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We analyze the diffuse ionized gas (DIG) in the first Galactic quadrant from l=18deg to 40deg using radio recombination line (RRL) data from the Green Bank Telescope. These data allow us to distinguish DIG emission from HII region emission…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-11-15 Matteo Luisi , L. D. Anderson , Dana S. Balser , Trey V. Wenger , T. M. Bania

We have studied the differences between the diffuse ionized gas (DIG) and the HII regions along a slit position in the local dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 6822. The slit position passes through the two most prominent HII regions: Hubble V and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 A. M. Hidalgo-Gamez , A. Peimbert

We present deep Halpha+[NII], [SII] (6716,6731A) and [OII] (3726,3729A) images of the highly inclined, actively star--forming SBm galaxy NGC 55, located in the nearby Sculptor Group. Due to its proximity, NGC 55 provides a unique…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Annette M. N. Ferguson , Rosemary F. G. Wyse , J. S. Gallagher

Aims. We investigate the impact of diffuse ionised gas (DIG) on the determination of emission line ratios and gas-phase metallicities in two local analogues of high-redshift star-forming galaxies: UM 462 and IIZw 40. Understanding how DIG…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-28 P. Lagos , A. Nigoche-Netro , T. C. Scott , C. Sengupta , R. Demarco

We examine the connection between diffuse ionised gas (DIG), HII regions, and field O and B stars in the nearby spiral M101 and its dwarf companion NGC 5474 using ultra-deep H$\alpha$ narrow-band imaging and archival GALEX UV imaging. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-05-01 A. E. Watkins , J. C. Mihos , P. Harding , R. Garner

Studies of the Diffuse Ionized Gas (DIG) have progressed without providing so far any strict criterion to distinguish DIGs from HII regions. In this work, we compile the emission line measurements of 29 galaxies that are available in the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2009-10-14 N. Flores-Fajardo , C. Morisset , L. Binette

In spiral galaxies, the HI surface density declines with increasing radius to a point where it is seen to truncate dramatically in the best observed cases. It was anticipated that if the ambient radiation field is sufficiently strong, there…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 J. Bland-Hawthorn , K. C. Freeman , P. J. Quinn

We present high-resolution, optical images (BVI + Halpha) of the multiphase interstellar medium (ISM) in the thick disks of the edge-on spiral galaxies NGC 4013 and NGC 4302. Our images from the Hubble Space Telescope, Large Binocular…

The extraplanar diffuse ionized gas (eDIG) in 17 nearby, edge-on disk galaxies is studied using deep Taurus Tunable Filter Halpha and [N II] lambda 6583 images and conventional interference filter Halpha + [N II] lambda 6548, 6583 images…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Scott T. Miller , Sylvain Veilleux

Using the CTIO 4-m telescope, we have obtained optical spectra of HII regions in five Sculptor Group dwarf irregular galaxies. We derive oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur abundances from the HII region spectra. Oxygen abundances are derived via…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Evan D. Skillman , Stephanie Cote , Bryan W. Miller

We present results from Monte Carlo simulations describing the radiation transfer of $H\alpha$ line emission, produced both by HII regions in the disk and in the diffuse ionized gas (DIG), through the dust layer of the galaxy NGC891. This…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Andrea Ferrara , Simone Bianchi , Ralf-Juergen Dettmar , Carlo Giovanardi

(Abridged) We have compared H-alpha and far ultraviolet (FUV) images of 10 nearby spirals, with the goal of understanding the contribution of field OB stars to the ionization of the diffuse ionized gas (DIG) in spiral galaxies. The FUV…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Charles G. Hoopes , Rene A. M. Walterbos , Gregory D. Bothun

Diffuse ionized gas (DIG) in galaxies can be found in early-type galaxies, in bulges of late-type galaxies, in the interarm regions of galaxy disks, and outside the plane of such disks. The emission-line spectrum of the DIG can be confused…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-04-07 N. Vale Asari , G. Stasińska

We present the Bidimensional Exploration of the warm-Temperature Ionised gaS (BETIS) project, designed for the spatial and spectral study of the diffuse ionised gas (DIG) in a selection of nearby spiral galaxies observed with the MUSE…

We used the Australia Telescope Compact Array to map a large field of approximately $2^{\circ} \times 2^{\circ}$ around the Sculptor group galaxy NGC~300 in the 21-cm line emission of neutral hydrogen. We achieved a $5 \sigma$ \ion{H}{i}…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 T. Westmeier , R. Braun , B. S. Koribalski

Two long-slit spectra of the diffuse ionized gas in NGC 891 are presented. The first reveals variations parallel to the major axis in emission line ratios in the halo gas at z=700 pc. It is found that filaments of Halpha emission show lower…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Richard J. Rand

Using data from the LAMOST Medium-Resolution Spectroscopic Survey of Nebulae, we create a sample of 17,821 diffuse ionized gas (DIG) spectra in the anti-center region of the Milky Way, by excluding fibers in the directions of H II regions…

We present new, sensitive HI observations of the Sculptor group galaxy NGC 55 with the Australia Telescope Compact Array. We achieve a 5 sigma HI column density sensitivity of 10^19 cm^-2 over a spectral channel width of 8 km/s for emission…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Tobias Westmeier , Bärbel S. Koribalski , Robert Braun

We have studied the spectral characteristics of the Diffuse Ionized Gas in two irregular galaxies with low metallicities and intermediate Star Formation Rates: ESO 245-G05 and Gr 8. The [OIII]/Hbeta in these galaxies is higher than in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 A. M. Hidalgo-Gamez

We present new H-alpha narrow band imaging of the HII regions in eight Sculptor Group dwarf irregular (dI) galaxies. Comparing the Sculptor Group dIs to the Local Group dIs, we find that the Sculptor Group dIs have, on average, lower values…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Evan D. Skillman , Stephanie Cote , Bryan W. Miller