Interferometry As a Tool to Calibrate Evolutionary Tracks
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Target Selection for the SUNS and DEBRIS Surveys for Debris Discs in the Solar Neighbourhood
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 000, 1–?? (2009) Printed 18 November 2009 (MN LATEX style file v2.2) Target selection for the SUNS and DEBRIS surveys for debris discs in the solar neighbourhood N. M. Phillips1, J. S. Greaves2, W. R. F. Dent3, B. C. Matthews4 W. S. Holland3, M. C. Wyatt5, B. Sibthorpe3 1Institute for Astronomy (IfA), Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJ 2School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SS 3UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UKATC), Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJ 4Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (HIA), National Research Council of Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada 5Institute of Astronomy (IoA), University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HA Accepted 2009 September 2. Received 2009 July 27; in original form 2009 March 31 ABSTRACT Debris discs – analogous to the Asteroid and Kuiper-Edgeworth belts in the Solar system – have so far mostly been identified and studied in thermal emission shortward of 100 µm. The Herschel space observatory and the SCUBA-2 camera on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope will allow efficient photometric surveying at 70 to 850 µm, which allow for the detection of cooler discs not yet discovered, and the measurement of disc masses and temperatures when combined with shorter wavelength photometry. The SCUBA-2 Unbiased Nearby Stars (SUNS) survey and the DEBRIS Herschel Open Time Key Project are complimentary legacy surveys observing samples of ∼500 nearby stellar systems. To maximise the legacy value of these surveys, great care has gone into the target selection process. This paper describes the target selection process and presents the target lists of these two surveys. -
Extrasolar Planets and Their Host Stars
Kaspar von Braun & Tabetha S. Boyajian Extrasolar Planets and Their Host Stars July 25, 2017 arXiv:1707.07405v1 [astro-ph.EP] 24 Jul 2017 Springer Preface In astronomy or indeed any collaborative environment, it pays to figure out with whom one can work well. From existing projects or simply conversations, research ideas appear, are developed, take shape, sometimes take a detour into some un- expected directions, often need to be refocused, are sometimes divided up and/or distributed among collaborators, and are (hopefully) published. After a number of these cycles repeat, something bigger may be born, all of which one then tries to simultaneously fit into one’s head for what feels like a challenging amount of time. That was certainly the case a long time ago when writing a PhD dissertation. Since then, there have been postdoctoral fellowships and appointments, permanent and adjunct positions, and former, current, and future collaborators. And yet, con- versations spawn research ideas, which take many different turns and may divide up into a multitude of approaches or related or perhaps unrelated subjects. Again, one had better figure out with whom one likes to work. And again, in the process of writing this Brief, one needs create something bigger by focusing the relevant pieces of work into one (hopefully) coherent manuscript. It is an honor, a privi- lege, an amazing experience, and simply a lot of fun to be and have been working with all the people who have had an influence on our work and thereby on this book. To quote the late and great Jim Croce: ”If you dig it, do it. -
On the Origin of [Ne II] Emission in Young Stars: Mid-Infrared and Optical Observations with the Very Large Telescope
Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscript no. 8329rev c ESO 2021 June 13, 2021 On the origin of [Ne II] emission in young stars: mid-infrared and optical observations with the Very Large Telescope. ⋆ Baldovin-Saavedra, C.1,2, Audard, M.1,2, Carmona, A.1,2 ⋆⋆, G¨udel, M.3, Briggs, K.3, Rebull, L. M.4, Skinner, S. L.5, and Ercolano, B.6,7 1 ISDC Data Centre for Astrophysics, Universit´ede Gen`eve, Chemin d’Ecogia 16, CH-1290 Versoix, Switzerland 2 Observatoire Astronomique de l’Universit´ede Gen`eve, Chemin de Maillettes 51, CH-1290 Sauverny, Switzerland 3 University of Vienna, Department of Astrophysics, T¨urkenschanzstrasse 17, A-1180 Vienna, Austria 4 Spitzer Science Center, California Institute of Technology, 220-6 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA 5 Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0389, USA 6 Universit¨ats-Sternwarte M¨unchen, Scheinerstrasse 1, 81679 M¨unchen, Germany 7 Cluster of Excellence Origin and Structure of the Universe, Boltzmannstrasse 2, 85748 Garching, Germany Received XX; accepted XX ABSTRACT Context. The [Ne II] line 12.81 µm was proposed to be a good tracer of gas in the environments of proto-planetary disks; its origin is explained by different mechanisms: jets in outflows, photo-evaporative disk winds driven by stellar X-rays/EUV or by the X- ray irradiated proto-planetary disk atmosphere. Previous Spitzer studies gave hints toward the neon emitting mechanism by exploring correlations between the line luminosity and properties of the star-disk system. These studies concluded that the origin of the emission is likely related to accretion and outflows, with some influence from X-rays. -
O Ambiente Circum-Nuclear Em Galáxias Ativas
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL PROGRAMA DE POS-GRADUA¸C´ AO~ EM F´ISICA Tese de Doutorado O ambiente circum-nuclear em gal´axias ativas: forma¸c~ao estelar, toro de poeira e cinem´atica do g´as 1 The circum-nuclear environmnet in active galaxies: star formation, dusty torus and gas kinematics Daniel Ruschel Dutra Tese realizada sob a orienta¸c~aoda Profes- sora Dra. Miriani Pastoriza e coorienta¸c~ao do Professor Dr. Rog´erio Riffel, apresentado ao Programa de P´osGradua¸c~aoem F´ısica da UFRGS, em preenchimento parcial dos requi- sitos para a obten¸c~ao do t´ıtulo de Doutor em Ci^encias. Porto Alegre, 9 de Julho de 2015 1Trabalho Financiado pelo Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient´ıfico e Tecnol´ogico (CNPq) e da Comiss~aopara o Aperfei¸coamento de Pessoal de Ensino Superior (CAPES). Agradecimentos A` minha orientadora, Miriani Pastoriza, pela sua contribui¸c~ao de valor inestim´avel a minha forma¸c~ao acad^emica e profissional, por seu empenho, comprometimento e com- panheirismo. Agrade¸copelo seu incentivo e apoio quando quis buscar novos horizontes. Tamb´em agrade¸copor todas as cr´ıticas, que sempre me levaram a auto-supera¸c~ao e a exigir mais de mim mesmo. Ao meu co-orientador, Rog´erio Riffel, por sua dedica¸c~ao, compreens~ao e confian¸ca. Agrade¸co tamb´empelas diversas opurtunidades de expandir a minha atua¸c~ao profissional. A Jos´eMiguel Rodriguez Espinosa e Omaira Gonz´alez Mart´ın, que assumiram o papel de co-orientadores durante minha estada de um ano no Instituto de Astrof´ısica de Cana- rias. -
New Spectroscopic Binary Companions of Giant Stars and Updated Metallicity Distribution for Binary Systems? P
A&A 593, A133 (2016) Astronomy DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201628459 & c ESO 2016 Astrophysics New spectroscopic binary companions of giant stars and updated metallicity distribution for binary systems? P. Bluhm1, M. I. Jones2, L. Vanzi2;3, M. G. Soto4, J. Vos5, R. A. Wittenmyer6;7, H. Drass2, J. S. Jenkins4, F. Olivares8;9, R. E. Mennickent10, M. Vuckoviˇ c´5, P. Rojo4, and C. H. F. Melo11 1 Departamento de Astronomía, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Av.Vicuña Mackenna 4860, 782-0436 Macul, Santiago, Chile e-mail: [email protected] 2 Center of Astro-Engineering UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica, 7820436 Macul, Santiago, Chile 3 Department of Electrical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica, 7820436 Macul, Santiago, Chile 4 Departamento de Astronomía, Universidad de Chile, Camino El Observatorio 1515, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile 5 Instituto de Física y Astronomía, Universidad de Vaparaíso, Cassila 5030, Valparaíso, Chile 6 School of Physics and Australian Centre for Astrobiology, University of New South Wales, 2052 Sydney, Australia 7 Computational Engineering and Science Research Centre, University of Southern Queensland, 4350 Toowoomba, Australia 8 Departamento de Ciencias Fisicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Avda. Republica 252, Santiago, Chile 9 Millennium Institute of Astrophysics, Santiago, Chile 10 Departamento de Astronomía, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C Concepción, Chile 11 European Southern Observatory, Casilla 19001, Santiago, Chile Received 8 March 2016 / Accepted 28 June 2016 ABSTRACT We report the discovery of 24 spectroscopic binary companions to giant stars. We fully constrain the orbital solution for 6 of these systems. We cannot unambiguously derive the orbital elements for the remaining stars because the phase coverage is incomplete.