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621. Double-peaked narrow lines in AGN. IV. Mergers
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/867/66
Title:
Double-peaked narrow lines in AGN. IV. Mergers
Short Name:
J/ApJ/867/66
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Double-peaked narrow emission lines in active galactic nucleus (AGN) spectra can be produced by AGN outflows, rotation, or dual AGNs, which are AGN pairs in ongoing galaxy mergers. Consequently, double-peaked narrow AGN emission lines are useful tracers of the coevolution of galaxies and their supermassive black holes, as driven by AGN feedback and AGN fueling. We investigate this concept further with follow-up optical longslit observations of a sample of 95 Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) galaxies that have double-peaked narrow AGN emission lines. Based on a kinematic analysis of the longslit spectra, we confirm previous work that finds that the majority of double-peaked narrow AGN emission lines are associated with outflows. We also find that eight of the galaxies have companion galaxies with line-of-sight velocity separations <500km/s and physical separations <30kpc. Since we find evidence of AGNs in both galaxies, all eight of these systems are compelling dual AGN candidates. Galaxies with double-peaked narrow AGN emission lines occur in such galaxy mergers at least twice as often as typical active galaxies. Finally, we conclude that at least 3% of SDSS galaxies with double-peaked narrow AGN emission lines are found in galaxy mergers where both galaxies are resolved in SDSS imaging.
622. Doubly ^13^C-substituted ethyl cyanide
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/590/A93
Title:
Doubly ^13^C-substituted ethyl cyanide
Short Name:
J/A+A/590/A93
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We have performed a spectral line survey called Exploring Molecular Complexity with ALMA (EMoCA) toward Sagittarius B2(N) between 84.1 and 114.4GHz with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in its Cycles 0 and 1. Line intensities of the main isotopic species of ethyl cyanide and its singly ^13^C-substituted isotopomers observed toward the hot molecular core Sagittarius B2(N2) suggest that the doubly ^13^C-substituted isotopomers should also be detectable. We want to determine the spectroscopic parameters of all three doubly ^13^C-substituted isotopologues of ethyl cyanide to search for them in our ALMA data. We investigated the laboratory rotational spectra of the three species between 150GHz and 990GHz. We searched for emission lines produced by these species in the ALMA spectrum of Sagittarius B2(N2). We modeled their emission and the emission of the ^12^C and singly ^13^C-substituted isotopologues assuming local thermodynamic equilibrium.
623. DPOSS II compact group survey
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/445/857
Title:
DPOSS II compact group survey
Short Name:
J/A+A/445/857
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
This paper presents the results of a pilot redshift survey of 18 candidate compact groups from the distant DPOSS survey that extends to redshift 0.2 the available surveys of compact groups of galaxies, mainly Hickson Compact Groups and Southern Compact Groups. The goal of our survey was to confirm group membership via redshift information and to measure the characteristic parameters of a representative, albeit small, sample of DPOSS survey groups.
624. DPOSS II compact group survey. EMMI-NTT sample
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/539/A106
Title:
DPOSS II compact group survey. EMMI-NTT sample
Short Name:
J/A+A/539/A106
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the results of a redshift survey of 138 candidate compact groups from the DPOSS II catalogue, which extends the available redshift range of spectroscopically confirmed compact groups of galaxies to redshift z~0.2. In this survey, we aim to confirm group membership via spectroscopic redshift information, to measure the characteristic properties of the confirmed groups, namely their mass, radius, luminosity, velocity dispersion, and crossing time, and to compare them with those of nearby compact groups. Using information available from the literature, we also studied the surrounding group environment and searched for additional, previously unknown, group members, or larger scale structures to whom the group might be associated.
625. 3D spectroscopy in 30 Dor
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/191/160
Title:
3D spectroscopy in 30 Dor
Short Name:
J/ApJS/191/160
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We have completed a new optical imaging and spectrophotometric survey of a 140x80pc^2^ region of 30 Doradus centered on R136, covering key optical diagnostic emission lines including H{alpha}, H{beta}, H{gamma}, [OIII]4363, 4959, 5007, [NII]6548, 6584, [SII]6717, 6731 [SIII]6312, and in some locations [SIII]9069. We present maps of fluxes and intensity ratios for these lines, and catalogs of isolated ionizing stars, elephant-trunk pillars, and edge-on ionization fronts. The final science-quality spectroscopic data products are available to the public. Our analysis of the new data finds that, while stellar winds and supernovae undoubtedly produce shocks and are responsible for shaping the nebula, there are no global spectral signatures to indicate that shocks are currently an important source of ionization. We conclude that the considerable region covered by our survey is well described by photoionization from the central cluster where the ionizing continuum is dominated by the most massive O stars. We show that if 30 Dor were viewed at a cosmological distance, its integrated light would be dominated by its extensive regions of lower surface brightness rather than by the bright, eye-catching arcs.
626. 2D stellar kinematics of Mrk 1216
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/835/208
Title:
2D stellar kinematics of Mrk 1216
Short Name:
J/ApJ/835/208
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Mrk 1216 is a nearby, early-type galaxy with a small effective radius of 2.8kpc and a large stellar velocity dispersion of 308km/s for its K-band luminosity of 1.4x10^11^L_{sun}_. Using integral field spectroscopy assisted by adaptive optics from Gemini North, we measure spatially resolved stellar kinematics within ~450pc of the galaxy nucleus. The galaxy exhibits regular rotation with velocities of +/-180km/s and a sharply peaked velocity dispersion profile that reaches 425km/s at the center. We fit axisymmetric, orbit-based dynamical models to the combination of these high angular resolution kinematics, large-scale kinematics extending to roughly three effective radii, and Hubble Space Telescope imaging, resulting in a constraint of the mass of the central black hole in Mrk 1216. After exploring several possible sources of systematics that commonly affect stellar-dynamical black hole mass measurements, we find a black hole mass of M_BH_=(4.9+/-1.7)x10^9^M_{sun}_ and an H-band stellar mass-to-light ratio of {Upsilon}_H_=1.3+/-0.4{Upsilon}_{sun}_ (1{sigma} uncertainties). Mrk 1216 is consistent with the local black hole mass-stellar velocity dispersion relation, but is a factor of ~5-10 larger than expectations from the black hole mass-bulge luminosity and black hole mass-bulge mass correlations when conservatively using the galaxy's total luminosity or stellar mass. This behavior is quite similar to the extensively studied compact galaxy NGC 1277. Resembling the z~2 quiescent galaxies, Mrk 1216 may be a passively evolved descendant, and perhaps reflects a previous era when galaxies contained over-massive black holes relative to their bulge luminosities/masses, and the growth of host galaxies had yet to catch up.
627. D-type symbiotic stars emission line fluxes
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/333/658
Title:
D-type symbiotic stars emission line fluxes
Short Name:
J/A+A/333/658
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Observations of five D-type symbiotics are presented: three oxygen Mira (He2-38, H2-38 and H1-36) and two carbon Mira symbiotics (AS 210 and SS 38). The observations in the spectral range between 3200{AA} and 7400{AA} show the presence of several emission lines in various states of excitation. A line list is provided with their suggested identifications. Several parameters were derived for each object: interstellar reddening as determined from Balmer decrement and He II lines, temperature and electronic density, abundance ratios of Ne/O, Ar/O, Fe/Ne, N/O and He/H. We found nitrogen enrichment while for the other elements their abundances are compatible with solar, except iron which is depleted. We did not detect significant changes in the line and in the continuos spectra of the stars analyzed here, except for He2-38, which increased its degree of excitation compared to Allen's (1984PASAu...5..562N) catalogue.
628. Dust and gas physics of the GOALS sample
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/790/124
Title:
Dust and gas physics of the GOALS sample
Short Name:
J/ApJ/790/124
Date:
13 Dec 2021 06:47:30
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The Great Observatories All-sky LIRG Survey (GOALS) is a comprehensive, multiwavelength study of luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) in the local universe. Here, we present the results of a multi-component, spectral decomposition analysis of the low-resolution mid-infrared (MIR) Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph spectra from 5-38 {mu}m of 244 LIRG nuclei. The detailed fits and high-quality spectra allow for characterization of the individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) features, warm molecular hydrogen emission, and optical depths for both silicate dust grains and water ices. We find that starbursting LIRGs, which make up the majority of the GOALS sample, are very consistent in their MIR properties (i.e., {tau}_9.7 {mu}m_, {tau}_ice_, neon line ratios, and PAH feature ratios). However, as their EQW_6.2 {mu}m_decreases, usually an indicator of an increasingly dominant active galactic nucleus (AGN), LIRGs cover a larger spread in these MIR parameters. The contribution from PAH emission to the total IR luminosity (L(PAH)/L(IR)) in LIRGs varies from 2%-29% and LIRGs prior to their first encounter show significantly higher L(PAH)/L(IR) ratios on average. We observe a correlation between the strength of the starburst (represented by IR8 = L_IR_/L_8 {mu}m_) and the PAH fraction at 8 {mu}m but no obvious link between IR8 and the 7.7 to 11.3 PAH ratio, suggesting that the fractional photodissociation region (PDR) emission, and not the overall grain properties, is associated with the rise in IR8 for galaxies off the starburst main sequence. We detect crystalline silicate features in ~6% of the sample but only in the most obscure sources (s_9.7 {mu}m_< -1.24). Ice absorption features are observed in ~11% (56%) of GOALS LIRGs (ULIRGs) in sources with a range of silicate depths. Most GOALS LIRGs have L(H_2_)/L(PAH) ratios elevated above those observed for normal star-forming galaxies and exhibit a trend for increasing L(H_2_)/L(PAH) ratio with increasing L(H_2_). While star formation appears to be the dominant process responsible for exciting the H_2_ in most of the GOALS galaxies, a subset of LIRGs (~10%) shows excess H_2_emission that is inconsistent with PDR models and may be excited by shocks or AGN-induced outflows.
629. Dust classification in Galactic PNe
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/753/172
Title:
Dust classification in Galactic PNe
Short Name:
J/ApJ/753/172
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the Spitzer/Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) spectra of 157 compact Galactic planetary nebulae (PNe). These young PNe provide insight on the effects of dust in early post-asymptotic giant branch evolution, before much of the dust is altered or destroyed by the hardening stellar radiation field. Most of the selected targets have PN-type IRS spectra, while a few turned out to be misclassified stars. We inspected the group properties of the PN spectra and classified them based on the different dust classes (featureless or F, carbon-rich dust or CRD, oxygen-rich dust or ORD, mixed-chemistry dust or MCD) and subclasses (aromatic and aliphatic, and crystalline and amorphous). All PNe are characterized by dust continuum and more than 80% of the sample shows solid-state features above the continuum, in contrast with the Magellanic Cloud sample where only ~40% of the entire sample displays solid-state features; this is an indication of the strong link between dust properties and metallicity.
630. Dust emission from unobscured AGN
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/697/182
Title:
Dust emission from unobscured AGN
Short Name:
J/ApJ/697/182
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We use mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy of unobscured active galactic nuclei (AGNs) to reveal their native dusty environments. We concentrate on Seyfert 1 galaxies, observing a sample of 31 with the Infrared Spectrograph aboard the Spitzer Space Telescope, and compare them with 21 higher luminosity quasar counterparts.

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