- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/V/151
- Title:
- VANDELS High-Redshift Galaxy Evolution
- Short Name:
- V/151
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- VANDELS is a new ESO spectroscopic Public Survey targeting the high-redshift Universe. Exploiting the red sensitivity of the refurbished VIMOS spectrograph, the survey is obtaining ultra-deep optical spectroscopy of around 2100 galaxies in the redshift interval 1.0<z<7.0, with 85% of its targets selected to be at z>=3. The fundamental aim of the survey is to provide the high signal-to-noise spectra necessary to measure key physical properties such as stellar population ages, metallicities and outflow velocities from detailed absorption-line studies. By targeting two extragalactic survey fields with superb multi-wavelength imaging data, VANDELS will produce a unique legacy dataset for exploring the physics underpinning high-redshift galaxy evolution.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/525/A37
- Title:
- Variability indexes of QSOs in SDSS Stripe 82
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/525/A37
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We identified 8744 quasars in the Light-Motion Curve Catalogue (LMCC; Bramich et al., 2008MNRAS.386..887B, http://das.sdss.org/value_added/stripe_82_variability/SDSS_82_public/) for the stripe 82 of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). The light curves were used, after correction for photometric outliers, to compute individual noise-corrected first-order structure functions (variance as a function of time-lag) binned into rest frame time-lag intervals. The mean value of the corrected structure function at rest frame time-lags from 300 to 600 days is found to be a useful variability index for the statistical investigation of quasar samples with redshifts up to ~3. For each quasar, the variability indexes for the five SDSS bands are given along with the equatorial coordinates, redshift, mean g band magnitude, absolute i band magnitude, and a remark on spectral peculiarities.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/731/17
- Title:
- Variability of low-mass stars in SDSS Stripe 82
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/731/17
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a catalog of periodic stellar variability in the "Stripe 82" region of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. After aggregating and re-calibrating catalog-level data from the survey, we ran a period-finding algorithm (Supersmoother) on all point-source light curves. We used color selection to identify systems that are likely to contain low-mass stars, in particular M dwarfs and white dwarfs. In total, we found 207 candidates, the vast majority of which appear to be in eclipsing binary systems. The catalog described in this paper includes 42 candidate M dwarf/white dwarf pairs, four white dwarf pairs, 59 systems whose colors indicate they are composed of two M dwarfs and whose light-curve shapes suggest they are in detached eclipsing binaries, and 28 M dwarf systems whose light-curve shapes suggest they are in contact binaries. We find no detached systems with periods longer than 3 days, thus the majority of our sources are likely to have experienced orbital spin-up and enhanced magnetic activity.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/186/233
- Title:
- Variable point sources in SDSS stripe 82. I.
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/186/233
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report the first results of a study of variable point sources identified using multi-color timeseries photometry from Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Stripe 82, including data from the SDSS-II Supernova Survey, over a span of nearly 10 years (1998-2007). We construct a light-curve catalog of 221842 point sources in the R.A. 0-4hr half of Stripe 82, limited to r=22.0mag, that have at least 10 detections in the ugriz bands and color errors <0.2mag. These sources are then classified by color and by cross matching them to existing SDSS catalogs of interesting objects. Inhomogeneous ensemble differential photometry techniques are used to greatly improve our sensitivity to variability and reduce contamination by sources that appear variable due to large photometric noise or systematic effects caused by non-uniform photometric conditions throughout the survey. We use robust variable identification methods to extract 6520 variable candidates from this data set, resulting in an overall variable fraction of ~2.9% at the level of ~0.05mag variability. Despite the sparse and uneven time sampling of the light-curve data, we discover 143 periodic variables in total. Due to period ambiguity caused by relatively poor phase coverage, we identify a smaller final set of 101 periodic variables with well-determined periods and light curves. Among these are 55 RR Lyrae, 30 eclipsing binary candidates, and 16 high-amplitude Delta Scuti variables. In addition to these objects, we also identify a sample of 2704 variable quasars matched to the SDSS Quasar Catalog, which make up a large fraction of our variable candidates. An additional 2403 quasar candidates are tentatively identified and selected by their non-stellar colors and variability. A sample of 11328 point sources that appear to be nonvariable given the limits of our variability sensitivity is also briefly discussed. Finally, we describe several interesting objects discovered among our eclipsing binary candidates, and illustrate the use of our publicly available light-curve catalog by tracing Galaxy halo substructure with our small sample of RR Lyrae variables.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/633/638
- Title:
- Variable quasar sample from SDSS
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/633/638
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- SDSS repeat spectroscopic observations have resulted in multiepoch spectroscopy for 2500 quasars observed more than 50 days apart. From this sample, calibrating against stars observed simultaneously, we identify 315 quasars that have varied significantly between observations (with respect to assumed nonvariable stars observed concurrently). These variable quasars range in redshift from 0.5 to 4.72. This is the first large quasar sample studied spectroscopically for variability and represents a potentially useful sample for future high-redshift reverberation mapping studies. This also marks the first time the precise wavelength dependence of quasar variability has been determined, allowing both the continuum and emission-line variability to be studied.
676. Variables in M33
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/371/1405
- Title:
- Variables in M33
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/371/1405
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have conducted a variability survey of the Local Group galaxy M33, using g', r', and i' observations from 27 nights spanning 17 months, made with the MegaPrime/MegaCam instrument on the 3.6m CFHT telescope (Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope). We identify more than 36000 variable sources with g', r', i'<~24, out of approximately two million point sources in a 1-deg^2^ field of view. This increases the number of known variables in this galaxy by more than a factor of 20. In this paper, we provide a brief description of the data and a general overview of the variable star population which includes more than 1300 candidate variable blue and red supergiant stars, more than 2000 Cepheids, and more than 19000 long-period variable asymptotic giant branch and red giant branch stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/153/104
- Title:
- Variables observed in the Galactic disk by AST3-1
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/153/104
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- AST3-1 is the second-generation wide-field optical photometric telescope dedicated to time-domain astronomy at Dome A, Antarctica. Here, we present the results of an i-band images survey from AST3-1 toward one Galactic disk field. Based on time-series photometry of 92583 stars, 560 variable stars were detected with i magnitude {<=}16.5mag during eight days of observations; 339 of these are previously unknown variables. We tentatively classify the 560 variables as 285 eclipsing binaries (EW, EB, and EA), 27 pulsating variable stars ({delta} Scuti, {gamma} Doradus, {delta} Cephei variable, and RR Lyrae stars), and 248 other types of variables (unclassified periodic, multiperiodic, and aperiodic variable stars). Of the eclipsing binaries, 34 show O'Connell effects. One of the aperiodic variables shows a plateau light curve and another variable shows a secondary maximum after peak brightness. We also detected a complex binary system with an RS CVn-like light-curve morphology; this object is being followed-up spectroscopically using the Gemini South telescope.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/142/155
- Title:
- Variable stars photometry from Dome A
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/142/155
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Dome A on the Antarctic plateau is likely one of the best observing sites on Earth thanks to the excellent atmospheric conditions present at the site during the long polar winter night. We present high-cadence time-series aperture photometry of 10000 stars with i<14.5mag located in a 23deg^2^ region centered on the south celestial pole. The photometry was obtained with one of the CSTAR telescopes during 128 days of the 2008 Antarctic winter. We used this photometric data set to derive site statistics for Dome A and to search for variable stars. Thanks to the nearly uninterrupted synoptic coverage, we found six times as many variables as previous surveys with similar magnitude limits. We detected 157 variable stars, of which 55% were unclassified, 27% were likely binaries, and 17% were likely pulsating stars. The latter category includes {delta} Scuti, {gamma} Doradus, and RR Lyrae variables. One variable may be a transiting exoplanet.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/576/A14
- Title:
- VEGAS-SSS photometry of NGC3115
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/576/A14
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a study of globular clusters (GCs) and other small stellar systems (SSSs) in the field of NGC 3115, observed as part of the ongoing wide-field imaging survey VEGAS, carried out with the 2.6m VST telescope. We used deep g and i observations of NGC 3115, a well-studied lenticular galaxy that is covered excellently well in the scientific literature. This is fundamental to test the methodologies, verify the results, and probe the capabilities of the VEGAS-SSS. Leveraging the large field of view of the VST allowed us to accurately study the distribution and properties of SSSs as a function of galactocentric distance, well beyond ~20 galaxy effective radii, in a way that is rarely possible. Our analysis of colors, magnitudes, and sizes of SSS candidates confirms the results from existing studies, some of which were carried out with 8-10m class telescopes, and further extends them to previously unreached galactocentric distances with similar accuracy. In particular, we find a color bimodality for the GC population and a de Vaucouleurs profile for the surface density of GCs similar to the galaxy light profile. The radial color gradient of blue and red GCs previously found, for instance, by the SLUGGS survey with Subaru and Keck data, is further extended out to the largest galactocentric radii inspected, ~65kpc. In addition, the surface density profiles of blue and red GCs taken separately are well approximated by a r1/4 density profile, with the fraction of blue GCs being slightly larger at larger radii. We do not find hints of a trend for the red GC subpopulation and for the GC turnover magnitude to vary with radius, but we observe a ~0.2mag difference in the turnover magnitude of the blue and red GC subpopulations. Finally, from inspecting SSS sizes and colors, we obtain a list of ultracompact dwarf galaxies and GC candidates suitable for future spectroscopic follow-up. In conclusion, our study shows i) the reliability of the methodologies developed to study SSSs in the field of bright early-type galaxies, and ii) the great potential of the VEGAS survey to produce original results on SSSs science, mainly thanks to the wide-field imaging adopted.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/521/A78
- Title:
- Velocities in the A2345 cluster
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/521/A78
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The connection of cluster mergers with the presence of extended, diffuse radio sources in galaxy clusters is still debated. We aim to obtain new insights into the internal dynamics of the cluster Abell 2345. This cluster exhibits two non-symmetric radio relics well studied through recent, deep radio data. Our analysis is based on redshift data for 125 galaxies acquired at the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo and on new photometric data acquired at the Isaac Newton Telescope. We also use ROSAT/HRI archival X-ray data. We combine galaxy velocities and positions to select 98 cluster galaxies and analyze the internal dynamics of the cluster.
