- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/821/101
- Title:
- Stellar MFP for massive quiescent z<0.7 galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/821/101
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We examine the evolution of the relation between stellar mass surface density, velocity dispersion, and half-light radius --the stellar mass fundamental plane (MFP)-- for quiescent galaxies at z<0.6. We measure the local relation from galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the intermediate redshift relation from ~500 quiescent galaxies with stellar masses 10<~log(M*/M_{sun}_)<~11.5. Nearly half of the quiescent galaxies in our intermediate redshift sample are compact. After accounting for important selection and systematic effects, the velocity dispersion distribution of galaxies at intermediate redshifts is similar to that of galaxies in the local universe. Galaxies at z<0.6 appear to be smaller (<~0.1dex) than galaxies in the local sample. The orientation of the stellar MFP is independent of redshift for massive quiescent galaxies at z<0.6 and the zero-point evolves by ~0.04dex. Compact quiescent galaxies fall on the same relation as the extended objects. We confirm that compact quiescent galaxies are the tail of the size and mass distribution of the normal quiescent galaxy population.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/160/90
- Title:
- Stellar parameters for 13196 Kepler dwarfs
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/160/90
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The rotational evolution of cool dwarfs is poorly constrained after ~1-2Gyr due to a lack of precise ages and rotation periods for old main-sequence stars. In this work, we use velocity dispersion as an age proxy to reveal the temperature-dependent rotational evolution of low-mass Kepler dwarfs and demonstrate that kinematic ages could be a useful tool for calibrating gyrochronology in the future. We find that a linear gyrochronology model, calibrated to fit the period-Teff relationship of the Praesepe cluster, does not apply to stars older than around 1Gyr. Although late K dwarfs spin more slowly than early-K dwarfs when they are young, at old ages, we find that late K dwarfs rotate at the same rate or faster than early-K dwarfs of the same age. This result agrees qualitatively with semiempirical models that vary the rate of surface-to-core angular momentum transport as a function of time and mass. It also aligns with recent observations of stars in the NGC6811 cluster, which indicate that the surface rotation rates of K dwarfs go through an epoch of inhibited evolution. We find that the oldest Kepler stars with measured rotation periods are late K and early M dwarfs, indicating that these stars maintain spotted surfaces and stay magnetically active longer than more massive stars. Finally, based on their kinematics, we confirm that many rapidly rotating GKM dwarfs are likely to be synchronized binaries.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+AS/124/61
- Title:
- Stellar Rotation in SB0 galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/A+AS/124/61
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present stellar velocity- and velocity dispersion- data for 13 SB0 galaxies and one SBa, based on 61 spectra collected during a long-term project developed at ESO. Our primary goal is to provide a database widest as possible for the study of the stellar velocity and velocity dispersion fields and for future modeling. New data are presented for six galaxies, while for the remaining SB0s particular kinematical aspects were already discussed in previous papers. We found the following results: a) emission lines were detected in our spectra only for 4 out of 14 galaxies considered. When present, they reveal a very peculiar kinematics, including counter-rotation, warps or radial flows. b) A new case of gas counter-rotation has been found: NGC 7079. c) The velocity dispersion along the bar has a smoother trend than in the rest of the galaxy. However there is, in general, a similarity between the velocity dispersion trend (decreasing or flat) measured along the bar and that outside it. d) The existence of a waving pattern in the stellar rotation curves of bars is confirmed for the galaxies of our sample seen inclined between 30 and 50{deg}. In addition to this effect, the percentage of non-circular stellar motions present in the barred galaxies studied may reach the 20%.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/100/105
- Title:
- Stellar velocity dispersions. II.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/100/105
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A catalog of central velocity dispersion measurements is presented, current through 1993 September. The catalog includes 2474 measurements of 1563 (*) galaxies. A standard set of 86 galaxies is defined, consisting of galaxies with at least three reliable concordant measurements. It is suggested that future studies observe some of these standard galaxies so that different studies can be normalised to a consistent system. All measurements are reduced to a normalized system using these standards. (*) Actually 1562 galaxies.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/313/469
- Title:
- Streaming motions of galaxy clusters. I.
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/313/469
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The present paper is the first in a series presenting results of the "Streaming Motions of Abell Cluster" (SMAC) project. We present new spectroscopic data for 532 early-type galaxies, predominantly Abell cluster members with cz<12000km/s. We tabulate 919 individual measurements, from six observing runs, for recession velocity, cz, central velocity dispersion, {sigma}, and magnesium line-strength indices, Mg_2_ and Mgb. The median estimated error, per measurement, in {sigma} is 5 per cent. The Mg_2_ line-strength data have median errors of 0.009mag. The observed scatter between repeat measurements is largely accounted for by photon-counting errors. These data will be employed in forthcoming papers, where they will form part of a merged and standardized catalogue of Fundamental Plane data for use in cluster distance estimates and peculiar velocity analyses.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/RAA/20.2
- Title:
- Strong galaxy-galaxy lensing in SDSS-III BOSS
- Short Name:
- J/other/RAA/20.2
- Date:
- 03 Dec 2021 00:49:25
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Strong lensing is one of the most spectacular views in the universe. Many cosmological applications have been proposed, but the number of such lensing systems is still limited. In this work, we applied an improved version of a previously developed spectroscopic lensing search method to the SDSS-III BOSS and proposed a list of highly possible candidates. Follow-up CFHT Megacam imaging observations were performed for five systems, and two out of five are probably strong lensing systems with at least one image close to the central galaxy, although no counter images are detected.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/806/185
- Title:
- Strong-lensing systems from 4 surveys
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/806/185
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- In this paper, we assemble a catalog of 118 strong gravitational lensing systems from the Sloan Lens ACS Survey (SLACS), BOSS emission-line lens survey (BELLS), Lens Structure and Dynamics (LSD), and Strong Lensing Legacy Survey (SL2S) and use them to constrain the cosmic equation of state. In particular, we consider two cases of dark energy phenomenology: the XCDM model, where dark energy is modeled by a fluid with constant w equation-of-state parameter, and in the Chevalier-Polarski-Linder (CPL) parameterization, where w is allowed to evolve with redshift, w(z)=w_0_+w_1_(z/1+z). We assume spherically symmetric mass distribution in lensing galaxies, but we relax the rigid assumption of the SIS model in favor of a more general power-law index {gamma}, also allowing it to evolve with redshifts {gamma}(z). Our results for the XCDM cosmology show agreement with values (concerning both w and {gamma} parameters) obtained by other authors. We go further and constrain the CPL parameters jointly with {gamma}(z). The resulting confidence regions for the parameters are much better than those obtained with a similar method in the past. They are also showing a trend of being complementary to the Type Ia supernova data. Our analysis demonstrates that strong gravitational lensing systems can be used to probe cosmological parameters like the cosmic equation of state for dark energy. Moreover, they have a potential to judge whether the cosmic equation of state evolved with time or not.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/247/12
- Title:
- Strong lens models for 37 clusters from SGAS
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/247/12
- Date:
- 08 Mar 2022 13:45:09
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present strong gravitational lensing models for 37 galaxy clusters from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Giant Arcs Survey (SGAS). We combine data from multi-band Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) imaging, with ground-based imaging and spectroscopy from Magellan, Gemini, Apache Point Observatory, and the Multiple Mirror Telescope, in order to detect and spectroscopically confirm new multiply imaged lensed background sources behind the clusters. We report spectroscopic or photometric redshifts of sources in these fields, including cluster galaxies and background sources. Based on all available lensing evidence, we construct and present strong-lensing mass models for these galaxy clusters. The clusters span a redshift range of 0.176<z<0.66 with a median redshift of z=0.45, and sample a wide range of dynamical masses, 1.5<M_200_<35x10^14^M_{sun}_, as estimated from their velocity dispersions. As these clusters were selected as lenses primarily owing to a fortuitous alignment with background galaxies that results in giant arcs, they exhibit a wide range in Einstein radii, 1.3"<{theta}_E_<23.1" for a source at z=2, with a median {theta}_E_=10.8".
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/147/52
- Title:
- Structures in the Chandra Deep Field-South
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/147/52
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a comprehensive structure detection analysis of the 0.3deg^2^ area of the MUSYC-ACES field, which covers the Chandra Deep Field-South (CDFS). Using a density-based clustering algorithm on the MUSYC and ACES photometric and spectroscopic catalogs, we find 62 overdense regions up to redshifts of 1, including clusters, groups, and filaments. We also present the detection of a relatively small void of ~10Mpc^2^ at z~0.53. All structures are confirmed using the DBSCAN method, including the detection of nine structures previously reported in the literature. We present a catalog of all structures present, including their central position, mean redshift, velocity dispersions, and classification based on their morphological and spectroscopic distributions. In particular, we find 13 galaxy clusters and 6 large groups/small clusters. Comparison of these massive structures with published XMM-Newton imaging (where available) shows that 80% of these structures are associated with diffuse, soft-band (0.4-1keV) X-ray emission, including 90% of all objects classified as clusters. The presence of soft-band X-ray emission in these massive structures (M_200_{>=}4.9x10^13^M_{sun}_) provides a strong independent confirmation of our methodology and classification scheme. In the closest two clusters identified (z<0.13) high-quality optical ur photometric sample contains 5522 galaxies imaging from the Deep2c field of the Garching-Bonn Deep Survey reveals the cD galaxies and demonstrates that they sit at the center of the detected X-ray emission. Nearly 60% of the clusters, groups, and filaments are detected in the known enhanced density regions of the CDFS at z=~0.13, 0.52, 0.68, and 0.73. Additionally, all of the clusters, bar the most distant, are found in these overdense redshift regions. Many of the clusters and groups exhibit signs of ongoing formation seen in their velocity distributions, position within the detected cosmic web, and in one case through the presence of tidally disrupted central galaxies exhibiting trails of stars. These results all provide strong support for hierarchical structure formation up to redshifts of 1.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/901/133
- Title:
- Supermassive BH masses of reverberation-mapped AGNs
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/901/133
- Date:
- 21 Feb 2022 08:57:26
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Using different kinds of velocity tracers derived from the broad H{beta} profile (in the mean or rms spectrum) and the corresponding virial factors f, the central supermassive black hole masses (M_BH_) are calculated for a compiled sample of 120 reverberation-mapped (RM) active galactic nuclei (AGNs). For its subsample of RM AGNs with measured stellar velocity dispersion ({sigma}_*_), the multivariate linear regression technique is used to calibrate the mean value f, as well as the variable FWHM-based f. It is found that, whether excluding the pseudobulges or not, the M_BH_ from the H{beta} line dispersion in the mean spectrum ({sigma}_H{beta},mean_) has the smallest offset rms with respect to the M_BH_-{sigma}_*_ relation. For the total sample excluding SDSS-RM AGNs, with respect to M_BH_ from {sigma}_*_ or that from the H{beta} line dispersion in the rms spectrum ({sigma}_H{beta},rms_), it is found that we can obtain M_BH_ from the {sigma}_H{beta},mean_ with the smallest offset rms of 0.38 or 0.23dex, respectively. It implies that, with respect to the H{beta} FWHM, we prefer {sigma}_H{beta},mean_ to calculate M_BH_ from the single-epoch spectrum. Using the FWHM-based f, we can improve the M_BH_ calculation from FWHM(H{beta}) and the mean f, with a decreased offset rms from 0.52 to 0.39 dex with respect to M_BH_ from {sigma}_*_ for the subsample of 36 AGNs with {sigma}_*_. The value of 0.39dex is almost the same as that from {sigma}_H{beta},mean_ and the mean f.
