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We present new HST/WFC3-IR narrowband [Fe II] images of protostellar jets in the Carina Nebula. Combined with 5 previously published sources, we have a sample of 18 jets and 2 HH objects. All of the jets we targeted with WFC3 show bright…

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Using the MIRI/MRS spectrometer on JWST, we have detected pure rotational, suprathermal OH emissions from the vicinity of the intermediate-mass protostar HOPS 370 (OMC2/FIR3). These emissions are observed from shocked knots in a…

Polarimetric data provide key insights into infrared emission mechanisms in the inner disks of YSOs and the details of dust formation around AGB stars. While polarization measurements are well-established in radio interferometry, they…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-15 Linling Shuai , John D. Monnier , Benjamin R. Setterholm , Stefan Kraus , Narsireddy Anugu , Tyler Gardner , Jean-Baptiste Le Bouquin , Gail H. Schaefer

[Abridged] With VLT/X-shooter, we obtain optical and NIR spectra of six Ly-alpha blobs at z~2.3. Using three measures --- the velocity offset between the Lya line and the non-resonant [OIII] or H-alpha line (Dv_Lya), the offset of stacked…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-22 Yujin Yang , Ann Zabludoff , Knud Jahnke , Romeel Davé

We present the first multi-epoch study that includes concurrent mid-infrared and radio interferometry of an oxygen-rich Mira star. We obtained mid-infrared interferometry of S Ori with VLTI/MIDI at four epochs between December 2004 and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-07-04 M. Wittkowski , D. A. Boboltz , K. Ohnaka , T. Driebe , M. Scholz

We analyze a sample of $z$-dropout galaxies in the CANDELS GOODS South and UDS fields that have been targeted by a dedicated spectroscopic campaign aimed at detecting their Ly$\alpha$ line. Deep IRAC observations at 3.6 and 4.5 $\mu$m are…

We present the results of our monitoring program to study the long-term variability of the Halpha line in high-mass X-ray binaries. We have carried out the most complete optical spectroscopic study of the global properties of high-mass…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-06-01 P. Reig , A. Nersesian , A. Zezas , L. Gkouvelis , M. J. Coe

We show that it is now possible to image optically thick $\lya$ clouds in fluorescent $\lya$ emission with a relatively long ($\sim 20 $hr) integration on a large ($\sim 10 $m) telescope. For a broad range of column densities ($N\gsim…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Andrew Gould , David H. Weinberg

We study metal abundances in the z=0.9313 damped Lya system observed in the two lines-of-sight, A and B, toward the gravitationally-lensed double QSO HE0512-3329. Spatially resolved STIS spectra constrain the neutral-gas column density to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. Lopez , D. Reimers , M. D. Gregg , L. Wisotzki , O. Wucknitz , A. Guzman

This is the first paper of a series aimed at studying the chromosphere of active binary systems using the information provided for several optical spectroscopic features. Simultaneous H{alpha}, Na I D{1}, D{2}, and He I D{3} spectroscopic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 D. Montes , M. J. Fernandez-Figueroa , E. De Castro , J. Sanz-Forcada

Exploring the origin of Ly-alpha nebulae (blobs) requires measurements of their gas kinematics that are impossible with only the resonant, optically-thick LyA line. To define gas motions relative to the systemic velocity of the blob, the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Yujin Yang , Ann Zabludoff , Knud Jahnke , Daniel Eisenstein , Romeel Davé , Stephen A. Shectman , Daniel D. Kelson

The discovery of giant quasar Ly$\alpha$ nebulae at $z>2$ has opened up the possibility to directly study in emission the Circumgalactic and Intergalactic Medium (CGM/IGM). However, the resonant nature of the Ly$\alpha$ line and its…

The asymmetries observed in the line profiles of solar flares can provide important diagnostics of the properties and dynamics of the flaring atmosphere. In this paper the evolution of the Halpha and Ca II 8542 {\AA} lines are studied using…

The formation and properties of accretion discs and circumstellar material in Algol-type systems is not very well understood. In order to study the underlying physics of these structures, we have calculated synthetic Halpha spectra of TT…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Jan Budaj , Mercedes T. Richards , Brendan Miller

We present new observations of the binary Sirius A / Sirius B performed with HST-GHRS. Two interstellar clouds are detected on this sightline, one of them being identified as the Local Interstellar Cloud (LIC). The interstellar structure of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Hebrard , C. Mallouris , R. Ferlet , D. Koester , M. Lemoine , A. Vidal-Madjar , D. York

Binary post-AGB stars are interesting laboratories to study both the evolution of binaries as well as the structure of circumstellar disks. A multiwavelength high angular resolution study of the prototypical object 89 Herculis is performed…

The resonantly scattered Lyman-$\alpha$ line illuminates the extended halos of neutral hydrogen in the circumgalactic medium of galaxies. We present integral field Keck Cosmic Web Imager observations of double-peaked, spatially extended…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-12-25 Dawn K. Erb , Zhihui Li , Charles C. Steidel , Yuguang Chen , Max Gronke , Allison L. Strom , Ryan F. Trainor , Gwen C. Rudie

Among the more than 1000 gamma-ray bursts observed by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, a large fraction show narrow and hard spectra inconsistent with non-thermal emission, signifying optically thick emission from the photosphere.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 M. Axelsson

We have carried out wide-field (0.17 degree^2) and high-angular resolution (21.3 arcsec ~ 0.04 pc) observations in [CI] line toward the Orion-A giant molecular cloud with the Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment (ASTE) 10 m telescope…