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4901. Perseus dust optical depth and column density maps
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/587/A106
Title:
Perseus dust optical depth and column density maps
Short Name:
J/A+A/587/A106
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present optical depth and temperature maps of the Perseus molecular cloud, obtained combining dust emission data from the Herschel and Planck satellites and 2MASS/NIR dust extinction maps. The maps have a resolution of 36~arcsec in the Herschel regions, and of 5~arcmin elsewhere. The dynamic range of the optical depth map ranges from 1x10^-2^mag up to 20mag in the equivalent K band extinction. We also evaluate the ratio between the SI2.2{mu} extinction coefficient and the SI850{mu} opacity. The value we obtain is close to the one found in the Orion B molecular cloud. We show that the cumulative and the differential area function of the data (which is proportional to the probability distribution function of the cloud column density) follow power laws with index respectively ~=-2, and ~=-3. We use WISE data to improve current YSO catalogs based mostly on Spitzer data and we build an up-to-date selection of Class I/0 objects. Using this selection, we evaluate the local Schmidt law, {Sigma}_YSO{prop.to}{Sigma}_gas_^{beta}^, showing that {beta}=2.4+/-0.6. Finally, we show that the area-extinction relation is important for determining the star formation rate in the cloud, which is in agreement with other recent works.
4902. PESSTO catalog
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/579/A40
Title:
PESSTO catalog
Short Name:
J/A+A/579/A40
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The Public European Southern Observatory Spectroscopic Survey of Transient Objects (PESSTO) began as a public spectroscopic survey in April 2012. PESSTO classifies transients from publicly available sources and wide-field surveys, and selects science targets for detailed spectroscopic and photometric follow-up. PESSTO runs for nine months of the year, January - April and August - December inclusive, and typically has allocations of 10 nights per month. We describe the data reduction strategy and data products that are publicly available through the ESO archive as the Spectroscopic Survey data release 1 (SSDR1). PESSTO uses the New Technology Telescope with the instruments EFOSC2 and SOFI to provide optical and NIR spectroscopy and imaging. We target supernovae and optical transients brighter than 20.5^m^ for classification. Science targets are selected for follow-up based on the PESSTO science goal of extending knowledge of the extremes of the supernova population. We use standard EFOSC2 set-ups providing spectra with resolutions of 13-18{AA} between 3345-9995{AA}. A subset of the brighter science targets are selected for SOFI spectroscopy with the blue and red grisms (0.935-2.53{mu}m and resolutions 23-33{AA}) and imaging with broadband JHK_s_ filters. This first data release (SSDR1) contains flux calibrated spectra from the first year (April 2012-2013). A total of 221 confirmed supernovae were classified, and we released calibrated optical spectra and classifications publicly within 24h of the data being taken (via WISeREP). The data in SSDR1 replace those released spectra. They have more reliable and quantifiable flux calibrations, correction for telluric absorption, and are made available in standard ESO Phase 3 formats. We estimate the absolute accuracy of the flux calibrations for EFOSC2 across the whole survey in SSDR1 to be typically ~15%, although a number of spectra will have less reliable absolute flux calibration because of weather and slit losses. Acquisition images for each spectrum are available which, in principle, can allow the user to refine the absolute flux calibration. The standard NIR reduction process does not produce high accuracy absolute spectrophotometry but synthetic photometry with accompanying JHK_s_ imaging can improve this. Whenever possible, reduced SOFI images are provided to allow this. Future data releases will focus on improving the automated flux calibration of the data products. The rapid turnaround between discovery and classification and access to reliable pipeline processed data products has allowed early science papers in the first few months of the survey.
4903. PGCCs in lambda Orionis complex. II. Cores at 850um
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/236/51
Title:
PGCCs in lambda Orionis complex. II. Cores at 850um
Short Name:
J/ApJS/236/51
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Based on the 850{mu}m dust continuum data from SCUBA-2 at James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT), we compare overall properties of Planck Galactic Cold Clumps (PGCCs) in the {lambda} Orionis cloud to those of PGCCs in the Orion A and B clouds. The Orion A and B clouds are well-known active star-forming regions, while the {lambda} Orionis cloud has a different environment as a consequence of the interaction with a prominent OB association and a giant HII region. PGCCs in the {lambda} Orionis cloud have higher dust temperatures (T_d_=16.13+/-0.15K) and lower values of dust emissivity spectral index ({beta}=1.65+/-0.02) than PGCCs in the Orion A (T_d_=13.79+/-0.21K, {beta}=2.07+/-0.03) and Orion B (T_d_=13.82+/-0.19K, {beta}=1.96+/-0.02) clouds. We find 119 substructures within the 40 detected PGCCs and identify them as cores. Out of a total of 119 cores, 15 cores are discovered in the {lambda} Orionis cloud, while 74 and 30 cores are found in the Orion A and B clouds, respectively. The cores in the {lambda} Orionis cloud show much lower mean values of size R=0.08pc, column density N(H_2_)=(9.5+/-1.2)x10^22^cm^-2^, number density n(H_2_)=(2.9+/-0.4)x10^5^cm^-3^, and mass M_core_=1.0+/-0.3M_{sun}_ compared to the cores in the Orion A [R=0.11pc, N(H_2_)=(2.3+/-0.3)x10^23^cm^-2^, n(H_2_)=(3.8+/-0.5)x10^5^cm^-3^, and M_core_=2.4+/-0.3M_{sun}_] and Orion B [R=0.16pc, N(H_2_)=(3.8+/-0.4)x10^23^cm^-2^, n(H_2_)=(15.6+/-1.8)x10^5^cm^-3^, and M_core_=2.7+/-0.3M_{sun}_] clouds. These core properties in the {lambda} Orionis cloud can be attributed to the photodissociation and external heating by the nearby H II region, which may prevent the PGCCs from forming gravitationally bound structures and eventually disperse them. These results support the idea of negative stellar feedback on core formation.
4904. PHA contact-binary (85990) 1999 JV6 light curves
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/631/A149
Title:
PHA contact-binary (85990) 1999 JV6 light curves
Short Name:
J/A+A/631/A149
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The potentially hazardous asteroid (85990) 1999 JV6 has been a target of previously published thermal-infrared observations, and optical photometry. It has been identified as a promising candidate for possible Yarkovsky-O'Keefe-Radzievskii-Paddack (YORP) effect detection. The YORP effect is a small thermal-radiation torque attributed to be a key factor in spin-state evolution of small Solar System bodies. In order to detect YORP on 1999 JV6 we develop a detailed shape model and analyse the spin-state using both optical and radar observations. For 1999 JV6, we collected optical photometry between 2007 and 2016. Additionally, we obtained radar echo-power spectra and imaging observations with Arecibo and Goldstone planetary radar facilities in 2015, 2016, and 2017. We combine our data with published optical photometry to develop a robust physical model. We determine that the rotation pole resides at negative latitudes in an area with a 5{deg} radius, close to the south ecliptic pole. The refined sidereal rotation period is 6.536787+/-0.000007h. The radar images are best reproduced with a bilobed shape model. Both lobes of 1999 JV6 can be represented as oblate ellipsoids with a smaller, more spherical component resting at the end of a larger, more elongated component. While contact binaries appear to be abundant in the near-Earth population, there exists just a few published shape models for asteroids in this particular configuration. By combining the radar-derived shape model with optical light curves we determine a constant-period solution that fits all available data well. Using light curve data alone we determine an upper limit for YORP 8.5x10^-8^rad/day^2^. The bifurcated shape of 1999 JV6 might be a result of two ellipsoidal components gently merging with each other, or a deformation of a rubble pile with a weak-tensile-strength core due to spin-up. The physical model of 1999 JV6 presented here will enable future studies of contact binary asteroid formation and evolution.
4905. PHANGS-MUSE sample HII regions catalog
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/658/A188
Title:
PHANGS-MUSE sample HII regions catalog
Short Name:
J/A+A/658/A188
Date:
02 Mar 2022 06:10:18
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We use an unprecedented sample of about 23000 HII regions detected at an average physical resolution of 67pc in the PHANGS-MUSE sample to study the extragalactic HII region H{alpha} luminosity function (LF). Our observations probe the star-forming disk of 19 nearby spiral galaxies with low inclination and located close to the star formation main sequence at z=0. The mean LF slope in our sample is =1.73 with a {sigma} of 0.15. We find that {alpha} decreases with the galaxy's star formation rate surface density {SIGMA}_SFR_ and argue that this is driven by an enhanced clustering of young stars at high gas surface densities. Looking at the HII regions within single galaxies we find that no significant variations occur between the LF of the inner and outer part of the star-forming disk, whereas the LF in the spiral arm areas is shallower than in the inter-arm areas for six out of the 13 galaxies with clearly visible spiral arms. We attribute these variations to the spiral arms increasing the molecular clouds arm-inter-arm mass contrast and find suggestive evidence that they are more evident for galaxies with stronger spiral arms. Furthermore, we find systematic variations in {alpha} between samples of HII regions with high and low ionization parameter q and argue that they are driven by the aging of HII regions.
4906. PHAT stellar cluster survey. II. AP catalog
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/802/127
Title:
PHAT stellar cluster survey. II. AP catalog
Short Name:
J/ApJ/802/127
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We construct a stellar cluster catalog for the Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury (PHAT) survey using image classifications collected from the Andromeda Project (AP) citizen science website. We identify 2753 clusters and 2270 background galaxies within ~0.5deg^2^ of PHAT imaging searched, or ~400kpc^2^ in deprojected area at the distance of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). These identifications result from 1.82million classifications of ~20000 individual images (totaling ~7gigapixels) by tens of thousands of volunteers. We show that our crowd-sourced approach, which collects >80 classifications per image, provides a robust, repeatable method of cluster identification. The high spatial resolution Hubble Space Telescope images resolve individual stars in each cluster and are instrumental in the factor of ~6 increase in the number of clusters known within the survey footprint. We measure integrated photometry in six filter passbands, ranging from the near-UV to the near-IR. PHAT clusters span a range of ~8 magnitudes in F475W (g-band) luminosity, equivalent to ~4 decades in cluster mass. We perform catalog completeness analysis using >3000 synthetic cluster simulations to determine robust detection limits and demonstrate that the catalog is 50% complete down to ~500M_{sun}_ for ages <100Myr. We include catalogs of clusters, background galaxies, remaining unselected candidates, and synthetic cluster simulations, making all information publicly available to the community. The catalog published here serves as the definitive base data product for PHAT cluster science, providing a census of star clusters in an L^*^ spiral galaxy with unmatched sensitivity and quality.
4907. PHAT stellar cluster survey. I. Year 1
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/752/95
Title:
PHAT stellar cluster survey. I. Year 1
Short Name:
J/ApJ/752/95
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury (PHAT) survey is an ongoing Hubble Space Telescope (HST) multi-cycle program to obtain high spatial resolution imaging of one-third of the M31 disk at ultraviolet through near-infrared wavelengths. In this paper, we present the first installment of the PHAT stellar cluster catalog. When completed, the PHAT cluster catalog will be among the largest and most comprehensive surveys of resolved star clusters in any galaxy. The exquisite spatial resolution achieved with HST has allowed us to identify hundreds of new clusters that were previously inaccessible with existing ground-based surveys. We identify 601 clusters in the Year 1 sample, representing more than a factor of four increase over previous catalogs within the current survey area (390 arcmin^2^). This work presents results derived from the first ~25% of the survey data; we estimate that the final sample will include ~2500 clusters. For the Year 1 objects, we present a catalog with positions, radii, and six-band integrated photometry. Along with a general characterization of the cluster luminosities and colors, we discuss the cluster luminosity function, the cluster size distributions, and highlight a number of individually interesting clusters found in the Year 1 search.
4908. PHAT. XIII. M31 Cepheid P-L relation
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/451/724
Title:
PHAT. XIII. M31 Cepheid P-L relation
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/451/724
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Using Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys (HST/ACS) and Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) observations from the Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury (PHAT), we present new period-luminosity (P-L) relations for Cepheid variables in M31. Cepheids from several ground-based studies are identified in the PHAT photometry to derive new P-L and Wesenheit P-L relations in the near infrared and visual filters. We derive a distance modulus to M31 of 24.51+/-0.08 in the IR bands and 24.32+/-0.09 in the visual bands, including the first P-L relations in the F_475W_ and F_814W_ filters for M31. Our derived visual and IR distance moduli disagree at slightly more than a 1{sigma} level. Differences in the P-L relations between ground-based and HST observations are investigated for a subset of Cepheids. We find a significant discrepancy between ground-based and HST P-L relations with the same Cepheids, suggesting adverse effects from photometric contamination in ground-based Cepheid observations. Additionally, a statistically significant radial trend in the P-L relation is found which does not appear to be explained by metallicity.
4909. PHAT X. UV-IR photometry of M31 stars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/215/9
Title:
PHAT X. UV-IR photometry of M31 stars
Short Name:
J/ApJS/215/9
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We have measured stellar photometry with the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) and Advanced Camera for Surveys in near ultraviolet (F275W, F336W), optical (F475W, F814W), and near infrared (F110W, F160W) bands for 117 million resolved stars in M31. As part of the Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury survey, we measured photometry with simultaneous point-spread function (PSF) fitting across all bands and at all source positions after precise astrometric image alignment (<5-10mas accuracy). In the outer disk, the photometry reaches a completeness-limited depth of F475W~28, while in the crowded, high surface brightness bulge, the photometry reaches F475W~25. We find that simultaneous photometry and optimized measurement parameters significantly increase the detection limit of the lowest-resolution filters (WFC3/IR) providing color-magnitude diagrams (CMDs) that are up to 2.5mag deeper when compared with CMDs from WFC3/IR photometry alone. We present extensive analysis of the data quality including comparisons of luminosity functions and repeat measurements, and we use artificial star tests to quantify photometric completeness, uncertainties and biases. We find that the largest sources of systematic error in the photometry are due to spatial variations in the PSF models and charge transfer efficiency corrections.
4910. phi Dra BVRI light curves
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/584/A17
Title:
phi Dra BVRI light curves
Short Name:
J/A+A/584/A17
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The presence of heavier chemical elements in stellar atmospheres influences the spectral energy distribution of stars. An uneven surface distribution of these elements, together with flux redistribution and stellar rotation, are commonly believed to be the primary causes of the variability of chemically peculiar (CP) stars. We aim to model the photometric variability of the CP star phi Dra based on the assumption of inhomogeneous surface distribution of heavier elements and compare it to the observed variability of the star. We also intend to identify the processes that contribute most significantly to its photometric variability. We use a grid of TLUSTY model atmospheres and the SYNSPEC code to model the radiative flux emerging from the individual surface elements of phi Dra with different chemical compositions. We integrate the emerging flux over the visible surface of the star at different phases throughout the entire rotational period to synthesise theoretical light curves of the star in several spectral bands.