- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/418/1055
- Title:
- BOSS morphology of galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/418/1055
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We study the morphology and size of the luminous and massive galaxies at 0.3<z<0.7 targeted in the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) using publicly available Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging, and catalogues, from the COSMic Origins Survey (COSMOS). Our sample (240 objects) provides a unique opportunity to check the visual morphology of these galaxies which were targeted based solely on stellar population modelling.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/145/405
- Title:
- Box- and peanut-shaped bulges. I.
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/145/405
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- NIR observations reveal that dust extinction does almost not influence the shape of bulges. There is no substantial difference between the shape of bulges in the optical and in the NIR. Our analysis reveals that 45% of all bulges are box- and peanut-shaped (b/p). The frequency of b/p bulges for all morphological types from S0 to Sd is >40%. In particular, this is for the first time that such a large frequency of b/p bulges is reported for galaxies as late as Sd. The fraction of the observed b/p bulges is large enough to explain the origin of b/p bulges by a barred potential (Luetticke et al., 2000, A&A, accepted).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/468/2058
- Title:
- Boxy/peanut-shaped bulges in barred galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/468/2058
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- From a sample of 84 local barred, moderately inclined disc galaxies, we determine the fraction that hosts boxy or peanut-shaped (B/P) bulges (the vertically thickened inner parts of bars). We find that the frequency of B/P bulges in barred galaxies is a very strong function of stellar mass: 79 per cent of the bars in galaxies with log (M*/M_{sun}_)w>=10.4 have B/P bulges, while only 12 per cent of those in lower mass galaxies do. (We find a similar dependence in data published by Yoshino & Yamauchi for edge-on galaxies.) There are also strong trends with other galaxy parameters - e.g. Hubble type: 77 per cent of S0-Sbc bars, but only 15 per cent of Sc-Sd bars, have B/P bulges - but these appear to be side effects of the correlations of these parameters with stellar mass. In particular, despite indications from models that a high gas content can suppress bar buckling, we find no evidence that the (atomic) gas mass ratio M_HI+He_/M* affects the presence of B/P bulges, once the stellar-mass dependence is controlled for. The semimajor axes of B/P bulges range from one-quarter to three-quarters of the full bar size, with a mean of R_box_/L_bar_=0.42+/-0.09 and R_box_/a_{epsilon}_=0.53+/-0.12 (where R_box_ is the size of the B/P bulge and a_{epsilon}_ and L_bar_ are lower and upper limits on the size of the bar).
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/622/A209
- Title:
- B2 0258+35 polarisation images
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/622/A209
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The contribution of active galactic nuclei to the magnetisation of the Universe can be constrained by knowing their duty cycles, jet and magnetic field morphologies, and the physical processes dominating their interaction with the surrounding environment. The magnetic field morphology and strength of radio lobes of AGN has an influence on the mechanisms for the propagation of cosmic rays into intergalactic space. Using the source B2 0258+35 we want to investigate the interaction of its radio lobes with the surrounding environment and examine the underlying physical effects. Published HI and radio continuum data at {lambda}21cm were combined with newly reduced archival Westerbork Radio Synthesis Telescope polarisation data at the same wavelength to investigate the polarised emission in the radio lobes of B2 0258+35. We assumed energy equipartition between the cosmic rays and the magnetic field to calculate their pressure and investigate the physical processes leading to the detected emission. We detected a unique S-shaped diffuse polarised structure. The lobes have a pressure of p=1.95+/-0.4x10^-14^dyn/cm^2^. The calculated total magnetic field strengths are low (B_eq_=1.21+/-0.12uG). We observe depolarisation in the northern lobe, which might originate from the HI-disc in the foreground. In addition we see an anti-correlation between the pressure and the fractional polarisation along the S-shaped structure. Therefore we consider magnetic draping and magnetic field compression as possible effects that might have created the observed S-shape. Our results suggest that magnetic draping can be effectively used to explain the observed polarised structures. This is likely due to the combination of a relatively low magnetic field strength, enabling super-Alfvenic motion of the rising lobes (with M_A_=2.47-3.50), and the coherency of the surrounding magnetic field. Moreover, the draped layer tends to suppress any mixing of the material between the radio lobes and the surrounding environment, but can enhance the mixing and re-acceleration efficiencies inside the lobes, providing an explanation for the average flat spectral index observed in the lobes.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/608/A127
- Title:
- Breaks in disc galaxy abundance gradients
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/608/A127
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We examine the relation between breaks in the surface brightness profiles and radial abundance gradients within the optical radius in the discs of 134 spiral galaxies from the CALIFA survey. The distribution of the radial abundance (in logarithmic scale) in each galaxy was fitted by simple and broken linear relations. The surface brightness profile was fitted assuming pure and broken exponents for the disc. We find that the maximum absolute difference between the abundances in a disc given by broken and pure linear relations is less than 0.05dex in the majority of our galaxies and exceeds the scatter in abundances for 26 out of 134 galaxies considered. The scatter in abundances around the broken linear relation is close (within a few percent) to that around the pure linear relation. The breaks in the surface brightness profiles are more prominent. The scatter around the broken exponent in a number of galaxies is lower by a factor of two or more than that around the pure exponent. The shapes of the abundance gradients and surface brightness profiles within the optical radius in a galaxy may be different. A pure exponential surface brightness profile may be accompanied by a broken abundance gradient and vise versa. There is no correlation between the break radii of the abundance gradients and surface brightness profiles. Thus, a break in the surface brightness profile does not need to be accompanied by a break in the abundance gradient.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/625/A36
- Title:
- Breaks in surf. brightness prof. of galaxy disks
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/625/A36
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using a sample of 175 low-inclination galaxies from the S^4^G, we investigate the origins of up-bending (Type III) breaks in the 3.6{mu}m surface brightness profiles of disk galaxies. We reanalyzed a sample of previously identified Type III disk break-hosting galaxies using a new, unbiased break-finding algorithm, which uncovered many new, sometimes subtle disk breaks across the whole sample. We classified each break by its likely origin through close examination of the galaxy images across wavelengths, and compare samples of galaxies separated by their outermost identified break types in terms of their stellar populations and local environments. We find that more than half of the confirmed Type III breaks in our sample can be attributed to morphological asymmetry in the host galaxies. As these breaks are mostly an artifact of the azimuthal averaging process, their status as physical breaks is questionable. Such galaxies occupy some of the highest density environments in our sample, implying that much of this asymmetry is the result of tidal disturbance. We also find that Type III breaks related to extended spiral arms or star formation often host down-bending (Type II) breaks at larger radius which were previously unidentified. Such galaxies reside in the lowest density environments in our sample, in line with previous studies that found a lack of Type II breaks in clusters. Galaxies occupying the highest density environments most often show Type III breaks associated with outer spheroidal components. We find that Type III breaks in the outer disks of galaxies arise most often through environmental influence: either tidal disturbance (resulting in disk asymmetry) or heating through, for example, galaxy harrassment (leading to spheroidal components). Galaxies hosting the latter break types also show bimodal distributions in central g-r color and morphological type, with more than half of such galaxies classified as Sa or earlier; this suggests these galaxies may be evolving into early-type galaxies. By contrast, we find that Type III breaks related to apparently secular features (e.g., spiral arms) may not truly define their hosts' outer disks, as often in such galaxies additional significant breaks can be found at larger radius. Given this variety in Type III break origins, we recommend in future break studies making a more detailed distinction between break subtypes when seeking out, for example, correlations between disk breaks and environment, to avoid mixing unlike physical phenomena.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/147/29
- Title:
- BRHalpha data of blue compact dwarf galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/147/29
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present B, R, and H{alpha} images for a total of 114 nearby galaxies (v_helio_<4000km/s) that, with exception of nine objects, are classified as blue compact dwarfs (BCDs). BR integrated magnitudes, H{alpha} fluxes and H{alpha} equivalent widths for all the objects in the sample are presented.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/544/A34
- Title:
- Bright AGN VLBI imaging study at 2 and 8GHz
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/544/A34
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We investigate statistical and individual astrophysical properties of active galactic nuclei (AGNs), such as parsec-scale flux density, core dominance, angular and linear sizes, maximum observed brightness temperatures of VLBI core components, spectral index distributions for core and jet components, and evolution of brightness temperature along the jets. Furthermore, we statistically compare core flux densities and brightness temperature as well as jet spectral indices of {gamma}-ray bright and weak sources. We used 19 very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observing sessions carried out simultaneously at 2.3GHz and 8.6GHz with the participation of 10 Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) stations and up to 10 additional geodetic telescopes. The observations span the period 1998-2003. We present here single-epoch results from high-resolution radio observations of 370 AGNs. Our VLBI images at 2.3GHz and 8.6GHz as well as Gaussian models are presented and analyzed. At least one-fourth of the cores are completely unresolved on the longest baselines of the global VLBI observations. The VLBI core components are partially opaque with the median value of spectral index of alpha_core_~0.3, while the jet features are usually optically thin alpha_jet_~-0.7. The spectral index typically decreases along the jet ridge line owing to the spectral aging, with a median value of -0.05mas^-1^. Brightness temperatures are found to be affected by Doppler boosting and reach up to ~10^13^K with a median of ~2.5x10^11^K at both frequencies. The brightness temperature gradients along the jets typically follow a power law T_b_~r^-2.2^ at both frequencies. We find that 147 sources (40%) positionally associated with gamma-ray detections from the Fermi LAT Second Source Catalog have higher core flux densities and brightness temperatures, and are characterized by the less steep radio spectrum of the optically thin jet emission.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/853/47
- Title:
- Brightest cluster galaxies bright in 22um (W4BCGs)
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/853/47
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Brightest cluster galaxies (BCGs) are believed to have assembled most of their stars early in time and therefore should be passively evolving at low redshifts and appear "red-and-dead." However, there have been reports that a minority of low-redshift BCGs still have ongoing star formation rates (SFRs) of a few to even ~100M_{sun}_/yr. Such BCGs are found in "cool-core" ("CC") clusters, and their star formation is thought to be fueled by "cooling flow." To further investigate the implications of low-redshift, star-forming BCGs, we perform a systematic search using the 22{mu}m data ("W4" band) from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) on the GMBCG catalog, which contains 55424 BCGs at 0.1<~z<~0.55 identified in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Our sample consists of 389 BCGs that are bright in W4 ("W4BCGs"), most being brighter than 5mJy. While some (<~20%) might host active galactic nuclei, most W4BCGs should owe their strong mid-IR emissions to dust-enshrouded star formation. Their median total IR luminosity (L_IR_) is 5x10^11^L_{sun}_ (SFR~50M_{sun}_/yr), and 27% of the whole sample has L_IR_>10^12^L_{sun}_ (SFR>100M_{sun}_/yr). Using 10 W4BCGs that have Chandra X-ray data, we show that 7 of them are possibly in CC clusters. However, in most cases (five out of seven) the mass deposition rate cannot account for the observed SFR. This casts doubt on the idea that cooling flows are the cause of the star formation in non-quiescent BCGs.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/440/405
- Title:
- Brightest galaxies in Local Volume
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/440/405
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Distances and near-infrared luminosities of the brightest galaxies in the Local Volume have been re-evaluated in order to gain a fully homogeneous collection of data for elucidating the framework of the Local Sheet and its relevance to Local Group evolution. It is demonstrated that the Local Sheet is both geometrically and dynamically distinct from the Local Supercluster and that the evolution of the Sheet and Local Group were probably interconnected. The Sheet is inclined by 8{deg} with respect to the Local Supercluster, and the dispersion of giant members about the mid-plane is only 230kpc. A 'Council of Giants' with a radius of 3.75Mpc encompasses the Local Group, demarcating a clear upper limit to the realm of influence of the Local Group. The only two giant elliptical galaxies in the Sheet sit on opposite sides of the Council, raising the possibility that they have somehow shepherded the evolution of the Local Group. The position vector of the Andromeda galaxy with respect to the Milky Way deviates only 11{deg} from the Sheet plane and only 11{deg} from the projected axis of the ellipticals. The Local Group appears to be moving away from a ridge in the potential surface of the Council on a path parallel to the elliptical axis. Spin directions of the giants in the Council are distributed over the sky in a pattern which is very different from that of giants beyond, possibly in reaction to the central mass asymmetry that developed into the Local Group. By matching matter densities of Group and Council giants, the edge of the volume of space most likely to have contributed to the development of the Local Group is shown to be very close to where gravitational forces from the Local Group and the Council balance. The boundary specification reveals that the Local Sheet formed out of a density perturbation of very low amplitude (~10%), but that normal matter was incorporated into galaxies with relatively high efficiency (~40%). It appears that the development of the giants of the Local Sheet was guided by a pre-existing flattened framework of matter.
