- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/357/437
- Title:
- Photometry of young star groupings in spirals
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/357/437
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present multiband photometric observations of three spiral galaxies selected in a sample suited for the study of young stellar groupings and their relationship with the parent galaxy and the galactic environment. Star forming regions have been identified using an objective technique based on a multivariate statistical analysis. Maps of young star groupings are given for each galaxy. The luminosity functions of the young star group populations show a remarkable similarity with a slope in the range -1.52 to -1.33. The size distributions peak around the classical 100pc value of the Local Group associations for two out of the three galaxies. NGC 1058 shows smaller associations (peak at ~50pc). The total number of young groups per unit B absolute luminosity of the galaxy is significantly greater in UGC 12732. The activity of star formation is in all three galaxies clearly stronger in the central regions.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/110/1083
- Title:
- Photometry of Zwicky Galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/110/1083
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Multiaperture photoelectric measurements in the B and V bands are presented for 601 galaxies in Volumes I, II, and V of Zwicky's catalogue. Large aperture observations were made in the 1960's with the Lick 3 m telescope and the USNO 1 m telescope. Systematics in Zwicky's magnitude system are investigated as a function of magnitude and direction in the sky. The photoelectric sample is argued to be representative of galaxies in Zwicky's catalogue at B ~ 15. A strong systematic error in Zwicky's magnitudes is apparent in Volume I fainter than m_z = 15.0. The B-V color distribution is discussed.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/117/102
- Title:
- Photometry + Spectroscopy in HDF + Flanking Fields
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/117/102
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of an HK' wide-field survey encompassing the Hubble Deep Field and its flanking fields. Our wide-field survey provides uniform coverage of a 61.8arcmin^2^ area to a depth equivalent to K=20.1 at 5{sigma}. We have also imaged the Hubble Deep Field in HK', providing uniform coverage of a 7.8arcmin^2^ area to a depth equivalent to K=21.2 at 5{sigma}. Using these data in combination with new deep University of Hawaii 8K V- and I-imaging obtained on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, we find only a small population of objects with colors redder than an equivalent I-K=4mag, the color expected for an evolved elliptical galaxy at z>1. We infer that only a fraction of the local field elliptical galaxy population with M_K_<-23.4 could have formed in single bursts at high redshift. The HK' observations of the HDF and its flanking fields were made with the University of Hawaii 2.2m telescope (1996-02-06 to 1996-02-08 for the HDF, and 1997-04-17 to 1997-04-22 for the wider area) and the 3.6m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT, 1996-04-05 to 1996-04-08 for the HDF). The deep V- and I-band observations were made with the CFHT (1997-04-03 to 1997-04-08), and B-band observations with the Keck Low Resolution Imaging Spectrograph in a strip across the center of the HK wide-field image.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/338/508
- Title:
- Photometry+spectroscopy of UCM galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/338/508
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present an analysis of the integrated properties of the stellar populations in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) Survey of H{alpha}-selected galaxies. In this paper, the first of a series, we describe in detail the techniques developed to model star-forming galaxies using a mixture of stellar populations, and taking into account the observational uncertainties. We assume a recent burst of star formation superimposed on a more evolved population. The effects of the nebular continuum, line emission and dust attenuation are taken into account. We also test different model assumptions, including the choice of specific evolutionary synthesis model, initial mass function, star formation scenario and the treatment of dust extinction. Quantitative tests are applied to determine how well these models fit our multiwavelength observations for the UCM sample. Our observations span the optical and near-infrared, including both photometric and spectroscopic data. Our results indicate that extinction plays a key role in this kind of study, revealing that low- and high-obscured objects may require very different extinction laws and must be treated differently. We also demonstrate that the UCM Survey galaxies are best described by a short burst of star formation occurring within a quiescent galaxy, rather than by continuous star formation. A detailed discussion on the inferred parameters, such as the age, burst strength, metallicity, star formation rate, extinction and total stellar mass for individual objects, is presented in Paper II of this series.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/807/139
- Title:
- Physical parameters of compact SFGs in COSMOS field
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/807/139
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a study on the physical properties of compact star-forming galaxies (cSFGs) with M_*_>=10^10^ M_{sun}_ and 2<=z<= 3 in the COSMOS (Cosmic Evolution Survey) and GOODS-S (Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey South) fields. We find that massive cSFGs have a comoving number density of (1.0+/-0.1)x10^-4^ Mpc^-3^. The cSFGs are distributed at nearly the same locus on the main sequence as extended star-forming galaxies (eSFGs) and dominate the high-mass end. On the rest-frame U-V versus V-J and U-B versus M_B_ diagrams, cSFGs are mainly distributed at the middle of eSFGs and compact quiescent galaxies (cQGs) in all colors, but are more inclined to "red sequence" than "green valley" galaxies. We also find that cSFGs have distributions similar to cQGs on the nonparametric morphology diagrams. The cQGs and cSFGs have larger Gini and smaller M_20_, while eSFGs have the reverse. About one-third of cSFGs show signatures of postmergers, and almost none of them can be recognized as disks. Moreover, those visually extended cSFGs all have lower Gini coefficients (Gini<0.4), indicating that the Gini coefficient could be used to clean out noncompact galaxies in a sample of candidate cSFGs. The X-ray-detected counterparts are more frequent among cSFGs than in eSFGs and cQGs, implying that cSFGs have previously experienced violent gas-rich interactions (such as major mergers or disk instabilities), which could trigger both star formation and black hole growth in an active phase.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/146/135
- Title:
- Physical parameters of 29 M31 globular clusters
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/146/135
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The Andromeda galaxy, M31, has several times the number of globular clusters found in the Milky Way. It contains a correspondingly larger number of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) associated with globular clusters, and as such can be used to investigate the cluster properties that lead to X-ray binary formation. The best tracer of the spatial structure of M31 globulars is the high-resolution imaging available from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), and we have used HST data to derive structural parameters for 29 LMXB-hosting M31 globular clusters. These measurements are combined with structural parameters from the literature for a total of 41 (of 50 known) LMXB clusters and a comparison sample of 65 non-LMXB clusters. Structural parameters measured in blue bandpasses are found to be slightly different (smaller core radii and higher concentrations) than those measured in red bandpasses; this difference is enhanced in LMXB clusters and could be related to stellar population differences. Clusters with LMXBs show higher collision rates for their mass compared to clusters without LMXBs, and collision rates estimated at the core radius show larger offsets than rates estimated at the half-light radius. These results are consistent with the dynamical formation scenario for LMXBs. A logistic regression analysis finds that, as expected, the probability of a cluster hosting an LMXB increases with increasing collision rate and proximity to the galaxy center. The same analysis finds that probability of a cluster hosting an LMXB decreases with increasing cluster mass at a fixed collision rate, although we caution that this could be due to sample selection effects. Metallicity is found to be a less important predictor of LMXB probability than collision rate, mass, or distance, even though LMXB clusters have a higher metallicity on average. This may be due to the interaction of location and metallicity: a sample of M31 LMXBs with a greater range in galactocentric distance would likely contain more metal-poor clusters and make it possible to disentangle the two effects.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/485/657
- Title:
- Physical parameters of Wolf-Rayet galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/485/657
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The availability of large spectroscopic datasets has opened up the possibility of constructing large samples of rare objects in a systematic manner. The goal of this study is to analyse the properties of galaxies showing Wolf-Rayet features in their optical spectrum using spectra from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Release 6. With this unprecedentedly large sample we aim to constrain the properties of the Wolf-Rayet phase and its impact on the surrounding interstellar medium. We carried out very careful continuum subtraction on all galaxies with equivalent widths of H{beta}>2{AA} in emission and identify Wolf-Rayet features using a mixture of automatic and visual classification. We combined this with spectroscopic and photometric information from the SDSS and derive metal abundances using a number of methods.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/159/17
- Title:
- Physical properties of SFRs in NGC 3395/NGC 3396
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/159/17
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report long-slit spectroscopy of the early major merger galaxies NGC 3395/NGC 3396. The spectra are consistent with those for star-forming galaxies, but there is some indication of LINER-like active galactic nucleus activity in the center of NGC 3396. The total star formation rate in the regions observed is 2.83 M_{sun}_/yr, consistent with estimates for the entire galaxies. The highest abundances are in the centers of the galaxies, with the abundances decreasing with distance. There is a correlation between high abundance and high ionization parameter, both of which can be attributed to the presence of massive stars. Modeling with SB 99 indicates the star-forming regions are younger than 10 Myr. There are 1000-2000 WNL stars in the system, along with several thousand O stars, consistent with the ages of the star-forming regions. The highest electron densities are found in young regions with high star formation rates. The electron temperatures are higher than results for non-interacting galaxies, which is probably due to shock waves produced by the galaxy-galaxy interaction, the outflow of gas from massive stars, and/or collisions between gas clouds in the galaxies. There is star formation in the bridge of material between the galaxies. These regions are among the youngest in the system and have low abundances, suggesting the gas was pulled from the outer parts of the galaxies. X-ray point sources, probably high-mass X-ray binaries, are associated with several star-forming regions.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/597/A51
- Title:
- Physical properties of Spitzer/IRS galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/597/A51
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We provide the basic integrated physical properties of all the galaxies contained in the full Cornell Atlas of Spitzer/IRS Sources (CASSIS) with available broad-band photometry from UV to 22 microns. We have collected broad-band photometric measurements in 14 wavelengths from available public surveys in order to study the spectral energy distribution (SED) of each galaxy in CASSIS, thus constructing a final sample of 1146 galaxies in the redshift range 0<z<2.5. The SEDs are modelled with the CIGALE code which relies on the energy balance between the absorbed stellar and the dust emission while taking into account the possible contribution due to the presence of an active galactic nucleus (AGN). We split the galaxies in three groups, a low-redshift (z<0.1), a mid-redshift (0.1=<z<0.5) and a high-redshift (z>=0.5) sub-sample and find that the vast majority of the Spitzer/IRS galaxies are star-forming and lie on or above the star-forming main sequence of the corresponding redshift. Moreover, the emission of Spitzer/IRS galaxies with z<0.1 is mostly dominated by star-formation, galaxies in the mid-redshift bin are a mixture of star forming and AGN galaxies, while half of the galaxies with z>=0.5 show moderate or high AGN activity. Additionally, using rest-frame NUV-r colour, Sersic indices, optical [OIII] and [NII] emission lines we explore the nature of these galaxies by investigating further their structure as well as their star-formation and AGN activity. Using a colour magnitude diagram we confirm that 97% of the galaxies with redshift smaller than 0.5 have experienced a recent star-formation episode. For a sub-sample of galaxies with available structural information and redshift smaller than 0.3 we find that early-type galaxies are placed below the main sequence, while late-type galaxies are found on the main- sequence as expected. Finally, for all the galaxies with redshift smaller than 0.5 and available optical spectral line measurements we compare the ability of CIGALE to detect the presence of an AGN in contrast to the optical spectra classification. We find that galaxies with high AGN luminosity, as calculated by CIGALE, are most likely to be classified as composite or AGNs by optical spectral lines.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/495/53
- Title:
- Physical properties of VVDS galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/495/53
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We want to derive the mass-metallicity relation of star-forming galaxies up to z~0.9, using data from the VIMOS VLT Deep Survey. The mass-metallicity relation is commonly understood as the relation between the stellar mass and the gas-phase oxygen abundance. Automatic measurement of emission-line fluxes and equivalent widths have been performed on the full spectroscopic sample of the VIMOS VLT Deep Survey. This sample is divided into two sub-samples depending on the apparent magnitude selection: wide (I_AB_<22.5) and deep (I_AB_<24). These two samples span two different ranges of stellar masses. Emission-line galaxies have been separated into star-forming galaxies and active galactic nuclei using emission line ratios. For the star-forming galaxies the emission line ratios have also been used to estimate gas-phase oxygen abundance, using empirical calibrations renormalized in order to give consistent results at low and high redshifts. The stellar masses have been estimated by fitting the whole spectral energy distributions with a set of stellar population synthesis models.
