- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/161/154
- Title:
- Near-IR spectral atlas of OB stars
- Short Name:
- J/ApJS/161/154
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present intermediate-resolution (R~8000-12000) high signal-to-noise (S/N) H- and K-band spectroscopy of a sample of 37 optically visible stars, ranging in spectral type from O3 to B3 and representing most luminosity classes. Spectra of this quality can be used to constrain the temperature, luminosity, and general wind properties of OB stars, when used in conjunction with sophisticated atmospheric model codes. Most important is the need for moderately high resolutions (R>=5000) and very high signal-to-noise (S/N>=150) spectra for a meaningful profile analysis. When using near-infrared spectra for a classification system, moderately high signal-to-noise (S/N~100) is still required, though the resolution can be relaxed to just a thousand or two. In the Appendix we provide a set of very high-quality near-infrared spectra of Brackett lines in six early-A dwarfs. These can be used to aid in the modeling and removal of such lines when early-A dwarfs are used for telluric spectroscopic standards.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/533/A70
- Title:
- New {beta} Cep stars in NGC 637
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/533/A70
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Studying stellar pulsations in open clusters offers the possibility of performing ensemble asteroseismology. The reasonable assumption that the cluster members have the same age, distance, and overall metallicity aids in the seismic modelling process and tightly constrains it. Therefore it is important to identify open clusters with many pulsators. New pulsating stars of the beta Cephei type were searched for among the members of the open cluster NGC 637. Thirty-one hours of time-resolved V filter CCD photometry were obtained. The measurements confirmed two previously known variables, and revealed three new beta Cephei stars and one more candidate. All four pulsators have sufficiently large amplitudes for easy mode identification and are multiperiodic. With four certain pulsating members, NGC 637 is now among the open clusters that are richest in beta Cephei stars. It is thus an excellent target for ensemble asteroseismology, and to examine the differences between pulsating and apparently constant stars in the beta Cephei domain.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/457/3396
- Title:
- New hot subdwarf stars
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/457/3396
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Recent massive sky surveys in different bandwidths are providing new opportunities to modern astronomy. The Virtual Observatory (VO) represents the adequate framework to handle the huge amount of information available and filter out data according to specific requirements. In this work, we applied a selection strategy to find new, uncatalogued hot subdwarfs making use of VO tools. We used large area catalogues like GALEX, Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), SuperCosmos and Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) to retrieve photometric and astrometric information of stellar objects. To these objects, we applied colour and proper motion filters, together with an effective temperature cutoff, aimed at separating hot subdwarfs from other blue objects such as white dwarfs, cataclysmic variables or main-sequence OB stars. As a result, we obtained 437 new, uncatalogued hot subdwarf candidates. Based on previous results, we expect our procedure to have an overall efficiency of at least 80 per cent. Visual inspection of the 68 candidates with SDSS spectrum showed that 65 can be classified as hot subdwarfs: 5 sdOs, 25 sdOBs and 35 sdBs. This success rate above 95 per cent proves the robustness and efficiency of our methodology. The spectral energy distribution of 45 per cent of the subdwarf candidates showed infrared excesses, a signature of their probable binary nature. The stellar companions of the binary systems so detected are expected to be late-type main-sequence stars. A detailed determination of temperatures and spectral classification of the cool companions will be presented in a forthcoming work.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/530/A2
- Title:
- New hot subdwarf stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/530/A2
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Recent massive sky surveys in different bandwidths are providing new opportunities to modern astronomy. The Virtual Observatory (VO) provides the adequate framework to handle the huge amount of information available and filter out data according to specific requirements. Hot subdwarf stars are faint, blue objects, and are the main contributors to the far-UV excess observed in elliptical galaxies. They offer an excellent laboratory to study close and wide binary systems, and to scrutinize their interiors through asteroseismology, since some of them undergo stellar oscillations. However, their origins are still uncertain, and increasing the number of detections is crucial to undertake statistical studies. In this work, we aim at defining a strategy to find new, uncatalogued hot subdwarfs.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/PAZh/21/13
- Title:
- New list of OB associations
- Short Name:
- J/PAZh/21/13
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- A new partition into associations of OB stars within 3kpc of the Sun is derived using Battinelli's modification of the cluster analysis method. We have found 58 associations, of which only 10% may be considered as a random clusters of field stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/551/A31
- Title:
- New spectral classification for hot subdwarfs
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/551/A31
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- An MK (Morgan-Keenan)-like system of spectral classification for hot subdwarfs is presented. We find that a three-dimensional spectral type, consisting of a 'spectral' class, a 'luminosity' class, and a 'helium' class, is necessary to classify the sdO (subdwarf O) and sdB (subdwarf B) stars. In addition, the helium-strong stars appear to form two parallel spectral sequences: one showing strong lines of CII, CIII, or CIV, and the other with these same lines weak or absent. We also give a preliminary calibration of the new spectral types in terms of effective temperature, surface gravity, and surface helium-to-hydrogen abundance ratio, and show the relation between the new spectral types and the natural groups defined by the PG (Palomar-Green) survey.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/543/A88
- Title:
- NGC7538IRS1 and NGC7538S 1.36mm maps
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/543/A88
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The nature of embedded accretion disks around forming high-mass stars is one of the missing puzzle pieces for a general understanding of the formation of the most massive and luminous stars. We want to dissect the small-scale structure of the dust continuum and kinematic gas emission toward two of the most prominent high-mass disk candidates.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/614/A147
- Title:
- NGC 2070 point sources radial velocities
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/614/A147
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We introduce VLT-MUSE observations of the central 2'x2' (30x30pc) of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The observations provide an unprecedented spectroscopic census of the massive stars and ionised gas in the vicinity of R136, the young, dense star cluster located in NGC 2070, at the heart of the richest star-forming region in the Local Group. Spectrophotometry and radial-velocity estimates of the nebular gas (superimposed on the stellar spectra) are provided for 2255 point sources extracted from the MUSE datacubes, and we present estimates of stellar radial velocities for 270 early-type stars (finding an average systemic velocity of 271+/-41km/s). We present an extinction map constructed from the nebular Balmer lines, with electron densities and temperatures estimated from intensity ratios of the [SII], [NII], and [SIII] lines. The interstellar medium, as traced by H{alpha} and [NII] {lambda}6583, provides new insights in regions where stars are probably forming. The gas kinematics are complex, but with a clear bi-modal, blue- and red-shifted distribution compared to the systemic velocity of the gas centred on R136. Interesting point-like sources are also seen in the eastern cavity, western shell, and around R136; these might be related to phenomena such as runaway stars, jets, formation of new stars, or the interaction of the gas with the population of Wolf-Rayet stars. Closer inspection of the core reveals red-shifted material surrounding the strongest X-ray sources, although we are unable to investigate the kinematics in detail as the stars are spatially unresolved in the MUSE data. Further papers in this series will discuss the detailed stellar content of NGC 2070 and its integrated stellar and nebular properties.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/372/95
- Title:
- NGC 2439 ubvy{beta} photometry
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/372/95
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The structure of the field surrounding the Galactic cluster NGC 2439 is studied utilizing uvby{beta} photometry of bright OB stars. We collate all photometric and kinematic data available to identify possible groupings. The stars of our sample show a large scatter in their distances, radial velocities, proper motions and reddenings. We conclude that they do not belong to a single stellar association. We find evidence of the existence of three coherent structures at distances of 370pc, 1kpc, and 2.6-3.2kpc. The high stellar density toward NGC 2439 is very likely due to a decreased absorption in this direction, which poses some doubt on the reality of the cluster. A comprehensive uvby{beta} study of NGC 2439 is required to clarify its nature. The spatial distribution of the stars and their reddening are used to characterise the spatial distribution of the visual extinction in the region. The results obtained confirm previously determined constraints on the formation mechanism of interstellar CH^+^ towards the NGC 2439 field.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/499/483
- Title:
- NIR observations of sources in galactic center
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/499/483
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present the results of a study that uses AO assisted observations obtained at the ESO VLT in the NIR H-band and 7 intermediate bands covering the NIR K-band. A comparison of the resulting SEDs with a blackbody of variable extinction then allows us to determine the presence and strength of a CO absorption feature to distinguish between early and late type stars. This new method is suitable for classifying K giants (and later), as well as B2 main sequence (and earlier) stars that are brighter than 15.5mag in the K band in the central parsec. Extremely red objects and foreground sources can also be reliably removed from the sample. Several results, such as the shape of the KLF and the spatial distribution of both early and late type stars, confirm and extend previous works. The distribution of the early type stars can be fitted with a steep power law (beta_1"_=-1.49+/-0.12), alternatively with a broken power law, beta_1-10"_=-1.08+/-0.12, beta_10-20"_=-3.46+/-0.58, since we find a drop in the early type density at ~10". We also detect early type candidates outside of 0.5pc in significant numbers for the first time. The late type density function shows an inversion in the inner 6", with a power-law slope of beta_R<6"_=0.17+/-0.09. The late type KLF has a power-law slope of 0.30+/-0.01, closely resembling the KLF obtained for the bulge of the Milky Way. The early type KLF has a much flatter slope of (0.14+/-0.02). Our results agree best with an in-situ star formation scenario.
