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751. MSX5C Infrared Point Source Catalog
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/V/107
Title:
MSX5C Infrared Point Source Catalog
Short Name:
V/107
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The principal objective of the astronomy experiments abroad the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) was to complete the census of the mid-infrared (4.2-25{mu}m) sky: the areas missed by the IRAS mission (about 4% of the sky was not surveyed by IRAS), and the Galactic Plane where the sensitivity of IRAS was degraded by confusion noise in the regions of high source densities or structured extended emission. The infrared instrument on MSX is named SPIRIT III; it is a 35cm clear aperture off-axis telescope with five line scanned infrared focal plane arrays of 18.3arcsec square pixels, with a high sensitivity (0.1Jy at 8.3{mu}m). The characteristics of the 6 bands B1, B2, A, C, D and E are summarized in the "Note (1)" below. The data are contained in 7 files according to the location on the sky: 5 are related to the Galactic Plane, one (non-plane) contains the IRAS gap catalog, the the lmc.dat file contains the observations of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
752. MSX Infrared Astrometric Catalog
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/V/98
Title:
MSX Infrared Astrometric Catalog
Short Name:
V/98
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The MSX Infrared Astrometric Catalog has been contructed as a tool for improving the pointing accuracy of infrared observations. The catalog contains 177,860 astrometric stars, 61,242 which have been identified with their infrared counterparts from IRAS catalogs and the Catalog of Infrared Observations through position and color matching. Infrared flux densities are predicted for 6 wavelength bands between 4 and 22um. The catalog identifications are complete to within the spatial coverage of current surveys for those astrometric stars brightest in the infrared. By predicting fluxes of astrometric stars without IR identifications we are able to extend the catalog to areas of the sky which were incomplete in the IRAS catalogs. Furthermore, by retaining stars below the brightness limit of current surveys we are able to provide better spatial coverage to help point or position the next generation of infrared telescopes.
753. MSX IRDC candidate catalog
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/639/227
Title:
MSX IRDC candidate catalog
Short Name:
J/ApJ/639/227
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We use 8.3{mu}m mid-infrared images acquired with the Midcourse Space Experiment satellite to identify and catalog infrared dark clouds (IRDCs) in the first and fourth quadrants of the Galactic plane. Because IRDCs are seen as dark extinction features against the diffuse Galactic infrared background, we identify them by first determining a model background from the 8.3{mu}m images and then searching for regions of high decremental contrast with respect to this background. IRDC candidates in our catalog are defined by contiguous regions bounded by closed contours of a 2{sigma} decremental contrast threshold. We identify 10,931 candidate IRDCs. For each IRDC, we also catalog cores. These cores, defined as localized regions with at least 40% higher extinction than the cloud's average extinction, are found by iteratively fitting two-dimensional elliptical Gaussian functions to the contrast peaks. We identify 12,774 cores. The catalog contains the position, angular size, orientation, area, peak contrast, peak contrast signal-to-noise, and integrated contrast of the candidate IRDCs and their cores.
754. MSX 8.3um fluxes of star-forming regions
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/126/1423
Title:
MSX 8.3um fluxes of star-forming regions
Short Name:
J/AJ/126/1423
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We have imaged seven nearby star-forming regions, the Rosette Nebula, the Orion Nebula, W3, the Pleiades, G300.2-16.8, S263, and G159.6-18.5, with the Spatial Infrared Imaging Telescope on the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) satellite at 18" resolution at 8.3, 12.1, 14.7, and 21.3{mu}m. The large angular scale of the regions imaged (~7.2-50deg^2^) makes these data unique in terms of the combination of size and resolution. In addition to the star-forming regions, two cirrus-free fields (MSXBG 160 and MSXBG 161) and a field near the south Galactic pole (MSXBG 239) were also imaged. Point sources have been extracted from each region, resulting in the identification over 500 new sources (i.e., no identified counterparts at other wavelengths), as well as over 1300 with prior identifications. The extended emission from the star-forming regions is described, and prominent structures are identified, particularly in W3 and Orion. The Rosette Nebula is discussed in detail. The bulk of the mid-infrared emission is consistent with that of photon-dominated regions, including the elephant trunk complex. The central clump, however, and a line of site toward the northern edge of the cavity show significantly redder colors than the rest of the Rosette complex.
755. Multifrequency study of NL Seyfert 1 galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/573/A76
Title:
Multifrequency study of NL Seyfert 1 galaxies
Short Name:
J/A+A/573/A76
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
High-energy {gamma}-rays, which are produced by powerful relativistic jets, are usually associated with blazars and radio galaxies. In the current active galactic nuclei (AGN) paradigm, such jets are almost exclusively launched from massive elliptical galaxies. Recently, however, Fermi/LAT detected {gamma}-rays from a few narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies and thus confirmed the presence of relativistic jets in them. Since NLS1 galaxies are assumed to be young evolving AGN, they offer a unique opportunity to study the production of relativistic jets in late-type galaxies. Our aim is to estimate by which processes the emission of various kinds is produced in NLS1 galaxies and to study how emission properties are connected to other intrinsic AGN properties. We have compiled the so far largest multiwavelength database of NLS1 sources. This allowed us to explore correlations between different wavebands and source properties using, for example, Pearson and Spearman correlations and principal component analysis. We did this separately for radio-loud and radio-quiet sources.
756. Multiple M dwarf stars with Robo-AO and Gaia DR2
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/159/139
Title:
Multiple M dwarf stars with Robo-AO and Gaia DR2
Short Name:
J/AJ/159/139
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We analyze observations from Autonomous laser-adaptive-optics for few-meter-class telescopes (Robo-AO)'s field M dwarf survey taken on the 2.1m Kitt Peak telescope and perform a multiplicity comparison with Gaia DR2. Through its laser-guided, automated system, the Robo-AO instrument has yielded the largest adaptive optics M dwarf multiplicity survey to date. After developing an interface to visually identify and locate stellar companions, we selected 11 low-significance Robo-AO detections for follow-up on the Keck II telescope using NIRC2. In the Robo-AO survey we find 553 candidate companions within 4" around 534 stars out of 5566 unique targets, most of which are new discoveries. Using a position cross-match with DR2 on all targets, we assess the binary recoverability of Gaia DR2 and compare the properties of multiples resolved by both Robo-AO and Gaia. The catalog of nearby M dwarf systems and their basic properties presented here can assist other surveys which observe these stars, such as the NASA Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission.
757. Multiple star formation in Ophiuchus
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/813/83
Title:
Multiple star formation in Ophiuchus
Short Name:
J/ApJ/813/83
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We conduct a multiplicity survey of members of the {rho} Ophiuchus cloud complex with high-resolution imaging to characterize the multiple-star population of this nearby star-forming region and investigate the relation between stellar multiplicity and star and planet formation. Our aperture masking survey reveals the presence of five new stellar companions beyond the reach of previous studies, but does not result in the detection of any new substellar companions. We find that 43+/-6% of the 114 stars in our survey have stellar-mass companions between 1.3 and 780 AU, while 7_-5_^+8^% host brown dwarf companions in the same interval. By combining this information with knowledge of disk-hosting stars, we show that the presence of a close binary companion (separation <40AU) significantly influences the lifetime of protoplanetary disks, a phenomenon previously seen in older star-forming regions. At the ~1-2Myr age of our Ophiuchus members ~2/3 of close binary systems have lost their disks, compared to only ~30% of single stars and wide binaries. This has a significant impact on the formation of giant planets, which are expected to require much longer than 1 Myr to form via core accretion and thus planets formed via this pathway should be rare in close binary systems.
758. Multiwavelength survey of AGNs
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/425/1215
Title:
Multiwavelength survey of AGNs
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/425/1215
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We aim to study the effect of environment on the presence and fuelling of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in massive galaxy clusters. We explore the use of different AGN detection techniques with the goal of selecting AGN across a broad range of luminosities, AGN/host galaxy flux ratios and obscuration levels. From a sample of 12 galaxy clusters at redshifts 0.5<z<0.9, we identify AGN candidates using optical variability from multi-epoch Hubble Space Telescope imaging, X-ray point sources in Chandra images and mid-infrared (IR) spectral energy distribution power-law fits through the Spitzer Infrared Array Camera channels. We find 178 optical variables, 74 X-ray point sources and 64 IR power-law sources, resulting in an average of ~25 AGN per cluster.
759. 16{mu}m sources in the NOAO Bootes field
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/634/L1
Title:
16{mu}m sources in the NOAO Bootes field
Short Name:
J/ApJ/634/L1
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Using the 16{mu}m peak-up imager on the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on Spitzer, we present a serendipitous survey of 0.0392{deg}^2^ within the area of the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey in Bootes. Combining our results with the available Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS) 24{mu}m survey of this area, we produce a catalog of 150 16{mu}m sources brighter than 0.18mJy (3{sigma}) for which we derive measures or limits on the 16{mu}m/24{mu}m colors. Such colors are especially useful in determining redshifts for sources whose mid-infrared spectra contain strong emission or absorption features that characterize these colors as a function of redshift.
760. MUSE datacube of He 2-10
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/604/A101
Title:
MUSE datacube of He 2-10
Short Name:
J/A+A/604/A101
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We study the physical and dynamical properties of the ionized gas in the prototypical HII galaxy Henize 2-10 using MUSE integral field spectroscopy. The large-scale dynamics are dominated by extended outflowing bubbles that are probably the result of massive gas ejection from the central star forming regions. We derived a mass outflow rate dM_out_/dt~0.30M_{sun}_/yr, corresponding to mass loading factor {eta}~0.4, in the range of similar measurements in local LIRGs. Such a massive outflow has a total kinetic energy that is sustainable by the stellar winds and supernova remnants expected in the galaxy. We studied the dust extinction, electron density, and ionization conditions all across the galaxy with a classical emission line diagnostic, confirming the extreme nature of the highly star forming knots in the core of the galaxy, which show high density and high ionization parameters. We measured the gas-phase metallicity in the galaxy, taking the strong variation of the ionization parameter into account, and found that the external parts of the galaxy have abundances as low as 12+log(O/H)~8.3, while the central star forming knots are highly enriched with super solar metallicity. We found no sign of AGN ionization in the galaxy, despite the recent claim of the presence of a supermassive active black hole in the core of He 2-10. We therefore reanalyzed the X-ray data that were used to propose the presence of the AGN, but we concluded that the observed X-ray emission can be better explained with sources of a different nature, such as a supernova remnant.