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A test field for Gaia. Radial velocity catalogue of stars in the South Ecliptic Pole
Frémat, Y.; Altmann, M.; Pancino, E. et al.
2017In Astronomy and Astrophysics, 597, p. 10
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Keywords :
stars: kinematics and dynamics
Abstract :
[en] Context. Gaia is a space mission that is currently measuring the five astrometric parameters, as well as spectrophotometry of at least 1 billion stars to G = 20.7 mag with unprecedented precision. The sixth parameter in phase space (i.e., radial velocity) is also measured thanks to medium-resolution spectroscopy that is being obtained for the 150 million brightest stars. During the commissioning phase, two fields, one around each ecliptic pole, have been repeatedly observed to assess and to improve the overall satellite performances, as well as the associated reduction and analysis software. A ground-based photometric and spectroscopic survey was therefore initiated in 2007, and is still running to gather as much information as possible about the stars in these fields. This work is of particular interest to the validation of the radial velocity spectrometer outputs. <BR /> Aims: The paper presents the radial velocity measurements performed for the Southern targets in the 12-17 R magnitude range on high- to mid-resolution spectra obtained with the GIRAFFE and UVES spectrographs. <BR /> Methods: Comparison of the South Ecliptic Pole (SEP) GIRAFFE data to spectroscopic templates observed with the HERMES (Mercator in La Palma, Spain) spectrograph enabled a first coarse characterisation of the 747 SEP targets. Radial velocities were then obtained by comparing the results of three different methods. <BR /> Results: In this paper, we present an initial overview of the targets to be found in the 1 sq. deg SEP region that was observed repeatedly by Gaia ever since its commissioning. In our representative sample, we identified one galaxy, six LMC S-stars, nine candidate chromospherically active stars, and confirmed the status of 18 LMC Carbon stars. A careful study of the 3471 epoch radial velocity measurements led us to identify 145 RV constant stars with radial velocities varying by less than 1 km s[SUP]-1[/SUP]. Seventy-eight stars show significant RV scatter, while nine stars show a composite spectrum. As expected, the distribution of the RVs exhibits two main peaks that correspond to Galactic and LMC stars. By combining [Fe/H] and log g estimates, and RV determinations, we identified 203 members of the LMC, while 51 more stars are candidate members. <BR /> Conclusions: This is the first systematic spectroscopic characterisation of faint stars located in the SEP field. During the coming years, we plan to continue our survey and gather additional high- and mid-resolution data to better constrain our knowledge on key reference targets for Gaia. Tables 1-3, 5, 7, and 8 are only available at the CDS via anonym- ous ftp to <A href="http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr">http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr</A> (<A href="http://130.79.128.5">http://130.79.128.5</A>) or via <A href="http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/qcat?J/A+A/597/A10">http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/qcat?J/A+A/597/A10</A>Based on data taken with the VLT-UT2 of the European Southern Observatory, programmes 084.D-0427(A), 086.D-0295(A), and 088.D-0305(A).Based on data obtained from the ESO Science Archive Facility under request number 84886.Based on data obtained with the HERMES spectrograph, installed at the Mercator Telescope, operated on the island of La Palma by the Flemish Community, at the Spanish Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and supported by the Fund for Scientific Research of Flanders (FWO), Belgium, the Research Council of KU Leuven, Belgium, the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (F.R.S.-FNRS), Belgium, the Royal Observatory of Belgium, the Observatoire de Genève, Switzerland and the Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg, Germany.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Frémat, Y.;  Royal Observatory of Belgium, 3 avenue circulaire, 1180, Brussels, Belgium
Altmann, M.;  Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Mönchhofstr. 12-14, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany ; SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, LNE, 61 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75014, Paris, France
Pancino, E.;  INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Arcetri, Largo Enrico Fermi 5, 50125, Firenze, Italy ; ASI Science Data Center, via del Politecnico snc, 00133, Rome, Italy
Soubiran, C.;  LAB UMR 5804, Univ. Bordeaux - CNRS, 33270, Floirac, France
Jofré, P.;  LAB UMR 5804, Univ. Bordeaux - CNRS, 33270, Floirac, France ; Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road CB3 0, HA Cambridge, UK ; Núcleo de Astronomía, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Diego Portales, Av. Ejercito 441, Santiago, Chile
Damerdji, Yassine ;  Université de Liège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Astroph. extragalactique et observations spatiales (AEOS)
Heiter, U.;  Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, PO Box 516, 75120, Uppsala, Sweden
Royer, F.;  GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, Université Paris Diderot, place Jules Janssen, 92195, Meudon Cedex, France
Seabroke, G.;  Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6NT, UK
Sordo, R.;  INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Vic. dell'Osservatorio 5, 35122, Padova, Italy
Blanco-Cuaresma, S.;  Observatoire de Genève, Université de Genève, 1290, Versoix, Switzerland ; LAB UMR 5804, Univ. Bordeaux - CNRS, 33270, Floirac, France
Jasniewicz, G.;  LUPM UMR 5299 CNRS/UM2, Université Montpellier II, CC 72, 34095, Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Martayan, C.;  ESO - European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, Alonso de Cordova 3107, Vitacura, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Thévenin, F.;  UCA, Laboratoire Lagrange, UMR 7293, OCA, CS 34229, 06304, Nice Cedex 4, France
Vallenari, A.;  INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Vic. dell'Osservatorio 5, 35122, Padova, Italy
Blomme, R.;  Royal Observatory of Belgium, 3 avenue circulaire, 1180, Brussels, Belgium
David, M.;  Universiteit Antwerpen, Onderzoeksgroep Toegepaste Wiskunde, Middelheimlaan 1, 2020, Antwerpen, Belgium
Gosset, Eric ;  Université de Liège > Groupe d'astrophysique des hautes énergies (GAPHE)
Katz, D.;  GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, Université Paris Diderot, place Jules Janssen, 92195, Meudon Cedex, France
Viala, Y.;  GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, Université Paris Diderot, place Jules Janssen, 92195, Meudon Cedex, France
Boudreault, S.;  Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6NT, UK ; Max Planck Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Justus-von- Liebig-Weg 3, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
Cantat-Gaudin, T.;  INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Vic. dell'Osservatorio 5, 35122, Padova, Italy
Lobel, A.;  Royal Observatory of Belgium, 3 avenue circulaire, 1180, Brussels, Belgium
Meisenheimer, K.;  Max-Planck Institut für Astronomie (MPIA), 69117, Heidelberg, Germany
Nordlander, T.;  Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, PO Box 516, 75120, Uppsala, Sweden
Raskin, G.;  KU Leuven, Afdeling Sterrenkunde, Celestijnenlaan 200d - bus 2401, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
Royer, P.;  KU Leuven, Afdeling Sterrenkunde, Celestijnenlaan 200d - bus 2401, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
Zorec, J.;  Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 6 et CNRS UMR 7095, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, 75014, Paris, France)
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Language :
English
Title :
A test field for Gaia. Radial velocity catalogue of stars in the South Ecliptic Pole
Publication date :
2017
Journal title :
Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISSN :
0004-6361
eISSN :
1432-0746
Publisher :
EDP Sciences, Les Ulis, France
Volume :
597
Pages :
A10
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