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We test the galactic outflow model by probing associated galaxies of four strong intergalactic CIV absorbers at $z=5$--6 using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) ACS ramp narrowband filters. The four strong CIV absorbers reside at $z=5.74$,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-11-01 Zheng Cai , Xiaohui Fan , Romeel Dave , Kristian Finlator , Ben Oppenheimer

Recent radio surveys have revealed pulsars with dispersion and scattering delays induced by ionized gas that are larger than the rest of the observed pulsar population, in some cases with electron column densities (or dispersion measures;…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-08-05 S. K. Ocker , L. D. Anderson , T. J. W. Lazio , J. M. Cordes , V. Ravi

The sensitive infrared telescopes, Spitzer and Herschel, have been used to target low-metallicity star-forming galaxies, allowing us to investigate the properties of their interstellar medium (ISM) in unprecedented detail. Interpretation of…

A table is presented that summarizes published absorption line measurements for the high- and intermediate velocity clouds (HVCs and IVCs). New values are derived for N(HI) in the direction of observed probes, in order to arrive at reliable…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 B. P. Wakker

Using ACS-HST images to yield continuum subtracted photometric maps in H\alpha of the Sbc galaxy M51 and the dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 4449, we produced extensive (over 2000 regions for M51, over 200 regions for NGC4449) catalogues of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 Leonel Gutiérrez , John E. Beckman

Observations of Galactic H I gas for seven targeted regions at intermediate Galactic latitude are presented at 1' angular resolution using data from the DRAO Synthesis Telescope (ST) and the Green Bank Telescope (GBT). The DHIGLS data are…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-01-18 K. Blagrave , P. G. Martin , G. Joncas , R. Kothes , J. Stil , M. -A. Miville-Deschenes , Felix J. Lockman , A. R. Taylor

Molecular hydrogen clouds are a key component of the interstellar medium because they are the birthplaces for stars. They are embedded in atomic gas that pervades the interstellar space. However, the details of how molecular clouds assemble…

UV absorption studies with FUSE have observed H2 molecular gas in translucent and diffuse clouds. Observations of the 158 micron [C II] fine structure line with Herschel also trace the same H2 molecular gas in emission. We present [C II]…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-04-12 Thangasamy Velusamy , William Langer , Paul Goldsmith , Jorge L. Pineda

The goal of the Gemini Deep Deep Survey (GDDS) is to study an unbiased sample of K<20.6 galaxies in the redshift range 0.8<z<2.0. Here we determine the statistical properties of the heavy element enrichment in the interstellar medium (ISM)…

We have developed a complete model of the hydrogen molecule as part of the spectral simulation code Cloudy. Our goal is to apply this to spectra of high-redshift star-forming regions where H2 absorption is seen, but where few other details…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Gargi Shaw , G. J. Ferland , R. Srianand , N. P. Abel

We have obtained deep HI observations in the direction of 22 continuum sources without previously detected cold neutral medium (CNM). 18 CNM clouds were detected with the typical HI column density of $3\times10^{18}$ cm$^{-2}$. Our…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Snezana Stanimirovic , Carl Heiles , Nissim Kanekar

To investigate the evolution of metal-enriched gas over recent cosmic epochs as well as to characterize the diffuse, ionized, metal-enriched circumgalactic medium (CGM), we have conducted a blind survey for C IV absorption systems in 89 QSO…

Observations of extragalactic objects need to be corrected for Galactic absorption and this is often accomplished by using the measured 21 cm HI column. However, within the beam of the radio telescope there are variations in the HI column…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Joel N. Bregman , Megan C. Novicki , Jessica E. Krick , John S. Arabadjis

Using the DensePak fiber optic array on the KPNO WIYN telescope, we have obtained high S/N echelle spectra of the Na I D wavelength region toward the central 27" x 43" of the globular cluster M15 at a spatial resolution of 4". The spectra…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 David M. Meyer , J. T. Lauroesch

The intensity of the \oiv~2s$^{2}$ 2p $^{2}$P-2s2p$^{2}$ $^{4}$P and \siv~3 s$^{2}$ 3p $^{2}$P- 3s 3p$^{2}$ $^{4}$ P intercombination lines around 1400~\AA~observed with the \textit{Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph} (IRIS) provide a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-19 V. Polito , G. Del Zanna , J. Dudík , H. E. Mason , A. Giunta , K. K. Reeves

The HI and CO components of the interstellar medium (ISM) are usually used to derive the dynamical mass M_dyn of nearby galaxies. Both components become too faint to be used as a tracer in observations of high-redshift galaxies. In those…

We list and analyze H I absorption lines at redshifts 2 < z < 4 with column density (12 < log(N_HI) < 19) in 40 high-resolutional (FWHM = 8.0 km/s) quasar spectra obtained with the Keck+HIRES. We de-blend and fit all H I lines within 1,000…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 T. Misawa , D. Tytler , M. Iye , D. Kirkman , N. Suzuki , D. Lubin , N. Kashikawa

Using the IRAM Plateau de Bure Interferometer, we report the detection of the 158 micron [CII] emission line and underlying dust continuum in the host galaxy of the quasar ULAS J112001.48+064124.3 (hereafter J1120+0641) at…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 B. P. Venemans , R. G. McMahon , F. Walter , R. Decarli , P. Cox , R. Neri , P. Hewett , D. J. Mortlock , C. Simpson , S. J. Warren

We used the smallest entrance aperture (0.03 arc-sec wide slit) and highest resolution echelle gratings (E140H and E230H) of STIS on HST to record the interstellar absorption features for 10 different multiplets of neutral carbon at a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Edward B. Jenkins , Todd M. Tripp

We present a detailed study of an estimator of the HI column density, based on a combination of HI 21cm absorption and HI 21cm emission spectroscopy. This "isothermal" estimate is given by $N_{\rm HI,ISO} = 1.823 \times 10^{18} \int \left[…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-07-30 Jayaram N. Chengalur , Nissim Kanekar , Nirupam Roy