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91. Equivalent widths of giants in the GC NGC3201
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/887/91
Title:
Equivalent widths of giants in the GC NGC3201
Short Name:
J/ApJ/887/91
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) UV Legacy Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters (GCs) has investigated multiple stellar populations by means of the "chromosome map" (ChM) diagnostic tool that maximizes the separation between stars with different chemical compositions. One of the most challenging features revealed by ChM analysis is the apparent inhomogeneity among stars belonging to the first population, a phenomenon largely attributed to He variations. However, this explanation is not supported by uniformity in the p-capture elements of these stars. The HST survey has revealed that the GC NGC 3201 shows exceptionally wide coverage in the {Delta}_F275W,F814W_ parameter of the ChM. We present a chemical abundance analysis of 24 elements in 18 giants belonging to the first population of this GC and having a wide range in {Delta}_F275W,F814W_. As far as the p-capture elements are concerned, the chemical abundances are typical of first-generation (1G) stars, as expected from the location of our targets in the ChM. Based on radial velocities and chemical abundance arguments, we find that the three stars with the lowest {Delta}_F275W,F814W_ values are binary candidates. This suggests that at least those stars could be explained with binarity. These results are consistent with evidence inferred from multiband photometry that evolved blue stragglers (BSs) populate the bluest part of the 1G sequence in the ChM. The remaining 15 spectroscopic targets show a small range in the overall metallicity by ~0.10dex, with stars at higher {Delta}_F275W,F814W_ values having higher absolute abundances. We suggest that a small variation in metals and binarity governs the color spread of the 1G in the ChM and that evolved BSs contribute to the bluest tail of the 1G sequence.
92. Equivalent widths of QSOs
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/613/129
Title:
Equivalent widths of QSOs
Short Name:
J/ApJ/613/129
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present the results of a search for variability in the equivalent widths (EWs) of narrow, associated (|{Delta}v|<=5000km/s) absorption lines found in the UV spectra of z<=1.5 quasars. The goal of this search was to use variability as a means of identifying absorption lines arising in gas that is intrinsic to the quasar central engine. We have compared archival Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Faint Object Spectrograph (FOS) spectra of quasars with recent spectra obtained as part of our own snapshot survey of the same objects with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS). The intervals between observations are 4-10yr. We primarily focused on the C IV absorption lines, although we also studied other lines available in the same spectra (e.g., Ly{alpha}, N V, O VI).
93. EUVE optical atlas
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/PASP/109/998
Title:
EUVE optical atlas
Short Name:
J/PASP/109/998
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) has been detecting EUV sources since its launch in June 1992. Positions of 540 sources have been made available to the community by the EUVE team. We have extracted 7'x7' images centered on these 540 EUVE sources from the Space Telescope Science Institute digitized sky archives. We present these images as mosaic finder charts to aid observers trying to identify EUVE sources, or to characterize known sources.
94. EUV irradiances of the quiet Sun
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/624/A36
Title:
EUV irradiances of the quiet Sun
Short Name:
J/A+A/624/A36
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We benchmark new atomic data against a selection of irradiances obtained from medium-resolution quiet-Sun spectra in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV), from 60 to 1040{AA}. We used as a baseline the irradiances measured during solar minimum on 2008 April 14 by the prototype (PEVE) of the Solar Dynamics Observatory Extreme ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE). We took into account some inconsistencies in the PEVE data, using flight EVE data and irradiances we obtained from Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SoHO) Coronal Diagnostics Spectrometer (CDS) data. We performed a differential emission measure and find overall excellent agreement (to within the accuracy of the observations, about 20%) between predicted and measured irradiances in most cases, although we point out several problems with the currently available ion charge-state distributions. We used the photospheric chemical abundances of Asplund et al. (2009ARA&A..47..481A). The new atomic data are nearly complete in this spectral range for medium-resolution irradiance spectra. Finally, we used observations of the active Sun in 1969 to show that the composition of the solar corona up to 1MK is nearly photospheric in this case as well. Variations of a factor of 2 are present for higher-temperature plasma, which is emitted within active regions. These results are in excellent agreement with our previous findings.
95. EUV spectrum of solar active region
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/91/461
Title:
EUV spectrum of solar active region
Short Name:
J/ApJS/91/461
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present wavelengths and absolute intensities for 269 emission lines from a single active region observed by the Solar EUV Rocket Telescope and Spectrograph (SERTS) on 1989 May 5. For this catalog, the imaged spectra have been spatially averaged over a field of view 7"x276" cutting through the center of AR5464 at S18 W45. Wavelength coverage is 170-450A with a spectral resolution approaching 10,000. Most of the line positions are determined to 5mA or better, representing the highest accuracy yet obtained for solar wavelengths throughout this spectral interval. The relative photometric calibration of the instrument is good to +/-20% over its first-order range, and has been placed onto an absolute scale that should be correct to within a factor less than 2. Where known, identifications, atomic transitions and formation temperatures are also given. The identified lines arise from temperatures that cover the range 4.7<=logT<=6.8, providing information about the Sun's corona and upper transition region. Upper limits to the intensity of any emission line not included here can be estimated from the measured instrumental sensitivity. This averaged EUV spectrum should prove useful as a source of accurate wavelengths and intensities for emission characteristic of the high-temperature plasma associated with a solar active region and small subflare.
96. EUV spectrum of solar active region from SERTS-97
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/543/1016
Title:
EUV spectrum of solar active region from SERTS-97
Short Name:
J/ApJ/543/1016
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Goddard Space Flight Center's Solar EUV Research Telescope and Spectrograph was flown on 1997 November 18, carrying an intensified CCD detector and a multilayer-coated toroidal diffraction grating with enhanced sensitivity over that of a standard gold-coated grating throughout the instrument's 299-353{AA} spectral bandpass. Spectra and spectroheliograms of NOAA Active Region 8108 (N21{deg}, E18{deg}) were obtained with a spectral resolution (instrumental FWHM) of 115m{AA}. Nearly 100 emission lines were observed in the spatially averaged active region spectrum. Spectra and spectroheliograms of quiet areas south of the region were also obtained. An end-to-end radiometric calibration of the rocket instrument was carried out at the Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory in the same facility that was used to calibrate the Coronal Diagnostic Spectrometer experiment on SOHO and using the same EUV light source. The accuracy of this calibration is confirmed by the excellent agreement between the measured and theoretical values of density- and temperature-insensitive line intensity ratios. Nine emission lines of Fe XV are identified in our spectrum; however, large differences between wavelengths in the CHIANTI database and some of the measured solar wavelengths, as well as inconsistencies of various theoretical intensity ratios, suggest a need for improvement in the Fe XV atomic physics parameters and/or the presence of unidentified blending lines.
97. ExoMol line lists for BeH, MgH and CaH
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/425/34
Title:
ExoMol line lists for BeH, MgH and CaH
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/425/34
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Accurate line lists for three molecules, BeH, MgH and CaH, in their ground electronic states are presented. These line lists are suitable for temperatures relevant to exoplanetary atmospheres and cool stars (up to 2000K). A combination of empirical and ab initio methods is used. The rovibrational energy levels of BeH, MgH and CaH are computed using the programs Level and DPotFit in conjunction with 'spectroscopic' potential energy curves (PECs). The PEC of BeH is taken from the literature, while the PECs of CaH and MgH are generated by fitting to the experimental transition energy levels. Both spin-rotation interactions (except for BeH, for which it is negligible) and non-adiabatic corrections are explicitly taken into account. Accurate line intensities are generated using newly computed ab initio dipole moment curves for each molecule using high levels of theory. Full line lists of rotation-vibration transitions for ^9^BeH, ^24^MgH, ^25^MgH, ^26^MgH and ^40CaH are made available in an electronic form as supplementary data to this article and at www.exomol.com .
98. ExoMol line lists for CH4
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/440/1649
Title:
ExoMol line lists for CH4
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/440/1649
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
A new hot line list is calculated for ^12^CH_4_ in its ground electronic state. This line list, called 10to10, contains 9.8 billion transitions and should be complete for temperatures up to 1500K. It covers the wavelengths longer than 1{mu}m and includes all transitions to upper states with energies below hc 18000cm^-1^ and rotational excitation up to J=39. The line list is computed using the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of CH_4_ obtained by variational solution of the SCHR equation for the rotation-vibration motion of nuclei employing program TROVE and a new 'spectroscopic' potential energy surface (PES) obtained by refining an ab initio PES (CCSD(T)-F12c/aug-cc-pVQZ) in a least-squares fitting to the experimentally derived energies with J=0, 1, 2, 3, 4 as extracted from the HITRAN database. The dipole transition probabilities are represented by the Einstein-A coefficients obtained using a previously reported ab initio dipole moment surface (CCSD(T)-F12c/aug-cc-pVTZ). Detailed comparisons with other available sources of methane transitions including HITRAN, experimental compilations and other theoretical line lists show that these sources lack transitions both higher temperatures and near infrared wavelengths. The 10to10 line list is suitable for modelling atmospheres of cool stars and exoplanets.
99. ExoMol line lists for formaldehyde H_2_CO
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/448/1704
Title:
ExoMol line lists for formaldehyde H_2_CO
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/448/1704
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
A computed line list for formaldehyde, H_2_^12^C^16^O, applicable to temperatures up to T=1500K is presented. An empirical potential energy and ab initio dipole moment surfaces are used as the input to nuclear motion program TROVE. The resulting line list, referred to as AYTY, contains 10.3 million rotational-vibrational states and around 10 billion transition frequencies. Each transition includes associated Einstein- A coefficients and absolute transition intensities, for wavenumbers below 10000cm^-1^ and rotational excitations up to J=70. Room-temperature spectra are compared with laboratory measurements and data currently available in the HITRAN database. These spectra show excellent agreement with experimental spectra and highlight the gaps and limitations of the HITRAN data. The full line list is available from the CDS database as well as at www.exomol.com.
100. ExoMol line lists for phosphine (PH_3_)
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/446/2337
Title:
ExoMol line lists for phosphine (PH_3_)
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/446/2337
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
A comprehensive hot line list is calculated for ^31^PH_3_ in its ground electronic state. This line list, called SAlTY, contains almost 16.8 billion transitions between 7.5 million energy levels and it is suitable for simulating spectra up to temperatures of 1500K. It covers wavelengths longer than 1um and includes all transitions to upper states with energies below hc.18000cm^-1^ and rotational excitation up to J=46. The line list is computed by variational solution of the Schrodinger equation for the rotation-vibration motion employing the nuclear-motion program TROVE. A previously reported ab initio dipole moment surface is used as well as an updated 'spectroscopic' potential energy surface (PES), obtained by refining an existing ab initio surface through least-squares fitting to the experimentally derived energies. Detailed comparisons with other available sources of phosphine transitions confirms SAlTY's accuracy and illustrates the incompleteness of previous experimental and theoretical compilations for temperatures above 300K. Atmospheric models are expected to severely underestimate the abundance of phosphine in disequilibrium environments, and it is predicted that phosphine will be detectable in the upper troposphere of many substellar objects. This list is suitable for modelling atmospheres of many astrophysical environments, namely carbon stars, Y dwarfs, T dwarfs, hot Jupiters and solar system gas giant planets. It is available in full as supplementary data to the article and at www.exomol.com.