Yanjun Guo, Luqian 璐茜 Wang 王, C. Liu 刘, Y. Wu 吴, Z. Han 韩, X. Chen 陈
{"title":"A Catalog of Early-type Runaway Stars from LAMOST DR8","authors":"Yanjun Guo, Luqian 璐茜 Wang 王, C. Liu 刘, Y. Wu 吴, Z. Han 韩, X. Chen 陈","doi":"10.3847/1538-4365/ad46f8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ad46f8","url":null,"abstract":"Runaway stars are OB-type stars ejected from their birthplace with large peculiar velocities. The leading hypothesis addressed in their formation includes the supernova ejection mechanism and the dynamic ejection scenario. Identification of runaway populations is the first step to investigating their formation and evolution. Here we present our work of searching for Galactic runaway candidate stars from the Large sky Area Multi-Object fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) Medium Resolution Survey Data Release 8 (DR8) database. After studying the kinematic properties for a collection of 4432 early-type stars, predominantly B-type stars, using radial velocity measurements from LAMOST DR8 and astrometric solutions made by Gaia Data Release 3, we identified 229 runaway candidate stars. They span a wide distribution in projected rotational velocities. We investigated the Galactic spatial distribution of the runaway population and noticed that most of them likely reside within the Galactic thin disk. Based upon analyzing the Doppler shifts of the candidate stars, we found two binary runaway candidates displaying velocity variations with estimated orbital periods of 40 and 61 days.","PeriodicalId":22368,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series","volume":"9 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141407797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sample and Statistical Analysis on NEOWISE Variability of ATLASGAL Sources","authors":"Ying Lu, Xi Chen, Shijie Song, Jun-Ting Liu, Tian Yang, You-Xin Wang, Yan-Kun Zhang, Shi-Jie Zhang","doi":"10.3847/1538-4365/ad41e2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ad41e2","url":null,"abstract":"This study focuses on the analysis of mid-infrared variability in a sample of high-mass young stellar objects (YSOs) associated with the cataloged sources from the APEX Telescope Large Area Survey of the Galaxy (ATLASGAL). The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer Reactivation Mission (NEOWISE) database was used to explore the long-term mid-infrared variability of these high-mass YSOs at a half-year scale. After matching with NEOWISE photometric measurements, a total of 2230 ATLASGAL sources were selected for the variability analysis, out of which 717 were identified as variables. The derived proportions of variables at different evolutionary stages show that the variability rate of high-mass YSOs is highest during the YSO stage and decreases with evolution toward the H ii region stage, resembling the behavior of low-mass YSOs. The variables can be classified into six types based on their light curves, divided into two categories: secular (linear, sin, sin+linear) and stochastic variables (burst, drop, and irregular). The magnitude–color variations observed in ∼160 secular variables can be mainly divided into “bluer when brighter/redder when dimming” and “redder when brighter/bluer when dimming,” likely originating from changes in accretion rate or the effect of extinction due to obscuration. Moreover, several episodic accretion candidates were selected for further observational studies.","PeriodicalId":22368,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series","volume":"9 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141411714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xue Lu, Haibo Yuan, Shuai Xu, Ruoyi Zhang, K. Xiao, Yang Huang, T. Beers, Jihye Hong
{"title":"Erratum: “Stellar Loci. VII. Photometric Metallicities of 5 Million FGK Stars Based on GALEX GR6+7 AIS and Gaia EDR3” (2024, ApJS, 271, 26)","authors":"Xue Lu, Haibo Yuan, Shuai Xu, Ruoyi Zhang, K. Xiao, Yang Huang, T. Beers, Jihye Hong","doi":"10.3847/1538-4365/ad488b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ad488b","url":null,"abstract":",","PeriodicalId":22368,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series","volume":"15 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141402464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of Machine-learning and Bayesian Inferences for the Interior of Rocky Exoplanets with Large Compositional Diversity","authors":"Yong Zhao, Zibo Liu, Dongdong Ni and Zhiyuan Chen","doi":"10.3847/1538-4365/ad3f1c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ad3f1c","url":null,"abstract":"In previous work, we demonstrated that machine-learning techniques based on mixture density networks (MDNs) are successful in inferring the interior structure of rocky exoplanets with large compositional diversity. In this study, we compare the performance of a well-trained MDN model with the conventional Bayesian inversion method based on the Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method, under the same observable constraints. Considering that MCMC inversion is generally performed with the prior knowledge of planetary mass, radius, and bulk molar ratios of Fe/Mg and Si/Mg, we regenerate a substantial data set of interior structure data for rocky exoplanets and train a new MDN model with inputs of planetary mass, radius, Fe/Mg, and Si/Mg. It has been found that the well-trained MDN model has comparable performance to that of the MCMC method but requires significantly less computation time. The MDN model presents a practical alternative to the traditional MCMC method, surpassing the latter with minimal requirements for specialized knowledge, faster prediction, and greater adaptability. The developed MDN model is made publicly available on GitHub for the broader scientific community’s utilization. With the advent of the James Webb Space Telescope, we are ushering in a new epoch in exoplanetary explorations. In this evolving landscape, the MDN model stands out as a valuable asset, particularly for its ability to rapidly assimilate and interpret new data, thereby substantially advancing our understanding of the interior and habitability of exoplanetary systems.","PeriodicalId":22368,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141192623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. G. Nouri, Y. Liu, P. Givi, H. Babaee and D. Livescu
{"title":"Skeletal Kinetics Reduction for Astrophysical Reaction Networks","authors":"A. G. Nouri, Y. Liu, P. Givi, H. Babaee and D. Livescu","doi":"10.3847/1538-4365/ad454a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ad454a","url":null,"abstract":"A novel methodology is developed to extract accurate skeletal reaction models for nuclear combustion. Local sensitivities of isotope mass fractions with respect to reaction rates are modeled based on the forced optimally time-dependent (f-OTD) scheme. These sensitivities are then analyzed temporally to generate skeletal models. The methodology is demonstrated by conducting skeletal reduction of constant density and temperature burning of carbon and oxygen relevant to Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). The 495-isotopes Torch model is chosen as the detailed reaction network. A map of maximum production of 56Ni in SNe Ia is produced for different temperatures, densities, and proton-to-neutron ratios. The f-OTD simulations and the sensitivity analyses are then performed with initial conditions from this map. A series of skeletal models are derived and their performances are assessed by comparison against currently existing skeletal models. Previous models have been constructed intuitively by assuming the dominance of α-chain reactions. The comparison of the newly generated skeletal models against previous models is based on the predicted energy release and 44Ti and 56Ni abundances by each model. The consequences of ye ≠ 0.5 in the initial composition are also explored where ye is the electron fraction. The simulated results show that 56Ni production decreases by decreasing ye as expected, and that the 43Sc is a key isotope in proton and neutron channels toward 56Ni production. It is shown that an f-OTD skeletal model with 150 isotopes can accurately predict the 56Ni abundance in SNe Ia for ye ≲ 0.5 initial conditions.","PeriodicalId":22368,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series","volume":"205 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141192555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quantifying the Escape of Lyα at z ≈ 5–6: A Census of Lyα Escape Fraction with Hα-emitting Galaxies Spectroscopically Confirmed by JWST and VLT/MUSE","authors":"Xiaojing Lin, Zheng Cai, Yunjing Wu, Zihao Li, Fengwu Sun, Xiaohui Fan, Zuyi Chen, Mingyu Li, Fuyan Bian, Yuanhang Ning, Linhua Jiang, Gustavo Bruzual, Stephane Charlot and Jacopo Chevallard","doi":"10.3847/1538-4365/ad3e7d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ad3e7d","url":null,"abstract":"The James Webb Space Telescope provides an unprecedented opportunity for unbiased surveys of Hα-emitting galaxies at z > 4 with the NIRCam's wide-field slitless spectroscopy (WFSS). In this work, we present a census of Lyα escape fraction (fesc,Lyα) of 165 star-forming galaxies at z = 4.9–6.3, utilizing their Hα emission directly measured from FRESCO NIRCam/WFSS data. We search for Lyα emission of each Hα-emitting galaxy in the Very Large Telescope/MUSE data. The overall fesc,Lyα measured by stacking is 0.090 ± 0.006. We find that fesc,Lyα displays a strong dependence on the observed UV slope (βobs) and E(B − V), such that the bluest galaxies (βobs ∼ −2.5) have the largest escape fractions (fesc,Lyα ≈ 0.6), indicative of the crucial role of dust and gas in modulating the escape of Lyα photons. fesc,Lyα is less well related to other parameters, including the UV luminosity and stellar mass, and the variation in fesc,Lyα with them can be explained by their underlying coupling with E(B − V) or βobs. Our results suggest a tentative decline in fesc,Lyα at z ≳ 5, implying increasing intergalactic medium attenuation toward higher redshift. Furthermore, the dependence of fesc,Lyα on βobs is proportional to that of the ionizing photon escape fraction (fesc,LyC), indicating that the escape of Lyα and ionizing photon may be regulated by similar physical processes. With fesc,Lyα as a proxy to fesc,LyC, we infer that UV-faint (MUV > −16) galaxies contribute >70% of the total ionizing emissivity at z = 5–6. If these relations hold during the epoch of reionization, UV-faint galaxies can contribute the majority of UV photon budget to reionize the Universe.","PeriodicalId":22368,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141171409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Polanski, J. Lubin, C. Beard, Joseph M. Akana Murphy, R. Rubenzahl, M. Hill, I. Crossfield, A. Chontos, P. Robertson, H. Isaacson, S. R. Kane, D. Ciardi, N. Batalha, C. Dressing, B. Fulton, Andrew W. Howard, Dan Huber, E. Petigura, L. Weiss, Isabel Angelo, A. Behmard, S. Blunt, C. Brinkman, Fei Dai, P. Dalba, T. Fetherolf, S. Giacalone, L. Hirsch, R. Holcomb, M. Kosiarek, A. Mayo, M. MacDougall, T. Močnik, D. Pidhorodetska, M. Rice, L. Rosenthal, N. Scarsdale, E. Turtelboom, Dakotah B. Tyler, Judah Van Zandt, S. Yee, D. R. Coria, Shannon D. Dulz, J. Hartman, Aaron Householder, Sarah Lange, Andrew Langford, Emma M. Louden, Jared C. Siegel, E. Gilbert, E. Gonzales, J. Schlieder, A. Boyle, J. Christiansen, Catherine A. Clark, Rachel B. Fernandes, M. Lund, A. Savel, H. Gill, C. Beichman, R. Matson, E. Matthews, E. Furlan, S. Howell, N. Scott, M. Everett, J. Livingston, I. O. Ershova, D. Cheryasov, B. Safonov, J. Lillo-Box, D. Barrado, M. Morales-Calder'on
{"title":"The TESS-Keck Survey. XX. 15 New TESS Planets and a Uniform RV Analysis of All Survey Targets","authors":"A. Polanski, J. Lubin, C. Beard, Joseph M. Akana Murphy, R. Rubenzahl, M. Hill, I. Crossfield, A. Chontos, P. Robertson, H. Isaacson, S. R. Kane, D. Ciardi, N. Batalha, C. Dressing, B. Fulton, Andrew W. Howard, Dan Huber, E. Petigura, L. Weiss, Isabel Angelo, A. Behmard, S. Blunt, C. Brinkman, Fei Dai, P. Dalba, T. Fetherolf, S. Giacalone, L. Hirsch, R. Holcomb, M. Kosiarek, A. Mayo, M. MacDougall, T. Močnik, D. Pidhorodetska, M. Rice, L. Rosenthal, N. Scarsdale, E. Turtelboom, Dakotah B. Tyler, Judah Van Zandt, S. Yee, D. R. Coria, Shannon D. Dulz, J. Hartman, Aaron Householder, Sarah Lange, Andrew Langford, Emma M. Louden, Jared C. Siegel, E. Gilbert, E. Gonzales, J. Schlieder, A. Boyle, J. Christiansen, Catherine A. Clark, Rachel B. Fernandes, M. Lund, A. Savel, H. Gill, C. Beichman, R. Matson, E. Matthews, E. Furlan, S. Howell, N. Scott, M. Everett, J. Livingston, I. O. Ershova, D. Cheryasov, B. Safonov, J. Lillo-Box, D. Barrado, M. Morales-Calder'on","doi":"10.3847/1538-4365/ad4484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ad4484","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered hundreds of new worlds, with TESS planet candidates now outnumbering the total number of confirmed planets from Kepler. Owing to differences in survey design, TESS continues to provide planets that are better suited for subsequent follow-up studies, including mass measurement through radial velocity (RV) observations, compared to Kepler targets. In this work, we present the TESS-Keck Survey’s (TKS) Mass Catalog: a uniform analysis of all TKS RV survey data that has resulted in mass constraints for 126 planets and candidate signals. This includes 58 mass measurements that have reached ≥5σ precision. We confirm or validate 32 new planets from the TESS mission either by significant mass measurement (15) or statistical validation (17), and we find no evidence of likely false positives among our entire sample. This work also serves as a data release for all previously unpublished TKS survey data, including 9,204 RV measurements and associated activity indicators over our three-year survey. We took the opportunity to assess the performance of our survey and found that we achieved many of our goals, including measuring the mass of 38 small (<4 R\u0000 ⊕) planets, nearly achieving the TESS mission’s basic science requirement. In addition, we evaluated the performance of the Automated Planet Finder as survey support and observed meaningful constraints on system parameters, due to its more uniform phase coverage. Finally, we compared our measured masses to those predicted by commonly used mass–radius relations and investigated evidence of systematic bias.","PeriodicalId":22368,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141107951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Caleb K. Harada, Courtney D. Dressing, Stephen R. Kane and Bahareh Adami Ardestani
{"title":"Setting the Stage for the Search for Life with the Habitable Worlds Observatory: Properties of 164 Promising Planet-survey Targets","authors":"Caleb K. Harada, Courtney D. Dressing, Stephen R. Kane and Bahareh Adami Ardestani","doi":"10.3847/1538-4365/ad3e81","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ad3e81","url":null,"abstract":"The Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020 has recommended that NASA realize a large IR/optical/UV space telescope optimized for high-contrast imaging and spectroscopy of ∼25 exo-Earths and transformative general astrophysics. The NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program (ExEP) has subsequently released a list of 164 nearby (d < 25 pc) targets deemed the most accessible to survey for potentially habitable exoplanets with the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). We present a catalog of system properties for the 164 ExEP targets, including 1744 abundance measurements for 14 elements from the Hypatia Catalog and 924 photometry measurements spanning from 151.6 nm to 22 μm in the GALEX, Strömgren, Tycho, Gaia, Two Micron All Sky Survey, and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer bandpasses. We independently derive stellar properties for these systems by modeling their spectral energy distributions with Bayesian model averaging. Additionally, by consulting the literature, we identify TESS flare rates for 46 stars, optical variability for 78 stars, and X-ray emission for 46 stars in our sample. We discuss our catalog in the context of planet habitability and draw attention to key gaps in our knowledge where precursor science can help to inform HWO mission design trade studies in the near future. Notably, only 33 of the 164 stars in our sample have reliable space-based UV measurements, and only 40 have a mid-IR measurement. We also find that phosphorus, a bioessential element, has only been measured in 11 of these stars, motivating future abundance surveys. Our catalog is publicly available and we advocate for its use in future studies of promising HWO targets.","PeriodicalId":22368,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141147670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiangtao Wang, Jianrong Shi, Jianning Fu, Weikai Zong and Chunqian Li
{"title":"Stellar Atmospheric Parameters of ∼11,000 RR Lyrae Stars from LAMOST Spectra","authors":"Jiangtao Wang, Jianrong Shi, Jianning Fu, Weikai Zong and Chunqian Li","doi":"10.3847/1538-4365/ad43d5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ad43d5","url":null,"abstract":"Accurate determination of the stellar atmospheric parameters of RR Lyrae stars (RRLs) requires short individual exposures of the spectra to mitigate pulsation effects. We present improved template-matching methods to determine the stellar atmospheric parameters of RRLs from single-epoch spectra of the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope, also known as the Guoshoujing Telescope (LAMOST). We determine the radial velocities and stellar atmospheric parameters (effective temperature Teff, surface gravity , and metallicity [M/H]) of 10,486 and 1027 RRLs from 42,729 LAMOST low-resolution spectra (LRS) and 7064 LAMOST medium-resolution spectra (MRS), respectively. Our results are in good agreement with the parameters of other databases, where the external uncertainties of Teff, , and [M/H] for LRS/MRS are estimated to be 207/142 K, 0.21/0.16 dex, and 0.24/0.18 dex, respectively. We conclude with the variation characteristics of the radial velocities (RV) and stellar atmospheric parameters for RRLs during the pulsation phase. There is a significant difference of 28 ± 21 km s−1 between the peak-to-peak amplitude (Aptp) of RV from the Hα line (RVHα) and from metal lines (RVmetal) for RRab, whereas it is only 4 ± 17 km s−1 for RRc. The Aptp of Teff is 930 ± 456 and 409 ± 375 K for RRab and RRc, respectively. The of RRab shows a mild variation of approximately 0.22 ± 0.42 dex near the phase of φ = 0.9, while that of RRc almost remains constant. The [M/H] of RRab and RRc show a minor variation of about 0.25 ± 0.50 and 0.28 ± 0.55 dex, respectively, near the phase of φ = 0.9. We expect that the determined stellar atmospheric parameters would shed new light on the study of stellar evolution and pulsation, the structure of the Milky Way, as well as other research fields.","PeriodicalId":22368,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141147702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Grace Clark, Kamil Hornoch, Allen W. Shafter, Hana Kučáková, Jan Vraštil, Peter Kušnirák, Marek Wolf
{"title":"Exploring the Maximum Magnitude versus Rate of Decline Relation for Novae in M31","authors":"J. Grace Clark, Kamil Hornoch, Allen W. Shafter, Hana Kučáková, Jan Vraštil, Peter Kušnirák, Marek Wolf","doi":"10.3847/1538-4365/ad3c39","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ad3c39","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The results of a two-decade-long R-band photometric survey of novae in M31 are presented. From these data, R-band light curves have been determined for 180 novae with data sufficient for estimating the peak brightness and subsequent rate of decline. The data show a weak correlation of peak brightness with fade rate consistent with the well-known maximum magnitude versus rate of decline (MMRD) relation. As generally appreciated for Galactic novae, the large scatter in the MMRD relation precludes its use in determining distances to individual novae. The novae at maximum light are distributed with standard deviation σ = 0.89 mag about a mean R-band absolute magnitude given by 〈M\u0000 \u0000 R\u0000 〉 = −7.57 ± 0.07. The overall M31 luminosity distribution is in excellent agreement with that found for Galactic novae suggesting that the nova populations in M31 and the Galaxy are quite similar. The notion that all novae can be characterized by a standard luminosity 15 days after maximum light (M\u0000 15) is also explored. Surprisingly, the distribution of M\u0000 15 values is characterized by a standard deviation only slightly smaller than that for novae at maximum light and thus offers little promise for precise extragalactic distance determinations. A dozen faint and fast novae that are likely to be previously unidentified recurrent novae have been identified from their position in the MMRD plot and in the M\u0000 15 distribution.","PeriodicalId":22368,"journal":{"name":"The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series","volume":"1 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140963508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}