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We present specific Star Formation Rate (sSFR) radial profiles for a sample of 161 relatively face-on spiral galaxies from the GALEX Atlas of Nearby Galaxies. The sSFR profiles are derived from GALEX & 2MASS (FUV-K) color profiles after a…

We present the H$\alpha$ images of ultra-flat (UF) spiral galaxies seen practically edge-on. The galaxies have the angular diameter in the $B$ band $a> 1.9^{\prime}$ and the apparent axial ratio $(a/b) >10$. We found that their H$\alpha$…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-04-22 S. S. Kaisin , I. D. Karachentsev , H. Hernandez-Toledo , L. Gutierrez , V. E. Karachentseva

(Abridged) We combine data from The HI Nearby Galaxy Survey and the GALEX Nearby Galaxy Survey to study the relationship between atomic hydrogen (HI) and far-ultraviolet (FUV) emission outside the optical radius (r25) in 17 spiral and 5…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 F. Bigiel , A. Leroy , F. Walter , L. Blitz , E. Brinks , W. J. G. de Blok , B. Madore

We present B, R, and Halpha imaging data of 19 large disk galaxies whose properties are intermediate between classical low surface brightness galaxies and ordinary high surface brightness galaxies. We use data taken from the Lowell 1.8m…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 K. O'Neil , S. Oey , G. Bothun

We have used the first matched set of GALEX and SDSS data to investigate the properties of a sample of 74 nearby galaxies with far-ultraviolet luminosities chosen to overlap the luminosity range of typical high-z Lyman Break Galaxies…

We have used a sample of 43 star-forming galaxies imaged in the far-ultraviolet (FUV) by the UIT supplemented with 33 galaxies observed by FAUST, to explore the consistency of UV and H alpha derived star formation rates (SFRs). We find,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Eric F. Bell , Robert C. Kennicutt

An accurate estimation of the star formation-related properties of galaxies is crucial for understanding the evolution of galaxies. In galaxies, ultraviolet (UV) light emitted by recently formed massive stars is attenuated by dust, which is…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-11 A. Sakurai , T. T. Takeuchi , F. -T. Yuan , V. Buat , D. Burgarella

We present the results of a multiwavelength study of nearby galaxies, aimed at understanding the relation between the ultraviolet and far-infrared emission in star-forming galaxies. The dataset comprises new ultraviolet (from HST/STIS),…

During the UIT/Astro Spacelab missions, the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope obtained spatially resolved far-UV (lambda 1500 A) imagery of ~35 galaxies exhibiting recent massive star formation. The sample includes disk systems, irregular,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Michael N. Fanelli , Theodore P. Stecher , the UIT Science Team

We present measurements of the UV galaxy luminosity function and the evolution of luminosity density from GALEX observations matched to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). We analyze galaxies in the Medium Imaging Survey overlapping the…

We use the far-UV (FUV) and near-UV (NUV) images of M83 obtained by GALEX to compute the radial profile of the UV spectral slope in the star forming disk. We briefly present a model of its chemical evolution which allows us to obtain…

The ultraviolet (UV) light from a host star influences a planet's atmospheric photochemistry and will affect interpretations of exoplanetary spectra from future missions like the James Webb Space Telescope. These effects will be…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-02 Brittany E. Miles , Evgenya L. Shkolnik

A great deal of our understanding of star formation in the local universe has been built upon an extensive foundation of H-alpha observational studies. However, recent work in the ultraviolet (UV) with GALEX has shown that star formation…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-10 Janice C. Lee , Armando Gil de Paz , Christy Tremonti , Robert Kennicutt , the Local Volume Legacy Team

We have used archival ultraviolet (UV) imaging of 50 nearby star-forming galaxies obtained with the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT) to derive integrated near-UV and far-UV magnitudes, and have combined these data with H alpha,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Eric F. Bell , Robert C. Kennicutt

We perform a deep wide-field imaging survey of nearby galaxies using H$\alpha$ and broadband filters to investigate the characteristics of star formation in galaxies. Motivated by the finding that star formation rates (SFRs) derived from…

We present Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) far-UV and near-UV mosaic observations covering the entirety of M31 and M33. For both targets, we measure the decline of surface brightness (in FUV and NUV) and changes in FUV--NUV color as a…

[Abridged] We investigate the average physical properties and star formation histories of the most UV-luminous star-forming galaxies at z~3.7. Our results are derived from analyses of the average spectral energy distributions (SEDs),…

We have assembled a sample of high spatial resolution far-UV (Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys Solar Blind Channel) and Halpha (Maryland-Magellan Tunable Filter) imaging for 15 cool core galaxy clusters. These data provide…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Michael McDonald , Sylvain Veilleux , David S. N. Rupke , Richard Mushotzky , Christopher Reynolds

We present the results of Halpha imaging of 94 irregular galaxies, including types Im, BCD, and Sm. The sample spans a large range in galactic parameters including integrated absolute magnitude (MV=-9 to -19), average surface brightness (20…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Deidre A. Hunter , Bruce G. Elmegreen

We have examined the stellar structure of 10 nearby, low stellar mass (10^6 to 6 x 10^7 Msolar) dwarf irregular galaxies by fitting ellipses as a function of surface brightness on ultra-deep V images. These are compared to far ultraviolet…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-05-04 Deidre A. Hunter , Bruce G. Elmegreen