Publications (25)
Observations of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies with the Infrared Spectrograph on the Spitzer Space Telescope II: The IRAS Bright Galaxy Sample
L. Armus, V. Charmandaris, J. Bernard-Salas +13
We present spectra taken with the Infrared Spectrograph on Spitzer covering the 5-38 micron region of the ten Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs) found in the IRAS Bright Gala…
The SMART Data Analysis Package for the Infrared Spectrograph on the Spitzer Space Telescope
S. J. U. Higdon, D. Devost, J. L. Higdon +8
SMART is a software package written in IDL to reduce and analyze Spitzer data from all four modules of the Infrared Spectrograph, including the peak-up arrays. The software is desi…
The Magellanic zoo: Mid-infrared Spitzer spectroscopy of evolved stars and circumstellar dust in the Magellanic Clouds
G. C. Sloan, K. E. Kraemer, P. R. Wood +4
We observed a sample of evolved stars in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds (LMC and SMC) with the Infrared Spectrograph on the Spitzer Space Telescope. Comparing samples from t…
Missing GRB host galaxies in deep mid-infrared observations: implications on the use of GRBs as star formation tracers
E. Le Floc'h, V. Charmandaris, W. J. Forrest +3
We report on the first mid-infrared observations of 16 GRB host galaxies performed with the Spitzer Space Telescope, and investigate the presence of evolved stellar populations and…
The Mid-IR Properties of Starburst Galaxies from Spitzer-IRS Spectroscopy
B. R. Brandl, J. Bernard-Salas, H. W. W. Spoon +14
We present 5-38um mid-infrared spectra at a spectral resolution of R~65-130 of a large sample of 22 starburst nuclei taken with the Infrared Spectrograph IRS on board the Spitzer S…
Spitzer-IRS Spectroscopy of the Prototypical Starburst Galaxy NGC7714
B. R. Brandl, D. Devost, S. J. U. Higdon +11
We present observations of the starburst galaxy NGC 7714 with the Infrared Spectrograph IRS on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. The spectra yield a wealth of ionic and molecular…
Chemical composition and mixing in giant HII regions: NGC3603, 30Doradus, and N66
V. Lebouteiller, J. Bernard-Salas, B. Brandl +5
We investigate the chemical abundances of NGC3603 in the Milky Way, of 30Doradus in the Large Magellanic Cloud, and of N66 in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Mid-infrared observations…
The Extraordinary Mid-infrared Spectrum of the Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxy SBS0335-052
J. R. Houck, V. Charmandaris, B. R. Brandl +8
SBS0335-052 is a blue compact dwarf galaxy (BCD) with one of the lowest known metallicities, ZZ$_{\sun}$/41, making it a local example of how primordial starburst galaxies an…
A Spitzer high resolution mid-infrared spectral atlas of starburst galaxies
J. Bernard-Salas, H. W. W. Spoon, V. Charmandaris +10
We present an atlas of Spitzer/IRS high resolution (R~600) 10-37um spectra for 24 well known starburst galaxies. The spectra are dominated by fine-structure lines, molecular hydrog…
High resolution mid-infrared spectroscopy of ultraluminous infrared galaxies
D. Farrah, J. Bernard-Salas, H. W. W. Spoon +8
(Abridged) We present R~600, 10-37um spectra of 53 ULIRGs at z<0.32, taken using the IRS on board Spitzer. All of the spectra show fine structure emission lines of Ne, O, S, Si and…
O CAESAR: The Optical CAtalogue of Extragalactic SupernovA Remnants
I. Moumen, C. Robert, D. Devost +6
We present O CAESAR, the Optical CAtalogue of Extragalactic SupernovA Remnants. O CAESAR will provide the largest homogeneous optical survey of extragalactic SNR candidates taken b…
Spatially Resolved Spitzer Spectroscopy of the Starburst Nucleus in NGC 5253
P. Beirao, B. R. Brandl, D. Devost +3
We present new Spitzer Space Telescope data on the nearby, low-metallicity starburst galaxy NGC 5253, from the Infrared Array Camera IRAC and the Infrared Spectrograph IRS. The mid…
A Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE).I. Introduction to the Survey
A. Boselli, M. Fossati, L. Ferrarese +56
The Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE) is a blind narrow-band Halpha+[NII] imaging survey carried out with MegaCam at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telesc…
Detection of the Buried AGN in NGC 6240 with the Infrared Spectrograph on The Spitzer Space Telescope
L. Armus, J. Bernard-Salas, H. W. W. Spoon +10
We present mid-infrared spectra of the nearby, Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy NGC 6240 taken with the IRS on Spitzer. The spectrum of NGC 6240 is dominated by strong fine-structure…
Probing the Excitation of Extreme Starbursts: High Resolution Mid-IR Spectroscopy of Blue Compact Dwarfs
Lei Hao, Yanling Wu, V. Charmandaris +5
We present an analysis of the mid-infrared emission lines for a sample of 12 low metallicity Blue Compact Dwarf (BCD) galaxies based on high resolution observations obtained with I…
PAH Strength and the Interstellar Radiation Field around the Massive Young Cluster NGC3603
V. Lebouteiller, B. Brandl, J. Bernard-Salas +2
We present spatial distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and ionized gas within the Galactic giant HII region NGC3603. Using the IRS instrument on board the Spitzer Spac…
Spitzer/IRS Observations of the Redshift 3.91 quasar APM 08279+5255
B. T. Soifer, V. Charmandaris, B. R. Brandl +14
The Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) onboard the Spitzer Space Telescope (SST) has been used to obtain low and moderate resolution spectra of the dust and gas-rich quasar APM08279+5255…
The unusual silicate dust around HV 2310, an evolved star in the LMC
G. C. Sloan, D. Devost, J. Bernard-Salas +2
The spectrum of HV 2310, an evolved star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, taken with the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on the Spitzer Space Telescope reveals the presence of an optical…
IRS: the Infrared Spectrograph on SIRTF
J. Houck, J. van Cleve, B. Brandl +3
The Infrared Spectrograph (IRS)is one of the three instruments on board the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) to be launched in December 2001. The IRS will provide high res…
Mid-Infrared Spectra of Classical AGN Observed with the Spitzer Space Telescope
D. W. Weedman, Lei Hao, S. J. U. Higdon +6
Full low resolution (65<R<130) and high resolution (R~600) spectra between 5 microns and 37 microns obtained with the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on the Spitzer Space Telescope are…
Spitzer Spectroscopy of Mass Loss and Dust Production by Evolved Stars in Globular Clusters
G. C. Sloan, N. Matsunaga, M. Matsuura +7
We have observed a sample of 35 long-period variables and four Cepheid variables in the vicinity of 23 Galactic globular clusters using the Infrared Spectrograph on the Spitzer Spa…
The Star Formation History of the Starburst Region NGC 2363 and its Surroundings
L. Drissen, J. -R. Roy, C. Robert +2
We present HST optical images and UV spectra, as well as ground-based near-infrared images of the high surface brightness giant HII region NGC 2363 (NGC 2366-I) and its surrounding…
Spitzer/IRS Imaging and Spectroscopy of the luminous infrared galaxy NGC 6052 (Mrk 297)
D. G. Whelan, D. Devost, V. Charmandaris +2
We present photometric and spectroscopic data of the interacting starburst galaxy NGC 6052 obtained with the Spitzer Space Telescope. The mid-infrared (MIR) spectra of the three br…
Probing the cosmic star formation using long Gamma-Ray Bursts: New constraints from the Spitzer Space Telescope
E. Le Floc'h, V. Charmandaris, W. J. Forrest +3
We report on IRAC-4.5mic, IRAC-8.0mic and MIPS-24mic deep observations of 16 Gamma-Ray Burst (GRBs) host galaxies performed with the Spitzer Space Telescope, and we investigate in…
PAH Emission from Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies
V. Desai, L. Armus, H. W. W. Spoon +11
We explore the relationships between the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) feature strengths, mid-infrared continuum luminosities, far-infrared spectral slopes, optical spectro…