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This paper outlines the science case for line-intensity mapping with a space-borne instrument targeting the sub-millimeter (microwaves) to the far-infrared (FIR) wavelength range. Our goal is to observe and characterize the large-scale…

We present rotation curves derived for a sample of 62 late-type dwarf galaxies that have been observed as part of the Westerbork HI Survey of Spiral and Irregular Galaxies (WHISP) project. The rotation curves were derived by interactively…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 R. A. Swaters , R. Sancisi , T. S. van Albada , J. M. van der Hulst

Consecutive points in rotation curve measurements are correlated with each other, but this is usually ignored when constructing galaxy mass models. We apply a recently proposed data-driven approach to include the characteristic amplitude…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-05-25 Helena Chase , Diego Dado , Katherine E. Harborne , Kyle A. Oman

The recent development of sensitive, multiplexed near infra-red instruments has presented astronomers the unique opportunity to survey mass/magnitude complete samples of galaxies at \emph{Cosmic Noon}, a time period where $\sim80\%$ of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-08-30 Themiya Nanayakkara

For a galaxy, given its observed rotation curve, can one directly infer parameters of the dark matter density profile (such as dark matter particle mass $m$, scaling parameter $s$, core-to-envelope transition radius $r_t$ and NFW scale…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-10 Bihag Dave , Gaurav Goswami

The principal limitation in many areas of astronomy, especially for directly imaging exoplanets, arises from instability in the point spread function (PSF) delivered by the telescope and instrument. To understand the transfer function, it…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-01 Alison Wong , Benjamin Pope , Louis Desdoigts , Peter Tuthill , Barnaby Norris , Chris Betters

Cosmological simulations of structure formation are invaluable to study the evolution of the Universe and the development of galaxies in it successfully reproducing many observations in the context of the cosmological paradigm $\Lambda$CDM.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-02-11 J. M. Pacheco-Arias , C. R. Carvajal-Bohorquez , Juan C. B. Pineda , L. A. Núñez

We consider the application of quantum corrections computed using renormalization group arguments in the astrophysical domain and show that, for the most natural interpretation of the renormalization group scale parameter, a gravitational…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Davi C. Rodrigues , Patricio S. Letelier , Ilya L. Shapiro

In this work, we present a methodology and a corresponding code-base for constructing mock integral field spectrograph (IFS) observations of simulated galaxies in a consistent and reproducible way. Such methods are necessary to improve the…

The detection and characterization of the 21cm signal from the Epoch of Reionization (EoR) demands extraordinary precision in radio interferometric observations and analysis. For modern low-frequency arrays, achieving the dynamic range…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-12 Tyler A. Cox , Steven G. Murray , Aaron R. Parsons , Joshua S. Dillon , Kartik Mandar , Zachary E. Martinot , Robert Pascua , Piyanat Kittiwisit , James E. Aguirre

Galactic rotation curve is a powerful indicator of the state of the gravitational field within a galaxy. The flatness of these curves indicates the presence of dark matter in galaxies and their clusters. In this paper, we focus on the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-11-28 Gayatri Mohan , Umananda Dev Goswami

We present a novel empirical method for correcting asteroid phase curves for rotational and geometrical effects using precomputed spin-and-shape models. Our approach normalizes sparse photometric data to a pole-on geometry, enabling…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-21 Dagmara Oszkiewicz. Przemysław Bartczak , Milagros Colazo , Antti Penttilä

We use the rotation curves of more than 100 disk galaxies to examine whether the structure of their surrounding dark halos is consistent with the universal density profile proposed by Navarro, Frenk & White (NFW profiles). Rotation curve…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Julio F. Navarro

The accurate estimation of photometric redshifts plays a crucial role in accomplishing science objectives of the large survey projects. The template-fitting and machine learning are the two main types of methods applied currently. Based on…

In order to understand stellar evolution, it is crucial to efficiently determine stellar surface rotation periods. An efficient tool to automatically determine reliable rotation periods is needed when dealing with large samples of stellar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-24 Sylvain N. Breton , Angela R. G. Santos , Lisa Bugnet , Savita Mathur , Rafael A. García , Pere L. Pallé

We present SimSpin, a new, public, software framework for generating integral field spectroscopy (IFS) data cubes from N-body/hydrodynamical simulations of galaxies, which can be compared directly with observational datasets. SimSpin…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-05-26 K. E. Harborne , C. Power , A. S. G. Robotham

High-redshift clusters of galaxies are amongst the largest cosmic structures. Their properties and evolution are key ingredients to our understanding of cosmology: to study the growth of structure from the inhomogeneities of the cosmic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Fernandez-Soto , J. Bland-Hawthorn , J. I. Gonzalez-Serrano , R. Carballo

When planning a survey for astronomical transients, many factors such as cadence, filter choice, sky coverage, and depth of observations need to be balanced in order to optimize the scientific gain of the survey. Here we present a software…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-09 Ulrich Feindt , Jakob Nordin , Mickael Rigault , Valéry Brinnel , Suhail Dhawan , Ariel Goobar , Marek Kowalski

Solar tomography has progressed rapidly in recent years thanks to the development of robust algorithms and the availability of more powerful computers. It can today provide crucial insights in solving issues related to the line-of-sight…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Nicolas Barbey , Chloé Guennou , Frédéric Auchère

We examine the inner profiles of the rotation curves of galaxies in the velocity range from dwarf galaxies to Milky-way like galaxies, having maximum of rotation, $V_{\rm max}$, in the range [30-250] km/s, whose diversity is much larger…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-10-11 A. Del Popolo , M. Le Delliou