SALÓN AZUL
08:15 - 09:00
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Conference registration
09:00 - 09:15
INAUGURATION
09:15 - 10:05
Plenary Review Talk
Invited Speaker:
Yara Jaffe
- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
(Chile)
[cv]
Yara Jaffe
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
Curriculum Vitae:
I am a faculty member at the Physics Department of Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria in Valparaiso, Chile. I obtained my PhD at the University of Nottingham and held postdoctoral positions at INAF-Padova, Universidad de Concepción and ESO-Chile where I supported the VLT. My research focuses on understanding the effect of environment on the evolution of galaxies. I am part of the GASP collaboration dedicated to studying “jellyfish” galaxies, and I am co-PI of the upcoming CHANCES 4MOST Survey which will study over 300.000 galaxies in >100 massive clusters out to 5 virial radii in the last 4 Gyr of cosmic time.
Chair: Cecilia Mateu
#557 |
Galaxy evolution across the cosmic web
Yara Jaffé
1
1 - Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María.
Resumen:
From a galaxy's point of view, its environment has continued to evolve during its lifetime, going from lower to higher density regions as it moves across the cosmic web. I will review our current understanding of the effect of environment on galaxy evolution, including the consequences of gravitational interactions with other galaxies and hydrodynamical interactions with its host group or cluster. I will also show recent studies on galaxies caught in the act of transformation, such as the spectacular "jellyfish" galaxies which are in the process of gas stripping due to intense ram-pressure by the intracluster medium. I will further discuss the current challenges in our understanding of galaxy evolution, including the complexity imposed by the hierarchical formation of structure which leads galaxies to be "pre-processed" in groups and filaments prior entering a massive cluster. I will end with an overview of the ongoing and future observational prospectives in the field.
10:05 - 10:35
Plenary Target Talk
Invited Speaker:
Aldo Rodríguez-Puebla
- Instituto de Astronomía, UNAM
(México)
[cv]
Aldo Rodríguez-Puebla
Instituto de Astronomía, UNAM
Curriculum Vitae:
El Dr. Aldo Rodríguez-Puebla completó su Licenciatura en la Escuela Superior de Física y Matemáticas del Instituto Politécnico Nacional en México, seguida de una Maestría y Doctorado en el Instituto de Astronomía de la UNAM. Durante su tesis doctoral, recibió mención honorífica y la medalla Alfonso Caso a la mejor tesis en ciencias por su trabajo “La conexión galaxia-halo y su evolución”. Posteriormente, realizó una estancia postdoctoral de un año en la Universidad de Shanghai, Jiao Tong en China, y una estancia de dos años en la Universidad de California en Santa Cruz, Estados Unidos. Desde 2016, se unió al Instituto de Astronomía de la UNAM, donde actualmente se desempeña como investigador titular y es miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, nivel 2 en México. Aldo Rodríguez-Puebla estudia la formación y evolución de galaxias desde un contexto cosmológico al combinar simulaciones cosmológicas de N-cuerpos de materia oscura y observaciones de galaxias de catastros cosmológicos.
Chair: Cecilia Mateu
#229 |
The co-evolution between galaxies and dark matter halos
Aldo Rodriguez-Puebla
1
1 - Instituto de Astronomía, UNAM.
Resumen:
The current cosmological paradigm posits that dark matter halos provide the gravitational scaffolding for galaxy formation through a combination of hierarchical structure formation and non-linear local astrophysical processes. As a result, the growth and assembly history of dark matter halos are expected to influence the assembly history of galaxies which can leave observable imprints on their properties. This close and interdependent relationship between galaxies and halos is commonly referred to as the galaxy-halo connection. While the stellar mass of galaxies has been found to be strongly correlated with the mass of their dark matter halos, it is essential to note that the galaxy-halo connection is actually a multivariate distribution of galaxy and halo properties, which can be constrained using data from astronomical observations and simulations, the so-called semi-empirical modelling. In this talk, I discuss the semi-empirical model for the galaxy-halo connection. In particular, I will discuss EMPIRE which utilizes the assembly histories of dark matter halos and the multivariate distribution between galaxy and halo properties to infer the star formation histories of galaxies, galaxy sizes, as well as the accretion histories of their host supermassive black holes.
10:35 - 11:15
COFFEE BREAK
11:15 - 12:45
J: Galaxies and Cosmology
Galaxy formation and evolution
Chair: Mario Abadi
#404 |
The evolution of the intermediate to massive galaxy population: obscured and unobscured star formation, quenching and morphological transformation
Vladimir Avila-Reese
1
;
Aldo Rodriguez-Puebla
1
1 - Instituto de Astronomía, UNAM.
Resumen:
At high redshifts, when intermediate to massive galaxies were gas-rich and formed stars at high rates, most of them were probably in a regime of strong dust-obscured star formation (SF); they were dusty-star forming galaxies. How did these galaxies subsequently evolve as a function of mass and environment? Which galaxies underwent SF quenching and morphological transformation? And how did the dust-obscured SF fraction of those galaxies that remained as disk-dominated change with mass and time? We study these questions using EMPIRE, a sophisticated semi-empirical model for the evolution of the galaxy-halo connection within LCDM cosmology, and also using a statistical approach that combines the observed FUV and IR rest-frame luminosity functions with the galaxy stellar mass functions (GSMFs) at different redshifts. We find that 1) there is no inconsistency between the observed evolution of the FUV/IR LFs and the evolution of the SFR-$M_*$ relation and the GSMF of SF main sequence galaxies; 2) the dust-obscured SF fraction strongly increases with mass, while at $z\lesssim0.75$ massive galaxies become more transparent; and 3) the SF quenching is related to the increase in the inner stellar surface density. Finally, with our model we generate light cones in the sky and predict the number counts of submillimeter galaxies to compare with the results of deep FIR/submillimeter extragalactic surveys such as the forthcoming TolTEC-LMT survey.
#170 |
Galaxies in transformation: constraining the structural and stellar population parameters of galaxies undergoing ram-pressure stripping
GABRIEL AZEVEDO
1
1 - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).
Resumen:
In dense regions like clusters, groups, and filaments, galaxies may experience a process called ram-pressure stripping (RPS). This occurs when the surrounding gas exerts pressure on the galaxy's interstellar material (ISM), causing it to be stripped away. The most extreme cases of RPS result in "jellyfish galaxies," where the stripped material forms asymmetric tentacle-like structures, giving rise to multiple star-forming regions.
RPS plays a crucial role in the theory of galaxy formation and evolution, as it is considered one of the main mechanisms leading to the suppression of star formation in galaxies within dense regions. This happens because RPS removes a significant portion of their gas reservoir. However, interestingly, jellyfish galaxies tend to exhibit higher star formation rates (SFR) compared to other star-forming galaxies in the same environments. This suggests that RPS actually triggers star formation in these galaxies.
In our study, we aim to identify potential jellyfish galaxies in the Deep fields of HSC (ELAIS-N1, COSMOS, XMM-LSS, and Deep2-3) using a combination of Hyper Supreme-CAM (HSC) photometry and Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) spectrometry. The candidates are visually selected at a redshift of z~0.24, making use of the 5 broad band filters of HSC and the narrow band NB0816, which captures the $H\alpha$+[NII] lines. The $H\alpha$ emission is particularly useful for highlighting jellyfish features due to their high star formation activity. By employing specific combinations of HSC filters, we can better observe the morphology of these objects and also measure various properties such as colors, spectral emission-line fluxes, ionizing source diagrams, and spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting. In this presentation, we will present our methodology and show our first results for 4 clusters in the ELAIS-N1 field.
#199 |
Stellar population properties of massive compact galaxies at $z\sim0$: evidence of diversity in the formation pathways
Katia Slodkowski Clerici
1
;
Allan Schnorr Müller
1
;
Marina Trevisan
1
;
Tiago Vecchi Ricci
2
1 - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
2 - Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul.
Resumen:
Galaxies can be classified according to their star formation activity as either star forming or quiescent. Star forming galaxies are rich in gas and vigorously form new stars. Quiescent galaxies have low star formation activity and old, metal-rich stellar populations. The quiescent galaxies observed at $z \sim 2-3$ are very different from their local counterparts. Particularly, they are extremely compact, with sizes a factor of $\sim 3-5$ smaller than quiescent galaxies at $z \sim 0$. Due to their small sizes and faint stellar continua spectroscopic studies of large samples are extremely challenging with current facilities. As an alternative, massive compact galaxies (MCGs) at low-redshifts can be explored as local analogues. We studied the stellar population properties of a large sample of $1858$ MCGs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. To assess if MCGs differ from typical quiescent galaxies in their stellar population properties, we build a control sample of average-sized quiescent (CSGs). Considering that the stellar population properties of quiescent galaxies correlate better with velocity dispersion ($\sigma_e$) than with parameters such as stellar mass, we compare MCGs and CSGs at fixed $\sigma_e$, finding that MCGs are older, have higher [$\alpha$/Fe] and lower metallicities, except for $\sigma_e \gtrsim 230$ km/s where MCGs and CSGs have similar ages. These differences are driven by variations in the stellar mass of galaxies at $\sigma_e$, CSGs are, on average, $ \sim 0.7$ dex more massive than MCGs of similar $\sigma_e$. We argue that the differences in stellar population properties and stellar mass point to MCGs and CSGs descending from different subgroups of the high-redshift quiescent population. Lastly, we found that the metallicity of MCGs shows a dependence on stellar mass at fixed $\sigma_e$, while the age and [$\alpha$/Fe] do not. We suggest that this is a possibly signature of different quenching pathways followed by MCGs.
#426 |
Reconstructing the Star Formation History in an Intermediate-Age Merger Remnant
Leandro Sesto
1
;
Carlos Escudero
1
;
Favio Faifer
1
1 - Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata (FCAGLP-CONICET).
Resumen:
Galaxy mergers are often mentioned in the literature as ideal places to study diverse starbursts triggered during fusion events. In that sense, the intermediate-age merger remnant NGC 1316, constitutes a perfect merger scenario to study complex large-scale star formation events in the Local Universe. This colossal galaxy, which dominates an important sub-group of the Fornax galaxy cluster, still shows the scars of its violent near past.
In a series of previous works, we confirmed the existence of a complex globular cluster system associated with NGC 1316. Using photometric and spectroscopic GEMINI/GMOS data, we found that the globular cluster system is dominated by the presence of an unusual young and metal-rich subpopulation. In addition, several objects in our sample seem to show similarities with some nuclei of early-type dwarf galaxies. Some of these objects could actually be stripped nuclei, possibly accreted during minor merger events.
We will present an exhaustive study of the most outstanding stellar systems associated with this galaxy. Indeed, some of them appear to be composed of more than one stellar population. We will show the analysis of its most relevant physical properties and its star formation history, which we have obtained through the full spectral fitting technique. In this new approach, we propose to obtain a more detailed picture of the recent past of this galaxy, and its different fusion events, which have given rise to a complex family of stellar systems.
#159 |
What drives the corpulence of galaxies? I. The formation of compact dwarf galaxies in TNG50
Abhner de Almeida
1
;
Gary Mamon
2
1 - Instituto de Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas.
2 - Institut d Astrophysique de Paris.
Resumen:
Dwarf galaxies have a variety of sizes (stellar half-mass radii), at given stellar mass, in the present-day Universe. This suggests different scenarios of evolution according to their final size. In this work, we compare the evolution of compact and normal dwarf galaxies in the Illustris TNG50 cosmological hydrodynamical simulation. We denote \textit{Compact} those dwarf galaxies ($\log (M / M_\odot)$ between 8.3 and 9.3) that end up in the low-size ($r_{1/2} < 450$ pc) branch at $z$=0. We then compare the median evolution of relevant physical parameters and radial profiles to understand the different evolution of the \textit{Compact} population. In TNG50, \textit{Compact} galaxies are rounder at $z=0$ and their current environments are fairly similar. However, at $z \sim 1$, the sizes (half-mass radii of the stellar component) of their most massive progenitors begin to decrease relative to those of normals, while their gas half-mass-radii and stellar masses evolve similarly to those of normal galaxies. This is related to star formation concentrated (suppressed) in the inner (outer) region of the galaxy, which is due to efficient gas infall associated with the lower density environment and fewer interactions for the \textit{Compact} galaxies that otherwise pump angular momentum into normal galaxies. Their low merger rate also leads to lower black hole occupation fractions and mass, and AGN activity, but these effects appear to be secondary compared to the lack of interactions and mergers. In TNG50, the formation of \textit{Compact} galaxies is driven by the lack of mergers and interactions, in contrast with the popular idea of merger-driven compaction at high redshift for more massive compact star-forming galaxies.
#595 |
The cluster initial mass function of the M82 disk Super Star Clusters
Bolivia Cuevas Otahola
1
;
Divakara Mayya
2
;
Jesus Arriaga Hernandez
1
;
Ivanio Puerari
2
;
Gustavo Bruzual
3
1 - Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla.
2 - Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica.
3 - Instituto de Radioastronomia y Astrofisica.
Resumen:
Super Massive Clusters (SSCs) are thought to be the progenitors of Globular Clusters (GCs) due to their similar masses and densities. One way to test such a link is via the Cluster Mass Function (CMF), related to the Cluster Luminosity Function (CLF) via the mass-to-light ratio. In particular, the Cluster Initial Mass Function (CIMF) can be established from studies of young clusters (age$\sim$ 1—10 Myr). Several studies have reported a power-law CIMF with an index of 2. However, the GCs CLF has been found to follow a log-normal function. Since, the CLF is a proxy of the CMF, a change from power-law to log-normal is expected to occur due to evolution to support the link between SSCs and GCs. Hence, a large population of SSCs is required to study whether SSCs follow power-law or log-normal functions. The prototype starburst galaxy M82 harbors $\sim$400 almost coeval SSCs (100-300 Myr) in the disk, offering an opportunity to characterize the CIMF of the observed present-day CMF. We carry out the dynamical and photometric evolution of the CMF assuming the clusters move in circular orbits under the gravitational potential of M82 using the semi-analytical simulation code EMACSS. We explore power-law and log-normal functions for the CIMFs and populate the clusters in the disk assuming uniform, power-law, and exponential radial distribution functions. We find that the observed CMF is best produced by a CIMF that is power-law in form with an index of 1.8, for a power-law radial distribution function. We establish that the observed turn-over in the present-day CMF is the result of observational incompleteness rather than due to dynamically induced effects, or an intrinsically log-normal CIMF, as was proposed for the fossil starburst region B of this galaxy. Our simulations naturally reproduce the mass-radius relation observed for a sub-sample of M82 SSCs.
12:45 - 14:30
LUNCH
14:30 - 15:20
Plenary Review Talk
Invited Speaker:
Marcelo Lopez Fuentes
- Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio
(Argentina)
[cv]
Marcelo Lopez Fuentes
Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio
Curriculum Vitae:
Marcelo Lopez Fuentes obtained his PhD in Physics from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). He is presently a Research Scientist of the National Council for Scientific Research of Argentina (CONICET) at the Institute of Astronomy and Space Physics (IAFE, CONICET-UBA) in Buenos Aires. He developed postdoctoral and scientific exchange activities at the Observatory of Paris in Meudon, France, and at the Naval Research Laboratory and NASA in the USA. His main research interests are in Solar Physics, in particular the origin and evolution of magnetic structures and plasma dynamics of the solar atmosphere.
Chair: Julio Fernández
#240 |
The role of modeling and observations for a complete explanation of coronal heating
Marcelo López Fuentes
1
1 - Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio (IAFE, CONICET-UBA).
Resumen:
The problem of how the solar corona is hundreds of times hotter than the underlying photosphere continues to be a subject of intense study and interest for the solar physics community. The motivation lies not only on having a detailed account of solar phenomena with potential impact on Earth’s spatial environment, but also on the implicit contribution to understanding the physics of low-density/high-temperature plasmas in other more general astrophysical scenarios. One of the main persisting challenges is that fundamental processes occur on spatial scales that are beyond the resolution power of instruments presently available. Therefore, a strong interaction between models and observations is necessary. From the side of modeling, the highly diverse spatial scales, from single particle gyroradii (cm to tens of m) to the structure of coronal magnetic loops (hundreds of Mm), make it impossible to include all of them in single numerical simulations, demanding instead the use of different approaches and physical formalism for different spatial scale regimes. Regarding observations, it is necessary to put under the same phenomenological frame diverse sets of data obtained in wavelengths spanning from radio to X-rays. In this talk we review the main aspects of the problem, its present state and some of the recent advances in understanding the underlying processes. We discuss also how future missions, instruments and computational tools are expected to contribute to respond key remaining questions.
15:20 - 15:50
Plenary Target Talk
Invited Speaker:
Mariana Andrea Cécere
- Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental
(Argentina)
[cv]
Mariana Andrea Cécere
Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental
Curriculum Vitae:
Doctora en Física, graduada de la Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía y Física de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba.
Investigadora Adjunta del Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental (CONICET/UNC), y docente del Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba (UNC).
Especialista en Física Solar. Su principal expertise se basa en el desarrollo y análisis de simulaciones numéricas de diferentes fenómenos de la atmósfera del Sol, tales como, oscilaciones de arcos coronales y filamentos quiescentes, ondas Moreton, supra-arcade downflows y determinación de la trayectoria y posibles deflexiones de eyecciones coronales de masa, de importancia para el estudio del clima espacia
Chair: Julio Fernández
#070 |
CME Deflections: A Brief Review and New Insights
Mariana Cécere
1
1 - Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental.
Resumen:
Recent research has demonstrated the significant role played by magnetic structures surrounding coronal mass ejection (CME) events in their initial development and progression. Active regions, coronal holes, pseudostreamers, and helmet streamers are key components of the corona that contribute to the deviation of CME trajectories from their radial path. Therefore, comprehensive observational studies, coupled with theoretical interpretations and numerical simulations, are vital in understanding the early evolution of CMEs and accurately determining their three-dimensional trajectory in the interplanetary medium. This approach is crucial for reducing errors in estimating the arrival time of geoeffective events. In this concise review, we compile from the theoretical, numerical, and observational investigations that have provided insights into the factors influencing CME deflection away from their typical radial trajectory.
15:50 - 16:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:30 - 18:00
J: Galaxies and Cosmology
Stellar and gas content
Chair: Rosa Amelia González
#561 |
Photospectral synthesis of galaxies in the middle age of the Universe
Victor Hugo Sasse
1
;
Roberto Cid Fernandes Junior
1
1 - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
Resumen:
Detailed full spectral synthesis studies of the stellar populations in galaxies are usually restricted to the local Universe (z $\sim$ 0.1), where data is more abundant. From this kind of study, inferencess are made about the evolution of galaxies, a more direct way to study this evolution is through the analisis of galaxies at cosmologically interesting distances (high redshift). Spectroscopic observations from Large Early Galaxy Astrophysics Census (LEGA-C) using VLT telescope, of galaxies at redshift's around 0.6 - 1.0 allow spectral synthesis studies similar to those performed in the Local Universe, but for systems half as old. However, the spectral window of observation usually only covers about 3000 \AA , meaning that even with good quality, we don't have good quantity of spectral data. These spectras are complemented with photometric measurements from a wealth of sources (SUBARU, HST, among others) and this pan-spectral allows more reliable stellar populations adjustments than those based only on optical spectrum. The data cover a range of wavelengths from the U band, at $\lambda$ $\sim$ 3800 \AA , to the K band, in the infrared at $\lambda$ $\sim$ 21500 \AA , providing information for the blue and red ranges of wavelengths covered by VLT spectroscopy.
Photometric and spectroscopic data are adjusted simultaneously with the latest version of the STARLIGHT code. The photo-spectral fits obtained are excellent. The intrinsic properties (masses, average age and metallicity, extinction, star formation history) derived from these adjustments allow detailed studies of these objects. Here we present the method, adjustments and some preliminary results on the rejuvenation of quiescent galaxies.
#265 |
Star formation histories, morphology, and environment of galaxies in the local universe
David Pérez-Millán
1
;
Jacopo Fritz
1
;
Rosa Amelia González-Lópezlira
1
1 - Instituto de Radioastronomia y Astrofísica, UNAM.
Resumen:
One of the main questions faced by modern extragalactic astrophysics is about the origin of galactic properties. While stellar evolution drives the evolutionary paths and timescales of isolated galaxies, galaxies in clusters are subject to a whole range of processes and interactions that dramatically change this picture.
To shed light on these issues, we exploit optical spectra from the WINGS survey and its extension OmegaWINGS ($0.04 < z < 0.07$). We use stellar population synthesis techniques to analyze these spectra and obtain properties related to the stars in the galaxies, e.g., stellar mass, stellar ages, star formation rates, and star formation histories. The data include both cluster member and non-member (field) galaxies, which allows us to quantify the effect of the environment.
Our results show that, although the cluster environment eventually shuts down star formation, several mechanisms at play may instead temporarily enhance it. For example, ram pressure and close encounters with other galaxies can initiate star formation; however, this further accelerates gas depletion. Likewise, it is of fundamental importance to take morphology into account: while cluster late-type galaxies do follow the main sequence of star-forming galaxies, early type galaxies display some level of star formation as well, likely triggered by hydrodynamic interactions with the intercluster gas or gravitational interactions with other cluster members. However, the star formation rates of elliptical and S$0$ galaxies do not show a significant correlation with their stellar mass. Hence, their (very) local environment is the one that shapes the properties of their recent stellar populations, while the global influence of the cluster is likely a secondary agent, resulting from the sum of local ones. In short, the influence of the environment, modulated by the local density of galaxies, is imprinted on the galaxy morphology.
#082 |
Stellar populations and emission lines in S-PLUS galaxies
Júlia Thainá Batista
1
;
Claudia Mendes de Oliveira
2
;
Analía Smith Catelli
3
;
Roberto Cid Fernandes
1
1 - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
2 - Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas da USP.
3 - Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata.
Resumen:
We present tests of a new method to simultaneously estimate stellar population and emission line (EL) properties of galaxies out of S-PLUS photometry. The technique uses the Alstar code, updated with an empirical prior which greatly improves its ability to estimate ELs using only the survey’s 12 bands. The tests compare the output of (noise-perturbed) synthetic photometry of SDSS galaxies to properties derived from previous full spectral fitting and detailed EL analysis. For realistic signal-to-noise ratios, stellar population properties are recovered to better than 0.2 dex in masses, mean ages, metallicities, and ±0.2 mag for the extinction. More importantly, ELs are recovered remarkably well for a photometric survey. We obtain input-output dispersions of 0.05–0.2 dex for the equivalent widths of $[\mathrm{O}\,\textsc{ii}]$, $[\mathrm{O}\,\textsc{iii}]$, H$\beta$, H$\alpha$, $[\mathrm{N}\,\textsc{ii}]$, and $[\mathrm{S}\,\textsc{ii}]$, and even better for lines stronger than $\sim 5 \mathring{A}$. This is achieved by exploring two facts: (1) Because, for the redshifts explored here, H$\alpha$ and $[\mathrm{N}\,\textsc{ii}]$ fall in a narrow band (J0660), their combined equivalent width is always well recovered, even when $[\mathrm{N}\,\textsc{ii}]$/H$\alpha$ is not. (2) We know from the SDSS that WH$\alpha$+$[\mathrm{N}\,\textsc{ii}]$ correlates with $[\mathrm{N}\,\textsc{ii}]$/H$\alpha$ and thus can be used to diagnose if a galaxy belongs to the left or right wing in the classical BPT diagnostic diagram. We combine these two facts in a prior which restricts the EL space available for the fits, obtaining excellent results. Example applications to integrated light and spatially resolved data are also presented. We combine these two facts in a prior which restricts the EL space available for the fits. Example applications to integrated light and spatially resolved data are also presented, including a comparison with results obtained by means of integral field spectroscopy with MUSE.
#287 |
Stellar properties of ultra-diffuse galaxies in TNG50 simulation
Jose Benavides
1
;
Laura Sales
1
;
Mario Abadi
2
1 - University of california, Riverside.
2 - IATE - CONICET.
Resumen:
Using data from the TNG50 simulation we study the stellar properties of a sample of simulated ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs) in groups and clusters. We find that, on average, UDGs are approximately 70\% less enriched in [Fe/H] compared to the non-UDG population at fixed stellar mass. Also, simulated UDGs are predicted to be more alpha-enhanced, as indicated by [Mg/Fe], than the non-UDG sample at fixed metallicity. The simulations demonstrate a very steep negative gradient in metallicity with radius, indicating a difference from UDGs formed through internal mechanisms like feedback. This suggests that metallicity profiles might be used to identify the formation path of these objects. In terms of star formation histories, when distinguishing between quenched and star-forming satellites, UDGs and non-UDG dwarfs exhibit good agreement. However, UDGs generally tend to quench more rapidly than their non-UDG counterparts after infall, by approximately 1 Gyr. This could be attributed to more efficient ram-pressure stripping caused by the smaller gravitational restoring force resulting from the extended baryonic distribution in UDGs.
#051 |
SMARTY: The mileS geMini neAr infRared sTellar librarY
Michele Bertoldo
1
;
Rogério Riffel
1
;
Marina Trevisan
1
;
Natacha Zanon Dametto
2
;
Luis Dahmer-Hahn
3
;
Paula Coelho
4
;
Lucimara Martins
5
;
Ana Chie Santos
1
;
Alexandre Vazdekis
2
;
Daniel Ruschel-Dutra
6
;
Alan Alves Brito
1
;
Tatiana Moura
4
;
Rogemar A. Riffel
7
;
Alberto Rodríguez-Ardila
8
;
Alejandro Romero
1
1 - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
2 - Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna.
3 - Shanghai Astronomical Observatory - Chinese Academy of Sciences.
4 - Universidade de São Paulo.
5 - NAT – Universidade Cidade de São Paulo/Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul.
6 - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
7 - Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.
8 - Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais.
Resumen:
Most of the observed galaxies cannot be resolved and therefore are studied through the evolutionary synthesis of simple stellar populations (SSPs). Spectroscopic observations are increasingly being directed towards the near-infrared (NIR, e.g. James Webb Telescope), thus we need to understand the stellar populations that dominate the galaxies' light in this spectral region. However, due to observational and theoretical difficulties, different simple stellar population models differ in their predictions in the NIR. In this context, having reliable stellar libraries in the NIR is essential as this is the most important ingredient to develop reliable stellar population synthesis models. In this work we present a 0.35-2.4 $\mu$m stellar spectral library composed by 31 stars observed with the Gemini Near-IR Spectrograph (GNIRS) on the 8.1 m Gemini North telescope in Mauna Kea, Hawaii. These stars are present in the MILES library, and thus various parameters derived from the optical are available. Furthermore, out of those, 26 are presented for the first time in the NIR.
We compare these data with the theoretical Göttingen Spectral Library (GSL) using two different methods: in the first, we selected the GSL model which returned the lowest $\chi^2$; and in the second, we made a spectral fitting using Starlight code, which combined GSL models within a selected base that best describes the observed spectrum for the optical and NIR region. In this work, we found that the spectral continuum is well represented, but the absorption lines are not, indicating the need for better atomic line lists. The SMARTY library will be made available and can be incorporated into future stellar population models.
FOYER
Poster Group I - SETUP AND DISPLAY (Mon 8:30 - Wed 10:50)
Poster Group I (Mon - Wed) - E: Sun and Heliosphere
#047 |
Synthesis and inversion of Stokes parameters in the solar context applying Deep Learning Techniques.
Juan Esteban Agudelo Ortiz
1
;
Germain Nicolás Morales Suarez
1
;
Santiago Vargas Domínguez
1
;
Sergiy Shelyag
2
1 - Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
2 - Flinders University.
Resumen:
The solar photosphere is the optical limit for which we can observe the sun at a greater depth. It is here where the structures generated by plasma convection to the solar interior are evident. The study of the phosphosphere allows us to analyze the emergency zones of magnetic fields, whose evolution can generate highly energetic phenomena such as flares, and turbulent movements that can be one of the causes of nanoflare generation.
Although observations of the Sun are limited by the resolution of telescopes, during the last two decades an increasing number of realistic simulations of the configuration of the solar interior and atmosphere have been developed, which employ the equations of the magnetohydrodynamics and various other conditions, depending on the particular characteristics and activity in each zone of the sun, whereby the physical properties and details of the structure of various solar zones can be studied.
In this work, the MURaM code is used to generate simulated physical parameters such as plasma density, temperature and velocity, including also the magnetic field, at different optical depths in the convective zone and the solar photosphere. The main objective, based on the simulations, is to train a 1D convolutional neural network, which takes the values of density, temperature, magnetic field and speed, the latter two in the line of sight, along a column. The trained network is capable of generating the corresponding Stokes parameters. Based on this model, another version is created which has an inverse functionality such that now having the Stokes parameters as inputs, the corresponding physical parameters of the plasma and the magnetic field in the same domain can be recovered.
#239 |
The effect of cross-section expansion on the evolution of coronal loops
Marcelo López Fuentes
1
;
James A. Klimchuk
2
1 - Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio (IAFE, CONICET-UBA).
2 - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Resumen:
Solar coronal dynamics is strongly dominated by the magnetic field. The presence of loop structures, observed in Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray images of active regions, are the most conspicuous manifestations of this. The “frozen-in” condition of the coronal plasma obliges it to flow along magnetic field lines making magnetic strands and loops the basic blocks of the coronal structure. This led, in recent decades, to a growing interest in studying the geometric and dynamic properties of these loops, in particular, in relation to the problem of coronal heating. In this work, we use a one-dimensional hydrodynamic code to analyze how the loop geometry, determined by the expansion factor of its cross-section, affects the evolution of the plasma contained in them. For that, we apply different geometries and heating regimes to modeled loops for later comparison with actual observations. Our preliminary results show that the evolution of the plasma parameters, mainly the density, are remarkably affected by different schemes of cross-section variation along the loops. This, in turn, produces clearly identifiable differences in the observational signatures of the parameters, as can be deduced from the analysis of synthetic spectral lines obtained from the models.
#309 |
Intermittent features in the solar wind: a case study
María Soledad Nakwacki
1
;
Jerónimo Peralta Ramos
2
1 - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2 - Independent.
Resumen:
The solar wind (SW) is a natural scenario to study intermittency in magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence for systems with low dissipation rates. These intermittent structures can be characterized by computing the degree of phase correlation of the magnetic field. In this work, we study in situ observations of magnetic field intensity, velocity, and proton density from the Advanced Composition Explorer spacecraft ACE, which is located near one astronomical unit from the Sun, in the SW near Earth. We obtained spectral indices and flatness scaling exponents of the studied fields characterizing their intermittent features.
#376 |
Assessing the predictability of solar active regions using helioseismic holography: An exploratory data analysis
Daniel Alberto Rodríguez Torres
1
1 - Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Resumen:
For solar astrophysics and space weather, deepening our understanding of the relationship between solar Active Regions (ARs) and solar flares is essential to predict and mitigate their effects on our planet. This study focuses on assessing the possible connection between ARs on the far side of the Sun, identified through holographic helioseismology techniques, and the ARs that rotate onto the visible side of our star, the near side.
Using Doppler observations from the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO), the Northwest Research Associates (NWRA), in collaboration with Stanford University, regularly generates acoustic maps of the far side of the Sun (one map every 12 hours), allowing us to analyze non-visible ARs from Earth.
This poster will present exploratory data analysis of ARs in the identifiable regions on both the far and near sides of the Sun, covering the period from April 25, 2010, to July 31, 2023. The list and characteristics of active regions on the visible solar disk are taken from standard catalogs compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for this purpose.
The analysis aims to assess the existence (or lack thereof) of a relationship between active regions on the far side of the Sun and those that become visible due to the rotation of our star. We analyze key parameters such as acoustic intensity and morphological evolution of active regions, to then visualize them and carried out descriptive statistical techniques to evaluate potential statistical correlations among them. This exploratory data analysis is the first step of a broader project that seeks to use the acoustic characteristics of the Sun’s far side as predictors of subsequent solar flares on the visible side of our star.
#433 |
Terrestrial Influence of Solar Activity: The September 1941 Solar Storm and its Relationship with Unexplained Terrestrial Events
Freddy Moreno Cárdenas
1
;
Santiago Vargas Domínguez
2
;
Juan Camilo Buitrago Casas
3
1 - Gimnasio Campestre.
2 - Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
3 - University of California, Berkeley.
Resumen:
The influence of the Sun on our planet is a fascinating and relevant topic, as solar activity can have significant effects on our environment and many technologies of our contemporary society. In this research work, we explore the relationship between solar activity and various events that occurred on Earth, focusing on the solar storm that took place in September 1941. During such intense solar storm, unusual and notable events were recorded in different parts of the Earth, most of them remaining mysterious and without a clear explanation. Newspapers from that period reported on these perplexing events, such as unexplained fires and explosions.
As we delve into the historical records and analyze the data from that time, we aim to shed light on these enigmatic events and contribute to our understanding of the intricate relationship between solar activity and terrestrial happenings. Our findings will be crucial in unraveling the mysteries surrounding the solar storm of September 1941 and its broader implications for our planet.
This research will focus on our preliminary findings and discuss the implications and prospects for future investigations in this field. Furthermore, we aim to promote collaboration and knowledge exchange among scientists interested in solar activity and its impact on modern technologies.
#548 |
Study of magnetic field variations in high-cadence vector magnetograms during solar flares
Willinton Caicedo Tez
1
;
Satiago Vargas
1
;
Juan Camilo Buitrago
2
1 - Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
2 - Universidad de California, Berkeley.
Resumen:
In the solar flares, it has been observed that the photospheric magnetic field of the active regions changes rapidly, abruptly and significantly. Previous studies are based mainly on visual line or low cadence data. We investigated the temporal and spatial evolution of the permanent changes in the magnetic field during 4 flares from high-cadence vector magnetograms (135 to 720 s) of the imaging system (dopplergrams and magnetograms) of the SDO / HMI instrument, which are suitable for investigate the phenomenon. These highly energetic events occurred during the current solar cycle 24, in a range of high and low energy, according to the GOES classification. At present there is no statistical study with this system of images, our study can also be useful for the investigation of solar earthquakes.
Poster Group I (Mon - Wed) - F: Astrobiology and Exoplanetary Systems
#172 |
A density valley across stellar types
Julia Venturini
1
;
María Paula Ronco
2
;
Octavio Guilera
2
;
Jonas Haldemann
3
;
Christoph Mordasini
3
;
Marcelo Miller Bertolami
2
1 - University of Geneva.
2 - Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata.
3 - University of Bern.
Resumen:
The existence of a radius valley separating super-Earths from mini-Neptunes, stands as one of the most important observational constraints to understand the origin and composition of exoplanets with radii below Neptune. In this talk, I will first summarise results from combined planet formation-evolution simulations accounting for the origin of the radius valley around solar-type stars (Venturini et al. 2020), and then present new results for a wide range of stellar masses. While a clear radius valley appears for stellar masses larger than 0.4 Msun, for lower stellar masses the valley gets filled by migrating small water-rich planets. Instead, a "density valley" separating rocky from water-rich planets emerges for all stellar types. I will discuss the implications of our formation-evolution models for observations.
#184 |
The Influence of Stellar Activity on the Atmospheric Properties of Hot Jupiters
Micah G. C. Navia
1
;
Luan Ghezzi
1
;
Patricia Cruz
2
1 - Observatório do Valongo - UFRJ.
2 - Centro de Astrobiología (INTA-CSIC).
Resumen:
During the last three decades, great advances have been made in the field of exoplanets. Among them, the discovery of an extreme class: the hot Jupiters. These exoplanets are objects with size and mass similar to Jupiter, but unlike the gas giant of the Solar System, their orbital period is less than ten days. This makes them extremely irradiated planets and, consequently, with higher temperatures. Since they are so close to their host stars, it is reasonable to assume that there is a direct stellar influence on the atmosphere of these objects. To study some of these effects, we can analyze the parameters obtained from secondary eclipses at infrared bands. These observations may provide important information, such as the brightness temperature and the presence or absence of thermal inversion layer in their atmospheres, when compared to models. Using a sample of 63 hot Jupiters with information on temperature inversion and stellar activity, we analyze the hypothesis that exoplanets without temperature inversion layer orbit active stars, while exoplanets with inversion orbit inactive stars. Furthermore, we reproduce two approaches from previous works that try to classify hot Jupiters according to their brightness temperatures and their relative fluxes. We did not find a clear correlation between the considered brightness temperatures and the stellar chromospheric activity index, except for the H and 5.8 µm bands that showed a weak correlation. In addition, we did not find a clear separation between exoplanets with or without thermal inversion as a function of stellar activity. We verified that the most irradiated exoplanets have atmospheric thermal inversion, while the least irradiated ones do not. Therefore, we conclude that stellar influence must be considered when studying the atmospheres of hot Jupiters. In the future, this research may serve as a basis for studying the atmosphere of rocky exoplanets.
#187 |
Study of the dissipation times of gaseous disks in stellar populations
Jose L. Gomez
1
;
Octavio M. Guilera
1
;
Marcelo M. Miller Bertolami
1
;
Paula M. Ronco
1
1 - Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata (UNLP-CONICET).
Resumen:
Protoplanetary disks are the sites of planet formation. For this reason their physical properties determine the planet formation process. A correct modelling of protoplanetary disks is, consequently, key to understanding planetary formation. Here we present a disk population synthesis study aimed at reproducing the available observational data of protoplanetary disks. We consider that disks evolve by viscous accretion and internal photoevaporation. The initial conditions, such as the masses and sizes of the discs, follow statistical distributions inferred from observations. We analyze the impact of stellar mass distributions and star formation rates on the time evolution of the fraction of stars with disks, and on the stellar mass accretion rates observed in young stars clusters. We show that, because massive stars dissipate their disks faster, the observed fraction of stars with disks in star-forming regions is dominated by disks around low-mass stars. From our models, we obtain a median disk lifetime of ~4.2 My, showing a very good agreement with observations.
#253 |
Hot Jupiter - cold Jupiter. A complex sibling relation
Adriana Errico
1
1 - UniSQ.
Resumen:
The Solar system stands out from most known planetary systems. Is our system unusual, or is this the result of observational biases? To answer this, a key focus of current research is the search for Jupiter analogues.
Detecting Jupiter-like planets helps unravel the uniqueness of the Solar system and sheds light on the formation of systems containing a particular type of gaseous giant: cold Jupiters.
We present the discovery of a cold Jupiter in a system alongside a hot Jupiter. We then investigate how changes in observation strategy can influence the ease with which such planets can be detected. By varying cadence and measurement precision, we estimate the additional data required to detect hypothetical cold Jupiters in our target systems.
Systems with both hot and cold Jupiters are intriguing. Hot Jupiters are thought to form far from their host star and migrate inward. This migration could be influenced by another giant planet in the system, pulling one planet inward while ejecting the other to a distant, eccentric orbit.
To test this hypothesis, it is critical to search for additional planets in those systems. Our work will inform the best observation strategy to perform that search in years and decades to come.
#545 |
Detailed abundance of the TESS$^\prime$ s First Circumprimary Planet in a very wide binary system
Jhon Joel Yana Galarza
1
;
Thiago Ferreira
2
;
Diego Lorenzo Oliveira
3
;
Henrique Reggiani
4
;
Adriana Valio
5
1 - The Carnegie Observatories.
2 - Universidade de Sao Paulo.
3 - Laboratorio Nacional de Astrofisica.
4 - NOIRLAB.
5 - Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie.
Resumen:
We recently used MAROON-X spectra to confirm the existence of an exoplanet in a wide binary system (projected separation $\sim$11 400 AU). Our results indicate that only one component (TOI 1173 A) hosts an exoplanet, probably a Super-Neptune, with Msini = 26 ME (Earth Masses), R = 9 RE (Earth Radii), P = 7 days, and e = 0.11. The spectroscopic stellar parameters show that the planet-hosting component (TOI 1173 A) is hotter ($\sim$300 K) and higher in iron ($\sim$0.025 dex) than its companion (TO I1173 B). When the differential abundance between both components (TOI 1173 A-B) is plotted against the condensation temperature (TC), a clear abundance pattern is revealed, in which TOI 1173 A is deficient in refractory elements relative to the companion (see the below figure). To our knowledge, this is the first circumprimary exoplanet with a TC trend detected in a very wide binary system. This preliminary finding is aligned with the gas planet formation scenario (e.g., Huhn $\And$ Bitsch 2023, Booth $\And$ Owen 2020), which suggests that the formation of a gas planet opens a gap in the gas disk, causing refractory elements to be trapped outside its orbit in pressure traps. Additionally, in this work, we will also discuss the various scenarios from planet formation to planet engulfment to explain the different abundance patterns observed in our new sample of 70 wide binaries discovered with Gaia and TESS data.
#569 |
Experimental simulation of a solar UV environment on Mars and its effects on germination and photosynthetic pigment content of Chenopodium quinoa
ERIKA PAOLA PUENTES LEÓN
1
;
SANTIAGO VARGAS DOMÍNGUEZ
1
;
ZAIDA ZARELY OJEDA PÉREZ
2
1 - UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA.
2 - UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGÓGICA Y TECNOLÓGICA DE COLOMBIA.
Resumen:
On Mars there is no ozone layer to protect the surface, because the O2 levels are very low, therefore, UV radiation of wavelength between 200 and 300 nm manages to penetrate the Martian soil. The solar UV radiation received by the surface is of the UV-C and UV-B type, which makes Mars a sterilizing planet; despite these circumstances, the scientific community wonders about the possibility that, at some point and under certain seasonal and location factors at certain latitudes of the planet, conditions suitable for the emergence of life may exist.
This work is focused on simulating an experimental environment that replicates the solar ultraviolet radiation on Mars, estimating the total solar irradiance for different latitudes and times of the year on the red planet, and thus establishing the effect of these conditions on the germination and photosynthetic pigment content of Chenopodium quinoa, in order to make a pilot study for future colonization and subsistence on the planet.
By estimating the total solar irradiance for the different latitudes and times of the year on Mars within its atmosphere, the solar constant for this planet was calculated, in order to then analyze the effect of the attenuation of solar UV radiation and in this way, through the sowing of Chenopodium quinoa materials, it was possible to determine that seeds under stress conditions with ultraviolet radiation of 180 nm, 250 nm and 395 nm, were able to germinate faster than seeds sown in control, indicating that the function of secondary metabolites is able to mediate responses to prolonged exposure to radiation. As for the plants exposed to these conditions, it was established that they are able to withstand wavelengths between 250 nm and 395 nm, with stable photosynthetic functions, showing a high percentage of recovery.
#603 |
A glass and a bottle of WINE: a prototypical transiting warm-Jupiter and a unique brown-dwarf detected by TESS
Resumen:
Giant planets with $P > 10$ days, are excellent targets to measure their composition, to characterize their
atmospheric abundances and to study their formation and evolution mechanisms, since they are less affected by the
stellar irradiation and tidal interactions with the host star, that the hot-Jupiters suffer. We present
two transiting planets, in long-period orbits, whose transit signals were detected by TESS, and were further confirmed
and characterized using ground-based photometric and spectroscopic data, as part of the WINE collaboration. From
the joint analysis we derived the following orbital parameters for TIC4672985b: P = 69.048 d, Mp = 13.25 Mjup,
Rp = 1.008 Rjup and e = 0.018. Also, the RVs revealed a trend at the 350 [m/s/yr] level,
indicative of the presence of a massive outer companion in the system. This is a unique example of a transiting sub-stellar
companion with a mass above the deuterium-burning limit, located beyond 0.1 AU and in a circular orbit. These
properties are difficult to reproduce from canonical planet formation and evolution models. In addition, we modeled the
interior structure/composition and the radius evolution of this planet, including the effect of the stellar irradiation,
using MESA. We found a bulk composition that is consistent with a H/He gas envelope, with no heavy-element enhancement with
respect to the host star. Similarly, for TOI-2529b we obtained the following parameters: P = 64.595 d, Mp = 2.33 Mjup,
Rp = 1.027 Rjup and e = 0.022, making this object an excellent example of a growing population of transiting Warm-Jupiters.
From the MESA models we found that its observed properties are well reproduced by a dense rocky-core surrounded by a H/He with
enhanced heavy-elements with respect to the parent stars, which is a indication of a formation process via core-accretion.
Poster Group I (Mon - Wed) - F: Minor bodies
#180 |
Probing a laboratory asteroid model: mechanical characterization under loading-unloading cycles
Camila Sedofeito-Rajo
1
;
Thomas Gallot
1
;
Gonzalo Tancredi
1
1 - Instituto de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República.
Resumen:
This study explores mechanical properties of asteroids as granular systems at the laboratory scale, exploring their significance in space mission design, Earth collision hazard assessment, and the comprehension of collisional processes. We present a comprehensive laboratory-scale characterization of granular media, focusing on both quasi-static and dynamic regimes. The use of laboratory-scale experiments provides a cost-effective alternative to in-situ measurements. The self-gravity of asteroids induces a stress distribution that remains poorly understood, but evidence suggests a gradient with increasing values towards the asteroid’s interior. The micro-gravity conditions on asteroids introduce unique mechanical properties, which are challenging to replicate on Earth. Despite being non-realistic, our experiments can be regarded as an accelerated aging representation of asteroids subjected to external stresses from impacts and emperature changes. They are particularly relevant for comprehending the propagation of seismic waves within asteroids ranging from a few km to tens of km in radius. The experimental results demonstrate that granular media exhibit quasi-elastic behavior during each compression cycle, with increasing elasticity. The stress-strain curve exhibits irreversible compaction with significant hysteresis during relaxation. Another focus of this study is understanding the nature of active asteroids, which could be due to a shaken mechanism induced by the propagation of seismic waves into the interior. Seismic waves generated by impacts and vibrations in our experimental device show high attenuation. The wave speed follows a power-law relationship $v \propto p^{1/2}$, and the elasticity of granular media depends on the time and strain scales. Remarkably, our experiments indicate that the speed of impact-generated and shaker-born seismic body waves does not exhibit a strong dependence on the origin mechanism. This suggests that safer wave-generating methods, may be used in low-gravity laboratory experiments instead of risky impact devices. Our research serves as foundational work for enhancing our understanding of asteroid interiors and boulder distribution.
#256 |
Surface composition of the Trojan Asteroids, What to look for from the LUCY mission?
Mario Melita
1
1 - IAFE (UBA-CONICET).
Resumen:
We shall summarize the main conclusions of the
article on Surface Composition of the Trojan Asteroids,
to be published in a future volume of the `Space Science Review (SSR)''
on the Lucy mission (Emery et al. 2023).
The properties of this asteroidal population will be discussed in the context
of posible analog populations of minor bodies of the Solar System and
meteorites. We shall review their spectral reflectance in the UV,
the visible and the near IR, as well as as the thermophysical models
derived from the measurements in the IR and in particular the NEO-WISE
results and their estimates of albedo and size. We will also make a
brief reference to the scenarios of formation proposed so far but we will
describe in greater detail composition and evolutionary models (`nature''
vs. `nurture'') carried out so far and their main conclusions.
Finally, we shal discuss how the data obtained by the LUCY mission
will hep to solve the main questions that remain at the present time
regarding this peculiar population.
Surface Compositions of Trojan Asteroids. 2023. J.P. Emery, .P. Binzel, D.T.
Britt,.E. Brown,.J.A. Howett, A.C. Martin, M.D. Melita, .C.
Souza-Feliciano, I. Wong. The Lucy mission. Space Science Review
(SSR). Submitted.
#262 |
Near Earth Observations from CASLEO’s Jorge Sahade (2.15m) telescope
Mario Melita
1
;
Luis Mammana
2
;
Daniela Lazzaro
3
;
Plicida Arcoverde
3
;
J.Weslley Pereira Da Silva
3
1 - IAFE (CONICET-UBA).
2 - CASLEO (CONICET-UNLP-UNSJ-UNC).
3 - Observatorio Nacional (RJ-Brasil).
Resumen:
We shall summarize the results of the photometric observations of
Near Earth Objects made at the Jorge Sahade (2.15m) telescope,
located at the Complejo Astronomico El Leoncito (San Juan,
Argentina). At the moment we have observed 42 nights since
October 2021. We have data from 29 different objects. Our data
includes sparse Johnson-BVRI colors to determine phase curves and
spectro-photometric properties in the visible and/or lightcurves in
the Johnson-R filter to determine rotation periods and shape
properties. We are presenting the detailed data per object and we
shall discuss the scope of this campaign, based on our results so far.
Our sample includes 2 binaries and a posible tumbler. This project
is a contribution to the campaign of observations of Near Earth
Objects carried out at the Observatorio Astronomico do Sertao de Itaparica.
#292 |
Physical properties of Near-Earth Objects derived from photometric observations at Observatório Astronômico do Sertão de Itaparica (OASI)
Weslley Pereira
1
;
Plícida Arcoverde
1
;
Mario Melita
2
;
Luis Mammana
3
;
Eduardo Rondón
1
;
Marçal Evangelista-Santana
1
;
Jonatan Michimani
1
;
Filipe Monteiro
1
;
Teresinha Rodrigues
1
;
Daniela Lazzaro
1
1 - Observatório Nacional/MCTI.
2 - IAFE (CONICET-UBA).
3 - CASLEO (CONICET-UNSJ-UNLP-UNC).
Resumen:
The Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) population is quite interesting since the observation of its members allow us to investigate the physical properties of the smallest Solar System bodies and better understand their formation and evolution. We present results from a photometric survey of NEOs performed using the 1.0-meter telescope at the Observatório Astronômico do Sertão de Itaparica (Itacuruba, Brazil) within the IMPACTON project. Since February 2021, more than 80 observing nights have allowed obtaining the rotational light curves, solar phase curves and photometric spectra for nearly 15 NEOs. From the light curves, with magnitudes in the Johnson-Cousins R-filter, we derived the rotational period using a Fourier analysis. The phase curves, in the Johnson-Cousins R- and V-filter, allowed derive the absolute magnitude, H, as well the G1-G2 parameters. Finally, from the photometric spectra, using the SDSS g', r', i', z' filters, we were able to derive a taxonomic classification for the selected NEOs. We will discuss how the complete and simultaneous determination of the main physical properties of a NEO can help better understand its correlation with other populations of small bodies, in particular, those in the Main Belt. It is important to mention that these are the preliminary results of the observational campaign that will use complementary observations acquired with the Complejo Astronómico El Leoncito (San Juan, Argentina) within a collaborative project.
#308 |
Ejection experiment in soft granular media
Valeria Abraham
1
;
Thomas Gallot
1
;
Gonzalo Tancredi
1
;
Camila Sedofeito
1
1 - Instituto de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República.
Resumen:
It has been demonstrated that asteroids are composed of granular media. Tancredi et al. (2012) predicted, through numerical simulations, the formation of dust clouds at low escaping velocities after an impact. Specifically, they concluded that a layer of particles shocked from below could lead to particles rising to the surface, with some even reaching escape velocities in environments with very low gravity. This concept, known as the "cocoa effect," was further supported by Tancredi et al. (2023) while analyzing the potential lofting of surface material on Dimorphos caused by shaking far from the actual impact point.
Currently, our research focuses on studying the velocities of ejected particles in soft granular media, specifically rubber sieved in various sizes. The objective is to understand how the cocoa effect behaves at a laboratory scale by measuring the height to which particles are lofted and their velocity. We have opted to work with a soft granular medium because the velocity of waves within it is significantly slower than that in harder media, allowing us to capture the movement using high-speed cameras.
The experimental setup consists of an acrylic prism filled with rubber, placed atop a shaker. An accelerometer measures the applied acceleration. We have varied the volume occupied by the granular material, as well as the amplitude and frequency of the acceleration. The movement of the particles is recorded using a high-speed camera and analyzed with Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) software. Preliminary results indicate the height at which lofting begins and how the velocity changes throughout the column of material.
Despite the significant modification of ejection conditions by Earth's gravity, we remain convinced that the experimental data gathered from our research are invaluable for enhancing the comprehension of ejection processes in asteroids.
#332 |
What is the frequency of meteorite falls? Is there a preferred day?
Ismael Acosta
1
;
Gonzalo Tancredi
1
1 - Departamento de Astronomía, Instituto de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República.
Resumen:
The most widely accepted meteorite database worldwide is the Meteoritical Society, which maintains the Meteoritical Bulletin Database (hereafter MBD), which compiles information on meteorites recovered worldwide. As of 30/07/2023 there are 72182 meteorites registered with their respective taxonomic classification. Meteorites recovered after observations of their passage through the atmosphere are called falls; whereas, those that are found by chance, or that definitely cannot be associated with passage are called finds. In the MBD, there are 1214 recorded falls with official names. The aim of this work was to combine information from the database (and others) to analyze the temporal distribution of meteorite falls. The database includes information on falls spread over several centuries, but with a uniform coverage over the last century, with a considerable increase since the XXI century. The frequency of the falls was calculated as a function of the day of the year and the longitude of the Sun; and was compared with a Poisson process, in order to look for dates with higher frequency than expected, which could signal a meteor stream. A subset of the falls that are of great concern are those meteors that directly affect humans or their belongings (damaging falls). From an analysis of recorded meteorite falls and the damaging subset over the past and present century, an average rate of 7.45 falls and 1.63 damaging falls on urban Earth per year was calculated from the database. Subsequently, ~57 falls per year over the entire Earth’s surface, and ~17 falls per year over Earth’s landmass were estimated.
#345 |
Transitional objects: monitoring through archival images and new observations
Silvia Martino
1
;
Gonzalo Tancredi
1
;
Martin Banda-Huarca
2
;
Julio Bueno Camargo
2
;
Eduardo Rondon
2
;
Daniela Lazzaro
2
;
Javier Licandro
3
1 - Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo.
2 - Observatório Nacional, Rio de Janeiro.
3 - Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.
Resumen:
Transitional objects are bodies that share some characteristics with asteroids and others with comets. Asteroids in Cometary Orbits (ACOs) behave dynamically like comets but have not shown cometary activity and Activated Asteroids (AAs) have a typical asteroidal orbit and have shown dust ejections at some point. We present the monitoring of a set of these objects using archival images as well as new observations. Two techniques were used to search for signs of activity: i) the surface brightness profile of the objects was obtained and compared with the profile of stars in the field, in search of a widening that indicates the presence of activity; ii) data on the reported magnitudes of these objects were obtained from the Minor Planet Center database, to which were added those obtained in the observations, for studying the reduced magnitude as a function of the heliocentric distance, in search of increases in brightness that could be due to activity. We analyze the surface brightness profiles of 133 ACOs and seven AAs. For the study of the reduced magnitude, we obtained data of all the existing ACOs at the time of the analysis (705). Ten ACOs presented some deviation in the surface brightness profile or in the reduced magnitude and one in both. We found a very small percentage of objects with signs of activity, which would rule out a slow transition from active to inert. Four AAs were active in the images, three were coincident with the activity periods reported by other observers, while in the case of P/2015 X$_6$, the data analyzed was obtained 19 days before the first activity report. We could observe that the episodes of activity of these objects are very restricted in time and do not always occur in the same region of the orbit.
#363 |
Tidal evolution in dwarf planets systems as an application of the creep model
Karyna Gimenez
1
;
Adrián Rodríguez
1
1 - Observatório do Valongo- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
Resumen:
Dwarf planets are objects in the Solar System orbiting the Sun, which are massive enough to be on hydrostatic equilibrium, but do not dynamically dominate the environments to which they belong. So far, there are five confirmed dwarf planets, where four of them are located in the transneptunian region, namely: Pluto, Eris, Haumea and Makemake. All four have natural satellites. Pluto is accompanied by its main satellite, Charon in addition to other satellites with a few tens of kilometers: Styx, Nyx, Kerberos and Hydra. Eris is accompanied by Dysnomia, Haumea by Hi'iaka and Namaka, and Makemake by MK2. It is well know tha the Pluto-Charon have the rotations synchronized with the orbital motions. This synchronous state is a natural consequence of the tidal interaction between the dwarf planet and its principal satellite. In this work, we propose to investigate the tidal orbital evolution of Pluto and Charon using the creep model, where the main parameter is the viscosity attributed to the deformed body. Regarding the tidal action on both bodies, we integrated the average equations over about $10^9$ years, in order to conclude when and how the system could have entered into synchronism. Furthermore, we extend this analysis to other dwarf planets and their respective satellites.
#386 |
Reviewing cometary-like asteroids in view of the DART experiment
Gonzalo Tancredi
1
1 - Departamento de Astronomía, Udelar, Uruguay.
Resumen:
Several objects in asteroidal orbits have presented comaes and tails like the ones presented by comets for short period of times. There are at present ~46 objects that has presented, at least for a brief period, this cometary-like appearance.
These objects are generally coined “Active Asteroids”, implicitly implying that some kind of on-going endogenous or exogenous active process is the mechanism that produce the long-lasting tails. Nevertheless, what we observe is that those asteroids are temporally dressed as comets.
Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the “activity” of these object.
{\bf Lessons from DART}: The NASA-DART experiment give us an opportunity to review our knowledge of this population. Following the impact of the space probe against asteroid Dimorphos on September 26, 2022, several thousand tons of material were ejected at a wide range of velocities. Tancredi et al. (2023) dubbed the DART experiment as the creation of the first artificial “Active Asteroid”. They proposed that the production of a large amount of low-speed ejected material could be described by the “cocoa effect”: the lofting of small particles from the top of a dust layer when shaking the ground. The combination of the impact induced seismic shaking plus the “cocoa effect” can produce the ejection of particles from a large fraction of the impacted hemisphere. They predicted a brightness increase due to a slowly moving dust cloud, the obscuration of Dimorphos’ surface by this cloud, and the generation of a long-lasting tail, which were confirmed by the close-by observations of LICIACube, as well as long-range tracking from HST and the ground. By July 2023, over 250 days after impact, the tail is still visible.
Based on these results, we review the relevance of the different mechanism proposed to explain the appearance of the population of asteroids temporally dressed as comets.
#410 |
The catalogue of asteroid polarization curves
Ricardo Gil-Hutton
1
1 - Universidad nacional de San Juan y CONICET.
Resumen:
Polarimetry is one of the observational techniques that allows us to obtain information on the physical properties of asteroidal surfaces, but it has the important limitation of the difficulty and slowness with which polarimetric observations are obtained. As a consequence, the asteroid polarimetric database was very small until the 1990s and very few objects had their polarimetric parameters well determined at that time. The improvement in the instrumentation from the last 20 years allowed the development of several observation campaigns in order to increase the observation database and achieve the determination of polarimetric parameters for a greater number of objects. This poster presents the latest version of the Catalogue of Asteroid Polarization Curves (July 2023), which concentrates some 6300 observations for almost 800 objects and lists the polarimetric parameters for more than 200 asteroids. Additionally, some of the results obtained from the available data are shown.
#411 |
An update of the comet candidates among the quasi-Hilda objects
Jorge Correa-Otto
1
;
Ricardo Gil-Hutton
1
;
Esteban García-Migani
1
1 - Universidad Nacional de San Juan y CONICET.
Resumen:
In the Hilda region there is an unstable zone inhabited by asteroids and comets, this zone is called the quasi-Hilda Region. While comets are bodies with a core of mixed ice and dust, asteroids are bodies composed mainly of dust. However, from a physical point of view it is difficult to distinguish between the two populations, so the only way to do so is through dynamical analysis. In recent years we have initiated a campaign to identify comets that have recently arrived to the quasi-Hilda region from beyond Jupiter's orbit, resulting in 11 quasi-Hilda comets (QHCs) candidates, of which one has been observed and confirmed to be a comet. In this talk we present an update on the QHCs candidate. Our results show that the population has increased by 500% in the last few years.
#434 |
Near-Earth asteroids in cometary orbits: a new study
Valentina Pezano
1
;
Andrea Sosa
1
1 - CURE - Universidad de la República.
Resumen:
Asteroids and comets are the remnants of the accretion process that formed the planets about 4.6 billion years ago. Their physical nature, chemical composition, and orbital characteristics depend on the region of the solar system where they originally formed. Traditionally, asteroids are considered rocky, inert objects, while comets are icy, active bodies. Also, in general, asteroids have more stable orbits and longer dynamic lifetimes than comets, due to much less close encounters with the planets (especially Jupiter). However, this boundary has become more blurred, especially among near-Earth objects (defined as those reaching perihelion distances $q$ < 1.3 au). For instance, near-Earth asteroid 3552 Don Quixote shows cometary activity (Mommert et al. 2014, The Astrophysical Journal 781), and in the other hand some near-Earth comets were found to have stable orbits like asteroids (Fernández and Sosa 2015, Planetary and Space Science 118).\\
Following Fernández et al. 2014 (Icarus 238), we analyze a sample of 327 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) that approach or cross Jupiter’s orbit (aphelion distances $Q$ > 4.8 au), with Tisserand parameters 2 < $T$ < 3 and orbital periods $P$ < 20 yr, i.e. resembling the orbital characteristics of the Jupiter family comets. We also constrain the sample to those objects with better quality orbits (i.e. condition codes < 6). We use the NASA JPL Small-Body Database. We integrated the orbits of the selected objects plus 50 clones of each one, for 10.000 yr in the past and in the future, to study their dynamic evolution. We also analyze the conditions for photometric observations of selected objects which could improve our physical knowledge of this population. We present the preliminary results, based in an updated and larger (by a factor of 2) orbital database of NEAs, and numerical integrations with ten times more clones than the previous work.
#505 |
PRE- DISINTEGRATION STUDY OF COMET C/2021 A1 (Leonard)
Romina García
1
;
Eduardo Fernández Lajús
2
;
Romina Di Sisto
2
;
Ricardo Gil-Hutton
1
1 - Universidad Nacional de San Juan y CONICET.
2 - Universidad Nacional de La Plata e IALP-CONICET.
Resumen:
Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) was discovered on January 2021 with a magnitude of $V \approx 19$ at a heliocentric distance $r_H= 5\, au$ . Leonard is an hyperbolic comet reaching perihelion in January 2022 which achieved visibility with the naked eye in late 2021 and then showed spectacular gas and dust tails. However, Leonard became photometrically unstable in December 2021 and January 2022 when its morphology has changed, getting diffuse and with the tail becoming more relevant on January 22, 2022 at $r_H \approx 0.74\, au$. In a previous paper images of the Leonard disruption were presented estimating that the complete disintegration of the nucleus was near mid-December, 2021 explaining that the rotational instability driven by out-gassing torques offers the most plausible mechanism for the disruption. In this poster we present images of this comet on the broadband B, V, and R filters taken with the 0.6 m HSH telescope in CASLEO, Argentina on December 21 and 22, 2021; close to the estimated date of the disruption event. Our goal is to study the comet dust behavior in the previous moments to the disintegration event.
#534 |
Rotational period determination of fortuitous asteroids
Johana Murcia-Rocha
1
;
Camilo Delgado-Correal
2
;
Sergio Silva-Cabrera
3
1 - Orbitamautas Astronomy Group.
2 - Francisco José de Caldas District University of Bogotá.
3 - CONAHCYT - Instituto de Astronomía - UNAM.
Resumen:
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In this work, we present the results of the photometric analysis of just over a dozen asteroids whose rotational period has not been estimated, and which we consider fortuitous since they were not the primary target of the photometric observations. However, they were present in the same field of view as the main asteroid and exhibited sufficient brightness for photometric analysis.\\
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The analyzed images correspond to 23 nights during the year 2022, and were obtained from the National Astronomical Observatory of San Pedro Mártir, using the 84 cm telescope. Image processing, aperture photometry, and differential photometry were performed to calculate light curves. Subsequently, a search for the corresponding rotational period value was carried out using Fourier series analysis.
#537 |
Evaluation of the AUTOBOL algorithm withh a sample of events detected by the BOCOSUR Network in Uruguay
Alvaro Guaimare
1
;
Manuel Caldas
1
;
Gonzalo Tancredi
1
;
Juan Ballestrino
2
;
Cecilia Deandraya
2
;
Cristian Uviedo
2
;
Ignacio Ramírez
2
;
Valeria Abraham
1
;
Lucía Velasco
1
;
Lucas Barrios
1
;
Matías Hernández
1
1 - Departamento de Astronomía, Instituto de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República..
2 - Departamento de Ing. Eléctrica, Facultad de ingeniería, Universidad de la República..
Resumen:
Since 2019 we have deployed a network of stations with allsky cameras for the detection of bright meteors (fireballs). By October 2021, 6 stations were installed in the south of Uruguay, in what made up the first stage of the {\it Red de Detección de Bólidos del Cono Sur (BOCOSUR)}. These first stations were built using a Watec 902H2 CCTV camera with an Arecont vision fisheye lens (f/2.0, 1.55mm). The stations run an application developed by our group (see Caldas et al. in this conference), which detects any change in brightness in consecutive frames. While the variations persist, a short video of less than 10 seconds is recorded. In these videos you can detect animals, planes, rain, clouds, lightning or other phenomena, in addition to the fireballs that are of interest to us. Therefore, a classification should be made between videos with and without fireball. Initially a manual classification was made.
In 2022, a group of Electrical Engineering students (Ballestrino et al. 2022) developed an algorithm based on machine learning for the automatic classification of the videos, using the classification we had done as a training base. The algorithm called {\it Autobol} was developed in python, and is available at https://github.com/jpballestrino/AutoBol github.
To train the {\it Autobol} package, we used the manual classification of at $\sim 8000$ videos, where 363 of them have fireballs. The classification was made by team members, as well as high-school students and teachers that participate in the project (see Velasco et al. in this conference for a description of the training workshops).
In this poster we will present the results of applying these predictive classification models to a database of over 250,000 videos. We will present statistics on the performance of the network and the classification algorithm. References: Ballestrino, J. et al., https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/32619
Poster Group I (Mon - Wed) - F: Planetary formation and dynamics
#156 |
Random particle distribution gives rise to protostar and rings in a protoplanetary system
NICANOR POVEDA TEJADA
1
;
Nelson Vera-Villamizar
1
1 - Universidad Pedagogica y Tecnologica de Colombia.
Resumen:
It has been considered that the molecular clouds, essentially composed of hydrogen, helium and dust particles, collapse giving rise to a protostar that leaves as a remnant a circumstellar disk where planets are formed; which sweep their orbit, generating the rings observed by ALMA and DSHARP. This study shows that the formation of the protostar and rings is an effect of the random encounter of particles in space, which together with gravity leads to stellar and planetary formation. Using this paradigm, a relation is obtained to determine the interplanetary distance (e.g., Solar System), then the density function is established for a transition ring (e.g., DoAr 44), and an extension is made to describe the rings observed in protoplanetary systems (e.g., Hl-Tauri). Consequently, the obtained density function is the initial condition to computationally simulate a protostar or a protoplanetary disk.
#231 |
Dynamical characterization of the 6/1 mean motion resonance between Quaoar\textquotesingle s ring and Weywot
Adrián Rodríguez
1
;
Bruno Morgado
1
;
Nelson Callegari Jr.
2
1 - Observatório do Valongo, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
2 - Instituto de Geoci\^encias e Ci\^encias Exatas.
Resumen:
Recently, it has been reported the discovery of a dense ring around the
trans-Neptunian object 50000 Quaoar. The ring particles seem to be very
close to the 6/1 mean motion resonance with Weywot, the only known
satellite in the system. In this work we investigate the dynamical
environment in the close vicinity of the 6/1 orbital resonance in the
context of the restricted three body problem. We aim to analyze whether,
in view of observational constraints, the ring could be effectively
evolving in resonant motion with the satellite. Through the technique
of dynamical maps we identify and characterize the 6/1 mean motion
resonance, finding that the main location of the resonance deviates
by only $29$ km from the central part of the ring. This difference lies
within the 3$\sigma$ confidence level, considering the uncertainties
in the observational parameters. We also show that the Weywot's
eccentricity plays a significant role in the dynamical structure of
the 6/1 resonance. The results show that the resonance width is smaller
than the estimated ring's width. Under assumption of a ring with
eccentricity smaller than 0.05, clumping of test particles appears
at the position of the different resonant multiplets, considering
the nominal value of Weywot's eccentricity. This is in agreement with
observations, which indicate that the estimated resonance width
($\leq$ 10 km) is comparable with the narrow and dense arc of
material within Quaoar's ring. Our results may be an indicative
that the 6/1 resonance resonance plays a key role in confining
the arc ring.
#238 |
Variability of water vapor in the internal atmosphere of Mars associated with the solar activity cycle.
Johan Nicolás Molina Córdoba
1
;
Santiago Vargas Domínguez
1
;
Jorge Ivan Zuluaga
2
1 - Observatorio Astronómico Nacional, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
2 - Universidad de Antioquia.
Resumen:
The atmosphere of Mars has been the subject of study in numerous scientific investigations to understand its complex atmospheric phenomena. In this research work, we have explored the existence of an interesting relationship between the periodic oscillations of H$_2$O concentration in the Martian atmosphere and the Pectinton solar flux index in the 10.7 cm band, around the characteristic solar activity period of 11 years.
To investigate this relationship, the H$_2$O abundance data package provided by SPICAM from Mars Express was analyzed, spanning the time window from 2004 to 2018. These data were compared with solar flux records obtained from the NOAA database. The analysis was carried out by calculating the Lomb-Scargle periodogram for both signals. Although this method is commonly used in the study of star light curves, its application to planetary atmospheres has shown promise, providing results consistent with models that describe periodic variations in the atmosphere, such as seasonal changes.
To validate the effectiveness of this method, it was tested against data sets of abundances of different chemical species at various heights in the Earth's atmosphere. These data were obtained from the empirical model NRLMSISE-00 and covered a wide range of years between 1961 and 2021. The results obtained from both the terrestrial model and the data derived from SPICAM detections supported the usefulness of the method for the study of oscillatory phenomena. of long periods, such as days, months and years, that can occur in the atmosphere of a planet, or in its possible relationship with other factors.
This research work brings new insights into the atmospheric dynamics of Mars and its connection to the solar cycle, which could have significant implications for the study of other celestial bodies and for a deeper understanding of them. climatic processes in planetary environments.
#257 |
Tidal effects in resonant chains of close-in planets
Carolina Charalambous
1
;
Anne-Sophie Libert
2
1 - Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile.
2 - Universidad de Namur.
Resumen:
Transit-timing variation (TTV) is a powerful technique to infer the existence of previously undetected planets by measuring the non-periodicity of the transit times resulting from the gravitational perturbations from other planets. The TTVs also provide a way of inferring masses and eccentricities in multiple transiting systems, in particular for systems near MMRs which are subject to large TTV signals. The amplitude and period of the TTVs strongly depend on the distance to the exact commensurability and the eccentricities of the planets. These quantities are often shaped during the phase of planet-disk interactions and, to a greater extent, modified during the long-term evolution of the system. In particular, for close-in planets the tides raised by the host star provide a source of dissipation on very long timescales, placing the planets further away from the commensurabilities. In this work, we will discuss how the tidal interactions play an important role in shaping the period ratios in planetary systems with resonant chains, highlighting that the trend observed in the resonance offsets are due to the 3-planet resonant dynamics. Moreover, we will show how the tidal interactions between the planets and the central star can impact the TTVs and therefore how the TTVs could serve as a means to put constraints on the tidal history of the planetary systems. The study will focus on the Kepler-80 system, which harbor a resonant chain of four close-in planets.
#290 |
Like a wrecking ball: understanding giant planets as the key to finding Earths
Rob Wittenmyer
1
;
Alex Venner
1
;
Jonathan Horner
1
1 - University of Southern Queensland.
Resumen:
Jupiter-like planets are the key to understanding Earth-like planets.
Their presence can disrupt the orbits of inner habitable worlds, or
deliver life-sustaining water. While the search for Earth-like planets
orbiting nearby stars garners the most attention, it is critically
important to understand the presence and properties of giant planets in
those systems. In the next decade, three space missions will provide
unprecedented new opportunities for understanding the nature of these
Jupiter analogs: Gaia, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the Nancy Grace
Roman Space Telescope. We aim to take advantage of the multi-messenger
synergy of these observatories, in combination with Australia's unique
Minerva-Australis telescope array, to obtain a complete picture of the
nearest extrasolar planetary systems.
Dozens of cold giant planets are known from radial-velocity planet
searches. But their true masses remain unknown due to the limitations of
the technique. In Data Releases 4 and 5 (2024/26) the Gaia space
astrometry mission will deliver the critical measurements of 3-dimensional
architecture for these planetary systems. Combined with the minimum masses
obtained from radial velocities, we will obtain the true masses of those
planets. Our Minerva-Australis observatory is fully dedicated to
radial-velocity measurements; it is the only such facility in the Southern
hemisphere. We will use these data to better characterise nearby Jupiter
analogs for which true masses and orbital inclinations can be derived with
forthcoming Gaia data. With detailed knowledge of the properties of those
giant planets, we can model the extent to which those planets deliver
water to inner Earth analogs via comet impacts. These Jupiter analogs will
also be prime targets for direct imaging by JWST and Roman.
#342 |
Coorbital dynamics: a semi-analytical approach to study equilibrium points in resonant coorbital configurations under extreme inclination and/or eccentricity
Nicolas Pan Rivero
1
;
Tabare Gallardo
1
1 - Facultad de Ciencias, UdelaR.
Resumen:
Co-orbital orbital dynamics is really important to understand some aspects of small body populations in our Solar System. The most studied case in the literature are Jupiter Trojans. Not all planets have known coorbitals. For example, Venus, Earth and Mars have confirmed ones but their stability has been a matter of some debate in the literature.
There are several co-orbital motion types: tadpoles, horseshoes and quasi satellites.
Remember that in the classic planar circular case we only have two tadpoles which librate around +-60°, those are the ones called Trojans and are located in usually called L4 and L5 equilibrium points. It is important to notice that when the eccentricity or inclination of the secondary body grows those points change their position.
This semi-analytical approach can be used to study any resonance such as 1:1 in this case. It provides a numerically integrated Hamiltonian and equilibrium points, as well as resonance widths and periods of librations. The advantage of using this theory is that we do not have restrictions in eccentricity nor inclination except for almost circular orbits where the hypothesis of the model fails. Our objective is to test the model under extreme conditions. Using it, we have mapped the location of equilibrium points for high eccentric and/or inclination orbits and searched for possible known asteroids in the NASA Horizons catalog that match this type of orbits.
Furthermore, some problems can be modeled with this work such as pollution in white dwarf spectra. It has been proposed that post main sequence evolved small body population falling into the star due to resonant perturbations in high eccentric orbits could explain this. Also, we can apply this theory to study systems with two co-orbital planets such as the recent evidence for exoplanet system PDS 70 could indicate.
#392 |
Secular evolution of resonant planets in the elliptical coplanar case
Juan Pons
1
;
Tabaré Gallardo
1
1 - Facultad de Ciencias, UdelaR.
Resumen:
We study the secular evolution of two planets in mutual deep mean motion resonance (MMR) in the planar elliptic three body problem framework. We do not consider any restriction neither in the inner planet's eccentricity $e_1$ nor in the outer planet's eccentricity $e_2$.
The methodology used is based on a semi-analytical model that consists on calculating the averaged resonant disturbing function numerically, assuming for this that all the orbital elements (except for the mean longitudes) of both planets are constant in the resonant time scale.
In order to obtain the secular evolution inside the MMR, we make use of the adiabatic invariance principle, assuming a zero-amplitude resonant libration.
We construct two phase portraits, named $\mathcal{H}_1$ and $\mathcal{H}_2$ surfaces, in the three-dimensional spaces $(e_1, \Delta\varpi, \sigma)$ and $(e_2, \Delta\varpi, \sigma)$ where $\Delta\varpi$ is the difference between the planet's longitude of perihelia and $\sigma$ the critical angle. These surfaces, which are related through the angular moment conservation (or through the AMD conservation), allow us to find the apsidal co-rotation resonances (ACRs) and to predict the secular evolution of $e_1$, $e_2$, $\Delta\varpi$ and $\sigma$ (libration center).
While studying the 1:1, 2:1, 3:1 and 3:2 MMR we found that large excursions in eccentricity can exist in some particular cases.
We corroborate the secular variations of $e_1$, $e_2$, $\Delta\varpi$ and $\sigma$ predicted by the model comparing them with numerical integration of the exact equations of motion.
Finally, the model is applied to study the exoplanet systems HD 73526, HD 31527 and K2-19, finding interesting features in each secular evolution.
#484 |
Qualitative analysis of the evolution of planetary systems
Eduardo Verrone Sanches
1
;
Tatiana Alexandrovna Michtchenko
1
1 - Universidade de São Paulo.
Resumen:
Discoveries of extrasolar planetary systems have shown that the configuration of our Solar System is an exception to the rule given the number of systems with high relative inclinations, large eccentricities and high mass planets in orbits with periods of hours. Due to these peculiar characteristics, our goal is to understand the processes that led planetary systems to acquire such characteristics, through mutual gravitational interaction and with the proto-planetary disk. To verify the quality of the observational data and the stability of the planetary systems in periods of at least 1Myr, we use the concepts of Hill Stability (Marchal \\& Bozis (1982) and Gladman (1993)) that consider the configuration of the systems in terms of total energy and orbital angular momentum; to evaluate their secular movements we work with the construction of Representative Plans that bring with them information of the long-period behavior of the system, based only on the mass ratio of the planets and the ratio of their semi-major axes; To analyze the temporal evolution, we use the theory of semi-analytical perturbation (Michtchenko \\& Malhotra, 2004) that allows us to explore systems of high eccentricities by not working with series expansions of the Disturbing Function. We work with models that simulate the process of planetary migration (Michtchenko \\& Rodríguez, 2011), which change the orbital elements in a forced way, seeking to relate the migration trajectories with known processes, interaction of the planet with proto planetary disk, accretion of matter and tidal effects. Using the stability criteria, we selected some planetary systems to start the analysis and, after verifying their secular behavior, we started the simulations of migratory processes to understand through which configurations the system passed until arriving in the current state, considering only the variation of the total energy of the system and the orbital angular momentum.
#489 |
A local approach of planetesimal fragmentation applied to planet formation
Irina Luciana San Sebastián
1
;
Octavio Miguel Guilera
1
;
Marcelo Miguel Miller Bertolami
1
1 - Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata.
Resumen:
One of the challenges in planetary formation models is, including the main physical phenomena in that process, to explain the diverse architectures of planetary systems observed to date. The modelling of collisions and planetesimal fragmentation is key to reproducing planetary formation and evolution correctly. Depending on the particle sizes and impact velocities, these collisions may result in different outcomes, such as growth, rebound, erosion, mass transfer, fragmentation, craterization, compaction, or grinding. Our previous works show that the inclusion of a detailed model of planetesimal fragmentation, considering different compositions and relative velocities of planetesimals, may inhibit or favour the formation of giant planet cores, drastically changing the final planetary system architectures.
However, in the planetary formation global models, the detailed modelling of these processes is extremely expensive from a computational point of view. Generally, these models include the planetesimal fragmentation process locally. In this work, we study and compare a local approximation of this process that simplifies the phenomenon numerically, significantly reducing the computing time required for our simulations. We compare these results to our detailed model of planetesimal fragmentation applied to giant planet formation and contrast it with other local approximations in the literature to determine its validity.
Currently, the large amount of observational data provides us with statistical properties of the exoplanet population and constraints for planetary formation models. Population synthesis models allow us to link these properties with the physical processes that take part in the planetary formation process. For the future, our aim is to conduct a population synthesis study that includes planetesimal fragmentation into PLANETALP, our global model of planet formation.
#494 |
The AGE-PRO ALMA Survey: A glimpse into the gas evolution in protoplanetary disk
Carolina Agurto
1
;
Laura Perez
1
;
Ke Zhang
2
;
Anibal Sierra
1
;
James Miley
3
1 - Universidad de Chile.
2 - University of Wisconsin–Madison.
3 - ALMA/European Southern Observatory.
Resumen:
The fundamental question of how the gas and solids in protoplanetary disks evolve with time remains unanswered. However, the ongoing ALMA Large Program AGE-PRO (“ALMA survey of Gas Evolution in PROtoplanetary disks”) was designed to answer this question for the gas component.
AGE-PRO will trace the evolution of gas disk mass and size throughout the lifetime of disks, using a well-defined sample of 30 disks between 0.1 and 10 million years old. By studying a large sample of disks at different ages, AGE-PRO will be able to identify the key factors that drive the evolution of gas disks, and to better understand how these disks ultimately give rise to planets.
Here I present the preliminary analysis on the Upper Scorpius and Ophiuchus, the oldest and the youngest region in our sample, respectively. For Upper Scorpius we have imaged gas and continuum emission, and generated disk-integrated line fluxes and radial intensity profiles for all lines and for the continuum, in all 10 disks selected. Additionally, we have analyzed the young Ophiuchus star forming region to examine the nature of the gas rotation with CO isotopologues. We are deriving rotational profiles from the PV diagrams and the size of Keplerian disks for Class I/FS sources.
These results will establish a foundation for understanding the global structure and evolution of protoplanetary disks. This will provide essential context for future in-depth studies of planet formation processes in disks.
Poster Group I (Mon - Wed) - G: Star formation and Young Stars
#100 |
Astrochemical study of the young stellar object G29.862$-$0.0044 at core spatial scales
Naila Constanza Martinez
1
;
Sergio Paron
1
;
Damián Mast
2
;
Martín Ortega
1
;
Alberto Petriella
1
;
Cecilia Fariña
3
1 - Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio.
2 - Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba, UNC.
3 - Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias y Universidad de La Laguna.
Resumen:
To understand the processes involved in star formation, detailed studies at multiple frequencies are required. In particular, here we study the star$-$forming region G29.96$-$0.02, also known as W43$-$South, which has a young and massive stellar object called MYSO G29.862$-$0.0044 within, embedded in a hot molecular core. To investigate the physical processes involved in the formation of this object and its environment, we present in this work, an analysis of the emission of various molecular lines acquired with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) that aims to study the complex chemistry of the region. Additionally, we present new near$-$infrared and radio continuum observations obtained with the NIFS instrument at Gemini North and with the Jansky Very Large Array (JVLA), respectively, which complement the molecular observations.
#154 |
Study of Two Massive Molecular Clumps
Natacha L. Isequilla
1
;
Martin Ortega
1
;
Alejandro Marinelli
1
;
Naila C. Martinez
1
;
Sergio Paron
1
1 - Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio.
Resumen:
The study of high-mass star formation involves the characterization of massive molecular clumps at different evolutionary stages. We present the preliminary results of a sub arcsec angular resolution study of two massive molecular clumps at different evolutionary stages based on ALMA data and own JVLA observations. The clumps show evidence of fragmentation harbouring several molecular cores, some of them active. We present estimations of temperatures and masses of the cores. The results are discussed in the context of the two main high-mass stars formation models.
#176 |
A spectroscopic stellar parameters study of T Tauri Stars in the Orion Star Forming Complex – A LAMOST view
Jesús Hernández
1
;
Luisa Zamudio
2
;
Cesar Briceño
3
;
Nuria Calvet
4
;
Carlos Román
1
;
Javier Serna
1
;
Sergio Sanchez
1
;
Maria Gracia Batista
5
;
Anlly Vélez Orozco
6
;
Cesar Millan
5
;
Ezequiel Manzo
1
;
Lucia Adame
1
1 - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Astronomía.
2 - Boston University.
3 - Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory NSF s NOIRLab.
4 - University of Michigan.
5 - Universidad de los Andes.
6 - Universidad de Antioquia.
Resumen:
We present a spectroscopic analysis of T Tauri stars (TTSs) observed mainly with the wide field Chinese multifiber spectrograph LAMOST in the Orion Star forming Complex. Based on GAIA DR3 data, we selected stars with proper motions and parallaxes expected for TTSs belonging to the young associations of the complex. We perform a spectroscopic analysis to obtain spectral types and measure the equivalent widths of Li I and Halpha to confirm the youth of the stars and estimate the accretion status. We also estimate extinctions, masses, and ages for the studied sample using different evolutionary models. These results are used for characterizing several stellar kinematic groups detected using clustering algorithms and the locations, proper motions, and parallaxes of the samples (HDBSCAN). Our study supports that the star forming scenario in the Orion OB1 association is more complex than the traditional spatial temporal scenario, in which a generation of stars triggers the formation of a new spatially differentiated generation of stars (Hernandez et al., 2023). Using machine learning methods, the TTSs confirmed spectroscopically in this study are used as a training sample of classifiers designed to automatically detect and characterize low-mass young stars in the entire LAMOST database. The derived stellar parameters are crucial in other ongoing studies related to the early evolution of protoplanetary disks, stellar rotation, and magnetic activity.
#211 |
Investigating the Starspot Paradigm in T Tauri Stars.
Facundo Pérez Paolino
1
;
Lynne Hillenbrand
2
;
Jeff Bary
1
;
Madison Markham
1
1 - Colgate University.
2 - California Institute of Technology.
Resumen:
Accurate age and mass determinations for the youngest stars are crucial for understanding Pre-Main-Sequence star-disk evolution and planet formation. This most important task has proven difficult, as these systems are characterized by strong magnetic fields that lead to significant magnetically-driven phenomena like starspots, flares, and the channeling of both inflowing and outflowing material. Due to the fully convective interiors of the youngest stars and these strong magnetic fields, the large-scale suppression of convection is possible in low-mass stars, leading to starspots covering large fractions of their surfaces. A number of observed phenomena support this: spectral type mismatches between optically determined and infrared spectral types, color differences with main sequence stars, radius inflation, large age spreads for stars in the same cluster, and periodic photometric variability.
In the context of these struggles, we present results from multi-epoch near-infrared spectroscopy to characterize the spot-behavior of 32 T-Tauri Stars in Taurus-Auriga. We constructed composite models of spotted stars by combining BTSettl-CIFIST atmospheres to represent the spots and the photosphere along with accretion and disk continua. Using a Markov-Chain Monte-Carlo algorithm, we find the best-fit spot and photospheric temperatures, spot filling factors, as well as disk and accretion filling factors. This methodology allowed us to reproduce the 0.75-2.40 micron stellar spectra for all of our targets, disentangling the complicated multi-component emission. For a subset of the targets, fitting multi-epoch data spanning an entire stellar rotation, we are able to correlate K2 photometry with spectral variability on rotational timescales. Combining spot-corrected effective temperatures and Gaia distances, we calculate luminosities and use the Stellar Parameters of Tracks with Starspots (SPOTS) models to derive corrected masses and ages for our sample of stars. A proper treatment of starspots in young stars will be crucial to further refine our understanding of the earliest stages of stellar evolution.
#311 |
The IMF in Orion OB1b from $0.05M_\odot$ to $8M_\odot$ \\ using public surveys
Rodrigo Cabral-Fontes
1
;
Juan José Downes
1
1 - Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo.
Resumen:
The initial mass function (IMF) is one of the main results of the star
formation process and a fundamental quantity for many branches of astrophysics. The Orion complex is one of the most studied star-forming regions composed of several sub-regions including stars and brown dwarfs in a wide mass range, with ages spanning from $\sim1$ to $\sim10$ Myr and distances around 400 pc.
Particularly, the slightly evolved populations such as 25 Ori in Orion OB1a,
$\sigma$ Ori in Orion OB1b and Collinder 69 in $\lambda$ Ori also show low
extinctions which makes them a perfect laboratory for robust determinations
of the IMF from massive stars down to the planetary mass domain. In this work,
we determine the system IMF of stellar and sub-stellar overdensities belonging to the Orion OB1b sub-region in a mass range from $0.05M_\odot$ to $8M_\odot$. The candidate members were selected
independently for different stellar mass ranges according to their distribution in color-magnitude diagrams and/or kinematics diagrams made based on Pan-STARRS DR1 photometry and Gaia DR3 photometry, proper motions, parallaxes and radial velocities.
Additionally, we corrected the resulting distributions by the expected contamination from field stars and the biases affecting the observable quantities, using spectroscopically confirmed members from literature as a control sample. We present the comparison of the resulting IMF with those previously
known for other Orion sub-regions, focusing on the similarities of the
IMF in the solar neighborhood and the predictions from low-mass stars
and brown dwarf formation models.
#317 |
Signaling star formation in metal-poor dwarf galaxies: massive stars in Leo A.
Maria Jose Chavolla
1
1 - Universidad de las Americas Puebla.
Resumen:
Massive stars are those that are born with an initial mass greater than 8 solar masses. Due to their short lives, these stars die in massive explosions known as supernovae, thus becoming a major source of chemical enrichment in galaxies. The study of these stars plays a fundamental role in understanding cosmic history and is essential for modeling the evolution of primitive galaxies. However, the observation of massive stars with low metallicity presents difficulties, since galaxies with very low metal content are at a distance greater than 1 Mpc. In this study, we aim to provide insights into low metallicity stars, in order to interpret the first stars in the Universe. To achieve this, we will work with spectroscopic observations of massive stars located in Leo A. Leo A is an isolated, gas-rich, irregular dwarf galaxy with low stellar mass and metallicity ($\sim$ 1/20 $Z_{\odot}$) that lies on the outskirts of our Local Group. Through spectroscopic classification, we will be able to identify the observed stars as massive stars and obtain an initial estimate of their stellar parameters. In this poster, we present the data reduction process and the first results of the spectroscopic study of massive stars in the Leo A galaxy. The observations were carried out using the OSIRIS instrument of the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) in multi-object mode.
#500 |
Small-scale dust structures in Taurus Transition Disks around low mass stars
Marie M. Rodriguez S.
1
1 - Universidad de Chile.
Resumen:
Transition disks are a well-suited class of disks to witness the signatures of planet formation and evolution, particularly when observed at few-au resolution. At low-resolution, they appear as a single wide ring around a dust-depleted cavity. This ring indicates that mm-sized dust is trapped in the outer disk, but it is impossible to establish their complexity and the presence of substructure inside the cavity when transition disks are are barely resolved. Thus, the prevalence and properties of transition disk substructures, and of the potential planetary systems shaping them, is yet unknown.
In the Taurus Star Forming Region (1-3 Myr) using ALMA data at 230 GHz and 12CO J = 2-1 spectral line emission we characterize substructures at few-au (~40mas) and constrain the type of planet(s) that shape the cavity in transition disks with planet-disk interaction models of the transitional disks around low mass pre-main sequence stars UX Tau, LkHa 330, CIDA 9, MHO6 and IP Tau.
Poster Group I (Mon - Wed) - G: Variable stars and Transients
#166 |
A New Family of SNe that Do Not Follow the Relation to Measure Distances with Type Ia SNe as Standard Candles
Jonathan Pineda-García
1
1 - Universidad Andres Bello.
Resumen:
The Phillips relation is an empirical relationship between the peak luminosity and decline rate of Type Ia supernovae. This relation provides a powerful tool for measuring distances to distant galaxies and for probing the expansion history of the Universe. The relationship indicates that brighter SN decline more slowly than fainter ones, and therefore, their light curves have a broader peak. This correlation is thought to be due to the fact that brighter supernovae have more massive progenitor stars, which produce more radioactive nickel during the explosion, leading to a slower decline in luminosity. Despite its usefulness, the precise physical mechanism that underlies the Phillips relation is still a subject of active research. However, there are some objects that do not follow this relation. Because, if the number of this SNe increases could be dramatic for the concepts already established. We present two new SNe that do not follow this relation and have specific spectroscopic features at nebular phases that can lead some hints of the explosion mechanisms. For this reason is important subclassify them as a new family of type Ia SNe.
#208 |
New evidence for a black hole in the X-ray binary system Swift J1910.2-0546
Jesus Corral-Santana
1
1 - European Southern Observatory (ESO).
Resumen:
Swift J1910.2-0546 is a transient X-ray binary discovered in 2012 when the system was detected in an outburst episode. During that state, it showed the typical behaviour found in systems harbouring black holes although the nature of the compact object has not been established since.
In this contribution we show a comprehensive study of Swift J1910-2-0546 using optical outburst (obtained with the INT and NOT) and quiescence data (obtained with GTC and VLT), obtaining that the donor star is later than ~G2V. We also establish constraints to the orbital period (4.6 kpc) which, together with the lack of double peak emission lines (suggesting an inclination < 35 deg) and the radial velocity estimates obtained from the H$\alpha$ line in quiescence, support the presence of a black hole in the system.
#245 |
Cepheid pulsation mode identification via unsupervised machine learning
Santiago Henao Castellanos
1
;
Alejandro García
1
1 - Universidad de los Andes.
Resumen:
The Period-Luminosity relation of Cepheid variable stars is an essential tool for measuring distances in our Universe. As such, further understanding of the pulsation of Cepheids would allow for a better calibration of the extragalactic distance ladder. Being the result of the internal processes of these stars, Cepheid pulsations are not expected to be harmonic; several overtones could be excited within the star. As the overtones displace the star position in the Period-Luminosity diagram, the mixing of pulsation modes for a Cepheid population will result in an error on the calculated distance modulus.
The complexity of the Cepheids light curves makes the use of a Fourier series fit inadequate, and different templates have been developed to better capture the pulsation shape. Using the available OGLE data from the Magellanic Clouds as our testing scenario, we use the fit parameters as the features for an unsupervised machine learning model to identify the pulsation modes present in each Cepheid. Then we compare the different models to see which template performs better at this identification.
#296 |
Exploring Star Cluster through Eclipsing Binary members
Luciana V. Gramajo
1
;
Tali Palma
1
;
Dante Minniti
2
;
Juan J. Claria
1
1 - OAC-UNC.
2 - UNAB.
Resumen:
Eclipsing binary stars, constituting approximately 70% of our Galaxy's stellar population, play a crucial role in our understanding of star cluster systems, offering unique insights into their formation, evolution, and stellar composition.
In this study, we conducted an extensive investigation of eclipsing binary candidates in a specific near-infrared window using the VVV Survey (tile d040). Our primary focus was to explore the potential membership of these binaries within star clusters in the same region. Eclipsing binaries are of great significance as they offer a valuable means to estimate the distance and additional properties of their associated stellar groups, and vice versa. By analyzing Gaia DR3 and VVV databases, we thoroughly examined the structure, kinematics, and photometry of the identified star clusters, aiming to uncover any possible connections with the studied binaries and other previously identified binary systems in the same fields. This work presents our preliminary findings on cluster membership and characterizations, providing crucial insights into the intricate interplay between binary systems and star clusters.
#395 |
Inferring the production rate of intermediate-age RR Lyrae stars using Magellanic Clusters
Bolivia Cuevas Otahola
1
;
Cecilia Mateu
2
;
Gustavo Bruzual
3
;
Fabiola Hernandez Perez
4
;
Gladis Magris
5
;
Ivan Cabrera Ziri
6
1 - Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla.
2 - Universidad de la Republica.
3 - Instituto de Radioastronomia y Astrofisica.
4 - Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón.
5 - Centro de Investigaciones de Astronomia.
6 - Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg.
Resumen:
Variable stars are vital in establishing the cosmic distance ladder. In particular, RR Lyrae stars (RRLs) are considered standard candles due to the relations they follow between their luminosities, metallicities, and pulsation periods. RRLs have been historically considered as tracers of old populations (older than 10 Gyr). However, recent studies in the field of the Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds (Sarbadhicary et al. 2021, Iorio and Belokurov et al. 2021) suggest the existence of RRLs in intermediate-age populations (1-8 Gyr). The existence of intermediate-age RRLs challenges our understanding as they cannot be accounted for by stellar evolution models of isolated stars, making binary evolution the prime suspect to explain their existence.
Our goal in this work is to look for direct evidence of the existence of these stars by looking for RRLs in intermediate-age clusters. To this aim, we establish an inference model intended to estimate the membership probability of RRLs from the Gaia DR3 and OGLE catalogs to massive intermediate-age stellar clusters in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. Because the expected rate of production of these stars in any individual cluster is expected to be small, we combine the data for many clusters to infer the production rate of RRLs per unit mass in a given age range. We obtain a production rate of $\sim$10 RRLs per $10^5$ Msun for old clusters (>8 Gyr), in accordance with observations in Milky Way globular clusters, and infer a rate of $\sim < 2$ RRLs per $10^5$ Msun for intermediate-age (1-8 Gyr) clusters. Our method also allows us to build a list of RRLs with a high membership probability to intermediate-age clusters, which will require spectroscopic follow-up to confirm their membership to the clusters, and therefore confirm robustly and directly the occurrence of these stars in intermediate-age populations.
#479 |
Early-time observations of type II supernovae
Keila Ertini
1
;
Gastón Folatelli
1
;
Joseph Anderson
2
1 - Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata.
2 - European Southern Observatory.
Resumen:
Type II supernovae (SNe) are the most common terminal stellar explosion in the Universe. With SNe being detected now within days after explosion, there is growing evidence that type II SNe show signs of interaction with a confined, dense cirumstellar material (CSM) in the first few days post explosion. In this work we aim to bridge the gap between single SN studies showing early-time interaction in their spectra, and the statistical studies of early-time SN light curves. We present a sample of 70 type II SNe with both early photometric data, obtained with the ATLAS survey, and spectroscopic data, obtained with the ePESSTO+ collaboration. We present an analysis of the light curves and spectra, with the extraction of parameters that help us constrain the frequency and effects of the interaction with a dense CSM. In addition, we present correlations between the extracted parameters during the first days to weeks post SN explosion.
#553 |
Detecting Variable stars in Ultra Faint Dwarves without filters: The case of Reticulum II
Heinz Frelijj
1
;
Christian Moni Bidin
1
1 - Universidad Católica del Norte.
Resumen:
Several satellites of our Milky Way have been discovered in the last decades, adding them to those twelve known for long time ago. Most of these newly discovered satellites could not be found before due to their extremely low luminosity, now known as Dwarf Spheroidals (dSph's) and Ultra faint dwarfs (UFDs).
These systems are most dominated by dark matter, and they are key to explore a large variety of topics. Unfortunately, most UFDs are not suitable for extensive analysis due to the scarcity of bright stars. The available color-magnitude diagrams (CMD) of these systems are poorly populated and do not reach the sub-giant branch level in most of the cases. Their key parameters are thus derived from isochrone fits that are uncertain and degenerate in the three input parameters of age, metallicity, and distance.
Our principal aim is to detect RR Lyrae variable stars, which have been found in all dSph’s studied so far. In fact, their well-known period-luminosity relation makes them ideal distance indicators for old stellar populations. The discovery of even one such star would fix the distance much better than what can be done through isochrone fit, improving measures such as luminosity and size, and allowing a better estimate of age and metallicity, among other benefits.
We are probing a new method to detect the RR-lyrae stars of the UFDs that is to observe them directly, without any filter. Our aim is to successfully deal with all the issues that involves using this method to detect variable stars, such as the lack of standard stars, leading to magnitude dependencies in color and/or airmass, among others. If we are successful, we will be able to find variable stars in UFDs using only a 1-m telescope, giving new life to these increasingly forgotten telescopes.
Poster Group I (Mon - Wed) - G: Stellar Populations
#163 |
Open clusters under the nIR lense
Karla Peña Ramírez
1
;
Sebastián Ramírez Alegría
1
;
André-Nicolás Chené
2
;
Leigh Smith
3
;
Philip Lucas
4
;
Dante Minniti
5
1 - Universidad de Antofagasta.
2 - Gemini Observatory.
3 - University of Cambridge.
4 - University of Hertfordshire.
5 - Universidad Andrés Bello.
Resumen:
With the advent of Gaia and its consequent releases, the open cluster characterization in our Galaxy has made a step forward regarding quality and coverage.
Nevertheless, there is still much room for improvement in highly extincted regions, crowded areas, and in the Galactic disc. In this talk, I will present our recent results on open cluster characterization. We simultaneously combined optical and nIR photometrical and astrometrical information, merging data from the Gaia and VVV surveys. We have employed different types of machine learning clustering algorithms to achieve various purposes in the realm of open cluster science. For the studied clusters, with ages in the $\sim$ 20 $-$1900 Myr range, we report an average increase of $\sim$45$\%$ in new member candidates in our sample. The data-driven selection approach of cluster members makes our catalog a valuable resource for testing stellar evolutionary models and assessing the cluster low-to- intermediate-mass populations.
#288 |
Internal structure of open clusters with close companions
Tali Palma
1
;
Valeria Coenda
2
;
Gustavo Baume
3
;
Carlos Feinstein
3
;
Celeste Parisi
2
1 - OAC - UNC.
2 - IATE, OAC - UNC.
3 - IALP, UNLP.
Resumen:
Our project aims to analyze the alteration and evolution of the internal structure of open clusters that are part of a binary or multiple systems. For this, we have assembled a homogeneous sample of open clusters, comprising both single and multiple systems, with membership probabilities of stars within these clusters obtained from previous catalogs, using Gaia astrometric and photometric databases. To quantify the structural parameters of the clusters in our sample, we employ the “minimum spanning tree” technique, which allows us to gain valuable insights into the cluster’s internal structure. Our purpose is to shed light on the intricate processes that shape these stellar systems, by examining the dynamical evolution of binary and multiple open clusters. In this talk, we will discuss the preliminary results of our ongoing investigation.
#471 |
Ca triplet metallicities and velocities for 12 globular clusters toward the galactic bulge
Doug Geisler
1
;
Celeste Parisi
2
;
Bruno Dias
3
;
Sandro Viallanova
4
;
Franceso Mauro
5
;
Ivo Saviane
6
;
Roger Cohen
7
;
Christian Moni Bidin
5
;
Dante Minniti
8
1 - ULS.
2 - IATE-OAC.
3 - UTA.
4 - UdeC.
5 - UCN.
6 - ESO.
7 - Rutgers.
8 - UNAB.
Resumen:
We used near infrared low resolution spectroscopy with the FORS2 instrument on the VLT to measure the equivalent widths of the CaII triplet (CaT) lines for a number of stars per cluster. We derived radial velocities, ascertained membership, and applied known calibrations to determine metallicities for cluster members, for a mean of 11 members per cluster. We derive mean cluster RV values to 3 km/s, and mean metallicities to 0.05 dex. We find general good agreement with previous determinations for both metallicity and velocity. On average, our metallicities are 0.07 dex more metal rich than those of Harris (2010, arXiv:1012.3224), with a standard deviation of the difference of 0.25 dex. Our sample has metallicities between -0.21 and -1.64, and the values are distributed between the traditional metal rich BGC peak near [Fe/H] -0.5 and a more metal-poor peak around [Fe/H] -1.1, which has recently been identified. These latter are candidates for the oldest GCs in the Galaxy, if blue horizontal branches are present, and include BH 261, NGC 6401, NGC 6540, NGC 6642, and Terzan 9. Finally, Terzan 10 is even more metal poor. However, dynamically, Terzan 10 is likely an intruder from the halo, possibly associated with the Gaia-Enceladus or Kraken accretion events. Terzan 10 is also confirmed as an Oosterhoff type II GC based on our results.
#475 |
Recharacterization of open clusters in optical and near-infrared wavelengths using machine learning methods
Daniela Barrios López
1
;
Karla Peña Ramírez
1
1 - Universidad de Antofagasta.
Resumen:
In recent years, there has been a major revolution in the open clusters field. With the numerous attempts to characterize them using different techniques and clustering models in the optical and infrared domain, we currently have a mixture of results that make it challenging to analyze the true structure of certain clusters and understand their evolutionary history.
We propose implementing a single method, an artificial neural network, with members from different methodologies and wavelengths. Initially, we selected one cluster: NGC5269 using optical/infrared photometric and astrometric data from Gaia DR3 and VVV/VIRAC2 surveys. The selected cluster has a particular “blob" in the reddest part of its stellar sequence. After re-identification, I will present the preliminary results on the revisited cluster sequence on different parameter spaces, its radial velocity and distance distributions, age assessment, and cluster radial profile. Complementary, with the study of the available spectroscopic information of some of the cluster members, we expect to shed light on the real nature of the “blob” on the cluster sequence. In this talk, I will also discuss how the results contribute to the possibility of establishing a cluster membership assessment that mixes different machine learning methods.
Poster Group I (Mon - Wed) - H: ISM
#030 |
BETIS: Bidimensional Exploration of the warm-Temperature Ionized gaS
Raúl González Díaz
1
;
Fabián Rosales Ortega
1
;
Lluís Galbany
2
1 - Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica.
2 - Instituto de Ciencias del Espacio.
Resumen:
Entender la relación entre los procesos de formación estelar y el medio interestelar (ISM) es un
paso clave para discernir la complejidad en la historia de evolución de las galaxias. Un problema
en este aspecto ha sido entender la naturaleza e importancia de los procesos de retroalimentación
(feedback) en los cuales estrellas masivas depositan energía en el medio interestelar a través
de fotoionización, vientos estelares y supernovas. Este mecanismo de feedback afecta el estado
físico y dinámico del ISM y por lo tanto tiene influencia en la tasa y distribución de formación
estelar de las galaxias.
En este contexto, la existencia de una componente templada e ionizada del ISM que se
distribuye de manera omnipresente en los discos de galaxias ha sido conocida por décadas, tanto
en nuestra Galaxia como en fuentes extragalácticas . A esta componente se le denomina gas ionizado difuso (DIG).
En este trabajo definimos una muestra de 265 galaxias observadas con el instrumento MUSE IFS del telescopio VLT-8.1m para realizar un estudio espectral y
análisis espacial del DIG, para explorar las distribuciones de las especies de baja ionización [OIII], [OI], [NII] y [SII] en los regímenes DIG a lo largo de los planos galácticos, así como discernir los diferentes mecanismos de ionización que resultan en este gas. Creamos una metodología basada en la creación de mapas de líneas de emisión a partir de los cubos de datos MUSE después de realizar una síntesis de poblaciones estelares a cada spaxel. También elaboramos un método de binning adaptativo para aumentar la relación señal-ruido de las líneas más débiles, como
[OIII], [OI] y [SII]. Probamos esta metodología utilizando una submuestra de la muestra BETIS que consiste en 7 galaxias diferentes.
#109 |
The nature of the enigmatic highly-variable high-mass Class I young stellar object Mol 12. What we know so far
Mauricio Tapia
1
1 - Instituto de Astronomia, UNAM, Ensenada, Mexico.
Resumen:
Since the discovery, five years ago, of large amplitude light variations, the high-mass Class I young stellar object (HMYSO) Mol 12 (IRAS05373+2349) has been observed extensively. The object is at a distance of 1.6 kpc, reddened by at least Av =15, and has a total luminosity of around two thousand Lo. It drives a bipolar outflow, which excites a number shocked knots of molecular hydrogen emission. Mol 12 exhibits variations of more than 6 magnitudes in the J band (1.25 microns) that suggest a series of eclipses by dust structures Results and analyses of the detailed monitoring of the capricious behaviour of Mol12 from the red to mid-infrared wavelengths will be presented. The new data includes detailed light curves, as well as medium-resolution spectroscopy. The effects of the protoplanetary disc dominates the emission in this range. The physical conditions and evolutionary status will be discussed.
#127 |
G353.41 protocluster: $N_2$H$^+$ dense gas kinematics of a collapsing star forming region.
Rodrigo Álvarez-Gutiérrez
1
;
Amelia Stutz
1
1 - Universidad de Concepción.
Resumen:
The ALMA-IMF Large Program mapped 15 dense, massive ($2-32\times
10^{3}$~M$_{\odot}$), and ``typical" Milky Way protoclusters down at
matched physical resolution of 2~kAU. Here we present N$_2$H$^+$
dense gas kinematic analysis of the G353.41 protocluster, with a mass
of 2500~M$_{\odot}$ over 1.7~pc$^2$. To simplify the N$_2$H$^+$ line
profile we extract the isolated hyperfine line component for kinematic
analysis. We model this single line with up to 3 Gaussian components
to constrain the kinematics of the dense gas immediately associated with
star formation.
The velocity components are well separated, most of the 1.3
mm-detected cores are located in subregions with 2 to 3 components,
indicating kinematic complexity even at $\sim$ 2~kAU scales. Other
core velocity tracers match the N$_2$H$^+$ velocities, indicating that the
cores are still kinematically coupled to the maternal dense gas.
The intensity-weighted position-velocity (PV) diagram shows 9 obvious
``V-shaped" converging velocity gradients (Figure A: top right panel)
on $\sim$~small scales. These gradients have timescales of
$\sim$67~kyr. This is short compared to the free fall time
t$_{ff}\,=\,\,0.21$~Myr of the cloud, but large compared to the mean
t$_{ff}\,=\,\sim$13~kyr of cores.
We derive core mass accretion rates for the V-shapes. The values, in
the range of 0.3~-~12.4~$\times~10^{-4}$~M$_{\odot}$~yr$^{-1}$, are
consistent with literature values.
The traditional PV diagram highlights the large-scale velocity
structures in this region (Figure B: background emission map). We
create a simple model of an infalling sphere, with a power law density
profile. Its PV diagram matches the large scale structure present in
the data (Figure B: gray shaded area), indicating that this
protocluster is collapsing under gravity.
From the large and small scale features, we conclude that cores form
concurrently with the large-scale collapse in gas-dominated
protoclusters, and required a time in the order of $\sim$~70~kyr to build up their
mass (short compared to the $\sim$~500~kyr protostar lifetime).
#145 |
Dense gas kinematics in the massive G351.77 protocluster: ALMA-IMF Large Program observations of N$_2$H$^+$
Nicolás Antonio Sandoval Garrido
1
;
Amelia Stutz
1
1 - Universidad de Concepción.
Resumen:
The ALMA-IMF Large Program observed 15 massive protoclusters in two bands (1.3 and 3 mm), capturing multiple line, and continuum emission (e.g., Ginsburg et al. 2021; Motte et al. 2021). Here we study the massive filamentary protocluster G351.77, located at a distance of $\sim$ 2 kpc (Reyes et al. submitted). We trace the dense gas emission and kinematics via the N$_2$H$^{+}$ (1-0) line. To recover the emission, the 12M and 7M arrays were both combined and reduced to then be feathered with Total Power data, obtaining an image that captures the N$_2$H$^{+}$ emission over the protocluster and down to 2 kAU scales.
The N$_2$H$^{+}$ hyperfine line profile is modeled with PySpecKit, fitting two velocity components, obtaining the Excitation temperature, Optical depth, Centroid velocity and Line width for each velocity component.
In combination with the optical depth and an H$_2$ column density map derived from the 1.3 mm band, we estimated the N$_2$H$^{+}$ relative abundance $\sim$ (3.192 $\pm$ 0.813) $\times$ $10^{-10}$. We estimated a total mass of $\sim$ 864 $\pm$ 220 M$_{\odot}$.
By examining the position-velocity diagrams at small scales, we observe infall signatures associated with 1.3 mm cores. In some cases, similar signatures were observed without related cores, suggesting the existence of cores below the 1.3 mm detection limits. The most prominent v-shape has an average of mass accretion rate $\sim$ 2.035 $\times$ $10^{-4}$ M$_{\odot}$/yr and an average timescale $\sim$ 18.67 kyr.
The position-velocity diagram on large scales shows that the mother filament is separated into two velocity components in the protocluster. Most cores are found to be associated with the more blue-shifted sub-filament.
Our analysis reveals that multiple velocity components pervade the protocluster, indicating kinematic complexity in the dense gas. Cores seem to prefer one velocity component of the gas, and their mass buildup timescales are $\sim$ 33 kyr.
#175 |
Molecular gas in low metallicity galaxies
Monica Rubio
1
1 - Universidad de Chile.
Resumen:
Stars form in molecular clouds. These clouds are dense concentrations of H2 that are traditionally traced in external galaxies using transitions of CO or other, more complex molecules. CO observations in low metallicity systems are elusive as CO emission is weak and the low abundance of Carbon and dust prevents the shielding of the molecule from photo dissociation. Tracers of recent star formation, such as Halfa or far-ultraviolet (FUV) emission, show that most dwarfs contain young stars and star clusters, but CO observations often yield only upper limits. Recent observations suggest that molecular clouds traced by CO in the metal-poor ISM are small and the intense UV interstellar radiation fields (ISRFs) these unshielded environments at least partially photo-dissociate CO, thus eroding the clouds.
Models predict that low metallicity galaxies have large reservoirs of CO-dark molecular gas and high CO-to-H2 conversion factors to compensate for the missing CO.
We will review the latest results of the molecular cloud properties obtained with ALMA of star-forming regions at the lowest metallicities dwarf galaxies from the SMC (0.2 Zo) to WLM (0.1Zo). These studies provide key insights into the star formation process at low metallicities and are fundamental to understand the star formation at early times in the Universe.
#333 |
Spectroscopic characterization of new planetary nebulae and symbiotic stars from VPHAS+ and AllWISE
Giovanna Liberato
1
;
Denise R. Gonçalves
1
;
Luis A. Gutierrez-Soto
2
;
Stavros Akras
3
;
Belén Mari
1
;
Mateus Dias Ribeiro
1
;
Marco Laversveiler
1
;
Vasiliki Fragkou
1
;
Jackeline S. Rechy-García
1
1 - Valongo Observatory.
2 - Institute of Astrophysics La Plata.
3 - National Observatory of Athens.
Resumen:
Planetary nebulae (PNe) and symbiotic stars (SySts) offer crucial insights for understanding the late-stage stellar evolution of low and intermediate-mass stars. A significant aspect worth highlighting is that the former play an important role in the chemical evolution of the Galaxy, while the latter seem to be connected to the formation of type Ia supernovae. Currently, about 3,500 PNe and 300 SySts are known in the Milky Way, which shows a discrepancy of one order of magnitude with their expected number based on population synthesis calculations. This study aims to contribute towards the identification of new PNe and SySts in the Galaxy, reducing the discrepancy between the numbers of known and estimated objects and validating candidate selection methods.
For this purpose, we utilize optical magnitudes from VPHAS+ and infrared magnitudes from AllWISE catalogs to apply novelty color criteria to select candidates. In order to confirm their nature, optical spectroscopic observations are carried out using the SOAR telescope.
So far, we selected PN and SySt candidates and performed the observations of 10 PN and 3 SySt candidates. The results demonstrate that the new selection criteria, which combine optical and infrared data, have proven highly effective in identifying strong emission-line objects. The newly confirmed PNe and SySts as well as their spectroscopic properties will be shown in this presentation.
#369 |
Astrochemical analysis of the nuclear and extranuclear environments of galaxies in the local universe
Yahira Mendoza Moncada
1
;
Diana Paula Andrade
1
;
Karín Menéndez-Delmestre
1
;
Rayssa Guimarães Silva
1
1 - Observatório do Valongo.
Resumen:
Building upon previous research on the emission of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the mid-infrared (mid-IR), the present work studies a sample of 28 local galaxies (D $\lesssim$ 30Mpc) from the Spitzer Survey of Near-infrared Galaxies (SINGS). All objects show optical signatures of an active galaxy nucleus (AGN), and PAHs are also detected. The sample covers 28 nuclear regions, one for each galaxy, and 40 extranuclear regions corresponding to some galaxies. Molecules in each region were identified by fitting them with the NASA Ames PAH IR Spectroscopic Database (PAHdb). The molecules present were categorized into families based on their composition: PAH, amorphous (molecules that contain only carbon in their formula), Polycyclic Aromatic Nitrogenous Hydrocarbons (PANH), and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons with heteroatom (any atom other than hydrogen, carbon, or nitrogen). With this categorization, it is easy to notice, in general, that PAHs and amorphous ones, such as C24, have the highest flux contribution in the studied regions. Also, the C24 molecule has a remarkable contribution to the flux of some galaxies. In this preliminary study, when categorizing the molecules considering only the nuclear region, it is possible to notice that the percentage of PAH is predominant in most of the galaxies, while the amorphous ones predominate in the others. The percentages of PANH and heteroatom change little or nothing between the nuclear and extranuclear regions. The next goal of the research is to determine what conditions are causing the different flux contribution of each family of molecules depending on the environment. In addition, laboratory studies using the C24 molecule and PAHs with 24 carbon atoms will be carried out using the techniques of time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS) and infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), to verify the stability and the pathways of break-down of these species under radiation field.
#490 |
The control of the radial cold HI mass fraction by velocity dispersion and magnetic field
Adriana Gazol
1
;
Francisco I. García Torres
1
1 - IRyA, UNAM.
Resumen:
The cold to total HI ratio in the Galactic plane seems to remain approximately constant for galactocentric radius, $R_G$, between $\sim 10$ and $\sim 20$ kpc, despite the differences in physical conditions. In order to explore the possible role of radial variations of the velocity dispersion and the mean magnetic field on the radial control of the cold HI gas fraction, we use numerical simulations with cooling functions adapted to model HI gas at $R_G$ equal to 8.5, 11, 15 and 18 kpc. Models with different velocity dispersions mean magnetic field and forcing scales are analyzed. We find that, for the values of $R_G$ we consider, the combined effect of radial magnetic field variations and forcing scale is enough to maintain the cold HI mass fraction approximately constant between 11 and 18 kpc.
#495 |
Magnetic flux transport in the turbulent interstellar medium
Camila Naomi Koshikumo'
1
;
Reinaldo' Santos de Lima
1
1 - Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas da Universidade de São Paulo.
Resumen:
Turbulence and magnetic fields are components of our Galaxy’s interstellar medium and are tightly interconnected through complex plasma processes. In particular, the magnetic flux transport in the presence of magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence in molecular clouds is an essential factor for understanding different processes involved in star formation. The theory of turbulent Reconnection Diffusion (RD), predicts the dependence of the effective diffusion coefficient of the magnetic field with the Mach Alfvénic number $M_A$ (which is the ratio between the turbulent velocity and the local Alfvén velocity). However, the current RD theory does not take into account the effects of compressibility which should be important in the regime of supersonic MHD turbulence present in molecular clouds. Therefore, we aim to determine, with 3D MHD turbulence simulations, the dependence of the magnetic flux in different regimes of compressible turbulence, characterized by different sonic Mach numbers $M_S$. In order to measure the diffusion of the magnetic field in the simulations, we analyze the temporal statistics of the tracer particles' velocity to obtain their diffusion rate. Our results confirm the RD hypothesis of the correspondence of the magnetic field lines’ diffusion with the fluid Lagrangian particles' diffusion. Nonetheless, the incompressible turbulence is shown to behave as predicted by RD theory: the presence of a strong magnetic field suppresses the diffusion and, therefore, $D \propto M^3_A$. In our compressible simulations, the RD efficiency seems to increase when the turbulence is supersonic, with $D \propto M^1_A$ in our simulations with $M_S = 3$. This quantitative characterization of the effective diffusion coefficient is important for modeling protostellar disk formation in turbulent molecular clouds and for the evaluation of the efficiency of this transport process when compared to other mechanisms, for instance Ambipolar Diffusion.
#523 |
Revealing dense gas kinematics in the G012.80 protocluster
Javiera Salinas
1
;
Amelia Stutz
1
1 - Universidad de Concepción.
Resumen:
We study the dense N$_2$H$^+$ (1-0) gas in the nearby massive (1.7 x 10$^3$ M$_{\odot}$) protocluster G012.80, located at a distance = 2.4 kpc. G12 was observed as part of the ALMA-IMF large program (Motte et al., 2022). Here we integrated the N$_2$H$^+$ line with different complementary lines (H41$\alpha$, SiO, C$^{18}$O, and dense core catalogs). G12 exhibits a plane-of-the-sky swirling structure in N$_2$H$^+$, with H41$\alpha$ emission at the center where N$_2$H$^+$ is absent. We model the blended N$_2$H$^+$ hyperfine lines, and our analysis revealed that G12 is dominated by multiple velocity components. Interestingly, the structures associated with two velocity components are mostly correlated with SiO emission. We identified strong velocity gradients in the intensity-weighted position-velocity (PV) diagrams, primarily related to the two velocity component emission. These gradients correspond to timescales of approximately 2 - 0.06 Myr, with even shorter timescales observed near the protocluster center. The PV structures exhibit twisting and turning patterns connected to the main N2H+ filaments on small scales (~2 kAU), which seem to be associated with core accretion. Additionally, we discovered a potential signature of rotation in the northern part of G12, traced mostly in a single velocity component, with an absence of detected cores potentially indicating youth. To analyze this rotation signature, we combine column density estimates for the region with the velocity field in order to create a mass map and determine the forces related to rotation (gravitational and centripetal). Our next steps involve analysis of this rotation signature and to create mass profiles in the southern part of G12 where the current N(H$_2$) data is well detected.
#608 |
Similarity of supernova remnant radio continuum spectra and the properties of the interstellar medium
Mario Abadi
1
1 - Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba, Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental (IATE) CONICET-UNC.
Resumen:
Typically, integrated radio frequency continuum spectra of supernova remnants (SNRs) exhibit a power-law form due to their synchrotron emission. In numerous cases, these spectra show an exponential turnover, long assumed due to thermal free-free absorption in the interstellar medium. We use a compilation of Galactic radio continuum SNR spectra, with and without turnovers, to constrain the distribution of the absorbing ionized gas. We introduce a novel parameterization of SNR spectra in terms of a characteristic frequency $v_*$, which depends both on the absorption turnover frequency and the power-law slope. Normalizing to $v_*$ and to the corresponding flux density, $S_*$, we demonstrate that the stacked spectra of our sample reveal a similarity in behavior with low scatter (r.m.s. $\sim$15\%), and a unique exponential drop-off fully consistent with the predictions of a free-free absorption process. Observed SNRs, whether exhibiting spectral turnovers or not, appear to be spatially well mixed in the Galaxy without any evident segregation between them. Moreover, their Galactic distribution does not show a correlation with general properties such as heliocentric distance or Galactic longitude, as might have been expected if the absorption were due to a continuous distribution of ionized gas. However, it naturally arises if the absorbers are discretely distributed, as suggested by early low-frequency observations. Modelling based on Hii regions tracking Galactic spiral arms successfully reproduces the patchy absorption observed to date. While more extensive statistical datasets should yield more precise spatial models of the absorbing gas distribution, our present conclusion regarding its inhomogeneity will remain robust.
Poster Group I (Mon - Wed) - H: Milky Way and Local Group
#010 |
Abundance Patterns of Dwarf-galaxy Stellar Streams
Guilherme Limberg
1
;
Silvia Rossi
1
;
Alexander Ji
2
1 - Universidade de São Paulo.
2 - University of Chicago.
Resumen:
In the context of hierarchical assembly of galaxies in a $\Lambda$ cold dark matter cosmology, the stellar halos of massive, Milky Way-like, systems are expected to be entirely comprised of debris from tidally-disrupted dwarf galaxies. The intermediate stage of this process is characterized by the appearance of stellar streams, spatially elongated structures produced by accreted debris that remains kinematically cohesive. Therefore, in principle, it should be possible to isolate which stars in the Milky Way’s halo belong to these substructures and, hence, reconstruct the chemical-evolution of their original parent low-mass galaxies, providing a glimpse into their early formation and evolution at high redshift using observations of nearby stars. Here, I will discuss what can be learned from the elemental-abundance patterns of these ancient now-destroyed dwarf galaxies. Because their stars are much closer, hence brighter, than surviving present-day satellites of the Milky Way, this approach constitutes an alternative to investigate the early formation history of these small galaxies. I will go through several results using spectroscopic data for the so-called Helmi streams, and Sagittarius stream, and Wukong stream, which are all halo stellar streams of dwarf-galaxy origin. For example, (i) we found that high-metallicity stars in the Helmi streams have low $\alpha$-element abundances in comparison to the overall halo, (ii) the Sagittarius stream contains a population of carbon-enhanced metal-poor stars similar to the Milky Way, and (iii) the Wukong progenitor was massive enough to higher star formation efficiency than nearby dwarf spheroidal galaxies such as Sculptor and Fornax. Although these chemical-abundance studies of disrupted dwarf galaxies are still incipient, they present the opportunity to bridge the gap between low- and high-redshift observations.
#135 |
Unraveling the Chemical Evolution of Astrophysical Ices under Ionizing Radiation: A Computational Approach Employing the PROCODA code
Sergio Pilling
1
1 - UNIVAP.
Resumen:
Astrophysical ices play a crucial role in the chemical evolution of space environments, as they undergo ionizing radiation-induced reactions and desorption processes. Here, we present our pioneering computational methodology, PROCODA, aimed at elucidating the intricate chemical evolution of experimentally investigated ices under photolysis/radiolysis processes until chemical equilibrium phase (CE) is attained. The code solves a system of coupled differential equations, effectively traces the evolution of molecular abundances over time during the radiation processing of ices. Our investigation primarily focuses on pure H2O, CO, and CO2 ices subjected to different types of ionizing radiation, such as cosmic rays, UV and energetic electrons [1,2,3]. For CO and CO2 ices, we consider 11 distinct chemical species within the ice, encompassing 4 observed species (CO2, CO, O3, and CO3) and 7 non-observed or unknown species (O, O2, C, C2, C2O, C2O2, and C2O3). Additionally, we account for 100 reaction routes, including direct dissociation reactions, bimolecular reactions, and radiation-induced desorption processes. For H2O ices, our analysis involves 9 different chemical species, including 5 observed species (H2, H2O, O2, H2O2, and virtually zero O3) and 61 coupled reactions. The best-fit models obtained through PROCODA provide not only the rate coefficients for the considered equations but also yield invaluable insights into desorption parameters and the characterization of the CE phase. The determined values from our comprehensive study hold significant potential for incorporation into future astrochemical models, enabling the mapping of chemical evolution within astrophysical environments under the influence of ionizing radiation. We gratefully acknowledge the generous financial support of the Brazilian agencies FAPESP, CAPES, and CNPq, which has made this research possible.
References:
[1] Pilling et. al. 2022, ApJ, 925, 147 (CO2)
[2] Pilling et. al. 2023, ApJ, 952, 17 (CO)
[3] Pilling et. al. 2023, MNRAS, 523, 2858 (H2O)
#177 |
Stellar Winds in the Galactic Centre: Variable Accretion and Formation of a Disc
Diego Calderón
1
;
Jorge Cuadra
2
;
Christopher Russell
3
1 - Universität Hamburg.
2 - Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.
3 - University of Delaware.
Resumen:
Sgr A*, located only 8 kpc away, allows us to study in detail the accretion process on to a super-massive black hole. Only in our Galactic centre we can directly observe the source of the material feeding the accretion, which in this case corresponds to $\sim 25$ young, massive stars, with powerful stellar winds. We will describe our hydrodynamical models of the gas surrounding Sgr A*, originating from the observed stars, with known orbits and stellar wind properties. Our simulations show that these winds and their collisions can naturally account for the properties of the hot plasma detected in X-ray observations. Moreover, the complex interaction of the winds with the medium produces cold clumps and streams, and perhaps even a disc around the black hole, as inferred from ALMA observations. Finally, the stellar orbits and the infall of streams make the accretion vary on time-scales of decades to millennia, potentially explaining the observed X-ray echoes related to past activity from Sgr A*.
#189 |
Kinematics of RR Lyrae stars in the Milky Way Bulge
Julio Olivares Carvajal
1
;
Manuela Zoccali
1
;
Rodrigo Contreras Ramos
1
;
Carlos Quezada
1
;
Alvaro Rojas-Arriagada
2
;
Elena Valenti
3
;
Rogelio Albarracin
1
;
Alvaro Valenzuela Navarro
1
1 - PUC/MAS.
2 - USACH/MAS.
3 - ESO.
Resumen:
Current knowledge about the structure and kinematics of the old component of the Galactic bulge still lacks of consensus. RR Lyrae (RRL) stars trace one of the oldest populations of the bulge, meaning that characterising them could give clues about the Galaxy formation. We study the kinematics of bulge RRLs to define this old population as new in the context of the bulge components. We used APOGEE-2S spectra combined with OGLE-IV light curves for more than 4000 RRLs in the bulge region to derive their systemic radial velocities. Furthermore, we matched the data with the VVV survey to obtain near-IR photometry and proper motions. Then, an orbital analysis was performed using the 6D RRL motion to find which fraction is confined in the bulge. We obtain a rotation curve for bulge RRLs, which show behaviour similar to the RC metal-poor population rather than the metal-rich one. As in previous studies, the RRL rotation is slow, and the velocity dispersion is constant along longitude. From this RRL sample, we find a considerable contamination by halo interlopers. We remark that appropriate orbital analysis is crucial to decontaminate the sample and find the bona fide bulge RRLs.
#195 |
Exploring the hierarchical formation of the Milky Way with hypervelocity stars
Julio A. Carballo-Bello
1
;
Camila Navarrete
2
;
Jesus M. Corral-Santana
3
;
Marcelo D. Mora
4
1 - IAI - Universidad de Tarapaca.
2 - Observatoire de la Cote dAzur.
3 - European Southern Observatory.
4 - Las Campanas Observatory.
Resumen:
The exploration of the outer halo of the Milky Way, through wide-sky photometric and spectroscopic surveys, has unequivocally confirmed that the our Galaxy have formed as a result of the continuous merger of protogalactic fragment, aligning with predictions from cosmological Lambda-Cold Dark Matter simulations. Here, we will talk about the hypervelocity stars, considered potential remnants of past accretion events, with velocities exceeding the local escape speed. Alternatively, hypervelocity stars may arise from binary system disruptions during close encounters with the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
Thanks to the invaluable data provided by Gaia, we have successfully identified stars exhibiting a high likelihood of belonging to this intriguing stellar family. Follow-up VLT spectroscopy has allowed us to estimate their total velocities, which, in certain cases, reach astonishing values of up to 1200 km/s. By reconstructing their past orbits, we have uncovered evidence suggesting that some of these stars might have originated within a now-disrupted dwarf galaxy or experienced another violent event far from the Galactic center.
#310 |
Investigating the resilience of dwarf spheroidal galaxies within the gravitational potential of the Milky Way
Nicholas Souza
1
;
Rubens Machado
2
1 - Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR).
2 - Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR).
Resumen:
Studying dwarf galaxies and their interactions with the Milky Way (MW)
is crucial for reconstructing the MW formation history, it also helps us improve constraints on cosmological models.
Furthermore, the field of galactic dynamics emphasizes the importance of understanding the stability of stellar systems.
In such context, the identification of parameters that influence the resilience of stellar systems against disruption by MW tidal forces
plays a crutial role in grasping the evolution of the Galaxy and its constituents.
This work aims to investigate the key properties of dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSph)
and their orbits around the MW, determining how susceptible their core structures are to disruption.
To achieve this, we use semi-analytical $N$-body simulations: embedding an $N$-body system, representing a dSph,
in a MW analytical axisymmetric potential.
By studying the fate of different systems, we aim to identify combinations of structural and orbital parameters
that either preserve or dismantle their cores.
Preliminary findings suggest that the initial concentration and the orbit's inclination
with respect to the galactic plane are significant factors in this problem.
More specifically, when considering Plummer spheres with a total mass $M_{\rm total} = 10^{10} \ \rm{M_{\odot}}$,
initial scale lengths $a_1 = 0.5 \ \rm{kpc}$ (less concentrated) and $a_2 = 0.3 \ \rm{kpc}$ (more concentrated),
both consisting of $N = 10^4$ particles, and placed on two distinct orbits ($xy$-plane and $yz$-plane),
the polar orbit and the initially less concentrated cases show the most persistent cores.
Further investigations into the structures of the parameter and phase spaces are expected to deepen our understanding of the related phenomena.
Additionally, exploring more extreme orbits may lead to insights on the disruption of globular clusters, and incorporating the time dependent
potential of the bar could enrich the analysis.
#406 |
The kinematics, metallicity and age of stars in the inner 2x2 degrees of the Milky Way
Carlos Quezada
1
;
Manuela Zoccali
1
;
Elena Valenti
2
;
Rodrigo Contreras-Ramos
1
;
Alvaro Rojas
3
;
Julio Olivares
1
1 - PUC-MAS.
2 - ESO.
3 - USACH-MAS.
Resumen:
The Milky Way bulge located in the center of the Galaxy is one of the most massive and oldest components. Since it is relatively close to us, and therefore resolved, its observation offers a great opportunity to study the Galaxy formation. However, it is very challenging cause a large amount of extinction and crowding, as well as the superposition of other components of the Galaxy in the same line of sight. Several questions related to the age, metallicity, and distribution of the stellar populations present in the Bulge are still open and their answers could lead us to better understand its formation history. During this talk, I will present two different approaches to solve open discussions involving the innermost 2x2 degrees of the Bulge, one related to how relatively different are the ages of the stellar populations and the other related to the central radial velocity dispersion peak that is poorly mapped. We will present the ongoing combined analysis of photometric data of the HST and mainly spectroscopical data of MUSE to answer these questions.
#425 |
Unraveling the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy at Low Galactic latitudes
Jorge Anais Vilchez
1
;
Javier Alonso García
1
1 - Universidad de Antofagasta.
Resumen:
The Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy (Sgr) is one of the Milky Way's nearest and most massive satellites. It is being disrupted by the tidal interaction with the Milky Way's gravitational potential, leading to a giant tidal stream that covers a large portion of the sky. As seen from Earth, the core of Sgr lies a few degrees below the Galactic plane, behind the Galactic center; meanwhile, the streams are almost perpendicular to the Galactic plane. Since its discovery, Sgr has been extensively studied; however, understanding the regions at low Galactic latitudes still needs a proper analysis, which has been prevented due to the high crowding and reddening present in this region. Moving into the infrared wavelengths and surveying a broad field with good resolution is a promising alternative for developing this type of analysis.
Building on previous research leveraging VISTA capabilities for Sgr dSph analysis, we seek to further our understanding using the improved VVV/VVVX coverage in synergy with the Gaia DR3 survey data. For this purpose, we developed a data-driven approach to perform the decontamination of the region of interest, which allows a careful separation of the Sgr members from field stars. Our results are promising and provide a significant step forward in understanding the intricate characteristics of the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy close to the Galactic Bulge. With this work, we aim to provide a better map of the structure of the Sgr dSph and its streams at low Galactic latitudes, completing the view of these structures at higher latitudes.
#551 |
Comparing dynamical properties of bars and spiral arms models in U-V plane
Willian Nacafucasaco
1
;
Tatiana Michtchenko
1
1 - Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas da Universidade de São Paulo (IAG-USP).
Resumen:
The moving groups are structures that appears in the velocity distribution of stars in the solar neighborhood in the U-V plane. It is believed that their origins is related to the resonances zones produced by perturbations in the Galaxy's disk. Several studies argue that the central bar is the main mechanism responsible for the formation of moving groups; however, our recent study shows that the spiral structure is also able to produce the observed kinematic distribution of stars due to their dynamics properties in the solar neighborhood, as shown in Michtchenko et al. (2018b). In this context, our work aims to compare the effects of perturbations produced by spiral arms and the bar in the solar neighborhood separately, using theoretical models along with observational data from Gaia.
Our model consists of a Hamiltonian that describes the stellar motion in an axisymmetric disk under the influence of perturbations induced by the arms or bars, described through a gravitational potential. For the arms, we used the model with a Gaussian profile from Junqueira et al. (2013), and for the bar, we applied the analytical model from Michtchenko et al. (2018a). We derived the equations of motion for each perturbation and studied their solutions using numerical tools, such as the spectral method and fast Lyapunov indicators, to construct dynamical maps with the aim of characterizing the orbits and identifying zones of stable, resonant, and chaotic motion.
By analyzing the dynamical maps in the U-V plane, it was possible to conclude that the model including the spiral arms effects better matched better than those obtained from bars model, having a better compatibility with observational data of stars in the solar neighborhood, indicating that the resonances zones generated by perturbations from the arms may be the mechanisms behind the formation of moving groups.
#594 |
IGRINS Chemical Tagging of Stars in Streams to Progenitors
Sebastian Cabrera-Astudillo
1
;
José Gregorio Fernández-Trincado
1
1 - Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Católica del Norte.
Resumen:
We propose near-infrared (near-IR) high-resolution spectroscopic follow-up of selected stellar streams to perform a detailed elemental abundance analysis. The stream candidates were identified over the whole sky, and a few selected stars have previously been observed during observations from IGRINS/ Gemini. Using near-IR spectra we aim to perform the first Chemical Tagging of potential stream stars, linking them to their progenitor streams. The new spectral data will allow us to confirm or discard the possible association of these streams with known globular clusters, and provide additional information for a set of chemical species (C, N, O, Mg, Al, Si, Ti, Ni, Cu, Co, Ce, Nd, Yb, among others) accessible from the H-band. We will also examine the presence or absence of the multiple- population phenomenon in the selected streams, and its relation with globular clusters, and strongly constrain the dynamical history for both stars observed with IGRINS and their progenitors.
#357 |
Chemical properties of the SMC Main Body traced by star clusters
Celeste Parisi
1
;
Bruno De Bórtoli
2
;
Lilia Bassino
3
;
Doug Geisler
4
;
Bruno Dias
5
;
German Gimeno
6
;
Mateus Angelo
7
;
Francesco Mauro
8
1 - IATE-OAC.
2 - FCAGLP.
3 - IALP.
4 - ULS.
5 - UTA.
6 - Gemini Observatory.
7 - CeFeT-MG.
8 - UCN.
Resumen:
We derived radial velocities and Ca II Triplet (CaT) metallicity of more than 150 red giants stars in six SMC star clusters and their surrounding fields, with the instrument GMOS on GEMINI South. The mean cluster radial velocity and metallicity were obtained with mean errors of 2.2 km/s and 0.03 dex. We add this information to that available for another 51 clusters and 30 fields with CaT metallicities on the same scale. Using this expanded sample we analyze the chemical properties of the SMC Main Body. We found a high probability that the metallicity distribution of the main body clusters is bimodal with a metalrich and a metalpoor cluster group. Metalrich clusters present a clear agemetallicity relation, while metalpoor clusters present no chemical enrichment throughout the life of the galaxy. We present observational evidence that the chemical enrichment is complex in the SMC main body. Could two cluster groups with potential different origins be coexisting in the main body?
#463 |
VISCACHA SURVEY: the SMC Southern Bridge in 8D
Celeste Parisi
1
;
Raphael Oliveira
2
;
Mateus Angelo
3
;
Bruno Dias
4
;
Francisco Maia
5
;
Saroon Sasi
6
;
Carlos Feinstein
7
;
VISCACHA Survey Team
8
1 - IATE-OAC.
2 - USP.
3 - CCEFET MG.
4 - UTA.
5 - UFRJ.
6 - UNAB.
7 - FCAGLP.
8 - International collaboration.
Resumen:
The Magellanic Bridge is a stream of gas and stars connecting the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, formed by tidal forces as a consequence of a close encounter between both galaxies $\sim$ 200 Myr ago. Recent investigations showed that the Bridge contains two additional branches (Northern and Southern Bridges). The characterization of the stellar populations in the Bridge impose important constraints to the dynamical models that attempt to explain the formation and evolution of the Magellanic System. In this work, currently in progress, we perform a 6D phase$-$space vector, plus age and metallicity, analysis of star clusters in the Southern Bridge. We derived distances, ages, metallicities and velocities from the VISCACHA Survey photometric data and its Gemini/GMOS spectroscopic follow-up, also adopting proper motions from the GAIA Survey. We will present the main results of this investigation.
#029 |
CAPOS: The bulge Cluster APOgee Survey IV. Elemental Abundances of the bulge globular cluster NGC 6558
Danilo González-Díaz
1
;
José G. Fernández-Trincado
1
1 - Universidad Católica del Norte.
Resumen:
We present results from a study of six red giant members of the globular cluster (GC) NGC 6558, using high-resolution near-infrared spectra collected with the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment II survey (APOGEE-2), as part of CAPOS (the bulge Cluster APOgee Survey). We employ the \texttt{BACCHUS} (Brussels Automatic Code for Characterizing High accUracy Spectra) code to provide line-by-line elemental-abundances analysis for Fe-peak (Fe, Ni), $\alpha$-(O, Mg, Si, Ca, Ti), light-(C, N), odd-Z (Al), and $s$-process (Ce) elements. This is the first reliable measure of the CNO abundances for NGC 6558. Our analysis yields a mean metallicity for NGC 6558 of $\langle$[Fe/H]$\rangle=-1.15$, with no evidence for a metallicity
spread. We find a solar Ni abundance, $\langle$[Ni/Fe]$\rangle \sim +0.01$,
and a moderate enhancement of $\alpha$-elements ranging between
$+0.16$ to $< +0.42$, but slightly enhanced of $s$-process $\langle$[Ce/Fe]$\rangle \sim +0.19$.
We also found low levels of $\langle$[Al/Fe]$\rangle \sim +0.09$, but
with a strong enrichment of nitrogen, [N/Fe]$> +0.99$, well above Galactic
levels, which is followed by low levels of carbon abundances,
[C/Fe]$< -0.12$. This Nitrogen-Carbon behavior is a typical chemical
signature for the presence of multiple stellar populations co-existing
in GCs at similar metallicity and this is the first time that it is
observed in NGC 6558. We observed a remarkable consistency in the
behavior of all the chemical species compared to the other CAPOS
bulge GCs with the same metallicity.
Poster Group I (Mon - Wed) - J: Galaxy formation and evolution
#064 |
The formation of the smallest galaxies
Michael Fellhauer
1
1 - Departamento de Astronomia, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile.
Resumen:
I will present our latest models to explain the formation of the luminous component of the smallest ultra-faint dwarf spheroidal galaxies, which according to standard cosmology should be the very first galaxies in our Universe and the basic building blocks for any larger galaxy. In our models we assume a low star formation in the central part of the dark matter halo forming stars in a fractal distribution, similar to what we see in larger star forming regions in our Milky Way. We follow the dynamical evolution of these stellar distributions for several Gyr until we see a similar luminous component emerging as we have observed with the ultra-faint population of dwarf spheroidal galaxies around our Milky Way.
#089 |
Reveiling the effects of environment on galaxy bars: the case of the Virgo cluster
Virginia Cuomo
1
;
Alfonso Aguerri
2
;
Lorenzo Morelli
1
1 - Universidad de Atacama.
2 - IAC.
Resumen:
Barred structures are hosted by a considerable fraction of galactic discs, spanning diverse environments and galaxy luminosities. The environment likely exerts a significant influence on bar formation, with tidal interactions leading to the emergence of elongated features resembling bars within galaxy discs. It is plausible that the structural parameters of bars resulting from tidal interactions in high-density galactic environments differ from those formed through internal disc instabilities in isolated galaxies. To test this scenario, a viable approach is to compare the structural parameters of bars in galaxies situated within distinct environments.
We present the comparison between the two key structural parameters of bars, strength and radius, derived using a Fourier analysis on SDSS r band images, in galaxies situated within the Virgo cluster spanning a wide range in luminosities and galaxies of comparable luminosities found in environments characterized by lower galaxy densities.
The analysis reveals that the bar radius exhibits a correlation with galaxy luminosity, indicating that larger bars are typically found in more luminous galaxies. When comparing galaxies with fixed luminosities, the field galaxies display larger bar radii compared to those in the Virgo cluster. However, when the bar radius is scaled by the size of the galaxy, the disparity diminishes. This is because galaxies of similar luminosities tend to be larger in the field environment compared to the cluster. Consequently, the scaled bars in the Virgo cluster and the field exhibit similar sizes.
The findings of this study indicate that the size of galaxies is the parameter that is influenced by the environment, while the bar radius remains independent of the environment when scaled by the galaxy size. These results support the notion that the internal dynamics and intrinsic characteristics of galaxies play a dominant role in the formation and evolution of bars, regardless of the surrounding environment.
#094 |
In the Shadows of Bright Neighbors: The Case of CGCG014-074 and NGC4546
Natalia Guevara
1
;
Carlos Gabriel Escudero
1
;
Favio Raúl Faifer
1
1 - IALP - CONICET - UNLP.
Resumen:
Early-type dwarf galaxies (ellipticals and lenticulars) represent the numerically dominant population of galaxies in the central regions of rich groups and clusters in the local Universe. As for their origin, several authors postulate that they are the result of the transformation of disk galaxies that fall into these groups and clusters, and that this transformation is due to the interaction with the intracluster medium and the other surrounding galaxies. However, the presence of low-luminosity early-type galaxies in low-density environments poses a challenge to this scenario, and the origin of these galaxies in such environments remains unclear.
It is therefore crucial to study these stellar systems in poor groups and the field, with a focus on exploring their morphology, dynamics, stellar populations, and observational properties, all of which can help trace their evolutionary history. In this context, we present a comprehensive photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the lenticular dwarf galaxy CGCG014-074, located at a distance of 14 Mpc, using excellent quality data obtained by the Gemini Observatory. Our study entails an exploration of the photometric properties, stellar formation history, and internal kinematics of CGCG014-074 in order to discuss the evolutionary past of the galaxy and the possible genetic link it shares with its neighbour, the massive lenticular galaxy NGC4546.
#196 |
Investigating the interface between Relic galaxies and compact massive Early Type Galaxies (ETGs) through simulations: Insights into local dynamics and the global environmental framework
Micheli Moura
1
;
Ana L. Chies-Santos
1
;
Cristina Furlanetto
1
;
Ling Zhu
2
1 - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).
2 - Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO).
Resumen:
Relic galaxies are massive, compact, quiescent objects observed in the local Universe that have not experienced any significant interaction episodes or merger events since about z = 2, remaining relatively unaltered since their formation. On the other hand, massive and compact Early Type Galaxies (cETGs) in the local Universe appear to show similar properties to Relic galaxies, despite having substantial accretion history. Relic galaxies, with frozen history, can provide important clues about the intrinsic processes related to the evolutionary pathways of ETGs through cosmic times. Through them, one may infer the role that mergers play in their evolution. Using the high-resolution cosmological simulation TNG-50 from the Illustris Project, we investigate the assembly history of a sample of massive, compact, old, and quiescent subhalos split by satellite accretion fraction. Relic galaxies are defined as subhaloes which present less than 10% of satellite accretion, while compact ETGs are the remaining ones. We compare the evolutionary pathways at three cosmic times, at z=2, z=1.5, and z = 0, using the orbital decomposition numerical method to investigate the stellar kinematics of each galactic morphological component and their environmental correlations. Our preliminary results indicate that compact ETGs and Relic galaxies’ dynamic pathways present differences at z=2 in all morphological components (disk, bulge, and halo). From z=1.5 to z=0 the stellar dynamics remain similarly consistent among the sample. Relics and cETGs do not show a clear preference for high or low-density environments, within the volume explored at TNG50, although progenitors of Relic galaxies were shown to be located in high density since z = 2.
#219 |
Are backsplash galaxies the response to the conformity signal produced by low-mass central galaxies at the periphery of massive systems?
Daniela Palma
1
;
Iván Lacerna
1
;
M. Celeste Artale
2
;
Antonio Montero-Dorta
3
1 - Universidad de Atacama.
2 - Universidad Andrés Bello.
3 - Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María.
Resumen:
It has been shown that low-mass central galaxies inhabiting the outskirts of massive systems can lead to a strong two-halo conformity signal, which is the correlation in color or SFR between the central galaxy and their neighbors. Recent studies suggest that this signal at z~0 could be strongly influenced by backsplash galaxies, which were satellite galaxies in the past but are identified as central galaxies in their halos at present. However, there is no certainty whether these galaxies can produce all the signal or if another large-scale environmental effect could also produce the conformity. Throughout this talk, I will present results from the evolution of parameters like host halo mass and star formation for low-mass central galaxies using the IllustrisTNG300 hydrodynamical simulation, as well as assessing the role of backsplash galaxies in the conformity signal at different epochs.
#250 |
Star formation efficiency per free-fall time in a galaxy merger
Sofia Guevara-Montoya
1
;
Christine Wilson
2
1 - Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
2 - McMaster University.
Resumen:
One of the interesting things to study in galaxies is the surface density of the star formation rate (SFR) and how although a galaxy can have a lot of star formation it could be inefficient. The star formation efficiency per free-fall time can tell us if the star formation rate is low compared to what is expected if all of the gas converts rapidly into stars. Also, another important thing to study is where exactly in the galaxy the star formation efficiency per free-fall time is high or low and which regions have a high or low star formation rate.
I have measured the star formation efficiency per free-fall time in NGC 3256 using a method published by Utomo et al. (2018). NGC 3256 was chosen because this galaxy is the merger of two gas-rich galaxies. The method consists in dividing the galaxy into a map of hexagons and calculating average values in each hexagon. I calculated the free-fall time, depletion time, and star formation rate in order to finally calculate the efficiency per free-fall time.
With the star formation rate and efficiency in every hexagon, it is possible to understand the specific characteristics of every part of the galaxy and to see where the galaxy is more efficient at forming stars. The result is different maps and plots that help to understand the star-forming behavior of NGC 3256 and detect if some regions are affected by the jet of the galaxy.
This project is part of the Globalink Research Internship from Mitacs under the supervision of Dr. Christine Wilson from McMaster University in Canada. Mitacs is a Canadian not-for-profit organization that encourages research and innovation.
#306 |
Metal enrichment of galaxies inhabiting halos of different masses in a $\Lambda$-CDM cosmology
Yamila Daniela Burrafato
1
;
María Emilia De Rossi
2
;
Salvador Esteban Grimozzi
2
;
María Soledad Nakwacki
3
;
María Cecilia Tomasini
1
;
Lucas Jesús Zenocratti
4
;
María Candela Zerbo
2
1 - Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, UBA, Argentina.
2 - Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio, CONICET-UBA, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, UBA, Argentina.
3 - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
4 - Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas, UNLP, Argentina; Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata, CONICET-UNLP, Argentina.
Resumen:
The chemical properties of the baryonic components of galaxies encode crucial information about the formation and evolution of the structure in the Universe. In this work, we study the chemical evolution of galaxies since early cosmic times until the present by using state-of-the-art numerical cosmological simulations. We analyze the evolution of nuclei abundances of galaxies inhabiting halos of different masses, considering physical models corresponding to different feedback scenarios. We pay particular attention to the connection between the chemical properties of different baryonic phases in galaxies (e.g. cold gas, hot gas, stellar component) and try to determine the existence of scaling relations between them which can be compared with observational data.
#362 |
Perturbation effects and the evolution of giant Low Surface Brightness Galaxies: the case of Malin 1
Roy Omar Edgar Bustos Espinoza
1
;
Gaspar Galaz
1
;
Matías Blaña
1
1 - Instituto de Astrofísica - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (IA - PUC).
Resumen:
Low surface brightness galaxies (LSBGs) dominate the volume density of galaxies in the universe; however, given their low surface brightness, they are difficult to detect, introducing biases in the statistical analysis of galaxy populations. A correct and complete theory of galaxy formation and evolution should include them. Giant low surface brightness disk galaxies (gLSBGs), on the other hand, have extended neutral Hydrogen. One of the most impressive gLSBGs is Malin 1, given its 200 kpc stellar disk with giant spiral arms, a flat rotation curve, low star formation, low dust, and a possible giant dark matter halo. Its environment shows at least three possible interacting galaxies, exo-Malin 1, Malin 1A and Malin 1B. Also, it is apparent a giant stellar stream extending from Malin 1 centre to a galaxy located to the NE, the so-called galaxy exo-Malin 1. Finally, a possible hole or cavity within its disk is observed at the south of the disk of Malin 1. These features could be evidence of past or current perturbations in Malin 1. In this work, we are proposing to study perturbation effects and their impact on the evolution of this type of galaxies, all focused on Malin 1. To do that, we will use N -body simulations constrained by observations. This will allow us to model the internal and orbital evolutionary histories of Malin 1 and its satellite candidates, which will in turn allow us to improve the galaxy formation and evolution models for gLSB galaxies in general.
#377 |
The origins of Ultra Diffuse Galaxies: Characterization of their globular cluster population across different environments
Pablo Astudillo-Sotomayor
1
;
Nathan W. C. Leigh
1
;
Ricardo Demarco
1
;
Analía V. Smith Castelli
2
1 - Departamento de Astronomía, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Concepción.
2 - Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata, UNLP, CONICET.
Resumen:
Ultra diffuse galaxies (UDGs) are a subset of low surface brightness (LSB) galaxies characterized by their large effective radii $ r_e > 1.5$ kpc and low surface brightness. These galaxies have been found in a variety of environments, including the field, groups, and clusters of galaxies. The different properties of UDGs and their globular clusters across environment have raised the question about the role of the environment on UDGs evolution and the effects of environment on their globular cluster (GC) population.
In this presentation, we will discuss our ongoing work studying the properties of UDGs and their GCs in different environment's and our preliminary work in the detection of UDGs and their GCs in the Fornax cluster. We are using data from the S-PLUS Fornax Project (S+FP) to study the galaxy population in Fornax and its outskirts, Utilizing SourceXtractor++ to detect UDGs in the clusters and their corresponding globular clusters.
By using their GCs as tracer particles to constrain their origins, UDGs found in this work will help us to understand their formation and evolution in different environments by increasing the sample size of cluster UDGs and their GCs.
#393 |
Exploring the Evolution of Galaxies: A Comparative Study Using Two Semi-Analytic Codes
Lucas Almonacid
1
;
Dominik Schleicher
1
;
Matías Liempi
1
1 - Universidad de Concepción.
Resumen:
The evolution of galaxies presents a significant challenge due to the non-linear physics involved. Various approaches, such as semi-analytic models, have been made. These models use N-body simulations or the Press-Schechter formalism to generate merger trees and then add a baryonic description of the main physical processes. We use two semi-analytic models, GALACTICUS and SAGE, with the aim of comparing their results and understanding their agreement or divergence. We use the Millennium run, an N-body simulation, as input, we employ a minimal set of physical processes to analyze the performance of the models focusing on statistical analyses. We examine key aspects including black hole population and galaxy properties, seeking to unravel their strengths and weaknesses. This research contributes to the advancement of our knowledge in the galaxy evolution providing insights into the complex processes involved.
#394 |
The Formation of Faint and Ultra-Faint dwarf spheroidal galaxies: Modeling formation of Ursa Major II with AMUSE
Javier Cabello
1
;
Michael Fellhauer
1
;
Diego Matus
1
1 - Departamento de Astronomía, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
Resumen:
Faint and ultra-faint dwarf spheroidal galaxies, discovered in recent years, are a subclass of classical dwarf spheroidal galaxies with remarkably similar physical properties. These galaxies typically exhibit fainter luminosities ($L_{V}$ $\sim$ $10^{3}-10^{4}$ $L_{\odot}$) compared to classical dwarf spheroidal galaxies, and they are among the most dark matter-dominated systems known. Spectroscopic analyses have revealed the presence of extremely metal-poor stars within them, with metallicities as low as [Fe/H] = -4.0 dex. In a number of cases they also show distorted shapes probably due to the tidal interactions with the MW. These galaxies form in relatively dense background environments and are thought to be the building blocks of larger galaxies, making them useful probes of galaxy formation at the smallest scales. We perform numerical simulations using AMUSE and the direct N-body integrator ph4 to study a star formation scenario for faint and ultra-faint dwarf spheroidal galaxies based on the dissolving star cluster scenario, using Ursa Major II as an example. We consider the evolution for 5 Gyr of 4000 stars initially in virial equilibrium and randomly placed in different fractal distributions, within the central region of an analytical dark matter halo with a cored form, building up the luminous component of the galaxy. We conclude from the first simulations that after 2 Gyr there is no more evolution and everything comes to more stable state. Therefore, we don’t need to re-simulate for another 5 Gyr, as it would be the same as simulating for 12 Gyr. On the other hand, our results indicate a strong dependence on the scale-length of the dark matter halo, which could be deduced by measuring the half-mass radius from the luminous component at 2 Gyr.
#418 |
Quenching of star formation in galaxies up to large clustercentric distances
Maite Muckler
1
;
Marina Trevisan
1
;
Gary Mamon
2
;
Rodrigo Flores-Freitas
1
;
Allan Schnorr-Muller
1
;
Vitor Bootz
1
1 - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
2 - Institut d Astrophysique de Paris.
Resumen:
It is well known that galaxy properties depend on their environment, with overdense regions having a low fraction of star-forming ($f_{SF}$) galaxies. However, it is unclear how galaxy properties such as velocity dispersion ($\sigma$), stellar mass ($M_*$), group halo mass ($M_h$), AGN activity, etc., collectively influence the $f_{SF}$ galaxies along the clustercentric distance ($R/r_{vir}$). Fortunately, large-scale surveys have provided an increase in the amount of reliable extragalactic data, which can shed light on these questions. In this context, we use a complete sample of galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey's Data Release DR18 along with a logistic regression model to account for the ten different galaxy properties across their entire range of values without binning to investigate how the $f_{SF}$ varies with galaxy properties as a function of $R/r_{vir}$ up to 20 virial radii. Also, we explore the effect of two different star formation rate (SFR) measurements in the $f_{SF}$ galaxies: one using H$\alpha$ emission line and the other using UV/optical spectral energy distribution (SED). Our results show that, in general, $f_{SF}$ galaxies increases with clustercentric distance, with $\sigma$ and AGN activity playing a more important role in determining how the $f_{SF}$ varies. Furthermore, when various galaxy properties are taken into account, the dependence of $f_{SF}$ on $R/r_{vir}$ is significantly smaller, being important only for non-AGN galaxies and galaxies with intermediate $\sigma$ values ($ 1.9 < \log_{10} \sigma < 2.1$). Although the trends in the result are maintained, the extent and variations of $f_{SF}$ depend significantly on the different SFR estimation methodologies.
#422 |
The mystery of extremely HI rich galaxies
Victor Capa
1
;
Helga Denes
1
1 - Yachay Tech University.
Resumen:
The properties of most galaxies in the universe follow certain scaling relations. For example, there are scaling relations between the stellar mass of early-type galaxies and their neutral hydrogen (HI) content. Based on these scaling relations we can identify unusual galaxies, such as HI-deficient galaxies with relatively low HI content and HI-excess galaxies with relatively high HI masses compared to their stellar mass. The possible reasons for the latter could be either recent gas accretion or an inefficient conversion of the HI to molecular gas. Since recent gas accretion is difficult to prove conclusively, we are investigating the molecular gas content of five extremely HI rich galaxies from the HIX galaxy sample (Lutz et al. 2018). The carbon monoxide is a good tracer of the molecular gas content of galaxies through its spatial distribution. Therefore, we use recent CO observations of five sample galaxies from the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) to calculate the mass and the distribution of the molecular gas. Then we analyze the kinematics of this molecular gas and compare it to the HI, as well as the stellar and star formation properties of the galaxies. We find that our sample galaxies have relatively regular rotating molecular gas disks.
#464 |
Neighbourhood Watch: A Survey of Baryonic Substructures in the Nearby Universe
Rohan Rahatgaonkar
1
;
Bryan Miller
2
;
Thomas Puzia
1
;
Yasna Ordenes-Briceño
1
;
Paul Eigenthaler
1
;
Tuila Ziliotto
3
;
Mathew Taylor
4
1 - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2 - Observatorio Gemini Sur, NOIRLAB.
3 - Università degli studi di Padova.
4 - University of Calgary.
Resumen:
The Neighbourhood Watch is a survey to complete a census of all baryonic structures out to at least the virial radius in a sample of galaxy groups within 18 Mpc in the optical filters u'g'r'i' and H-alpha with CTIO/DECam and in the NIR J,K filters with ESO/VIRCAM. The observations reach unprecedented point source depths of 2.5 magnitudes beyond the peak of the globular cluster luminosity function (GCLF) which will detect $>99\%$ of all compact objects, i.e. globular clusters (GCs) and ultra-compact dwarf galaxies (UCDs), and reveal all low-surface brightness baryonic structures down to $\sim 28 \text{mags/arcsec}^2$. This dataset will allow us for the first time: to derive a complete GCLF out to the virial radius for these galaxies, search for spatial over-densities and unique age/metallicity distribution functions (ADF/MDF) in the GC population, detect 10-100 new low-surface brightness dwarf galaxies for each target group to test current state-of-the-art cosmological simulations and measure their luminosity function in different environments, and probe the complex interaction/merger/accretion history of these groups. Survey targets the NGC2997, NGC3115, NGC6744, and NGC4594 groups, complementing the CenA group (Taylor et al. 2017), the Virgo Cluster (NGVS, Ferrarese et al. 2012), and the Fornax Cluster (NGFS, Munoz et al. 2015; Ordenes-Briceno et al. 2018). Given the DECam community pipeline’s inability to properly determine the sky levels around large galaxies, a custom data reduction pipeline is being designed for this particular dataset to fulfil the aforementioned objectives. The preliminary findings indicate that utilising a multi-step approach that employs a combination of techniques (convolution masking for image artifacts, distortion reduction in chip gap, and better sky modal) leads to the retrieval of low surface brightness dwarf galaxies that are observable in the final stacks. This poster will provide an overview of the survey and present the initial outputs from data reduction process.
#549 |
Probing the formation histories of NSCs in the Fornax Galaxy Cluster using UVIT
Prasanta Kumar Nayak
1
;
Thomas H. Puzia
1
;
Yasna Ordenes-Briceño
1
;
Paul Eigenthaler
1
;
Bryan Miller
2
;
Mareclo Mora
3
;
Evelyn Johnston
4
;
Tuila Ziliotto
5
1 - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2 - Gemini Obseratory/NSF’s NOIRLab.
3 - Las Campanas Observatory.
4 - Universidad Diego Portales.
5 - Università degli studi di Padova.
Resumen:
The correlations between nuclear star clusters (NSCs) and their host galaxy indicate a fundamental connection between the formation of NSCs and their parent galaxy. A recent study by the Next Generation Fornax Survey (NGFS; Ordenes-Brice\~no et al. 2018) shows the presence of relatively massive nuclei in the faint dwarf at lower galaxy mass regime $log(M_gal/M_Sun) < 9.5$, which could be due to recent or ongoing star formation activity that contributes to an earlier build-up of nuclei relative to the rest of the galaxy. The NUV-optical-NIR colour-colour diagram also indicates the presence of young stellar populations (less than 2 Gyr).
Extending the SED coverage beyond the Balmer break to FUV allows us to determine the age and mass fraction of these young stellar components more accurately by combining data from NGFS. So, we obtained FUV data of two massive NSCs from Ultra-Violet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) onboard AstroSat through a successful proposal in the current observing cycle. I will present preliminary results from this current observation.
Poster Group I (Mon - Wed) - J: Galaxy structure and dynamics
#090 |
Slow bars in dwarf galaxies from the Virgo Cluster
Virginia Cuomo
1
;
Lorenzo Morelli
1
1 - Universidad de Atacama.
Resumen:
Dwarf barred galaxies are the perfect candidates for hosting slowly-rotating bars. They are common in dense environments and they have a shallow potential well, making them prone to be heated by interactions. They are expected to reside in massive and centrally-concentrated dark matter halos, which should slow down the bar rotation through dynamical friction. When an interaction induces bar formation and when dynamical friction is efficient, the bar should rotate slowly. Despite being predicted within the cold dark matter cosmology, measurements of bar pattern speed, using the Tremaine-Weinberg method, find that slow bars seem to be rare in the local Universe. We present a photometric and kinematic characterisation of bars hosted by two dwarf galaxies NGC 4483 and NGC 4516 members of the Virgo Cluster. We derive the bar length and strength using the Next Generation Virgo Survey deep imaging and the circular velocity, bar pattern speed, and bar rotation rate using dedicated spectroscopy from the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer at the Very Large Telescope.
By considering the previously studied IC 3167, we compare the bar properties of the three dwarf galaxies with those of their massive counterparts from literature. Bars in dwarf galaxies are shorter and relatively weaker, and rotate slightly slower with respect to those in massive galaxies, in agreement with theoretical studies and simulations. This could be due to a different bar formation mechanism and/or to the presence of a large dark matter fraction in the centre of dwarf galaxies. We show that it is possible to push the application of the Tremaine-Weinberg method to the galaxy low mass regime, when the targets are carefully selected and dedicated high quality data are available. However, it is necessary to increase the sample of characterised bars in dwarf galaxies to give stronger constraints on their formation and evolution.
#119 |
Properties of the Spiral Patterns of NGC 2619 through Morphological Analysis.
Katalina Forero
1
;
Mauricio Diaz
1
;
Nelson Vera
1
;
Jorge Valderrama
1
1 - Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia.
Resumen:
In this study, we have investigated the morphological properties of the galaxy NGC 2619 and its spiral structure through image analysis and the application of the Fourier method. Our goal is to identify and characterize the distribution of spiral patterns present in the disk of this galaxy, as it is known for its multiple spiral structure. By processing the images, we have identified the presence of multiple spiral arms in NGC 2619, each with distinctive features such as internal symmetries and fragmentations. Additionally, we have detected a nuclear bar and a central ring in the galactic structure.
These evidence are highly relevant as they provide valuable information about the structure and dynamics of the galaxy, as well as the evolution and formation of spiral components in galaxies with multiple arms. Our work highlights the importance of the Fourier method as a tool for analyzing spiral galaxies and its potential to uncover hidden features in their structure. These results contribute to the general knowledge of galaxy formation and evolution, enriching our understanding of the cosmos.
#120 |
Study of bifurcations in NGC 2756 using 2DFFT
Erica Gonzalez
1
;
Jose Mauricio Diaz
2
;
Nelson Vera
2
;
Jorge Valderrama
2
1 - Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia.
2 - Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia.
Resumen:
In this study, we investigated the presence of bifurcations in the galaxy NGC 2756, a phenomenon in which a spiral arm separates from the main structure and divides into two or more additional arms. Our goal is to understand the origin of these bifurcations and their relationship with internal processes associated with the dynamics of the disk and star formation.
To achieve this, we employed the two-dimensional Fourier transform algorithm, which allowed us to identify with precision and efficiency the bifurcation present in this Seyfert-type spiral galaxy. Additionally, we carefully analyzed images taken in the g and i bands to identify morphological properties.
This preliminary study constitutes a significant advancement in the understanding of the complex characteristics of NGC 2756 and its spiral structure, as well as in the study of galactic bifurcations in general.
#129 |
Tidal stripping and truncation scenario: from dwarf elliptical to utra compact galaxy?.
Fernanda Urrutia Zapata
1
;
Michael Fellhauer
1
;
Pavel Kroupa
2
1 - Universidad de Concepcion.
2 - Universidad de Bonn.
Resumen:
Dwarf ellipticals (dEs) galaxies are at the low luminosity end of the elliptical sequence, having smaller sizes and lower luminosities than normal elliptical galaxies.
Below the masses of dwarf ellipticals we find the Ultra compact dwarf galaxies (UCDs). UCDs are compact objects with a lower mass limit of $2\times 10^{6}$ solar masses. Their luminosities are above the brightest known Star Clusters (SCs) and their effective radii are between 10 and 100 pc.
We need to understand if dE galaxies can lose their stellar component by the tidal stripping scenario leaving their dense central cores on the type of orbits on which UCDs are found. I.e, a Nucleated dE galaxy with a dense core gets partly destroyed by the gravitational forces of one or many bigger galaxies. Only the compact central part survives as UCD.
Is this scenario enough to explain all UCDs? Are the current orbits of UCDs consistent with the orbits which allow sufficient tidal destruction to have only the former core surviving?
#139 |
impact on black hole population due to seed formation in runaway star collisions in nuclear star clusters
M. Liempi
1
;
D.R.G. Schleicher
1
;
Andrew Benson
2
;
Andrés Escala
3
;
Lucas Almonacid
1
1 - Departamento de Astronomía, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
2 - Carnegie Observatories, 813 Santa Barbara Street, Pasadena, CA 91101.
3 - Departamento de Astronomía, Universidad de Chile, Chile.
Resumen:
In this study, we present the implementation of a Nuclear Star Cluster (NSC) model within Galacticus, a semi-analytic code designed for simulating galaxy formation and evolution. Our focus is on understanding the role of NSCs during the formation of Supermassive Black Holes (SMBHs). We assume here that the dominant channel for NSC formation is the transfer of gas from the galactic bulge into a dedicated NSC gas reservoir. This gas transfer process occurs as a result of the expulsion of gas from young stars, leading to the formation of NSCs through in-situ star formation at the galactic center. Moreover, we introduce a collapse model for NSCs, where they ultimately collapse into a Black Hole (BH) seed upon reaching a critical mass. This critical mass is derived based on the relaxation time being longer than the collision time within the NSC. By exploring this collapse scenario, we aim to shed light on its potential implications for the population of SMBHs, as well as the relationships between NSCs and galaxies, SMBHs and galaxies, and NSCs and SMBHs. Our investigation delves into how this collapse scenario can influence the overall SMBH population, as well as the intricate connections between NSCs, galaxies, and SMBHs. This research helps to gain insights into the formation and evolution of NSCs and their impact on the galactic and black hole environments.
#227 |
Characterization of arms of spiral galaxies from the study of the field of individual stars
Ximena Cano Gómez
1
;
Esteban Silva Villa
1
1 - Universidad de Antioquia.
Resumen:
Defining the main features of the arms of a spiral galaxy remains an unsolved problem for modern astronomy. In previous studies, some authors have used different tracers to identify and measure the characteristics of the arms of different spiral galaxies, such as star clusters, Maseres, H$_{\alpha}$, among others. It was only until recently that individual stars were used as a tracer of the spiral structure in the Milky Way. One of the characteristics studied in the spiral arms is their width, whose norm is estimated from 1$\sigma$ around the means of the distribution of the data of the spiral structure given by the tracer. In this work, we used the individual stars of the galaxies M83, M101 and M33 (NGC5236, NGC5457 and NGC598) as a tracer of spiral arms and we measured their width using two methods: the traditional method of 1$\sigma$ of the distribution, and from the study of the stellar density of the medium ; this last method was not use before to measured the arms width of a external galaxies). In this work we obtained the following results: it was found that the field of individual stars can trace the spiral arms of the galaxies, we found a connection between the width of the arms and the galactocentric radius, and it was found that the growth slope of the width of the arms could be correlated with the morphological type of the spiral galaxies (this last result was published only for the galaxy M83 in in MNRAS doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slac047). From the information of the arms of the galaxies we are going to study the stellar populations in the arms looking for evidences to the density wave theory.
#236 |
ON THE CORRELATION BETWEEN MORPHOLOGY OF GALACTIC SPIRAL STRUCTURE AND THE EXTRAGALACTIC ENVIRONMENT
Daniel Niño Villegas
1
;
Juan Carlos Muñoz Cuartas
1
1 - Universidad de Antioquia.
Resumen:
For decades, various models have been proposed to explain the mechanism of formation of spiral arms in disk galaxies (density waves, swing amplification, tidal perturbations, etc.), however, to this day it is not fully understood under which conditions each of these mechanisms operates. In this work we study the correlation between the morphological features of the spiral arms in disc galaxies and the extragalactic environment in which they reside with the aim to analyze how this relationship can be interpreted in terms of the formation models. To achieve this goal, a sample of 2323 images of spiral galaxy was selected from the NASA-Sloan-Atlas catalog. Using GALFIT (Peng et al. 2010), the surface brightness distribution of each object is studied in order to highlight the spiral structures in each image and P2FFT (Davis et al. 2012, Hewitt \\& Treuthardt 2020) is used to determine the geometric properties of the spiral arms. To quantify the characteristics of the extragalactic environment, we use the mass density field reconstruction methods presented in Muñoz-Cuartas et al. (2011). Then, the environment of each galaxy is identified and classified following different criteria: zones of high and low density, galaxies with close neighbors in a distance range, galaxies with neighboring pairs, galaxies in filaments, etc. When the properties of the spiral arms are correlated with the environment in which the galaxy is located, it is found that there is no strong correlation between the intensity of the spiral arms and the density of the environment. On the other hand, a weak bias is found indicating that galaxies with symmetrical spiral arms have neighboring pairs, suggesting an interaction as the origin for the formation of the arms. The results of this work suggest that different arm formation mechanisms may be activated under different environmental conditions of the host galaxy.
#237 |
Morphological and dynamic Study of Spiral Galaxies with Multiple Arms
Jose Mauricio Diaz Fonseca
1
;
Nelson Vera Villamizar
2
;
Nicanor Poveda Tejada
3
1 - Universidad pedagógica y tecnologica de colombia.
2 - Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia.
3 - Universidad pedagogica y tecnologica de colombia.
Resumen:
Spiral galaxies show qualities in their morphology, and their evolutionary processes are of great interest to the astronomical community. The conditions that allow the formation of discoidal galaxies with spiral structure remain unclear. Additionally, each spiral galaxy is unique in the universe, but they can be classified based on distinct morphological characteristics, including grand-design galaxies and galaxies with multiple arms, While grand-design galaxies has its own theories of evolution and origin, the formation theories specifically addressing the spiral structure in multiple-armed galaxies have not been extensively explored, and the existing theories for grand-design galaxies are typically applied in such cases.
To expand the studies on spiral galaxies with multiple arms, this work aims to identify morphological and dynamis characteristics in this type of galaxy. To achieve this, we employ the Fourier transform method and propose a technique to quantify the importance of modes in the radial distribution of the disk and detect the presence of symmetric or fragmented spiral structures. Using radial density functions, we generate synthetic images of galaxies to confirm the effectiveness of the method for analyzing spiral structures in discoidal galaxies. Through this technique, it becomes evident that it is not possible to consider a galaxy as having multiple arms or grand design throughout its entire disk. The multiple-arm structures detected in this study are found only in certain regions of the radius. For a set of galaxies, it is observed that multiple-arm structures are located in the inner regions of the disk, near the nucleus, while in another group, the spiral structure is present in the intermediate or outer regions of the disk.
#352 |
Revealing the orbital histories of strongly perturbed galaxies in the Abell cluster A496
Martha Margarita Lopez Gutierrez
1
;
Hector Bravo Alfaro
1
;
Jacqueline van Gorkom
2
;
Rahna P.T.
3
1 - Departamento de Astronomía, Universidad de Guanajuato, 36000, Mexico.
2 - Department of Astronomy, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
3 - Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón (CEFCA).
Resumen:
We study a sample of disturbed spiral galaxies in the nearby,
relaxed cluster A496 (z = 0.033). This work is based on
multifrequency data including HI (21cm), optical, NIR
and FUV imaging. We analyze the orbital histories of the
brightest spirals, both detected and non-detected in HI,
based on the projected phase-space (PPS) distribution,
separating infalling from virialized objects, and detecting
possible backsplash galaxies too. The study of the orbits
plus the disruptions seen in HI and in other bands, help
to better understand the role played by different physical
mechanisms accounting for the strong transformation of
galaxies observed in this cluster.
#378 |
MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY OF INTERACTING GALAXIES: NGC 2207-IC 2163
jorge valderrama
1
;
nelson vera villamizar
1
;
nicanor poveda tejada
1
1 - Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia.
Resumen:
Interacting galaxies offer a fascinating laboratory to study the gravitational forces at play in systems governed by potentials. These interactions can lead to morphological changes in the structures of the involved galaxies. In the specific case of spiral galaxies, the interaction disturbs the galactic potentials, resulting in morphological alterations in the spiral arms.
In this study, we analyze images of a pair of interacting spiral galaxies, NGC 2207-IC 2163, obtained from the OSUBSGS catalog, using the Fourier Transform. This technique allows us to identify significant morphological parameters, such as the dominant mode of the galaxy, the mass distribution in the disk, the pitch angle, among other relevant physical parameters.
Our goal is to identify morphological changes that provide a clearer insight into the interaction process between this pair of galaxies. By gaining a better understanding of these interactions, we can enrich our comprehension of the gravitational phenomena shaping galactic structures and shed light on the evolution of interacting galaxies.
#387 |
Rotation decrease in dwarf disk galaxies
Diego Matus Carrillo
1
;
Michael Fellhauer
1
1 - Universidad de Concepción.
Resumen:
Under the Lambda CDM paradigm, Milky Way sized haloes were formed via the merger of smaller Dark Matter (DM) Halos.
Some of these haloes have survived until today, where we see them as dwarf spheroidal galaxies.
As the gas inside the DM halo starts to collapse, conservation of angular momentum will produce a rotationally supported structure, whose orbital speed
will depend on the mass distribution of the halo.
Under the dissolving cluster scenario, dwarf galaxies form their field stars via the dissolution of star clusters inside the DM halo, modifying the velocity distribution of the rotating component.
We aim to determine if there is a region in halo parameter space where the internal dispersion of the dissolving clusters is able to erase the rotation signature of the initial distribution of clusters.
To achieve this, we use a DM halo with a Navarro-Frenk-White mass density, and a disk of clusters moving with circular velocity.
Our simulations show that, for a completely rotationally supported stellar component, the DM halos require a mass under 1e7 solar masses to be able to hide the original rotation signature.
#430 |
The dynamically active NGC5098 group: sloshing and diffuse intragroup light
Gastao B. Lima Neto
1
;
Florence Durret
2
;
Hugo Capelato
3
1 - IAG/USP.
2 - IAP.
3 - UniCid.
Resumen:
Galaxy groups play an important role in galactic evolution, where galaxies may strongly interact with one another and with the intra-group medium. These groups may later fall into clusters, participating in the development and growth of the large-scale structure. In this study, we examine in detail the group dominated by a pair of elliptical galaxies, NGC 5098, which exhibits a sizable substructure to the south. Using deep $r$ and $g$ imaging from MegaCam/CFHT, we modeled the stellar distribution of the main galaxies and detected a significant component of diffuse intragroup light. By analyzing the velocity distribution of galaxy members, we propose a dynamical scenario for the evolution of this group, taking into account the sloshing phenomenon detected in the X-ray surface brightness observations made with the Chandra space telescope.
#531 |
Study of the widths of spiral galaxy arms in the CALIFA survey
Lina Marcela Giraldo-Murillo
1
;
Esteban Silva-Villa
1
;
Jorge K. Barrera-Ballesteros
2
1 - Universidad de Antioquia.
2 - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Resumen:
Spiral galaxies form a significant portion of Local Universe galaxies, hosting predominant star formation within their spiral arms. To comprehend arm genesis, identifying key parameters like pitch angle (winding degree) and arm width is crucial. Yet, arm width remains less explored. Our research focuses on unraveling spiral arm width, enhancing insights into galaxy structure.
Our research utilizes CALIFA survey data containing approximately 1000 elliptical and spiral galaxies. Employing the Integral Field Unit (IFU) technique, the survey offers comprehensive spatial insight through analysis of spectroscopic elements. Pertinent to CALIFA galaxies are data on both gas and stellar components. Our selection process focuses on galaxies meeting specific criteria: inclination angles $\leq 40^o$, absence of interactions, and distinct spiral formations.
Our investigation will employ multiple indicators to identify arms, encompassing the widely referenced $H_\alpha$ emission, derived from ionized gas in star-forming zones. Other indicators consist of emissions from young stellar constituents (O and B stars) in the blue spectrum and from aged stellar elements in the red and infrared spectrum, revealing recognizable spiral structures.
After tracing the arms using some of the aforementioned tracers, we measured their width by making cuts across them with an approximate width of $3.5$ kpc, which is the average width of arms in grand design galaxies according to Savchenko et al. (2020). Subsequently, arm width was determined using two methods: (1) conventionally via the $1\sigma$ distribution width; and (2) by pinpointing the flux equilibrium where arm and non-arm regions meet.
We have selected five spiral galaxies for investigation: NGC234, NGC309, NGC776, NGC7653, and UGC12224. For each galaxy, we traced the arms using the stellar population (as shown in the pseudo-V-mag map, see Figure) and gas ($H_\alpha$ emission). Our observations have revealed distinctions that present challenges in terms of explanation within the context of current models.
Poster Group I (Mon - Wed) - J: Stellar and gas contents
#057 |
A study of the Globular Cluster system of the Fornax Cluster as seen through the S-PLUS data: methodology and preliminary results
Luis Fernando Lomelí Núñez
1
;
Arianna Cortesi
1
;
Maria Luisa Buzzo
2
;
Analía Smith Castelli
3
;
Jairo Andres Alzate Trujillo
4
1 - Observatório do Valongo, UFRJ.
2 - Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University.
3 - Instituto de Astrofisica de La Plata.
4 - CEFCA.
Resumen:
Globular Clusters (GCs) are directly correlated to the mass build up of a galaxy, being related to the halo creation, the formation of the bulge, or subsequent encounters. In galaxy clusters, GCs can be also bound to the cluster potential, being stripped from the infalling galaxies. They are therefore precious to study the cluster environment as well as group pre-processing. We carried out a photometric study of GCs in the Fornax Cluster using the
12 bands in the 2x2 square-degree field of view of the S-PLUS data. In this study we pretend to analyze the 98 S-PLUS pointings covering the Fornax Cluster for searching GC candidates. Studying the properties of spectroscopically confirmed GCs, we have designed a method to select GC candidates using structural and photometric parameters, as well as SED fitting techniques using the 12-bands from S-PLUS.
#225 |
Unraveling the Link between Type II Supernova Luminosity and Host Galaxy Velocity Dispersion
Alejandra Hernández
1
;
Felipe Olivares
1
;
Lorenzo Morelli
1
1 - Universidad de Atacama.
Resumen:
Type II supernovae (SNe II) have been extensively investigated as cosmological probes, both as alternatives to and independently of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). However, SNe II exhibit a Hubble diagram dispersion of approximately 12%, higher than SNe Ia. To address this issue, we explored methods to improve the accuracy of the Hubble diagram for SNe II. In the case of SNe Ia, the luminosity dependence on the host-galaxy mass has been shown to reduce the dispersion in the Hubble diagram by around 1%. Motivated by this, we selected host galaxies of SNe II from the Dark Energy Survey (DES) to investigate whether SNe II follow a similar trend. We utilized spectra from our observation programs at VLT/ESO and Magellan/LCO to calculate the σ* (stellar velocity dispersions) of the selected galaxies to achieve our goal. To determine the characteristic luminosity of SNe II, we employed the photometric color method (PCM) introduced by Jaeger et al. (2015, 2017b). Using the DES i'-band light curves, we calculated the luminosity of SN II. During this presentation, we will share the outcomes of our investigation into possible correlations between σ* values and SN II luminosity. The next step would be to evaluate whether the connection could serve as a scale relation to calibrate the characteristic brightness of SNe II, hoping to reduce the scatter in the Hubble diagram.
#435 |
Globular cluster population in the Fornax Cluster core region: A Multi-wavelength study with NGFS data and Machine Learning techniques for selection.
Yasna Ordenes-Briceño
1
;
Thomas Puzia
1
;
Bryan Miller
2
;
Paul Eigenthaler
1
;
Rohan Rahatgaonkar
1
;
Evelyn Johnston
3
;
NGFS team
4
1 - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2 - Observatorio Gemini Sur, NOIRLAB.
3 - Universidad Diego Portales.
4 - NGFS team institutions.
Resumen:
Globular clusters (GCs) are stellar systems relics. In the core of a galaxy cluster such as Fornax, they might reside either in the gravitational potential of their parent galaxies or in the galaxy cluster, intra-cluster medium (ICM). The scaling relations of GC populations with respect to the environment they inhabit provide evidence in the assembly history of the galaxy cluster.\\
We use the Next Generation Fornax Survey (NGFS) that maps the Fornax cluster up to its virial radius (1.4Mpc), in the optical with u'g'i' (DECam) and Near-infrared with JKs (VIRCam). This pilot sample covers the Fornax core region (r $\sim 350$kpc $\sim 3deg^2$) with u'g'i'JKs psf photometry. To have the cleanest photometric selection, we implement a supervised machine-learning method (support vector machine, SVM) for source classification. More than 1500 objects were selected as Fornax GCs. We compute individual age, metallicity and mass of GCs using color, magnitudes and simple stellar population models.\\
In this talk, we will present the analysis and results of the GC population in the Fornax core region, in terms of color and mass distributions, fractions of metal poor and metal rich and old vs “young” GCs and the spatial distributions of the above properties, together with their scaling relations for their host galaxy and for the galaxy core cluster overall.\\
One of the many interesting results of this research, is about the GC spatial distribution in terms of metallicity sub-populations: a large number of GCs with intermediate-metallicity are preferentially located along the East-West direction of Fornax, centered on NGC 1399, and the most metal-rich GCs are concentrated in the vicinity of NGC 1399 and the brightest Fornax galaxies. These different distributions constrain the mass assembly history of the Fornax cluster. More evidence will come soon, when expanding this methodology to the survey area, Fornax virial radius.
#482 |
Stellar mass distribution in barred galaxies through multi-band decomposition in the mid-IR
Yasmin Cavalcante-Coelho
1
;
Karín Menéndez-Delmestre
1
;
Arianna Cortesi
2
1 - Valongo Observatory/UFRJ.
2 - Institute of Physics/UFRJ.
Resumen:
The bars are elongated central structure composed of gas and stars, frequent in Local Universe - present in $\sim 65\% $ of spirals. Bars strongly transforms its host galaxy, causing intense movement of gas and stars, breaking the axisymmetric disk dynamics and affecting its evolution. We study the stellar mass in this structure, and how it might influence the galaxy as a whole. We use 371 barred galaxies from the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies ($S^4G$; consists of imaging in the 3.6 and 4.5 $\mu m$ bands for more than 2300 nearby, large and bright galaxies). We choose the mid-infrared to focus on lower mass stars and avoid obscuration caused by dust. The GALFIT-based decomposition in the 3.6$\mu m$ band is publicly available. This 2D image decomposition fits different stellar components — bulge, disk, bar, nuclear point source and/or secondary disk — resulting in a final decomposition model with 1-4 components for each galaxy. Knowing the flux contained in each component from the decomposition, we can estimate the stellar mass of such structures. We compared samples of galaxies with different global masses and found that there seems to be a trend towards more massive galaxies, and with a bulge in the model, with bars with a higher relative mass. We found that bars are less present in lower mass galaxies ($M_* < 10^9 M_{\odot} $, about 38\%). This is consistent with bar fraction studies that suggest that lower-mass galaxies are still acquiring and growing their bars. We are working to include the 4.5$\mu m$ band, with a multi-band decomposition of the bands 3.6 and 4.5$\mu m$ using a GALFIT's version. With our multi-band decomposition, we will be able to draw more accurate conclusions on how the stellar mass in the bar influences other properties of the host galaxy.
#491 |
Photometric Synthesis with AI of S-PLUS galaxies
Vitor Cernic
1
;
Laerte Sodré Jr.
1
1 - Universidade de São Paulo.
Resumen:
This study explores a new method for estimating stellar population parameters from galaxy photometry with the aid of Machine Learning techniques. By analyzing data from the S-PLUS photometric survey, we compared different regression models, including Random Forest, XGboost, and Neural Networks, to identify the most suitable estimator. To address challenges like missing data and calibrations, we developed a robust synthetic training sample that closely resembled real observations. The Neural Network model exhibited promising results, with a low error of 0.06 dex for stellar mass estimation [attached image] and accurate predictions of nine other stellar population parameters. The approach allows for constraints-free, fast parameter estimation compared to traditional methods constrained by redshift. As a testament to the effectiveness of our approach, we present new data analysis of nearby galaxy clusters, such as Fornax and Abell 85, showcasing the potential of our method in studying diverse galactic populations. We plan to apply this model to the S-PLUS and CHANCES surveys, with a focus on obtaining previously unseen galaxy parameters and intend to make this data public. This novel approach has the potential to significantly advance our understanding of stellar populations and contribute to the progress of galaxy research.
#506 |
Mapping the Zoo of Rest-Frame Galaxy SEDs using Unsupervised Machine Learning
Paulina Contreras Miranda
1
;
Luca Tortorelli
2
;
Daniel Grün
2
;
Milagros Zeballos Rebaza
1
1 - Universidad de las Américas Puebla.
2 - Ludwig Maximilian University Munich.
Resumen:
Galaxy spectral energy distributions (SEDs) are well known for being a key factor of galaxy studies. When analyzing them, we can understand their properties and evolution. This work aims to look for alternative methods to analyse and visualise galaxy SEDs in a new manner by applying machine learning techniques. We implement unsupervised machine learning methods to order the zoo of synthetic single stellar population (SSP) of galaxy SEDs into a self-organizing map (SOM). The catalogue of synthetic SSP is generated using Flexible Stellar Population Synthesis (FSPS), where the galaxies are sampled at a fixed redshift of $z=0.496$ with metallicities in range of [-0.5, 0.2] $log(Z/Z_{\odot})$. To achieve this, we build a compressed representation for each galaxy SED by implementing an autoencoder algorithm, which is used as the input for the SOM. As galaxy SEDs are grouped by similarity, they will be assigned to a particular category (or node), where neighbouring nodes represent similar spectra. Finally, we prove that this implementation is an efficient method to derive physical properties of galaxies, providing insights and techniques that will be useful for photometric redshifts and more generally to build a model of the galaxy population useful for future cosmological galaxy surveys.
#592 |
Invisible Features: Exposing low-surface brightness characteristics with numerical techniques
Doris Stoppacher
1
;
P. Tissera
2
;
G. Galaz
2
;
Y. Rosas-Guevara
3
;
J. Oñorbe
4
1 - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Universidad de Sevilla.
2 - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
3 - Donostia International Physics Center.
4 - Universidad de Sevilla.
Resumen:
Low-surface-brightness galaxies (LSBGs) are defined as galaxies with a central surface brightness fainter than the night sky. They consist of an exceptional population of galaxies challenging to observe and difficult to characterize since they do not show any clear patterns but populate a wide range of properties. Moreover, it is assumed that this population even dominates the volume density of galaxies in the Universe. As a matter of fact, little is known about their evolution. Whether low-surface brightness features are predestined by internal factors or are rather a manifestation of random or unexpected events in their history remains an open question. Furthermore, studies realized with numerical techniques featuring LSBGs are highly under-represented in the literature compared to other populations of galaxies. All in all, we find it of extraordinary importance and necessity to account for these shortcomings. Therefore, we use hydro-dynamically simulated galaxies from the EAGLE-project and test various selection strategies in order to extract a sample of LSBGs. Thereby we use publicly available properties and general characteristics such as star formation densities, luminosities, and optical radii and study their large-scale distribution in the cosmic web as well as their redshift evolution. The main goal of this work within our project called \emph{Hidden Figures} is to provide detailed information on the evolution of properties related to galaxies which show low-surface brightness characteristics and to investigate their evolution in a cosmological context. (Title inspired by a book of C. Criado Perez)
Poster Group I (Mon - Wed) - J: Gravitational lensing
#543 |
Revisiting the Merging Cluster A2744 - The Pandora Cluster
Eduardo Cypriano
1
1 - Universidade de São Paulo.
Resumen:
With new ultra-deep JWST data, we revisited the complex merging cluster Abell2744 (z=0.308), also known as the Pandora Cluster, by doing an in-detail weak-gravitational lensing analysis. By using public data from the Uncover project we measured shapes of background galaxies with an unprecedented number density over 200 per sq. arcmin. All sources with reliable photometric redshifts z>1.0. We modelled the cluster's mass distribution by fitting several substructures using NFW profiles. Our findings confirmed the presence of multiple substructures and the large overall cluster mass. These data were used to feed tailor-made numerical simulations that give us insights into the merging scenarios that could have produces the current, state of this cluster, including the dissociation between the gas and the other cluster structures.
19:00 - 20:00
Conferencia Divulgativa
Sede: Facultad de Ingeniería, Salón de Actos (1er piso). Dra. Carolina Charalambous: "Explorando Mundos Lejanos: Exoplanetas en el Universo y su Representación Cinematográfica"
SALÓN ROJO (150)
10:35 - 11:15
COFFEE BREAK
11:15 - 12:45
G: Stars and Stellar Physics
Star formation and young stars I
Chair: Mauricio Tapia
#062 |
Accurate young star mass determinations and their implication for theoretical evolutionary models
Laurent Loinard
1
1 - Instituto de Radioastronomia y Astrofisica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico.
Resumen:
Using interferometric radio observations (particularly long baseline interferometry - VLBI), it is possible to accurately constrain the mass of young stars in binary and multiple stellar systems. This provides strong constraints for stellar evolution models since the location of the stars in the HR diagram can then be compared directly with the tracks for the appropriate masses. In this talk, I will present several young star mass measurements based on VLBI observations and discuss the implications for evolutionary models. I will particularly focus on intermediate mass stars (M > 2 Sun) where constraints are rare. I will also briefly discuss mass constrains for long period multiple systems based on conventional radio interferometry, which are highly complementary of VLBI measurements by providing access to a different region of the parameter space.
#138 |
Survival of fossil fields during the pre-main sequence evolution of intermediate-mass stars
Dominik Schleicher
1
;
Juan Pablo Hidalgo
2
;
Daniele Galli
3
1 - Universidad de Concepción.
2 - Universidad de Concepcion.
3 - Arcetri Astrophysical Observatori.
Resumen:
Chemically peculiar Ap and Bp stars host strong large-scale magnetic fields in the range of $200$~G up to $30$~kG, which are often considered to be the origin of fossil magnetic fields. We assess the evolution of such fossil fields during the star formation process and the pre-main sequence evolution of intermediate stars, considering fully convective models, models including a transition to a radiative protostar and models with a radiative core. We also examine the implications of the interaction between the fossil field and the core dynamo. We employ analytic and semi-analytic calculations combined with current observational constraints. For fully convective models, we show that magnetic field decay via convection can be expected to be very efficient for realistic parameters of turbulent resistivities. Based on the observed magnetic field strength - density relation, as well as the expected amount of flux loss due to ambipolar diffusion, it appears unlikely that convection could be suppressed via strong enough magnetic fields. On the other hand, a transition from a convective to a radiative core could very naturally explain the survival of a significant amount of flux, along with the presence of a critical mass. We show that in some cases, the interaction of a fossil field with a core dynamo may further lead to changes in the surface magnetic field structure. In the future, it will be important to understand in more detail how the accretion rate evolves as a function of time during the formation of intermediate-mass protostars, including its impact on the protostellar structure.
#575 |
Inferring the sub-stellar and stellar Initial Mass Function of Nearby Young Moving Groups
Rafael Bertolotto
1
;
Juan José Downes
1
;
Genaro Suárez
2
1 - Universidad de la República, Uruguay.
2 - American Museum of Natural History.
Resumen:
The solar neighborhood is populated with Nearby ($\textless 200$ pc) Young
($\textless 100$ Myr) stellar co-Moving Groups (NYMG; e.g. Torres et al., 2006;
Gagné et al., 2018; Kerr et al., 2021). Although their origin is a matter of
debate, their ages could be one order of magnitude smaller than their
dynamical times around the Galaxy which supports the idea of these
groups as remnants of stellar populations dispersing in the galactic disc.\\
The NYMGs are ideal candidates for the observational study of the Initial
Mass Function (IMF) because of their proximity and low extinction, and
because their youth guarantees that only their very massive stars
have evolved out of the main sequence. Then, their mass distribution
equals the IMF in most of the stellar and sub-stellar mass ranges.
However, only a few determinations of the IMF of these groups have been
done so far (e.g. Gagné et al., 2017) due to the observational challenge of
their wide spatial distribution. \\
In this talk, I will present a robust determination of the IMF of 5 NYMGs
in the mass range $0.04 \textless M/M_\odot \textless 5$.
The selection of members was made with a clustering code
based on the DBSCAN algorithm (Ester et al., 1996) for the detection of
NYMGs using data from Gaia DR3 (Gaia Collaboration et al., 2022) astrometry and photometry.
I will present the validation process of this tool which allowed us to quantify the fraction
of completeness and contamination from old stars in each of the detected NYMGs.
Finally, I will discuss how the resulting IMF compares with previous determinations
for the NYMGs and the solar neighborhood, and its interpretation in the context of the dispersion of the NYMGs.
#382 |
Unpuzzling the star formation scenario of the Canis Major stellar nursery
João Victor Corrêa Rodrigues
1
;
Jane Gregorio-Hetem
1
;
Thaís Santos-Silva
1
1 - Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas da Universidade de São Paulo (IAG/USP).
Resumen:
The Canis Major Association OB1/R1 (CMa) is an interesting region to study the effects of supernovae (SN) in star formation. Evidence indicates that at least three such events affected the environment and evolution processes of young stellar objects in the CMa. This ongoing work aims to unpuzzle the star formation history of CMa and improve the survey of young low-mass stars in the region, especially toward the star FZ CMa. Probably this stellar population is mixed, lying between two clusters in different age ranges: one group associated with the star Z CMa ($\leq$5 Myr) and the other associated with the star GU CMa ($\geq$10 Myr). The survey is still incomplete, although it is crucial to investigate the possibility of triggering and/or inhibiting star formation by SN or even the early destruction of circumstellar disks. To characterize this population, we analyzed optical spectra (R $\sim$ 4400), acquired with the Gemini South telescope in the multi-object mode, searching for typical features of this evolutionary phase, such as Li absorption (6708 \AA) and H$\alpha$ emission. We have over a hundred candidate stars available, with $\sim$ 20\% of them being counterparts of X-ray sources. We present the spectral classification and estimates of physical parameters of these stars derived from spectral analysis. By using the equivalent width of the H$\alpha$ line, we have distinguished in our sample the Classical T Tauri (CTT), which are disk-bearing stars, from the Weak-line T Tauri (WTT) that do not have an active accretion disk. Previous results based on infrared sources indicate a low fraction of disk-bearing stars compared to other star-forming regions at the same age. In addition, we explored multi-band photometric data by constructing different color-color diagrams. These data have been compared to evolutionary models to identify color excesses that are related to the accretion process.
#477 |
Star formation history of Canis Major OB1 III: stellar group contents revealed by Gaia
Thais Santos-Silva
1
;
Hélio Perottoni
2
;
Felipe Almeida-Fernandes
1
;
Jane Gregorio-Hetem
1
;
Vera Jatenco-Pereira
1
;
Claudia Mendes de Oliveira
1
1 - Universidade de São Paulo.
2 - Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center.
Resumen:
Our previous works, based on X-ray and infrared data, we found that Canis Major OB1 (CMa OB1) is a Galactic stellar association having a very intriguing star-formation scenario, which probably had at least three star formation episodes.
In order to better understand the association stellar population and its star formation history, I recently conducted a study using a clustering code that employs five-dimensional data from the Gaia DR2 catalog to identify physical groups in the vicinity of CMa OB1 and to obtain their astrometric parameters. Additionally, we estimated the age of these groups using two different isochrone-fitting methods.
With this, we confirm the existence of 15 star groups with distances between 570 and 1650 pc, of which 10 are previously known clusters and five are new open cluster candidates. We identified that four younger groups (< 20 Myr), CMa05, CMa06, CMa07 and CMa08, are CMa OB1 contents. While CMa06 coincides with the star formation region very well studied by our group, CMa R1, CMa08, one of the new candidate clusters, may be the progenitor cluster of runaway stars that indicate the existence of different star formation episodes in the association.
Since the youngest group, CMa06, is still immersed in the remaining material of the molecular cloud associated with the Sh 2-262 nebula, it continues to form stars, on the other hand CMa05, CMa07, and CMa08 seem to be in more evolved stages of evolution, with no recent star-forming activity.
The results of this work fit well in a monolithic scenario of star formation, with a common formation mechanism, and having suffered multiple episodes of star formation. This suggests that the hierarchical model alone, which explains the populations of other parts of the same association, is not sufficient to explain its whole formation history.
#364 |
Cores and filaments in MHD simulations of massive protoclusters
María Valentina García Alvarado
1
;
Jonathan Tan
2
;
Chia-Jung Hsu
3
1 - Universidad de los Andes.
2 - Chalmers University of Technology/University of Virginia.
3 - Chalmers University of Technology.
Resumen:
The main processes that trigger the collapse and fragmentation of giant molecular clouds (GMCs) in star-forming regions are poorly understood. Collisions between giant molecular clouds (GMCs) have been proposed as a mechanism to compress gas to trigger the birth of massive star clusters and associations and thus be potentially relevant to the formation of most stars in galaxies. The spatial distributions of dense gas cores within protoclusters generated by such collisions may encode important diagnostic information about the process and the environmental properties of the parent clouds. To investigate this, we carried out 3D numerical simulations of magnetized turbulent GMCs. Non-colliding cases were also considered. The projected 2D mass surface density structures of the clouds, including cases after applying simulated ALMA observations, were analyzed. In particular, dense cores were identified with the dendrogram method, and the Minimum Spanning Tree (MST) of the cores was computed. We compared the results from clouds with different initial magnetic (B-) field strengths, ranging from 10 to 50 micro G. The number and mass fraction of dense cores are suppressed in the more strongly magnetized and non-colliding cases. We consider various MST statistics, including the Q parameter, how these evolve during the simulations, and their potential ability to diagnose magnetic and collisional conditions. We also examine mass segregation, including detailed properties of the most massive cores, which relates to the question of whether or not massive stars tend to form in more central locations in protoclusters. Finally, we study the properties of the filaments within and around the protoclusters, including their widths, mass per unit lengths, energy balance, and magnetic field strengths and orientations.
12:45 - 14:30
LUNCH
15:50 - 16:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:30 - 18:15
G: Stars and Stellar Physics
Star formation and young stars II
Chair: Jesús Hernández
#034 |
Towards a Better Determination of Stellar Parameters in the Pre-Main Sequence Phase in the era of Large Spectroscopic Surveys: SDSS APOGEE-2 and Milky Way Mapper
Carlos Román-Zúñiga
1
;
Jesús Hernández
1
;
Marina Kounkel
2
;
Lucia Adame
1
;
Ricardo Lopez-Valdivia
1
;
Corina Zepeda
1
;
Sergio González
1
;
Itzarel Hernández
1
;
Sergio Sánchez
1
;
Karla Peña
3
1 - Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
2 - University of North Florida.
3 - Universidad de Antofagasta.
Resumen:
We are in the monumental era of large optical and infrared spectroscopic surveys (e.g. Gaia, SDSS, LAMOST, Gaia-ESO, GALAH, WHT-WEAVE). Fiber spectroscopy allows now to obtain high quality spectra for hundreds of stars at a time, and the use of infrared detectors opens the field for the study of young stars in star forming regions within our reach. The pre-main sequence phase of stellar evolution is not as well characterized as the main-sequence or the red-giant branch. Young star spectra are affected by dust extinction from the parental cloud gas, by the presence of circumstellar material and diverse effects associated with accretion and variability.
Using spectra from the SDSS APOGEE-2 and Milky Way Mapper surveys, we are building up one of the largest systematic census of pre-main sequence stars (see e.g. Román-Zúñiga et al. 2023, Kounkel et al. 2023). One of our main goals is to increase the precision in the parameter determination for young stars. For this goal we participate in the development of tools (e.g. neural networks: APOGEE Net - Sprague et al 2022, unsupervised model fitting: TONALLI- Adame et al. 2023) aiming to reduce model dependent discrepancies and degeneracies in the $\mathrm{T_{eff}}$, $\log{g}$, [Fe/H] space. We are also applying methodologies to understand and reduce the effects of extinction and disks in spectral classification (Zepeda et al i.p.) and to determine precise metal abundances with BACCHUS (Lopez-Valdivia et al i.p.)
We discuss these methodologies, show our current efforts and results in the construction of better young star catalogs, and we will share our plans to use them along with kinematic data (e.g. combining APOGEE radial velocities with proper motions from Gaia), to understand the evolution of nearby young star clusters. We will also discuss strategies and details to be considered (e.g. model dependencies) in current big data treatments.
#174 |
Identifying T Tauri stars in the Milky Way using machine learning and LAMOST spectra
Cesar Dagoberto Millan Valderrama
1
;
Jesús Hernández
2
;
Beatriz Sabogal
1
;
Alejandro García
1
1 - Universidad de los Andes.
2 - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Astronomía.
Resumen:
T Tauri stars (TTS) are young, low-mass stars ($< 2M_{\odot}$) in pre-main sequence phase, considered precursors to planetary systems. Their youth is robustly indicated by the presence of LiI absorption line in their optical spectra. TTS can be divided into two categories: classical TTS (CTTS) displaying $H_{\alpha}$ line emission due to a circumstellar disk, and weak-line TTS (WTTS) where the $H_{\alpha}$ line is relatively weak and attributed to chromospheric activity.
The Chinese Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) provides a large amount of spectra in the wavelength range of 3700 to 9000 \AA, with approximately 10 million low-resolution spectra ($R\approx1800$) available in DR8.
In this study we present the results of detecting and classifying TTS in the Orion Star Forming Complex using machine learning (ML) techniques and LAMOST spectra. We used over 5000 kinematic candidates selected by using proper motion and parallax data from the GAIA DR3 database. Our main training sample consisted of 342 TTS from the Ori OB1a substellar association, as reported by Hernandez et al. (2023). To ensure the robustness of the classifiers, we also included a set of non-TTS (field stars) in the training sample. Automatic equivalent width measurements were performed on 18 spectral features, including $H_{\alpha}$ and LiI lines, as well as TiO and VO bands.
We implemented two ML classifiers: a binary model to classify whether a target is a TTS or not, and a multiclass model to assign a spectral type to the detected TTS. We employed the Monte Carlo method for error propagation to determine probabilities during the classification process. To assess the classifiers' performance, we used the F1 score, which yielded a value of 0.91. In a preliminary classification of 766 stars, we successfully identified 249 TTS. These TTS candidates were visually inspected, confirming an accuracy of 0.94.
#060 |
A TESS SURVEY OF FLARE ACTIVITY AND STELLAR ROTATION OF YOUNG STELLAR OBJECTS IN THE TAURUS REGION
Maria Gracia Batista
1
;
Giovanni Pinzón
1
;
Jesús Hernández
2
1 - Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
2 - Instituto de Astronomía Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Resumen:
Flares and superflares are eruptive events related to magnetic reconnection in the star’s magnetosphere where, a high burst of energy and electromagnetic radiation is released. Flares can affect the formation and early evolution of planets close to their host star, especially during their formation around Young Stellar Objects (YSOs). In this work, we present the most numerous survey of flare detection on YSOs up to date, with the majority of them classified as T Tauri Stars (TTSs). Our sample belongs to the Taurus region at $\sim$140 parsecs with an age range of $\sim$1-15 Myr. We studied flare characteristics such as duration, peak amplitude, bolometric luminosity and energy released.
We examined 643 light curves using TESS observations with a 2 minutes cadence in sectors 43 and 44. As a result, we detected 1704 flares over a sample of 346 stars, representing almost 67\% of the known low-mass members of Taurus. Also, we estimated the mean bolometric flare energy and amplitude for stars with multiple flares. Our measurements of flares in the optical range were related with the luminosity in Rx and UV bands, finding correlations between them. From LAMOST and FAST spectra, we measured H$\alpha$ equivalent widths of the sampled stars and later classified them by the presence of accretion disk. Additionally, we calculated the R$_{HK}$ factor and compared the chromospheric activity with the flare features alongside the age, mass, and type of TTSs.
#192 |
Damping of surface Alfvén waves in accretion disks
Natália Fernanda de Souza Andrade
1
;
Vera Jatenco Silva Pereira
1
1 - Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas (IAG-USP).
Resumen:
The transport of angular momentum and matter is essential for the evolution of astrophysical disks, particularly protostellar disks. Recently, several works investigated the role of non-ideal MHD effects in those objects and their impact on angular momentum transport. On the other
hand, the damping of Alfvén waves was already proposed as a viable mechanism for disk heating, increasing its ionization fraction and, consequently, the region of the disk subject to Magneto-Rotational Instability. In this work, we analyze the role of the resonant damping of surface Alfvén waves in protostellar disks with a local approximation, which allows us to describe the radial shear associated with the differential rotation as a linear velocity. We consider the Alfvén waves propagation and dissipation/amplification in the presence of both viscosity and dissipative non-ideal MHD effects. In general, we find that the effectiveness of these processes is independent of the dissipation coefficients, as already obtained in previous works, and, depending on the propagation properties of the wave, can lead to damping or the development of instability. We also quickly compared the damping rate obtained with our mechanism and the turbulent damping, already studied in the literature as a source for non-thermal disk heating. We found that, under reasonable conditions, the resonant damping is more effective than the turbulent damping in heating the disk, indicating that the proposed mechanism can decrease the dead zone extent. We are now performing a more robust numerical analysis to fully describe the effect of the resonant damping of surface Alfvén waves over the ionization fraction and transport of angular momentum in those disks.
#562 |
H$\alpha$ emitters in the Magellanic Clouds: searching for Be stars using high-resolution multi-band photometry
Felipe Navarete
1
;
Pedro Ticiani dos Santos
2
;
André Figueiredo
2
;
Alex Carciofi
2
1 - NOIRLab/SOAR Telescope.
2 - University of São Paulo.
Resumen:
Classical Be stars are a subset of main-sequence B-type stars associated with viscous Keplerian decretion disks responsible for their emission lines. In addition, fast rotation is a fundamental ingredient for the existence of Be stars, as they are the fastest among non-degenerate stars. To date, three scenarios try to explain the spin-up mechanism and the existence of Be stars: Be stars are born as fast rotators; the spin-up would occur during the evolution of a binary system; or they would start as slow rotators, increasing their rotation throughout their evolution. Even though all scenarios may play a role in the origin of Be stars, discriminating the relative prevalence of each scenario is a key step towards a better understanding of these objects.
In this talk, I will present the analysis of BVRI+Halpha photometry of NGC\,330, a young stellar cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), observed at the 4-m SOAR telescope (Chile) using the SOAR Adaptive Optics Module Imager (SAMI). Thanks to the depth and the high angular resolution (0.30''-0.40'') of the images, the entire massive stellar population up to early A-type stars are disentangled and resolved at SMC distances. Alongside well-consolidated models of B+Be stars (BeATLAS), SAMI observations provide an excellent dataset to search, identify and classify Be stars. With supervised machine learning classification models, a Be/(Be+B) fraction of approximately 50\% was found for stars up to V=18.5 mag, and 20\% for the whole B spectral type range, a considerably larger fraction of Be candidates than previously reported from high-resolution spectroscopic works in the literature ($\approx$30\%). Combined with the analysis of further young open clusters in the Magellanic Clouds, this survey will provide crucial evidence for understanding the Be phenomenon as a function of metallicity and age, putting critical observational constraints on the origin of these massive stellar objects.
#150 |
Analysis of the parameters in the evolution of viscous accretion disks in Be stars for the L spectral band.
Fredy Orjuela
1
;
Beatriz Sabogal
1
;
Alejandro Garcia
1
;
Leandro Rimulo
1
1 - Universidad de los Andes.
Resumen:
In this study, we analyzed a sample of 24 Be stars located in the northern galactic region. Utilizing the IRAF software, we measured crucial emission line fluxes, including Br-Alpha, Pf-Gamma, and Hu 14 in the L band of the spectrum. These measurements enabled us to construct the observational Lenorzer diagram, providing valuable insights into the star group.
To gain further understanding, we employed the HDUST code to generate a grid of BeAtlas stellar models. By investigating correlations among five parameters in these disk models, we revealed a positive association between n-Sigma (parameter potential law-surface density), n-M (parameter potential law-Mass of Star), and Sigma-M parameters. This observation suggests that disks with higher or lower Sigma density are linked to stronger or weaker recombination processes, respectively. Consequently, we could classify disks into optically thick or thin regions based on this information.
Interestingly, the parameter associated with disk inclination does not appear to be decisive in model selection. This finding led to a restriction of parameters in the models present in Be star disks.
In conclusion, our oral presentation offers a comprehensive approach to understanding and characterizing circumstellar disks in Be stars, providing relevant information for future research on these dynamic astronomical systems.
#200 |
Chemical complexity in simulations of circumstellar discs formation
Sebastián Aguilar
1
;
Stefano Bovino
1
;
Alessandro Lupi
2
1 - Universidad de Concepción.
2 - Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca.
Resumen:
In the search for a more efficient modeling of complex chemistry in numerical simulations new studies have adopted a new method known as post-processing routines. A commonly used approach to simulate chemistry, particularly useful when considering demanding simulations where on-the-fly (OTF) chemistry models mean more computational resources which cannot be approached. This method enables the simulation of chemistry over the raw simulation’s dynamic history, alleviating the use of computational resources compared to OTF chemistry while accurately capturing the evolution of chemical species.
In this study we aim to validate the efficiency of post-processing routines presented in Bovino et al. 2019 (ApJ, 887, 224). By employing the chemistry package KROME to analyze and recover the abundances of different chemical species over the simulation data obtained from Bate 2019 (MNRAS, 484, 2341), specifically, investigating the solar metallicity scenario.
The primary objective of this project is to comprehensively study the evolution of complex chemistry in circumstellar and protoplanetary discs. By meticulously tracing the evolution of the simulations' discs and analyzing the chemistry on different samples, we can accurately replicate the dynamical and chemical evolution before and after the formation of stars in the simulation. Through this research, we anticipate gaining deeper insights into complex chemical processes that shape the early stages of protoplanetary systems.
#066 |
Unveiling the structural content of NGC 6357 via kinematics and NIR variability
Camila Ordenes-Huanca
1
;
Manuela Zoccali
1
;
Amelia Bayo
2
;
Jorge Cuadra
3
;
Rodrigo Contreras Ramos
1
1 - PUC - MAS.
2 - ESO Garching.
3 - UAI - NPF.
Resumen:
NGC 6357, a star-forming region located at a distance of approximately $1.7$ kpc from the Sun, is composed of giant molecular clouds as well as three prominent star clusters. It also hosts three HII regions, very massive stars and thousands of YSOs in different evolutionary stages. We present VVVX PMs for $1681$ young stars in this region and observe that they cluster around two mean PM values, giving rise to two kinematically different populations of stars. One of them is spatially related to dusty regions and its components have projected movements along the filaments of the area. These suggests that it is a younger population and could be related to a triggered star formation process developed in the molecular material of the region and powered by the expansion of the ionized gas. In addition, due to accretion episodes and because of the presence of cool spots on their surface, YSOs are known to be highly variable in terms of brightness. Using VVVX data, with a baseline of approximately eight years, we studied their flux changes: a unique follow-up of these stars in this region. Using the $K_s$-band, we can overcome its extreme levels of extinction and compile, for the first time, a catalogue of $775$ light curves associated to young stars. Each of them has been classified according to the $Q$ and $M$ values, related to the physical process that dominates the variability. We linked these categories to the different kinematical populations and observe that hints of an age difference can also be observed through the different classes.
SALÓN DORADO (120)
10:35 - 11:15
COFFEE BREAK
11:15 - 12:45
H: ISM and Local Universe
ISM
Chair: Mónica Rubio
#050 |
Through the Dust Veil: a Submillimeter and Infrared View of the Closest Starbursts with Interferometers and JWST
Alberto Bolatto
1
1 - University of Maryland at College Park.
Resumen:
Starbursts occur in galaxies that during certain periods in their lives form stars at rates 3-100 times higher than their average during cosmic history. In the z=0 universe they take place mostly when gas is injected into the central regions of galaxies by toques associated with bars or gravitational interactions. Starbursts cannot be observed well in the optical thanks to the high columns of dust that obscure these regions, but observations at infrared and submillimeter wavelengths show that significant fractions of the new stars are formed in massive compact clusters. The mechanisms regulating the formation and dissipation of these clusters are not well understood. The cumulative effects of radiation, stellar winds, and supernovae created by their massive stars set up high pressures in the interstellar medium of these starburst regions that result in galactic scale winds and the ejection of enriched material to the circumgalactic medium. In this presentation I will show interferometric (ALMA, NOEMA, SMA) and JWST results in the central starburst regions of two of the closest starburst galaxies: M82 and NGC253.
#048 |
The extremely sharp transition between molecular and ionized gas in the Horsehead nebula revealed by ALMA
Claudio Hernández-Vera
1
;
Viviana Guzmán
1
;
Javier Goicoechea
2
;
Vincent Maillard
3
;
Jérôme Pety
4
;
Franck Le Petit
3
;
Maryvonne Gerin
3
;
Emeric Bron
3
;
Evelyne Roueff
3
;
Alain Abergel
5
;
Thiébaut-Antoine Schirmer
6
;
John Carpenter
7
;
Pierre Gratier
8
;
Karl Gordon
9
;
Karl Misselt
10
1 - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2 - Instituto de Física Fundamental (CSIC).
3 - LERMA, Observatoire de Paris.
4 - Institut de radioastronomie millimétrique (IRAM).
5 - Université Paris-Saclay.
6 - Onsala Space Observatory.
7 - Joint ALMA Observatory.
8 - Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Bordeaux.
9 - Space Telescope Science Institute.
10 - University of Arizona.
Resumen:
Massive stars can determine the evolution of molecular clouds by eroding and photo-evaporating their surfaces with strong UV radiation fields. Thus, probing the fundamental structure of nearby molecular clouds is crucial to understand how massive stars shape their surrounding mediums and how fast molecular clouds are destroyed. By combining CO $J=3-2$ and HCO$^{+}$ $J=4-3$ data from the ALMA 12m array, the Atacama Compact Array (ACA) and Total Power (single-dish), we present the highest angular resolution ($\sim 0.5^{\prime\prime}$, corresponding to $207$~au) and velocity-resolved images of the molecular gas emission in the Horsehead nebula. We find that CO and HCO$^{+}$ are present at the edge of the cloud, very close to the ionization (H$^{+}$/H) and dissociation fronts (H/H$_{2}$), suggesting a very thin layer of neutral atomic gas and almost no CO-dark H$_{2}$ gas at the molecular cloud edge. Notably, the HCO$^{+}$ emission map exhibits a bimodal behavior, tracing the cold and dense gas shielded from UV radiation and a more diffuse gas component interacting directly with the UV radiation field. Additionally, using CO as a proxy of the C$^{+}$/C/CO front, we conclude that the distances between the fronts can be reproduced by isobaric stationary models, which confirms the presence of a steep density gradient, as suggested by previous observations. Still, dynamical effects cannot be completely ruled-out, and even higher angular observations will be needed to unveil their role.
#467 |
An Integrated H$\alpha$ Flux Atlas of Planetary Nebulae in the Magellanic Clouds: Combining S-PLUS Photometry and Spectroscopic Analysis
Luis Angel Gutiérrez Soto
1
;
Amanda Lopes
1
;
Analia Smith Castelli
1
1 - Instituto de Astrofísica de La Plata.
Resumen:
We present an atlas of integrated H$\alpha$ fluxes for planetary nebulae (PNe) in the Magellanic Clouds (MC) using data from the Southern Photometric Local Universe Survey (S-PLUS), a comprehensive 12-band imaging survey. One of the key aspects of our study lies in the detailed spectroscopic analysis of the weak nebular emission in the PNe. Through spectroscopic data, we were able to quantify various emission lines, including H$\alpha$ and [N II], which play a pivotal role in understanding the ionization state and elemental abundances within these nebulae. The spectroscopic data not only enhances the accuracy of our flux measurements but also provides crucial insights into the physical and chemical properties of the MC PNe. By studying the distribution of ionized gas within the nebulae and examining density variations, we gained valuable information about their structures and evolutionary processes. Furthermore, the comparison of our findings with previous spectroscopic measurements from the literature validates the robustness of our results and reinforces the significance of spectroscopy in unraveling the mysteries of these intriguing celestial objects. In conclusion, our combination of imaging data from S-PLUS with extensive spectroscopic analysis has enriched our knowledge of MC PNe, shedding light on their intricate properties and providing new dimensions to our understanding of their diverse population.
#384 |
Hidden jets in planetary nebulae and how to find them
Jackeline Suzett Rechy-García
1
;
Martin A. Guerrero
2
;
Jesús A. Toalá
3
;
Sara Cazzoli
2
;
Gerardo Ramos-Larios
4
;
Laurence Sabin
5
;
Edgar Santamaría
3
;
Denise R. Gonçalves
1
;
Stavros Akras
6
1 - Valongo Observatory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
2 - Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía.
3 - IRyA-UNAM.
4 - Universidad de Guadalajara.
5 - Instituto de Astronomía-UNAM.
6 - Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens.
Resumen:
Almost 80\% of the planetary nebulae (PNe) are non-spherical - elliptical, bipolar, point-symmetric, among others - sometimes showing knots, filaments and jets of low ionization (the low-ionization structures, LIS), and others features of small scales. The presence of stellar jets in PNe has been investigated through morpho-kinematic studies, from narrow-band images and position-velocity maps constructed from high-dispersion, long-slit spectroscopic observations. However, this spectroscopic technique limits the understanding of the global three-dimensional structure of the PNe, since the spatial and spectral information are only obtained along a given orientation. Integral field units (IFU) allow the spatial and kinematics mapping of PNe, for both their small- and large-scale components, to determine their morphology, kinematics, density distribution and the interaction zone of the jets with the surroundings. Many of the stellar jets have only been unveiled through this modern instrumental technique. In this talk I will present results obtained with the optical IFU MEGARA, which highlight the hidden ways that PNe ejecta return their products to the interstellar medium, in a variety of morphologies. In particular: i) the extension of the extremely faint bipolar jet in NGC 2392, mapped for the first time; ii) the kinematic dissection of the born-again HuBi 1; iii) the multiple structures of the M 2–31; iv) the presence of a fast outflow aligned with the symmetry axis of M3-38; and finally, v) the advances obtained for the myriad of shells and LIS in NGC 6543.
#316 |
Radio spectra of the classical nova V5668 Sgr
Zulema Abraham
1
1 - Departamneto de Astronomia/IAG/USP.
Resumen:
V5668 Sgr is a classical nova that erupted on 2015 March 15. Since then, it was detected along the whole elctromagnetic spectrum, from radio to $\gamma$ rays. On day 927 after eruption, it was observed with ALMA in the 230 GHz continuum with high spatial resolution, showing for the first time that an evolved classical nova shell is formed by a large number of small clumps of dense ionized plasma.
In this work we analyse the evolution of the radio spectra (1-35 GHz) of V5668 Sgr obtained with the VLA, and show that they are compatible with the assumption that the clumps were formed in the early epochs of the nova evolution, when fast winds from the surface of the white dwarf overtook the slower shell ejected during the eruption, producing radiative shocks. The time evolution of the density in the clumps is compatible with the existence of tenuous and hot material in pressure equilibrium with the clumps, which at early epochs was responsible for the observed (1-10) keV X-rays.
#155 |
Unveiling the 3D geometry of nova shells with MUSE
Lientur Celedón
1
;
Linda Schmidtobreick
2
;
Claus Tappert
1
;
Fernando Selman
2
1 - Instituto de Física y Astronomía - Universidad de Valparaíso.
2 - European Southern Observatory.
Resumen:
Nova eruptions occur in Cataclysmic Variables when enough material has been accreted onto the surface of the White Dwarf primary. As a consequence, the material that has been accumulated until then is expelled into the Interstellar Medium (ISM), forming an expanding nova shell around the system. Understanding the physical process that shapes the morphology of nova shells is essential to fully comprehending how the ejection mechanism operates during nova eruptions.
The use of Integral Field Spectroscopy (IFS) is a technique that has received little attention in the study of nova shells, despite its advantages in studying their morphology and kinematics. In this talk, I will present our preliminary results regarding an IFS study of several nova shells, with particular emphasis on the study of their morphology.
These shells were observed using the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument located at the ESO-VLT observatory. All these shells have been previously observed almost 2 decades ago, which allows us not only to study how they look today but also how have they evolved during this time.
The MUSE observations were able to detect a nova shell in the H$\rm\alpha$ line in most of our selected systems, and in some cases also in H$\rm\beta$, [O{\sc iii}] and/or [N{\sc ii}]. Comparison with previous images supports a free expansion of these nova shells, which allows us to convert the observed space within the datacube into a proper physical space.
Each nova shell within our sample shows a characteristic and unique geometry, though some present similarities between them.
Many of them show morphologies that challenge the common perception of nova shells with simple prolate geometries. Taking account of these new results will help us to have a better understanding of the ejection mechanism and/or the interaction with the ISM that shapes the geometry of nova shells.
12:45 - 14:30
LUNCH
15:50 - 16:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:30 - 17:15
E: Sun and Heliosphere
Sun and Helioshere
Chair: Mario Melita
#152 |
Bayesian inference of global magnetic parameters of solar active regions
Mariano Poisson
1
;
Marcelo López Fuentes
1
;
Cristina Hemilse Mandrini
1
;
Francisco Grings
1
;
Pascal Démoulin
2
1 - Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio (CONICET-UBA).
2 - LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, CNRS.
Resumen:
Active regions (ARs) appear in the solar atmosphere as the consequence of the emergence of magnetic flux tubes formed in the solar interior. Several observational evidence, models and simulations have shown that these coherent structures must carry magnetic helicity, forming magnetic flux ropes (FRs). Since these FRs are the most important means by which magnetic energy is transported out to the solar atmosphere, its study is fundamental to fully comprehend energy release processes such as flares and coronal mass ejections. However, acquiring precise estimations of their intrinsic magnetic parameters during the early phase of the ARs evolution is limited to the observed photospheric magnetic flux distribution. In particular, the observed line-of-sight (LOS) component of the photospheric magnetic field can be affected by the amount of twist on these FRs producing a departure of the expected symmetric bipolar configuration. In this work, we aim to model the magnetic parameters of emerging FRs using a Bayesian scheme. We model the 3D structure of the FR with a magnetic field with a geometry defined by a half-torus with uniform torsion. This 8-parameter model can produce a sequence of synthetic LOS magnetograms by projecting the vertical component over transversal planes at different heights relative to the center of the torus. We perform the inference over a sequence of LOS magnetograms of four different emerging ARs. We test and compare submodels in which different temporal correlation of the parameters are considered. We found that the inferred magnetic parameters such as the magnetic helicity and tilt angle obtained for all the studied ARs are consistent with other previous estimations.
#522 |
Application of \textit{Deep Learning} techniques in modeling and observation of the solar photosphere.
Nicolas Morales
1
;
Juan Agudelo
1
;
Santiago Vargas
1
;
Sergiy Shelyag
2
1 - Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
2 - Flinders University.
Resumen:
The present work is framed within the applications of deep neural networks for modeling phenomena present in the solar photosphere. The proposed research is based on the construction of a deep 3D generative convolutional neural network, known as DCGAN (Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Network), utilizing Python's artificial intelligence modules such as Pytorch for the neural network architecture. The goal is to train a neural network capable of generating groups of cubes highly similar to training cubes. These cubes correspond to physical quantities of the solar photosphere, such as density, magnetic field, plasma velocity, temperature, among others, obtained from the MURaM simulation code. The aim is to generate realistic simulations of magnetoconvection processes and magnetic activities that occur in the solar convective zone. This work employs the simulation results as training data for the neural network, generating new data with consistency in the physical parameters. Subsequently, a comparison is made between the original simulated results and the training data, and challenges are proposed and discussed for using these tools in the study of the solar photosphere, flux tubes, and pores.
17:15 - 18:00
F: Planetary Systems & Astrobiology
Minor bodies
Chair: Mario Melita
#131 |
Physical properties of Centaurs based on JWST/NIRSPEC spectroscopy: the early formation of dust mantles.
Javier Licandro
1
;
Noemi Pinilla Alonso
2
;
John Stansberry
3
;
Mario de Pra
2
;
Mario Melita
4
;
Ana Carolina de Souza Feliciano
2
;
Bryan Holler
3
;
Vania Lorenzi
5
;
Rosario Brunetto
6
;
Ian Wong
7
;
Dean Hines
3
;
Johnatan Lunine
8
1 - Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias.
2 - University of Central Florida.
3 - Space Telescope Science Institute.
4 - Instituto de Astronomia y Fisica del Espacio (IAFE), UBA-CONICET.
5 - Centro Galileo Galilei, INAF.
6 - IAS, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS.
7 - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
8 - Department of Astronomy, Cornell University.
Resumen:
Centaurs are a dynamical class of small icy bodies of the solar system, short-time residents (less than 10\^7 yr) in the region between Jupiter’s and Neptune’s orbits. They are scattered from the trans-Neptunian belt (TNB) and a fraction of them become Jupiter family comets (JFCs) during even shorter lifetimes (10\^5 yr). Centaurs are an intermediate population, halfway between the distant, cold, and relatively stable bodies in the and the rapidly sublimating comets of the hot inner regions. Remarkably, some Centaurs (about 10 \%) show comet-like activity even when they are beyond the orbit of Jupiter, which suggests mass loss driven by a process, which is different from the sublimation of water ice. In their chaotic orbital evolution, some of them spend part of their life as Jupiter family comets.
The study of their surface properties is important to understand the link between trans-neptunian objects (TNOs), Centaurs and comets, and how their surface composition evolve whit the time they spend at distances from the Sun were volatiles like CO and CO2 can sublimate.
Near-infrared spectral observations of 10 Centaurs were obtained with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) as part of the Guaranteed Time Observers (GTO) program and the 2418 DiSCo-TNOs (Discovering the composition of the trans-Neptunian objects) program (PI: Pinilla-Alonso). JWST’s exquisite sensitivity in the 1-5 micron region allow to obtain high SNR Low-resolution spectra in the 0.6-5 microns region, which provide unique surface compositional information. Ices (H2O, CO2, etc), complex organic and silicates can be identified. We show that two compositional groups as in the TNO population,on dominated by water and silicates and other dominated by carbon species coexist in the Centaur population but with less volatiles than TNOs and a larger fraction of silicate particles (dust) deposited on their surfaces during their active phases.
#331 |
Physical Properties, Source Regions, and Total Mass Flux of Decimetre-Sized Aggregates around 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Pablo Lemos
1
;
Jessica Agarwal
1
;
Raphael Marschall
2
1 - TU Braunschweig.
2 - Côte d’Azur Observatory.
Resumen:
During its orbit around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P), the Rosetta mission obtained a plethora of invaluable data. In particular, dust particles with sizes up to ~0.1 mm were individually sampled and analyzed by dust collectors, while larger particles were remotely observed by the OSIRIS imaging system. Unfortunately, the remote sensing method provided only the particles' position and velocity projected onto the image plane, lacking data regarding the distance to the camera and line-of-sight velocity.
To address this issue we propose a novel approach based on statistically comparing bright tracks observed in OSIRIS images with synthetic images. We implemented a semi-automatic method to detect bright tracks in multiple sets of OSIRIS images. Next, we generated synthetic images by modelling the trajectories of dust aggregates in the cometary coma, influenced by gas drag, gravity from the 3D shape model of the nucleus, solar radiation pressure, and solar tides. Lastly, the trajectories were combined with the camera's position and pointing, in order to generate synthetic images of the aggregates as OSIRIS would have observed them. This novel methodology allowed us to extract essential physical parameters of the aggregates, including size and density, while also uncovering information about their ejection, such as the source region and initial velocity, which are related to the mechanisms causing the ejections themselves. Using the particle parameterns, this approach also allows to estimate the mass flux of large particles into the tail and trail of the comet.
#031 |
Gaia$^\prime$s view of hydrated asteroids
Anthony Brown
1
;
Joost Barendse
1
;
Marco Delbo
2
;
Ashish Mahabal
3
1 - Leiden Observatory.
2 - Observatoire de la Cote d$^\prime$Azur.
3 - California Institute of Technology.
Resumen:
Gaia DR3 presents the reflectance spectra of some 60000 asteroids in the solar system. We analysed these spectra in an attempt to detect the feature in the spectra around 650 nm, the OH band, which is indicative of primitive aqueous alteration, namely that in the parent body (or parent planetesimal) of the asteroid where the OH feature is seen, liquid water was present at some point. In combination with the data on asteroid orbits provided by Gaia, an analysis of this feature can provide insights into where hydration (i.e. water) was present in the primitive solar system.
We present the results of applying a machine learning method to classify asteroid spectra as showing or not showing the hydration feature. The resulting set of asteroids where the OH band may be present are analyzed in terms of their orbital properties. The search for such asteroids is subsequently extended to the Zwicky Transient Faciliity photometric database with the aim to uncover more candidate astreroids with OH bands.