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[ABRIDGED] AIMS. MONOS is collecting information and studying O-type spectroscopic binaries with delta > -20 deg. In this 1st paper we describe the sample and provide spectral classifications and additional information for objects with…

This paper reports 209 O-type stars found with LAMOST. All 135 new O-type stars discovered so far with LAMOST so far are given. Among them, 94 stars are firstly presented in this sample. There are 1 Iafpe star, 5 Onfp stars, 12 Oe stars, 1…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-03 Guang-Wei Li

We present the IACOB spectroscopic database, the largest homogeneous database of high-resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio spectra of Northern Galactic OB-type stars compiled up to date. The spectra were obtained with the FIES…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 S. Simón-Díaz , M. Garcia , N. Castro , A. Herrero

On the basis of an extensive new spectroscopic survey of Galactic O stars, we introduce the Ofc category, which consists of normal spectra with C III \lambda\lambda4647-4650-4652 emission lines of comparable intensity to those of the Of…

We present results from a systematic search for strong gravitational lenses in the GOODS ACS data. The search technique involves creating a sample of likely lensing galaxies, which we define as massive early-type galaxies in a redshift…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 C. D. Fassnacht , L. A. Moustakas , S. Casertano , H. C. Ferguson , R. A. Lucas , Y. Park

Bright galaxy-galaxy strong lenses are much more powerful than lensed quasars for measuring the mass profiles of galaxies, but until this year only a handful have been known. Here we present five new examples, identified via the optimal…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 J. P. Willis , P. C. Hewett , S. J. Warren , S. Dye , N. Maddox

In this poster we show our preliminary analysis of DIBs (Diffuse Interstellar Bands) and other interstellar absorption lines with the purpose of understanding their origin and their relationship with extinction. We use the biggest Galactic…

We present the IACOB spectroscopic database, an homogeneous set of high quality, high resolution spectra of Galactic O- and B-type stars obtained with the FIES spectrograph attached to the Nordic Optical Telescope. We also present some…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-09-30 S. Simón-Díaz , N. Castro , M. Garcia , A. Herrero , N. Markova

Three galaxy redshifts surveys and their analyses are discussed. (i) The recently completed Optical Redshift Survey (ORS) includes galaxies larger than 1.9 arcmin and/or brighter than $14.5^m$. It provides redshifts for $\sim 8300 $…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ofer Lahav

CONTEXT. Many O-type stars have nearby companions whose presence hamper their characterization through spectroscopy. AIMS. We want to obtain spatially resolved spectroscopy of close O-type visual binaries to derive their spectral types.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-15 J. Maíz Apellániz , R. H. Barbá

Our goal is to provide a quantification of several spectral classification criteria for O stars. We collected high-spectral resolution spectra of 105 Galactic O-type stars from various archives. We measured equivalent widths of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-05 F. Martins

We are conducting a spectroscopic monitoring of O and WN -type stars in our Galaxy. In this work, we summarize some of our first results related to the search for radial-velocity variations indicative of orbital motion.

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-03-06 R. Gamen , R. Barba , N. Morrell , J. Arias , J. Maiz Apellaniz , A. Sota , N. R. Walborn , E. Alfaro

We have produced a catalog of 378 Galactic O stars with accurate spectral classifications which is complete for V<8 but includes many fainter stars. The catalog provides cross-identifications with other sources; coordinates (obtained in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-16 J. Maíz-Apellániz , N. R. Walborn , H. Á. Galué , L. H. Wei

As part of the LAMOST medium-resolution spectroscopic survey, the LAMOST-MRS-O is a non-time domain survey that aims to perform medium-resolution spectral observations for member stars in the open cluster area. This survey plans to obtain…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-01-16 Xi Zhang , Chengzhi Liu , Jing Zhong , Li Chen , Ali Luo , Jian-Rong Shi , Chao Liu , JianJun Chen , Haotong Zhang , Jinliang Hou

The Sloan Lens ACS (SLACS) Survey is an efficient Hubble Space Telescope Snapshot imaging survey for new galaxy-scale strong gravitational lenses. The targeted lens candidates are selected spectroscopically from within the Sloan Digital Sky…

As a major component of the LAMOST Galactic surveys, the LAMOST Spectroscopic Survey of the Galactic Anti-centre (LSS-GAC) aims to survey a significant volume of the Galactic thin/thick discs and halo for a contiguous sky area of over 3,400…

Modern spectroscopic surveys combined with Gaia distances are enabling reliable estimates of fundamental parameters for hundreds of Galactic O-type stars and the full range of spectral types and luminosity classes. Here we provide updated,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-25 G. Holgado , S. Simón-Díaz , A. Herrero

[ABRIDGED] Context. O stars are excellent tracers of the intervening ISM because of their high luminosity, blue intrinsic SED, and relatively featureless spectra. We are currently conducting GOSSS, which is generating a large sample of O…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-05-16 J. Maíz Apellániz , R. H. Barbá

We describe the current status of the ESO-Sculptor Survey. The observational goal has been to produce a new multi-color photometric catalogue of galaxies in a region located near the southern galactic pole, complemented by a spectroscopic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 V. de Lapparent , G. Galaz , S. Arnouts , S. Bardelli , M. Ramella

CONTEXT. This is the second paper of a series on Galactic OB groups that uses astrometric and photometric data from Gaia and spectral classifications from GOSSS and LiLiMaRlin. The previous paper was based on Gaia DR2, this is based on Gaia…