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611. Disk-resolved photometric properties of Pluto
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/159/74
Title:
Disk-resolved photometric properties of Pluto
Short Name:
J/AJ/159/74
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
A multiwavelength regionally dependent photometric analysis of Pluto's anti-Charon-facing hemisphere using images collected by New Horizons' Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC) reveals large variations in the absolute value and spectral slope of the single-scattering albedo. Four regions of interest are analyzed: the dark equatorial belt, Pluto's north pole, nitrogen-rich regions, and the mid-latitude terrains. Regions dominated by volatile ices such as Lowell Regio and Sputnik Planitia present single-scattering albedos of ~0.98 at 492nm, almost neutral across MVIC's visible wavelength range (400-910nm), indicating limited contributions from tholin materials. Pluto's dark equatorial regions, informally named Cthulhu and Krun Maculae, have single-scattering albedos of ~0.16 at 492nm and are the reddest regions. Applying the Hapke radiative transfer model to combined MVIC and Linear Etalon Imaging Spectral Array (LEISA) spectra (400-2500nm) of Cthulhu Macula and Lowell Regio successfully reproduces the spectral properties of these two regions of dramatically disparate coloration, composition, and morphology. Since this model uses only a single coloring agent, very similar to the Titan like tholin of Khare+ (1984Icar...60..127K), to account for all of Pluto's colors, this result supports the Grundy+ (2016Sci...351.9189G) conclusion that Pluto's coloration is the result of photochemical products mostly produced in the atmosphere. Although cosmic rays and extreme ultraviolet photons reach Pluto's surface where they can drive chemical processing, observations of diverse surface colors do not require different chemical products produced in different environments. We report a correction scaling factor in the LEISA radiometric calibration of 0.74{+/-}0.05.
612. Distant spheroids in the GOODS fields
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/680/70
Title:
Distant spheroids in the GOODS fields
Short Name:
J/ApJ/680/70
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We report on the first results of a new study aimed at understanding the diversity and evolutionary history of distant galactic bulges in the context of now well-established trends for pure spheroidal galaxies. To this end, bulges have been isolated for a sample of 137 spiral galaxies within the redshift range 0.1<z<1.2 in the GOODS fields. Using proven photometric techniques, we determine the characteristic parameters (size, surface brightness, profile shape) of both the disk and bulge components in our sample. In agreement with earlier work that utilized aperture colors, distant bulges show a broader range of optical colors than would be the case for passively evolving populations. To quantify the amount of recent star formation necessary to explain this result, we used DEIMOS to secure stellar velocity dispersions for a sizeable fraction of our sample. This has enabled us to compare the fundamental plane of our distant bulges with that for spheroidal galaxies in a similar redshift range.
613. Disturbance storm time index of 1903 sun outburst
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/899/166
Title:
Disturbance storm time index of 1903 sun outburst
Short Name:
J/ApJ/899/166
Date:
14 Mar 2022 09:07:00
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
This paper presents the results of the spectrum analysis of the B-type magnetic chemically peculiar star HR465. HR465 shows unusual abundance patterns that vary with a period of 21.5yr. Our observations are recorded at ph=0.45, 0.68, and 0.85 of the spectroscopic period, where ph=0 represents the phase of maximum flux in the photometric y-band. Synthetic spectra, computed using an LTE atmosphere model, are fit to high-resolution ultraviolet Hubble Space Telescope (ph=0.45) spectra obtained as part of the Advanced Spectral Library Project: Hot Stars program. The ultraviolet data are supplemented by high-resolution optical spectra (ph=0.68 and 0.85) recorded at the Nordic Optical Telescope with the SOFIN spectrograph. The optical data are used as a complement to the high line-density ultraviolet spectrum to derive accurate abundances for elements without spectral lines in the ultraviolet and to improve the abundance phase coverage for many atoms/ions. This analysis presents abundance results for more than 70 atoms/ions and confirms parts of the abundance characteristics previously reported where elements with high mass numbers show significant abundance enhancements compared with solar values while some of the lighter elements show abundance deficiencies. In addition, our measured abundances are consistent with the periodic variability for chromium and rare-earth elements. Our results are compared with earlier investigations of this peculiar object to constrain stellar abundance and diffusion.
614. 3D kinematic observations of stars in Galactic Centre
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/779/L6
Title:
3D kinematic observations of stars in Galactic Centre
Short Name:
J/ApJ/779/L6
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present three-dimensional (3D) kinematic observations of stars within the central 0.5pc of the Milky Way (MW) nuclear star cluster (NSC) using adaptive optics imaging and spectroscopy from the Keck telescopes. Recent observations have shown that the cluster has a shallower surface density profile than expected for a dynamically relaxed cusp, leading to important implications for its formation and evolution. However, the true 3D profile of the cluster is unknown due to the difficulty in de-projecting the stellar number counts. Here, we use spherical Jeans modeling of individual proper motions and radial velocities to constrain, for the first time, the de-projected spatial density profile, cluster velocity anisotropy, black hole mass (M_BH_), and distance to the Galactic center (R_0_) simultaneously. We find that the inner stellar density profile of the late-type stars, {rho}(r){prop.to}r^-{gamma}^, have a power law slope {gamma}=0.05_-0.60^+0.29^, much more shallow than the frequently assumed Bahcall-Wolf slope of {gamma}=7/4. The measured slope will significantly affect dynamical predictions involving the cluster, such as the dynamical friction time scale. The cluster core must be larger than 0.5 pc, which disfavors some scenarios for its origin. Our measurement of M_BH_=5.76_-1.26_^+1.76^x10^6^M_{sun}_ and R_0_=8.92_-0.55_^+0.58^kpc is consistent with that derived from stellar orbits within 1" of Sgr A*. When combined with the orbit of S0-2, the uncertainty on R_0_ is reduced by 30% (8.46_-0.38_^+0.42^kpc). We suggest that the MW NSC can be used in the future in combination with stellar orbits to significantly improve constraints on R_0_.
615. DLAs in SDSS-DR7
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/505/1087
Title:
DLAs in SDSS-DR7
Short Name:
J/A+A/505/1087
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present a study of the evolution of the cosmological mass density of neutral gas using a fully automatic search for Damped Lyman-alpha systems in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey II Data Release 7.
616. 1D Lya forest power spectrum
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/559/A85
Title:
1D Lya forest power spectrum
Short Name:
J/A+A/559/A85
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We have developed two independent methods to measure the one-dimensional power spectrum of the transmitted flux in the Lyman-{alpha} forest. The first method is based on a Fourier transform, and the second on a maximum likelihood estimator. The two methods are independent and have different systematic uncertainties. The determination of the noise level in the data spectra was subject to a novel treatment, because of its significant impact on the derived power spectrum. We applied the two methods to 13,821 quasar spectra from SDSS-III/BOSS DR9 (Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey, BOSS, 2013AJ....145...10D) selected from a larger sample of over 60,000 spectra on the basis of their high quality, large signal-to-noise ratio, and good spectral resolution. The power spectra measured using either approach are in good agreement over all twelve redshift bins from <z>=2.2 to <z>=4.4, and scales from 0.001(km/s)^-1^ to 0.02(km/s)^-1^. We determine the methodological and instrumental systematic uncertainties of our measurements.
617. 3D non-LTE Balmer line formation
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/615/A139
Title:
3D non-LTE Balmer line formation
Short Name:
J/A+A/615/A139
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Hydrogen Balmer lines are commonly used as spectroscopic effective temperature diagnostics of late-type stars. However, reliable inferences require accurate model spectra, and the absolute accuracy of classical methods that are based on one-dimensional (1D) hydrostatic model atmospheres and local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) is still unclear. To investigate this, we carry out 3D non-LTE calculations for the Balmer lines, performed, for the first time, over an extensive grid of 3D hydrodynamic STAGGER model atmospheres. For H{alpha}, H{beta}, and H{gamma} we find significant 1D non-LTE versus 3D non-LTE differences (3D effects): the outer wings tend to be stronger in 3D models, particularly for H{gamma}, while the inner wings can be weaker in 3D models, particularly for H{alpha}. For H{alpha}, we also find significant 3D LTE versus 3D non-LTE differences (non-LTE effects): in warmer stars (Teff~~6500K) the inner wings tend to be weaker in non-LTE models, while at lower effective temperatures (Teff~~4500K) the inner wings can be stronger in non-LTE models; the non-LTE effects are more severe at lower metallicities. We test our 3D non-LTE models against observations of well-studied benchmark stars. For the Sun, we infer concordant effective temperatures from H{alpha}, H{beta}, and H{gamma}; however the value is too low by around 50K which could signal residual modelling shortcomings. For other benchmark stars, our 3D non-LTE models generally reproduce the effective temperatures to within 1{sigma} uncertainties. For H{alpha}, the absolute 3D effects and non-LTE effects can separately reach around 100K, in terms of inferred effective temperatures. For metal-poor turn-off stars, 1D LTE models of H{alpha} can underestimate effective temperatures by around 150K. Our 3D non-LTE model spectra are publicly available, and can be used for more reliable spectroscopic effective temperature determinations.
618. 1-D optical spectra for IRAS19135+3937
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/631/A53
Title:
1-D optical spectra for IRAS19135+3937
Short Name:
J/A+A/631/A53
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We aim to determine the geometry, density gradient, and velocity structure of jets in post-asymptotic giant branch (post-AGB) binaries. Our high cadence time series of high-resolution optical spectra of jet-creating post-AGB binary systems provide us with a unique tomography of the jet. We determine the spatio-kinematic structure of the jets based on these data by fitting the synthetic spectral line profiles created by our model to the observed, orbital phase-resolved, H{alpha}-line profiles of these systems. The fitting routine is provided with an initial spectrum and is allowed to test three configurations, derived from three specific jet launching models: a stellar jet launched by the star, an X-wind, and a disk wind configuration. We apply a Markov-chain Monte Carlo routine in order to fit our model to the observations. Our fitting code is tested on the post-AGB binary IRAS19135+3937. We find that a model using the stellar jet configuration gives a marginally better fit to our observations. The jet has a wide half-opening angle of about 76 degrees and reaches velocities up to 870km/s. Our methodology is successful in determining some parameters for jets in post-AGB binaries. The model for IRAS19135+3937 includes a transparent, low density inner region (for a half-opening angle <40{deg}). The source feeding the accretion disk around the companion is most likely the circumbinary disk. We will apply this jet fitting routine to other jet-creating post-AGB stars in order to provide a more complete description of these objects. We aim at describing and understanding binary interaction processes in systems with very evolved companions. Here, we focus on understanding the origin and determining the properties of the high-velocity outflow observed in one such system.
619. Double-peaked AGN. I. Dual AGN candidates
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/753/42
Title:
Double-peaked AGN. I. Dual AGN candidates
Short Name:
J/ApJ/753/42
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Merger-remnant galaxies with kiloparsec (kpc) scale separation dual active galactic nuclei (AGNs) should be widespread as a consequence of galaxy mergers and triggered gas accretion onto supermassive black holes, yet very few dual AGNs have been observed. Galaxies with double-peaked narrow AGN emission lines in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) are plausible dual AGN candidates, but their double-peaked profiles could also be the result of gas kinematics or AGN-driven outflows and jets on small or large scales. To help distinguish between these scenarios, we have obtained spatial profiles of the AGN emission via follow-up long-slit spectroscopy of 81 double-peaked narrow-line AGNs in SDSS at 0.03<=z<=0.36 using Lick, Palomar, and MMT Observatories. We find that all 81 systems exhibit double AGN emission components with ~kpc projected spatial separations on the sky (0.2h^-1^_70_kpc<{Delta}x<5.5h^-1^_70_kpc; median {Delta}x=1.1h^-1^_70_kpc), which suggests that they are produced by kiloparsec-scale dual AGNs or kiloparsec-scale outflows, jets, or rotating gaseous disks.
620. Double-peaked narrow lines in AGN. II. z<0.1
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/832/67
Title:
Double-peaked narrow lines in AGN. II. z<0.1
Short Name:
J/ApJ/832/67
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present optical long-slit observations of the complete sample of 71 Type 2 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) with double-peaked narrow emission lines at z<0.1 in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Double-peaked emission lines are produced by a variety of mechanisms including disk rotation, kiloparsec-scale dual AGNs, and narrow-line region (NLR) kinematics (outflows or inflows). We develop a novel kinematic classification technique to determine the nature of these objects using long-slit spectroscopy alone. We determine that 86% of the double-peaked profiles are produced by moderate-luminosity AGN outflows, 6% are produced by rotation, and 8% are ambiguous. While we are unable to directly identify dual AGNs with long-slit data alone, we explore their potential kinematic classifications with this method. We also find a positive correlation between the NLR size and luminosity of the AGN NLRs (R_NLR_{propto}L_[OIII]_^0.21+/-0.05^), indicating a clumpy two-zone ionization model for the NLR.

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