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1051. Highly Accreting Quasars: SDSS Low z Catalog
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/620/A118
Title:
Highly Accreting Quasars: SDSS Low z Catalog
Short Name:
J/A+A/620/A118
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The most highly accreting quasars are of special interest in studies of the physics of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and host galaxy evolution. Quasars accreting at high rates (L/LEdd~1) hold promise for use as "standard candles": distance indicators detectable at very high redshift. However, their observational properties are still largely unknown. We seek to identify a significant number of extreme accretors. A large sample can clarify the main properties of quasars radiating near L/LEdd~1 (in this paper they are designated as extreme Population A quasars or simply as extreme accretors) in the H{beta} spectral range for redshift <~0.8. We use selection criteria derived from four-dimensional Eigenvector 1 (4DE1) studies to identify and analyze spectra for a sample of 334 candidate sources identified from the SDSS DR7 database. The source spectra were chosen to show a ratio R_FeII_ between the FeII emission blend at {lambda}4570 and H{beta}, R_FeII_ > 1. Composite spectra were analyzed for systematic trends as a function of FeII strength, line width, and [OIII] strength. We introduced tighter constraints on the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) and R_FeII_ values that allowed us to isolate sources most likely to be extreme accretors. We provide a database of detailed measurements. Analysis of the data allows us to confirm that H{beta} shows a Lorentzian function with a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of H{beta}<=4000km/s. We find no evidence for a discontinuity at 2000km/s in the 4DE1, which could mean that the sources below this FWHM value do not belong to a different AGN class. Systematic [OIII] blue shifts, as well as a blueshifted component in H{beta} are revealed. We interpret the blueshifts as related to the signature of outflowing gas from the quasar central engine. The FWHM of H{beta} is still affected by the blueshifted emission; however, the effect is non-negligible if the FWHM H{beta} is used as a "virial broadening estimator" (VBE). We emphasize a strong effect of the viewing angle on H{beta} broadening, deriving a correction for those sources that shows major disagreement between virial and concordance cosmology luminosity values. The relatively large scatter between concordance cosmology and virial luminosity estimates can be reduced (by an order of magnitude) if a correction for orientation effects is included in the FWHM H{beta} value; outflow and sample definition yield relatively minor effects.
1052. Highly excited H2 in Comets
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/169/458
Title:
Highly excited H2 in Comets
Short Name:
J/ApJS/169/458
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Rotationally resolved molecular hydrogen transitions originating from excitation of highly excited rovibrational levels of the X^1^{SIGMA}^+^_g_ state have been systematically identified for the first time in the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) observation of comets C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) and C/2001 A2 (LINEAR). Spectral assignments for the observed lines of H_2_ and other atomic and molecular species are given. All observed H_2_ transitions belong to the Lyman (B^1^{SIGMA}^+^_u_-X^1^{sigma}^+^_g_) and Werner (C^1^{PI}_u_-X^1^{SIGMA}^+^_g_) band systems. Resonant excitation of H_2_ by Ly{beta} and other solar lines is very limited.
1053. 19 highmass SFR Herschel spectra and maps
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/625/A103
Title:
19 highmass SFR Herschel spectra and maps
Short Name:
J/A+A/625/A103
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The physical conditions during high-mass star formation are poorly understood. Outflow and infall motions have been detected around massive protostellar objects, but their dependence on mass, luminosity, and age is unclear. In addition, physical conditions and molecular abundances are often estimated using simple assumptions such as spherical shape and chemical homogeneity, which may limit the accuracy of the results. We aim to characterize the dust and gas distribution and kinematics of the envelopes of high-mass protostars. In particular, we search for infall motions, abundance variations, and deviations from spherical symmetry, using Herschel data from the WISH program. We used HIFI maps of the 987GHz H_2_O 2_02_-1_11_ emission to measure the sizes and shapes of 19 high-mass protostellar envelopes. To identify infall, we used HIFI spectra of the optically thin C^18^O 9-8 and H_2_^18^O 1_11_-0_00_ lines. The high-J C^18^O line traces the warm central material and redshifted H_2_^18^O 1_11_-0_00_ absorption indicates material falling onto the warm core. We probe small-scale chemical differentiation by comparing H_2_O 752 and 987GHz spectra with those of H_2_^18^O. Our measured radii of the central part of the H_2_O 2_02_-1_11_ emission are 30-40% larger than the predictions from spherical envelope models, and axis ratios are <2, which we consider good agreement. For 11 of the 19 sources, we find a significant redshift of the H_2_^18^O 1_11_-0_00_ line relative to C^18^O 9-8. The inferred infall velocities are 0.6-3.2km/s, and estimated mass inflow rates range from 7x10^-5^ to 2x10^-2^M_{sun}_/yr. The highest mass inflow rates seem to occur toward the sources with the highest masses, and possibly the youngest ages. The other sources show either expanding motions or H_2_^18^O lines in emission. The H_2_^18^O 1_11_-0_00_ line profiles are remarkably similar to the differences between the H_2_O 2_02_-1_11_ and 2_11_-2_02_ profiles, suggesting that the H_2_^18^O line and the H_2_O 2_02_-1_11_ absorption originate just inside the radius where water evaporates from grains, typically 1000-5000au from the center. In some sources, the H_2_^18^O line is detectable in the outflow, where no C^18^O emission is seen. Together, the H_2_^18^O absorption and C^18^O emission profiles show that the water abundance around high-mass protostars has at least three levels: low in the cool outer envelope, high within the 100K radius, and very high in the outflowing gas. Thus, despite the small regions, the combination of lines presented in this work reveals systematic inflows and chemical information about the outflows.
1054. High proper-motion M-type stars spectroscopic obs.
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/159/30
Title:
High proper-motion M-type stars spectroscopic obs.
Short Name:
J/AJ/159/30
Date:
11 Mar 2022
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Large numbers of low-to-medium-resolution spectra of M-type dwarf stars from both the local Galactic disk and halo are available from various surveys. In order to fully exploit these data, we develop a template-fit method using a set of empirically assembled M dwarf/subdwarf classification templates, based on the measurements of the TiO and CaH molecular bands near 7000{AA}, which are used to classify M dwarfs/subdwarfs by spectral type and metallicity class. We further present a pipeline to automatically determine the effective temperature Teff, metallicity [M/H], {alpha}-element to iron abundance ratio [{alpha}/Fe], and surface gravity logg of M dwarfs/subdwarfs using the latest version of BT-Settl model atmospheres. We apply these methods to a set of low-to-medium-resolution spectra of 1544 high proper-motion ({mu}>=0.4"/yr) M dwarfs/subdwarfs, collected at the MDM observatory, Lick Observatory, Kitt-Peak National Observatory, and Cerro-Tololo Interamerican Observatory.
1055. High-redshift Ly{alpha} emitters
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/725/394
Title:
High-redshift Ly{alpha} emitters
Short Name:
J/ApJ/725/394
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present an atlas of 88 z~5.7 and 30 z~6.5 Ly{alpha} emitters obtained from a wide-field narrowband survey. We combined deep narrowband imaging in 120{AA} bandpass filters centered at 8150{AA} and 9140{AA} with deep BVRIz broadband imaging to select high-redshift galaxy candidates over an area of 4180arcmin^2^. The goal was to obtain a uniform selection of comparable depth over the seven targeted fields in the two filters. For the GOODS-North region of the Hubble Deep Field-North field, we also selected candidates using a 120{AA} filter centered at 9210{AA}. We made spectroscopic observations with Keck DEIMOS of nearly all the candidates to obtain the final sample of Ly{alpha} emitters. At the 3.3{AA} resolution of the DEIMOS observations the asymmetric profile for Ly{alpha} emission can be clearly seen in the spectra of nearly all the galaxies. We show that the spectral profiles are surprisingly similar for many of the galaxies and that the composite spectral profiles are nearly identical at z=5.7 and z=6.5.
1056. High-redshift MgII absorption QSOs with FIRE
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/761/112
Title:
High-redshift MgII absorption QSOs with FIRE
Short Name:
J/ApJ/761/112
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present initial results from the first systematic survey for Mg II quasar absorption lines at z>2.5. Using infrared spectra of 46 high-redshift quasars, we discovered 111 Mg II systems over a path covering 1.9<z<6.3. Five systems have z>5, with a maximum of z=5.33 --the most distant Mg II system now known. The comoving Mg II line density for weaker systems (W_r_<1.0{AA}) is statistically consistent with no evolution from z=0.4 to 5.5, while that for stronger systems increases three-fold until z~3 before declining again toward higher redshifts. The equivalent width distribution, which fits an exponential, reflects this evolution by flattening as z-->3 before steepening again. The rise and fall of the strong absorbers suggests a connection to the star formation rate density, as though they trace galactic outflows or other byproducts of star formation. The weaker systems' lack of evolution does not fit within this interpretation, but may be reproduced by extrapolating low redshift scaling relations between host galaxy luminosity and absorbing halo radius to earlier epochs. For the weak systems, luminosity-scaled models match the evolution better than similar models based on Mg II occupation of evolving cold dark matter halo masses, which greatly underpredict dN/dz at early times unless the absorption efficiency of small halos is significantly larger at early times. Taken together, these observations suggest that the general structure of Mg II-bearing halos was put into place early in the process of galaxy assembly. Except for a transient appearance of stronger systems near the peak epoch of cosmic star formation, the basic properties of Mg II absorbers have evolved fairly little even as the (presumably) associated galaxy population grew substantially in stellar mass and half-light radius.
1057. High-res. MIKE obs. of metal-poor stars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/898/150
Title:
High-res. MIKE obs. of metal-poor stars
Short Name:
J/ApJ/898/150
Date:
21 Mar 2022 08:50:22
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Extensive progress has recently been made in our understanding of heavy-element production via the r-process in the universe, specifically with the first observed neutron star binary merger (NSBM) event associated with the gravitational-wave signal detected by LIGO, GW170817. The chemical abundance patterns of metal-poor r-process-enhanced stars provide key evidence for the dominant site(s) of the r-process and whether NSBMs are sufficiently frequent or prolific r-process sources to be responsible for the majority of r-process material in the universe. We present atmospheric stellar parameters (using a nonlocal thermodynamic equilibrium analysis) and abundances from a detailed analysis of 141 metal-poor stars carried out as part of the R-Process Alliance (RPA) effort. We obtained high-resolution "snapshot" spectroscopy of the stars using the MIKE spectrograph on the 6.5m Magellan Clay telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. We find 10 new highly enhanced r-II (with [Eu/Fe]>+1.0), 62 new moderately enhanced r-I (+0.3<[Eu/Fe]<~+1.0), and 17 new limited-r ([Eu/Fe]<+0.3) stars. Among those, we find 17 new carbon-enhanced metal-poor (CEMP) stars, of which five are CEMP-no. We also identify one new s-process-enhanced ([Ba/Eu]>+0.5) and five new r/s (0.0<[Ba/Eu]<+0.5) stars. In the process, we discover a new ultra-metal-poor (UMP) star at [Fe/H]=-4.02. One of the r-II stars shows a deficit in {alpha} and Fe-peak elements, typical of dwarf galaxy stars. Our search for r-process-enhanced stars by RPA efforts has already roughly doubled the known r-process sample.
1058. High resolution EUV spectrum of N_2_
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/211/28
Title:
High resolution EUV spectrum of N_2_
Short Name:
J/ApJS/211/28
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We have analyzed high-resolution (FWHM=0.2{AA}) extreme-ultraviolet (EUV, 800-1350{AA}) laboratory emission spectra of molecular nitrogen excited by an electron impact at 20 and 100eV under (mostly) optically thin, single-scattering experimental conditions. A total of 491 emission features were observed from N_2_ electronic-vibrational transitions and atomic N I and N II multiplets and their emission cross sections were measured. Molecular emission was observed at vibrationally excited ground-state levels as high as v"=17, from the a^1^{Pi}_g_, b^1^{Pi}_u_, and b'^1^{Sigma}_u_^+^ excited valence states and the Rydberg series c'_n+1_^1^{Sigma}_u_^+^, c_n_^1^{Pi}_u_, and o_n_^1^{Pi}_u_ for n between 3 and 9. The frequently blended molecular emission bands were disentangled with the aid of a sophisticated and predictive quantum-mechanical model of excited states that includes the strong coupling between valence and Rydberg electronic states and the effects of predissociation. Improved model parameters describing electronic transition moments were obtained from the experiment and allowed for a reliable prediction of the vibrationally summed electronic emission cross section, including an extrapolation to unobserved emission bands and those that are optically thick in the experimental spectra. Vibrationally dependent electronic excitation functions were inferred from a comparison of emission features following 20 and 100eV electron-impact collisional excitation. The electron-impact-induced fluorescence measurements are compared with Cassini Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph observations of emissions from Titan's upper atmosphere.
1059. High-resolution FIR spectrum of anti-vinyl alcohol
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/847/67
Title:
High-resolution FIR spectrum of anti-vinyl alcohol
Short Name:
J/ApJ/847/67
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We report a detailed analysis of the high-resolution far-infrared spectrum of anti-vinyl alcohol, which has been previously identified toward Sagittarius B2(N). The {nu}_15_ OH torsional fundamental investigated here is more than 200cm^-1^ removed from the next nearest vibration, making it practically unperturbed and ideal to help refine the ground state rotational constants that were previously determined from 25 microwave lines. We assigned 1335 lines within the {nu}_15_ fundamental centered at 261.5512cm^-1^, with J and K_a_ ranges of 1-59 and 0-16, respectively. The microwave and far-infrared line positions were fit with Watson-type A- and S-reduced Hamiltonians, with the inclusion of quartic and select sextic distortion terms. This resulted in a significant refinement of the ground state constants, in addition to the determination of the {nu}_15_=1 state constants for the first time. The spectroscopic parameters are in good agreement with the results from anharmonic coupled-cluster calculations, and should be useful in searches for rotationally and/or vibrationally warm anti-vinyl alcohol in interstellar molecular clouds.
1060. High-resolution GC abundances. II.
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/834/105
Title:
High-resolution GC abundances. II.
Short Name:
J/ApJ/834/105
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present abundances of globular clusters (GCs) in the Milky Way and Fornax from integrated-light (IL) spectra. Our goal is to evaluate the consistency of the IL analysis relative to standard abundance analysis for individual stars in those same clusters. This sample includes an updated analysis of seven clusters from our previous publications and results for five new clusters that expand the metallicity range over which our technique has been tested. We find that the [Fe/H] measured from IL spectra agrees to ~0.1dex for GCs with metallicities as high as [Fe/H]=-0.3, but the abundances measured for more metal-rich clusters may be underestimated. In addition we systematically evaluate the accuracy of abundance ratios, [X/Fe], for Na I, Mg I, Al I, Si I, Ca I, Ti I, Ti II, Sc II, V I, Cr I, Mn I, Co I, Ni I, Cu I, Y II, Zr I, Ba II, La II, Nd II, and Eu II. The elements for which the IL analysis gives results that are most similar to analysis of individual stellar spectra are Fe I, Ca I, Si I, Ni I, and Ba II. The elements that show the greatest differences include Mg I and Zr I. Some elements show good agreement only over a limited range in metallicity. More stellar abundance data in these clusters would enable more complete evaluation of the IL results for other important elements.

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