- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/351/1071
- Title:
- POINT-AGAPE Survey. M31 variables
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/351/1071
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- For the purposes of identifying microlensing events, the POINT-AGAPE collaboration has been monitoring the Andromeda galaxy (M31) for three seasons (1999-2001) with the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. In each season, data are taken for one hour per night for roughly 60 nights during the six months that M31 is visible. The two 33x33arcmin^2^ fields of view straddle the central bulge, northwards and southwards. We have calculated the locations, periods and brightness of 35 414 variable stars in M31 as a by-product of the microlensing search. The variables are classified according to their period and brightness. Rough correspondences with classical types of variable star (such as Population I and II Cepheids, Miras and semiregular long-period variables) are established. The spatial distribution of Population I Cepheids is clearly associated with the spiral arms, while the central concentration of the Miras and long-period variables varies noticeably, the brighter and the shorter period Miras being much more centrally concentrated.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/154/268
- Title:
- Point & compact H{alpha} sources in the inner of M33
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/154/268
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A variety of interesting objects such as Wolf-Rayet stars, tight OB associations, planetary nebulae, X-ray binaries, etc., can be discovered as point or compact sources in H{alpha} surveys. How these objects distribute through a galaxy sheds light on the galaxy star formation rate and history, mass distribution, and dynamics. The nearby galaxy M33 is an excellent place to study the distribution of H{alpha}-bright point sources in a flocculant spiral galaxy. We have reprocessed an archived WIYN continuum-subtracted H{alpha} image of the inner 6.5'x6.5' of M33 and, employing both eye and machine searches, have tabulated sources with a flux greater than approximately 10^-15^ erg/cm^2^/s. We have effectively recovered previously mapped H II regions and have identified 152 unresolved point sources and 122 marginally resolved compact sources, of which 39 have not been previously identified in any archive. An additional 99 H{alpha} sources were found to have sufficient archival flux values to generate a Spectral Energy Distribution. Using the SED, flux values, H{alpha} flux value, and compactness, we classified 67 of these sources.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/849/157
- Title:
- Polarimetry obs. toward IC5146 background stars
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/849/157
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present optical and near-infrared stellar polarization observations toward the dark filamentary clouds associated with IC5146. The data allow us to investigate the dust properties (this paper) and the magnetic field structure (Paper II). A total of 2022 background stars were detected in the Rc, i', H, and/or K bands to A_V_<~25mag. The ratio of the polarization percentage at different wavelengths provides an estimate of {lambda}_max_, the wavelength of the peak polarization, which is an indicator of the small-size cutoff of the grain size distribution. The grain size distribution seems to significantly change at A_V_~3mag, where both the average and dispersion of P_Rc_/P_H_ decrease. In addition, we found {lambda}_max_~0.6-0.9{mu}m for A_V_>2.5mag, which is larger than the ~0.55{mu}m in the general interstellar medium (ISM), suggesting that grain growth has already started in low-AV regions. Our data also reveal that polarization efficiency (PE=P_{lambda}_/A_V_) decreases with A_V_ as a power law in the Rc, i', and K bands with indices of -0.71+/-0.10, -1.23+/-0.10, and -0.53+/-0.09. However, H-band data show a power index change; the PE varies with A_V_ steeply (index of -0.95+/-0.30) when A_V_<2.88+/-0.67mag, but softly (index of -0.25+/-0.06) for greater AV values. The soft decay of PE in high-AV regions is consistent with the radiative alignment torque model, suggesting that our data trace the magnetic field to A_V_~20mag. Furthermore, the breakpoint found in the H band is similar to that for A_V_, where we found the P_Rc_/P_H_ dispersion significantly decreased. Therefore, the flat PE-A_V_ in high-A_V_ regions implies that the power-index changes result from additional grain growth.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/708/758
- Title:
- Polarimetry of HH1-2 region
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/708/758
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The HH 1-2 region in the L1641 molecular cloud was observed in the near-infrared (IR) J, H, and Ks bands, and imaging polarimetry was performed. Seventy-six point-like sources were detected in all three bands. The near-IR polarizations of these sources seem to be caused mostly by the dichroic extinction. Using a color-color diagram, reddened sources with little IR excess were selected to trace the magnetic field structure of the molecular cloud. The mean polarization position angle of these sources is about 111{deg}, which is interpreted as the projected direction of the magnetic field in the observed region of the cloud. The distribution of the polarization angle has a dispersion of about 11{deg}, which is smaller than what was measured in previous studies. This small dispersion gives a rough estimate of the strength of the magnetic field to be about 130uG and suggests that the global magnetic field in this region is quite regular and straight. In contrast, the outflows driven by young stellar objects in this region seem to have no preferred orientation. This discrepancy suggests that the magnetic field in the L1641 molecular cloud does not dictate the orientation of the protostars forming inside.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/843/143
- Title:
- Polarimetry & photometry of GRB with RINGO2
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/843/143
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a catalog of early-time (~10^2^-10^4^s) photometry and polarimetry of all gamma-ray burst (GRB) optical afterglows observed with the RINGO2 imaging polarimeter on the Liverpool Telescope. Of the 19 optical afterglows observed, the following nine were bright enough to perform photometry and attempt polarimetry: GRB100805A, GRB101112A, GRB110205A, GRB110726A, GRB120119A, GRB120308A, GRB120311A, GRB120326A, and GRB120327A. We present multiwavelength light curves for these 9 GRBs, together with estimates of their optical polarization degrees and/or limits. We carry out a thorough investigation of detection probabilities, instrumental properties, and systematics. Using two independent methods, we confirm previous reports of significant polarization in GRB 110205A and 120308A, and report the new detection of P=6_-2_^+3^% in GRB101112A. We discuss the results for the sample in the context of the reverse- and forward-shock afterglow scenario, and show that GRBs with detectable optical polarization at early time have clearly identifiable signatures of reverse-shock emission in their optical light curves. This supports the idea that GRB ejecta contain large-scale magnetic fields, and it highlights the importance of rapid-response polarimetry.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/720/1045
- Title:
- Polarimetry toward sightlines through ChaI
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/720/1045
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have obtained optical multi-band polarimetry toward sightlines through the Chamaeleon I cloud, particularly in the vicinity of the young B9/A0 star HD 97300. We show, in agreement with earlier studies, that the radiation field impinging on the cloud in the projected vicinity of the star is dominated by the flux from the star, as evidenced by a local enhancement in the grain heating. By comparing the differential grain heating with the differential change in the location of the peak of the polarization curve, we show that the grain alignment is enhanced by the increase in the radiation field. We also find a weak, but measurable, variation in the grain alignment with the relative angle between the radiation field anisotropy and the magnetic field direction. Such an anisotropy in the grain alignment is consistent with a unique prediction of modern radiative alignment torque theory and provides direct support for radiatively driven grain alignment.
5247. Polaris monitoring
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/683/433
- Title:
- Polaris monitoring
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/683/433
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the analysis of 4.5 years of nearly continuous observations of the classical Cepheid Polaris, which comprise the most precise data available for this star. We have made spectroscopic measurements from ground and photometric measurements from the WIRE star tracker and the SMEI instrument on the Coriolis satellite. Measurements of the amplitude of the dominant oscillation (P=4days), which go back more than a century, show a decrease from A_V_=120 to 30mmag around the turn of the millennium. It has been speculated that the reason for the decrease in amplitude is the evolution of Polaris toward the edge of the instability strip. However, our new data reveal an increase in the amplitude by ~30% from 2003 to 2006. It now appears that the amplitude change is cyclic rather than monotonic and most likely the result of a pulsation phenomenon. In addition, previous radial velocity campaigns have claimed the detection of long-period variation in Polaris (P>40days). Our radial velocity data are more precise than previous data sets, and we find no evidence for additional variation for periods in the range 3-50days with an upper limit of 100m/s. However, in the WIRE data we find evidence of variation on timescales of 2-6days, which we interpret as being due to granulation.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/794/54
- Title:
- Polarization and photometry for blazar W Comae
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/794/54
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- An R-band photopolarimetric variability analysis of the TeV bright blazar W Comae between 2008 February 28 and 2013 May 17 is presented. The source showed a gradual tendency to decrease its mean flux level with a total change of 3 mJy. A maximum and minimum brightness states in the R band of 14.25+/-0.04 and 16.52+/-0.1 mag, respectively, were observed, corresponding to a maximum variation of {Delta}F=5.40 mJy. We estimated a minimum variability timescale of {Delta}t=3.3 days. A maximum polarization degree P=33.8%+/-1.6%, with a maximum variation of {Delta}P=33.2%, was found. One of our main results is the detection of a large rotation of the polarization angle from 78{deg} to 315{deg} ({Delta}{theta}~237{deg}) that coincides in time with the {gamma}-ray flare observed in 2008 June. This result indicates that both optical and {gamma}-ray emission regions could be co-spatial. During this flare, a correlation between the R-band flux and polarization degree was found with a correlation coefficient of r_F-p _=0.93+/-0.11. From the Stokes parameters, we infer the existence of two optically thin synchrotron components that contribute to the polarized flux. One of them is stable with a constant polarization degree of 11%. Assuming a shock-in jet model during the 2008 flare, we estimated a maximum Doppler factor {delta}_D_~27 and a minimum of {delta}_D_~16; a minimum viewing angle of the jet ~2.0{deg}; and a magnetic field B~0.12 G.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/160/256
- Title:
- Polarization of 125 stars in NGC 1817 open cluster
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/160/256
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Multiband linear polarimetric observations of 125 stars in the region of the cluster NGC1817 have been carried out intending to study properties of interstellar dust and grains in that direction. The polarization is found to be wavelength-dependent, being maximum in the V-band with an average value of 0.95%. The foreground interstellar dust grains appear to be the main source of linear polarization of starlight toward the direction of NGC1817. The average value of the position angle in the V-band of 119.2{deg} is found to be less than the direction of the Galactic parallel in the region, indicating that the dust grains in the direction are probably not yet relaxed. Spatial distribution of dust appears to be more diverse in the coronal region than the core region of the cluster. The maximum value of the degree of polarization is estimated to be 0.93% for members of the cluster using the Serkowski relation. The average value of wavelength corresponding to the maximum polarization of 0.54{+/-}0.02{mu}m indicates that the size distribution of dust grains in the line of sight is similar to that of the general interstellar medium. Several variable stars in the cluster were also observed polarimetrically and pulsating variables appear to have a slightly lower value of polarization from other nonvariable member stars of the cluster. There are indications of the existence of dust layers in front of those clusters which are located close to galactic plane while for clusters located away from galactic plane no major dust layers are observed.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/875/64
- Title:
- Polarization & photom. of stars toward LDN1225
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/875/64
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present results based on the optical R-band observations of the polarization of 280 stars distributed toward the dark globule LDN1225. Parallaxes from Gaia data release 2 along with the polarization data of ~200 stars have been used to (a) constrain the distance of LDN 1225 as 830+/-83pc, (b) determine the contribution of interstellar polarization, and (c) characterize the dust properties and delineate the magnetic field (B-field) morphology of LDN 1225. We find that B-fields are more organized and exhibit a small dispersion of 12{deg}. Using the ^12^CO molecular line data from the Purple Mountain Observatory, along with the column density and dispersion in B-fields, we estimate the B-field strength to be ~56+/-10{mu}G, the ratio of magnetic to turbulent pressure to be ~3+/-2, and the ratio of mass to magnetic flux (in units of the critical value) to be <1. These results indicate the dominant role of B-fields in comparison to turbulence and gravity in rendering the cloud support. B-fields are aligned parallel to the low-density parts (traced by a ^12^CO map) of the cloud; in contrast, they are neither parallel nor perpendicular to the high-density core structures (traced by ^13^CO and C^18^O maps). LDN1225 hosts two 70{mu}m sources, which seem to be low-mass Class 0 sources. The ratio of total to selective extinction derived using optical and near-infrared photometric data is found to be anomalous (RV=3.4), suggesting the growth of dust grains in LDN 1225. The polarization efficiency of dust grains follows a power law with an index of -0.7, implying that optical polarimetry traces B-fields in the outer parts of the cloud.
