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Based on the results of recent surveys, we have constructed a relatively homogeneous set of observational data concerning the chemical and photometric properties of Low Surface Brightness galaxies (LSBs). We have compared the properties of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 S. Boissier , D. Monnier Ragaigne , N. Prantzos , W. van Driel , C. Balkowski , K. O'Neil

We present a narrow $\rm H\alpha$-band imaging survey of 357 low surface brightness galaxies (LSBGs) that are selected from the spring sky region of the 40% Arecibo Legacy Fast Arecibo L-band Feed Array (ALFALFA) HI Survey. All the $\rm…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-07-25 Feng-Jie Lei , Hong Wu , Yi-Nan Zhu , Wei Du , Min He , Jun-Jie Jin , Pin-Song Zhao , Bing-Qing Zhang

Low-surface brightness galaxies (LSBGs) are defined as galaxies with central surface brightness levels fainter than the night sky, making them challenging to observe. A key open question is whether their faint appearance arises from…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-10-01 D. Stoppacher , P. Tissera , Y. Rosas-Guevara , G. Galaz , J. Oñorbe

The population of Low Surface Brightness (LSB) galaxies is crucial for understanding the extremes of galaxy formation and evolution of the universe. As LSB galaxies are mostly rich in gas (HI), the alpha.40-SDSS DR7 sample is absolutely one…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-03 Wei Du , Hong Wu , Man I Lam , Yinan Zhu , Fengjie Lei , Zhimin Zhou

This paper presents optical and H-alpha imaging for a large sample of LSB galaxies selected from the PSS-II catalogs (Schombert et. al 1992). As noted in previous work, LSB galaxies span a range of luminosities (-10 > M_V > -20) and sizes…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-05-28 James Schombert , Tamela Maciel , Stacy McGaugh

We have performed deep imaging of a diverse sample of 26 low surface brightness galaxies (LSBGs) in the optical and the near-infrared. Using stellar population synthesis models, we find that it is possible to place constraints on the ratio…

We present the observed H$\alpha$ flux and derived star formation rates (SFRs) for a fall sample of low$-$surface$-$brightness galaxies (LSBGs). The sample is selected from the fall sky region of the 40$\%$ ALFALFA {\ion{H}{1}} survey $-$…

We use new and updated gas and dust-corrected SFR surface densities to revisit the integrated star formation law for local "quiescent" spiral, dwarf, and low-surface-brightness galaxies. Using UV-based SFRs with individual IR-based dust…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-02-12 Mithi A. C. de los Reyes , Robert C. Kennicutt

We report the results of J-band infrared spectroscopy of a sample of 13 z=1 field galaxies drawn from the Canada-France Redshift Survey, targeting galaxies whose redshifts place the rest frame H-alpha line emission from HII regions in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Karl Glazebrook , Chris Blake , Frossie Economou , Simon Lilly , Matthew Colless

We calculated the radial profiles of the azimuthally averaged midplane gas volume density $\rho_g$ for 11 high surface brightness (HSB) spiral galaxies, 7 low surface brightness (LSB) galaxies and 3 S0 galaxies assuming their gaseous layers…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-07-20 A. V. Zasov , O. V. Abramova

A series of population models are designed to explore the star formation history of gas-rich, low surface brightness (LSB) galaxies. LSB galaxies are unique in having properties of very blue colors, low H$\alpha$ emission and high gas…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-22 James Schombert , Stacy McGaugh

We study the structural properties of Low Surface Brightness galaxies (LSB) using a sample of 263 galaxies observed by the Green Bank Telescope (Schneider et al 1992). We perform 2D decompositions of these galaxies in the SDSS $g$, $r$ and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-05-16 Isha Pahwa , Kanak Saha

We present WFC3 observations of three low surface brightness (LSB) galaxies from the Schombert et. al LSB catalog that are within 11 Mpc of the Milky Way. Deep imaging at F336W, F555W and F814W allow the construction of the V-I…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-08-19 J. Schombert , S. McGaugh

The optical and HI properties for a sample of low surface brightness (LSB) dwarf galaxies, cataloged from the Second Palomar Sky Survey, is presented. Gas mass fractions for LSB dwarfs reach the highest levels of any know galaxy type…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 J. Schombert , S. McGaugh , J. Eder

Low surface brightness (LSB) galaxies make up a significant fraction of the luminosity density of the local universe. Their low surface brightness suggests a different formation and evolution process compared to more-typical…

In this work we analyze the physical properties of a sample of 153 star forming galaxies at z~0.84, selected by their H-alpha flux with a NB filter. B-band luminosities of the objects are higher than those of local star forming galaxies.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 V. Villar , J. Gallego , P-G. Pérez-González , G. Barro , J. Zamorano , K. G. Noeske , D. C. Koo

Low Surface Brighness Galaxies (LSBs), inspite of being gas rich, have low star formation rates and are, therefore, low surface brightness in nature. We calculate Q$_{\rm{RW}}$, the 2-component disc stability parameter as proposed by Romeo…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-09-13 Prerak Garg , Arunima Banerjee

The exact formation scenarios and evolutionary processes that led to the existence of the class of low surface brightness galaxies (LSBs) have not yet been understood completely. Since the environment of LSBs has been studied before only on…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 S. D. Rosenbaum , E. Krusch , D. J. Bomans , R. -J. Dettmar

[abridged] While observations of Local Group galaxies show a very simple, local star formation law in which the star formation rate per unit area in each patch of a galaxy scales linearly with the molecular gas surface density, recent…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Mark R. Krumholz , Avishai Dekel , Christopher F. McKee

(Abridged) The Kennicutt--Schmidt law relates the face-on star formation rate (SFR) per unit area with the face-on gaseous column density in nearby galaxies. Applying this relation to damped Lya absorption systems (DLAs) of neutral hydrogen…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Arthur M. Wolfe , Hsiao-Wen Chen