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<span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2411.08096">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2411.08096">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Tracing back a second-generation star stripped from Terzan 5 by the Galactic bar </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">Stefano O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Valentini%2C+M">Marica Valentini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chiappini%2C+C">Cristina Chiappini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Montalb%C3%A1n%2C+J">Josefina Montalb谩n</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bossini%2C+D">Diego Bossini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">Beatriz Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Elsworth%2C+Y">Yvonne Elsworth</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Garcia%2C+R+A">Rafael A. Garcia</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2411.08096v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The Galactic bulge hosts the Milky Way's oldest stars, possibly coming from disrupted globular clusters (GCs) or the bulge's primordial building blocks, making these stars witnesses to the Galaxy's early chemical enrichment. The Galactic bar currently dominates the bulge's region, altering the orbits of objects formed before its formation and complicating the trace of the field stars' original clu… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2411.08096v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2411.08096v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2411.08096v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The Galactic bulge hosts the Milky Way's oldest stars, possibly coming from disrupted globular clusters (GCs) or the bulge's primordial building blocks, making these stars witnesses to the Galaxy's early chemical enrichment. The Galactic bar currently dominates the bulge's region, altering the orbits of objects formed before its formation and complicating the trace of the field stars' original clusters. Here, we present the discovery of a fossil record of this evolution, SOS1 -- a star trapped in the bar, exhibiting significant enhancements in nitrogen, sodium, and aluminum, typical of second-generation GC stars. SOS1 also shows an s-process Ce enhancement, suggesting an old age and early enrichment by fast-rotating massive stars in the Galaxy's earliest phases. With the purpose of finding the SOS1's parent GC, we derive its precise chemodynamical properties by combining high-precision proper motions from Gaia with APOGEE detailed chemical abundances. Our analysis suggests that SOS1 was possibly stripped from the GC Terzan 5 by the Galactic bar's gravitational influence approximately 350 Myr ago. We also found chemical similarities suggesting that SOS1 belonged to the most metal-poor, ancient, and peripheral stellar population of Terzan 5. These results not only support the hypothesis that Terzan 5 is a remnant of a primordial building block of the Galactic bulge, but also suggest this cluster continues losing stars to the bar. Our method highlights how powerful the use of chemodynamical properties in the Gaia era is for tracing the Galaxy's evolutionary history. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2411.08096v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2411.08096v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 12 November, 2024; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2024. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters. 13 pages, 4 Figures (+ 3 in Appendix), and 1 Table (+ 1 in Appendix)</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.05684">arXiv:2411.05684</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2411.05684">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2411.05684">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Gas Dynamics in the Central Molecular Zone and its connection with the Galactic Bar </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chaves-Velasquez%2C+L">Leonardo Chaves-Velasquez</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=G%C3%B3mez%2C+G+C">Gilberto C. G贸mez</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+%C3%81">脕ngeles P茅rez-Villegas</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2411.05684v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The innermost region of the Milky Way harbors the central molecular zone (CMZ). This region contains a large amount of molecular gas but a poor star formation rate considering the densities achieved by the gas in this region. We used the arepo code to perform a hydrodynamic and star formation simulation of the Galaxy, where a Ferrers bar was adiabatically introduced. During the stage of bar imposi… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2411.05684v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2411.05684v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2411.05684v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The innermost region of the Milky Way harbors the central molecular zone (CMZ). This region contains a large amount of molecular gas but a poor star formation rate considering the densities achieved by the gas in this region. We used the arepo code to perform a hydrodynamic and star formation simulation of the Galaxy, where a Ferrers bar was adiabatically introduced. During the stage of bar imposition, the bar strength excites density waves close to the inner Lindblad resonance guiding material toward the inner Galaxy, driving the formation of a ring that we qualitatively associate with the CMZ. During the simulation, we identified that the ring passes three main phases, namely: formation, instability, and quasi-stationary stages. During the whole evolution, and particularly in the quasi-stationary stage, we observe that the ring is associated with the x2 family of periodic orbits. Additionally, we found that most of the star formation occurs during the ring formation stage, while it drastically decreases in the instability stage. Finally, we found that when the gas has settled in a stable x2 orbit, the star formation takes place mostly after the dense gas passes the apocenter, triggering the conveyor-belt mechanism described in previous studies. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2411.05684v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2411.05684v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 10 December, 2024; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 8 November, 2024; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2024. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Accepted for publication in PASA</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.16570">arXiv:2410.16570</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.16570">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2410.16570">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Earth and Planetary Astrophysics">astro-ph.EP</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Long-term Dynamical Stability in the Outer Solar System. II. Detailed Secular Evolution of Four Large Regular and Resonant Trans-Neptunian Objects </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Mu%C3%B1oz-Guti%C3%A9rrez%2C+M+A">Marco A. Mu帽oz-Guti茅rrez</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Peimbert%2C+A">Antonio Peimbert</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2410.16570v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The long-term evolution of the outer Solar System is subject to the influence of the giant planets, however, perturbations from other massive bodies located in the region imprint secular signatures, that are discernible in long-term simulations. In this work, we performed an in-depth analysis of the evolution of massive objects Eris, 2015 KH$_{162}$, Pluto, and 2010 EK$_{139}$ (a.k.a. Dziewanna),… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2410.16570v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2410.16570v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2410.16570v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The long-term evolution of the outer Solar System is subject to the influence of the giant planets, however, perturbations from other massive bodies located in the region imprint secular signatures, that are discernible in long-term simulations. In this work, we performed an in-depth analysis of the evolution of massive objects Eris, 2015 KH$_{162}$, Pluto, and 2010 EK$_{139}$ (a.k.a. Dziewanna), subject to perturbations from the giant planets and the 34 largest trans-Neptunian objects. We do this by analysing 200, 1 Gyr long simulations with identical initial conditions, but requiring the numerical integrator to take different time steps for each realization. Despite the integrator's robustness, each run's results are surprisingly different, showing the limitations of individual realizations when studying the trans-Neptunian region due to its intrinsic chaotic nature. For each object, we find orbital variables with well-defined oscillations and limits, and others with surprisingly large variances and seemingly erratic behaviors. We found that 2015 KH$_{162}$ is a non-resonant and very stable object that experiences only limited orbital excursions. Pluto is even more stable and we found a new underlying constraining mechanism for its orbit; 2010 EK$_{139}$ is not well trapped in the 7:2 mean motion resonance in the long-term and cannot be trapped simultaneously in von-Zeipel-Lidov-Kozai resonance; and finally, we found that at present Eris's longitude of perihelion is stationary, tightly librating around 190$^\circ$, but unexpectedly loses its confinement, drifting away after 150 Myr, suggesting a missing element in our model. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2410.16570v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2410.16570v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 21 October, 2024; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> October 2024. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">23 pages, 12 figures. Accepted for publication in the AJ</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.13751">arXiv:2410.13751</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.13751">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2410.13751">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Abundances of iron-peak elements in 58 bulge spheroid stars from APOGEE </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">B. Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fria%C3%A7a%2C+A+C+S">A. C. S. Fria莽a</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ernandes%2C+H">H. Ernandes</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=da+Silva%2C+P">P. da Silva</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">S. O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Trincado%2C+J+G">J. G. Fern谩ndez-Trincado</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Cunha%2C+K">K. Cunha</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Smith%2C+V+V">V. V. Smith</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Masseron%2C+T">T. Masseron</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">A. P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chiappini%2C+C">C. Chiappini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Queiroz%2C+A+B+A">A. B. A. Queiroz</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santiago%2C+B+X">B. X. Santiago</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Beers%2C+T+C">T. C. Beers</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Anders%2C+F">F. Anders</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Schiavon%2C+R+P">R. P. Schiavon</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Valentini%2C+M">M. Valentini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minniti%2C+D">D. Minniti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Geisler%2C+D">D. Geisler</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souto%2C+D">D. Souto</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Placco%2C+V+M">V. M. Placco</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Zoccali%2C+M">M. Zoccali</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Feltzing%2C+S">S. Feltzing</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Schultheis%2C+M">M. Schultheis</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Nitschelm%2C+C">C. Nitschelm</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2410.13751v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Stars presently identified in the bulge spheroid are probably very old, and their abundances can be interpreted as due to the fast chemical enrichment of the early Galactic bulge. The abundances of the iron-peak elements are important tracers of nucleosynthesis processes, in particular oxygen burning, silicon burning, the weak s-process, and alpha-rich freeze-out. Aims. The aim of this work is to… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2410.13751v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2410.13751v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2410.13751v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Stars presently identified in the bulge spheroid are probably very old, and their abundances can be interpreted as due to the fast chemical enrichment of the early Galactic bulge. The abundances of the iron-peak elements are important tracers of nucleosynthesis processes, in particular oxygen burning, silicon burning, the weak s-process, and alpha-rich freeze-out. Aims. The aim of this work is to derive the abundances of V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, and Cu in 58 bulge spheroid stars and to compare them with the results of a previous analysis of data from APOGEE. We selected the best lines for V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, and Cu located within the H-band of the spectrum, identifying the most suitable ones for abundance determination, and discarding severe blends. Using the stellar physical parameters available for our sample from the DR17 release of the APOGEE project, we derived the individual abundances through spectrum synthesis. We then complemented these measurements with similar results from different bulge field and globular cluster stars, in order to define the trends of the individual elements and compare with the results of chemical-evolution models. We verify that the H-band has useful lines for the derivation of the elements V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, and Cu in moderately metal-poor stars. The resulting abundances indicate that: V, Cr, and Ni vary in lockstep with Fe; Co tends to vary in lockstep with Fe, but could be showing a slight decrease with decreasing metallicity; and Mn and Cu decrease with decreasing metallicity. These behaviours are well reproduced by chemical-evolution models except for Cu, which appears to drop faster than the models predict for moderate metallicities. Finally, abundance indicators combined with kinematical and dynamical criteria appear to show that our 58 sample stars are likely to have originated in situ. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2410.13751v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2410.13751v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 17 October, 2024; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> October 2024. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">12 pages, Astronomy & Astrophysics, accepted on 9/October/2024</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.09206">arXiv:2409.09206</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2409.09206">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2409.09206">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Kinematic study of the Orion Complex: Analysing the young stellar clusters from big and small structures </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=S%C3%A1nchez-Sanju%C3%A1n%2C+S">Sergio S谩nchez-Sanju谩n</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Hern%C3%A1ndez%2C+J">Jes煤s Hern谩ndez</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+%C3%81">脕ngeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rom%C3%A1n-Z%C3%BA%C3%B1iga%2C+C">Carlos Rom谩n-Z煤帽iga</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Aguilar%2C+L">Luis Aguilar</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ballesteros-Paredes%2C+J">Javier Ballesteros-Paredes</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bonilla-Barroso%2C+A">Andrea Bonilla-Barroso</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2409.09206v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> In this work, we analysed young stellar clusters with spatial and kinematic coherence in the Orion star-forming complex. For this study, we selected a sample of pre-main sequence candidates using parallaxes, proper motions and positions on the colour-magnitude diagram. After applying a hierarchical clustering algorithm in the 5D parameter space provided by Gaia DR3, we divided the recovered cluste… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2409.09206v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2409.09206v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2409.09206v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> In this work, we analysed young stellar clusters with spatial and kinematic coherence in the Orion star-forming complex. For this study, we selected a sample of pre-main sequence candidates using parallaxes, proper motions and positions on the colour-magnitude diagram. After applying a hierarchical clustering algorithm in the 5D parameter space provided by Gaia DR3, we divided the recovered clusters into two regimes: Big Structures and Small Structures, defined by the number of detected stars per cluster. In the first regime, we found 13 stellar groups distributed along the declination axis in the regions where there is a high density of stars. In the second regime, we recovered 34 clusters classified into two types: 14 as small groups completely independent from the larger structures, including four candidates of new clusters, and 12 classified as sub-structures embedded within five larger clusters. Additionally, radial velocity data from APOGEE-2 and GALAH DR3 was included to study the phase space in some regions of the Orion complex. From the Big Structure regime, we found evidence of a general expansion in the Orion OB1 association over a common centre, giving a clue about the dynamical effects the region is undergoing. Likewise, in the Small Structure regime, the projected kinematics shows the ballistic expansion in the $位$ Orionis association and the detection of likely events of clusters' close encounters in the OB1 association. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2409.09206v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2409.09206v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 9 October, 2024; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 13 September, 2024; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> September 2024. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">19 pages, 17 figures, 3 tables, accepted in MNRAS</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.15918">arXiv:2407.15918</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2407.15918">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2407.15918">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Combined Gemini-South and HST photometric analysis of the globular cluster NGC 6558. The age of the metal-poor population of the Galactic Bulge </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">S. O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Libralato%2C+M">M. Libralato</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Nardiello%2C+D">D. Nardiello</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Kerber%2C+L+O">L. O. Kerber</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ortolani%2C+S">S. Ortolani</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">A. P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Oliveira%2C+R+A+P">R. A. P. Oliveira</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">B. Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bica%2C+E">E. Bica</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Griggio%2C+M">M. Griggio</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Dias%2C+B">B. Dias</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2407.15918v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> NGC~6558 is a low-galactic latitude globular cluster projected in the direction of the Galactic bulge. Due to high reddening, this region presents challenges in deriving accurate parameters, which require meticulous photometric analysis. We present a combined analysis of near-infrared and optical photometry from multi-epoch high-resolution images collected with Gemini-South/GSAOI+GeMS (in the $J$… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2407.15918v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2407.15918v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2407.15918v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> NGC~6558 is a low-galactic latitude globular cluster projected in the direction of the Galactic bulge. Due to high reddening, this region presents challenges in deriving accurate parameters, which require meticulous photometric analysis. We present a combined analysis of near-infrared and optical photometry from multi-epoch high-resolution images collected with Gemini-South/GSAOI+GeMS (in the $J$ and $K_S$ filters) and HST/ACS (in the F606W and F814W filters). We aim to refine the fundamental parameters of NGC~6558, utilizing high-quality Gemini-South/GSAOI and HST/ACS photometries. Additionally, we intend to investigate its role in the formation of the Galactic bulge. We studied the impact of two differential reddening corrections on the age derivation. When removing as much as possible the Galactic bulge field star contamination, the isochrone fitting combined with synthetic colour-magnitude diagrams gives a distance of $8.41^{+0.11}_{-0.10}$ kpc, an age of $13.0\pm 0.9$ Gyr, a reddening of E($B-V$)$\,\,=0.34\pm0.02$, and a total-to-selective coefficient R$_V = 3.2\pm0.2$ thanks to the simultaneous near-infrared$-$Optical synthetic colour-magnitude diagram fitting. The orbital parameters showed that NGC~6558 is confined whitin the inner Galaxy and it is not compatible with a bar-shape orbit, indicating that it is a bulge member. The old age of NGC~6558, combined with similar metallicity and a blue horizontal branch in the Galactic bulge, indicates that it is part of the moderately metal-poor globular clusters. Assembling the old and moderately metal-poor ([Fe/H]$\,\,\sim-1.1$) clusters in the Galactic bulge, we derived their age-metallicity relation with star formation stars at $13.6\pm0.2$ Gyr and effective yields of $蟻=0.007\pm0.009\,\, Z_\odot$ showing a chemical enrichment ten times faster than the ex-situ globular clusters branch. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2407.15918v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2407.15918v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 22 July, 2024; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> July 2024. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Accepted for publication in A&A. 14 pages, 12 figures, and 4 tables. The abstract is a reduced version of the accepted one</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.09756">arXiv:2312.09756</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2312.09756">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2312.09756">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The VISCACHA survey -- IX. The SMC Southern Bridge in 8D </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Parisi%2C+M+C">M. C. Parisi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Oliveira%2C+R+A+P">R. A. P. Oliveira</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Angelo%2C+M">M. Angelo</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Dias%2C+B">B. Dias</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Maia%2C+F">F. Maia</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Saroon%2C+S">S. Saroon</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Feinstein%2C+C">C. Feinstein</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santos%2C+J+F+C">J. F. C. Santos Jr.</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bica%2C+E">E. Bica</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ferreira%2C+B+P+L">B. Pereira Lima Ferreira</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Trincado%2C+J+G">J. G. Fern谩ndez-Trincado</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Westera%2C+P">P. Westera</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minniti%2C+D">D. Minniti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Garro%2C+E+R">E. R. Garro</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santrich%2C+O+J+K">O. J. Katime Santrich</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=De+Bortoli%2C+B">B. De Bortoli</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S">S. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Kerber%2C+L">L. Kerber</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">A. P茅rez-Villegas</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2312.09756v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The structure of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) outside of its main body is characterised by tidal branches resulting from its interactions mainly with the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Characterising the stellar populations in these tidal components helps to understand the dynamical history of this galaxy and of the Magellanic system in general. We provide full phase-space vector information fo… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2312.09756v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2312.09756v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2312.09756v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The structure of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) outside of its main body is characterised by tidal branches resulting from its interactions mainly with the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Characterising the stellar populations in these tidal components helps to understand the dynamical history of this galaxy and of the Magellanic system in general. We provide full phase-space vector information for Southern Bridge clusters. We performed a photometric and spectroscopic analysis of twelve SMC clusters, doubling the number of SMC clusters with full phase-space vector information known to date. We reclassify the sample considering 3D distances and 3D velocities. We found that some of the clusters classified as Southern Bridge objects according to the projected 2D classification actually belong to the Main Body and Counter-Bridge in the background. The comparison of the kinematics of the genuine foreground Bridge clusters with those previously analysed in the same way reveals that Southern Bridge clusters are moving towards the LMC and share the kinematics of the Northern Bridge. Adding to our sample clusters from the literature with CaT metallicity determinations we compare the age-metallicity relation of the Southern Bridge with the one of the Northern Bridge. We reinforce the idea that both regions do not seem to have experienced the same chemical enrichment history and that there is a clear absence of clusters in the Northern Bridge older than 3Gyr and more metal-poor than -1.1, which would not seem to be due to a selection effect. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2312.09756v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2312.09756v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 15 December, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> December 2023. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">18 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.16993">arXiv:2311.16993</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2311.16993">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2311.16993">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Insights from Super-Metal-Rich Stars: Is the Milky Way bar young? </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Nepal%2C+S">Samir Nepal</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chiappini%2C+C">Cristina Chiappini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Guiglion%2C+G">Guillaume Guiglion</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Steinmetz%2C+M">Matthias Steinmetz</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Queiroz%2C+A+B+A">Anna B. A. Queiroz</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Miglio%2C+A">Andrea Miglio</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Dohme%2C+P">Pauline Dohme</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Khalatyan%2C+A">Arman Khalatyan</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2311.16993v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Super-metal-rich (SMR) stars, currently in the solar neighbourhood, are expected to originate only in the inner Galaxy and have definitely migrated. We aim at studying a large sample of SMR stars to provide constraints on the epoch of the bar formation and its impact on the MW disc stellar populations. We investigate a sample of 169,701 MSTO and SGB stars with 6D phase space information and high-q… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2311.16993v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2311.16993v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2311.16993v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Super-metal-rich (SMR) stars, currently in the solar neighbourhood, are expected to originate only in the inner Galaxy and have definitely migrated. We aim at studying a large sample of SMR stars to provide constraints on the epoch of the bar formation and its impact on the MW disc stellar populations. We investigate a sample of 169,701 MSTO and SGB stars with 6D phase space information and high-quality stellar parameters coming from the hybrid-CNN analysis of the Gaia-DR3 RVS stars. We compute distances and ages using the StarHorse code with a mean precision of 1% and 11%, respectively. From these, 11,848 stars have metallicity ([Fe/H]) above 0.15 dex. We report a metallicity dependence of spatial distribution of stellar orbits shown by the bimodal distribution in the guiding radius at 6.9 and 7.9 kpc, first appearing at [Fe/H]~0.1 dex, becoming very pronounced at larger [Fe/H]. In addition, we've observed a trend where the most metal-rich stars, with [Fe/H]~0.4 dex, are predominantly old (9-12 Gyrs) but show a gradual decline in [Fe/H] with age, reaching around 0.25 dex at about 4 Gyrs ago, followed by a sharp drop around 3 Gyrs ago. Furthermore, our full dataset reveals a clear peak in the age-metallicity relationship during the same period, indicating a SF burst around 3-4 Gyrs ago with slightly sub-solar [Fe/H] and enhanced [$伪$/Fe]. We show the SMR stars are good tracers of the bar activity. We interpret the steep decrease in number of SMR stars at around 3 Gyr as the end of the bar formation epoch. In this scenario, the peak of bar activity also coincides with a peak in the SF activity in the disc. Although the SF burst around 3 Gyr ago has been reported previously, its origin was unclear. Here, we suggest the SF burst to have been triggered by the high bar activity, 3-4 Gyr ago. According to these results and interpretation, the MW bar could be young. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2311.16993v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2311.16993v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 28 November, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2023. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Accepted for publication on A&A Letters</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.17396">arXiv:2310.17396</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2310.17396">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2310.17396">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3306">10.1093/mnras/stad3306 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The influence of globular cluster evolution on the specific frequency in dwarf galaxies </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Moreno-Hilario%2C+E">Elizabeth Moreno-Hilario</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Martinez-Medina%2C+L+A">Luis A. Martinez-Medina</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Li%2C+H">Hui Li</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">Stefano O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2310.17396v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Dwarf galaxies are known to exhibit an unusual richness in numbers of globular clusters (GCs), property quantified by the specific frequency ($S_N$), which is high for dwarf and giant elliptical galaxies, but with a minimum for intermediate-mass galaxies. In this work we study the role that GC evolution has in setting this trend, for which we use ${\it N}$-body simulations to evolve GCs in dwarf g… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2310.17396v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2310.17396v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2310.17396v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Dwarf galaxies are known to exhibit an unusual richness in numbers of globular clusters (GCs), property quantified by the specific frequency ($S_N$), which is high for dwarf and giant elliptical galaxies, but with a minimum for intermediate-mass galaxies. In this work we study the role that GC evolution has in setting this trend, for which we use ${\it N}$-body simulations to evolve GCs in dwarf galaxies and quantify their disruption efficiency. We selected five individual dwarf galaxies from a high-resolution cosmological simulation, which includes GC formation and follow-up of their paths inside the host galaxy. Then, the tidal history of each GC is coupled to NBODY6++GPU to produce ${\it N}$-body models that account for both, the interaction of GCs with their galactic environment and their internal dynamics. This results in a GC mass loss parameterization to estimate dissolution times and mass loss rates after a Hubble time. GC evolution is sensitive to the particular orbital histories within each galaxy, but the overall result is that the amount of mass that GC systems lose scales with the mass (and density) of the host galaxy, i.e., the GC mass loss efficiency is lowest in low-mass dwarfs. After a 12 Gyr evolution all simulated GC systems retain an important fraction of their initial mass (up to 25%), in agreement with the high GC to field star ratios observed in some dwarfs, and supports the scenario in which GC disruption mechanisms play an important role in shaping the GC specific frequency in dwarf galaxies. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2310.17396v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2310.17396v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 26 October, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> October 2023. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">16 pages, 11 figures, 4 tables. Accepted for publication in MNRAS</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.15321">arXiv:2309.15321</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2309.15321">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2309.15321">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> All-sky Kinematics and Chemistry of Monoceros Stellar Overdensity </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Borbolato%2C+L">Lais Borbolato</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Perottoni%2C+H+D">H茅lio D. Perottoni</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rossi%2C+S">Silvia Rossi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Limberg%2C+G">Guilherme Limberg</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Anders%2C+F">Friedrich Anders</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Antoja%2C+T">Teresa Antoja</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Laporte%2C+C+F+P">Chervin F. P. Laporte</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rocha-Pinto%2C+H+J">Helio J. Rocha-Pinto</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santucci%2C+R+M">Rafael M. Santucci</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2309.15321v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We explore the kinematic and chemical properties of Monoceros stellar overdensity by combining data from 2MASS, WISE, APOGEE, and $\text{Gaia}$. Monoceros is a structure located towards the Galactic anticenter and close to the disk. We identified that its stars have azimuthal velocity in the range of $200 < v_蠁\,{\rm(km\,s^{-1})}< 250$. Combining their kinematics and spatial distribution, we desig… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2309.15321v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2309.15321v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2309.15321v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We explore the kinematic and chemical properties of Monoceros stellar overdensity by combining data from 2MASS, WISE, APOGEE, and $\text{Gaia}$. Monoceros is a structure located towards the Galactic anticenter and close to the disk. We identified that its stars have azimuthal velocity in the range of $200 < v_蠁\,{\rm(km\,s^{-1})}< 250$. Combining their kinematics and spatial distribution, we designed a new method to select stars from this overdensity. This method allows us to easily identify the structure in both hemispheres and estimate their distances. Our analysis was supported by comparison with simulated data from the entire sky generated by $\texttt{Galaxia}$ code. Furthermore, we characterized, for the first time, the Monoceros overdensity in several chemical-abundance spaces. Our results confirm its similarity to stars found in the thin disk of the Galaxy and suggest an $\textit{in situ}$ formation. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the southern (Mon-S) and northern (Mon-N) regions of Monoceros exhibit indistinguishable chemical compositions. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2309.15321v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2309.15321v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 18 October, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 26 September, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> September 2023. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Paper accepted for publication in ApJ</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.05503">arXiv:2306.05503</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2306.05503">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2306.05503">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad1827">10.1093/mnras/stad1827 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The VISCACHA survey -- VII. Assembly history of the Magellanic Bridge and SMC Wing from star clusters </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Oliveira%2C+R+A+P">R. A. P. Oliveira</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Maia%2C+F+F+S">F. F. S. Maia</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">B. Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Dias%2C+B">B. Dias</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santos%2C+J+F+C">J. F. C. Santos Jr.</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">S. O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Kerber%2C+L+O">L. O. Kerber</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bica%2C+E">E. Bica</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Sanmartim%2C+D">D. Sanmartim</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Quint%2C+B">B. Quint</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fraga%2C+L">L. Fraga</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Armond%2C+T">T. Armond</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minniti%2C+D">D. Minniti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Parisi%2C+M+C">M. C. Parisi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santrich%2C+O+J+K">O. J. Katime Santrich</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Angelo%2C+M+S">M. S. Angelo</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">A. P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=De+B%C3%B3rtoli%2C+B+J">B. J. De B贸rtoli</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2306.05503v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The formation scenario of the Magellanic Bridge during an encounter between the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds $\sim200\,$Myr ago, as proposed by $N$-body models, would be imprinted in the chemical enrichment and kinematics of its stars, and sites of ongoing star formation along its extension. We present an analysis of 33 Bridge star clusters using photometry obtained with the SOAR 4-m telescop… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2306.05503v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2306.05503v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2306.05503v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The formation scenario of the Magellanic Bridge during an encounter between the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds $\sim200\,$Myr ago, as proposed by $N$-body models, would be imprinted in the chemical enrichment and kinematics of its stars, and sites of ongoing star formation along its extension. We present an analysis of 33 Bridge star clusters using photometry obtained with the SOAR 4-m telescope equipped with adaptive optics for the VISCACHA survey. We performed a membership selection and derived self-consistent ages, metallicities, distances and reddening values via statistical isochrone fitting, as well as tidal radii and integrated masses from structure analysis. Two groups are clearly detected: 13 well-studied clusters older than the Bridge, with $0.5-6.8\,$Gyr and $\rm{[Fe/H]}<-0.6\,$dex; and 15 clusters with $< 200\,$Myr and $\rm{[Fe/H]}>-0.5\,$dex, probably formed in-situ. The old clusters follow the overall age and metallicity gradients of the SMC, whereas the younger ones are uniformly distributed along the Bridge. The main results are as follows: $(i)$ we derive ages and metallicities for the first time for 9 and 18 clusters, respectively; $(ii)$ we detect two metallicity dips in the age-metallicity relation of the Bridge at $\sim 200\,$Myr and $1.5\,$Gyr ago for the first time, possibly chemical signatures of the formation of the Bridge and Magellanic Stream; $(iii)$ we estimate a minimum stellar mass for the Bridge of $3-5 \times 10^5\,M_\odot$; $(iv)$ we confirm that all the young Bridge clusters at $\rm{RA} < 3^h$ are metal-rich $\rm{[Fe/H]} \sim -0.4\,$dex. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2306.05503v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2306.05503v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 8 June, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> June 2023. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">15 pages, 13 figures + appendix. Accepted for publication in MNRAS</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.00156">arXiv:2304.00156</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.00156">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2304.00156">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acc9bc">10.3847/1538-4357/acc9bc <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The Chemodynamical Nature of the Triangulum-Andromeda Overdensity </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Abuchaim%2C+Y">Yuri Abuchaim</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Perottoni%2C+H+D">H茅lio D. Perottoni</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rossi%2C+S">Silvia Rossi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Limberg%2C+G">Guilherme Limberg</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santucci%2C+R+M">Rafael M. Santucci</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Placco%2C+V+M">Vinicius M. Placco</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Sales-Silva%2C+J+V">Jo茫o V. Sales-Silva</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Anders%2C+F">Friedrich Anders</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rocha-Pinto%2C+H+J">Helio J. Rocha-Pinto</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2304.00156v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We present a chemodynamical study of the Triangulum-Andromeda overdensity (TriAnd) employing a sample of 31 candidate stars observed with the GRACES high-resolution ($R$=40,000) spectrograph at the Gemini North (8.1 m) telescope. TriAnd is a stellar substructure found toward the outer disk of the Milky Way, located at $R_{\rm GC}\sim 18$ kpc from the Sun, toward Galactic latitude $b \sim 25$掳. Mos… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2304.00156v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2304.00156v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2304.00156v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We present a chemodynamical study of the Triangulum-Andromeda overdensity (TriAnd) employing a sample of 31 candidate stars observed with the GRACES high-resolution ($R$=40,000) spectrograph at the Gemini North (8.1 m) telescope. TriAnd is a stellar substructure found toward the outer disk of the Milky Way, located at $R_{\rm GC}\sim 18$ kpc from the Sun, toward Galactic latitude $b \sim 25$掳. Most stars in our sample have dynamical properties compatible with a disk stellar population. In addition, by applying an eccentricity cut, we are able to detect a stellar contamination that seems to be consistent with an accreted population. In chemical abundance space, the majority of our TriAnd candidates are similar to the outer thin-disk population, suggesting that the overdensity has an \textit{in situ} origin. Finally, the found accreted halo interlopers spatially overlapping with TriAnd should explain the historical discussion of the overdensity's nature due to its complex chemical patterns. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2304.00156v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2304.00156v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 26 May, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 31 March, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> April 2023. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Published in The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ)</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 949, Number 2, page 48, 2023 </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.09926">arXiv:2303.09926</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2303.09926">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2303.09926">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics">astro-ph.IM</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202245399">10.1051/0004-6361/202245399 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> StarHorse results for spectroscopic surveys + Gaia DR3: Chrono-chemical populations in the solar vicinity, the genuine thick disk, and young-alpha rich stars </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Queiroz%2C+A+B+A">Anna B. A. Queiroz</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Anders%2C+F">Friedrich Anders</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chiappini%2C+C">Cristina Chiappini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Khalatyan%2C+A">Arman Khalatyan</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santiago%2C+B+X">Basilio X. Santiago</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Nepal%2C+S">Samir Nepal</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Steinmetz%2C+M">Matthias Steinmetz</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Gallart%2C+C">Carme Gallart</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Valentini%2C+M">Marica Valentini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ponte%2C+M+D">Marina Dal Ponte</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">Beatriz Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Masseron%2C+T">Thomas Masseron</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Trincado%2C+J+G">Jos茅 G. Fern谩ndez-Trincado</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Khoperskov%2C+S">Sergey Khoperskov</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minchev%2C+I">Ivan Minchev</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Alvar%2C+E">Emma Fern谩ndez-Alvar</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Lane%2C+R+R">Richard R. Lane</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Nitschelm%2C+C">Christian Nitschelm</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2303.09926v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The Gaia mission has provided an invaluable wealth of astrometric data for more than a billion stars in our Galaxy. The synergy between Gaia astrometry, photometry, and spectroscopic surveys give us comprehensive information about the Milky Way. Using the Bayesian isochrone-fitting code StarHorse, we derive distances and extinctions for more than 10 million unique stars observed by both Gaia Data… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2303.09926v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2303.09926v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2303.09926v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The Gaia mission has provided an invaluable wealth of astrometric data for more than a billion stars in our Galaxy. The synergy between Gaia astrometry, photometry, and spectroscopic surveys give us comprehensive information about the Milky Way. Using the Bayesian isochrone-fitting code StarHorse, we derive distances and extinctions for more than 10 million unique stars observed by both Gaia Data Release 3 as well as public spectroscopic surveys: GALAH DR3, LAMOST DR7 LRS, LAMOST DR7 MRS, APOGEE DR17, RAVE DR6, SDSS DR12 (optical spectra from BOSS and SEGUE), Gaia-ESO DR5 survey, and Gaia RVS part of Gaia DR3 release. We use StarHorse for the first time to derive stellar age for main-sequence turnoff and subgiant branch stars (MSTO-SGB), around 2.5 million stars with age uncertainties typically around 30%, 15% for only SGB stars, depending on the resolution of the survey. With the derived ages in hand, we investigate the chemical-age relations. In particular, the $伪$ and neutron-capture element ratios versus age in the solar neighbourhood show trends similar to previous works, validating our ages. We use the chemical abundances from local subgiant samples of GALAH DR3, APOGEE DR17 and LAMOST MRS DR7 to map groups with similar chemical compositions and StarHorse ages with the dimensionality reduction technique t-SNE and the clustering algorithm HDBSCAN. We identify three distinct groups in all three samples. Their kinematic properties confirm them to be the genuine chemical thick disk, the thin disk and a considerable number of young alpha-rich stars. We confirm that the genuine thick disk's kinematics and age properties are radically different from those of the thin disk and compatible with high-redshift (z$\approx$2) star-forming disks with high dispersion velocities. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2303.09926v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2303.09926v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 17 March, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> March 2023. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">27 pages, 19 figures. Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics. Catalogues can be downloaded at https://data.aip.de/</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> A&A 673, A155 (2023) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.05227">arXiv:2301.05227</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2301.05227">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2301.05227">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202245286">10.1051/0004-6361/202245286 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Chrono-chemodynamical analysis of the globular cluster NGC 6355: Looking for the fundamental bricks of the Bulge </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">Stefano O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ernandes%2C+H">Heitor Ernandes</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Valentini%2C+M">Marica Valentini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">Beatriz Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chiappini%2C+C">Cristina Chiappini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ortolani%2C+S">Sergio Ortolani</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fria%C3%A7a%2C+A+C+S">Am芒ncio C. S. Fria莽a</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Queiroz%2C+A+B+A">Anna B. A. Queiroz</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bica%2C+E">Eduardo Bica</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2301.05227v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The information on Galactic assembly time is imprinted on the chemodynamics of globular clusters. This makes them important probes that help us to understand the formation and evolution of the Milky Way. Discerning between in-situ and ex-situ origin of these objects is difficult when we study the Galactic bulge, which is the most complex and mixed component of the Milky Way. To investigate the ear… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2301.05227v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2301.05227v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2301.05227v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The information on Galactic assembly time is imprinted on the chemodynamics of globular clusters. This makes them important probes that help us to understand the formation and evolution of the Milky Way. Discerning between in-situ and ex-situ origin of these objects is difficult when we study the Galactic bulge, which is the most complex and mixed component of the Milky Way. To investigate the early evolution of the Galactic bulge, we analysed the globular cluster NGC 6355. We derived chemical abundances and kinematic and dynamic properties by gathering information from high-resolution spectroscopy with FLAMES-UVES, photometry with the Hubble Space Telescope, and Galactic dynamic calculations applied to the globular cluster NGC 6355. We derive an age of $13.2\pm1.1$ Gyr and a metallicity of [Fe/H]$=-1.39\pm0.08$ for NGC 6355, with $伪$-enhancement of [$伪$/Fe]$=+0.37\pm0.11$. The abundance pattern of the globular cluster is compatible with bulge field RR Lyrae stars and in-situ well-studied globular clusters. The orbital parameters suggest that the cluster is currently confined within the bulge volume when we consider a heliocentric distance of $8.54\pm0.19$ kpc and an extinction coefficient of $R_V = 2.84\pm0.02$. NGC 6355 is highly likely to come from the main bulge progenitor. {Nevertheless, it still} has a low probability of being formed from an accreted event because its age is uncertain and because of the combined [Mg/Mn] [Al/Fe] abundance. Its relatively low metallicity with respect to old and moderately metal-poor inner Galaxy clusters may suggest a low-metallicity floor for globular clusters that formed in-situ in the early Galactic bulge. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2301.05227v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2301.05227v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 18 January, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 12 January, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> January 2023. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">20 pages, 26 figures, and 9 tables. Astronomy & Astrophysics, in press. Some minor corrections</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> A&A 671, A45 (2023) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.09685">arXiv:2212.09685</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2212.09685">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2212.09685">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics">astro-ph.IM</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The VISCACHA survey -- VI. Dimensional study of the structure of 82 star clusters in the Magellanic Clouds </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rodr%C3%ADguez%2C+M+J">M. Jimena Rodr铆guez</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Feinstein%2C+C">C. Feinstein</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Baume%2C+G">G. Baume</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Dias%2C+B">B. Dias</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Maia%2C+F+S+M">F. S. M. Maia</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santos%2C+J+F+C">J. F. C. Santos Jr.</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Kerber%2C+L">L. Kerber</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minniti%2C+D">D. Minniti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">A. P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=De+B%C3%B3rtoli%2C+B">B. De B贸rtoli</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Parisi%2C+M+C">M. C. Parisi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Oliveira%2C+R+A+P">R. A. P. Oliveira</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2212.09685v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We present a study of the internal structure of 82 star clusters located at the outer regions of the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud using data of the VISCACHA Survey. Through the construction of the minimum spanning tree, which analyzes the relative position of stars within a given cluster, it was possible to characterize the internal structure and explore the fractal or sub… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2212.09685v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2212.09685v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2212.09685v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We present a study of the internal structure of 82 star clusters located at the outer regions of the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud using data of the VISCACHA Survey. Through the construction of the minimum spanning tree, which analyzes the relative position of stars within a given cluster, it was possible to characterize the internal structure and explore the fractal or subclustered distribution for each cluster. We computed the parameters m (which is the average length of the connected segments normalized by the area), s (which is the mean points separation in units of cluster radius), and Q (the ratio of these components). These parameters are useful to distinguish between radial, homogeneous, and substructured distributions of stars. The dependence of these parameters with the different characteristics of the clusters, such as their ages and spatial distribution, was also studied. We found that most of the studied clusters present a homogeneous stellar distribution or a distribution with a radial concentration. Our results are consistent with the models, suggesting that more dynamically evolved clusters seem to have larger Q values, confirming previous results from numerical simulations. There also seems to be a correlation between the internal structure of the clusters and their galactocentric distances, in the sense that for both galaxies, the more distant clusters have larger Q values. We also paid particular attention to the effects of contamination by non-member field stars and its consequences finding that field star decontamination is crucial for these kinds of studies. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2212.09685v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2212.09685v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 19 December, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> December 2022. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">9 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.08249">arXiv:2212.08249</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2212.08249">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2212.08249">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acb694">10.3847/1538-4357/acb694 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Phase-space Properties and Chemistry of the Sagittarius Stellar Stream Down to the Extremely Metal-poor ($\rm[Fe/H] \lesssim -3$) Regime </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Limberg%2C+G">Guilherme Limberg</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Queiroz%2C+A+B+A">Anna B. A. Queiroz</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Perottoni%2C+H+D">H茅lio D. Perottoni</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rossi%2C+S">Silvia Rossi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Amarante%2C+J+A+S">Jo茫o A. S. Amarante</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santucci%2C+R+M">Rafael M. Santucci</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chiappini%2C+C">Cristina Chiappini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Lee%2C+Y+S">Young Sun Lee</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2212.08249v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> In this work, we study the phase-space and chemical properties of Sagittarius (Sgr) stream, the tidal tails produced by the ongoing destruction of Sgr dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxy, focusing on its very metal-poor (VMP; $\rm[Fe/H] < -2$) content. We combine spectroscopic and astrometric information from SEGUE and $Gaia$ EDR3, respectively, with data products from a new large-scale run of… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2212.08249v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2212.08249v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2212.08249v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> In this work, we study the phase-space and chemical properties of Sagittarius (Sgr) stream, the tidal tails produced by the ongoing destruction of Sgr dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxy, focusing on its very metal-poor (VMP; $\rm[Fe/H] < -2$) content. We combine spectroscopic and astrometric information from SEGUE and $Gaia$ EDR3, respectively, with data products from a new large-scale run of $\texttt{StarHorse}$ spectro-photometric code. Our selection criteria yields ${\sim}1600$ stream members, including ${>}200$ VMP stars. We find the leading arm ($b>0^\circ$) of Sgr stream to be more metal-poor, by ${\sim}0.2$ dex, than the trailing one ($b<0^\circ$). With a subsample of turnoff and subgiant stars, we estimate this substructure's stellar population to be ${\sim}1$ Gyr older than the thick disk's. With the aid of an $N$-body model of the Sgr system, we verify that simulated particles stripped earlier (${>}2$ Gyr ago) have present-day phase-space properties similar to lower-metallicity stream stars. Conversely, those stripped more recently (${<}2$ Gyr) are preferentially more akin to metal-rich ($\rm[Fe/H] > -1$) members of the stream. Such correlation between kinematics and chemistry can be explained by the existence of a dynamically hotter, less centrally-concentrated, and more metal-poor population in Sgr dSph prior to its disruption, implying that this galaxy was able to develop a metallicity gradient before its accretion. Finally, we discovered several carbon-enhanced metal-poor ($\rm[C/Fe] > +0.7$ and $\rm[Fe/H] \leq -1.5$) stars in Sgr stream, which is in tension with current observations of its remaining core where such objects are not found. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2212.08249v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2212.08249v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 2 April, 2023; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 15 December, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> December 2022. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Accepted for ApJ. The arXiv was updated to match the accepted version</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.02820">arXiv:2210.02820</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2210.02820">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2210.02820">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac983f">10.3847/1538-4357/ac983f <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The SDSS-Gaia View of the Color-Magnitude Relation for Blue Horizontal-branch Stars </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbosa%2C+F+O">Fabr铆cia O. Barbosa</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santucci%2C+R+M">Rafael M. Santucci</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rossi%2C+S">Silvia Rossi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Limberg%2C+G">Guilherme Limberg</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Perottoni%2C+H+D">H茅lio D. Perottoni</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2210.02820v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We present an updated sample of blue horizontal-branch (BHB) stars selected from the photometric and spectroscopic data from Sloan Digital Sky Survey and its associated project Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration (SEGUE). With this data, we selected candidates for A-type stars in the color-color space and then a mixture modeling technique was implemented in order to distingu… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2210.02820v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2210.02820v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2210.02820v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We present an updated sample of blue horizontal-branch (BHB) stars selected from the photometric and spectroscopic data from Sloan Digital Sky Survey and its associated project Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration (SEGUE). With this data, we selected candidates for A-type stars in the color-color space and then a mixture modeling technique was implemented in order to distinguish between BHB and main-sequence/blue-straggler stars based on their surface gravity values ($\log \rm{g}$) estimated by the SEGUE Stellar Parameter Pipeline. Our robust approach allows us to attribute individual probabilities of each star truly being in the BHB stage. Hence, our method is advantageous in comparison to previous SEGUE BHB selections that adopted simple $\log \rm{g}$ cuts. We also revisit the color-magnitude relation for these stars and propose two calibrations, based on updated distances for Galactic globular clusters, to estimate absolute magnitudes with $(g-r)_0$ and $(u-r)_0$ colors. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2210.02820v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2210.02820v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 17 November, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 6 October, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> October 2022. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Published in The Astrophysical Journal</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> ApJ, 940, 30 (2022) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.06634">arXiv:2208.06634</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2208.06634">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2208.06634">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac2136">10.1093/mnras/stac2136 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Abundance analysis of APOGEE spectra for 58 metal-poor stars from the bulge spheroid </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Razera%2C+R">R. Razera</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">B. Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Moura%2C+T+C">T. C. Moura</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ernandes%2C+H">H. Ernandes</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">A. P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">S. O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chiappini%2C+C">C. Chiappini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Queiroz%2C+A+B+A">A. B. A. Queiroz</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Anders%2C+F">F. Anders</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Trincado%2C+J+G">J. G. Fern谩ndez-Trincado</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fria%C3%A7a%2C+A+C+S">A. C. S. Fria莽a</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Cunha%2C+K">K. Cunha</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Smith%2C+V+V">V. V. Smith</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santiago%2C+B+X">B. X. Santiago</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Schiavon%2C+R+P">R. P. Schiavon</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Valentini%2C+M">M. Valentini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minniti%2C+D">D. Minniti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Schultheis%2C+M">M. Schultheis</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Geisler%2C+D">D. Geisler</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Sobeck%2C+J">J. Sobeck</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Placco%2C+V+M">V. M Placco</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Zoccali%2C+M">M. Zoccali</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2208.06634v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The central part of the Galaxy host a multitude of stellar populations, including the spheroidal bulge stars, stars moved to the bulge through secular evolution of the bar, inner halo, inner thick disk, inner thin disk, as well as debris from past accretion events. We identified a sample of 58 candidate stars belonging to the stellar population of the spheroidal bulge, and analyse their abundances… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2208.06634v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2208.06634v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2208.06634v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The central part of the Galaxy host a multitude of stellar populations, including the spheroidal bulge stars, stars moved to the bulge through secular evolution of the bar, inner halo, inner thick disk, inner thin disk, as well as debris from past accretion events. We identified a sample of 58 candidate stars belonging to the stellar population of the spheroidal bulge, and analyse their abundances. The present calculations of Mg, Ca, and Si lines are in agreement with the APOGEE-ASPCAP abundances, whereas abundances of C, N, O, and Ce are re-examined. We find normal $伪$-element enhancements in oxygen, similar to magnesium, Si, and Ca abundances, which are typical of other bulge stars surveyed in the optical in Baade's Window. The enhancement of [O/Fe] in these stars suggests that they do not belong to accreted debris. No spread in N abundances is found, and none of the sample stars is N-rich, indicating that these stars are not second generation stars originated in globular clusters. Ce instead is enhanced in the sample stars, which points to an s-process origin such as due to enrichment from early generations of massive fast rotating stars, the so-called spinstars <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2208.06634v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2208.06634v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 14 September, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 13 August, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> August 2022. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">to be published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.11869">arXiv:2207.11869</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2207.11869">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2207.11869">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ac88d6">10.3847/2041-8213/ac88d6 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The Unmixed Debris of Gaia-Sausage/Enceladus in the Form of a Pair of Halo Stellar Overdensities </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Perottoni%2C+H+D">H茅lio D. Perottoni</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Limberg%2C+G">Guilherme Limberg</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Amarante%2C+J+A+S">Jo茫o A. S. Amarante</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rossi%2C+S">Silvia Rossi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Queiroz%2C+A+B+A">Anna B. A. Queiroz</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santucci%2C+R+M">Rafael M. Santucci</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Perez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles Perez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chiappini%2C+C">Cristina Chiappini</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2207.11869v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> In the first billion years after its formation, the Galaxy underwent several mergers with dwarf satellites of various masses. The debris of Gaia-Sausage/Enceladus (GSE), the galaxy responsible for the last significant merger of the Milky Way, dominates the inner halo and has been suggested to be the progenitor of both the Hercules-Aquila Cloud (HAC) and Virgo Overdensity (VOD). We combine SEGUE, A… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2207.11869v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2207.11869v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2207.11869v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> In the first billion years after its formation, the Galaxy underwent several mergers with dwarf satellites of various masses. The debris of Gaia-Sausage/Enceladus (GSE), the galaxy responsible for the last significant merger of the Milky Way, dominates the inner halo and has been suggested to be the progenitor of both the Hercules-Aquila Cloud (HAC) and Virgo Overdensity (VOD). We combine SEGUE, APOGEE, Gaia, and StarHorse distances to characterize the chemodynamical properties and verify the link between HAC, VOD, and GSE. We find that the orbital eccentricity distributions of the stellar overdensities and GSE are comparable. We also find that they have similar, strongly peaked, metallicity distribution functions, reinforcing the hypothesis of common origin. Furthermore, we show that HAC and VOD are indistinguishable from the prototypical GSE population within all chemical-abundance spaces analyzed. All these evidences combined provide a clear demonstration that the GSE merger is the main progenitor of the stellar populations found within these halo overdensities. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2207.11869v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2207.11869v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 13 September, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 24 July, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> July 2022. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Paper accepted for publication in ApJ Letters</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.10505">arXiv:2206.10505</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2206.10505">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2206.10505">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac8159">10.3847/1538-4357/ac8159 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Reconstructing the Disrupted Dwarf Galaxy $Gaia$-Sausage/Enceladus Using its Stars and Globular Clusters </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Limberg%2C+G">Guilherme Limberg</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">Stefano O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rossi%2C+S">Silvia Rossi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Perottoni%2C+H+D">H茅lio D. Perottoni</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santucci%2C+R+M">Rafael M. Santucci</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2206.10505v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We combine spectroscopic, photometric, and astrometric information from APOGEE data release 17 and $Gaia$ early data release 3 to perform a self-consistent characterization of $Gaia$-Sausage/Enceladus (GSE), the remnant of the last major merger experienced by the Milky Way, considering stars and globular clusters (GCs) altogether. Our novel set of chemodynamical criteria to select genuine stars of… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2206.10505v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2206.10505v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2206.10505v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We combine spectroscopic, photometric, and astrometric information from APOGEE data release 17 and $Gaia$ early data release 3 to perform a self-consistent characterization of $Gaia$-Sausage/Enceladus (GSE), the remnant of the last major merger experienced by the Milky Way, considering stars and globular clusters (GCs) altogether. Our novel set of chemodynamical criteria to select genuine stars of GSE yields a metallicity distribution function with a median [Fe/H] of $-1.22$ dex and $0.23$ dex dispersion. Stars from GSE present an excess of [Al/Fe] and [Mg/Mn] (also [Mg/Fe]) in comparison to surviving Milky Way dwarf satellites, which can be explained by differences in star-formation efficiencies and timescales between these systems. However, stars from Sequoia, another proposed accreted halo substructure, essentially overlap the GSE footprint in all analyzed chemical-abundance spaces, but present lower metallicities. Among probable GCs of GSE with APOGEE observations available, we find no evidence for atypical [Fe/H] spreads with the exception of $蠅$ Centauri ($蠅$Cen). Under the assumption that $蠅$Cen is a stripped nuclear star cluster, we estimate the stellar mass of its progenitor to be $M_\star \approx 1.3 \times 10^9 M_\odot$, well-within literature expectations for GSE. This leads us to envision GSE as the best available candidate for the original host galaxy of $蠅$Cen. We also take advantage of $Gaia$'s photometry and APOGEE metallicities as priors to determine fundamental parameters for eight high-probability ($>$70%) GC members of GSE via statistical isochrone fitting. Finally, the newly determined ages and APOGEE [Fe/H] values are utilized to model the age-metallicity relation of GSE. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2206.10505v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2206.10505v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 13 July, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 21 June, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> June 2022. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Accepted for ApJ. New version matches the accepted one. Added/removed some references and included some clarifications on Section 3.4</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.11119">arXiv:2201.11119</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2201.11119">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/ps/2201.11119">ps</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2201.11119">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac259">10.1093/mnras/stac259 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The VISCACHA survey -- IV. The SMC West Halo in 8D </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Dias%2C+B">B. Dias</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Parisi%2C+M+C">M. C. Parisi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Angelo%2C+M">M. Angelo</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Maia%2C+F">F. Maia</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Oliveira%2C+R+A+P">R. A. P. Oliveira</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">S. O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Kerber%2C+L+O">L. O. Kerber</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santos%2C+J+F+C">J. F. C. Santos Jr.</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">A. P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Sanmartim%2C+D">D. Sanmartim</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Quint%2C+B">B. Quint</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fraga%2C+L">L. Fraga</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">B. Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bica%2C+E">E. Bica</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santrich%2C+O+J+K">O. J. Katime Santrich</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Hernandez-Jimenez%2C+J+A">J. A. Hernandez-Jimenez</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Geisler%2C+D">D. Geisler</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minniti%2C+D">D. Minniti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=De+B%C3%B3rtoli%2C+B+J">B. J. De B贸rtoli</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bassino%2C+L+P">L. P. Bassino</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rocha%2C+J+P">J. P. Rocha</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2201.11119v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The structure of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is very complex, in particular in the periphery that suffers more from the interactions with the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). A wealth of observational evidence has been accumulated revealing tidal tails and bridges made up of gas, stars and star clusters. Nevertheless, a full picture of the SMC outskirts is only recently starting to emerge with a… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2201.11119v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2201.11119v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2201.11119v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The structure of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is very complex, in particular in the periphery that suffers more from the interactions with the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). A wealth of observational evidence has been accumulated revealing tidal tails and bridges made up of gas, stars and star clusters. Nevertheless, a full picture of the SMC outskirts is only recently starting to emerge with a 6D phase-space map plus age and metallicity using star clusters as tracers. In this work, we continue our analysis of another outer region of the SMC, the so-called West Halo, and combined it with the previously analysed Northern Bridge. We use both structures to define the Bridge and Counter-bridge trailing and leading tidal tails. These two structures are moving away from each other, roughly in the SMC-LMC direction. The West Halo form a ring around the SMC inner regions that goes up to the background of the Northern Bridge shaping an extended layer of the Counter-bridge. Four old Bridge clusters were identified at distances larger than 8 kpc from the SMC centre moving towards the LMC, which is consistent with the SMC-LMC closest distance of 7.5 kpc when the Magellanic Bridge was formed about 150Myr ago; this shows that the Magellanic Bridge was not formed only by pulled gas, but it also removed older stars from the SMC during its formation. We also found age and metallicity radial gradients using projected distances on sky, which are vanished when we use the real 3D distances. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2201.11119v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2201.11119v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 26 January, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> January 2022. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">14 pages, 8 figures + appendix. Accepted for publication in MNRAS</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.11589">arXiv:2112.11589</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2112.11589">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/ps/2112.11589">ps</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2112.11589">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab3724">10.1093/mnras/stab3724 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Orbits of globular clusters computed with dynamical friction in the Galactic anisotropic velocity dispersion field </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Moreno%2C+E">Edmundo Moreno</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Trincado%2C+J+G">Jos茅 G. Fern谩ndez-Trincado</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chaves-Velasquez%2C+L">Leonardo Chaves-Velasquez</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Schuster%2C+W+J">William J. Schuster</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2112.11589v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We present a preliminary analysis of the effect of dynamical friction on the orbits of part of the globular clusters in our Galaxy. Our study considers an anisotropic velocity dispersion field approximated using the results of studies in the literature. An axisymmetric Galactic model with mass components consisting of a disc, a bulge, and a dark halo is employed in the computations. We provide a m… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2112.11589v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2112.11589v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2112.11589v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We present a preliminary analysis of the effect of dynamical friction on the orbits of part of the globular clusters in our Galaxy. Our study considers an anisotropic velocity dispersion field approximated using the results of studies in the literature. An axisymmetric Galactic model with mass components consisting of a disc, a bulge, and a dark halo is employed in the computations. We provide a method to compute the dynamical friction acceleration in ellipsoidal, oblate, and prolate velocity distribution functions with similar density in velocity space. Orbital properties, such as mean time-variations of perigalactic and apogalactic distances, energy, and z-component of angular momentum, are obtained for globular clusters lying in the Galactic region $R \lesssim$ 10 kpc, $|z| \lesssim$ 5 kpc, with $R,z$ cylindrical coordinates. These include clusters in prograde and retrograde orbital motion. Several clusters are strongly affected by dynamical friction, in particular Liller 1, Terzan 4, Terzan 5, NGC 6440, and NGC 6553, which lie in the Galactic inner region. We comment on the more relevant implications of our results on the dynamics of Galactic globular clusters, such as their possible misclassification between the categories 'halo', 'bulge', and 'thick disc', the resulting biasing of globular-cluster samples, the possible incorrect association of the globulars with their parent dwarf galaxies for accretion events, and the possible formation of 'nuclear star clusters'. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2112.11589v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2112.11589v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 21 December, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> December 2021. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">19 pages, 13 figures; accepted for publication in MNRAS</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.13943">arXiv:2110.13943</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2110.13943">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2110.13943">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202141596">10.1051/0004-6361/202141596 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Precise distances from OGLE-IV member RR Lyrae stars in six bulge globular clusters </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Oliveira%2C+R+A+P">R. A. P. Oliveira</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ortolani%2C+S">S. Ortolani</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">B. Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Kerber%2C+L+O">L. O. Kerber</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Maia%2C+F+F+S">F. F. S. Maia</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bica%2C+E">E. Bica</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Cassisi%2C+S">S. Cassisi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">S. O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">A. P茅rez-Villegas</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2110.13943v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Context. RR Lyrae stars are useful standard candles allowing one to derive accurate distances for old star clusters. Based on the recent catalogues from OGLE-IV and Gaia Early Data Release 3 (EDR3), the distances can be improved for a few bulge globular clusters. Aims. The aim of this work is to derive an accurate distance for the following six moderately metal-poor, relatively high-reddening bulg… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2110.13943v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2110.13943v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2110.13943v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Context. RR Lyrae stars are useful standard candles allowing one to derive accurate distances for old star clusters. Based on the recent catalogues from OGLE-IV and Gaia Early Data Release 3 (EDR3), the distances can be improved for a few bulge globular clusters. Aims. The aim of this work is to derive an accurate distance for the following six moderately metal-poor, relatively high-reddening bulge globular clusters: NGC 6266, NGC 6441, NGC 6626, NGC 6638, NGC 6642, and NGC 6717. Methods. We combined newly available OGLE-IV catalogues of variable stars containing mean I magnitudes, with Clement's previous catalogues containing mean V magnitudes, and with precise proper motions from Gaia EDR3. Astrometric membership probabilities were computed for each RR Lyrae, in order to select those compatible with the cluster proper motions. Applying luminosity-metallicity relations derived from BaSTI $伪$-enhanced models (He-enhanced for NGC 6441 and canonical He for the other clusters), we updated the distances with relatively low uncertainties. Results. Distances were derived with the I and V bands, with a $5-8\%$ precision. We obtained 6.6 kpc, 13.1 kpc, 5.6 kpc, 9.6 kpc, 8.2 kpc, and 7.3 kpc for NGC 6266, NGC 6441, NGC 6626, NGC 6638, NGC 6642, and NGC 6717, respectively. The results are in excellent agreement with the literature for all sample clusters, considering the uncertainties. Conclusions. The present method of distance derivation, based on recent data of member RR Lyrae stars, updated BaSTI models, and robust statistical methods, proved to be consistent. A larger sample of clusters will be investigated in a future work. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2110.13943v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2110.13943v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 26 October, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> October 2021. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">11 pages, 7 figures. Accepted for publication in A&A</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> A&A 657, A123 (2022) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.04696">arXiv:2109.04696</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2109.04696">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2109.04696">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac642">10.1093/mnras/stac642 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Kinematic footprint of the Milky Way spiral arms in Gaia EDR3 </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Martinez-Medina%2C+L">Luis Martinez-Medina</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Peimbert%2C+A">Antonio Peimbert</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2109.04696v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The Milky Way spiral arms are well established from star counts as well as from the locus of molecular clouds and other young objects, however, they have only recently started to be observed from a kinematics point of view. Using the kinematics of thin disc stars in Gaia EDR3 around the extended solar neighbourhood, we create x-y projections coloured by the radial, residual rotational, and vertica… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2109.04696v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2109.04696v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2109.04696v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The Milky Way spiral arms are well established from star counts as well as from the locus of molecular clouds and other young objects, however, they have only recently started to be observed from a kinematics point of view. Using the kinematics of thin disc stars in Gaia EDR3 around the extended solar neighbourhood, we create x-y projections coloured by the radial, residual rotational, and vertical Galactocentric velocities ($U,螖V,W$). The maps are rich in substructures and reveal the perturbed state of the Galactic disc. We find that local differences between rotational velocity and the azimuthally averaged velocity, $螖V$, display at least five large-scale kinematic spirals; two of them closely follow the locus of the Sagittarius-Carina and Perseus spiral arms, with pitch angles of 9.12$^{\circ}$ and 7.76$^{\circ}$, and vertical thickness of $\sim400$ pc and $\sim600$ pc, respectively. Another kinematic spiral is located behind the Perseus arm and appears as a distortion in rotation velocities left by this massive arm but with no known counterpart in gas/stars overdensity. A weaker signal close to the Sun's position is present in our three velocity maps, and appears to be associated with the Local arm. Our analysis of the stellar velocities in the Galactic disc shows kinematic differences between arms and inter-arms, that are in favour of Milky Way spiral arms that do not corotate with the disc. Moreover, we show that the kinematic spirals are clumpy and flocculent, revealing the underlying nature of the Milky Way spiral arms. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2109.04696v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2109.04696v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 13 March, 2022; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 10 September, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> September 2021. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">11 pages, 6 Figures, 1 Table. Accepted for publication in MNRAS</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.04483">arXiv:2109.04483</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2109.04483">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2109.04483">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202141768">10.1051/0004-6361/202141768 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Photo-chemo-dynamical analysis and the origin of the bulge globular cluster Palomar 6 </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">Stefano O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Valentini%2C+M">Marica Valentini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">Beatriz Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chiappini%2C+C">Cristina Chiappini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ortolani%2C+S">Sergio Ortolani</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Nardiello%2C+D">Domenico Nardiello</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Dias%2C+B">Bruno Dias</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Anders%2C+F">Friedrich Anders</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bica%2C+E">Eduardo Bica</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2109.04483v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Palomar 6 (Pal~6) is a moderately metal-poor globular cluster projected towards the Galactic bulge. A full analysis of the cluster can give hints on the early chemical enrichment of the Galaxy and a plausible origin of the cluster. The aim of this study is threefold: a detailed analysis of high-resolution spectroscopic data obtained with the UVES spectrograph at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at E… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2109.04483v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2109.04483v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2109.04483v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Palomar 6 (Pal~6) is a moderately metal-poor globular cluster projected towards the Galactic bulge. A full analysis of the cluster can give hints on the early chemical enrichment of the Galaxy and a plausible origin of the cluster. The aim of this study is threefold: a detailed analysis of high-resolution spectroscopic data obtained with the UVES spectrograph at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at ESO, the derivation of the age and distance of Pal~6 from Hubble Space Telescope (HST) photometric data, and an orbital analysis to determine the probable origin of the cluster. High-resolution spectra of six red giant stars in the direction of Palomar 6 were obtained at the $8$m VLT UT2-Kueyen telescope equipped with the UVES spectrograph in FLAMES$+$UVES configuration. Spectroscopic parameters were derived through excitation and ionisation equilibrium of \ion{Fe}{I} and \ion{Fe}{II} lines, and the abundances were obtained from spectrum synthesis. From HST photometric data, the age and distance were derived through a statistical isochrone fitting. Finally, a dynamical analysis was carried out for the cluster assuming two different Galactic potentials. Four stars that are members of Pal~6 were identified in the sample, which gives a mean radial velocity of $174.3\pm1.6$ km\,s$^{-1}$ and a mean metallicity of [Fe/H]$\,=-1.10\pm0.09$ for the cluster. We found an enhancement of $伪$-elements (O, Mg, Si, and Ca) $0.29<\,$[X/Fe]$\,<0.38$ and the iron-peak element Ti of [Ti/Fe]$\,\sim+0.3$. The odd-Z elements (Na and Al) show a mild enhancement of [X/Fe]$\,\sim +0.25$. The abundances of both first- (Y and Zr) and second-peak (Ba and La) heavy elements are relatively high, with $+0.4<\,$[X/Fe]$\,<+0.60$ and $+0.4<\,$[X/Fe]$\,<+0.5$, respectively. The r-element Eu is also relatively high with [Eu/Fe]$\,\sim +0.6$. $\mathbf{\left[Truncated\right]}$ <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2109.04483v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2109.04483v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 9 December, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 9 September, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> September 2021. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">23 pages, 26 figures, and 12 tables. References added, typos corrected, published version</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> A&A 656, A78 (2021) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.00188">arXiv:2107.00188</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2107.00188">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2107.00188">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab1908">10.1093/mnras/stab1908 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Effect of orbital trapping by bar resonances in the local U-V velocity field </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Moreno%2C+E">Edmundo Moreno</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Trincado%2C+J+G">Jos茅 G. Fern谩ndez-Trincado</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Schuster%2C+W+J">William J. Schuster</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chaves-Velasquez%2C+L">Leonardo Chaves-Velasquez</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2107.00188v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The effects in the local U-V velocity field due to orbital trapping by bar resonances have been studied computing fifteen resonant families in a non-axisymmetric Galactic potential, considering the bar's angular velocity between 35 and 57.5 ${\rm\,km\,s^{-1}{kpc}^{-1}}$. Only cases in the low, 37.5, 40 ${\rm\,km\,s^{-1}{kpc}^{-1}}$, and high, 55, 57.5 ${\rm\,km\,s^{-1}{kpc}^{-1}}$, velocity ranges… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2107.00188v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2107.00188v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2107.00188v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The effects in the local U-V velocity field due to orbital trapping by bar resonances have been studied computing fifteen resonant families in a non-axisymmetric Galactic potential, considering the bar's angular velocity between 35 and 57.5 ${\rm\,km\,s^{-1}{kpc}^{-1}}$. Only cases in the low, 37.5, 40 ${\rm\,km\,s^{-1}{kpc}^{-1}}$, and high, 55, 57.5 ${\rm\,km\,s^{-1}{kpc}^{-1}}$, velocity ranges give trapping structures that have some similarity with observed features in the velocity distribution. The resulting structures in the local U-V plane form resonant bands appearing at various levels in velocity V. Cases with angular velocity 40 and 55 ${\rm\,km\,s^{-1}{kpc}^{-1}}$ show the greatest similarity with observed branches. Our best approximation to the local velocity field by orbital trapping is obtained with a bar angular velocity of 40 ${\rm\,km\,s^{-1}{kpc}^{-1}}$ and a bar angle of 40${^\circ}$. With this solution, three main observed features can be approximated: i) the Hercules branch at V=$-50$ ${\rm\,km\,s^{-1}}$ produced by the resonance 8/1 outside corotation, and the close features produced by resonances 5/1 and 6/1, ii) the newly detected low-density arch at V $\simeq$ 40 ${\rm\,km\,s^{-1}}$ produced approximately by the resonance 4/3, iii) the inclined structure below the Hercules branch, also observed in the $\textit{Gaia}$ DR2 data, produced by tube orbits around Lagrange point $L_5$ at corotation. Some predicted contributions due to orbital trapping in regions of the U-V plane corresponding to the Galactic halo are given, which could help to further restrict the value of the angular velocity of the Galactic bar. No support by orbital trapping is found for the Arcturus stream at V $\approx$ $-100$ ${\rm\,km\,s^{-1}}$. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2107.00188v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2107.00188v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 2 October, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 30 June, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> July 2021. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">15 pages, 21 figures; published in MNRAS</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.00027">arXiv:2106.00027</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2106.00027">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2106.00027">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202141294">10.1051/0004-6361/202141294 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> CAPOS: the bulge Cluster APOgee Survey II. The Intriguing "Sequoia" Globular Cluster FSR 1758 </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Romero-Colmenares%2C+M">Mar铆a Romero-Colmenares</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Trincado%2C+J+G">Jos茅 G. Fern谩ndez-Trincado</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Geisler%2C+D">Doug Geisler</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">Stefano O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Villanova%2C+S">Sandro Villanova</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minniti%2C+P+L+D">Pen茅lope Longa-Pe帽a Dante Minniti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Beers%2C+T+C">Timothy C. Beers</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bidin%2C+C+M">Cristian Moni Bidin</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Moreno%2C+E">Edmundo Moreno</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Garro%2C+E+R">Elisa R. Garro</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Baeza%2C+I">Ian Baeza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Henao%2C+L">Lady Henao</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">Beatriz Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Alonso-Garc%C3%ADa%2C+J">Javier Alonso-Garc铆a</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Cohen%2C+R+E">Roger E. Cohen</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Lane%2C+R+R">Richard R. Lane</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Mu%C3%B1oz%2C+C">Cesar Mu帽oz</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2106.00027v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We present results from a study of fifteen red giant members of the intermediate-metallicity globular cluster (GC) FSR 1758 using high-resolution near-infrared spectra collected with the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment II survey (APOGEE-2), obtained as part of CAPOS (the bulge Cluster APOgee Survey). Since its very recent discovery as a massive GC in the bulge region, evokin… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2106.00027v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2106.00027v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2106.00027v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We present results from a study of fifteen red giant members of the intermediate-metallicity globular cluster (GC) FSR 1758 using high-resolution near-infrared spectra collected with the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment II survey (APOGEE-2), obtained as part of CAPOS (the bulge Cluster APOgee Survey). Since its very recent discovery as a massive GC in the bulge region, evoking the name Sequoia, this has been an intriguing object with a highly debated origin, and initially led to the suggestion of a purported progenitor dwarf galaxy of the same name. In this work, we use new spectroscopic and astrometric data to provide additional clues to the nature of FSR 1758. Our study confirms the GC nature of FSR 1758, and as such we report for the first time the existence of the characteristic N-C anti-correlation and Al-N correlation, revealing the existence of the multiple-population phenomenon, similar to that observed in virtually all GCs. Furthermore, the presence of a population with strongly enriched aluminium makes it unlikely FSR 1758 is the remnant nucleus of a dwarf galaxy, as Al-enhanced stars are uncommon in dwarf galaxies. We find that FSR 1758 is slightly more metal rich than previously reported in the literature, with a mean metallicity [Fe/H] between $-1.43$ to $-1.36$ (depending on the adopted atmospheric parameters), and with a scatter within observational error, again pointing to its GC nature. Overall, the $伪$-enrichment ($\gtrsim+0.3$ dex), Fe-peak (Fe, Ni), light- (C, N), and odd-Z (Al) elements follow the trend of intermediate-metallicity GCs. ... A new examination of its dynamical properties with the \texttt{GravPot16} model favors an association with the Gaia-Enceladus-Sausage accretion event. Thus, paradoxically, the cluster that gave rise to the name of the Sequoia dwarf galaxy does not appear to belong to this specific merging event. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2106.00027v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2106.00027v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 31 May, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> June 2021. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">15 pages, 8 pages, 3 Tables. Abridged abstract. Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A)</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> A&A 652, A158 (2021) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.05958">arXiv:2105.05958</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2105.05958">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2105.05958">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ac0056">10.3847/2041-8213/ac0056 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Abundance Patterns of $伪$ and Neutron-capture Elements in the Helmi Stream </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Limberg%2C+G">Guilherme Limberg</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santucci%2C+R+M">Rafael M. Santucci</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rossi%2C+S">Silvia Rossi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Queiroz%2C+A+B+A">Anna B. A. Queiroz</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chiappini%2C+C">Cristina Chiappini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">Stefano O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Perottoni%2C+H+D">H茅lio D. Perottoni</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbosa%2C+F+O">Fabr铆cia O. Barbosa</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2105.05958v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We identified 8 additional stars as members of the Helmi stream (HStr) in the combined GALAH+ DR3 and $Gaia$ EDR3 catalog. By consistently reevaluating claimed members from the literature, we consolidate a sample of 22 HStr stars with parameters determined from high-resolution spectroscopy and spanning a considerably wider (by $\sim$0.5 dex) metallicity interval ($-2.5 \lesssim \rm[Fe/H] < -1.0$)… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2105.05958v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2105.05958v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2105.05958v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We identified 8 additional stars as members of the Helmi stream (HStr) in the combined GALAH+ DR3 and $Gaia$ EDR3 catalog. By consistently reevaluating claimed members from the literature, we consolidate a sample of 22 HStr stars with parameters determined from high-resolution spectroscopy and spanning a considerably wider (by $\sim$0.5 dex) metallicity interval ($-2.5 \lesssim \rm[Fe/H] < -1.0$) than previously reported. Our study focuses on $伪$ (Mg and Ca) and neutron-capture (Ba and Eu) elements. We find that the chemistry of HStr is typical of dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxies, in good agreement with previous $N$-body simulations of this merging event. Stars of HStr constitute a clear declining sequence in $\rm[伪/Fe]$ for increasing metallicity up to $\rm[Fe/H] \sim -1.0$. Moreover, stars of HStr show a median value of $+$0.5 dex for $\rm[Eu/Fe]$ with a small dispersion ($\pm$0.1 dex). Every star analyzed with $\rm[Fe/H] < -1.2$ belong to the $r$-process enhanced ($\rm[Eu/Fe] > +0.3$ and $\rm[Ba/Eu] < 0.0$) metal-poor category, providing remarkable evidence that, at such low-metallicity regime, stars of HStr experienced enrichment in neutron-capture elements predominantly via $r$-process nucleosynthesis. Finally, the extended metallicity range also suggests an increase in $\rm[Ba/Eu]$ for higher $\rm[Fe/H]$, in conformity with other surviving dwarf satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2105.05958v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2105.05958v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 4 June, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 12 May, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> May 2021. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">9 pages (+2 appendix), 4 figures. Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.11549">arXiv:2103.11549</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2103.11549">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2103.11549">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Dynamics of the spiral-arm corotation and its observable footprints in the Solar Neighborhood </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barros%2C+D+A">Douglas A. Barros</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Michtchenko%2C+T+A">Tatiana A. Michtchenko</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=L%C3%A9pine%2C+J+R+D">Jacques R. D. L茅pine</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2103.11549v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> This article discusses the effects of the spiral-arm corotation on the stellar dynamics in the Solar Neighborhood (SN). All our results presented here rely on: 1) observational evidence that the Sun lies near the corotation circle, where stars rotate with the same angular velocity as the spiral-arm pattern; the corotation circle establishes domains of the corotation resonance (CR) in the Galactic… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2103.11549v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2103.11549v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2103.11549v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> This article discusses the effects of the spiral-arm corotation on the stellar dynamics in the Solar Neighborhood (SN). All our results presented here rely on: 1) observational evidence that the Sun lies near the corotation circle, where stars rotate with the same angular velocity as the spiral-arm pattern; the corotation circle establishes domains of the corotation resonance (CR) in the Galactic disk; 2) dynamical constraints that put the spiral-arm potential as the dominant perturbation in the SN, comparing with the effects of the central bar in the SN; 3) a long-lived nature of the spiral structure, promoting a state of dynamical relaxing and phase-mixing of the stellar orbits in response to the spiral perturbation. With an analytical model for the Galactic potential, composed of an axisymmetric background deduced from the observed rotation curve, and perturbed by a four-armed spiral pattern, numerical simulations of stellar orbits are performed to delineate the domains of regular and chaotic motions shaped by the resonances. Such studies show that stars can be trapped inside the stable zones of the spiral CR, and this orbital trapping mechanism could explain the dynamical origin of the Local arm of the Milky Way (MW). The spiral CR and the near high-order epicyclic resonances influence the velocity distribution in the SN, creating the observable structures such as moving groups and their radially extended counterpart known as diagonal ridges. The Sun and most of the SN stars evolve inside a stable zone of the spiral CR, never crossing the main spiral-arm structure, but oscillating in the region between the Sagittarius-Carina and Perseus arms. This orbital behavior of the Sun brings insights to our understanding of questions concerning the solar system evolution, the Earth environment changes, and the preservation of life on Earth. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2103.11549v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2103.11549v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 21 March, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> March 2021. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">36 pages, 10 figures. Accepted for publication in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.02600">arXiv:2103.02600</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2103.02600">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2103.02600">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202040015">10.1051/0004-6361/202040015 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The VISCACHA survey -- III. Star clusters counterpart of the Magellanic Bridge and Counter-Bridge in 8D </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Dias%2C+B">B. Dias</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Angelo%2C+M+S">M. S. Angelo</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Oliveira%2C+R+A+P">R. A. P. Oliveira</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Maia%2C+F">F. Maia</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Parisi%2C+M+C">M. C. Parisi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=De+Bortoli%2C+B">B. De Bortoli</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">S. O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santrich%2C+O+J+K">O. J. Katime Santrich</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bassino%2C+L+P">L. P. Bassino</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">B. Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bica%2C+E">E. Bica</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Geisler%2C+D">D. Geisler</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Kerber%2C+L">L. Kerber</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">A. P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Quint%2C+B">B. Quint</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Sanmartim%2C+D">D. Sanmartim</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santos%2C+J+F+C">J. F. C. Santos Jr.</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Westera%2C+P">P. Westera</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2103.02600v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Context. The interactions between the SMC and LMC created the Magellanic Bridge, a stream of gas and stars pulled out of the SMC towards the LMC about 150 Myr ago. The tidal counterpart of this structure, which should include a trailing arm, has been predicted by models but no compelling observational evidence has confirmed the Counter-Bridge so far. Aims. The main goal of this work is to find the… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2103.02600v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2103.02600v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2103.02600v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Context. The interactions between the SMC and LMC created the Magellanic Bridge, a stream of gas and stars pulled out of the SMC towards the LMC about 150 Myr ago. The tidal counterpart of this structure, which should include a trailing arm, has been predicted by models but no compelling observational evidence has confirmed the Counter-Bridge so far. Aims. The main goal of this work is to find the stellar counterpart of the Magellanic Bridge and Counter-Bridge. We use star clusters in the SMC outskirts as they provide 6D phase-space vector, age and metallicity that help characterise the outskirts of the SMC. Methods. Distances, ages and photometric metallicities are derived from fitting isochrones to the colour-magnitude diagrams from the VISCACHA survey. Radial velocities and spectroscopic metallicities are derived from the spectroscopic follow-up using GMOS in the CaII triplet region. Results. Among the seven clusters analysed in this work, five belong to the Magellanic Bridge and one belongs to the Counter-Bridge and the other to the transition region. Conclusions. The existence of the tidal counterpart of the Magellanic Bridge is evidenced by star clusters. The stellar component of the Magellanic Bridge and Counter-Bridge are confirmed in the SMC outskirts. These results are an important constraint for models that seek to reconstruct the history of the orbit and interactions between LMC-SMC and constrain their future interaction including with the Milky Way. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2103.02600v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2103.02600v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 3 March, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> March 2021. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">10 pages, 7 figures. Astronomy and Astrophysics Letter, accepted. For associated video file (fig.A.4), see https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mSx3z6vDjHUneEeVq1i-MHwXZ1O0pZ-f</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> A&A 647, L9 (2021) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.12674">arXiv:2102.12674</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2102.12674">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2102.12674">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202039761">10.1051/0004-6361/202039761 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Gemini/Phoenix H-band analysis of the globular cluster AL3 </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">B. Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ernandes%2C+H">H. Ernandes</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">S. O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Razera%2C+R">R. Razera</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Moura%2C+T">T. Moura</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Mel%C3%A9ndez%2C+J">J. Mel茅ndez</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">A. P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Zoccali%2C+M">M. Zoccali</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minniti%2C+D">D. Minniti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Dias%2C+B">B. Dias</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ortolani%2C+S">S. Ortolani</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bica%2C+E">E. Bica</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2102.12674v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The globular cluster AL~3 is old and located in the inner bulge. Three individual stars were observed with the Phoenix spectrograph at the Gemini South telescope. The wavelength region contains prominent lines of CN, OH, and CO, allowing the derivation of C, N, and O abundances of cool stars. We aim to derive C, N, O abundances of three stars in the bulge globular cluster AL3, and additionally in… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2102.12674v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2102.12674v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2102.12674v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The globular cluster AL~3 is old and located in the inner bulge. Three individual stars were observed with the Phoenix spectrograph at the Gemini South telescope. The wavelength region contains prominent lines of CN, OH, and CO, allowing the derivation of C, N, and O abundances of cool stars. We aim to derive C, N, O abundances of three stars in the bulge globular cluster AL3, and additionally in stars of NGC 6558 and HP1. The spectra of AL3 allows us to derive the cluster's radial velocity. For AL3, we applied a new code to analyse its colour-magnitude diagram. Synthetic spectra were computed and compared to observed spectra for the three clusters. We present a detailed identification of lines in the spectral region centred at 15555 A, covering the wavelength range 15525-15590 A. C, N, and O abundances are tentatively derived for the sample stars. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2102.12674v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2102.12674v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 24 February, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> February 2021. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">14 pages, 13 figures, accepted for Astronomy & Astrophysics</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.01706">arXiv:2102.01706</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2102.01706">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2102.01706">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202040255">10.1051/0004-6361/202040255 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> APOGEE discovery of a chemically atypical star disrupted from NGC 6723 and captured by the Milky Way bulge </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Trincado%2C+J+G">Jos茅 G. Fern谩ndez-Trincado</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Beers%2C+T+C">Timothy C. Beers</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minniti%2C+D">Dante Minniti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Carigi%2C+L">Leticia Carigi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Placco%2C+V+M">Vinicius M. Placco</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chun%2C+S">Sang-Hyun Chun</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Lane%2C+R+R">Richard R. Lane</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Geisler%2C+D">Doug Geisler</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Villanova%2C+S">Sandro Villanova</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">Stefano O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">Beatriz Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chiappini%2C+C">Cristina Chiappini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Queiroz%2C+A+B+A">Anna. B. A. Queiroz</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Tang%2C+B">Baitian Tang</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Alonso-Garc%C3%ADa%2C+J">Javier Alonso-Garc铆a</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Piatti%2C+A+E">Andr茅s E. Piatti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Palma%2C+T">Tali Palma</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Alves-Brito%2C+A">Alan Alves-Brito</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bidin%2C+C+M">Christian Moni Bidin</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Roman-Lopes%2C+A">Alexandre Roman-Lopes</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Mu%C3%B1oz%2C+R+R">Ricardo R. Mu帽oz</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Singh%2C+H+P">Harinder P. Singh</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Kundu%2C+R">Richa Kundu</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chaves-Velasquez%2C+L">Leonardo Chaves-Velasquez</a> , et al. (4 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2102.01706v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The central (`bulge') region of the Milky Way is teeming with a significant fraction of mildly metal-deficient stars with atmospheres that are strongly enriched in cyanogen ($^{12}$C$^{14}$N). Some of these objects, which are also known as nitrogen-enhanced stars, are hypothesised to be relics of the ancient assembly history of the Milky Way. Although the chemical similarity of nitrogen-enhanced s… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2102.01706v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2102.01706v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2102.01706v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The central (`bulge') region of the Milky Way is teeming with a significant fraction of mildly metal-deficient stars with atmospheres that are strongly enriched in cyanogen ($^{12}$C$^{14}$N). Some of these objects, which are also known as nitrogen-enhanced stars, are hypothesised to be relics of the ancient assembly history of the Milky Way. Although the chemical similarity of nitrogen-enhanced stars to the unique chemical patterns observed in globular clusters has been observed, a direct connection between field stars and globular clusters has not yet been proven. In this work, we report on high-resolution, near-infrared spectroscopic observations of the bulge globular cluster NGC 6723, and the serendipitous discovery of a star, 2M18594405$-$3651518, located outside the cluster (near the tidal radius) but moving on a similar orbit, providing the first clear piece of evidence of a star that was very likely once a cluster member and has recently been ejected. Its nitrogen abundance ratio ([N/Fe]$\gtrsim + 0.94$) is well above the typical Galactic field-star levels, and it exhibits noticeable enrichment in the heavy $s$-process elements (Ce, Nd, and Yb), along with moderate carbon enrichment; all characteristics are known examples in globular clusters. This result suggests that some of the nitrogen-enhanced stars in the bulge likely originated from the tidal disruption of globular clusters. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2102.01706v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2102.01706v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 2 February, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> February 2021. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Astronomy & Astrophysics, in press. 16 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.01088">arXiv:2102.01088</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2102.01088">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2102.01088">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/abdf47">10.3847/2041-8213/abdf47 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> VVV CL001: Likely the Most Metal-Poor Surviving Globular Cluster in the Inner Galaxy </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Trincado%2C+J+G">Jos茅 G. Fern谩ndez-Trincado</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minniti%2C+D">Dante Minniti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">Stefano O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Beers%2C+T+C">Timothy C. Beers</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Geisler%2C+D">Doug Geisler</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bidin%2C+C+M">Christian Moni Bidin</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Villanova%2C+S">Sandro Villanova</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Majewski%2C+S+R">Steven R. Majewski</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">Beatriz Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Henao%2C+L">Lady Henao</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Romero-Colmenares%2C+M">Mar铆a Romero-Colmenares</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Roman-Lopes%2C+A">Alexandre Roman-Lopes</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Lane%2C+R+R">Richard R. Lane</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2102.01088v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We present the first high-resolution abundance analysis of the globular cluster VVV~CL001, which resides in a region dominated by high interstellar reddening towards the Galactic Bulge. Using \textit{H}-band spectra acquired by the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE), we identified two potential members of the cluster, and estimate from their Fe I lines that the cluster… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2102.01088v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2102.01088v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2102.01088v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We present the first high-resolution abundance analysis of the globular cluster VVV~CL001, which resides in a region dominated by high interstellar reddening towards the Galactic Bulge. Using \textit{H}-band spectra acquired by the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE), we identified two potential members of the cluster, and estimate from their Fe I lines that the cluster has an average metallicity of [Fe/H] = $-2.45$ with an uncertainty due to systematics of 0.24 dex. We find that the light-(N), $伪$-(O, Mg, Si), and Odd-Z (Al) elemental abundances of the stars in VVV~CL001 follow the same trend as other Galactic metal-poor globular clusters. This makes VVV~CL001 possibly the most metal-poor globular cluster identified so far within the Sun's galactocentric distance and likely one of the most metal-deficient clusters in the Galaxy after ESO280-SC06. Applying statistical isochrone fitting, we derive self-consistent age, distance, and reddening values, yielding an estimated age of $11.9^{+3.12}_{-4.05}$ Gyr at a distance of $8.22^{+1.84}_{-1.93}$ kpc, revealing that VVV~CL001 is also an old GC in the inner Galaxy. The Galactic orbit of VVV~CL001 indicates that this cluster lies on a halo-like orbit that appears to be highly eccentric. Both chemistry and dynamics support the hypothesis that VVV~CL001 could be an ancient fossil relic left behind by a massive merger event during the early evolution of the Galaxy, likely associated with either the Sequoia or the \textit{Gaia}-Enceladus-Sausage structures. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2102.01088v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2102.01088v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 3 February, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 1 February, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> February 2021. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 9 pages, 4 figures, 1 table</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.08625">arXiv:2011.08625</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2011.08625">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2011.08625">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa3655">10.1093/mnras/staa3655 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The Gaia spectrophotometric standard stars survey -- IV. Results of the absolute photometry campaign </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Altavilla%2C+G">G. Altavilla</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Marinoni%2C+S">S. Marinoni</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Pancino%2C+E">E. Pancino</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Galleti%2C+S">S. Galleti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bellazzini%2C+M">M. Bellazzini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Sanna%2C+N">N. Sanna</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rainer%2C+M">M. Rainer</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Tessicini%2C+G">G. Tessicini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Carrasco%2C+J+M">J. M. Carrasco</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bragaglia%2C+A">A. Bragaglia</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Schuster%2C+W+J">W. J. Schuster</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Cocozza%2C+G">G. Cocozza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Gebran%2C+M">M. Gebran</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Voss%2C+H">H. Voss</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Federici%2C+L">L. Federici</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Masana%2C+E">E. Masana</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Jordi%2C+C">C. Jordi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Mongui%C3%B3%2C+M">M. Mongui贸</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Castro%2C+A">A. Castro</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Pe%C3%B1a-Guerrero%2C+M+A">M. A. Pe帽a-Guerrero</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">A. P茅rez-Villegas</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2011.08625v2-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We present Johnson-Kron-Cousins BVRI photometry of 228 candidate spectrophotometric standard stars for the external (absolute) flux calibration of Gaia data. The data were gathered as part of a ten-year observing campaign with the goal of building the external grid of flux standards for Gaia and we obtained absolute photometry, relative photometry for constancy monitoring, and spectrophotometry. P… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2011.08625v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2011.08625v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2011.08625v2-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We present Johnson-Kron-Cousins BVRI photometry of 228 candidate spectrophotometric standard stars for the external (absolute) flux calibration of Gaia data. The data were gathered as part of a ten-year observing campaign with the goal of building the external grid of flux standards for Gaia and we obtained absolute photometry, relative photometry for constancy monitoring, and spectrophotometry. Preliminary releases of the flux tables were used to calibrate the first two Gaia releases. This paper focuses on the imaging frames observed in good sky conditions (about 9100). The photometry will be used to validate the ground-based flux tables of the Gaia spectrophotometric standard stars and to correct the spectra obtained in non-perfectly photometric observing conditions for small zeropoint variations. The absolute photometry presented here is tied to the Landolt standard stars system to $\simeq$1 per cent or better, depending on the photometric band. Extensive comparisons with various literature sources show an overall $\simeq$1 per cent agreement, which appears to be the current limit in the accuracy of flux calibrations across various samples and techniques in the literature. The Gaia photometric precision is presently of the order of 0.1 per cent or better, thus various ideas for the improvement of photometric calibration accuracy are discussed. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2011.08625v2-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2011.08625v2-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 25 November, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 17 November, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2020. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">15 pages, 10 figures. This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in MNRAS following peer review. Corrected bibliographic details</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.08305">arXiv:2011.08305</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2011.08305">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2011.08305">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/abcb87">10.3847/1538-4357/abcb87 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Dynamically Tagged Groups of Very Metal-poor Halo Stars from the HK and Hamburg/ESO Surveys </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Limberg%2C+G">Guilherme Limberg</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rossi%2C+S">Silvia Rossi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Beers%2C+T+C">Timothy C. Beers</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Perottoni%2C+H+D">H茅lio D. Perottoni</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santucci%2C+R+M">Rafael M. Santucci</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Abuchaim%2C+Y">Yuri Abuchaim</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Placco%2C+V+M">Vinicius M. Placco</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Lee%2C+Y+S">Young Sun Lee</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Christlieb%2C+N">Norbert Christlieb</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Norris%2C+J+E">John E. Norris</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bessell%2C+M+S">Michael S. Bessell</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ryan%2C+S+G">Sean G. Ryan</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Wilhelm%2C+R">Ronald Wilhelm</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rhee%2C+J">Jaehyon Rhee</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Frebel%2C+A">Anna Frebel</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2011.08305v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We analyze the dynamical properties of $\sim$1500 very metal-poor (VMP; [Fe/H] $\lesssim -2.0$) halo stars, based primarily on medium-resolution spectroscopic data from the HK and Hamburg/ESO surveys. These data, collected over the past thirty years, are supplemented by a number of calibration stars and other small samples, along with astrometric information from $Gaia$ DR2. We apply a clustering… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2011.08305v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2011.08305v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2011.08305v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We analyze the dynamical properties of $\sim$1500 very metal-poor (VMP; [Fe/H] $\lesssim -2.0$) halo stars, based primarily on medium-resolution spectroscopic data from the HK and Hamburg/ESO surveys. These data, collected over the past thirty years, are supplemented by a number of calibration stars and other small samples, along with astrometric information from $Gaia$ DR2. We apply a clustering algorithm to the 4-D energy-action space of the sample, and identify a set of 38 Dynamically Tagged Groups (DTGs), containing between 5 and 30 member stars. Many of these DTGs can be associated with previously known prominent substructures such as $Gaia$-Sausage/Enceladus (GSE), Sequoia, the Helmi Stream (HStr), and Thamnos. Others are associated with previously identified smaller dynamical groups of stars and streams. We identify 10 new DTGs as well, many of which have strongly retrograde orbits. We also investigate possible connections between our DTGs and $\sim$300 individual $r$-process-enhanced (RPE) stars from a recent literature compilation. We find that several of these objects have similar dynamical properties to GSE (5), the HStr (4), Sequoia (1), and Rg5 (1), indicating that their progenitors might have been important sources of RPE stars in the Galaxy. Additionally, a number of our newly identified DTGs are shown to be associated with at least two RPE stars each (DTG-2: 3, DTG-7: 2; DTG-27: 2). Taken as a whole, these results are consistent with ultra-faint and/or dwarf spheroidal galaxies as birth environments in which $r$-process nucleosynthesis took place, and then were disrupted by the Milky Way. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2011.08305v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2011.08305v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 26 April, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 16 November, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2020. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Accepted for ApJ. Tables 5 and 6 available in the online journal. Minor typos fixed and references updated to match published version</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.01135">arXiv:2010.01135</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2010.01135">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2010.01135">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202039207">10.1051/0004-6361/202039207 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Aluminum Enhanced Metal-Poor Stars buried in the Inner Galaxy </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Trincado%2C+J+G">Jos茅 G. Fern谩ndez-Trincado</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Beers%2C+T+C">Timothy C. Beers</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minniti%2C+D">Dante Minniti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Tang%2C+B">Baitian Tang</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Villanova%2C+S">Sandro Villanova</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Geisler%2C+D">Doug Geisler</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Vieira%2C+K">Katherine Vieira</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2010.01135v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Stars with higher aluminum and nitrogen enrichment are often the key pieces for the chemical makeup of multiple populations in almost all globular clusters (GCs). There is also compelling observational evidence that some Galactic components could be partially built from dissipated GCs. Thus, the identification of such kinds of stars among metal-poor field stars may provide insights on the composit… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2010.01135v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2010.01135v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2010.01135v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Stars with higher aluminum and nitrogen enrichment are often the key pieces for the chemical makeup of multiple populations in almost all globular clusters (GCs). There is also compelling observational evidence that some Galactic components could be partially built from dissipated GCs. Thus, the identification of such kinds of stars among metal-poor field stars may provide insights on the composite nature of the Milky Way (MW) bulge and inner stellar halo, as well as reveal other chemical peculiarities. Here, based on APOGEE spectra, we report the discovery of 29 mildly metal-poor ([Fe/H]$\lesssim-0.7$) stars with stellar atmospheres strongly enriched in aluminum (Al-rich stars: [Al/Fe]$\gtrsim+0.5$), well above the typical Galactic levels, located within the Solar radius toward the bulge region, which lies in highly eccentric orbits ($e\gtrsim0.6$). We find many similarities for almost all of the chemical species measured in this work with the chemical patterns of GCs, so we conjecture that they have likely been dynamically ejected into the bulge and inner halo from GCs formed in situ and/or GC formed in different progenitors of known merger events experienced by the MW, such as the \textit{Gaia}-Sausage-Enceladus and/or Sequoia. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2010.01135v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2010.01135v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 2 October, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> October 2020. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Accepted for publication on Astronomy & Astrophysics Letters. 11 pages, 6 figures, 2 tables</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> A&A 643, L4 (2020) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.00020">arXiv:2010.00020</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2010.00020">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2010.00020">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202039328">10.1051/0004-6361/202039328 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The enigmatic globular cluster UKS~1 obscured by the bulge: \textit{H}-band discovery of nitrogen-enhanced stars </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Trincado%2C+J+G">Jos茅 G. Fern谩ndez-Trincado</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minniti%2C+D">Dante Minniti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Beers%2C+T+C">Timothy C. Beers</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Villanova%2C+S">Sandro Villanova</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Geisler%2C+D">Doug Geisler</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">Stefano O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Smith%2C+L+C">Leigh C. Smith</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Placco%2C+V+M">Vinicius M. Placco</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Vieira%2C+K">Katherine Vieira</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">Beatriz Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Alves-Brito%2C+A">Alan Alves-Brito</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bidin%2C+C+M">Christian Moni Bidin</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Alonso-Garc%C3%ADa%2C+J">Javier Alonso-Garc铆a</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Tang%2C+B">Baitian Tang</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Palma%2C+T">Tali Palma</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2010.00020v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The presence of nitrogen-enriched stars in globular clusters provides key evidence for multiple stellar populations (MPs), as has been demonstrated with globular cluster spectroscopic data towards the bulge, disk, and halo. In this work, we employ the VVV Infrared Astrometric Catalogue (VIRAC) and the DR16 SDSS-IV release of the APOGEE survey to provide the first detailed spectroscopic study of th… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2010.00020v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2010.00020v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2010.00020v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The presence of nitrogen-enriched stars in globular clusters provides key evidence for multiple stellar populations (MPs), as has been demonstrated with globular cluster spectroscopic data towards the bulge, disk, and halo. In this work, we employ the VVV Infrared Astrometric Catalogue (VIRAC) and the DR16 SDSS-IV release of the APOGEE survey to provide the first detailed spectroscopic study of the bulge globular cluster UKS~1. Based on these data, a sample of six selected cluster members was studied. We find the mean metallicity of UKS~1 to be [Fe/H]$=-0.98\pm0.11$, considerably more metal-poor than previously reported, and a negligible metallicity scatter, typical of that observed by APOGEE in other Galactic globular clusters. In addition, we find a mean radial velocity of $66.1\pm12.9$ km s$^{-1}$, which is in good agreement with literature values, within 1$蟽$. By selecting stars in the VIRAC catalogue towards UKS~1, we also measure a mean proper motion of ($渭_伪\cos(未)$, $渭_未$) $=$ ($-2.77\pm0.23$,$-2.43\pm0.16$) mas yr$^{-1}$. We find strong evidence for the presence of MPs in UKS~1, since four out of the six giants analysed in this work have strong enrichment in nitrogen ([N/Fe]$\gtrsim+0.95$) accompanied by lower carbon abundances ([C/Fe]$\lesssim-0.2$). Overall, the light- (C, N), $伪$- (O, Mg, Si, Ca, Ti), Fe-peak (Fe, Ni), Odd-Z (Al, K), and the \textit{s}-process (Ce, Nd, Yb) elemental abundances of our member candidates are consistent with those observed in globular clusters at similar metallicity. Furthermore, the overall star-to-star abundance scatter of elements exhibiting the multiple-population phenomenon in UKS~1 is typical of that found in other global clusters (GCs), and larger than the typical errors of some [X/Fe] abundances. Results from statistical isochrone fits in the VVV colour-magnitude diagrams indicate an age ... <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2010.00020v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2010.00020v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 30 September, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> October 2020. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">16 pages, 9 figures, 3 tables, A&A (in press)</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> A&A 643, A145 (2020) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.04399">arXiv:2008.04399</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2008.04399">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/ps/2008.04399">ps</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2008.04399">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa2425">10.1093/mnras/staa2425 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The VISCACHA survey -- II. Structure of star clusters in the Magellanic Clouds periphery </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santos%2C+J+F+C">J. F. C. Santos Jr.</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Maia%2C+F+F+S">F. F. S. Maia</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Dias%2C+B">B. Dias</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Kerber%2C+L+d+O">L. de O. Kerber</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Piatti%2C+A+E">A. E. Piatti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bica%2C+E">E. Bica</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Angelo%2C+M+S">M. S. Angelo</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minniti%2C+D">D. Minniti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">A. P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Roman-Lopes%2C+A">A. Roman-Lopes</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Westera%2C+P">P. Westera</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fraga%2C+L">L. Fraga</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Quint%2C+B">B. Quint</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Sanmartim%2C+D">D. Sanmartim</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2008.04399v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We provide a homogeneous set of structural parameters of 83 star clusters located at the periphery of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) and the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The clusters' stellar density and surface brightness profiles were built from deep, AO assisted optical images, and uniform analysis techniques. The structural parameters were obtained from King and Elson et al. model fittings.… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2008.04399v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2008.04399v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2008.04399v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We provide a homogeneous set of structural parameters of 83 star clusters located at the periphery of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) and the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The clusters' stellar density and surface brightness profiles were built from deep, AO assisted optical images, and uniform analysis techniques. The structural parameters were obtained from King and Elson et al. model fittings. Integrated magnitudes and masses (for a subsample) are also provided. The sample contains mostly low surface brightness clusters with distances between 4.5 and 6.5 kpc and between 1 and 6.5 kpc from the LMC and SMC centres, respectively. We analysed their spatial distribution and structural properties, comparing them with those of inner clusters. Half-light and Jacobi radii were estimated, allowing an evaluation of the Roche volume tidal filling. We found that: (i) for our sample of LMC clusters, the tidal radii are, on average, larger than those of inner clusters from previous studies; (ii) the core radii dispersion tends to be greater for LMC clusters located towards the southwest, with position angles of $\sim$200 degrees and about $\sim$5 degrees from the LMC centre, i.e., those LMC clusters nearer to the SMC; (iii) the core radius evolution for clusters with known age is similar to that of inner clusters; (iv) SMC clusters with galactocentric distances closer than 4 kpc are overfilling; (v) the recent Clouds collision did not leave marks on the LMC clusters' structure that our analysis could reveal. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2008.04399v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2008.04399v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 10 August, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> August 2020. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">19 pages, 16 figures, accepted by MNRAS. Full tables and additional plots included</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.12915">arXiv:2007.12915</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2007.12915">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2007.12915">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202039030">10.1051/0004-6361/202039030 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The Milky Way bar and bulge revealed by APOGEE DR16 and Gaia EDR3 </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Queiroz%2C+A+B+A">A. B. A. Queiroz</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chiappini%2C+C">C. Chiappini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Perez-Villegas%2C+A">A. Perez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Khalatyan%2C+A">A. Khalatyan</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Anders%2C+F">F. Anders</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">B. Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santiago%2C+B+X">B. X. Santiago</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Steinmetz%2C+M">M. Steinmetz</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Cunha%2C+K">K. Cunha</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Schultheis%2C+M">M. Schultheis</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Majewski%2C+S+R">S. R. Majewski</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minchev%2C+I">I. Minchev</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minniti%2C+D">D. Minniti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Beaton%2C+R+L">R. L. Beaton</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Cohen%2C+R+E">R. E. Cohen</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=da+Costa%2C+L+N">L. N. da Costa</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Trincado%2C+J+G">J. G. Fern谩ndez-Trincado</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Garcia-Hern%C3%A1ndez%2C+D+A">D. A. Garcia-Hern谩ndez</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Geisler%2C+D">D. Geisler</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Hasselquist%2C+S">S. Hasselquist</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Lane%2C+R+R">R. R. Lane</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Nitschelm%2C+C">C. Nitschelm</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rojas-Arriagada%2C+A">A. Rojas-Arriagada</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Roman-Lopes%2C+A">A. Roman-Lopes</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Smith%2C+V">V. Smith</a> , et al. (1 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2007.12915v4-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We investigate the inner regions of the Milky Way with a sample of unprecedented size and coverage thanks to APOGEE DR16 and Gaia EDR3 data. Our inner Galactic sample has more than 26,000 stars within $|X_{\rm Gal}| <5$ kpc, $|Y_{\rm Gal}| <3.5$ kpc, $|Z_{\rm Gal}| <1$ kpc, and we also make the analysis for a foreground-cleaned sub-sample of 8,000 stars more representative of the bulge-bar populat… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2007.12915v4-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2007.12915v4-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2007.12915v4-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We investigate the inner regions of the Milky Way with a sample of unprecedented size and coverage thanks to APOGEE DR16 and Gaia EDR3 data. Our inner Galactic sample has more than 26,000 stars within $|X_{\rm Gal}| <5$ kpc, $|Y_{\rm Gal}| <3.5$ kpc, $|Z_{\rm Gal}| <1$ kpc, and we also make the analysis for a foreground-cleaned sub-sample of 8,000 stars more representative of the bulge-bar populations. The inner Galaxy shows a clear chemical discontinuity in key abundance ratios [$伪$/Fe], [C/N], and [Mn/O], probing different enrichment timescales, which suggests a star formation gap (quenching) between the high- and low-$伪$ populations. For the first time, we are able to fully characterize the different populations co-existing in the innermost regions of the Galaxy via joint analysis of the distributions of rotational velocities, metallicities, orbital parameters and chemical abundances. The chemo-kinematic analysis reveals the presence of the bar; of an inner thin disk; of a thick disk, and of a broad metallicity population, with a large velocity dispersion, indicative of a pressure supported component. We find and characterize chemically and kinematically a group of counter-rotating stars, which could be the result of a gas-rich merger event or just the result of clumpy star formation during the earliest phases of the early disk, which migrated into the bulge. Finally, based on the 6D information we assign stars a probability value of being on a bar orbit and find that most of the stars with large bar orbit probabilities come from the innermost 3 kpcs. Even stars with a high probability of belonging to the bar show the chemical bimodality in the [$伪$/Fe] vs. [Fe/H] diagram. This suggests bar trapping to be an efficient mechanism, explaining why stars on bar orbits do not show a significant distinct chemical abundance ratio signature. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2007.12915v4-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2007.12915v4-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 3 November, 2021; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 25 July, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> July 2020. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">25 pages, 25 figures, Accepted for publication on A&A, in press</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> A&A 656, A156 (2021) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.11382">arXiv:2004.11382</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2004.11382">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2004.11382">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ab8d35">10.3847/1538-3881/ab8d35 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The Bulge Radial Velocity Assay for RR Lyrae stars (BRAVA-RR) DR2: a Bimodal Bulge? </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Kunder%2C+A">Andrea Kunder</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Perez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles Perez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rich%2C+R+M">R. Michael Rich</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ogata%2C+J">Jonathan Ogata</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Murari%2C+E">Emma Murari</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Boren%2C+E">Emilie Boren</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Johnson%2C+C+I">Christian I. Johnson</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Nataf%2C+D">David Nataf</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Walker%2C+A">Alistair Walker</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bono%2C+G">Giuseppe Bono</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Koch%2C+A">Andreas Koch</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=De+Propris%2C+R">Roberto De Propris</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Storm%2C+J">Jesper Storm</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Wojno%2C+J">Jennifer Wojno</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2004.11382v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Radial velocities of 2768 fundamental mode RR Lyrae stars (RRLs) toward the Southern Galactic bulge are presented, spanning the southern bulge from -8 < l < +8 and -3 < b <-6. Distances derived from the pulsation properties of the RRLs are combined with Gaia proper motions to give constraints on the orbital motions of 1389 RRLs. The majority (~75%) of the bulge RRLs have orbits consistent with the… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2004.11382v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2004.11382v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2004.11382v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Radial velocities of 2768 fundamental mode RR Lyrae stars (RRLs) toward the Southern Galactic bulge are presented, spanning the southern bulge from -8 < l < +8 and -3 < b <-6. Distances derived from the pulsation properties of the RRLs are combined with Gaia proper motions to give constraints on the orbital motions of 1389 RRLs. The majority (~75%) of the bulge RRLs have orbits consistent with these stars being permanently bound to <3.5 kpc from the Galactic Center, similar to the bar. However, unlike the bulge giants, the RRLs exhibit slower rotation and a higher velocity dispersion. The higher velocity dispersion arises almost exclusively from halo interlopers passing through the inner Galaxy. We present 82 stars with space velocities > 500 km/s and find that the majority of these high-velocity stars are halo interlopers; it is unclear if a sub-sample of these stars with similar space velocities have a common origin. Once the 25% of the sample represented by halo interlopers is cleaned, we can clearly discern two populations of bulge RRLs in the inner Galaxy. One population of RRLs is not as tightly bound to the Galaxy (but is still confined to the inner ~3.5 kpc), and is both spatially and kinematically consistent with the barred bulge. The second population is more centrally concentrated and does not trace the bar. One possible interpretation is that this population was born prior to bar formation, as its spatial location, kinematics and pulsation properties suggest, possibly from an accretion event at high redshift. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2004.11382v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2004.11382v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 23 April, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> April 2020. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">accepted for publication in the Astronomical Journal</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.01529">arXiv:2002.01529</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2002.01529">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2002.01529">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa386">10.1093/mnras/staa386 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Stellar Population Properties of ETGs in Compact Groups of Galaxies </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Moura%2C+T+C">Tatiana C. Moura</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=de+Carvalho%2C+R+R">Reinaldo R. de Carvalho</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rembold%2C+S+B">Sandro B. Rembold</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Trevisan%2C+M">Marina Trevisan</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ribeiro%2C+A+L+B">Andre L. B. Ribeiro</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=La+Barbera%2C+F">Francesco La Barbera</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Stalder%2C+D+H">Diego H. Stalder</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Rosa%2C+R+R">Reinaldo R. Rosa</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2002.01529v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We present results on the study of the stellar population in Early-Type galaxies (ETGs) belonging to 151 Compact Groups (CGs). We also selected a field sample composed of 846 ETGs to investigate environmental effects on galaxy evolution. We find that the dependences of mean stellar ages, [Z/H] and [$伪$/Fe] on central stellar velocity dispersion are similar, regardless where the ETG resides, CGs or… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2002.01529v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2002.01529v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2002.01529v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We present results on the study of the stellar population in Early-Type galaxies (ETGs) belonging to 151 Compact Groups (CGs). We also selected a field sample composed of 846 ETGs to investigate environmental effects on galaxy evolution. We find that the dependences of mean stellar ages, [Z/H] and [$伪$/Fe] on central stellar velocity dispersion are similar, regardless where the ETG resides, CGs or field. When compared to the sample of centrals and satellites from the literature, we find that ETGs in GCs behave similarly to centrals, especially those embedded in low-mass haloes ($M_{h} < 10^ {12.5}M_{\odot}$). Except for the low-mass limit, where field galaxies present a Starforming signature, not seen in CGs, the ionization agent of the gas in CG and field galaxies seem to be similar and due to hot, evolved low-mass stars. However, field ETGs present an excess of H$伪$ emission relative to ETGs in CGs. Additionally, we performed a dynamical analysis, which shows that CGs present a bimodality in the group velocity dispersion distribution - a high and low-$蟽$ mode. Our results indicate that high-$蟽$ groups have a smaller fraction of spirals, shorter crossing times, and a more luminous population of galaxies than the low $蟽$ groups. It is important to emphasize that our findings point to a small environmental impact on galaxies located in CGs. The only evidence we find is the change in gas content, suggesting environmentally-driven gas loss. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2002.01529v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2002.01529v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 4 February, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> February 2020. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">21 pages, 18 Figures</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.08611">arXiv:2001.08611</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2001.08611">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2001.08611">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab6f76">10.3847/1538-4357/ab6f76 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The Hubble Space Telescope UV Legacy Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters. XX. Ages of single and multiple stellar populations in seven bulge globular clusters </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Oliveira%2C+R+A+P">R. A. P. Oliveira</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">S. O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Kerber%2C+L+O">L. O. Kerber</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">B. Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ortolani%2C+S">S. Ortolani</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Piotto%2C+G">G. Piotto</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Nardiello%2C+D">D. Nardiello</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">A. P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Maia%2C+F+F+S">F. F. S. Maia</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bica%2C+E">E. Bica</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Cassisi%2C+S">S. Cassisi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=D%27Antona%2C+F">F. D'Antona</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Lagioia%2C+E">E. Lagioia</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Libralato%2C+M">M. Libralato</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Milone%2C+A+P">A. P. Milone</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Anderson%2C+J">J. Anderson</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Aparicio%2C+A">A. Aparicio</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bedin%2C+L+R">L. R. Bedin</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Brown%2C+T+M">T. M. Brown</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=King%2C+I+R">I. R. King</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Marino%2C+A+F">A. F. Marino</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Pietrinferni%2C+A">A. Pietrinferni</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Renzini%2C+A">A. Renzini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Sarajedini%2C+A">A. Sarajedini</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=van+der+Marel%2C+R">R. van der Marel</a> , et al. (1 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2001.08611v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> In the present work we analyzed seven globular clusters selected from their location in the Galactic bulge and with metallicity values in the range $-1.30\lesssim\rm{[Fe/H]}\lesssim-0.50$. The aim of this work is first to derive cluster ages assuming single stellar populations, and secondly, to identify the stars from first (1G) and second generations (2G) from the main sequence, subgiant and red… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2001.08611v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2001.08611v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2001.08611v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> In the present work we analyzed seven globular clusters selected from their location in the Galactic bulge and with metallicity values in the range $-1.30\lesssim\rm{[Fe/H]}\lesssim-0.50$. The aim of this work is first to derive cluster ages assuming single stellar populations, and secondly, to identify the stars from first (1G) and second generations (2G) from the main sequence, subgiant and red giant branches, and to derive their age differences. Based on a combination of UV and optical filters used in this project, we apply the Gaussian mixture models to distinguish the multiple stellar populations. Applying statistical isochrone fitting, we derive self-consistent ages, distances, metallicities, and reddening values for the sample clusters. An average of $12.3\pm0.4$ Gyr was obtained both using Dartmouth and BaSTI (accounting atomic diffusion effects) isochrones, without a clear distinction between the moderately metal-poor and the more metal-rich bulge clusters, except for NGC 6717 and the inner halo NGC 6362 with $\sim 13.5$ Gyr. We derived a weighted mean age difference between the multiple populations hosted by each globular cluster of $41\pm170$ Myr adopting canonical He abundances; whereas for higher He in 2G stars, this difference reduces to $17\pm170$ Myr, but with individual uncertainties of $500$ Myr. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2001.08611v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2001.08611v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 23 January, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> January 2020. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">25 pages, 16 figures and 7 tables. Accepted for publication in ApJ</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.02697">arXiv:2001.02697</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2001.02697">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/2001.02697">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab6a0f">10.3847/1538-4357/ab6a0f <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Self-consistent analysis of stellar clusters: An application to HST data of the halo globular cluster NGC 6752 </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">Stefano O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Kerber%2C+L+O">Leandro O. Kerber</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">Beatriz Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Oliveira%2C+R+A+P">Raphael A. P. Oliveira</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Nardiello%2C+D">Domenico Nardiello</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2001.02697v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The Bayesian isochrone fitting using the Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm is applied, to derive the probability distribution of the parameters age, metallicity, reddening, and absolute distance modulus. We introduce the \texttt{SIRIUS} code by means of simulated color-magnitude diagrams, including the analysis of multiple stellar populations. The population tagging is applied from the red giant… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2001.02697v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('2001.02697v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="2001.02697v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The Bayesian isochrone fitting using the Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm is applied, to derive the probability distribution of the parameters age, metallicity, reddening, and absolute distance modulus. We introduce the \texttt{SIRIUS} code by means of simulated color-magnitude diagrams, including the analysis of multiple stellar populations. The population tagging is applied from the red giant branch to the bottom of the main sequence. Through sanity checks using synthetic {\it HST} color-magnitude diagrams of globular clusters we verify the code reliability in the context of simple and multiple stellar populations. In such tests, the formal uncertainties in age or age difference, metallicity, reddening, and absolute distance modulus can reach $400$ Myr, $0.03$ dex, $0.01$ mag, and $0.03$ mag, respectively. We apply the method to analyse NGC 6752, using Dartmouth stellar evolutionary models. Assuming a single stellar population, we derive an age of $13.7\pm0.5$ Gyr and a distance of $d_{\odot}=4.11\pm 0.08$ kpc, with the latter in agreement within $~3蟽$ with the inverse Gaia parallax. In the analysis of the multiple stellar populations, three {populations} are clearly identified. From the Chromosome Map and UV/Optical two-color diagrams inspection, we found a fraction of stars of $25\pm5$, $46\pm7$, and $29\pm5$ per cent, for the first, second, and third generations, respectively. These fractions are in good agreement with the literature. An age difference of $500\pm410$ Myr between the first and the third generation is found, with the uncertainty decreasing to $400$ Myr when the helium enhancement is taken into account. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('2001.02697v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('2001.02697v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 8 January, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> January 2020. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">17 pages, 11 figures, 3 tables. Accepted for publication in ApJ</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.08675">arXiv:1911.08675</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1911.08675">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1911.08675">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab59d1">10.3847/1538-4357/ab59d1 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Exploring the origin of moving groups and diagonal ridges by simulations of stellar orbits and birthplaces </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barros%2C+D+A">Douglas A. Barros</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=L%C3%A9pine%2C+J+R+D">Jacques R. D. L茅pine</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Michtchenko%2C+T+A">Tatiana A. Michtchenko</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Vieira%2C+R+S+S">Ronaldo S. S. Vieira</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1911.08675v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The present paper is the culminating one of a series aimed to contribute to the understanding of the kinematic structures of the solar neighbourhood (SN), explaining the origin of the Local Arm and relating the moving groups with the spiral-arms resonances in the disk. With a model for the Galactic potential, with the Sun inside the spiral corotation resonance (CR), we integrate the 2D orbits of t… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1911.08675v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1911.08675v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1911.08675v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The present paper is the culminating one of a series aimed to contribute to the understanding of the kinematic structures of the solar neighbourhood (SN), explaining the origin of the Local Arm and relating the moving groups with the spiral-arms resonances in the disk. With a model for the Galactic potential, with the Sun inside the spiral corotation resonance (CR), we integrate the 2D orbits of test particles distributed in birthplaces along the main spiral arms, the Local Arm, and in the axisymmetric disk. A comparison of the resulting U-V plane of the SN with that provided by Gaia DR2 confirms our previous conclusion that the moving groups of Coma Berenices, Pleiades, and Hyades are associated with the CR, and that the Hercules stream is formed by the bulk of high-order inner Lindblad resonances. The kinematic structures result from stellar orbits trapped by the spiral resonances in a timespan of ~ 1 Gyr, indicating the long-living nature of the spiral structure and challenging recent arguments in favor of short-lived structures originated from incomplete phase mixing in the Galactic disk. As a byproduct, our simulations give some insight into the birthplaces of the stars presently located in the SN; the majority of stars of the main moving groups and the Hercules stream were likely born in the Local Arm, while stars of the Sirius group possibly originated from the outer segment of the Sagittarius-Carina arm. We also propose the spiral resonances as the dynamical origin for the diagonal ridges in the Galactic distribution of rotation velocities. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1911.08675v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1911.08675v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 19 November, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2019. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">10 pages, 7 figures. Accepted for publication in ApJ</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.05207">arXiv:1911.05207</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1911.05207">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1911.05207">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz3162">10.1093/mnras/stz3162 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Globular clusters in the inner Galaxy classified from dynamical orbital criteria </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">Beatriz Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Kerber%2C+L">Leandro Kerber</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ortolani%2C+S">Sergio Ortolani</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">Stefano O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bica%2C+E">Eduardo Bica</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1911.05207v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> Globular clusters (GCs) are the most ancient stellar systems in the Milky Way. Therefore, they play a key role in the understanding of the early chemical and dynamical evolution of our Galaxy. Around $40\%$ of them are placed within $\sim4$ kpc from the Galactic center. In that region, all Galactic components overlap, making their disentanglement a challenging task. With Gaia DR2, we have accurate… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1911.05207v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1911.05207v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1911.05207v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> Globular clusters (GCs) are the most ancient stellar systems in the Milky Way. Therefore, they play a key role in the understanding of the early chemical and dynamical evolution of our Galaxy. Around $40\%$ of them are placed within $\sim4$ kpc from the Galactic center. In that region, all Galactic components overlap, making their disentanglement a challenging task. With Gaia DR2, we have accurate absolute proper motions for the entire sample of known GCs that have been associated with the bulge/bar region. Combining them with distances, from RR Lyrae when available, as well as radial velocities from spectroscopy, we can perform an orbital analysis of the sample, employing a steady Galactic potential with a bar. We applied a clustering algorithm to the orbital parameters apogalactic distance and the maximum vertical excursion from the plane, in order to identify the clusters that have high probability to belong to the bulge/bar, thick disk, inner halo, or outer halo component. We found that $\sim 30\%$ of the clusters classified as bulge GCs based on their location are just passing by the inner Galaxy, they appear to belong to the inner halo or thick disk component, instead. Most of GCs that are confirmed to be bulge GCs are not following the bar structure and are older than the epoch of the bar formation. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1911.05207v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1911.05207v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 12 November, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> November 2019. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">17 pages, 9 figures, 7 tables. Accepted for publication in MNRAS</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.02566">arXiv:1909.02566</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1909.02566">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1909.02566">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics">astro-ph.IM</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1017/S174392131900694X">10.1017/S174392131900694X <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> The VISCACHA survey -- deep and resolved photometry of star clusters in the Magellanic Clouds </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Dias%2C+B">Bruno Dias</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Maia%2C+F">Francisco Maia</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Kerber%2C+L">Leandro Kerber</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santos%2C+J+F+C+d">Jo茫o F. C. dos Santos Jr.</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bica%2C+E">Eduardo Bica</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Armond%2C+T">Tina Armond</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">Beatriz Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fraga%2C+L">Luciano Fraga</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Hernandez-Jimenez%2C+J+A">Jose A. Hernandez-Jimenez</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Santrich%2C+O+J+K">Orlando J. Katime Santrich</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Oliveira%2C+R+A+P">Raphael A. P. Oliveira</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Piatti%2C+A">Andres Piatti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Quint%2C+B">Bruno Quint</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Sanmartin%2C+D">David Sanmartin</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Angelo%2C+M+S">Mateus S. Angelo</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S+O">Stefano O. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Vieira%2C+R+G">Rodrigo G. Vieira</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Westera%2C+P">Pieter Westera</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Parisi%2C+C">Celeste Parisi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Geisler%2C+D">Doug Geisler</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minniti%2C+D">Dante Minniti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Saito%2C+R">Roberto Saito</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bassino%2C+L">Lilia Bassino</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=De+Bortoli%2C+B">Bruno De Bortoli</a> , et al. (2 additional authors not shown) </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1909.02566v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The VISCACHA (VIsible Soar photometry of star Clusters in tApii and Coxi HuguA\footnote{LMC and SMC names in the Tupi-Guarani language spoken by native people in Brazil}) Survey is an ongoing project based on deep and spatiallyresolved photometric observations of Magellanic Cloud star clusters, collected using the SOuthern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) telescope together with the SOAR Adaptive Mod… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1909.02566v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1909.02566v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1909.02566v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The VISCACHA (VIsible Soar photometry of star Clusters in tApii and Coxi HuguA\footnote{LMC and SMC names in the Tupi-Guarani language spoken by native people in Brazil}) Survey is an ongoing project based on deep and spatiallyresolved photometric observations of Magellanic Cloud star clusters, collected using the SOuthern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) telescope together with the SOAR Adaptive Module Imager. So far we have used $>$300h of telescope time to observe $\sim$150 star clusters, mostly with low mass ($M < 10^4 M_{\odot}$) on the outskirts of the LMC and SMC. With this high-quality data set, we homogeneously determine physical properties using deep colour-magnitude diagrams (ages, metallicities, reddening, distances, mass, luminosity and mass functions) and structural parameters (radial density profiles, sizes) for these clusters which are used as a proxy to investigate the interplay between the Magellanic Clouds and their evolution. We present the VISCACHA survey and its initial results, based on our first two papers. The project's long term goals and expected legacy to the community are also addressed. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1909.02566v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1909.02566v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 5 September, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> September 2019. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">4 pages, 2 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the IAUS351 "Star Clusters: From the Milky Way to the Early Universe", A. Bragaglia, M.B. Davies, A. Sills & E. Vesperini, eds</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Report number:</span> IAU-19-IAUS351-0212 </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.11863">arXiv:1906.11863</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1906.11863">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1906.11863">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201935726">10.1051/0004-6361/201935726 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Another relic bulge globular cluster: ESO 456-SC38 (Djorgovski~2) </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ortolani%2C+S">S. Ortolani</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Held%2C+E+V">E. V. Held</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Nardiello%2C+D">D. Nardiello</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Souza%2C+S">S. Souza</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Barbuy%2C+B">B. Barbuy</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">A. P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Cassisi%2C+S">S. Cassisi</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Bica%2C+E">E. Bica</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Momany%2C+Y">Y. Momany</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Saviane%2C+I">I. Saviane</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1906.11863v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The object ESO456-SC38 (Djorgovski 2) is one of the globular clusters that is closest to the Galactic center. It is on the blue horizontal branch and has a moderate metallicity of [Fe/H]~-1.0. It is thus similar to the very old inner bulge globular clusters NGC 6522, NGC 6558, and HP 1, and therefore appears to be part of the primeval formation stages of the Milky Way. The aim of this work is to d… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1906.11863v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1906.11863v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1906.11863v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The object ESO456-SC38 (Djorgovski 2) is one of the globular clusters that is closest to the Galactic center. It is on the blue horizontal branch and has a moderate metallicity of [Fe/H]~-1.0. It is thus similar to the very old inner bulge globular clusters NGC 6522, NGC 6558, and HP 1, and therefore appears to be part of the primeval formation stages of the Milky Way. The aim of this work is to determine an accurate distance and metallicity for ESO456-SC38, as well as orbital parameters, in order to check similarities with other clusters in the inner bulge that have previously been well studied in terms of spectroscopy and photometry. This is a considerably fainter cluster that is contaminated by a rich stellar field; it is also quite absorbed by the dusty foreground. We analyzed ESO456-SC38 based on Hubble Space Telescope photometry, with the filters F606W from ACS, F110W and F160W from WFC3,and photometry in V and I from FORS2 at the VLT. We combined this with identified stars that are covered by Gaia Data Release 2. The isochrone fitting was carried out with the statistical Markov chain Monte Carlo method. We derive an accurate distance of dSun = 8.75+-0.12 kpc and a reddening of E(B-V)=0.81^+0.02_-0.02. The best-fitting BaSTI isochrones correspond to an age of 12.70^{+0.72}_{-0.69} Gyr and a metallicity of [Fe/H]=-1.11^{+0.03}_{-0.03}. ESO 456-SC38 adds to the list of moderately metal-poor globular clusters located in the inner bulge. It is on the blue horizontal branch and is very old. The cluster is confined to the bulge and bar region, but it does not support the Galactic bar structure. The old stellar population represented by clusters like this has to be taken into account in models of Galactic bulge formation. Studying them also provides indications on the formation times of the globular clusters themselves. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1906.11863v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1906.11863v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 27 June, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> June 2019. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Astronomy & Astrophysics, in press (accepted: 17-06-2019)</span> </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Journal ref:</span> A&A 627, A145 (2019) </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.05884">arXiv:1904.05884</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1904.05884">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1904.05884">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab5286">10.3847/2041-8213/ab5286 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Discovery of a new stellar sub-population residing in the (inner) stellar halo of the Milky Way </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Trincado%2C+J+G">Jos茅 G. Fern谩ndez-Trincado</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Beers%2C+T+C">Timothy C. Beers</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Placco%2C+V+M">Vinicius M. Placco</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Moreno%2C+E">Edmundo Moreno</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Alves-Brito%2C+A">Alan Alves-Brito</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Minniti%2C+D">Dante Minniti</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Tang%2C+B">Baitian Tang</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Reyl%C3%A9%2C+C">C茅line Reyl茅</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Robin%2C+A+C">Annie C. Robin</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Villanova%2C+S">Sandro Villanova</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1904.05884v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We report the discovery of a unique collection of metal-poor giant-stars, that exhibit anomalously high levels of $^{28}$Si, clearly above typical Galactic levels. Our sample spans a narrow range of metallicities, peaking at $-1.07\pm 0.06$, and exhibit abundance ratios of [Si,Al/Fe] that are as extreme as those observed in Galactic globular clusters (GCs), and Mg is slightly less overabundant. In… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1904.05884v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1904.05884v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1904.05884v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We report the discovery of a unique collection of metal-poor giant-stars, that exhibit anomalously high levels of $^{28}$Si, clearly above typical Galactic levels. Our sample spans a narrow range of metallicities, peaking at $-1.07\pm 0.06$, and exhibit abundance ratios of [Si,Al/Fe] that are as extreme as those observed in Galactic globular clusters (GCs), and Mg is slightly less overabundant. In almost all the sources we used, the elemental abundances were re-determined from high-resolution spectra, which were re-analyzed assuming LTE. Thus, we compiled the main element families, namely the light elements (C, N), $伪-$elements (O, Mg, Si), iron-peak element (Fe), $\textit{s}-$process elements (Ce, Nd), and the light odd-Z element (Al). We also provide dynamical evidence that most of these stars lie on tight (inner)halo-like and retrograde orbits passing through the bulge. Such kinds of objects have been found in present-day halo GCs, providing the clearest chemical signature of past accretion events in the (inner) stellar halo of the Galaxy, formed possibly as the result of dissolved halo GCs. Their chemical composition is, in general, similar to that of typical GCs population, although several differences exist. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1904.05884v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1904.05884v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 29 October, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 10 April, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> April 2019. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">11 pages, 5 figures, 2 table; accepted for publication in ApJ Letters</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.05370">arXiv:1904.05370</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1904.05370">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1904.05370">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa1386">10.1093/mnras/staa1386 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Dynamical Orbital classification of selected N-rich stars with \textit{Gaia} DR2 astrometry </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Trincado%2C+J+G">Jos茅 G. Fern谩ndez-Trincado</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Chaves-Velasquez%2C+L">Leonardo Chaves-Velasquez</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Vieira%2C+K">Katherine Vieira</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Moreno%2C+E">Edmundo Moreno</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ortigoza-Urdaneta%2C+M">Mario Ortigoza-Urdaneta</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Vega-Neme%2C+L">Luis Vega-Neme</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1904.05370v3-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> We have used the galaxy modeling algorithm \texttt{GravPot16}, to explore the more probable orbital elements of a sample of 64 selected N-rich stars across the Milky Way. Using the newly measured proper motions from \texttt{Gaia} DR2 with existing line-of-sight velocities from APOGEE-2 survey and spectrophotometric distance estimations from the \texttt{StarHorse}. We adopted a set of high-resoluti… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1904.05370v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1904.05370v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1904.05370v3-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> We have used the galaxy modeling algorithm \texttt{GravPot16}, to explore the more probable orbital elements of a sample of 64 selected N-rich stars across the Milky Way. Using the newly measured proper motions from \texttt{Gaia} DR2 with existing line-of-sight velocities from APOGEE-2 survey and spectrophotometric distance estimations from the \texttt{StarHorse}. We adopted a set of high-resolution particle simulations evolved in the same steady-state Galactic potential model with a bar, in order to identify the groups of N-rich stars that have a high probability of belonging to the bulge/bar, disk, and stellar halo component. We find that the vast majority of the N-rich stars show typically maximum height from the Galactic plane below 3 kpc, and develop rather eccentric orbits (\textit{e}$>$0.5), which means these stars appear to have bulge/bar-like and/or halo-like orbits. We also show that $\sim66$\% of the selected N-rich stars currently lives in the inner Galaxy inside the corotation radius (C.R.), whilst $\sim14$\% of the N-rich star resides in halo-like orbits. Among the N-rich in the inner Galaxy, $\sim27\%$ of them share orbital properties in the boundary between bulge/bar and disk, depending on the bar pattern speeds. Our dynamical analysis also indicates that some of the N-rich are likely halo interlopers and therefore suggest that halo contamination is not insignificant within the bulge area. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1904.05370v3-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1904.05370v3-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 7 May, 2020; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">v1</span> submitted 10 April, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> April 2019. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">Resubmitted to MNRAS after minor revision, 12 pages, 3 figures, 4 Tables</span> </p> </li> <li class="arxiv-result"> <div class="is-marginless"> <p class="list-title is-inline-block"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.05369">arXiv:1904.05369</a> <span> [<a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1904.05369">pdf</a>, <a href="https://arxiv.org/format/1904.05369">other</a>] </span> </p> <div class="tags is-inline-block"> <span class="tag is-small is-link tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Astrophysics of Galaxies">astro-ph.GA</span> <span class="tag is-small is-grey tooltip is-tooltip-top" data-tooltip="Solar and Stellar Astrophysics">astro-ph.SR</span> </div> <div class="is-inline-block" style="margin-left: 0.5rem"> <div class="tags has-addons"> <span class="tag is-dark is-size-7">doi</span> <span class="tag is-light is-size-7"><a class="" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz1848">10.1093/mnras/stz1848 <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></span> </div> </div> </div> <p class="title is-5 mathjax"> Chemodynamics of newly identified giants with globular cluster like abundance patterns in the bulge, disk, and halo of the Milky Way </p> <p class="authors"> <span class="search-hit">Authors:</span> <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Fern%C3%A1ndez-Trincado%2C+J+G">Jos茅 G. Fern谩ndez-Trincado</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Beers%2C+T+C">Timothy C. Beers</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Tang%2C+B">Baitian Tang</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Moreno%2C+E">Edmundo Moreno</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=P%C3%A9rez-Villegas%2C+A">Angeles P茅rez-Villegas</a>, <a href="/search/astro-ph?searchtype=author&query=Ortigoza-Urdaneta%2C+M">Mario Ortigoza-Urdaneta</a> </p> <p class="abstract mathjax"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Abstract</span>: <span class="abstract-short has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1904.05369v1-abstract-short" style="display: inline;"> The latest edition of the APOGEE-2/DR14 survey catalogue and the first \texttt{Payne} data release of APOGEE abundance determinations by Ting et al. are examined. We identify 31 previously unremarked metal-poor giant stars with anomalously high levels of nitrogen in the chemical space defined by [Fe/H] and [N/Fe]. The APOGEE chemical abundance patterns of such objects revealed that these are chemi… <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1904.05369v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'inline'; document.getElementById('1904.05369v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'none';">▽ More</a> </span> <span class="abstract-full has-text-grey-dark mathjax" id="1904.05369v1-abstract-full" style="display: none;"> The latest edition of the APOGEE-2/DR14 survey catalogue and the first \texttt{Payne} data release of APOGEE abundance determinations by Ting et al. are examined. We identify 31 previously unremarked metal-poor giant stars with anomalously high levels of nitrogen in the chemical space defined by [Fe/H] and [N/Fe]. The APOGEE chemical abundance patterns of such objects revealed that these are chemically distinct from the Milky Way (MW) in most chemical elements. We have found all these objects have a [N/Fe]$>+0.5$, and are thus identified here as nitrogen-rich stars. An orbital analysis of these objects revealed that a handful of them shares the orbital properties of the bar/bulge, and possibly linked to tidal debris of surviving globular clusters trapped into the bar component. 3 of the 31 stars are actually halo interlopers into the bulge area, which suggests that halo contamination is not insignificant when studying N-rich stars found in the inner Galaxy, whereas the rest of the N-rich stars share orbital properties with the halo population. Most of the newly identified population exhibit chemistry similar to the so-called \textit{second-generation} globular cluster stars (enriched in aluminum, [Al/Fe]$>+0.5$), whereas a handful of them exhibit lower abundances of aluminum, [Al/Fe]$<+0.5$, which are thought to be chemically associated with the \textit{first-generation} of stars, as seen in globular clusters, or compatible with origin from a tidally disrupted dwarf galaxy. <a class="is-size-7" style="white-space: nowrap;" onclick="document.getElementById('1904.05369v1-abstract-full').style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('1904.05369v1-abstract-short').style.display = 'inline';">△ Less</a> </span> </p> <p class="is-size-7"><span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Submitted</span> 10 April, 2019; <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">originally announced</span> April 2019. </p> <p class="comments is-size-7"> <span class="has-text-black-bis has-text-weight-semibold">Comments:</span> <span class="has-text-grey-dark mathjax">24 pages, 13 figures, 9 tables, submitted to MNRAS. 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