scholarly journals The Isaac Newton Telescope Monitoring Survey of Local Group Dwarf Galaxies. I. Survey Overview and First Results for Andromeda I

2020 ◽  
Vol 894 (2) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Elham Saremi ◽  
Atefeh Javadi ◽  
Jacco Th. van Loon ◽  
Habib Khosroshahi ◽  
Alireza Molaeinezhad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Group ◽  
Dwarf Galaxies ◽  
Isaac Newton ◽  
First Results ◽  
Monitoring Survey ◽  
Isaac Newton Telescope

scholarly journals The Isaac Newton Telescope Monitoring Survey of Local Group Dwarf Galaxies. II. The Star-formation History of Andromeda I Derived from Long-period Variables

2021 ◽  
Vol 923 (2) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Elham Saremi ◽  
Atefeh Javadi ◽  
Mahdieh Navabi ◽  
Jacco Th. van Loon ◽  
Habib G. Khosroshahi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Globular Clusters ◽  
Local Group ◽  
Dwarf Galaxies ◽  
Star Formation History ◽  
Isaac Newton ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Formation History ◽  
Monitoring Survey ◽  
Isaac Newton Telescope

Abstract An optical monitoring survey in the nearby dwarf galaxies was carried out with the 2.5 m Isaac Newton Telescope. 55 dwarf galaxies and four isolated globular clusters in the Local Group were observed with the Wide Field Camera. The main aims of this survey are to identify the most evolved asymptotic giant branch stars and red supergiants at the endpoint of their evolution based on their pulsational instability, use their distribution over luminosity to reconstruct the star-formation history (SFH), quantify the dust production and mass loss from modeling the multiwavelength spectral energy distributions, and relate this to luminosity and radius variations. In this second of a series of papers, we present the methodology used to estimate SFH based on long-period variable (LPV) stars and then derive it for Andromeda I (And I) dwarf galaxy as an example of the survey. Using our identified 59 LPV candidates within two half-light radii of And I and Padova stellar evolution models, we estimated the SFH of this galaxy. A major epoch of star formation occurred in And I peaking around 6.6 Gyr ago, reaching 0.0035 ± 0.0016 M ⊙ yr−1 and only slowly declining until 1–2 Gyr ago. The presence of some dusty LPVs in this galaxy corresponds to a slight increase in recent star formation peaking around 800 Myr ago. We evaluate a quenching time around 4 Gyr ago (z < 0.5), which makes And I a late-quenching dSph. A total stellar mass (16 ± 7) × 106 M ⊙ is calculated within two half-light radii of And I for a constant metallicity Z = 0.0007.

First Results From the Local Group Census: Planetary Nebulae in Sextans B

2003 ◽  
Vol 209 ◽  
pp. 561-561
Author(s):  
R.L.M. Corradi ◽  
L. Magrini ◽  
N. A. Walton ◽  
A. A. Zijlstra ◽  
J. R. Walsh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Local Group ◽  
Planetary Nebulae ◽  
Field Of View ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
Isaac Newton ◽  
First Results ◽  
Isaac Newton Telescope

The Local Group Census is a narrowband survey of all the galaxies of the Local Group (LG) with Dec ≥ −30°, being carried out as part of the Isaac Newton Group's Wide Field Survey programme. Observations are being obtained with the Wide Field Camera at the 2.5m Isaac Newton telescope, equipped with a mosaic of four 2k x 4k EEV CCDs covering a field of view of 34′ x 34′.

Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT) observations of Local Group dwarf galaxies

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (S336) ◽  
pp. 109-112
Author(s):  
A. Tarchi ◽  
P. Castangia ◽  
G. Surcis ◽  
A. Brunthaler ◽  
K. M. Menten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Local Group ◽  
Dwarf Galaxies ◽  
Radio Continuum ◽  
Maser Emission ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
First Results ◽  
Ngc 6822 ◽  
Almost All

AbstractThe dwarf galaxies in the Local Group (LG) reveal a surprising amount of spatial structuring. In particular, almost all non-satellite dwarfs belong to one of two planes that show a very pronounced symmetry. In order to determine if these structures in the LG are dynamically stable or, alternatively, if they only represent transient alignments, proper motion measurements of these galaxies are required. A viable method to derive proper motions is offered by VLBI studies of 22-GHz water (and 6.7-GHz methanol) maser lines in star-forming regions.In 2016, in the framework of the Early Science Program of the Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT), we have conducted an extensive observational campaign to map the entire optical body of all the LG dwarf galaxies that belong to the two planes, at C and K band, in a search for methanol and water maser emission.Here, we outline the project and present its first results on 3 targets, NGC 6822, IC 1613, and WLM. While no luminous maser emission has been detected in these galaxies, a number of interesting weaker detections has been obtained, associated with particularly active star forming regions. In addition, we have produced deep radio continuum maps for these galaxies, aimed at investigating their star forming activity and providing an improved assessment of star formation rates in these galaxies.

scholarly journals The Local Group Dwarf Galaxies. The Star Formation Histories derived using the Long Period Variable Stars

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (S344) ◽  
pp. 125-129
Author(s):  
Elham Saremi ◽  
Atefeh Javadi ◽  
Jacco Th. van Loon ◽  
Habib Khosroshahi ◽  
Sara Rezaei kh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Local Group ◽  
Dwarf Galaxies ◽  
Dwarf Galaxy ◽  
Stellar Populations ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Star Formation History ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Period Variable ◽  
Monitoring Survey

AbstractDwarf galaxies in the Local Group (LG) represent a distinct as well as diverse family of tracers of the earliest phases of galaxy assembly and the processing resulting from galactic harrassment. Their stellar populations can be resolved and used as probes of the evolution of their host galaxy. In this regard, we present the first reconstruction of the star formation history (SFH) of them using the most evolved AGB stars that are long period variable (LPV). LPV stars trace stellar populations as young as ∼ 30 Myr to as old as the oldest globular clusters. For the nearby, relatively massive and interacting gas-rich dwarf galaxies, the Magellanic Clouds, we found that the bulk of the stars formed ∼ 10 Gyr ago for the LMC, while the strongest episode of star formation in the SMC occurred a few Gyr later. A peak in star formation around 0.7 Gyr ago in both Clouds is likely linked to their recent interaction. The Andromeda satellite pair NGC147/185 show different histories; the main epoch of star formation for NGC 185 occurred 8.3 Gyr ago, followed by a much lower, but relatively constant star formation rate (SFR). In the case of NGC 147, the SFR peaked only 6.9 Gyr ago, staying intense until ∼ 3 Gyr ago. Star formation in the isolated gas-rich dwarf galaxy IC 1613 has proceeded at a steady rate over the past 5 Gyr, without any particular dominant epoch. Due to lack of sufficient data, we have conducted an optical monitoring survey at the Isaac Newton Telescope (INT) of 55 dwarf galaxies in the LG to reconstruct the SFH of them uniformly. The observations are made over ten epochs, spaced approximately three months apart, as the luminosity of LPV stars varies on timescales of months to years. The system of galactic satellites of the large Andromeda spiral galaxy (M31) forms one of the key targets of our monitoring survey. We present the first results in the And I dwarf galaxy, where we discovered 116 LPVs among over 10,000 stars.

scholarly journals The Missing Satellite Problem Outside of the Local Group

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (S321) ◽  
pp. 196-198
Author(s):  
Masayuki Tanaka ◽  
Masashi Chiba ◽  
Yutaka Komiyama ◽  
Mikito Tanaka ◽  
Sakurako Okamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Milky Way ◽  
Local Group ◽  
Dwarf Galaxies ◽  
Milky Way Galaxy ◽  
Satellite Problem ◽  
Dynamical Simulations ◽  
First Results ◽  
Nearby Galaxies ◽  
Satellite Galaxies ◽  
Statistical Sample

AbstractWe report on the first results from our pilot observation of nearby galaxies with Hyper Suprime-Cam. We have observed two galaxies with mass similar to that of the Milky Way Galaxy and measured the abundance of their satellite galaxies in order to address the missing satellite problem outside of the Local Group. We find that (1) the abundance of dwarf galaxies is smaller by a factor of two than the prediction from one of the current hydro-dynamical simulations and (2) there is a large halo to halo scatter. Our results highlight the importance of a statistical sample of nearby galaxies to address the missing satellite problem.

scholarly journals INT monitoring survey of Local Group dwarf galaxies: star formation history and chemical enrichment

2020 ◽  
pp. 232-235
Author(s):  
T. Parto ◽  
Sh. Dehghani ◽  
A. Javadi ◽  
E. Saremi ◽  
J. Th. van Loon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Local Group ◽  
Dwarf Galaxies ◽  
Mass Loss Rate ◽  
Asymptotic Giant Branch ◽  
Star Formation History ◽  
Mass Star ◽  
Isaac Newton ◽  
La Palma ◽  
Formation History

The Local Group (LG) hosts many dwarf galaxies with diverse physical characteristics in terms of morphology, mass, star formation, and metallicity. To this end, LG can offer a unique site to tackle questions about the formation and evolution of galaxies by providing detailed information. While large telescopes are often the first choices for such studies, small telescope surveys that perform dedicated observations are still important, particularly in studying bright objects in the nearby universe. In this regard, we conducted a nine-epoch survey of 55 dwarf galaxies called the "Local Group dwarf galaxies survey" using the 2.5m Isaac Newton Telescope (INT) in the La Palma to identify Long-Period Variable (LPV) stars, namely Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) and Red Super Giant (RSG) stars. AGB stars formed at different times and studying their radial distribution and mass-loss rate can shed light on the structure formation in galaxies. To further investigate the evolutionary path of these galaxies, we construct their star formation history (SFH) using the LPV stars, which are at the final stages of their evolution and therefore experience brightness fluctuations on the timescales between hundred to thousand days. In this paper, we present some of the results of the Local Group dwarf galaxies survey.

scholarly journals The Local Group census: IC-10

2003 ◽  
Vol 212 ◽  
pp. 581-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelley A. Wright ◽  
Robert Greimel ◽  
Daniel J. Lennon ◽  
Romano L.M. Corradi ◽  
Nicholas A. Walton
Keyword(s):  
Local Group ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
Irregular Galaxy ◽  
Isaac Newton ◽  
Luminous Blue Variables ◽  
La Palma ◽  
Ic 10 ◽  
Magnitude Diagram ◽  
Isaac Newton Telescope

We have begun a census of various stellar groups in Local Group Galaxies, using the wide field camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope on La Palma. Here we present a preliminary color-magnitude diagram for the dwarf irregular galaxy IC-10. At present time, metallicity of IC-10 is measured to be Z = 0.005 (Garnett 1990). Comparison with recent literature values of reddening and distance suggest that IC-10's distance is ~ 1 Mpc. Our comprehensive wide-field survey encompasses both broad (g′, r′, i′) and narrow-band (O iii, He ii, Hα, S ii, Strömgren y) observations to look for emission-line objects, including Wolf-Rayet stars and Luminous Blue Variables. The analysis also yields the coordinates of massive stars to an accuracy sufficient for follow-up multi-object spectroscopic observations.

Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam Survey for the Local Group Dwarf Galaxies: Ursa Minor

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (S344) ◽  
pp. 94-95
Author(s):  
Yutaka Komiyama
Keyword(s):  
Binary Systems ◽  
Main Sequence ◽  
Local Group ◽  
Dwarf Galaxies ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Deep Imaging ◽  
Ursa Minor ◽  
Red Giant

AbstractWe have carried out a wide and deep imaging survey for the Local Group dwarf spheroidal galaxy Ursa Minor (UMi) using Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC). The data cover out beyond the nominal tidal radius down to ~25 mag in i band, which is ~2 mag below the main sequence turn-off point. The structural parameters of UMi are derived using red giant branch (RGB) stars and sub-giant branch (SGB) stars, and the tidal radius is suggested to be larger than those estimated by the previous studies. It is also found that the distribution of bluer RGB/SGB stars is more extended than that of redder RGB/SGB stars. The fraction of binary systems is estimated to be ~0.4 from the morphology of the main sequences.

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