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(abridged) We present an analysis of Chandra X-ray observations of a sample of eight dwarf starburst galaxies (I Zw 18, VII Zw 403, NGC 1569, NGC 3077, NGC 4214, NGC 4449, NGC 5253, and He 2-10). Extended, diffuse X-ray emission is detected…

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The joint use of accurate near- and mid-infrared photometry from the 2MASS and WISE catalogues has allowed the variations of the extinction law and the dust grain size distribution in high Galactic latitudes (|b|>50) at distances up to 3…

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We present HST/WFC3 narrow-band imaging of the starburst galaxy M83 targeting the hydrogen recombination lines (H$\beta$, H$\alpha$ and Pa$\beta$), which we use to investigate the dust extinction in the HII regions. We derive extinction…

Dust is a key component of galaxies, but its properties during the earliest eras of structure formation remain elusive. Here we present a simple semi-analytic model of the dust distribution in galaxies at $z \gtrsim 5$. We calibrate the…

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We present CO (1-0) and (2-1) observations of the dwarf starburst galaxy NGC 1569 with the IRAM interferometer on Plateau de Bure. We find the CO emission is not spatially associated with the two super star clusters in the galaxy, but…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. L. Taylor , S. Huettemeister , U. Klein , A. Greve

We present a spectroscopic study of the shape of the dust-extinction law between 1.0 and 2.2um towards a set of nine ultracompact HII regions with Av > 15 mag. We find some evidence that the reddening curve may tend to flatten at higher…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 T. J. T. Moore , S. L. Lumsden , N. A. Ridge , P. J. Puxley

Using data from the Green Bank Telescope, we analyze the radio continuum (free-free) and radio recombination line (RRL) emission of the compact HII region NGC 7538 (Sharpless 158). We detect extended radio continuum and hydrogen RRL…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-06-29 Matteo Luisi , L. D. Anderson , Dana S. Balser , T. M. Bania , Trey V. Wenger

(Abridged) We present H-alpha images of five edge-on galaxies: NGC 891, NGC 4631, NGC 4244, NGC 3003, and UGC 9242. We also analyze [SII] 6717+6731A and [OIII] 5007A images of NGC 4631. We analyze the ionized gas content, with particular…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Charles Hoopes , Rene Walterbos , Richard Rand

We study the correlations with inclination of H-band disk and bulge structural parameters and I-H colour profiles for a sample of 154 spiral galaxies, in order to detect possible effects due to internal extinction by dust. The selection of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Moriondo , R. Giovanelli , M. P. Haynes

We derive average radial gradients in the dust attenuation towards HII regions in 609 galaxies at z~1.4, using measurements of the Balmer decrement out to r~3kpc. The Balmer decrements are derived from spatially resolved maps of Halpha and…

Using deep narrow-band $H_2S1$ and $K_{s}$-band imaging data obtained with CFHT/WIRCam, we identify a sample of 56 H$\alpha$ emission-line galaxies (ELGs) at $z=2.24$ with the 5$\sigma$ depths of $H_2S1=22.8$ and $K_{s}=24.8$ (AB) over 383…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-03-27 F. X. An , X. Z. Zheng , W. -H. Wang , J. -S. Huang , X. Kong , J. -X. Wang , G. W. Fang , F. Zhu , Q. -S. Gu , H. Wu , L. Hao , X. -Y. Xia

In this work, we investigate the contribution of dust scattering to the diffuse H-alpha emission observed in nearby galaxies. As initial conditions for the spatial distribution of HII regions, gas, and dust, we take three Milky Way-like…

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Massive stars can alter physical conditions and properties of their ambient interstellar dust grains via radiative heating and shocks. The HII regions in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) offer ideal sites to study the stellar energy…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 Ian W. Stephens , Jessica Marie Evans , Rui Xue , You-Hua Chu , Robert A. Gruendl , Dominique M. Segura-Cox

Galaxies behind the Milky Way suffer size reduction and dimming due to their obscuration by dust in the disk of our Galaxy. The degree of obscuration is wavelength dependent. It decreases towards longer wavelengths. Compared to the optical,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 Ihab F. Riad , Renée C. Kraan-Korteweg , Patrick A. Woudt

We present the first results from a program of near-infrared spectroscopy aimed at studying the familiar rest-frame optical emission lines from the H II regions of Lyman break galaxies at z = 3. By targeting redshifts which bring the lines…

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Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 T. Shimizu , K. Kawara , H. Sameshima , N. Ienaka , T. Nozawa , T. Kozasa

The superimposed pair of spiral galaxies NGC 3314 offers a unique opportunity to trace the dust properties in a spiral galaxy. We analyze multicolor HST imaging, supported by ground-based near-IR imaging and fiber-array spectroscopy to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 William C. Keel , Raymond E. White

We present observational evidences that dust in the circumnuclear region of AGNs has different properties than in the Galactic diffuse interstellar medium. By comparing the reddening of optical and infrared broad lines and the X-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 R. Maiolino , A. Marconi , M. Salvati , G. Risaliti , P. Severgnini , F. La Franca , L. Vanzi