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451. 800-13000cm^-1^ wide range OI spectra
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/239/11
Title:
800-13000cm^-1^ wide range OI spectra
Short Name:
J/ApJS/239/11
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Precision laboratory measurements are presented for 135 OI lines in the infrared (including 51 lines not measured previously in the laboratory) using time-resolved Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in the 800-13000cm^-1^ region. The fine structure of some lines is observed for the first time. Using our linelist together with all relevant measurements from other works, we perform a re-optimization of OI level energies to obtain an internally consistent system of 2p^3^[^4^S]nl levels. Some OI level energies measured long ago are corrected. We also present a long list of oscillator strengths calculated with the help of quantum defect theory.
452. CN and CH indexes in stars of NGC 6791
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/758/110
Title:
CN and CH indexes in stars of NGC 6791
Short Name:
J/ApJ/758/110
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Low-resolution SDSS/SEGUE spectra have been used to study the behavior of the strengths of the CN and CH molecular bands in stars at different evolutionary stages of the open cluster NGC 6791. We find a significant spread in the strengths of the CN bands, more than twice that expected from the uncertainties, although the bimodalities observed in globular clusters are not clearly observed here. This behavior is observed not only among red clump objects but also in unevolved stars such as those in the main sequence and lower red giant branch. In contrast, not all of the stars studied show significant scatter in their CH strengths.
453. CN and CH in SDSS Galactic globular clusters
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/142/126
Title:
CN and CH in SDSS Galactic globular clusters
Short Name:
J/AJ/142/126
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present a homogeneous survey of the CN and CH band strengths in eight Galactic globular clusters observed during the course of the Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration sub-survey (SEGUE) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We confirm the existence of a bimodal CN distribution among red giant branch (RGB) stars in all of the clusters with metallicity greater than [Fe/H]=-1.7; the lowest metallicity cluster with an observed CN bimodality is M53, with [Fe/H]~=-2.1. There is also some evidence for individual CN groups on the subgiant branches of M92, M2, and M13, and on the RGBs of M92 and NGC 5053. Finally, we quantify the correlation between overall cluster metallicity and the slope of the CN band strength-luminosity plot as a means of further demonstrating the level of CN enrichment in cluster giants. Our results agree well with previous studies reported in the literature.
454. CN and CH line strengths in 12 globulars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/524/A44
Title:
CN and CH line strengths in 12 globulars
Short Name:
J/A+A/524/A44
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Globular clusters show star-to-star abundance variations for light elements that are not yet well understood. The preferred explanation involves a self-enrichment scenario, within which two subsequent generations of stars co-exist in globular clusters. Observations of chemical abundances in the main sequence and sub-giant branch stars allow us to investigate the signature of this chemically processed material without the complicating effects caused by stellar evolution and internal mixing. Our main goal is to investigate the carbon-nitrogen anti-correlation with low-resolution spectroscopy of 20-50 stars fainter than the first dredge-up in seven Galactic globular clusters (NGC288, NGC1851, NGC5927, NGC6352, NGC6388, and Pal12) with different properties. We complemented our observations with 47Tuc archival data, with four additional clusters from the literature (M15, M22, M55, NGC362), and with additional literature data on NGC288.
455. CN and CO observations toward AGB stars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/690/837
Title:
CN and CO observations toward AGB stars
Short Name:
J/ApJ/690/837
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
A survey of the ^12^C/^13^C ratio toward circumstellar envelopes has been conducted at millimeter wavelengths using the facilities of the Arizona Radio Observatory (ARO). The ratios were obtained for a sample of 18 local C- and O-rich asymptotic giant branch and supergiant stars from observations of the ^12^C and ^13^C isotopologues of CO and CN, respectively. The J=1->0 transitions of both molecules were observed at {lambda}=3mm using the ARO 12m telescope, while the J=2->1 lines of the two species were measured using the ARO Sub-Millimeter Telescope (SMT) at {lambda}=1mm. The ^12^C/^13^C ratios were determined from the CO data by modeling both transitions simultaneously with a circumstellar radiative transfer code, which can account for the high opacities present in the emission from this species. In the case of CN, the hyperfine structure was used to evaluate opacity effects. Ratios obtained independently from CO and CN are in good agreement.
456. 55 Cnc geocoronal emission lines template
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/615/A117
Title:
55 Cnc geocoronal emission lines template
Short Name:
J/A+A/615/A117
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The high-energy X-ray to ultraviolet (XUV) irradiation of close-in planets by their host star influences their evolution and might be responsible for the existence of a population of ultra-short period planets eroded to their bare core. In orbit around a bright, nearby G-type star, the super-Earth 55 Cnc e offers the possibility to address these issues through transit observations at UV wavelengths. We used the Hubble Space Telescope to observe the transit in the far-ultraviolet (FUV) over three epochs in April 2016, January 2017, and February 2017. Together, these observations cover nearly half of the orbital trajectory in between the two quadratures, and reveal significant short- and long-term variability in 55 Cnc chromospheric emission lines. In the last two epochs, we detected a larger flux in the CIII, SiIII, and SiIV lines after the planet passed the approaching quadrature, followed by a flux decrease in the SiIV doublet. In the second epoch these variations are contemporaneous with flux decreases in the SiII and CII doublet. All epochs show flux decreases in the NV doublet as well, albeit at different orbital phases. These flux decreases are consistent with absorption from optically thin clouds of gas, are mostly localized at low and redshifted radial velocities in the star rest frame, and occur preferentially before and during the planet transit. These three points make it unlikely that the variations are purely stellar in origin, yet we show that the occulting material is also unlikely to originate from the planet. We thus tentatively propose that the motion of 55 Cnc e at the fringes of the stellar corona leads to the formation of a cool coronal rain. The inhomogeneity and temporal evolution of the stellar corona would be responsible for the differences between the three visits. Additional variations are detected in the CII doublet in the first epoch and in the OI triplet in all epochs with a different behavior that points toward intrinsic stellar variability. Further observations at FUV wavelengths are required to disentangle definitively between star-planet interactions in the 55 Cnc system and the activity of the star.
457. CN column densities and excitation temperatures
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/390/1733
Title:
CN column densities and excitation temperatures
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/390/1733
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We analyse abundances and rotational temperatures of the interstellar CN molecule. We have calculated the column densities and excitation temperatures of the molecule along 73 lines of sight basing on our original measurements of the B^2^{SIGMA}^+^-X^2^{SIGMA}^+^(0,0) vibrational band recorded in high signal-to-noise ratio spectra and also for 88 directions based on measurements already available in literature. We compare the column densities obtained from different bands of CN molecule available to ground-based instruments. The obtained excitation temperatures in the analysed directions show always an excess over the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR) temperature.
458. 3C 294 NIR images and optical spectra
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/628/A28
Title:
3C 294 NIR images and optical spectra
Short Name:
J/A+A/628/A28
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
High redshift radio galaxies are among the most massive galaxies at their redshift, are often found in the centers of proto-clusters of galaxies, and are expected to evolve into the present day massive central cluster galaxies. Thus they are a useful tool to explore structure formation in the young Universe. 3C 294 is a powerful FR II type radio galaxy at z=1.786. Past studies have identified a clumpy structure, possibly indicative of a merging system, as well as tentative evidence that 3C 294 hosts a dual AGN. Due to its proximity to a bright star, it was subject to various adaptive optics imaging studies. In order to distinguish between the various scenarios for 3C 294 we performed deep high-resolution adaptive optics imaging and optical spectroscopy of 3C 294 with the Large Binocular Telescope. We resolve the 3C 294 system into three distinct components separated by a few tenths of an arcsecond on our images. One is compact, the other two are extended, all appear to be non-stellar. The nature of each component is unclear. The latter could be a galaxy with an internal absorption feature, a galaxy merger or two galaxies at different redshifts. We can now uniquely associate the radio source of 3C 294 with one of the extended components. Based on our spectroscopy, we determined a redshift of z=1.784+/-0.001, which is similar to the one previously cited. In addition we found a previously unreported emission line at lambda 6749.4{AA} in our spectra. It is not clear that it originates from 3C 294. It could be the Ne [IV] doublet lambda 2424/2426{AA} at z=1.783, or belong to the compact component at a redshift of z~4.56. We thus can not unambiguously determine whether 3C 294 hosts a dual AGN or a projected pair of AGNs.
459. CN(1-0) Zeeman observations of NGC 2264-C
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/544/A69
Title:
CN(1-0) Zeeman observations of NGC 2264-C
Short Name:
J/A+A/544/A69
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
From an observational point of view, the role of magnetic fields in star formation remains unclear, and two main theoretical scenarios have been proposed so far to regulate the star-formation processes. The first model assumes that turbulence in star-forming clumps plays a crucial role, and especially that protostellar outflow-driven turbulence is crucial to support cluster-forming clumps; while the second scenario is based on the consideration of a magnetically-supported clump. Previous studies of the NGC 2264-C protocluster indicate that, in addition to thermal pressure, some extra support might effectively act against the gravitational collapse of this cluster- forming clump. We previously showed that this extra support is not due to the numerous protostellar outflows, nor the enhanced turbulence in this protocluster. Here we present the results of the first polarimetric campaign dedicated to quantifying the magnetic support at work in the NGC 2264-C clump. Our Zeeman observations of the CN(1-0) hyperfine lines provide an upper limit to the magnetic field strength Blos<0.6 mG in the protocluster (projected along the line of sight). While these results do not provide sufficiently tight constraints to fully quantify the magnetic support at work in NGC 2264-C, they suggest that, within the uncertainties, the core could be either magnetically super or sub-critical, with the former being more likely.
460. Co-added spectra of HD127493 and HZ44
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/630/A130
Title:
Co-added spectra of HD127493 and HZ44
Short Name:
J/A+A/630/A130
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Hot subluminous stars can be spectroscopically classified as subdwarf B (sdB) and O (sdO) stars. While the latter are predominantly hydrogen deficient, the former are mostly helium deficient. The atmospheres of most sdOs are almost devoid of hydrogen, whereas a small group of hot subdwarf stars of mixed H/He composition exists, showing extreme metal abundance anomalies. Whether such intermediate helium-rich (iHe) subdwarf stars provide an evolutionary link between the dominant classes is an open question. The presence of strong Ge, Sn, and Pb lines in the UV spectrum of HZ44 suggests a strong enrichment of heavy elements in this iHe-sdO star and calls for a detailed quantitative spectral analysis focusing on trans-iron elements. Non-LTE model atmospheres and synthetic spectra calculated with TLUSTY/SYNSPEC were combined with high-quality optical, ultraviolet (UV), and far-UV (FUV) spectra of HZ44 and its hotter sibling HD127493 to determine their atmospheric parameters and metal abundance patterns. By collecting atomic data from the literature we succeeded in determining the abundances of 29 metals in HZ44, including the trans-iron elements Ga, Ge, As, Se, Zr, Sn, and Pb and providing upper limits for ten other metals. This makes it the best-described hot subdwarf in terms of chemical composition. For HD127493 the abundance of 15 metals, including Ga, Ge, and Pb and upper limits for another 16 metals were derived. Heavy elements turn out to be overabundant by one to four orders of magnitude with respect to the Sun. Zr and Pb are among the most enriched elements. The C, N, and O abundance for both stars can be explained by the nucleosynthesis of hydrogen burning in the CNO cycle along with the stars' helium enrichment. On the other hand, the heavy-element anomalies are unlikely to be caused by nucleosynthesis. Instead diffusion processes are evoked, with radiative levitation overcoming gravitational settlement of the heavy elements.

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