T. Lambert, R. Assef, C. Mazzucchelli, E. Bañados, M. Aravena, F. Barrientos, J. González-López, W. Hu, L. Infante, S. Malhotra, C. Moya-Sierralta, J. Rhoads, F. Valdes, J. Wang, I. Wold, Z. Zheng
{"title":"A lack of Lyman alpha emitters within 5Mpc of a luminous quasar in an overdensity at z=6.9: Potential evidence of negative quasar feedback at protocluster scales","authors":"T. Lambert, R. Assef, C. Mazzucchelli, E. Bañados, M. Aravena, F. Barrientos, J. González-López, W. Hu, L. Infante, S. Malhotra, C. Moya-Sierralta, J. Rhoads, F. Valdes, J. Wang, I. Wold, Z. Zheng","doi":"10.1051/0004-6361/202449566","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202449566","url":null,"abstract":"High-redshift quasars are thought to live in the densest regions of space, which should be made evident by an overdensity of galaxies around them. However, campaigns to identify these overdensities by searching for Lyman-break galaxies (LBGs) and Lyman alpha emitters (LAEs) have had mixed results. These may be explained by either the small field of view of some of the experiments, the broad redshift ranges targeted by LBG searches, and the inherently high uncertainty of quasar redshifts estimated from ultraviolet emission lines, which makes it difficult to place the Ly-alpha emission line within a narrowband filter. Here, we present a 3 square degree search ($ 1000$ pMpc2) for LAEs around the $z=6.9$ quasar VIK J2348--3054 using the Dark Energy CAMera (DECam) housed on the 4m Blanco telescope, finding 38 LAEs. The systemic redshift of VIK J2348--3054 is known from ALMA CII observations and places the Ly-alpha emission line of companions within the NB964 narrowband of DECam. This is the largest field-of-view LAE search around a $z>6$ quasar conducted to date. We find that this field is sim ten times more overdense than Chandra Deep-Field South, observed previously with the same instrumental setup as well as several combined blank fields. This is strong evidence that VIK J2348--3054 resides in an overdensity of LAEs over several Mpc. Surprisingly, we find a lack of LAEs within 5 physical Mpc of the quasar and take this to most likely be evidence of quasar-suppressing star formation in its immediate vicinity. This result highlights the importance of performing overdensity searches over large areas to properly assess the density of those regions of the Universe.","PeriodicalId":8585,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy & Astrophysics","volume":"40 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141807631","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}
H. Wiesemeyer, R. Gusten, P. Hartogh, Yoko Okada, O. Ricken, J. Stutzki
{"title":"Revisiting Jupiter's deuterium fraction in the rotational ground-state line of HD at high spectral resolution","authors":"H. Wiesemeyer, R. Gusten, P. Hartogh, Yoko Okada, O. Ricken, J. Stutzki","doi":"10.1051/0004-6361/202450115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202450115","url":null,"abstract":"The cosmic deuterium fraction, set by\u0000 primordial nucleosynthesis and diminished by subsequent astration, is a\u0000 valuable diagnostic tool to link the protosolar nebula to the history of\u0000 star formation. However, in the present-day Solar System, the deuterium\u0000 fraction in various carriers varies by more than an order of magnitude and reflects environmental\u0000 conditions rather than the protosolar value. The latter is believed to be\u0000 preserved in the atmospheres of the gas giant planets, yet determinations\u0000 inferred from the CH$_3$D/CH$_4$ pair require a larger fractionation\u0000 correction than those from HD/H$_2$, which are close to unity. The \u0000 question of whether a stratospheric emission feature contaminates the\u0000 absorption profile forming in subjacent layers was never addressed, owing to\u0000 the lack of spectral resolving power. Here we report on the\u0000 determination of the Jovian deuterium fraction using the\u0000 rotational ground-state line of HD ($J=1-0$) at $ Employing the GREAT heterodyne spectrometer on board SOFIA, we detected the HD absorption and, thanks to the high resolving power, a weak stratospheric emission feature underneath; the former is blue-shifted with respect to the latter. The displacement is attributed to a pressure-induced line shift and reproduced by dedicated radiative-transfer modeling based on recent line-profile parameters. Using atmospheric standard models, we obtained $ D/H $, which agrees with a recent\u0000 measurement in Saturn's atmosphere and with the\u0000 value inferred from solar-wind measurements and meteoritic data. The result\u0000 suggests that all three measurements represent bona fide protosolar\u0000 D/H fractions. As a supplement and test for the consistency of the layering\u0000 assumed in our model, we provide an analysis of the purely rotational\u0000 $J=6-5$ line of CH$_4$ (in the vibrational ground state, at \u0000 $ mu$m).","PeriodicalId":8585,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy & Astrophysics","volume":"33 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141808572","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. Sacchi, M. Imbrogno, S. Motta, P. Esposito, G. Israel, N. O. Pinciroli Vago, A. De Luca, M. Marelli, F. Pintore, G.A. Rodr'iguez Castillo, R. Salvaterra, A. Tiengo
{"title":"The restless population of bright X-ray sources of NGC 3621","authors":"A. Sacchi, M. Imbrogno, S. Motta, P. Esposito, G. Israel, N. O. Pinciroli Vago, A. De Luca, M. Marelli, F. Pintore, G.A. Rodr'iguez Castillo, R. Salvaterra, A. Tiengo","doi":"10.1051/0004-6361/202450319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202450319","url":null,"abstract":"We report on the multi-year evolution of the population of X-ray sources in the nuclear region of NGC 3621 based on and observations. Among these, two sources, X1 and X5, after their first detection in 2008, seem to have faded below the detectability threshold, a most interesting fact as X1 is associated with the active galactic nucleus (AGN) of the galaxy. Two other sources, X3 and X6, are presented for the first time, the former showing a peculiar short-term variability in the latest available dataset, suggesting an egress from eclipse, and hence belonging to the handful of known eclipsing ultra-luminous X-ray sources. One source, X4, previously known for its heartbeat (i.e. a characteristic modulation in its signal with a period of $ h), shows a steady behaviour in the latest observation. Finally, the brightest X-ray source in NGC 3621, here labelled X2, shows steady levels of flux across all the available datasets, but a change in its spectral shape, reminiscent of the behaviours of Galactic disc-fed X-ray binaries.","PeriodicalId":8585,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy & Astrophysics","volume":"67 32","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141806773","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":"Testing cosmic anisotropy with Padé approximations and the latest Pantheon+ sample","authors":"J.P. Hu, J. Hu, X. Jia, B. Gao, F.Y. Wang","doi":"10.1051/0004-6361/202450342","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202450342","url":null,"abstract":"Cosmography can be used to constrain the kinematics of the Universe in a model-independent way. In this work, we attempt to combine the Pad$ e $ approximations with the latest Pantheon+ sample to test the cosmological principle. Based on the Pad$ e $ approximations, we first applied cosmographic constraints to different-order polynomials including third-order (Pad$ e $), fourth-order (Pad$ e $), and fifth-order (Pad$ e $) ones. The statistical analyses show that the Pad$ e $ polynomial has the best performance. Its best fits are $H_ $ = 72.53pm 0.28 km s$^ $ Mpc$^ $, $q_ $, and $j_ $. By further fixing $j_ $ = 1.00, it can be found that the Pad$ e $ polynomial can describe the Pantheon+ sample better than the regular Pad$ e $ polynomial and the usual cosmological models (including the Lambda CDM, $w$CDM, CPL, and $R_h$ = ct models). Based on the Pad$ e $ ($j_ $ = 1) polynomial and the hemisphere comparison method, we tested the cosmological principle and found the preferred directions of cosmic anisotropy, such as (l, b) = (304.6$^ circ circ $) and (311.1$^ circ circ $) for $q_ $ and $H_ $, respectively. These two directions are consistent with each other at a $1 confidence level, but the corresponding results of statistical isotropy analyses including isotropy and isotropy with real positions are quite different. The statistical significance of $ is stronger than that of $q_ $; that is, 4.75sigma and 4.39sigma for isotropy and isotropy with real positions, respectively. Reanalysis with fixed $q_ = -0.55$ (corresponds to $ m $ = 0.30) gives similar results. Overall, our model-independent results provide clear indications of a possible cosmic anisotropy, which must be taken seriously. Further testing is needed to better understand this signal.","PeriodicalId":8585,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy & Astrophysics","volume":"11 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141808610","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":"Differential image motion in astrometric observations with very large seeing-limited telescopes","authors":"P. Lazorenko, J. Sahlmann, M. Mayor, E.L. Martin","doi":"10.1051/0004-6361/202449734","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202449734","url":null,"abstract":"We investigate how to quantitatively model the observed differential image motion (DIM) in relative astrometric observations. As a test bed we used differential astrometric observations from the FORS2 camera of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) obtained during 2010--2019 under several programs of observations of southern brown dwarfs . The measured image motion was compared to models that decompose atmospheric turbulence in frequency space and translate the vertical turbulence profile into DIM amplitude. This approach accounts for the spatial filtering by the telescope's entrance pupil and the observation parameters (field size, zenith angle, reference star brightness and distribution, and exposure time), and it aggregates that information into a newly defined metric integral term. We demonstrate excellent agreement (within 1) between the model parameters derived from the DIM variance and determined by the observations. For a 30 s exposure of a typical 1 field close to the Galactic plane, image motion limits astrometric precision to sim 60 mu as when sixth-order transformation polynomial is applicable. We confirm that the measured image motion variance is well described by Kolmogorov-type turbulence with exponent 11/3 dependence on the field size at effective altitudes of 16--18 km, where the best part of the DIM is generated. Extrapolation to observations with extremely large telescopes enables the estimation of the astrometric precision limit for seeing-limited observations of sim 5 mu as, which has a variety of exciting scientific applications.","PeriodicalId":8585,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy & Astrophysics","volume":"86 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141807834","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}
P. Palicio, F. Matteucci, M. Della Valle, E. Spitoni
{"title":"Cosmic Type Ia supernova rate and constraints on supernova Ia progenitors","authors":"P. Palicio, F. Matteucci, M. Della Valle, E. Spitoni","doi":"10.1051/0004-6361/202449740","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202449740","url":null,"abstract":"Type Ia supernovae play a key role in the evolution of galaxies by polluting the interstellar medium with a fraction of iron peak elements larger than that released in the core-collapse supernova events. Their light curve, moreover, is widely used in cosmological studies as it constitutes a reliable distance indicator on extragalactic scales. Among the mechanisms proposed to explain the Type Ia supernovae (SNe), the single- and double-degenerate channels are thought to be the dominant ones, which implies a different distribution of time delays between the progenitor formation and the explosion. In this paper, we aim to determine the dominant mechanism by comparing a compilation of Type Ia SN rates with those computed from various cosmic star-formation histories coupled with different delay-time distribution functions. We also evaluate the relative contributions of both channels. By using a least-squares fitting procedure, we modeled the observations of Type Ia SN rates assuming different combinations of three recent cosmic star-formation rates and seven delay-time distributions. The goodness of these fits are statistically quantified by the $ test. For two of the three cosmic star-formation rates, the single degenerate scenario provides the most accurate explanation for the observations, while a combination of 34 single-degenerate- and 66 double-degenerate delay-time distributions is more plausible for the remaining tested cosmic star-formation rates. Though dependent on the assumed cosmic star-formation rate, we find arguments in favor of the single-degenerate model. From the theoretic point of view, at least sim 34 of the Type Ia SN must have been produced through the single-degenerate channel to account for the observations. The wide, double-degenerate mechanism slightly under-predicts the observations at redshift $z 1$, unless the cosmic SFR flattens in that regime. On the contrary, although the purely close double-degenerate scenario can be ruled out, we cannot rule out a mixed scenario with single- and double-degenerate progenitors.","PeriodicalId":8585,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy & Astrophysics","volume":"58 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141807093","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}
Hong-Chuan Ma, Min Du, Luis C. Ho, Ming-Jie Sheng, Shihong Liao
{"title":"Evolutionary pathways of disk galaxies with different sizes","authors":"Hong-Chuan Ma, Min Du, Luis C. Ho, Ming-Jie Sheng, Shihong Liao","doi":"10.1051/0004-6361/202450397","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202450397","url":null,"abstract":"This work delves into the complex interaction between disk galaxies and their host dark matter halos. It specifically focuses on scenarios with minimal external (\"nurture\") influences such as mergers and substantial tidal interactions. The study uncovers the varied evolutionary paths of disk galaxies of different sizes, shaped by the initial conditions of their parent dark matter halos and subsequent internal processes. Thus, we can explore the ``nature'' of these galaxies. From the TNG50 simulation, a sample of 836 central disk galaxies with tiny stellar halos is chosen to study the inherent evolution of galaxies driven by nature. These galaxies are classified as compact, normal, or extended by referencing their locations on the mass-size ($M_ $) diagram. Scaling relations were then established to measure the correlations driven by internal mechanisms. This research demonstrates the distinctive evolutionary pathways of galaxies with different sizes in IllustrisTNG simulations, primarily driven by their nature. It is confirmed that disk galaxies inherit the angular momentum of their parent dark matter halos. More compact galaxies form earlier within halos that exhibit a lower specific angular momentum through heightened star formation during the early phase at redshifts above 2. During the later phase, the size of extended galaxies experiences more pronounced growth by accreting gas with a high angular momentum. Additionally, we reveal that many key characteristics of galaxies are linked to their mass and size: (1) compact galaxies tend to exhibit higher metal content, proportional to the potential well, $ M_ star R_ $; (2) compact galaxies host more massive bulges and black holes, along with a higher central concentration. Furthermore, our analysis indicates that galaxies of all types continue to actively engage in star formation, with no evident signs of quenching attributed to their varying sizes and angular momenta.","PeriodicalId":8585,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy & Astrophysics","volume":"32 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141807312","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}
H. Netzel, V. Varga, R. Szabo, R. Smolec, E. Plachy
{"title":"Considering the incidence rate of RR Lyrae stars with non-radial modes","authors":"H. Netzel, V. Varga, R. Szabo, R. Smolec, E. Plachy","doi":"10.1051/0004-6361/202348964","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202348964","url":null,"abstract":"Over recent years, additional low-amplitude non-radial modes have been detected in many first-overtone RR Lyrae stars. These non-radial modes form a characteristic period ratio with the dominant first overtone of around 0.61. The incidence rate of this phenomenon varies from population to population. It is also strongly dependent on the quality of the analyzed data. Current models aimed at explaining these additional signals involve non-radial modes of degrees of 8 and 9. Using synthetic horizontal branch populations, we investigate the incidence rate of first-overtone RR Lyrae stars with non-radial modes, depending on the population properties, namely, ages and metallicities. We compare our results with the observed results for globular clusters and the vast collection of field first-overtone RR Lyrae stars to test the model predictions. We used synthetic horizontal branches combined with pulsation models to predict how the incidence rate would depend on the age and metallicity of the population. To test whether the results based on synthetic horizontal branches are realistic, we compared them to incidence rates observed by TESS in first-overtone field RR Lyrae stars, using photometric metallicity values from a newly established calibration for TESS. The analysis of synthetic horizontal branches indicates that the incidence rate decreases with decreasing metallicity. We inferred the photometric metallicity for RR Lyrae stars observed by TESS and showed that the theoretical predictions are in agreement with the observations. Using the same method, we also concluded that the metallicity distribution of RR Lyrae stars showing an additional mode with a period-ratio around $0.68$ appears to be different from that of 1) all first-overtone stars and 2) those showing additional non-radial modes.","PeriodicalId":8585,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy & Astrophysics","volume":"92 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141807810","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":"Impact of the numerical conversion to optical depth \u0000on the transfer of polarized radiation","authors":"Matteo D'Anna, G. Janett, L. Belluzzi","doi":"10.1051/0004-6361/202449780","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202449780","url":null,"abstract":"Making the conversion from the geometrical spatial scale to the optical depth spatial scale is useful\u0000in obtaining numerical solutions for the radiative transfer equation. This is because it allows for the use of exponential integrators,\u0000while enforcing numerical stability.\u0000Such a conversion involves the integration of the total opacity of the medium along the considered ray path.\u0000This is usually approximated by applying a piecewise quadrature in each spatial cell of the discretized medium. However, a rigorous analysis of this numerical step\u0000\u0000is lacking. This work is aimed at clearly assessing the performance of different optical depth conversion schemes\u0000with respect to the solution of the radiative transfer \u0000problem for polarized radiation, out of the local thermodynamic equilibrium. We analyzed different optical depth conversion schemes and their combinations with common formal solvers, both\u0000in terms of the rate of convergence as a function of the number of spatial points and \u0000the accuracy of the emergent Stokes profiles.\u0000\u0000The analysis was performed in a 1D semi-empirical model of the solar atmosphere,\u0000both in the absence and in the presence of a magnetic field. We solved the transfer problem of polarized radiation in different settings:\u0000the continuum, the photospheric \u0000Sr i AA modeled under the assumption of complete frequency redistribution, \u0000and the chromospheric Ca i AA taking the partial frequency redistribution effects into account during the modeling. High-order conversion schemes generally outperform low-order methods when a sufficiently high number of spatial grid points is considered.\u0000In the synthesis of the emergent Stokes profiles, the convergence rate, as a function of the number of spatial points, is impacted by both \u0000the conversion scheme and formal solver.\u0000The use of low-order conversion schemes significantly reduces the accuracy of high-order formal solvers. In practical applications, the use of low-order optical depth conversion schemes\u0000introduces large numerical errors in the formal solution.\u0000\u0000To fully exploit high-order formal solvers and obtain accurate synthetic emergent Stokes profiles,\u0000it is necessary to use high-order optical depth conversion schemes.","PeriodicalId":8585,"journal":{"name":"Astronomy & Astrophysics","volume":"24 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141808643","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}