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astro-ph.GA2014

The Heating of Mid-Infrared Dust in the Nearby Galaxy M33: A Testbed for Tracing Galaxy Evolution

M. Calapa, D. Calzetti, B. T. Draine +10

Because the 8 μm polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emission has been found to correlate with other well-known star formation tracers, it has widely been used as a star formati…

astro-ph.CO2010

Properties of compact 250 μm emission and HII regions in M33 (HERM33ES)

S. Verley, M. Relaño, C. Kramer +12

Within the framework of the HERM33ES Key Project, using the high resolution and sensitivity of the Herschel photometric data, we study the compact emission in the Local Group spira…

astro-ph2001

FUSE Observations of Outflowing OVI in the Dwarf Starburst Galaxy NGC1705

T. M. Heckman, K. R. Sembach, G. R. Meurer +4

We report FUSE far-UV spectroscopy of the prototypical dwarf starburst galaxy NGC 1705. These data allow us for the first time to probe the coronal-phase gas (T = 10E5 to 10E6 K) t…

astro-ph.GA2016

Towards universal hybrid star formation rate estimators

M. Boquien, R. Kennicutt, D. Calzetti +13

To compute the SFR of galaxies from the rest-frame UV it is essential to take into account the obscuration by dust. To do so, one of the most popular methods consists in combining…

astro-ph.CO2012

Cool Dust in the Outer Ring of NGC 1291

J. L. Hinz, C. W. Engelbracht, R. Skibba +18

We examine Herschel Space Observatory images of one nearby prototypical outer ring galaxy, NGC 1291, and show that the ring becomes more prominent at wavelengths longer than 160um.…

astro-ph.GA2019

Star formation histories of the LEGUS dwarf galaxies (III): the non-bursty nature of 23 star forming dwarf galaxies

M. Cignoni, E. Sacchi, M. Tosi +15

We derive the recent star formation histories of 23 active dwarf galaxies using HST observations from the Legacy Extragalactic UV Survey (LEGUS). We apply a color-magnitude diagram…

astro-ph2006

Extended Mid-Infrared Aromatic Feature Emission in M 82

C. W. Engelbracht, P. Kundurthy, K. D. Gordon +19

We present new images (groundbased optical and mid-infrared (MIR) from the Spitzer Space Telescope) and spectra (from Spitzer) of the archetypal starburst galaxy M 82. The Spitzer…

astro-ph2008

Structure and Evolution of the Opacity of Spiral Disks

B. W. Holwerda, R. A. Gonzalez, W. C. Keel +3

The opacity of a spiral disk due to dust absorption influences every measurement we make of it in the UV and optical. Two separate techniques directly measure the total absorption…

astro-ph.CO2010

The Size Evolution of Passive Galaxies: Observations from the Wide Field Camera 3 Early Release Science Program

R. E. Ryan, P. J. McCarthy, S. H. Cohen +28

We present results on the size evolution of passively evolving galaxies at 1<z<2 drawn from the Wide Field Camera 3 Early Release Science program. Our sample was constructed using…

astro-ph.CO2010

The Calibration of Monochromatic Far-Infrared Star Formation Rate Indicators

D. Calzetti, S. -Y. Wu, S. Hong +23

(Abridged) Spitzer data at 24, 70, and 160 micron and ground-based H-alpha images are analyzed for a sample of 189 nearby star-forming and starburst galaxies to investigate whether…

astro-ph.GA2015

Baryonic Distributions in the Dark Matter Halo of NGC5005

Emily E. Richards, L. van Zee, K. L. Barnes +8

We present results from multiwavelength observations of the galaxy NGC5005. We use new neutral hydrogen (HI) observations from the Very Large Array to examine the neutral gas morph…

astro-ph.CO2011

Spectral Energy Distributions of a set of HII regions in M33 (HerM33es)

M. Relano, S. Verley, I. Perez +7

Within the framework of the HerM33es Key Project for Herschel and in combination with multi-wavelength data, we study the Spectral Energy Distribution (SED) of a set of HII regions…

astro-ph.GA2022

Fraction of Stars in Clusters for the LEGUS Dwarf Galaxies

D. O. Cook, J. C. Lee, A. Adamo +20

We study the young star cluster populations in 23 dwarf and irregular galaxies observed by the HST Legacy ExtraGalactic Ultraviolet Survey (LEGUS), and examine relationships betwee…

astro-ph.GA2016

The properties, origin and evolution of stellar clusters in galaxy simulations and observations

C. L. Dobbs, A. Adamo, C. G. Few +16

We investigate the properties and evolution of star particles in two simulations of isolated spiral galaxies, and two galaxies from cosmological simulations. Unlike previous numeri…

astro-ph1999

The NICMOS Snapshot Survey of nearby Galaxies

T. Boeker, D. Calzetti, W. Sparks

We present ``snapshot'' observations with the NearInfrared Camera and MultiObject Spectrometer (NICMOS) on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) of 94 nearby galaxies from the Rev…

astro-ph2006

Mid-Infrared Spectral Diagnostics of Nuclear and Extra-Nuclear Regions in Nearby Galaxies

D. A. Dale, J. D. T. Smith, L. Armus +19

Mid-infrared diagnostics are presented for a large portion of the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey (SINGS) sample plus archival data from the Infrared Space Observatory and…

astro-ph.CO2010

Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 Early Release Science: Emission-Line Galaxies from Infrared Grism Observations

A. N. Straughn, H. Kuntschner, M. Kuemmel +30

We present grism spectra of emission-line galaxies (ELGs) from 0.6-1.6 microns from the Wide Field Camera 3 on the Hubble Space Telescope. These new infrared grism data augment pre…

astro-ph.GA2018

Comprehensive comparison of models for spectral energy distributions from 0.1 micron to 1 mm of nearby star-forming galaxies

L. K. Hunt, I. De Looze, M. Boquien +26

We have fit the far-ultraviolet (FUV) to sub-millimeter (850 micron) spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of the 61 galaxies from the "Key Insights on Nearby Galaxies: A Far-Infrar…

astro-ph.CO2012

Cool and warm dust emission from M33 (HerM33es)

E. M. Xilouris, F. S. Tabatabaei, M. Boquien +24

We study the far-infrared emission from the nearby spiral galaxy M33 in order to investigate the dust physical properties such as the temperature and the luminosity density across…

astro-ph.GA2013

Shock Excited Molecules in NGC 1266: ULIRG conditions at the center of a Bulge Dominated Galaxy

E. W. Pellegrini, J. D. Smith, M. G. Wolfire +28

We investigate the far infrared spectrum of NGC 1266, a S0 galaxy that contains a massive reservoir of highly excited molecular gas. Using the SPIRE-FTS, we detect the CO la…

astro-ph2006

Ultraviolet-to-Far-Infrared Properties of Local Star-Forming Galaxies

H. R. Schmitt, D. Calzetti, L. Armus +5

We present the results of a multiwavelength study of nearby galaxies, aimed at understanding the relation between the ultraviolet and far-infrared emission in star-forming galaxies…

astro-ph2007

The COSMOS Survey: Hubble Space Telescope / Advanced Camera for Surveys (HST/ACS) Observations and Data Processing

A. M. Koekemoer, H. Aussel, D. Calzetti +11

We describe the details of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Advanced Camera for Surveys / Wide Field Channel (ACS/WFC) observations of the COSMOS field, including the data calibrat…

astro-ph2004

Far Ultraviolet Observations of Molecular Hydrogen in the Diffuse Interstellar Medium of Starburst Galaxies

C. G. Hoopes, K. R. Sembach, T. M. Heckman +5

(Abridged) We have used the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) to search for H_2 absorption in five starburst galaxies: NGC 1705, NGC 3310, NGC 4214, M83 (NGC 5236), and…

astro-ph1997

Dust in Starburst Galaxies

K. D. Gordon, D. Calzetti, A. N. Witt

To investigate the nature of starbursts' dust, we constructed a model of the stars and dust in starburst galaxies and applied it to 30 observed starburst spectral energy distributi…

astro-ph.CO2010

Total Infrared Luminosity Estimation of Resolved and Unresolved Galaxies

M. Boquien, G. Bendo, D. Calzetti +6

The total infrared (TIR) luminosity from galaxies can be used to examine both star formation and dust physics. We provide here new relations to estimate the TIR luminosity from var…

astro-ph.CO2009

How do Galaxies Accrete Gas and Form Stars?

M. E. Putman, P. Henning, A. Bolatto +42

Great strides have been made in the last two decades in determining how galaxies evolve from their initial dark matter seeds to the complex structures we observe at z=0. The role o…

astro-ph.GA2019

Modeling Dust and Starlight in Galaxies Observed by Spitzer and Herschel: The KINGFISH Sample

G. Aniano, B. T. Draine, L. K. Hunt +30

Dust and starlight are modeled for the KINGFISH project galaxies. With data from 3.6 micron to 500 micron, models are strongly constrained. For each pixel in each galaxy we estimat…

astro-ph.GA2018

The resolved stellar populations in the LEGUS galaxies

E. Sabbi, D. Calzetti, L. Ubeda +52

The Legacy ExtraGalactic UV Survey (LEGUS) is a multiwavelength Cycle 21 Treasury program on the Hubble Space Telescope. It studied 50 nearby star-forming galaxies in five bands fr…

astro-ph.GA2017

Characterizing Dust Attenuation in Local Star Forming Galaxies: Inclination Effects and the 2175Ã Feature

A. J. Battisti, D. Calzetti, R. -R. Chary

We characterize the influence that inclination has on the shape and normalization in average dust attenuation curves derived from a sample of ~10,000 local star-forming galaxies. T…

astro-ph.CO2011

Variation in the dust spectral index across M33

F. S. Tabatabaei, J. Braine, C. Kramer +9

Using the Herschel PACS and SPIRE FIR/submm data, we investigate variations in the dust spectral index in the nearby spiral galaxy M33 at a linear resolution of 160 pc. We use…

astro-ph.GA2016

The Radio Spectral Energy Distribution and Star Formation Rate Calibration in Galaxies

F. S. Tabatabaei, E. Schinnerer, M. Krause +17

We study the spectral energy distribution (SED) of the radio continuum emission from the KINGFISH sample of nearby galaxies to understand the energetics and origin of this emission…

astro-ph.GA2011

The Herschel M33 extended survey (HerM33es): PACS spectroscopy of the star forming region BCLMP 302

B. Mookerjea, C. Kramer, C. Buchbender +19

Context: The emission line of [CII] at 158 micron is one of the strongest cooling lines of the interstellar medium (ISM) in galaxies. Aims: Disentangling the relative contributions…

astro-ph2006

An Atlas of STIS-HST Spectra of Seyfert Galaxies

P. F. Spinelli, T. Storchi-Bergmann, C. H. Brandt +1

We present a compilation of spectra of 101 Seyfert galaxies obtained with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (HST-STIS), covering the UV and/or optical spectral range. Inform…

astro-ph.GA2022

Star Cluster Formation and Evolution in M101: An Investigation with the Legacy Extragalactic UV Survey

S. T. Linden, G. Perez, D. Calzetti +13

We present Hubble Space Telescope WFC3/UVIS (F275W, F336W) and ACS/WFC optical (F435W, F555W, and F814W) observations of the nearby grand-design spiral galaxy M101 as part of the L…

astro-ph1999

The Structure and Morphology of the Ionized Gas in Starburst Galaxies: NGC5253/5236

D. Calzetti, C. J. Conselice, J. S. Gallagher +1

(Abridged) We investigate the interplay between starbursts and host galaxies by studying the structure and physical characteristics of the ionized gas surrounding the central starb…

astro-ph.GA2014

A far-IR view of the starburst driven superwind in NGC 2146

K. Kreckel, L. Armus, B. Groves +19

NGC 2146, a nearby luminous infrared galaxy (LIRG), presents evidence for outflows along the disk minor axis in all gas phases (ionized, neutral atomic and molecular). We present a…

astro-ph2000

NICMOS Imaging of the Host Galaxies of z ~ 2 - 3 Radio-Quiet Quasars

S. E. Ridgway, T. M. Heckman, D. Calzetti +1

We have made a deep NICMOS imaging study of a sample of 5 z ~ 2 - 3 radio-quiet quasars with low absolute nuclear luminosities, and we have detected apparent host galaxies in all o…

astro-ph.GA2018

Star Formation Histories of the LEGUS Dwarf Galaxies (I): recent History of NGC1705, NGC4449 and Holmberg II

M. Cignoni, E. Sacchi, A. Aloisi +19

We use HST observations from the Legacy Extragalactic UV Survey to reconstruct the recent star formation histories (SFHs) of three actively star-forming dwarf galaxies, NGC4449, Ho…

astro-ph2007

The Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS): a large-scale structure at z=0.73 and the relation of galaxy morphologies to local environment

L. Guzzo, P. Cassata, A. Finoguenov +29

We have identified a large-scale structure at z~0.73 in the COSMOS field, coherently described by the distribution of galaxy photometric redshifts, an ACS weak-lensing convergence…

astro-ph.GA2019

HST resolves stars in a tiny body falling on the dwarf galaxy DDO 68

F. Annibali, M. Bellazzini, M. Correnti +9

We present new Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging of a stream-like system associated with the dwarf galaxy DDO 68, located in the Lynx-Cancer Void at a distance of D12.65 M…

astro-ph1994

Spectral Classification of Galaxies: An Orthogonal Approach

A. J. Connolly, A. S. Szalay, M. A. Bershady +2

Classification of galaxy spectral energy distributions in terms of orthogonal basis functions provides an objective means of estimating the number of significant spectral component…

astro-ph2005

Infrared Spectral Energy Distributions of Nearby Galaxies

D. A. Dale, G. J. Bendo, C. W. Engelbracht +25

The Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey (SINGS) is carrying out a comprehensive multi-wavelength survey on a sample of 75 nearby galaxies. The 1-850um spectral energy distribut…

astro-ph.CO2013

The CO-to-H2 Conversion Factor and Dust-to-Gas Ratio on Kiloparsec Scales in Nearby Galaxies

K. M. Sandstrom, A. K. Leroy, F. Walter +42

We present kiloparsec (kpc) spatial resolution maps of the CO-to-H2 conversion factor (alpha_co) and dust-to-gas ratio (DGR) in 26 nearby, star-forming galaxies. We have simultaneo…

astro-ph.CO2009

Star-Forming or Starbursting? The Ultraviolet Conundrum

M. Boquien, D. Calzetti, R. Kennicutt +6

Compared to starburst galaxies, normal star forming galaxies have been shown to display a much larger dispersion of the dust attenuation at fixed reddening through studies of the I…

astro-ph.GA2018

Extinction Maps and Dust-to-Gas Ratios in Nearby Galaxies with LEGUS

L. Kahre, R. A. Walterbos, H. Kim +44

We present a study of the dust-to-gas ratios in five nearby galaxies NGC 628 (M74), NGC 6503, NGC 7793, UGC 5139 (Holmberg I), and UGC 4305 (Holmberg II). Using Hubble Space Telesc…

astro-ph2006

Spitzer and JCMT Observations of the Active Galactic Nucleus in the Sombrero Galaxy (NGC 4594)

G. J. Bendo, B. A. Buckalew, D. A. Dale +14

We present Spitzer 3.6-160 micron images, Spitzer mid-infrared spectra, and JCMT SCUBA 850 micron images of the Sombrero Galaxy (NGC 4594), an Sa galaxy with a 10^9 M_solar low lum…

astro-ph2000

The Properties of High Redshift Galaxies

D. Calzetti, M. Giavalisco

In recent years, a variety of techniques at optical, near-infrared, sub-mm, and radio wavelengths have opened complementary windows on the high-redshift Universe. Here we review th…

astro-ph.GA2023

The spatially resolved star formation history of the dwarf spiral galaxy NGC 5474

G. Bortolini, M. Cignoni, E. Sacchi +16

We study the resolved stellar populations and derive the star formation history of NGC 5474, a peculiar star-forming dwarf galaxy at a distance of Mpc, using Hubble Space…

astro-ph.CO2012

Physical Conditions in Molecular Clouds in the Arm and Interarm Regions of M51

J. Koda, N. Scoville, T. Hasegawa +10

We report systematic variations in the CO(2-1)/CO(1-0) line ratio (R) in M51. The ratio shows clear evidence for the evolution of molecular gas from the upstream interarm regions,…

astro-ph.GA2014

[CII] 158 m Emission as a Star Formation Tracer

R. Herrera-Camus, A. D. Bolatto, M. G. Wolfire +23

The [CII] 157.74 m transition is the dominant coolant of the neutral interstellar gas, and has great potential as a star formation rate (SFR) tracer. Using the Herschel KINGFIS…

astro-ph.GA2016

Characterizing Dust Attenuation in Local Star Forming Galaxies: UV and Optical Reddening

A. J. Battisti, D. Calzetti, R. -R. Chary

The dust attenuation for a sample of 10000 local () star forming galaxies is constrained as a function of their physical properties. We utilize aperture-matched…

astro-ph.CO2010

UV-dropout Galaxies in the GOODS-South Field from WFC3 Early Release Science Observations

N. P. Hathi, R. E. Ryan, S. H. Cohen +22

We combine new high sensitivity ultraviolet (UV) imaging from the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) with existing deep HST/Advanced Camera for Surveys…

astro-ph2007

Gaps in the cloud cover? Comparing extinction measures in spiral disks

B. W. Holwerda, M. Meyer, M. Regan +11

Dust in galaxies can be mapped by either the FIR/sub-mm emission, the optical or infrared reddening of starlight, or the extinction of a known background source. We compare two dus…

astro-ph.GA2017

The Young Star Cluster population of M51 with LEGUS: I. A comprehensive study of cluster formation and evolution

M. Messa, A. Adamo, G. Östlin +34

Recently acquired WFC3 UV (F275W and F336W) imaging mosaics under the Legacy Extragalactic UV Survey (LEGUS) combined with archival ACS data of M51 are used to study the young star…

astro-ph.CO2009

Radial distribution of stars, gas and dust in SINGS galaxies. II. Derived dust properties

J. C. Muñoz-Mateos, A. Gil de Paz, S. Boissier +13

We present a detailed analysis of the radial distribution of dust properties in the SINGS sample, performed on a set of UV, IR and HI surface brightness profiles, combined with pub…

astro-ph.GA2023

Constraining the LyC escape fraction from LEGUS star clusters with SIGNALS HII region observations: A pilot study of NGC 628

J. W. Teh, K. Grasha, M. R. Krumholz +23

The ionising radiation of young and massive stars is a crucial form of stellar feedback. Most ionising (Lyman-continuum; LyC, ) photons are absorbed close to the stars th…

astro-ph2006

Dust in spiral disks: opacity profiles from FIR emission and counts of distant galaxies

B. W. Holwerda, R. A. Gonzalez, D. Calzetti +3

Dust emission in the far-infrared (FIR) characterizes the temperature and quantity of interstellar dust in a spiral disk. The three Spitzer/MIPS bands are well suited to measuring…

astro-ph.CO2009

The Spitzer Local Volume Legacy: Survey Description and Infrared Photometry

D. A. Dale, S. A. Cohen, L. C. Johnson +21

The survey description and the near-, mid-, and far-infrared flux properties are presented for the 258 galaxies in the Local Volume Legacy (LVL). LVL is a Spitzer Space Telescope l…

astro-ph.GA2026

Galaxy UV Legacy Project: Survey Description and First Insights Into NGC 4449 Recent History of Star Formation

E. Sabbi, B. Meena, P. Zeidler +18

The Galaxy UV Legacy Project (GULP) is a Cycle 28 Treasury program with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) designed to characterize resolved massive stars, OB associations, and young…

astro-ph.GA2016

The molecular gas mass of M33

P. Gratier, J. Braine, K. Schuster +15

[Abridged] Do some environments favor efficient conversion of molecular gas into stars? To answer this, we need to be able to estimate the H2 mass. Traditionally, this is done usin…

astro-ph2005

An Initial Look at the Far Infrared-Radio Correlation within Nearby Star-forming Galaxies using the Spitzer Space Telescope

E. J. Murphy, R. Braun, G. Helou +25

(Abridged) We present an initial look at the far infrared-radio correlation within the star-forming disks of four nearby, nearly face-on galaxies (NGC 2403, NGC 3031, NGC 5194, and…

astro-ph.GA2020

Looking for obscured young star clusters in NCG 1313

M. Messa, D. Calzetti, A. Adamo +7

Using recently acquired HST NIR observations (J, Pa and H bands) of the nearby galaxy NGC1313, we investigate the timescales required by a young star cluster to emerge from its…

astro-ph.GA2017

Hierarchical Star Formation in Turbulent Media: Evidence from Young Star Clusters

K. Grasha, B. G. Elmegreen, D. Calzetti +16

We present an analysis of the positions and ages of young star clusters in eight local galaxies to investigate the connection between the age difference and separation of cluster p…

astro-ph2003

SINGS: The SIRTF Nearby Galaxies Survey

R. C. Kennicutt, L. Armus, G. Bendo +20

The SIRTF Nearby Galaxy Survey is a comprehensive infrared imaging and spectroscopic survey of 75 nearby galaxies. Its primary goal is to characterize the infrared emission of gala…

astro-ph.GA2017

Legacy ExtraGalactic UV Survey with The Hubble Space Telescope. Stellar cluster catalogues and first insights into cluster formation and evolution in NGC 628

A. Adamo, J. E. Ryon, M. Messa +53

We report the large effort which is producing comprehensive high-level young star cluster (YSC) catalogues for a significant fraction of galaxies observed with the Legacy ExtraGala…

astro-ph.CO2011

Dust heating sources in galaxies: the case of M33 (HERM33ES)

M. Boquien, D. Calzetti, F. Combes +7

Dust emission is one of the main windows to the physics of galaxies and to star formation as the radiation from young, hot stars is absorbed by the dust and reemitted at longer wav…

astro-ph2003

The Recent Cluster Formation Histories of NGC 5253 and NGC 3077: Environmental Impact on Star Formation

J. Harris, D. Calzetti, J. S. Gallagher +2

We present multicolor photometry of bright star cluster candidates in the nearby starburst galaxies NGC 3077 and NGC 5253, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field and P…

astro-ph.GA2017

Characterizing Dust Attenuation in Local Star-Forming Galaxies: Near-Infrared Reddening and Normalization

A. J. Battisti, D. Calzetti, R. -R. Chary

We characterize the near-infrared (NIR) dust attenuation for a sample of ~5500 local (z<0.1) star-forming galaxies and obtain an estimate of their average total-to-selective attenu…

astro-ph.GA2012

A Study of Heating and Cooling of the ISM in NGC 1097 with Herschel-PACS and Spitzer-IRS

P. Beirao, L. Armus, G. Helou +38

NGC 1097 is a nearby Seyfert 1 galaxy with a bright circumnuclear starburst ring, a strong large-scale bar and an active nucleus. We present a detailed study of the spatial variati…

astro-ph1997

The Spectral Energy Distribution of Normal, Starburst and Active Galaxies

H. R. Schmitt, A. L. Kinney, D. Calzetti +1

We present the results of an extensive literature search of multiwavelength data for a sample of 59 galaxies, consisting of 26 Starbursts, 15 Seyfert 2's, 5 LINER's, 6 normal spira…

astro-ph.GA2015

Continuous Mid-Infrared Star Formation Rate Indicators: Diagnostics for 0<z<3 Star Forming Galaxies

A. J. Battisti, D. Calzetti, B. D. Johnson +1

We present continuous, monochromatic star formation rate (SFR) indicators over the mid-infrared wavelength range of 6-70 micron. We use a sample of 58 star forming galaxies (SFGs)…

astro-ph.CO2013

An IMF Study of the Dwarf Starburst Galaxy NGC 4214

J. E. Andrews, D. Calzetti, R. Chandar +11

The production rate of ionizing photons in young < 8 Myr, unresolved stellar clusters in the nearby irregular galaxy NGC 4214 is probed using multi-wavelength Hubble Space Telescop…

astro-ph.CO2010

100 mum and 160 mum emission as resolved star-formation rate estimators in M33 (HERM33ES)

M. Boquien, D. Calzetti, C. Kramer +17

Over the past few years several studies have provided estimates of the SFR (star-formation rate) or the total infrared luminosity from just one infrared band. However these relatio…

astro-ph.GA2020

Star cluster formation in the most extreme environments: Insights from the HiPEEC survey

A. Adamo, K. Hollyhead, M. Messa +14

We present the Hubble imaging Probe of Extreme Environments and Clusters (HiPEEC) survey. We fit HST NUV to NIR broadband and H fluxes, to derive star cluster ages, masses, ext…

astro-ph2008

The relations among 8, 24, and 160 micron dust emission within nearby spiral galaxies

G. J. Bendo, B. T. Draine, C. W. Engelbracht +9

We investigate the relations among the stellar continuum-subtracted 8 micron polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH 8 micron) emission, 24 micron hot dust emission, and 160 micron co…

astro-ph.GA2014

Cool dust heating and temperature mixing in nearby star-forming galaxies

L. K. Hunt, B. T. Draine, S. Bianchi +20

Physical conditions of the interstellar medium in galaxies are closely linked to the ambient radiation field and the heating of dust grains. In order to characterize dust propertie…

astro-ph.CO2009

Radial distribution of stars, gas and dust in SINGS galaxies. I. Surface photometry and morphology

J. C. Muñoz-Mateos, A. Gil de Paz, J. Zamorano +11

We present ultraviolet through far-infrared surface brightness profiles for the 75 galaxies in the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey (SINGS). The imagery used to measure the…

astro-ph2007

Structure and Evolution of the Opacity of Spiral Disks

B. W. Holwerda, R. A. González, W. C. Keel +3

The opacity of a spiral disk due to dust absorption influences every measurement we make of it in the UV and optical. Two separate techniques directly measure the total absorption…

astro-ph2000

Hiden Star Formation: The Ultraviolet Perspective

G. R. Meurer, T. M. Heckman, M. Seibert +4

Many recent estimates of the star formation rate density at high redshift rely on rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) data. These are highly sensitive to dust absorption. Applying a correl…

astro-ph.CO2010

Molecular and Atomic Gas in the Local Group Galaxy M33

P. Gratier, J. Braine, N. J. Rodriguez-Fernandez +22

We present high resolution large scale observations of the molecular and atomic gas in the Local Group Galaxy M33. The observations were carried out using the HERA at the 30m IRAM…

astro-ph.CO2013

Towards A Removal of Temperature Dependencies from Abundance Determinations

Kevin V. Croxall, J. D. Smith, B. R. Brandl +16

The metal content of a galaxy is a key property for distinguishing between viable galaxy evolutionary scenarios, and it strongly influences many of the physical processes in the in…

astro-ph.CO2012

A Panchromatic Catalog of Early-Type Galaxies at Intermediate Redshift in the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3 Early Release Science Field

M. J. Rutkowski, S. H. Cohen, S. Kaviraj +24

In the first of a series of forthcoming publications, we present a panchromatic catalog of 102 visually-selected early-type galaxies (ETGs) from observations in the Early Release S…

astro-ph.CO2011

Star formation in M33 (HerM33es)

C. Kramer, M. Boquien, J. Braine +6

Within the key project "Herschel M33 extended survey" (HerM33es), we are studying the physical and chemical processes driving star formation and galactic evolution in the nearby ga…

astro-ph.CO2012

Mapping the cold dust temperatures and masses of nearby Kingfish galaxies with Herschel

M. Galametz, R. C. Kennicutt, M. Albrecht +18

Taking advantage of the sensitivity and angular resolution of the Herschel Space Observatory at far-infrared and submm wavelengths, we aim to characterize the physical properties o…

astro-ph.CO2010

PACS and SPIRE photometer maps of M33: First results of the Herschel M33 extended survey (HERM33ES)

C. Kramer, C. Buchbender, E. M. Xilouris +37

Within the framework of the HERM33ES key project, we are studying the star forming interstellar medium in the nearby, metal-poor spiral galaxy M33, exploiting the high resolution a…

astro-ph2004

IRAC Observations of M81

S. P. Willner, M. L. N. Ashby, P. Barmby +15

IRAC images of M81 show three distinct morphological constituents: a smooth distribution of evolved stars with bulge, disk, and spiral arm components; a clumpy distribution of dust…

astro-ph.CO2011

Calibrating Extinction-Free Star Formation Rate Diagnostics with 33GHz Free-Free Emission in NGC6946

E. J. Murphy, J. J. Condon, E. Schinnerer +20

Abridged: Using free-free emission measured in the Ka-band (26-40GHz) for 10 star-forming regions in the nearby galaxy NGC6946, including its starbursting nucleus, we compare a num…

astro-ph.CO2011

The Star Formation Rate Distribution Function of the Local Universe

M. S. Bothwell, R. C. Kennicutt, B. D. Johnson +6

We present total infrared (IR) and ultraviolet (UV) luminosity functions derived from large representative samples of galaxies at z ~ 0, selected at IR and UV wavelengths from the…

astro-ph2006

Multiwavelength star formation indicators: Observations

H. R. Schmitt, D. Calzetti, L. Armus +5

We present a compilation of multiwavelength data on different star formation indicators for a sample of nearby star forming galaxies. Here we discuss the observations, reductions a…

astro-ph.GA2014

Dissecting the origin of the submillimeter emission in nearby galaxies with Herschel and LABOCA

M. Galametz, M. Albrecht, R. Kennicutt +17

We model the infrared to submillimeter spectral energy distribution of 11 nearby galaxies of the KINGFISH sample using Spitzer and Herschel data and compare model extrapolations at…

astro-ph.CO2010

An Aromatic Inventory of the Local Volume

A. R. Marble, C. W. Engelbracht, L. van Zee +13

Using infrared photometry from the Spitzer Space Telescope, we perform the first inventory of aromatic feature emission (AFE, but also commonly referred to as PAH emission) for a s…

astro-ph.GA2022

CLusters in the Uv as EngineS (CLUES): I. Survey presentation \& FUV spectral analysis of the stellar light

M. Sirressi, A. Adamo, M. Hayes +17

The CLusters in the Uv as EngineS (CLUES) survey is a Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) campaign aimed at acquiring the 1130 to 1770 Ã , restframe spectroscopy of very young (<20 M…

astro-ph.GA2019

An ALMA-HST Study of Millimeter Dust Emission and Star Clusters

J. A. Turner, D. A. Dale, A. Adamo +7

We present results from a joint ALMA-HST study of the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 628. We combine the HST LEGUS database of over 1000 stellar clusters in NGC 628 with ALMA Cycle 4 mil…

astro-ph.GA2015

Measuring star formation with resolved observations: the test case of M33

M. Boquien, D. Calzetti, S. Aalto +15

Context. Measuring star formation at a local scale is important to constrain star formation laws. Yet, it is not clear whether and how the measure of star formation is affected by…

astro-ph2008

Self-Regulated Fueling of Galaxy Centers: Evidence for Star-Formation Feedback in IC342's Nucleus

E. Schinnerer, T. Boeker, D. S. Meier +1

Using new, high-resolution interferometric observations of the CO and HCN molecules, we directly compare the molecular and ionized components of the interstellar medium in the cent…

astro-ph.GA2017

Effective Radii of Young, Massive Star Clusters in Two LEGUS Galaxies

J. E. Ryon, J. S. Gallagher, L. J. Smith +15

We present a study of the effective (half-light) radii and other structural properties of a systematically selected sample of young, massive star clusters (YMCs, $5\times10^3…

astro-ph.CO2011

The Displaced Dusty ISM of NGC 3077: Tidal Stripping in the M 81 Triplet

Fabian Walter, Karin Sandstrom, G. Aniano +32

We present the detection of extended (~30 kpc^2) dust emission in the tidal \hi\ arm near NGC 3077 (member of the M\,81 triplet) using SPIRE on board Herschel. Dust emission in the…

astro-ph.CO2011

GOODS-Herschel: an infrared main sequence for star-forming galaxies

D. Elbaz, M. Dickinson, H. S. Hwang +52

We present the deepest far-IR observations obtained with Herschel and examine the 3-500um SEDs of galaxies at 0<z<2.5, supplemented by a local reference sample from IRAS, ISO, Spit…

astro-ph.CO2012

Dust and gas power-spectrum in M33 (HERM33ES)

F. Combes, M. Boquien, C. Kramer +18

Power spectra of de-projected images of late-type galaxies in gas and/or dust emission are very useful diagnostics of the dynamics and stability of their interstellar medium. Previ…

astro-ph.GA2023

Arp 220: A Post-Starburst Galaxy With Little Star Formation Outside of It's Nuclear Disks

R. Chandar, M. Caputo, S. Linden +8

The ultra-luminous infrared galaxy Arp2 20 is a late-stage merger with several tidal structures in the outskirts and two very compact, dusty nuclei that show evidence for extreme s…