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The Smith Cloud is a high-velocity cloud (HVC) on its final approach to the Milky Way that shows evidence of interaction with the Galaxy's disk. We investigate the metallicity and gas-phase chemical depletion patterns in this HVC using UV…

Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper (WHAM) observations of H-Alpha and [S II]$\lambda6716$ emission are used to trace the vertical distribution and physical conditions of the warm ionized medium (WIM) along the Sagittarius-Carina arm. CO emission,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-03-29 Dhanesh Krishnarao , L. Matthew Haffner , Robert A. Benjamin , Alex S. Hill , Kathleen A. Barger

We present findings of 3D filamentary structures in the Smith Cloud, a high-velocity cloud (HVC) located at $l=38^{\circ}$, $b=-13^{\circ}$. We use data from the Galactic Arecibo L-Band Feed Array \ion{H}{i} (GALFA-\ion{H}{i}) along with…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-05-06 Colin Holm-Hansen , M. E. Putman , D. A. Kim

We present the integral field spectroscopic observations of ionized gas (H$\alpha$ and [{\ion{N}{II}}]) using the PCWI, along with deep CO(2-1) observations by the $^\backprime\bar{\rm U}^\backprime\bar{\rm u}$ receiver on JCMT for AGC…

We present direct measures of the ionization fractions of several sulfur ions in the Galactic warm ionized medium (WIM). We obtained high resolution ultraviolet absorption line spectroscopy of post-asymptotic giant branch stars in the the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-11 J. Christopher Howk , S. Michelle Consiglio

We present VLA measurements of H92alpha radio recombination line emission from an unusual HII region G0.18--0.04, the ``Sickle'', with spatial and spectral resolutions of 27" times 24".9 and 14 km/s, respectively. These observations…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 F. Yusef-Zadeh , D. A. Roberts , M. Wardle

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) has an extensive H$_{\alpha}$ emission halo that traces an extended, warm ionized component of its interstellar medium. Using the Wisconsin H$_{\alpha}$ Mapper (WHAM) telescope, we present the first…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-05-18 B. M. Smart , L. M. Haffner , K. A. Barger , D. A. Ciampa , A. S. Hill , D. Krishnarao , G. J. Madsen

Using a sample of nearly half million galaxies, intersected by over 7 million lines of sight from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 12, we trace H$\alpha$ + [N{\small II}] emission from a galactocentric projected radius, $r_p$, of 5…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-12-28 Huanian Zhang , Dennis Zaritsky , Guangtun Zhu , Brice Ménard , David W. Hogg

The Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper (WHAM) has completed a one-degree resolution, velocity-resolved northern sky survey of H-alpha emission from our Galaxy. The unprecedented sensitivity of the instrument and accurate spectral subtraction of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. J. Madsen , L. M. Haffner , R. J. Reynolds

We have detected faint, diffuse H$\alpha emission from several points along the Magellanic Stream, using the Rutgers Fabry--Perot Interferometer at the CTIO 1.5-m telescope. At points on the leading edges of the H I clouds MS II, MS III,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Benjamin J. Weiner , T. B. Williams

We present Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper [S II] {\lambda}6716 and H{\alpha} spectroscopic maps of the warm ionized medium (WIM) in the Scutum-Centaurus Arm at Galactic longitudes 310{\deg} < l < 345{\deg}. Using extinction-corrected H{\alpha}…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-05-12 Alex S. Hill , Robert A. Benjamin , L. Matthew Haffner , Martin Gostisha , Kathleen A. Barger

(Abridged) We present fine structure and recombination lines observations of the ionized gas toward a sample of 18 sources located within 300 pc of the center of the Galaxy (GC). The fine structure lines from [NII] and [SIII] have been…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 N. J. Rodriguez-Fernandez , J. Martin-Pintado

We have recently identified several high velocity (V < -100 km/s) clouds in the directions of Mrk 509 and PKS 2155-304 that have unusual ionization properties. The clouds exhibit strong C IV absorption with little or no detectable low ion…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Kenneth R. Sembach , Blair D. Savage , Limin Lu , Edward M. Murphy

We present infrared and millimeter observations of molecular gas, dust and ionized gas towards a sample of clouds distributed along the 500 central pc of the Galaxy. The clouds were selected to investigate the physical state, in particular…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 N. J. Rodriguez-Fernandez , J. Martin-Pintado , A. Fuente , T. L. Wilson

To characterize a bright-rimmed cloud embedded in the HII region Sh2-48 searching for evidence of triggered star formation. We carried out observations towards a region of 2'x2' centered at RA=18h 22m 11.39s, dec.=-14deg 35m 24.81s (J2000)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-16 M. E. Ortega , S. Paron , E. Giacani , M. Rubio , G. Dubner

We present the discovery of a vast cloud of ionized gas 13$^{\prime}$ (32 kpc) north of the interacting system M51. We detected this cloud via deep narrow-band imaging with the Burrell Schmidt Telescope, where it appears as an extended,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-05-23 Aaron E. Watkins , J. Christopher Mihos , Matthew Bershady , Paul Harding

The Magellanic System includes some of the nearest examples of galaxies disturbed by galaxy interactions. These interactions have redistributed much of their gas into the halos of the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds. We present…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2013-07-09 K. A. Barger , L. M. Haffner , J. Bland-Hawthorn

We present high-resolution UV spectra of absorption-line systems toward the low-z QSO HS0624+6907 (z=0.3700). Coupled with spectroscopic galaxy redshifts, we find that many of these absorbers are integalactic gas clouds distributed within…

We present a study of diffuse extended ionised gas toward three clouds located in the Galactic Centre (GC). One line of sight (LOS) is toward the 20 km s$^{-1}$ cloud (LOS$-$0.11) in the Sgr A region, another LOS is toward the 50 km…

This paper deals with the heating and the ionization of the interstellar medium (ISM) in the 500 central pc of the Milky Way (hereafter Galactic center, GC). We review the results of the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) observations of a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-18 N. J. Rodriguez-Fernandez , J. Martin-Pintado