares fitting to the experimentally derived energies with J=0, 1, 2, 3, 4 as extracted from the HITRAN database. The dipole transition probabilities are represented by the Einstein-A coefficients obtained using a previously reported ab initio dipole moment surface (CCSD(T)-F12c/aug-cc-pVTZ). Detailed comparisons with other available sources of methane transitions including HITRAN, experimental compilations and other theoretical line lists show that these sources lack transitions both higher temperatures and near infrared wavelengths. The 10to10 line list is suitable for modelling atmospheres of cool stars and exoplanets.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/448/1704
- Title:
- ExoMol line lists for formaldehyde H_2_CO
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/448/1704
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A computed line list for formaldehyde, H_2_^12^C^16^O, applicable to temperatures up to T=1500K is presented. An empirical potential energy and ab initio dipole moment surfaces are used as the input to nuclear motion program TROVE. The resulting line list, referred to as AYTY, contains 10.3 million rotational-vibrational states and around 10 billion transition frequencies. Each transition includes associated Einstein- A coefficients and absolute transition intensities, for wavenumbers below 10000cm^-1^ and rotational excitations up to J=70. Room-temperature spectra are compared with laboratory measurements and data currently available in the HITRAN database. These spectra show excellent agreement with experimental spectra and highlight the gaps and limitations of the HITRAN data. The full line list is available from the CDS database as well as at www.exomol.com.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/446/2337
- Title:
- ExoMol line lists for phosphine (PH_3_)
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/446/2337
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A comprehensive hot line list is calculated for ^31^PH_3_ in its ground electronic state. This line list, called SAlTY, contains almost 16.8 billion transitions between 7.5 million energy levels and it is suitable for simulating spectra up to temperatures of 1500K. It covers wavelengths longer than 1um and includes all transitions to upper states with energies below hc.18000cm^-1^ and rotational excitation up to J=46. The line list is computed by variational solution of the Schrodinger equation for the rotation-vibration motion employing the nuclear-motion program TROVE. A previously reported ab initio dipole moment surface is used as well as an updated 'spectroscopic' potential energy surface (PES), obtained by refining an existing ab initio surface through least-squares fitting to the experimentally derived energies. Detailed comparisons with other available sources of phosphine transitions confirms SAlTY's accuracy and illustrates the incompleteness of previous experimental and theoretical compilations for temperatures above 300K. Atmospheric models are expected to severely underestimate the abundance of phosphine in disequilibrium environments, and it is predicted that phosphine will be detectable in the upper troposphere of many substellar objects. This list is suitable for modelling atmospheres of many astrophysical environments, namely carbon stars, Y dwarfs, T dwarfs, hot Jupiters and solar system gas giant planets. It is available in full as supplementary data to the article and at www.exomol.com.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/434/1469
- Title:
- ExoMol line lists for SiO
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/434/1469
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Accurate rotation-vibration line lists are calculated for silicon monoxide. Line lists are presented for the main isotopologue, ^28^Si^16^O, and four monosubstituted isotopologues ^29^Si^16^O, ^30^Si^16^O, ^28^Si^17^O and ^28^Si^18^O, in their ground electronic states. These line lists are suitable for high temperatures (up to 9000K) including those relevant to exoplanetary atmospheres and cool stars. A combination of empirical and ab initio methods is used: the potential energy curves are determined to high accuracy by fitting to extensive data from analysis of both laboratory and sunspot spectra; a high quality ab initio dipole moment curve is calculated at the large basis set, multi-reference configuration interaction (MRCI) level. A partition function plus full line lists of rotation-vibration transitions are made available in an electronic form as supplementary data to this article and at www.exomol.com.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/156/276
- Title:
- Exoplanetary atmospheric properties with MIRI
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/156/276
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Mid-Infrared instrument (MIRI) on board the James Webb Space Telescope will perform the first ever characterization of young giant exoplanets observed by direct imaging in the 5-28 {mu}m spectral range. This wavelength range is key for both determining the bolometric luminosity of the cool known exoplanets and for accessing the strongest ammonia bands. In conjunction with shorter wavelength observations, MIRI will enable a more accurate characterization of the exoplanetary atmospheric properties. Here we consider a subsample of the currently known exoplanets detected by direct imaging, and we discuss their detectability with MIRI, either using the coronagraphic or the spectroscopic modes. By using the Exo-REM atmosphere model, we calculate the mid-infrared emission spectra of 14 exoplanets, and we simulate MIRI coronagraphic or spectroscopic observations. Specifically, we analyze four coronagraphic observational setups, which depend on (i) the target-star and reference-star offset (0, 3, 14 mas), (ii) the wavefront-error (130, 204 nm root mean square), and (iii) the telescope jitter amplitude (1.6, 7 mas). We then determine the signal-to-noise and integration time values for the coronagraphic targets whose planet-to-star contrasts range from 3.9 to 10.1 mag. We conclude that all the MIRI targets should be observable with different degrees of difficulty, which depends on the final in-flight instrument performances. Furthermore, we test for detection of ammonia in the atmosphere of the coolest targets. Finally, we present the case of HR 8799 b to discuss what MIRI observations can bring to the knowledge of a planetary atmosphere, either alone or in combination with shorter wavelength observations.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/585/A5
- Title:
- Exoplanet hosts/field stars age consistency
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/585/A5
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Transiting planets around stars are discovered mostly through photometric surveys. Unlike radial velocity surveys, photometric surveys do not tend to target slow rotators, inactive or metal-rich stars. Nevertheless, we suspect that observational biases could also impact transiting-planet hosts. This paper aims to evaluate how selection effects reflect on the evolutionary stage of both a limited sample of transiting-planet host stars (TPH) and a wider sample of planet-hosting stars detected through radial velocity analysis. Then, thanks to uniform derivation of stellar ages, a homogeneous comparison between exoplanet hosts and field star age distributions is developed. Stellar parameters have been computed through our custom-developed isochrone placement algorithm, according to Padova evolutionary models. The notable aspects of our algorithm include the treatment of element diffusion, activity checks in terms of logR'_HK_ and vsini, and the evaluation of the stellar evolutionary speed in the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram in order to better constrain age. Working with TPH, the observational stellar mean density {rho}_*_ allows us to compute stellar luminosity even if the distance is not available, by combining {rho}_* with the spectroscopic logg. The median value of the TPH ages is ~5Gyr. Even if this sample is not very large, however the result is very similar to what we found for the sample of spectroscopic hosts, whose modal and median values are [3, 3.5)Gyr and ~4.8Gyr, respectively. Thus, these stellar samples suffer almost the same selection effects. An analysis of MS stars of the solar neighbourhood belonging to the same spectral types bring to an age distribution similar to the previous ones and centered around solar age value. Therefore, the age of our Sun is consistent with the age distribution of solar neighbourhood stars with spectral types from late F to early K, regardless of whether they harbour planets or not. We considered the possibility that our selected samples are older than the average disc population.
