Search

Start Over Subject spectroscopy
401. CI Aql spectra during 2000 outburst
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/544/A26
Title:
CI Aql spectra during 2000 outburst
Short Name:
J/A+A/544/A26
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
High- and low-resolution optical spectra of CI Aql were obtained during the outburst in 2000. Multiple absorption components of HI and FeII lines were detected at the early decline stage. Their radial velocities were roughly -2500km/s, -2200km/s , -1700km/s, and -1400km/s, among which only the last components were likely still accelerating during the early decline stage. Prominent emission lines of [OIII] and [NII] appeared about one month after light maximum. The duration of the nebular stage, however, was only one month and a few weeks. The ejected gas shells seem to have started to shrink about 70 days after light maximum. The amount of interstellar extinction is estimated to be E(B-V)=0.92+/-0.15 from the equivalent widths of the diffuse interstellar absorption bands. The helium abundance in the ejecta is estimated to be N(He)=0.19+/-0.05 and the mass of the ejecta to be about 2x10^-6^M_{sun}_. This object has been classified as a U Sco type recurrent nova, but its spectral evolution during the outburst resembled those of T Pyx type recurrent novae. It is doubtful whether the peak of m_V_~9mag on 2000 May 5 was the true light maximum or an earlier brighter peak had been overlooked, because the spectral data suggest that the ejections of gas shells occurred prior to the discovery of the outburst on 2000 April 28.
402. CIELO-RGS, soft X-ray ionized emission lines catalog
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/625/A122
Title:
CIELO-RGS, soft X-ray ionized emission lines catalog
Short Name:
J/A+A/625/A122
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy has advanced our understanding of the hot Universe by revealing physical properties like kinematics, temperature, and abundances of the astrophysical plasmas. Despite technical and scientific achievements, the lack of scientific products at a level higher than count spectra is hampering complete scientific exploitation of high-quality data. This paper introduces the Catalog of Ionized Emission Lines Observed by the Reflection Grating Spectrometer (CIELO-RGS) onboard the XMM-Newton space observatory. The CIELO-RGS catalog aims to facilitate the exploitation of emission features in the public RGS spectra archive. In particular, we aim to analyze the relationship between X-ray spectral diagnostics parameters and measurements at other wavelengths. This paper focuses on the methodology of catalog generation, describing the automated line-detection algorithm. A moderate sample (~2400 observations) of high-quality RGS spectra available at XMM-Newton Science Archive is used as our starting point. A list of potential emission lines is selected based on a multi-scale peak-detection algorithm in a uniform and automated way without prior assumption on the underlying astrophysical model. The candidate line list is validated via spectral fitting with simple continuum and line profile models. We also compare the catalog content with published literature results on a small number of exemplary sources. We generate a catalog of emission lines (1.2x10^4^) detected in ~1600 observations toward stars, X-ray binaries, supernovae remnants, active galactic nuclei, and groups and clusters of galaxies. For each line, we report the observed wavelength, broadening, energy and photon flux, equivalent width, and so on.
403. CIG 638 CCH, HCN. HOC and HNC spectra
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/563/L6
Title:
CIG 638 CCH, HCN. HOC and HNC spectra
Short Name:
J/A+A/563/L6
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Multi-molecule observations towards an increasing variety of galaxies have been showing that the relative molecular abundances are affected by the type of activity. However, these studies are biased towards bright active galaxies, which are typically in interaction. We study the molecular composition of one of the most isolated galaxies in the local Universe where the physical and chemical properties of their molecular clouds have been determined by intrinsic mechanisms.
404. CIG sample 3-dimensional environment
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/564/A94
Title:
CIG sample 3-dimensional environment
Short Name:
J/A+A/564/A94
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present a study of the 3-dimensional environment for a sample of 386 galaxies in the Catalogue of Isolated Galaxies (CIG, Karachentseva 1973) using the Ninth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-DR9). We aim to identify and quantify the effects of the satellite distribution around a sample of galaxies in the CIG, as well as the effects of the Large Scale Structure (LSS). To recover the physically bound galaxies we first focus on the satellites which are within the escape speed of each CIG galaxy. We also propose a more conservative method using the stacked Gaussian distribution of the velocity difference of the neighbours. The tidal strengths affecting the primary galaxy are estimated to quantify the effects of the local and LSS environments. We also define the projected number density parameter at the fifth nearest neighbour to characterise the LSS around the CIG galaxies. Out of the 386 CIG galaxies considered in this study, at least 340 (88% of the sample) have no physically linked satellite. Following the more conservative Gaussian distribution of physical satellites around the CIG galaxies leads to upper limits. Out of the 386 CIG galaxies, 327 (85% of the sample) have no physical companion within a projected distance of 0.3Mpc. The CIG galaxies are distributed following the LSS of the local Universe, although presenting a large heterogeneity in their degree of connection with it. When present around a CIG galaxy, the effect of physically bound galaxies largely dominates (usually by more than 90%) the tidal strengths generated by the LSS. The CIG samples a variety of environments, from galaxies with physical satellites to galaxies with no neighbours within 3Mpc. A clear segregation appears between early-type CIG galaxies with companions and isolated late-type CIG galaxies. Isolated galaxies are in general bluer, with likely younger stellar populations and rather high star formation with respect to older, redder CIG galaxies with companions. Reciprocally, the satellites are redder and with an older stellar populations around massive early-type CIG galaxies, while they have a younger stellar content around massive late-type CIG galaxies. This suggests that the CIG is composed of a heterogeneous population of galaxies, sampling from old to more recent, dynamical systems of galaxies. CIG galaxies with companions might have a mild tendency (0.3-0.4dex) to be more massive, and may indicate a higher frequency of having suffered a merger in the past.
405. [CII] emission in the ISM of 20 nearby galaxies
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/845/96
Title:
[CII] emission in the ISM of 20 nearby galaxies
Short Name:
J/ApJ/845/96
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The [CII]158{mu}m fine-structure line is the brightest emission line observed in local star-forming galaxies. As a major coolant of the gas-phase interstellar medium, [CII] balances the heating, including that due to far- ultraviolet photons, which heat the gas via the photoelectric effect. However, the origin of [CII] emission remains unclear because C+ can be found in multiple phases of the interstellar medium. Here we measure the fractions of [CII] emission originating in the ionized and neutral gas phases of a sample of nearby galaxies. We use the [NII]205{mu}m fine-structure line to trace the ionized medium, thereby eliminating the strong density dependence that exists in the ratio of [CII]/[NII]122{mu}m. Using the FIR [CII] and [NII] emission detected by the KINGFISH (Key Insights on Nearby Galaxies: a Far- Infrared Survey with Herschel) and Beyond the Peak Herschel programs, we show that 60%-80% of [CII] emission originates from neutral gas. We find that the fraction of [CII] originating in the neutral medium has a weak dependence on dust temperature and the surface density of star formation, and has a stronger dependence on the gas-phase metallicity. In metal-rich environments, the relatively cooler ionized gas makes substantially larger contributions to total [CII] emission than at low abundance, contrary to prior expectations. Approximate calibrations of this metallicity trend are provided.
406. CII emission-line stars in LMC with MagE spectra
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/898/85
Title:
CII emission-line stars in LMC with MagE spectra
Short Name:
J/ApJ/898/85
Date:
21 Mar 2022 08:48:14
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present a narrowband imaging survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), designed to isolate the CII{lambda}{lambda}7231,7236 emission lines in objects as faint as m_{lambda}7400_~18. The work is motivated by the recent serendipitous discovery in the LMC of the first confirmed extragalactic [WC11] star, whose spectrum is dominated by CII emission, and the realization that the number of such objects is currently largely unconstrained. The survey, which imaged ~50deg^2^ using on-band and off-band filters, will significantly increase the total census of these rare stars. In addition, each new LMC [WC] star has a known luminosity, a quantity quite uncertain in the Galactic sample. Multiple known CII emitters were easily recovered, validating the survey design. We find 38 new CII emission candidates; spectroscopy of the complete sample will be needed to ascertain their nature. In a preliminary spectroscopic reconnaissance, we observed three candidates, finding CII emission in each. One is a new [WC11]. Another shows both the narrow CII emission lines characteristic of a [WC11], but also broad emission of CIV, OV, and HeII characteristic of a much hotter [WC4] star; we speculate that this is a binary [WC]. The third object shows weak CII emission, but the spectrum is dominated by a dense thicket of strong absorption lines, including numerous OII transitions. We conclude it is likely an unusual hot, hydrogen-poor post-AGB star, possibly in transition from [WC] to white dwarf. Even lacking a complete spectroscopic program, we can infer that late [WC] stars do not dominate the central stars of LMC planetary nebulae, and that the detected CII emitters are largely of an old population.
407. [CII]158um and [NII]205um IC 342 spectra
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/591/A33
Title:
[CII]158um and [NII]205um IC 342 spectra
Short Name:
J/A+A/591/A33
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Atomic fine-structure line emission is a major cooling process in the interstellar medium (ISM). In particular the [CII] 158um line is one of the dominant cooling lines in photon-dominated regions (PDRs). However, it is not confined to PDRs but can also originate from the ionized gas closely surrounding young massive stars. The proportion of the [CII] emission from HII regions relative to that from PDRs can vary significantly. We investigate the question of how much of the [CII] emission in the nucleus of the nearby spiral galaxy IC 342 is contributed by PDRs and by the ionized gas. We examine the spatial variations of starburst/PDR activity and study the correlation of the [CII] line with the [NII] 205um emission line coming exclusively from the HII regions. We present small maps of [CII] 158um and [NII] 205um lines recently observed with the GREAT receiver on board SOFIA. We present different methods to utilize the superior spatial and spectral resolution of our new data to infer information on how the gas kinematics in the nuclear region influence the observed line profiles. In particular we present a super-resolution method to derive how unresolved, kinematically correlated structures in the beam contribute to the observed line shapes.
408. [CII]157.7um feature in LIRGs
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/774/68
Title:
[CII]157.7um feature in LIRGs
Short Name:
J/ApJ/774/68
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the first results of a survey of the [CII]157.7{mu}m emission line in 241 luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) comprising the Great Observatories All-sky LIRG Survey (GOALS) sample, obtained with the PACS instrument on board the Herschel Space Observatory. The [CII] luminosities, L_[CII]_, of the LIRGs in GOALS range from ~10^7^ to 2x10^9^L_{sun}_.
409. [CII]158um line fluxes of AGN from Herschel
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/755/171
Title:
[CII]158um line fluxes of AGN from Herschel
Short Name:
J/ApJ/755/171
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Results are presented for [CII] 158{mu}m line fluxes observed with the Herschel PACS instrument in 112 sources with both starburst and active galactic nucleus (AGN) classifications, of which 102 sources have confident detections. Results are compared with mid-infrared spectra from the Spitzer Infrared Spectrometer and with L_ir_ from IRAS fluxes; AGN/starburst classifications are determined from equivalent width of the 6.2{mu}m polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) feature. It is found that the [CII] line flux correlates closely with the flux of the 11.3{mu}m PAH feature independent of AGN/starburst classification, log[f([CII]158{mu}m)/f(11.3{mu}mPAH)]=-0.22+/-0.25. It is concluded that the [CII] line flux measures the photodissociation region associated with starbursts in the same fashion as the PAH feature. A calibration of star formation rate (SFR) for the starburst component in any source having [CII] is derived comparing [CII] luminosity L([CII]) to L_ir_ with the result that logSFR=logL([CII)])-7.08+/-0.3, for SFR in M_{sun}_/yr and L([CII]) in L_{sun}_. The decreasing ratio of L([CII]) to L_ir_ in more luminous sources (the "[CII] deficit") is shown to be a consequence of the dominant contribution to L_ir_arising from a luminous AGN component because the sources with the largest L_ir_ and smallest L([CII])/L_ir_ are AGNs.
410. CI radial velocities with HST/STIS
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/734/65
Title:
CI radial velocities with HST/STIS
Short Name:
J/ApJ/734/65
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We analyzed absorption features arising from interstellar neutral carbon that appeared in the UV spectra of 89 stars recorded in the highest resolution echelle modes of the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on board the Hubble Space Telescope so that we could determine the relative populations of collisionally excited fine-structure levels in the atom's electronic ground state. From this information, in combination with molecular hydrogen rotation temperatures, we derive the distribution of thermal pressures in the diffuse, cold neutral medium (CNM). We find a lognormal pressure distribution (weighted by mass) with a mean in log(p/k) equal to 3.58 and an rms dispersion of at least 0.175dex that plausibly arises from turbulence with a characteristic Mach number in the range 1<M<4.

Limit your search

more »

more »

more »

more »

more »