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We present the first $z=0$ HI column density distribution function, $f(N_\mathrm{HI})$, extending down to $\log (N_\mathrm{HI}/\mathrm{cm}^{-2})=17.8$. This was derived from high-sensitivity 21-cm emission-line imaging at $\sim$1 kpc…

We present a neutral hydrogen-selected absorption-line survey of gas with HI column densities 15<log N(HI)<19 at z<1 using the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope. Our main aim is to determine the metallicity…

In the Halo21 absorption modeling challenge we generated synthetic absorption spectra of the circumgalactic medium (CGM), and attempted to estimate the metallicity, temperature, and density (Z, T, and nH) of the underlying gas using…

Upcoming 21cm surveys will map the spatial distribution of cosmic neutral hydrogen (HI) over very large cosmological volumes. In order to maximize the scientific return of these surveys, accurate theoretical predictions are needed.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-07-29 Digvijay Wadekar , Francisco Villaescusa-Navarro , Shirley Ho , Laurence Perreault-Levasseur

Cosmological hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy evolution are increasingly able to produce realistic galaxies, but the largest hurdle remaining is in constructing subgrid models that accurately describe the behavior of stellar feedback.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-12 Cameron Hummels , Greg Bryan , Britton Smith , Matthew Turk

We compare predictions of large-scale cosmological hydrodynamical simulations for neutral hydrogen absorption signatures in the vicinity of 1e11 - 1e12.5 MSun haloes with observational measurements. Two different hydrodynamical techniques…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-09-09 A. Meiksin , J. S. Bolton , E. R. Tittley

Resolving the phase structure of neutral hydrogen (HI) is crucial for understanding the life cycle of the interstellar medium (ISM). However, accurate measurements of HI temperature and density are limited by the availability of background…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-08-19 Claire E. Murray , J. E. G. Peek , Chang-Goo Kim

We compute the z = 3 neutral hydrogen column density distribution function f(NHI) for 19 simulations drawn from the OWLS project using a post-processing correction for self-shielding calculated with full radiative transfer of the ionising…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Gabriel Altay , Tom Theuns , Joop Schaye , C. M. Booth , Claudio Dalla Vecchia

We present synthetic Hi and CO observations of a simulation of decaying turbulence in the thermally bistable neutral medium. We first present the simulation, with clouds initially consisting of clustered clumps. Self-gravity causes these…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-08-06 Jonathan S. Heiner , Enrique Vázquez-Semadeni , Javier Ballesteros-Paredes

I apply the well controlled Hydro-PM approximation of Gnedin & Hui to model the column density distribution of the Lyman-alpha forest for 25 different flat cosmological scenarios, including variants of the standard CDM, tilted CDM, CDM with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Nickolay Y. Gnedin

Observations of the cosmic evolution of different gas phases across time indicate a marked increase in the molecular gas mass density towards $z\sim 2-3$. Such a transformation implies an accompanied change in the global distribution of…

We generate synthetic HI Galactic plane surveys from spiral galaxy simulations which include stellar feedback processes. Compared to a model without feedback we find an increased scale height of HI emission (in better agreement with…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-03 David M. Acreman , Clare L. Dobbs , Christopher M. Brunt , Kevin A. Douglas

We report the discovery of a threshold in the HI column density of Galactic gas clouds below which the formation of the cold phase of HI is inhibited. This threshold is at $N_{HI} = 2 \times 10^{20}$ per cm$^{2}$; sightlines with lower HI…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2013-02-20 Nissim Kanekar , Robert Braun , Nirupam Roy

We present a study of the cold atomic hydrogen (HI) content of molecular clouds simulated within the SILCC-Zoom project. We produce synthetic observations of HI at 21 cm including HI self-absorption (HISA) and observational effects. We find…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-03-14 D. Seifried , H. Beuther , S. Walch , J. Syed , J. D. Soler , P. Girichidis , R. Wünsch

We present an analysis of the neutral hydrogen (HI) properties of a fully cosmological hydrodynamical dwarf galaxy, run with varying simulation parameters. As reported by Governato et al. (2010), the high resolution, high star formation…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 K. Pilkington , B. K. Gibson , F. Calura , A. M. Brooks , L. Mayer , C. B. Brook , G. S. Stinson , R. J. Thacker , C. G. Few , D. Cunnama , J. Wadsley

A simple consistency argument for hypothesis of the galactic halo origin of the Ly-alpha forest absorption lines is advanced, based on the recent determination of column-density vs. impact parameter relation for the low-redshift gaseous…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Milan M. Cirkovic , Srdjan Samurovic

We present detailed photoionization models of well aligned optically thin C III absorption components at $2.1 < z < 3.4$. Using our models we estimate density ($n_{\rm \tiny H}$), metallicity ($[C/H]$), total hydrogen column density and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-01-23 Abhisek Mohapatra , R. Srianand , Vikram Khaire , Ananta C. Pradhan

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

The equivalent width distribution function (EWDF) of \hone absorbers specific to the void environment has been recently derived (Manning 2002), revealing a large line density of clouds (dN/dz ~500 per unit z for Log (N_HI)> 12.4). I show…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Curtis V. Manning

There is a robust polyatomic chemistry in diffuse, partially-molecular interstellar gas that is readily accessible in absorption at radio/mm/sub-mm wavelengths. Accurate column densities are derived owing to the weak internal excitation, so…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-02-15 Harvey Liszt , Maryvonne Gerin