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We present a study comparing OVI $\lambda\lambda$1031, 1037 doublet absorption found towards group galaxy environments with that of isolated galaxies. The OVI absorption in the circumgalactic medium (CGM) of isolated galaxies has been…

The total contribution of diffuse halo gas to the galaxy baryon budget strongly depends on its dominant ionization state. In this paper, we address the physical conditions in the highly ionized circumgalactic medium (CGM) traced by OVI…

We probe the high-ionization circumgalactic medium by examining absorber kinematics, absorber-galaxy kinematics, and average absorption profiles of 31 OVI absorbers from the "Multiphase Galaxy Halos" Survey as a function of halo mass,…

We use adaptive mesh refinement cosmological simulations to study the spatial distribution and covering fraction of OVI absorption in the circumgalactic medium (CGM) as a function of projected virial radius and azimuthal angle. We compare…

We present the first galaxy-OVI absorption kinematic study for 20 absorption systems (EW>0.1~{\AA}) associated with isolated galaxies (0.15$<z<$0.55) that have accurate redshifts and rotation curves obtained using Keck/ESI. Our sample is…

We investigate large-scale gas kinematics in the multiphase circumgalactic medium (CGM) using the observed correlation between line width (Doppler $b$ parameter) and column density ($N$) for H I and O VI absorbers. Leveraging extensive…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-02-25 Zhijie Qu , Hsiao-Wen Chen , Eliana Schiller , Jing Wang , Max Gronke

We present the first results from the COS-EDGES survey, targeting the kinematic connection between the ISM and multi-phase circumgalactic medium (CGM) in nine isolated, edge-on galaxies at z~0.2, each probed along its major axis by a…

We present HST/STIS and FUSE spectra of the QSO PG 1211+143 (z_em = 0.081) and a galaxy survey of the surrounding field. This sightline shows two strong intergalactic absorption systems at cz ~ 15,300 and 19,300. This sightline addresses…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Jason Tumlinson , J. Michael Shull , Mark L. Giroux , John T. Stocke

We study the physical conditions of the circum-galactic medium (CGM) around z=0.25 galaxies as traced by HI and metal line absorption, using cosmological hydrodynamic simulations that include galactic outflows. Using lines of sight targeted…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-02-17 Amanda Brady Ford , Benjamin D. Oppenheimer , Romeel Davé , Neal Katz , Juna A. Kollmeier , David H. Weinberg

We study the nature of the low-redshift CGM in the Simba cosmological simulations as traced by ultraviolet absorption lines around galaxies in bins of stellar mass ($M_\star>10^{10}M_\odot$) for star-forming, green valley and quenched…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-01-18 Sarah Appleby , Romeel Davé , Daniele Sorini , Weiguang Cui , Jacob Christiansen

We study the circumgalactic medium (CGM) of a z=0.54 simulated dwarf galaxy using hydroART simulations. We present our analysis methods, which emulate observations, including objective absorption line detection, apparent optical depth (AOD)…

We present the first results from our NASA Keck Observatory Database of Ionized Absorbers toward Quasars (KODIAQ) survey which aims to characterize the properties of the highly ionized gas of high redshift galaxies and their circumgalactic…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Nicolas Lehner , John M. O'Meara , Andrew J. Fox , J. Christopher Howk , J. Xavier Prochaska , Vincent Burns , Ashley A. Armstrong

We present observations of 50 pairs of redshift z ~ 0.2 star-forming galaxies and background quasars. These sightlines probe the circumgalactic medium (CGM) out to half the virial radius, and we describe the circumgalactic gas kinematics…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-06-26 Crystal L. Martin , Stephanie H. Ho , Glenn G. Kacprzak , Christopher W. Churchill

Most of the baryonic mass in the circumgalactic medium (CGM) of a spiral galaxy is believed to be warm-hot, with temperature around $10^6$K. The narrow OVI absorption lines probe a somewhat cooler component at $\log \rm T(K)= 5.5$, but…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-02-24 Smita Mathur , Anjali Gupta , Sanskriti Das , Yair Krongold , Fabrizio Nicastro

We study ultraviolet HI and metal line transitions in the circumgalactic medium (CGM) of 15 massive, quenched luminous red galaxies (LRGs) at redshift $z\sim 0.5$ and with impact parameters up to 400 kpc. We selected 8 of LRG-CGM systems to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-10-19 Marijana Smailagic , Jason Xavier Prochaska , Joseph Burchett , Guangtun Zhu

Observations reveal massive amounts of OVI around star-forming $L_*$ galaxies, with covering fractions of near unity extending to the host halo's virial radius. This OVI absorption is typically kinematically centered upon photoionized gas,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-07-12 Matthew McQuinn , Jessica K. Werk

Many of the baryons associated with a galaxy reside in its circumgalactic medium (CGM), in a diffuse volume-filling phase at roughly the virial temperature. Much of the oxygen produced over cosmic time by the galaxy's stars also ends up…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-08-14 G. M. Voit

Absorption-line spectroscopy of 23 background QSOs and numerous background galaxies has let us measure the spatial distribution of metals and neutral hydrogen around 1044 UV-selected galaxies at redshifts 1.8<z<3.3. The typical galaxy is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 K. L. Adelberger , A. E. Shapley , C. C. Steidel , M. Pettini , D. K. Erb , N. A. Reddy

We investigate the dependence of gas kinematics and column densities in the MgII-absorbing circumgalactic medium on galaxy color, azimuthal angle, and inclination to trace baryon cycle processes. Our sample of 30 foreground isolated…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-10-14 Nikole M. Nielsen , Christopher W. Churchill , Glenn G. Kacprzak , Michael T. Murphy , Jessica L. Evans

We report a bimodality in the azimuthal angle ($\Phi$) distribution of gas around galaxies traced by OVI absorption. We present the mean $\Phi$ probability distribution function of 29 HST-imaged OVI absorbing (EW>0.1A) and 24~non-absorbing…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-12-09 Glenn G. Kacprzak , Sowgat Muzahid , Christopher W. Churchill , Nikole M. Nielsen , Jane C. Charlton
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