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As mixed with real pulsations, the reflection of super-Nyquist frequencies (SNFs) pose a threat to asteroseismic properties. Although SNFs have been studied in several pulsating stars, a systematic survey remains scarcely explored. Here we propose a method to identify SNFs from Kepler and TESS photometry by characterizing their periodic frequency modulations using a sliding Fourier transform. After analyzing long cadence photometry in the Kepler legacy, we have identified 304 SNFs in 56 stars from 45607 frequencies in 600\sim600 γ\gamma Doradus stars, corresponding to a fraction of approximately 0.67%0.67\% and 9.2%9.2\%, respectively. Most SNFs are detected in the frequency range of pressure mode over 120 μ\muHz and the fraction of SNF detection increases as frequency up to 7%\sim7\%. We barely found two potential SNFs mixed with gravity modes in two γ\gamma Doradus stars. These findings indicate that SNFs have a negligible impact on the global seismic properties, such as those derived from period spacing in γ\gamma Doradus stars. However, we stress that SNFs must be carefully and systematically examined by this method in other pulsating stars, particularly δ\delta Scuti and hot B subdwarf stars, to establish a solid foundation for precise asteroseismolgy of various types of pulsators.
Hot dust-obscured galaxies (Hot DOGs) are a rare population of hyperluminous dust-obscured quasars discovered by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) all-sky survey. The heavy circumnuclear dust obscuration allows only a small amount of scattered light from the obscured quasar to escape, enabling the decomposition of the stellar component from the total flux. The presence of scattered light enables the redshift of the source and the properties of the black hole to be obtained from SDSS and SDSS-related literature. From WISE and SDSS data, we select 11 hyperluminous Hot DOGs at z=1.53.7z=1.5-3.7 with bolometric luminosities Lbol1047erg s1L_{\rm bol} \gtrsim 10^{47}\,\mathrm{erg \ s^{-1}}. We investigate the MBHMM_{\rm BH}-M_\star relation in these sources using Bayesian spectral energy distribution (SED) fitting or with extra constraints from \textit{Hubble Space Telescope} (HST) image decomposition. Stellar masses are successfully derived for eight Hot DOGs. We find high Eddington ratios λEdd\lambda_{\rm Edd} in these Hot DOGs, with the median value of 1.05 and the maximum value close to 3. The super-Eddington accretion may be associated with the overdense environments of Hot DOGs. We find no significant differences in the MBH/MM_{\rm BH}/M_\star of these Hot DOGs compared to the local relation, suggesting that these dust-obscured quasars are the progenitors of massive early-type galaxies. We speculate that the subsequent evolution of Hot DOGs may be significantly influenced by AGN feedback and remain on the local relation.
We measure the total mass-density profiles out to three effective radii for a sample of 63 z0.5z \sim 0.5, massive early-type galaxies (ETGs) acting as strong gravitational lenses through a joint analysis of lensing and stellar dynamics. The compilation is selected from three galaxy-scale strong-lens samples including the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) Emission-Line Lens Survey (BELLS), BELLS for GALaxy-Lyα\alpha EmitteR sYstems Survey, and Strong Lensing Legacy Survey (SL2S). Utilizing the wide source-redshift coverage (0.8--3.5) provided by these three samples, we build a statistically significant ensemble of massive ETGs for which robust mass measurements can be achieved within a broad range of Einstein radii up to three effective radii. Characterizing the three-dimensional total mass-density distribution by a power-law profile as ρrγ\rho \propto r^{-\gamma}, we find that the average logarithmic density slope for the entire sample is γ=2.0000.032+0.033\langle\gamma\rangle=2.000_{-0.032}^{+0.033} (68%68\%CL) with an intrinsic scatter δ=0.1800.028+0.032\delta=0.180_{-0.028}^{+0.032}. Further parameterizing γ\langle\gamma\rangle as a function of redshift zz and ratio of Einstein radius to effective radius Rein/ReffR_{ein}/R_{eff}, we find the average density distributions of these massive ETGs become steeper at larger radii and later cosmic times with magnitudes dγ/dz=0.3090.160+0.166\mathrm{d} \langle\gamma\rangle / \mathrm{d}z = -0.309_{-0.160}^{+0.166} and dγ/dlog10ReinReff=0.1940.083+0.092\mathrm{d} \langle\gamma\rangle / \mathrm{d} \log_{10} \frac{R_{ein}}{R_{eff}} = 0.194_{-0.083}^{+0.092}.
Massive binary stars play a crucial role in many astrophysical fields. Investigating the statistical properties of massive binary stars is essential to trace the formation of massive stars and constrain the evolution of stellar populations. However, no consensus has been achieved on the statistical properties of massive binary stars, mainly due to the lack of a large and homogeneous sample of spectroscopic observations. We study the intrinsic binary fraction fbinf_{\rm b}^{\rm in} and distributions of mass ratio f(q)f(q) and orbital period f(P)f(P) of early-type stars (comprised of O-, B-, and A-type stars) and investigate their dependences on effective temperature TeffT_{\rm eff}, stellar metallicity [M/H], and the projection velocity vsiniv\sin{i}, based on the homogeneous spectroscopic sample from the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) Data Release Eight (DR8). We found that fbinf_{\rm b}^{\rm in} increases with increasing TeffT_\mathrm{eff}. The binary fraction is positively correlated with metallicity for spectra in the sample. Over all the vsiniv\sin{i} values we considered, the fbinf_{\rm b}^{\rm in} have constant values of \sim50\%. It seems that the binary population is relatively evenly distributed over a wide range of vsiniv\sin{i} values, while the whole sample shows that most of the stars are concentrated at low values of vsiniv\sin{i} (probably from strong wind and magnetic braking of single massive stars) and at high values of vsiniv\sin{i} (likely from the merging of binary stars). Stellar evolution and binary interaction may be partly responsible for this http URL are no correlations found between π\pi(γ\gamma) and TeffT_{\rm eff}, nor for π\pi(γ\gamma) and [M/H]. The uncertainties of the distribution decrease toward a larger sample size with higher observational cadence.
UV bursts and Ellerman bombs are transient brightenings observed in the low solar atmospheres of emerging flux regions. Observations have discovered the cospatial and cotemporal EBs and UV bursts, and their formation mechanisms are still not clear. The multi-thermal components with a large temperature span in these events challenge our understanding of magnetic reconnection and heating mechanisms in the low solar atmosphere. We have studied magnetic reconnection between the emerging and background magnetic fields. The initial plasma parameters are based on the C7 atmosphere model. After the current sheet with dense photosphere plasma is emerged to 0.50.5 Mm above the solar surface, plasmoid instability appears. The plasmoids collide and coalesce with each other, which makes the plasmas with different densities and temperatures mixed up in the turbulent reconnection region. Therefore, the hot plasmas corresponding to the UV emissions and colder plasmas corresponding to the emissions from other wavelenghts can move together and occur at about the same height. In the meantime, the hot turbulent structures basically concentrate above 0.40.4 Mm, whereas the cool plasmas extend to much lower heights to the bottom of the current sheet. These phenomena are consistent with the observations of Chen et al. 2019, ApJL. The synthesized Si IV line profiles are similar to the observed one in UV bursts, the enhanced wing of the line profiles can extend to about 100100 km s1^{-1}. The differences are significant among the numerical results with different resolutions, which indicate that the realistic magnetic diffusivity is crucial to reveal the fine structures and realistic plasmas heating in these reconnection events. Our results also show that the reconnection heating contributed by ambipolar diffusion in the low chromosphere around the temperature minimum region is not efficient.
Spherically symmetric accretion incorporating self-gravity constitutes a three-point boundary value problem (TPBVP) governed by constraints at the outer boundary, sonic point, and accretor surface. Previous studies have two limitations: either employing an incorrect formula for self-gravity potential in analytical treatments, or introducing additional input parameters in numerical implementations to circumvent solving the full TPBVP. To address these issues, we present a self-consistent TPBVP formulation, solved using the relaxation method. We also derive approximate analytical formulae that enable rapid estimates of self-gravity effects. Our analysis identifies a dimensionless parameter β2Gρˉrout2/aout2\beta \equiv 2G \bar{\rho} r_\mathrm{out}^2/a_\mathrm{out}^2 that characterizes the strength of self-gravity, where ρˉ\bar{\rho} and routr_\mathrm{out} are the mean density and outer radius of the flow, respectively, and aouta_\mathrm{out} is the adiabatic sound speed of the external medium. For practical estimation, ρˉ\bar{\rho} may be approximated by the external medium density ρout\rho_\mathrm{out}. We identify an upper limit for β\beta, beyond which steady accretion becomes unsustainable -- a behavior consistent with classical gravitational instability that previous studies failed to capture. The accretion rate enhancement decreases monotonically as the adiabatic index γ\gamma increases. For γ=5/3\gamma=5/3, self-gravity ceases to augment the accretion rate. These theoretical predictions are validated by our numerical solutions. We further apply our results to two astrophysical scenarios: hyper-Eddington accretion onto supermassive black hole seeds in the early Universe, where self-gravity is significant; and accretion onto stellar-mass objects embedded in active galactic nuclei (AGN) disks, where self-gravity is non-negligible under certain conditions and should be evaluated using β\beta.
We propose a flexible method for estimating luminosity functions (LFs) based on kernel density estimation (KDE), the most popular nonparametric density estimation approach developed in modern statistics, to overcome issues surrounding binning of LFs. One challenge in applying KDE to LFs is how to treat the boundary bias problem, since astronomical surveys usually obtain truncated samples predominantly due to the flux-density limits of surveys. We use two solutions, the transformation KDE method (ϕ^t\hat{\phi}_{\mathrm{t}}), and the transformation-reflection KDE method (ϕ^tr\hat{\phi}_{\mathrm{tr}}) to reduce the boundary bias. We develop a new likelihood cross-validation criterion for selecting optimal bandwidths, based on which, the posterior probability distribution of bandwidth and transformation parameters for ϕ^t\hat{\phi}_{\mathrm{t}} and ϕ^tr\hat{\phi}_{\mathrm{tr}} are derived within a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) sampling procedure. The simulation result shows that ϕ^t\hat{\phi}_{\mathrm{t}} and ϕ^tr\hat{\phi}_{\mathrm{tr}} perform better than the traditional binned method, especially in the sparse data regime around the flux-limit of a survey or at the bright-end of the LF. To further improve the performance of our KDE methods, we develop the transformation-reflection adaptive KDE approach (ϕ^tra\hat{\phi}_{\mathrm{tra}}). Monte Carlo simulations suggest that it has a good stability and reliability in performance, and is around an order of magnitude more accurate than using the binned method. By applying our adaptive KDE method to a quasar sample, we find that it achieves estimates comparable to the rigorous determination by a previous work, while making far fewer assumptions about the LF. The KDE method we develop has the advantages of both parametric and non-parametric methods.
We attempt to model magnetic reconnection during the two-ribbon flare in the gravitationally stratified solar atmosphere with the Lundquist number of S=106S=10^6 using 2D simulations. We found that the tearing mode instability leads to the inhomogeneous turbulence inside the reconnecting current sheet (CS) and invokes the fast phase of reconnection. Fast reconnection brings an extra dissipation of magnetic field which enhances the reconnection rate in an apparent way. The energy spectrum in the CS shows the power-law pattern and the dynamics of plasmoids governs the associated spectral index. We noticed that the energy dissipation occurs at a scale lkol_{ko} of 100-200~km, and the associated CS thickness ranges from 1500 to 2500~km, which follows the Taylor scale lT=lkoS1/6l_T=l_{ko} S^{1/6}. The termination shock(TS) appears in the turbulent region above flare loops, which is an important contributor to heating flare loops. Substantial magnetic energy is converted into both kinetic and thermal energies via TS, and the cumulative heating rate is greater than the rate of the kinetic energy transfer. In addition, the turbulence is somehow amplified by TS, of which the amplitude is related to the local geometry of the TS.
Under the hypothesis of gravitational redshift induced by the central supermassive black hole, and based on line widths and shifts of redward shifted Hβ\beta and Hα\alpha broad emission lines for more than 8000 SDSS DR7 AGNs, we measure the virial factor in determining supermassive black hole masses. The virial factor had been believed to be independent of accretion radiation pressure on gas clouds in broad-line region (BLR), and only dependent on inclination effects of BLR. The virial factor measured spans a very large range. For the vast majority of AGNs (>>96%) in our samples, the virial factor is larger than f=1f=1 usually used in literatures. The ff correction makes the percent of high-accreting AGNs decrease by about 100 times. There are positive correlations of ff with the dimensionless accretion rate and Eddington ratio. The redward shifts of Hβ\beta and Hα\alpha are mainly the gravitational origin, confirmed by a negative correlation between the redward shift and the dimensionless radius of BLR. Our results show that radiation pressure force is a significant contributor to the measured virial factor, containing the inclination effects of BLR. The usually used values of ff should be corrected for high-accreting AGNs, especially high redshift quasars. The ff correction increases their masses by one--two orders of magnitude, which will make it more challenging to explain the formation and growth of supermassive black holes at high redshifts.
We present maps of atomic carbon [CI](1-0) and [CI](2-1) at a linear resolution ~1kpc scale for a sample of one HII, six LINER, three Seyfert and five starburst galaxies observed with Herschel. We compare spatial distributions of two [CI] lines with that of CO(1-0) emission, and find that both [CI] lines distribute similarly to CO(1-0) emission in most galaxies. We present luminosity ratio maps of L'_[CI](1-0)/L'_CO(1-0), L'_[CI](2-1)/L'_CO(1-0), L'_[CI](2-1)/L'_[CI](1-0) (hereafter R_[CI]) and f_70/f_160. L'_[CI](2-1)/L'_CO(1-0), R_[CI] and f_70/f_160 are centrally peaked in starbursts; whereas remain relatively constant in LINERs, indicating that star-forming activity can enhance carbon emission, especially for [CI](2-1). We explore the correlations between the luminosities of CO(1-0) and [CI] lines, and find that L'_CO(1-0) correlates tightly and almost linearly with both L'_[CI](1-0) and L'_[CI](2-1), suggesting that [CI] lines, similar as CO(1-0), can trace total molecular gas in our resolved galaxies on kpc scales. We investigate the dependence of L'_[CI](1-0)/L'_CO(1-0), L'_[CI](2-1)/L'_CO(1-0) and [CI] excitation temperature T_ex on dust temperature T_dust, and find non-correlation, a weak and modest correlation, respectively. The ratio of L'_[CI](1-0)/L'_CO(1-0) stays smooth distribution in most galaxies, indicating that the conversion factor of [CI](1-0) luminosity to H_2 mass (X_[CI](1-0)) changes with CO(1-0) conversion factor (\alpha_CO) proportionally. Under optically thin and LTE assumptions, we derive a galaxy-wide average carbon excitation temperature T_ex ~ 19.7 \pm 0.5K and an average neutral carbon abundance X[CI]/X[H_2] ~2.5 \pm 1.0 * 10^{-5} in our resolved sample, which is comparable to the usually adopted value of 3*10^{-5}, but ~3 times lower than the carbon abundance in local (U)LIRGs. We conclude that the carbon abundance varies in different galaxy types.
Superluminous supernovae are among the most energetic stellar explosions in the Universe, but their energy sources remain an open question. Here we present long-term observations of one of the closest examples of the hydrogen-poor subclass (SLSNe-I), SN~2017egm, revealing the most complicated known luminosity evolution of SLSNe-I. Three distinct post-peak bumps were recorded in its light curve collected at about 100100--350\,days after maximum brightness, challenging current popular power models such as magnetar, fallback accretion, and interaction between ejecta and a circumstellar shell. However, the complex light curve can be well modelled by successive interactions with multiple circumstellar shells with a total mass of about 6.86.8--7.7\,M_\odot. In this scenario, large energy deposition from interaction-induced reverse shocks results in ionization of neutral oxygen in the supernova ejecta and hence a much lower nebular-phase line ratio of [O\,\textsc{i}] λ6300\lambda6300/([Ca\,\textsc{ii}] + [O\,\textsc{ii}]) λ7300\lambda7300 (0.2\sim 0.2) compared with that derived for other superluminous and normal stripped-envelope SNe. The pre-existing multiple shells indicate that the progenitor of SN~2017egm experienced pulsational mass ejections triggered by pair instability within 2 years before explosion, in robust agreement with theoretical predictions for a pre-pulsation helium-core mass of 48--51\,M_{\odot}. Finally, this work shows that the final explosion product may be a black hole with about 40\,M_{\odot}, and has significant implication for the formation of such heavy black holes that have been recently observed by LIGO-Virgo gravitational wave detectors.
A 50-mm balloon-borne white-light coronagraph (BBWLC) to observe whitelight solar corona over the altitude range from 1.08 to 1.50 solar radii has recently been indigenously developed by Yunnan Observatories in collaboration with Shangdong University (in Weihai) and Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, which will significantly improve the ability of China to detect and measure inner corona. On 2022 October 4, its first scientific flight took place at the Dachaidan area in Qinghai province of China. We describe briefly the BBWLC mission including its optical design, mechanical structure, pointing system, the first flight and results associated with the data processing approach. Preliminary analysis of the data shows that BBWLC imaged the Kcorona with three streamer structures on the west limb of the Sun. To further confirm the coronal signals obtained by BBWLC, comparisonswere made with observations of the Kcoronagraph of the High Altitude Observatory and the Atmospheric ImagingAssembly on board the Solar Dynamics Observatory. We conclude that BBWLC eventually observed the white-light corona in its first scientific flight.
Using high spatial and temporal data from the New Vacuum Solar Telescope (NVST) and the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), we present unambiguous observations of recurrent two-sided loop jets caused by magnetic reconnection between erupting minifilaments and nearby large filament. The observations demonstrate that three two-sided loop jets, which ejected along the large filament in opposite directions, had similar appearance and originated from the same region. We find that a minifilament erupted and drove the first jet. It reformed at the same neutral line later, and then underwent partial and total eruptions, drove the second and third jets, respectively. In the course of the jets, cool plasma was injected into the large filament. Furthermore, persistent magnetic flux cancelation occurred at the neutral line under the minifilament before its eruption and continued until the end of the observation. We infer that magnetic flux cancellation may account for building and then triggering the minifilament to erupt to produce the two-sided loop jets. This observation not only indicates that two-sided loop jets can be driven by minifilament eruptions, but also sheds new light on our understanding of the recurrent mechanism of two-sided loop jets.
The optical observations of Ic-4 supernova (SN) 2016coi/ASASSN-16fp, from 2\sim 2 to 450\sim450 days after explosion, are presented along with analysis of its physical properties. The SN shows the broad lines associated with SNe Ic-3/4 but with a key difference. The early spectra display a strong absorption feature at 5400\sim 5400 \AA\ which is not seen in other SNe~Ic-3/4 at this epoch. This feature has been attributed to He I in the literature. Spectral modelling of the SN in the early photospheric phase suggests the presence of residual He in a C/O dominated shell. However, the behaviour of the He I lines are unusual when compared with He-rich SNe, showing relatively low velocities and weakening rather than strengthening over time. The SN is found to rise to peak 16\sim 16 d after core-collapse reaching a bolometric luminosity of Lp 3×1042\sim 3\times10^{42} \ergs. Spectral models, including the nebular epoch, show that the SN ejected 2.542.5-4 \msun\ of material, with 1.5\sim 1.5 \msun\ below 5000 \kms, and with a kinetic energy of (4.57)×1051(4.5-7)\times10^{51} erg. The explosion synthesised 0.14\sim 0.14 \msun\ of 56Ni. There are significant uncertainties in E(B-V)host and the distance however, which will affect Lp and MNi. SN 2016coi exploded in a host similar to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and away from star-forming regions. The properties of the SN and the host-galaxy suggest that the progenitor had MZAMSM_\mathrm{ZAMS} of 232823-28 \msun\ and was stripped almost entirely down to its C/O core at explosion.
A subset of low-mass giants (<2.2\,M_{\odot}) exhibit anomalous lithium enhancement behavior, which is still an open topic. Given that more massive giants retain more surface lithium, increasing mass by accreting circumstellar matter could be a channel to enrich lithium. We evaluate this process in the current work. Using MESA, we construct a model of matter accretion, including mass loss, that evolves a star from the main sequence turnoff to the red giant branch tip. The mean accretion rate is estimated from the upper limit of the accreted mass and the evolutionary time of the star during this period, and a grid of accretion rates is constructed. We separately consider their effects on the lithium enhancement of giants, both in terms of the mass and the composition of accretion. Accreting matter with higher lithium abundances has a promoting effect on the lithium enhancement of giants. The accreted matter with excess lithium alleviates the dilution of lithium in the convective envelope during the first dredge-up. The added mass results in lower temperatures at the bottom of the convective envelope, which likewise weakens the depletion of surface lithium. Weak accretion of circumstellar matter is a possible route to lithium enhancement for giants, and it predicts an upper limit on the lithium abundance of 2.5dex\rm \sim 2.5\,dex. However, the mass increment it requires poses a potential challenge to real astrophysical environments. Such accretion suppresses lithium dilution and depletion of the star during the first dredge-up, thus exhibiting lithium enhancement behavior.
Recent LHAASO observations hint at potential spectral hardening around 20 TeV in M87's very high energy (VHE) emission, suggesting a possible new radiation component. In this work, we construct averaged multiwavelength SEDs by combining data from Chandra and Swift-UVOT/XRT covering the same period as the LHAASO detection to investigate the origin of this feature. We test several radiation mechanisms, including the pp interaction, proton synchrotron emission, photomeson process and two-zone leptonic model. We find that only the pion decay gamma rays in pp interactions can interpret this feature in the framework of the one-zone model. With analytical analysis, we prove that proton synchrotron emission cannot generate a hard spectrum above 0.17~TeV. For photomeson model, it requires an emission zone compressed near the Schwarzschild radius of the central supermassive black hole, incompatible with broadband optical-GeV spectral constraints. In addition, the two-zone leptonic model also emerges as a viable alternative.
The behavior of lithium (Li) in Population I main sequence stars challenges standard stellar theory. Two phenomena stand out: the solar Li problem which extends to Li depletion in solar analogs and the Li dip observed in mid-F stars within open clusters. Building on the meridional circulation-driven radial mixing framework previously developed to explain Li-enriched red clump stars, we explore its relevance to Li depletion on the main sequence. First, our models reproduce the observed A(Li)A(\text{Li})-Age correlation in solar analogs. Through detailed isochrone analysis, we find good agreement between the simulated and observed A(Li)A(\text{Li})-TeffT_{\text{eff}} relationships within the solar analog parameter space. However, the predicted solar Li abundance (1.5dex\sim 1.5\,\text{dex}) is still higher than current solar measurements. Second, our models partially explain the Li dip phenomenon in mid-F cluster stars. The models accurately reproduce Li distributions on the cool side of the Li dip in most clusters and capture the Li behaviors on the hot side observed in systems like the Hyades. However, we identify limitations in the models' ability to fully reproduce the dip morphology, particularly due to the rotation velocity distribution of sample stars in this temperature zone.
The ubiquitous solar jets or jet-like activities are generally regarded as an important source of energy and mass input to the upper solar atmosphere and the solar wind. However, questions about their triggering and driving mechanisms are not completely understood. By taking advantage of high temporal and high spatial resolution stereoscopic observations taken by the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) and the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO), we report an intriguing two-sided-loop jet occurred on 2013 June 02, which was dynamically associated with the eruption of a mini-filament below an overlying large filament, and two distinct reconnection processes are identified during the formation stage. The SDO observations reveals that the two-sided-loop jet showed a concave shape with a projection speed of about 80 - 136. From the other view angle, the STEREO ahead observations clearly showed that the trajectory of the two arms of the two-sided-loop were along the cavity magnetic field lines hosting the large filament. Contrary to the well-accepted theoretical model, the present observation sheds new light on our understanding of the formation mechanism of two-sided-loop jets. Moreover, the eruption of the two-sided-loop jet not only supplied mass to the overlying large filament, but also provided a rare opportunity to diagnose the magnetic structure of the overlying large filament via the method of three-dimensional reconstruction.
Based on 2-minute cadence TESS data, 20 confident independent frequencies were identified for the star TIC 120857354. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test reveals a rotational splitting of 2.40 μ\muHz and a uniform frequency spacing of 74.6 μ\muHz. Subsequently, five sets of rotational splittings were discerned, including a quintuplet and four pairs of doublets, aligning with the characteristics of p-mode rotational splitting. Based on the sets of rotational splittings and the uniform frequency spacing, we finally identified 4 radial modes, 6 dipole modes, and 10 quadrupole modes. Furthermore, we found that the frequency separations within the \ell = 2 sequences show a decreasing trend towards lower-order modes, analogous to the \ell = 0 sequences. A grid of theoretical models were computed to match the identified frequencies, revealing that TIC 120857354 is a main-sequence star with MM = 1.54 ±\pm 0.04 MM_{\odot}, ZZ = 0.015 ±\pm 0.003, TeffT_{\rm eff} = 7441 ±\pm 370 K, logg\log g = 4.27 ±\pm 0.01, RR = 1.52 ±\pm 0.01 RR_{\odot}, LL = 6.33 ±\pm 1.53 LL_{\odot}, age = 0.53 ±\pm 0.07 Gyr, and Xc/X0X_c/X_0 = 0.84 ±\pm 0.05. In-depth analyses suggest that \ell = 2 may be p-dominated mixed modes with pronounced g-mode characteristics, enabling us to probe deeper into interiors of the star and determine the relative size of the convective core to be Rc/RR_c/R = 0.092 ±\pm 0.002.
The progenitors of many core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) are expected to be in binary systems. By performing a series of three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations, we investigate how CCSN explosions affect their binary companion. We find that the amount of removed stellar mass, the resulting impact velocity, and the chemical contamination of the companion that results from the impact of the SN ejecta, strongly increases with decreasing binary separation and increasing explosion energy. Also, it is foud that the impact effects of CCSN ejecta on the structure of main-sequence (MS) companions, and thus their long term post-explosion evolution, is in general not be dramatic.
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