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Observations with the Wisconsin H-alpha Mapper (WHAM) reveal a large, diffuse ionized halo that surrounds the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). We present the first kinematic H-alpha survey of an extended region around the galaxy, from (l,b) =…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-01-08 Brianna M Smart , Lawrence M Haffner , Kat Barger , Alex Hill , Greg Madsen

We present the first spectroscopically resolved \ha\ emission map of the Large Magellanic Cloud's (LMC) galactic wind. By combining new Wisconsin H-alpha Mapper (WHAM) observations ($I_{\rm H\alpha}\gtrsim10~{\rm mR}$) with existing \hicm\…

Based on an analysis of the interstellar highly ionised species C IV, Si IV, N V, and O VI observed in the FUSE and HST/STIS E140M spectra of four hot stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), we find evidence for a hot LMC halo fed by…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-05-12 N. Lehner , J. C. Howk

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is home to many HII regions, which may lead to significant outflows. We examine the LMC's multiphase gas ($T\sim10^{4-5}$ K) in HI, SII, SiIV, and CIV using 110 stellar sight lines from the HST's Ultraviolet…

We present a Parkes multibeam \HI survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). This survey, which is sensitive to spatial structure in the range 200 pc to 10 kpc, complements the Australia Telescope Compact survey, which is sensitive to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-01-01 L. Staveley-Smith , S. Kim , M. R. Calabretta , R. F. Haynes , M. J. Kesteven

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), being a nearby and actively star-forming satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, is an ideal site to observe the multi-phase interstellar medium (ISM) of a galaxy across the electromagnetic spectrum. We aim to…

We compare the properties of gas flows on both the near and far side of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) disk using Hubble Space Telescope UV absorption-line observations toward an AGN behind (transverse) and a star within (down-the-barrel)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-01-27 Kat Barger , Nicolas Lehner , J. Chris Howk

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is the nearest massive galaxy to the Milky Way. Its circumgalactic medium is complex and multi-phase, containing both stripped HI structures like the Magellanic Stream and Bridge, and a diffuse warm corona…

There has been much debate in recent decades as to what fraction of ionizing photons from star forming regions in the Galactic disk escape into the halo. The recent detection of the Magellanic Stream in optical line emission at the CTIO 4m…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. Bland-Hawthorn , P. R. Maloney

The Magellanic System includes some of the nearest examples of galaxies disturbed by galaxy interactions. These interactions have redistributed much of their gas into the halos of the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds. We present…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2013-07-09 K. A. Barger , L. M. Haffner , J. Bland-Hawthorn

We compare the CO J =(1-0) and HI emission in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) in three dimensions, i.e. including a velocity axis in addition to the two spatial axes, with the aim of elucidating the physical connection between giant…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-11-20 Y. Fukui , A. Kawamura , T. Wong , M. Murai , H. Iritani , N. Mizuno , Y. Mizuno , T. Onishi , A. Hughes , J. Ott , E. Muller , L. Staveley-Smith , S. Kim

We summarize recent attempts to detect warm ionized gas at large galactocentric distances. This includes searching for gas at the edges of spirals, in between cluster galaxies, towards extragalactic HI clouds, and towards high velocity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 J. Bland-Hawthorn

(Abridged) The Magellanic Clouds provide a nearby laboratory for metal-poor dwarf galaxies. The low dust abundance enhances the penetration of UV photons into the interstellar medium (ISM), resulting in a relatively larger filling factor of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 V. Lebouteiller , D. Cormier , S. C. Madden , F. Galliano , R. Indebetouw , N. Abel , M. Sauvage , S. Hony , A. Contursi , A. Poglitsch , A. Remy , E. Sturm , R. Wu

We characterize the Magellanic Corona, the warm gaseous halo around the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The Corona is a key ingredient in the formation of the Magellanic Stream (Lucchini et al. 2020, 2021) and has recently been observed in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-05-15 Scott Lucchini , Elena D'Onghia , Andrew J. Fox

There has been much debate in recent decades as to what fraction of ionizing photons from star forming regions in the Galactic disk escape into the halo. The recent detection of the Magellanic Stream in optical line emission at the CTIO 4m…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. Bland-Hawthorn , P. R. Maloney

The Magellanic Stream (MS) is a vast gaseous structure in the Milky Way halo, containing most of its mass in ionized form and tracing the interaction between the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds and the Galaxy. Using HST/COS G160M spectra…

The dominant gaseous structure in the Galactic halo is the Magellanic Stream, an extended network of neutral and ionized filaments surrounding the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds (LMC/SMC), the two most massive satellite galaxies of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-09-10 Scott Lucchini , Elena D'Onghia , Andrew J Fox , Chad Bustard , Joss Bland-Hawthorn , Ellen Zweibel

The far-ultraviolet (FUV) diffuse emission is predominantly due to scattering of starlight from interstellar dust grains which shows a large regional variation depending on the relative orientations of dust and stars. The observations of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2013-07-05 Ananta C. Pradhan

X-ray mosaics of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) taken with the ROSAT Position Sensitive Proportional Counter (PSPC) have revealed extensive diffuse X-ray emission, indicative of hot >= 10^6 K gas associated with this irregular galaxy on…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 S. Points , Y. -H. Chu , S. L. Snowden , R. C. Smith

We estimate the total predicted Lyc emission rates of OB associations for which the complete census of O star spectral types exists. The results are compared to the observed H-alpha luminosities of the host H II regions. We find evidence…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 M. S. Oey , R. C. Kennicutt,
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