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We present I-band photometry, long-slit optical spectroscopy, and new aperture synthesis HI observations for eight late-type spirals with rotation velocities in the range 243 km/s < V_{rot} < 308 km/s. The sample will be used to study the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 K. Spekkens , R. Giovanelli

We present moderate resolution spectroscopy of extraplanar diffuse ionized gas (EDIG) emission in the edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 4302. The spectra were obtained with the SparsePak integral field unit (IFU) at the WIYN Observatory. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 George H. Heald , Richard J. Rand , Robert A. Benjamin , Matthew A. Bershady

HI spatial power spectra (PS) were determined for a sample of 24 nearby dwarf irregular galaxies selected from the LITTLE THINGS (Local Irregulars That Trace Luminosity Extremes - The HI Nearby Galaxy Survey) sample. The two-dimensional…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Hong-Xin Zhang , Deidre A. Hunter , Bruce G. Elmegreen

We present a high-resolution VLA study of the total power and polarized radio continuum emission at 8.46 and 4.86 GHz of the irregular galaxy NGC 4449, known for its weak rotation and non-systematic gas motions. We found strong galaxy-scale…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 K. T. Chyzy , R. Beck , S. Kohle , U. Klein , M. Urbanik

Using 3D spectroscopy with a scanning Fabry-Perot interferometer, we study the ionized gas kinematics in 59 nearby dwarf galaxies. Combining our results with data from literature, we provide a global relation between the gas velocity…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-19 Alexei V. Moiseev , Anton V. Tikhonov , Anatoly Klypin

We investigate the spatial extent and structure of the Pegasus dwarf irregular galaxy using deep, wide-field, multicolour CCD photometry from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and new deep HI observations. We study an area of ~0.6 square…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-14 Alexei Kniazev , Noah Brosch , G. Lyle Hoffman , Eva K. Grebel , Daniel B. Zucker , Simon A. Pustilnik

We present radial velocities of the M8V-type, very low-mass star vB 10 that have been obtained at four different epochs of observations between 2001 and 2008. We use high-resolution (R ~ 20,000) near-infrared (J-band) spectra taken with the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 M. R. Zapatero Osorio , E. L. Martin , C. del Burgo , R. Deshpande , M. M. Montgomery

A mosaic of six HI line observations with the Australia Telescope Compact Array is used to search for intergalactic gas in the NGC 1808 group of galaxies. Within the field of view of about 1.4 deg x 1.2 deg, no emission from intergalactic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Michael Dahlem , Matthias Ehle , Stuart D. Ryder

We present the first spatially resolved characterisation of the cool intragroup medium (IGrM) in a spectroscopically confirmed galaxy group at z=1.167. Using 30 independent sightlines towards the gravitationally lensed galaxy SGAS J0033+02,…

The mean Galactocentric radial velocities $\langle v_{R}\rangle(R,\varphi)$ of luminous red giant stars within the mid-plane of the Milky Way reveal a spiral signature, which could plausibly reflect the response to a non-axisymmetric…

We present sensitive and high resolution 21 cm observations of the dwarf irregular (dIm) galaxy DDO 43, in conjunction with optical broad and narrow band images in U, B, V, and Halpha. The observations are used to examine the relationship…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Caroline E. Simpson , Deidre A. Hunter , Tyler E. Nordgren

We present the results of ionized gas turbulent motions study in several nearby dwarf galaxies using a scanning Fabry-Perot interferometer with the 6-m telescope of the SAO RAS. Combining the `intensity-velocity dispersion' diagrams…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Alexei Moiseev , Tatiana Lozinskaya

HI line widths are typically interpreted as a measure of ISM turbulence, which is potentially driven by star formation. In an effort to better understand the possible connections between line widths and star formation, we have characterized…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-12 Adrienne M. Stilp , Julianne J. Dalcanton , Steven R. Warren , Evan Skillman , Juergen Ott , Baerbel Koribalski

We analyzed ionized gas motion and disk orientation parameters for 15 spiral galaxies. Their velocity fields were measured with the H-alpha emission line by using the Fabry-Perot interferometer at the 6m telescope of SAO RAS. Special…

The results of $H_\alpha$ and [NII]$\lambda 6583$ observations of the spiral galaxy NGC 1084 at the SAO 6m telescope with a Fabry-Perot interferometer are presented. The complex structure of the emission line profile has revealed the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. V. Moiseev

We have selected a sample of 326 young $(\log t<8)$ open star clusters with the proper motions and distances calculated by various authors from Gaia DR2 data. The mean values of their line-of-sight velocities have also been taken from…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-03-25 V. V. Bobylev , A. T. Bajkova

We study simple models of massive galaxy clusters in which the intracluster medium (ICM) rotates differentially in equilibrium in the cluster gravitational potential. We obtain the X-ray surface brightness maps, evaluating the isophote…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Matteo Bianconi , Stefano Ettori , Carlo Nipoti

We have studied a sample containing about 6000 OB stars with proper motions and trigonometric parallaxes from the Gaia DR2 catalogue. The following parameters of the angular velocity of Galactic rotation have been found:…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-06-26 V. V. Bobylev , A. T. Bajkova

This paper is the second in a series presenting a sample of 29 late-type dwarf galaxies observed with the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope in the 21-cm line of neutral hydrogen (HI). Here we present rotation curves, maps of the velocity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 J. M. Stil , F. P. Israel

The peculiar radial velocities of eight clusters of galaxies, as determined from a variety of distance indicators, are consistent with a bulk flow not greatly different in direction and magnitude from the velocity vector of the Local Group…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Donald H. Gudehus