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Publicación Gaia Early Data Release 3. The Gaia Catalogue of Nearby Stars(EDP Sciences, 2021-04-28) Smart, R. L.; Sarro Baro, Luis Manuel; Rybizki, Jan; Reylé, Céline; Robin, A. C.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4424-4766; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0993-6089; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2258-2403Aims. We produce a clean and well-characterised catalogue of objects within 100 pc of the Sun from the Gaia Early Data Release 3. We characterise the catalogue through comparisons to the full data release, external catalogues, and simulations. We carry out a first analysis of the science that is possible with this sample to demonstrate its potential and best practices for its use. Methods. Theselection of objects within 100 pc from the full catalogue used selected training sets, machine-learning procedures, astrometric quantities, and solution quality indicators to determine a probability that the astrometric solution is reliable. The training set construction exploited the astrometric data, quality flags, and external photometry. For all candidates we calculated distance posterior probability densities using Bayesian procedures and mock catalogues to define priors. Any object with reliable astrometry and a non-zero probability of being within 100 pc is included in the catalogue. Results. We have produced a catalogue of 331 312 objects that we estimate contains at least 92% of stars of stellar type M9 within 100 pc of the Sun. We estimate that 9% of the stars in this catalogue probably lie outside 100 pc, but when the distance probability function is used, a correct treatment of this contamination is possible. We produced luminosity functions with a high signal-to-noise ratio for the main-sequence stars, giants, and white dwarfs. We examined in detail the Hyades cluster, the white dwarf population, and wide-binary systems and produced candidate lists for all three samples. We detected local manifestations of several streams, superclusters, and halo objects, in which we identified 12 members of Gaia Enceladus. We present the first direct parallaxes of five objects in multiple systems within 10 pc of the Sun. Conclusions. We provide the community with a large, well-characterised catalogue of objects in the solar neighbourhood. This is a primary benchmark for measuring and understanding fundamental parameters and descriptive functions in astronomy.Publicación Near-infrared spectroscopic characterisation of Gaia ultra-cool dwarf candidates. Spectral types and peculiarities(EDP Sciences, 2024-04-30) Ravinet, Thomas; Reylé, Céline; Lagarde, Nadège; Burgasser, Adam J.; Smart, R. L.; Moya, Wisthon Aby Haro; Marocco, Federico; Scholz, Ralf; Cooper, W. J.; Cruz, Kelle; Fernández Trincado, José G.; Homeier, Derek; Sarro Baro, Luis Manuel; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8652-2835; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2258-2403; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0108-3859; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6523-9536; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4424-4766; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3642-6903; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7519-1700; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0894-9187; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3501-8967; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1821-0650; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3526-5052; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8546-9128Context. The local census of very low-mass stars and brown dwarfs is crucial to improving our understanding of the stellar-substellar transition and their formation history. These objects, known as ultra-cool dwarfs (UCDs), are essential targets for searches of potentially habitable planets. However, their detection poses a challenge because of their low luminosity. The Gaia survey has identified numerous new UCD candidates thanks to its large survey and precise astrometry. Aims. We aim to characterise 60 UCD candidates detected by Gaia in the solar neighbourhood with a spectroscopic follow-up to confirm that they are UCDs, as well as to identify peculiarities. Methods. We acquired the near-infrared (NIR) spectra of 60 objects using the SOFI spectrograph between 0.93 and 2.5 µm (R~ 600). We identified their spectral types using a template-matching method. Their binarity is studied using astrometry and spectral features. Results. We confirm that 60 objects in the sample have ultra-cool dwarf spectral types close to those expected from astrometry. Their NIR spectra reveal that seven objects could host an unresolved coolest companion and seven UCDs share the same proper motions as other stars. The characterisation of these UCDs is part of a coordinated effort to improve our understanding of the Solar neighbourhood.Publicación Ultracool dwarfs in Gaia DR3(EDP Sciences, 2023-01-26) Sarro Baro, Luis Manuel; Berihuete, Ángel; Smart, R. L.; Reylé, Céline; Barrado, David; Garcia Torres, Miguel; Cooper, W. J.; Jones, H. R. A.; Marocco, Federico; Creevey, Orlagh; Sordo, Rosanna; Bailer Jones, C. A. L.; Montegriffo, P.; Ruth Carballo; Andrae, Rene; Fouesneau, Morgan; Lanzafame, Alessandro; Pailler, Fred; Thévenin, F.; Lobel, A.; Delchambre, L.; Korn, Andreas J.; Recio Blanco, Alejandra; Schultheis, M.; Angeli, Francesca De; Brouillet, Nathalie; Casamiquela, Laia; Contursi, Gabriele; Laverny, P. de; Garcia Lario, Pedro; Kordopatis, G.; Lebreton, Y.; Livanou, E.; Lorca, Alejandro; Palicio, Pedro Alonso; Slezak Oreshina, I.; Contursi, Gabriele; Ulla, A.; Zhao, He; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8589-4423; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4424-4766; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2258-2403; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5971-9242; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6867-7080; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3501-8967; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0433-3665; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7519-1700; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1853-6631; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4979-0659; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5013-5948; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7412-2498; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8006-6365; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9256-5516; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2697-3607; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6855-2050; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5030-019X; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2559-408X; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3881-6756; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-1657; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1879-0488; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3274-7024; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5238-8674; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5370-1511; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2817-4104; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4039-8212; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9035-3920; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7985-250X; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7432-8709; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5370-1511; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2645-6869Context. Previous Gaia data releases offered the opportunity to uncover ultracool dwarfs (UCDs) through astrometric, rather than purely photometric, selection. The most recent, the third data release (DR3), offers in addition the opportunity to use low-resolution spectra to refine and widen the selection. Aims. In this work we use the Gaia DR3 set of UCD candidates and complement the Gaia spectrophotometry with additional photometry in order to characterise the global properties of the set. This includes the inference of the distances, their locus in the Gaia colour-absolute magnitude diagram, and the (biased through selection) luminosity function at the faint end of the main sequence. We study the overall changes in the Gaia RP spectra as a function of spectral type. We study the UCDs in binary systems, we attempt to identify low-mass members of nearby young associations, star-forming regions, and clusters, and we analyse their variability properties. Methods. We used a forward model and the Bayesian inference framework to produce posterior probabilities for the distribution parameters and a calibration of the colour index as a function of the absolute magnitude in the form of a Gaussian process. Additionally, we applied the hierarchical mode association clustering (HMAC) unsupervised classification algorithm for the detection and characterisation of overdensities in the space of celestial coordinates, projected velocities, and parallaxes. Results. We detect 57 young, kinematically homogeneous groups, some of which are identified as well-known star-forming regions, associations, and clusters of different ages. We find that the primary members of the 880 binary systems with a UCD belong to the thin and thick disc components of the Milky Way. We identify 1109 variable UCDs using the variability tables in the Gaia archive, 728 of which belong to the star-forming regions defined by HMAC. We define two groups of variable UCDs with extreme bright or faint outliers. Conclusions. The set of sources identified as UCDs in the Gaia archive contains a wealth of information that will require focused follow-up studies and observations. It will help advance our understanding of the nature of the faint end of the main sequence and the stellar-substellar transition.Publicación Ultracool spectroscopic outliers in Gaia DR3(Oxford University Press, 2023-10-05) Cooper, W. J.; Smart, R. L.; Jones, H. R. A.; Sarro Baro, Luis ManuelGaia DR3 provided a first release of RP spectra and astrophysical parameters for ultracool dwarfs (UCDs). We used these Gaia RP spectra and astrophysical parameters to select the most outlying UCDs. These objects have spectral types of M7 or later and might be young brown dwarfs or low-metallicity objects. This work aimed to find UCDs that have Gaia RP spectra significantly different to the typical population. However, the intrinsic faintness of these UCDs in Gaia means that their spectra were typically rather low signal-to-noise ratio in Gaia DR3. This study is intended as a proof of concept for future iterations of the Gaia data releases. Based on well-studied subdwarfs and young objects, we created a spectral type-specific color ratio, defined using Gaia RP spectra; this ratio is then used to determine which objects are outliers. We then used the objects kinematics and photometry external to Gaia to cut down the list of outliers into a list of ‘prime candidates’. We produce a list of 58 Gaia RP spectra outliers, seven of which we deem as prime candidates. Of these, six are likely subdwarfs and one is a known young stellar object. Four of six subdwarf candidates were known as subdwarfs already. The two other subdwarf candidates, namely 2MASS J03405673 + 2633447 (sdM8.5) and 2MASS J01204397 + 6623543 (sdM9), are new classifications.