Persona: Caballero, Jose A.
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Centro de Astrobiologia
El Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) es un centro mixto de investigación en astrobiología, dependiente tanto del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA) como del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC).
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Publicación Acceso Abierto Galactic extinction laws – II. Hidden in plain sight, a new interstellar absorption band at 7700 Å broader than any known DIB(Oxford Academics: Oxford University Press, 2021-02-12) Maíz Apellániz, J.; Barbá, R. H.; Caballero, Jose A.; Bohlin, R. C.; Fariña, C.; Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI)We have detected a broad interstellar absorption band centred close to 7700 Å and with a full width at half-maximum (FWHM) of 176.6 ± 3.9 Å. This is the first such absorption band detected in the optical range and is significantly wider than the numerous diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs). It remained undiscovered until now because it is partially hidden behind the A telluric band produced by O2. The band was discovered using STIS@HST spectra and later detected in a large sample of stars of diverse type (OB stars, BA supergiants, red giants), using further STIS and ground-based spectroscopy. The EW of the band is measured and compared with our extinction and K I λλ7667.021, 7701.093 measurements for the same sample. The carrier is ubiquitous in the diffuse and translucent Galactic interstellar medium (ISM) but is depleted in the environment around OB stars. In particular, it appears to be absent or nearly so in sightlines rich in molecular carbon. This behaviour is similar to that of the σ-type DIBs, which originate in the low/intermediate-density UV-exposed ISM but are depleted in the high-density UV-shielded molecular clouds. We also present an update on our previous work on the relationship between E(4405–5495) and R5495 and incorporate our results into a general model of the ISM.Publicación Acceso Abierto The 10 parsec sample in the Gaia era(EDP Sciences, 2021-06-30) Reylé, C.; Jardine, K.; Fouqué, P.; Caballero, Jose A.; Smart, R. L.; Sozzetti, A.; Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI); Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF); Reylé, C. [0000-0003-2258-2403]; Jardine, K. [0000-0001-6068-2734]; Fouqué, P. [0000-0002-1436-7351]; Caballero, J. A. [0000-0002-7349-1387]; Sozzetti, A. [0000-0002-7504-365X]Context. The nearest stars provide a fundamental constraint for our understanding of stellar physics and the Galaxy. The nearby sample serves as an anchor where all objects can be seen and understood with precise data. This work is triggered by the most recent data release of the astrometric space mission Gaia and uses its unprecedented high precision parallax measurements to review the census of objects within 10 pc. Aims. The first aim of this work was to compile all stars and brown dwarfs within 10 pc observable by Gaia and compare it with the Gaia Catalogue of Nearby Stars as a quality assurance test. We complement the list to get a full 10 pc census, including bright stars, brown dwarfs, and exoplanets. Methods. We started our compilation from a query on all objects with a parallax larger than 100 mas using the Set of Identifications, Measurements, and Bibliography for Astronomical Data database (SIMBAD). We completed the census by adding companions, brown dwarfs with recent parallax measurements not in SIMBAD yet, and vetted exoplanets. The compilation combines astrometry and photometry from the recent Gaia Early Data Release 3 with literature magnitudes, spectral types, and line-of-sight velocities. Results. We give a description of the astrophysical content of the 10 pc sample. We find a multiplicity frequency of around 27%. Among the stars and brown dwarfs, we estimate that around 61% are M stars and more than half of the M stars are within the range from M3.0 V to M5.0 V. We give an overview of the brown dwarfs and exoplanets that should be detected in the next Gaia data releases along with future developments. Conclusions. We provide a catalogue of 540 stars, brown dwarfs, and exoplanets in 339 systems, within 10 pc from the Sun. This list is as volume-complete as possible from current knowledge and it provides benchmark stars that can be used, for instance, to define calibration samples and to test the quality of the forthcoming Gaia releases. It also has a strong outreach potential.Publicación Acceso Abierto All-sky visible and near infrared space astrometry(Springer Link, 2021-03-11) Hobbs, D.; Brown, Anthony; Hog, E.; Jordi, C.; Kawata, D.; Tanga, P.; Klioner, S. A.; Sozzetti, A.; Wyrzykowski, L.; Walton, N.; Vallenari, A.; Makarov, V.; Rybizki, J.; Jiménez Esteban, F. M.; Caballero, Jose A.; McMillan, P. J.; Secrest, N.; Mor, R.; Andrews, Jeff J.; Zwitter, T.; Chiappini, C.; Fynbo, J. P. U.; Ting, Y. S.; Hestroffer, D.; Lindegren, L.; McArthur, B.; Gouda, N.; Moore, A.; González, O. A.; Vaccari, M.; Hobbs, D. [0000-0002-2696-1366]; Brown, A. [0000-0002-7419-9679]; Sozzetti, A. [0000-0002-7504-365X]; Secrest, N. [0000-0002-4902-8077]The era of all-sky space astrometry began with the Hipparcos mission in 1989 and provided the first very accurate catalogue of apparent magnitudes, positions, parallaxes and proper motions of 120 000 bright stars at the milliarcsec (or milliarcsec per year) accuracy level. Hipparcos has now been superseded by the results of the Gaia mission. The second Gaia data release contained astrometric data for almost 1.7 billion sources with tens of microarcsec (or microarcsec per year) accuracy in a vast volume of the Milky Way and future data releases will further improve on this. Gaia has just completed its nominal 5-year mission (July 2019), but is expected to continue in operations for an extended period of an additional 5 years through to mid 2024. Its final catalogue to be released ∼ 2027, will provide astrometry for ∼ 2 billion sources, with astrometric precisions reaching 10 microarcsec. Why is accurate astrometry so important? The answer is that it provides fundamental data which underpin much of modern observational astronomy as will be detailed in this White Paper. All-sky visible and Near-InfraRed (NIR) astrometry with a wavelength cutoff in the K-band is not just focused on a single or small number of key science cases. Instead, it is extremely broad, answering key science questions in nearly every branch of astronomy while also providing a dense and accurate visible-NIR reference frame needed for future astronomy facilities.Publicación Acceso Abierto Exomoons in the Habitable Zones of M Dwarfs(The Institute of Physics (IOP), 2019-12-26) Martínez Rodríguez, H.; Caballero, Jose A.; Carlos, Cifuentes; Piro, A.; Barnes, R.; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Martínez Rodríguez, H. [0000-0002-1919-228X]; Caballero, J. A. [0000-0002-7349-1387]; Cifuentes, C. [0000-0003-1715-5087]; Piro, A. L. [0000-0001-6806-0673]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737M dwarfs host most of the exoplanets in the local Milky Way. Some of these planets, ranging from sub-Earths to super-Jupiters, orbit in their stars' habitable zones (HZs), although many likely possess surface environments that preclude habitability. Moreover, exomoons around these planets could harbor life for long timescales and thus may also be targets for biosignature surveys. Here we investigate the potential habitability, stability, and detectability of exomoons around exoplanets orbiting M dwarfs. We first compile an updated list of known M-dwarf exoplanet hosts, comprising 109 stars and 205 planets. For each M dwarf, we compute and update precise luminosities with the Virtual Observatory spectral energy distribution Analyzer and Gaia DR2 parallaxes to determine inner and outer boundaries of their HZs. For each planet, we retrieve (or, when necessary, homogeneously estimate) their masses and radii, calculate the long-term dynamical stability of hypothetical moons, and identify those planets that can support habitable moons. We find that 33 exoplanet candidates are located in the HZs of their host stars and that four of them could host Moon- to Titan-mass exomoons for timescales longer than the Hubble time.
