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We present a pilot library of synthetic NUV, U, B, V, and I photometry of star clusters with stochastically sampled IMFs and ionized gas for initial masses, $M_i=10^3$, $10^4$, and $10^5$ M$_{\odot}$; $t=1$, 3, 4, and 8 Myr; $Z=0.014$ and…

We study the effect of inclination on the apparent brightness of star-forming galaxies in spectral passbands that are commonly used as star-formation indicators. As diagnostics we use mass-to-light ratios in three passbands: the UV…

Measurements of short-timescale star formation variations (i.e., "burstiness") are integral to our understanding of star formation feedback mechanisms and the assembly of stellar populations in galaxies. We expand upon the work of Broussard…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-11-09 Adam Broussard , Eric Gawiser , Kartheik Iyer

We compare the \texttt{Technicolor Dawn} cosmological simulations with recent observations of galactic nebular line emission during the Epoch of Reionization, providing stringent tests of the predicted ionization and metal enrichment…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-10-24 Samir Kusmic , Kristian Finlator , Ezra Huscher , Maya Steen

The cycling of metals between interstellar gas and dust is a critical aspect of the baryon cycle of galaxies, yet our understanding of this process is limited. This study focuses on understanding dust depletion effects in the low…

Star clusters are studied widely both as benchmarks for stellar evolution models and in their own right. Cluster age and mass distributions within galaxies are probes of star formation histories, and of cluster formation and disruption…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Morgan Fouesneau , Ariane Lançon

We use the newest generation of the Starburst99/Mappings code to generate an extensive suite of models to facilitate detailed studies of star-forming galaxies and their ISM properties, particularly at low metallicities. The new models used…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-13 Emily M. Levesque , Lisa J. Kewley , Kirsten L. Larson

In this paper, we present low resolution (R=500) near-infrared spectra for selected and serendipitous sources in six inner in-plane Galactic fields, with the aim of analysing the stellar content present. From the equivalent widths of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 C. González-Fernández , A. Cabrera-Lavers , P. L. Hammersley , F. Garzón

Optical CCD spectra are used to determine the Fe abundances at several positions inside seven bright Galactic HII regions. The observed [FeIII] line ratios are compared with the predictions of different sets of collision strengths and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. Rodriguez

JWST is unveiling a surprising lack of evolution in the number densities of ultraviolet-selected (UV) galaxies at redshift $z\gtrsim 10$. At the same time, observations and simulations are providing evidence for highly bursty star formation…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-05-21 Viola Gelli , Charlotte Mason , Christopher C. Hayward

We review the use of emission-lines for understanding galaxy evolution, focusing on excitation source, metallicity, ionization parameter, ISM pressure and electron density. We show that the UV, optical and infrared contain complementary…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-10-23 Lisa J. Kewley , David C. Nicholls , Ralph S. Sutherland

Fluctuations in the brightness of the background radiation can lead to confusion with real point sources. Such background emission confusion will be important for infrared observations with relatively large beam sizes since the amount of…

In order to recognize environmental effects on the evolution of dwarf galaxies in clusters of galaxies, it is first necessary to quantify the properties of objects which have evolved in relative isolation. With oxygen abundance as the gauge…

Aims. The main objective of this article is to provide a simple physical framework with permits a quantitative comparison of measurements of the temperature fluctuations in the ionized interstellar medium with possible mechanisms which can…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. Giammanco , J. E. Beckman

(abridged) Quantifying the ISM porosity to ionizing photons in nearby galaxies may improve our understanding of the mechanisms leading to Lyman Continuum photons leakage from galaxies. Primitive galaxies with low metal and dust content have…

Newly formed stars have a profound impact on their environment by depositing energy and momentum into the surrounding gas. However, only a fraction of the stellar feedback is retained in the cloud and observational constraints are needed to…

We examine, from a theoretical viewpoint, how the physical parameters of HII regions are controlled in both normal galaxies and in starburst environments. These parameters are the HII region luminosity function, the time-dependent size, the…

A stochastic algorithm for simulation of fluctuation-induced kinetics of H$_2$ formation on grain surfaces is suggested as a generalization of the technique developed in our recent studies where this method was developed to describe the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-10-07 Karl Sabelfeld

The stochastic nature of star formation and photon propagation in high-redshift galaxies can result in sizable galaxy-to-galaxy scatter in their properties. Ignoring this scatter by assuming mean quantities can bias estimates of their…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-12-18 Ivan Nikolić , Andrei Mesinger , James E. Davies , David Prelogović

We compare the metallicities of stars with radial velocity planets to the metallicity of a sample of field dwarfs. We confirm recent work indicating that the stars-with-planet sample as a whole is iron rich. However, the lowest mass stars…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 N. Murray , B. Chaboyer