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The existence of density-bounded HII regions in spiral galaxies is supported by means of a spectral indicator based on the intensity of the [OI]6300A forbidden line. A grid of photoionization models providing spectral information of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 J. Iglesias-Paramo , C. Munoz-Tunon

We present high signal-to-noise spectrophotometric observations of seven luminous HII galaxies. The observations have been made with the use of a double-arm spectrograph which provides spectra with a wide wavelength coverage, from 3400 to…

We present high resolution [NII] 205 micrometer ^3P_1-^3P_0 spectra obtained with Herschel-HIFI towards a small sample of far-infrared bright star forming regions in the Galactic plane: W31C (G10.6-0.4), W49N (G43.2-0.1), W51 (G49.5-0.4),…

We present the results of observations of the Irr galaxy IC 10 at the 6-m SAO telescope with the panoramic Multi-Pupil Fiber Spectrograph (MPFS). Based on the results of these observations and our long-slit spectroscopy performed…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-07-15 V. P. Arkhipova , O. V. Egorov , T. A. Lozinskaya , A. V. Moiseev

We present an observational study about the impacts of the interactions in the electron density of \ion{H}{ii} regions located in 7 systems of interacting galaxies. The data consist of long-slit spectra in the range 4400-7300 A, obtained…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 A. C. Krabbe , D. A. Rosa , O. L. Dors , M. G. Pastoriza , C. Winge , G. F. Hagele , M. V. Cardaci , I. Rodrigues

We present submillimeter observations of the Local Group, metal-poor, irregular dwarf galaxy IC 10, directly relevant to the interaction between interstellar medium and star formation activity in primeval galaxies. Using the JCMT, we have…

We derive infrared and radio flux densities of all ~1000 known Galactic HII regions in the Galactic longitude range 17.5 < l < 65 degree. Our sample comes from the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) catalog of Galactic \hii regions…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-09-06 Z. Makai , L. D. Anderson , J. L. Mascoop , B. Johnstone

We present measurements of [SIII]$\lambda\lambda$9069,9531 for a sample of $z\sim1.5$ star-forming galaxies, the first sample with measurements of these lines at z>0.1. We employ the line ratio…

The discovery of a broad, $\sim$1.5$^{\circ}$ long filamentary [OIII] 5007 emission $\sim$1.2$^{\circ}$ south-east of the M31 nucleus has recently been reported. More than 100 hours of exposures of a wide field (3.48$^{\circ} \times…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-03-29 P. Amram , C. Adami , B. Epinat , L. Chemin

We have obtained sensitive long-slit spectra of Diffuse Ionized Gas (DIG) in the Andromeda Galaxy, M31, covering the wavelength range of 3550-6850 Angs. By co-adding extracted DIG spectra, we reached a 1 sigma uncertainty of 9.3E-19…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 B. Greenawalt , R. A. M. Walterbos , R. Braun

We present deep spectrophotometry of several Hii regions in the nearby low-mass spiral galaxies NGC 300 and M33. The data have been taken with UVES and OSIRIS spectrographs attached to the 8m VLT and 10.4m GTC telescopes, respectively. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-03-23 L. Toribio San Cipriano , J. García-Rojas , C. Esteban , F. Bresolin , M. Peimbert

A detailed analysis on the physical conditions of the Interstellar Medium in the main body of the Local Group dwarf irregular galaxy IC 10 is carried out using long-slit spectroscopy. Maps of the excitation, the H$\alpha$ flux,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 A. M. Hidalgo-Gamez

We present initial results from the M33 Metallicity Project. Out of the thousands of cataloged HII regions in M33, only ~30 have electron-temperature based abundances in the literature. We have obtained Keck spectroscopy of a sample of ~200…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-12-18 Joshua D. Simon , Erik Rosolowsky

We present a high S/N ratio optical spectrum of the bright quasar HS1700+6416. These data usefully complement the UV HST data from Vogel and Reimers (1995). We analyse the metal line systems using photo-ionization models allowing for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Patrick Petitjean , Ruediger Riediger , Michael Rauch

Large HII regions, with angular dimensions exceeding 10 pc, usually enclose numerous massive O-stars. Stellar winds from such stars are expected to play a sizeable role in the dynamical, morphological and chemical evolution of the targeted…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-03 Dominic Lagrois , Gilles Joncas , Laurent Drissen

We present new and archival SOFIA FIFI-LS far-IR spectroscopic observations of 25 local galaxies of either the [OIII]52um and/or the [NIII]57um lines. Including other 31 galaxies from Herschel-PACS, we discuss a local sample of 47 galaxies,…

We have collected one-dimensional raster-scan observations of the active star-forming region Sharpless 171 (S171), a typical HII region-molecular cloud complex, with the three spectrometers (LWS, SWS, and PHT-S) on board ISO. We have…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Y. Okada , T. Onaka , H. Shibai , Y. Doi

Using MUSE AO data, we probe the ISM in the local spiral galaxy NGC 7793 at a spatial resolution of $\sim$ 10 pc. We identify HII regions and compile a catalogue of supernova remnants (SNRs), planetary nebulae (PNe) and Wolf Rayet stars…

HII region electron temperatures are a critical ingredient in metallicity determinations and recent observations reveal systematic variations in the temperatures measured using different ions. We present electron temperatures ($T_e$)…

Observing giant HII regions at fine spatial scales uncovers detailed structures and reveals variations in ionization, abundance, and dynamical properties of ionized gas and the effect of stellar feedback. Using emission line data of M33…