Person: Zamorano Calvo, Jaime
Loading...
First Name
Jaime
Last Name
Zamorano Calvo
Affiliation
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Faculty / Institute
Ciencias Físicas
Department
Física de la Tierra y Astrofísica
Area
Astronomía y Astrofísica
Identifiers
16 results
Search Results
Now showing 1 - 10 of 16
Item Spectroscopic properties and luminosity distribution of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid survey galaxies(Astrophysical journal, 1997) Gallego Maestro, Jesús; Zamorano Calvo, Jaime; Rego Fernández, Manuel; Vitores, A. G.A spectroscopic analysis of the entire sample of Ha emission-line galaxies (ELGs) contained in lists 1 and 2 of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) objective-prism survey is presented. A significant fraction (59%) of star-forming galaxies with low-ionization or high-extinction properties has been found. This kind of ELG is only incompletely detected in the blue or in other ELG surveys. We have found evidence for evolution among some of the different ELG classes. A comparison between the populations detected by the Case, Kiso, University of Michigan, and UCM surveys is presented. We conclude that a deep H_α survey is better able to sample all the ages, evolutionary stages, and luminosities of currently star-forming galaxies than other surveys using blue emission lines or colors. Finally, the luminosity and spatial distributions of the UCM galaxies are determined. The contribution of the newly found, currently star-forming ELGs provides new clues to galaxy evolution and has to be taken into account when trying to consider the density of ELGs and total star formation rate in the universe.Item Study of a complete sample of Hα emission-line galaxies from the UCM survey(New light on galaxy evolution, 1996) Gallego Maestro, Jesús; Zamorano Calvo, Jaime; Rego Fernández, Manuel; Vitores, A.G.The Universidad Complutense de Madrid survey is a long-term project with the aim of finding and analyzing star forming galaxies using the Hα line as the tracer for star formation processes. In order to obtain a representative and complete sample of the population detected, spectroscopic observations were carried out for the full sample of Hα emission-line galaxy (ELG) candidates of the UCM lists 1 and 2. The ELGs types most commonly found (47%) are intermediate to low-luminosity objects with a very intense star-formation region which dominates the optical energy output of the galaxy. This kind of ELGs is similar to the galaxy population detected in the blue objective-prism surveys. And what is more important, a second population (43%) of star-forming galaxies with low ionization or high extinction properties has been found. This ELGs group is detected neither in the blue (University of Michigan survey, Case survey) nor in other surveys (Kiso, IRAS, Markarian) using other selection techniques.Item Photometric and morphological analysis of UCM galaxies .2. Statistical results and interpretation(Astronomy & astrophysics supplement series, 1996) Vitores, A. G.; Zamorano Calvo, Jaime; Rego Fernández, Manuel; Gallego Maestro, Jesús; Alonso, O.We present the results of Thuan & Gunn r CCD imaging observations of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) sample of emission-line galaxies (ELGs) selected by the presence of H_α emission in low resolution objective-prism spectra. In this work, a total of 212 objects from the UCM survey have been photometrically and morphologically characterized. In a previous paper, the observations, basic reductions and morphological classification for the UCM objects were presented. Here, we analyse the statistical properties of the sample and their interpretations. The main results obtained are as follows: (1) Our survey is specially effective in the detection of ELGs smaller and less luminous than normal spirals (the median values of the UCM sample are M_r = -20.6 and D_24 = 19.4 kpc, for H_0 = 50 km s^-1 Mpc^-1). (2) The sample presents a very heterogeneous morphological population of galaxies. There is a clear predominance of late-type galaxies, with 66% being Sb or later. (3) We have found a set of galaxies specially interesting. In particular, we propose 9 candidates to BCD (blue compact dwarf galaxy), five of them previously unknown. (4) About 10% of the ELGs of the sample show typical parameters of S0 types, and in the subsample of 16 UCM interacting galaxies, 25% are S0 type galaxies. (5) In the set of UCM galaxies inside the Coma cluster, 71% exhibit Hubble types Sb or later.Item Properties of UCM 2303+1702, a new seyfert 2 galaxy(Astronomy & Astrophysics, 1994) Rego Fernández, Manuel; Zamorano Calvo, Jaime; Gallego Maestro, Jesús; Vitores, A. G.The galaxy UCM 2303 + 1702, not previously known, was identified during the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) objective-prism survey. The optical spectrum displays emission lines with a blueward asymmetry. Forbidden lines cover a wide range of ionization exhibiting full width at half maximum (FWHM) unusually broad. An analysis of ionization range and the emission line ratios measured in the spectrum leads to a Seyfert 2 classification. The contour map of isophotes of the CCD image shows an Sbc-Sc+ spiral, nearly face-on, in disagreement with previous works reporting an anticorrelation between the [0_III] line width and the Hubble morphological type in Seyfert parent galaxies. High quality IRAS coadded data have been used to study the far-infrared properties.Item Discovery of an emitting ring in the seyfert 1 galaxy UCM 2329+2500(Astronomy and astrophysics, 1994) Gallego Maestro, Jesús; Zamorano Calvo, Jaime; Rego Fernández, Manuel; Vitores, A. G.We analyze a rather interesting galaxy discovered during the UCM survey for new Hα emission-line galaxies. The new galaxy UCM 2329+2500 presents a compact core that hosts a Seyfert 1 nucleus. The spectrum of the Seyfert nucleus presents broad components (FWHM=8000 km s^-1) and asymmetric profiles at the Balmer lines showing a secondary peak more apparent on the Hβ line and also observed in the Hα deblended line. Only traces of profile variability have been detected during spectroscopic observations at four different dates spanning 29 months. Eight kpc away from the nucleus, a ring-like structure that surrounds the core is observed. A long slit spectrum at PA 45° has revealed emission lines coming from both sides of the ring. The emission detected is prominent at a condensation observed on the red image. Star formation is the most plausible explanation. A high obscuration is also observed. All this information is coherent with a galactic encounter scenario.Item UCM 2257+2438, a new narrow-line seyfert 1 galaxy(Astronomical journal, 1992) Zamorano Calvo, Jaime; Gallego Maestro, Jesús; Rego Fernández, Manuel; Vitores, A. G.; González Riestra, R.Multiwavelength observations of the galaxy UCM 2257+2438 found in the Universidad Complutense of Madrid (UCM) objective-prism survey are reported. The optic spectroscopy, CCD imaging, near-infrared and IRAS photometric data suggest that this object is a narrow-line Seyfert 1 placed in the nucleus of a Sa nearly face-on galaxy with a significant contribution from starlight.Item An automatic approach for selecting new Hα emission-line galaxies(Astronomy from wide-field imagings, 1994) Alonso, O.; Zamorano Calvo, Jaime; Rego Fernández, Manuel; Gallego Maestro, Jesús; Vitores, A.G.The most unambiguous way to discover new emission-line galaxies (ELGs) is directly by the presence of their lines, using objective-prism plates of adequate resolution. The first survey using this technique was developed by Smith in 1975 with the 0.6 m CTIO Curtis Schmidt Telescope. The Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) is carrying out a survey of ELGs with the Schmidt Telescope at Calar Alto (Almería, Spain) using the presence of Ha in emission in IIIa-F prism plates as selection criterion. The observational procedure and results are described in Rego et al. 1989; Zamorano et al. 1990; Zamorano et al. 1993. The standard procedure is to scan the plates by eye, with a low-power binocular microscope. The use of different subjective criteria in the visual inspection can produce biased samples. Moreover, the visual scan does not produce any quantitative measure but only a sample of candidates. Therefore, in order to obtain an observer-independent sample and to extract the largest amount of information from the original plates, 2 plates have been scanned with the MAMA machine 1 (Guibert & Moreau 1991; Moreau 1992) with the aim of developing an automatic procedure to detect ELGs spectra.Item Photometric and morphological analysis of UCM galaxies. I. Observations and reductions. Morphological classifications(Astronomy & astrophysics supplement series, 1996) Vitores, A. G.; Zamorano Calvo, Jaime; Rego Fernández, Manuel; Alonso, O; Gallego Maestro, JesúsWe present the results of Thuan & Gunn r CCD imaging observations of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) sample of emission-line galaxies (ELGs), selected by the presence of H_α emission in low-resolution objective prism spectra. In this work we characterize photometrically and morphologically a total of 212 objects from the UCM survey. This Paper presents the observations and basic reductions, and lists a set of photometric parameters calculated for each UCM object. In addition, for the first time in a ELGs sample, we have determined the morphological classification of the objects using simultaneously five different criteria.Item The current star-formation rate of the local universe(Astrophysical journal, 1995) Gallego Maestro, Jesús; Zamorano Calvo, Jaime; Aragón Salamanca, A.; Rego Fernández, ManuelThe Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) survey is a long-term project aimed at finding and analyzing star-forming galaxies detected by their Hα emission in Schmidt objective-prism plates. The instrumental setup limits the volume of the universe surveyed to a redshift z ≲ 0.045. So far we have discovered several hundred emission-line galaxies (ELGs) undergoing star formation at a wide range of levels. Analyzing a complete sample of ELGs from the UCM survey, we have computed the Hα luminosity function for the star-forming galaxies in the surveyed volume of the universe. A Schechter function provides a good fit to the H_α luminosity function with the following parameters: α = -1.3 ± 0.2, L^*(H_α) = 10^42.15±0.08 ergs s^-1, and φ^* = 10^-3.2±0.2 Mpc^3 for H_0 = 50 km s^-1 Mpc^-1. Integrating over the full range of luminosities, we obtain an H_α luminosity density of 10^39.1±0.2 ergs s^-1 Mpc^-3. Using the H_α emission as a star formation rate (SFR) estimator, this translates into a SFR density for the local universe of 0.013_−0.005^+0.007 M_☉ yr^-1 Mpc^-3 in star-forming galaxies with EW(H_α + [N_II]) > 10 Å and z lesssim 0.045 for a Scalo initial mass function. This is the first observational determination of this quantity, which will provide a direct test of current galaxy formation and evolution models.Item Survey of emission-line galaxies: Universidad Complutense de Madrid list(Astrophysical journal supplement series, 1994) Zamorano Calvo, Jaime; Rego Fernández, Manuel; Gallego Maestro, Jesús; Vitores, A. G.; González Riestra, R.; Rodríguez Caderot, GraciaA low-dispersion objective-prism survey for low-redshift emission-line galaxies (ELGs) is being carried out by the University Complutense de Madrid with the Schmidt telescope at the German-Spanish Observatory of Calar Alto (Almeria, Spain). A 4° full aperture prism, which provides a dispersion of 1950 Å mm^-1, and IIIaF emulsion combination has been used to search for ELGs selected by the presence of H_α emission in their spectra. Our survey has proved to be able to recover objects already found by similar surveys with different techniques and, what is more important, to discover new objects not previously cataloged. A compilation of descriptions and positions, along with finding charts when necessary, is presented for 160 extragalactic emission-line objects. This is the first list, which contains objects located in a region of the sky covering 270 deg^2 in 10 fields near α = 0^h and δ = 20°.