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Observations at UV and optical wavelengths have revealed that galaxies at z~1-4 host star-forming regions, dubbed "clumps", which are believed to form due to the fragmentation of gravitationally unstable, gas-rich disks. However, the…

The dust extinction curve is typically parameterized by a single variable, R(V), in optical and near-infrared wavelengths. R(V) controls the slope of the extinction-vs.-wavelength curve, and is thought to reflect the grain-size distribution…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-06-26 Gregory M. Green , Xiangyu Zhang , Ruoyi Zhang

Based on the photometric redshift catalog of Zou H. et al. (2019), we apply a fast clustering algorithm to identify 540,432 galaxy clusters at $z\lesssim1$ in the DESI legacy imaging surveys, which cover a sky area of about 20,000 deg$^2$.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-04-21 Hu Zou , Jinghua Gao , Xin Xu , Xu Zhou , Jun Ma , Zhimin Zhou , Tianmeng Zhang , Jundan Nie , Jiali Wang , Suijian Xue

In this paper, we present the results of a detailed photometric analysis of Glimpse-C02, one of the most extincted globular clusters of the Milky Way. We built a deep color magnitude diagram spanning $\approx$ 10 magnitudes, enabling the…

We describe the first optical survey of absorption systems associated with galaxy clusters at z= 0.3-0.9. We have cross-correlated SDSS DR3 quasars with high-redshift cluster/group candidates from the Red-Sequence Cluster Survey. We have…

We use observations from the CASTLES survey of gravitational lenses to study extinction in 23 lens galaxies with $0 < z_l < 1$. The median differential extinction between lensed images is $\Delta E(\bv) = 0.05$ mag, and the directly…

Based on a recent photometric redshift galaxy catalogue, we have searched for galaxy clusters in the Stripe~82 region of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey by applying the Adami & MAzure Cluster FInder (AMACFI). Extensive tests were made to…

The dust extinction curves toward individual sight lines in M33 are derived for the first time with a sample of reddened O-type and B-type supergiants obtained from the LGGS. The observed photometric data are obtained from the LGGS, PS1…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-06-29 Yuxi Wang , Jian Gao , Yi Ren , Bingqiu Chen

Using starlight polarization, we present the properties of foreground dust towards cluster NGC 7380 embedded in H{\sc ii} region Sh 2-142. Observations of starlight polarization are carried out in four filters using an imaging polarimeter…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-04-01 Sadhana Singh , Jeewan C. Pandey , Thiem Hoang , Neelam Panwar , Biman J. Medhi , Vishal Joshi , Shashikiran Ganesh

I have used Monte Carlo models with multiple scattering to predict the dust scattered light from our Galaxy and have compared the predictions with data in two UV bands from the GALEX spacecraft. I find that 90\% of the scattered light…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-04-12 Jayant Murthy

The observed UV continuum slope of star forming galaxies is strongly affected by the presence of dust. Its observation is then a potentially valuable diagnostic of dust attenuation, particularly at high-redshift where other diagnostics are…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Stephen M. Wilkins , Andrew Bunker , William Coulton , Rupert Croft , Tiziana Di Matteo , Nishikanta Khandai , Yu Feng

Distribution and properties of QSOs behind galaxy clusters in the UKJ287 field were studied. QSOs were selected using variability criteria and are confined to $z \ge 0.4$ and $m_B \le 19.5$. No reddening or obscuration of background QSOs…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 L. L. Rodrigues-Williams , M. R. S. Hawkins

We study quasar clustering on small scales, modeling clustering amplitudes using halo-driven dark matter descriptions. From 91 pairs on scales <35 kpc/h, we detect only a slight excess in quasar clustering over our best-fit large-scale…

Dust particles in space may appear as clusters of individual grains. The morphology of these clusters could be of a fractal or more compact nature. To investigate how the cluster morphology influences the calculated extinction of different…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. C. Andersen , J. A. Sotelo , G. A. Niklasson , V. N. Pustovit

We present a catalog of dust clouds at high Galactic latitude based on the Planck 857 GHz dust emission data. Using a clustering hierarchical algorithm, 315 dust cloud at high Galactic latitudes are identified. Additionally, using the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-08-14 Mingxu Sun , Biwei Jiang , Helong Guo , Wenyuan Cui

In this work we study the spectral properties (3600 - 6800 A) of the nuclear region of early-type galaxies at low (|b|<25, intermediate (including surroundings of the Magellanic Clouds) and high (South Polar Cap) Galactic latitudes. We…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 C. M. Dutra , A. V. Ahumada , J. J. Claria , E. Bica , B. Barbuy , .

Extensive photometric studies of the globular clusters located towards the center of the Milky Way have been historically neglected. The presence of patchy differential reddening in front of these clusters has proven to be a significant…

Imaging data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey are used to characterize the population of galaxies in groups and clusters detected with the MaxBCG algorithm. We investigate the dependence of Brightest Cluster Galaxy (BCG) luminosity, and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-22 Sarah M. Hansen , Erin S. Sheldon , Risa H. Wechsler , Benjamin P. Koester

We have observed the galaxy environments around two complete samples of radio-loud (steep-spectrum) and radio-quiet quasars (RLQ and RQQ) at 0.5 < z < 0.8 that are matched in B-luminosity, and find that the environments of both quasar…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Wold , M. Lacy , P. B. Lilje , S. Serjeant