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Star formation feedback can drive large-scale, multi-phase galactic outflows. The dynamical and thermodynamical interaction between the hot and cooler phases is a prime focus of both observational and theoretical work. Here, we analyze…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-08-11 Sebastian Lopez , Laura A. Lopez , Todd A. Thompson , Adam K. Leroy , Alberto D. Bolatto

The jet of the radio galaxy M87 is misaligned, resulting in a Doppler factor delta~1 for emission of plasma moving parallel to the jet. This makes the observed fast TeV flares on timescales of t_v~5R_g/c harder to understand as emission…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-13 Dimitrios Giannios , Dmitri A. Uzdensky , Mitchell C. Begelman

The existence of intrinsic obscuration of Fanaroff-Riley I objects is a controversial topic. M87, the nearest such object, is puzzling in that although it has very massive central black hole it has a relatively low luminosity, suggesting it…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 A. -C. Donea , R. J. Protheroe

The uncertainty surrounding the nature of the heating mechanism for the dust that emits at mid- to far-IR (MFIR) wavelengths in active galaxies limits our understanding of the links between active galactic nuclei (AGN) and galaxy evolution,…

M87 is a nearby radio galaxy that has been detected at energies ranging from radio to very high energy (VHE) gamma-rays. Its proximity and its jet, misaligned from the line of sight allow detailed morphological studies. The imaging…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-29 Stephane Vincent

Fan-shaped jets can be observed above light bridges and are driven by reconnection of the vertical umbral field with the more horizontal field above the light bridges. Because these jets are not fully opaque in chromospheric lines, one…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-14 A. G. M. Pietrow , M. Druett , J. de la Cruz Rodriguez , F. Calvo , D. Kiselman

We report on the discovery of three large diffuse dwarf (LDD) galaxies located in isolated triple systems. They have effective diameters of (3.6-10.0) kpc and effective surface brightness of (26.2--27.3)$^m/$sq.arcsec. We note that the LDD…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-08-27 I. D. Karachentsev , A. E. Nazarova , V. E. Karachentseva

Although about 40% of the soft X-ray background emission in 0.4 to 1 keV range has extragalactic origins and thus is totally blocked by the Galactic absorption in midplane directions, it decreases at most by about 20 % in midplane. Suzaku…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-10-14 K. Masui , K. Mitsuda , N. Y. Yamasaki , Y. Takei , S. Kimura , T. Yoshino , D. McCammon

The brightest galaxy in the nearby Perseus cluster, NGC1275, is surrounded by a network of filaments. These were first observed through their Halpha emission but are now known to have a large molecular component with a total mass…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-28 A. C. Fabian , J. S. Sanders , R. J. R. Williams , A. Lazarian , G. J. Ferland , R. M. Johnstone

We report the detection of vertically extended far-ultraviolet (FUV) and near-UV emissions in an edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 891, which we interpret as being due to dust-scattered starlight. Three-dimensional radiative transfer models are…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-19 Kwang-Il Seon , Adolf N. Witt , Jong-Ho Shinn , Il-Joong Kim

Galactic winds are associated with intense star formation and AGNs. Depending on their formation mechanism and velocity they may remove a significant fraction of gas from their host galaxies, thus suppressing star formation, enriching the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-11-04 Edmund Hodges-Kluck , Mihoko Yukita , Ryan Tanner , Andrew Ptak , Joel N. Bregman , Jiang-tao Li

The diffuse cosmic background radiation in the GALEX far ultraviolet (FUV, 1300 \AA\ - 1700 \AA) is deduced to originate only partially in the dust-scattered radiation of FUV-emitting stars: the source of a substantial fraction of the FUV…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-19 Richard Conn Henry , Jayant Murthy , James Overduin , Joshua Tyler

We report the discovery of diffuse ultraviolet light around late-type galaxies out to 5-20 kpc from the midplane using Swift and GALEX images. The emission is consistent with the stellar outskirts in the early-type galaxies but not in the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 Edmund Hodges-Kluck , Joel Bregman

We present the results of a wide-field [O III] $\lambda 5007$ survey for planetary nebulae (PN) in M87 and its surrounding halo. We show that the planetary nebula luminosity function (PNLF) of M87's halo is unlike any PNLF observed to date,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-16 Robin Ciardullo , George Jacoby , John Feldmeier , Roger Bartlett

Diffuse emission in the mid-infrared shows a wealth of structure, that lends itself to high-resolution structure analysis of the interstellar gas. A large part of the emission comes from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, excited by nearby…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 F. Heitsch , B. Whitney , R. Indebetouw , M. R. Meade , B. L. Babler , E. Churchwell , ;

We present the first detailed analysis of the East Cloud, a highly disrupted diffuse stellar substructure in the outer halo of M31. The core of the substructure lies at a projected distance of $\sim100$ kpc from the centre of M31 in the…

(abridged) The heating mechanism at high densities during M dwarf flares is poorly understood. Spectra of M dwarf flares in the optical and near-ultraviolet wavelength regimes have revealed three continuum components during the impulsive…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Adam F. Kowalski , Suzanne L. Hawley , Mats Carlsson , Joel C. Allred , Han Uitenbroek , Rachel A. Osten , Gordon Holman

We use the public code ebhlight to carry out 3D radiative general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (GRMHD) simulations of accretion onto the supermassive black hole in M87. The simulations self-consistently evolve a frequency-dependent…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-09-08 Philippe Z. Yao , Jason Dexter , Alexander Y. Chen , Benjamin R. Ryan , George N. Wong

The Galactic B[e] supergiant MWC 137 is surrounded by a large-scale optical nebula. To shed light on the physical conditions and kinematics of the nebula, we analyze the optical forbidden emission lines [NII] 6548,6583 and [SII] 6716,6731…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-29 Michaela Kraus , Tiina Liimets , Alexei Moiseev , Julieta P. Sanchez Arias , Dieter H. Nickeler , Lydia S. Cidale , David Jones

A set of diffuse interstellar clouds in the inner Galaxy within a few hundred pc of the Galactic plane has been observed at an angular resolution of ~1 arcmin combining data from the NRAO Green Bank Telescope and the Very Large Array. At…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-15 Yurii Pidopryhora , Felix J. Lockman , John M. Dickey , Michael P. Rupen