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We present high-resolution (<0.7") ground-based images of the edge-on spiral galaxies NGC 891 (D=9.5 Mpc) and NGC 4013 (D=17 Mpc) acquired with the WIYN 3.5-m telescope. These BVI + H-alpha images reveal complex webs of dusty interstellar…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. Christopher Howk , Blair D. Savage

We present high resolution BV images of 12 edge-on spiral galaxies observed with the WIYN 3.5-m telescope. These images were obtained to search for extraplanar (|z| > 0.4 kpc) absorbing dust structures similar to those previously found in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 J. Christopher Howk , Blair D. Savage

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

We investigate the connection between dust and gas in the nearby edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 891. High resolution Herschel PACS and SPIRE 70, 100, 160, 250, 350, and 500 $\mu$m images are combined with JCMT SCUBA 850 $\mu$m observations to…

Observations of edge-on galaxies allow us to investigate the vertical extent and properties of dust, gas and stellar distributions. NGC 891 has been studied for decades and represents one of the best studied cases of an edge-on galaxy. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-01-25 M. Bocchio , S. Bianchi , L. K. Hunt , R. Schneider

We compare 850um SCUBA images of NGC 891 with the corresponding V-band optical depth predicted from radiation transfer simulations. These two tracers of dust show a very similar distribution along the minor axis and a reasonable agreement…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. B. Alton , E. M. Xilouris , S. Bianchi , J. Davies , N. Kylafis

We analyse Herschel/SPIRE images of the edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 891 at 250, 350 and 500 micron. Using a 3D radiative transfer model we confirm that the dust has a radial fall-off similar to the stellar disk. The dust disk shows a break at…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Simone Bianchi , Emmanuel Xilouris

We present new, deep optical images (BVI+H-alpha) of the interstellar medium (ISM) far above the plane of NGC 891. These sub-arcsecond images give a direct visual view of two physically distinct ``phases'' of the thick interstellar disk of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 J. Christopher Howk , Blair D. Savage

Recent optical and submillimeter observations have begun to probe the existence of dust grains in the halos of spiral galaxies. I review our own work in this area which employs high-resolution optical images of edge-on spiral galaxies to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 J. Christopher Howk

The halo of NGC 891 has been the subject of studies for more than a decade. One of its most striking features is the large asymmetry in H-$\alpha$ emission. We have taken a quantitative look at this asymmetry at different wavelengths for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-29 B. W. Holwerda , P. Kamphuis , R. J. Allen , R. F. Peletier , P. C. van der Kruit

We present a multi-wavlength infrared study of the nearby, edge-on, spiral galaxy NGC 891. We have examined 20 independent, spatially resolved IR images of this galaxy, 14 of which are newly reduced and/or previously unpublished images.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 C. Whaley , J. Irwin , S. Madden , F. Galliano , G. Bendo

The halo of NGC 891 has been the subject of studies for more than a decade. One of its most striking features is the large asymmetry in H$\alpha$ emission. In this letter, we will take a quantitative look at this asymmetry at different…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 P. Kamphuis , B. W. Holwerda , R. J. Allen , R. F. Peletier , P. C. van der Kruit

We present deep far-infrared observations of the nearby edge-on galaxy NGC 891 obtained with the Herschel Space Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope. The maps confirm the detection of thermal emission from the inner circumgalactic…

We present deep maps of dust emission from the edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 891, obtained with the ISOPHOT instrument on board the Infrared Space Observatory in broad band filters with reference wavelengths centered on 170 and 200 micron.…

We present a list of edge-on galaxies that might have substantial extraplanar dust. Twenty-three edge-on galaxies were selected as target galaxies from an edge-on galaxy catalog, and their Galaxy Evolution Explorer far-ultraviolet images…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-12-05 Jong-Ho Shinn

We report the identification of a super-thin disk (h_z~60 pc) in the edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 891. This component is only apparent after we perform a physically motivated attenuation correction, based on detailed radiation transfer models,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-09-05 Andrew Schechtman-Rook , Matthew A. Bershady

We present a detailed analysis of deep far-infrared observations of the nearby edge-on star-forming galaxy NGC 4631 obtained with the Herschel Space Observatory. Our PACS images at 70 and 160 um show a rich complex of filaments and…

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