Publications (78)
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…
UV to IR SEDs of UV selected galaxies in the ELAIS fields: evolution of dust attenuation and star formation activity from z=0.7 to z=0.2
J. Iglesias-Paramo, V. Buat, J. Hernandez-Fernandez +34
We study the ultraviolet to far-infrared (hereafter UV-to-IR) SEDs of a sample of intermediate redshift (0.2 < z < 0.7) UV-selected galaxies from the ELAIS-N1 and ELAIS-N2 fields b…
Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): survey diagnostics and core data release
S. P. Driver, D. T. Hill, L. S. Kelvin +52
The Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey has been operating since February 2008 on the 3.9-m Anglo-Australian Telescope using the AAOmega fibre-fed spectrograph facility to acqui…
Herschel-ATLAS/GAMA: a census of dust in optically selected galaxies from stacking at submillimetre wavelengths
N. Bourne, S. J. Maddox, L. Dunne +42
We use the Herschel-ATLAS survey to conduct the first large-scale statistical study of the submm properties of optically selected galaxies. Using ~80,000 r-band selected galaxies f…
Chemical and Photometric Evolution of Extended Ultraviolet Disks: Optical Spectroscopy of M83 (NGC5236) and NGC4625
A. Gil de Paz, B. F. Madore, S. Boissier +21
We present the results from the analysis of optical spectra of 31 Halpha-selected regions in the extended UV (XUV) disks of M83 (NGC5236) and NGC4625 recently discovered by GALEX.…
The GALEX Ultraviolet Atlas of Nearby Galaxies
A. Gil de Paz, S. Boissier, B. F. Madore +23
We present images, integrated photometry, surface-brightness and color profiles for a total of 1034 nearby galaxies recently observed by the GALEX satellite in its far-ultraviolet…
The impact of bars on disk breaks as probed by S4G imaging
J. C. Muñoz-Mateos, K. Sheth, A. Gil de Paz +25
We have analyzed the radial distribution of old stars in a sample of 218 nearby face-on disks, using deep 3.6um images from the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S4G…
The Origin of the Mass--Metallicity Relation: Insights from 53,000 Star-Forming Galaxies in the SDSS
C. A. Tremonti, T. M. Heckman, G. Kauffmann +9
We utilize Sloan Digital Sky Survey imaging and spectroscopy of ~53,000 star-forming galaxies at z~0.1 to study the relation between stellar mass and gas-phase metallicity. We deri…
Non-Parametric Cell-Based Photometric Proxies for Galaxy Morphology: Methodology and Application to the Morphologically-Defined Star Formation -- Stellar Mass Relation of Spiral Galaxies in the Local Universe
M. W. Grootes, R. J. Tuffs, C. C. Popescu +3
(Abridged) We present a non-parametric cell-based method of selecting highly pure and largely complete samples of spiral galaxies using photometric and structural parameters as pro…
New Constraints on the Star Formation Histories and Dust Attenuation of Galaxies in the Local Universe from GALEX
Samir Salim, Stephane Charlot, R. Michael Rich +23
We derive a variety of physical parameters including star formation rates (SFRs), dust attenuation and burst mass fractions for 6472 galaxies observed by the Galaxy Evolution Explo…
UV properties of early-type galaxies in the Virgo cluster
A. Boselli, L. Cortese, J. M. Deharveng +11
We study the UV properties of a volume limited sample of early-type galaxies in the Virgo cluster combining new GALEX far- (1530 A) and near-ultraviolet (2310 A) data with spectro-…
Group quenching and galactic conformity at low redshift
M. Treyer, K. Kraljic, S. Arnouts +13
We quantify the quenching impact of the group environment using the spectroscopic survey Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA) to z=0.2. The fraction of red (quiescent) galaxies, whether…
A Classical Morphological Analysis of Galaxies in the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S4G)
R. Buta, K. Sheth, E. Athanassoula +22
The Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S4G) is the largest available database of deep, homogeneous middle-infrared (mid-IR) images of galaxies of all types. The surve…
Dissecting Galaxy Colors with GALEX, SDSS, and Spitzer
B. D. Johnson, D. Schiminovich, M. Seibert +21
We combine data from SDSS and the GALEX and Spitzer observatories to create a sample of galaxies observed homogeneously from the UV to the Far-IR. This sample, consisting of ~460 g…
The GALEX Time Domain Survey I. Selection and Classification of Over a Thousand UV Variable Sources
S. Gezari, D. C. Martin, K. Forster +15
We present the selection and classification of over a thousand ultraviolet (UV) variable sources discovered in ~ 40 deg^2 of GALEX Time Domain Survey (TDS) NUV images observed with…
Dust attenuation in the nearby Universe: comparison between galaxies selected in the ultraviolet or in the infrared
V. Buat, J. Iglesias-Paramo, M. Seibert +27
We compare the dust attenuation properties of two samples of galaxies purely selected in the near-ultraviolet (NUV) band (1750-2750 A, lambda_m = 2310 A) and in the far-infrared (F…
GALEX high time-resolution ultraviolet observations of dMe flare events
B. Y. Welsh, J. M. Wheatley, S. E. Browne +8
We present near ultraviolet (NUV:1750 - 2800Ã ) and far ultraviolet (FUV: 1350 - 1750Ã ) light-curves for flares on 4 nearby dMe-type stars (GJ 3685A, CR Dra, AF Psc and SDSS J0844…
Metallicity, ionization parameter, and pressure variations of HII regions in the TYPHOON spiral galaxies
K. Grasha, Q. H. Chen, A. J. Battisti +12
We present a spatially-resolved HII region study of the gas-phase metallicity, ionization parameter, and ISM pressure maps of 6 local star-forming and face-on spiral galaxies from…
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): Gas Fuelling of Spiral Galaxies in the Local Universe I. - The Effect of the Group Environment on Star Formation in Spiral Galaxies
M. W. Grootes, R. J. Tuffs, C. C. Popescu +20
Abridged - We quantify the effect of the galaxy group environment (for 12.5 < log(M_group/Msun) < 14.0) on the star formation rates of the (morphologically-selected) population of…
Deep GALEX Imaging of the HST/COSMOS Field: A First Look at the Morphology of z~0.7 Star-forming Galaxies
M. A. Zamojski, D. Schiminovich, R. M. Rich +34
We present a study of the morphological nature of redshift z~0.7 star-forming galaxies using a combination of HST/ACS, GALEX and ground-based images of the COSMOS field. Our sample…
The Look-back Time Evolution of Far-UV Flux from Elliptical Galaxies: The Fornax Cluster and Abell 2670
Y. -W. Lee, C. H. Ree, R. M. Rich +30
In order to investigate the origin of the far-UV (FUV) flux from the early-type galaxies, Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is collecting the UV data for the elliptical-rich cluste…
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): The 0.013 < z < 0.1 cosmic spectral energy distribution from 0.1 micron to 1mm
S. P. Driver, A. S. G. Robotham, L. Kelvin +40
We use the GAMA I dataset combined with GALEX, SDSS and UKIDSS imaging to construct the low-redshift (z<0.1) galaxy luminosity functions in FUV, NUV, ugriz, and YJHK bands from wit…
Powerful H Emission and Star Formation on the Interacting Galaxy System Arp 143: Observations with Spitzer and GALEX
P. Beirão, P. N. Appleton, B. R. Brandl +3
We present new mid-infrared (m) and ultraviolet (1539 -- 2316 Ã ) observations of the interacting galaxy system Arp 143 (NGC 2444/2445) from the Spitzer Space Telescope a…
The Detection of a Population of Submillimeter-Bright, Strongly-Lensed Galaxies
Mattia Negrello, R. Hopwood, G. De Zotti +86
Gravitational lensing is a powerful astrophysical and cosmological probe and is particularly valuable at submillimeter wavelengths for the study of the statistical and individual p…
The Herschel-ATLAS Data Release 1 Paper II: Multi-wavelength counterparts to submillimetre sources
N. Bourne, L. Dunne, S. J. Maddox +27
This paper is the second in a pair of articles presenting data release 1 (DR1) of the Herschel Astrophysical Terahertz Large Area Survey (H-ATLAS), the largest single open-time key…
The Ultraviolet Luminosity Function of GALEX Galaxies at Photometric Redshifts Between 0.07 and 0.25
T. Budavari, A. S. Szalay, S. Charlot +24
We present measurements of the UV galaxy luminosity function and the evolution of luminosity density from GALEX observations matched to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). We anal…
The Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relationship for SG Galaxies and the "Condensed" Baryon Fraction of Galaxies
Dennis Zaritsky, Helene Courtois, Juan-Carlos Muñoz-Mateos +20
We combine data from the Spitzer Survey for Stellar Structure in Galaxies (SG), a recently calibrated empirical stellar mass estimator from Eskew et al., and an extensive datab…
The environment and characteristics of low redshift galaxies detected by the Herschel-ATLAS
A. Dariush, L. Cortese, S. Eales +41
We investigate the ultraviolet and optical properties and environment of low redshift galaxies detected in the Herschel Astrophysical Terahertz Large Area Survey (H-ATLAS) science…
Reconstructing the stellar mass distributions of galaxies using S4G IRAC 3.6 and 4.5 micron images: II. The conversion from light to mass
Sharon E. Meidt, Eva Schinnerer, Glenn van de Ven +26
We present a new approach for estimating the 3.6 micron stellar mass-to-light ratio in terms of the [3.6]-[4.5] colors of old stellar populations. Our approach avoids several of th…
Mid-Infrared Galaxy Morphology from the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S^4G): The Imprint of the de Vaucouleurs Revised Hubble-Sandage Classification System at 3.6 microns
R. Buta, K. Sheth, M. Regan +17
Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) imaging provides an opportunity to study all known morphological types of galaxies in the mid-IR at a depth significantly bette…
GAMA/H-ATLAS: The Dust Opacity - Stellar Mass Surface Density Relation for Spiral Galaxies
M. W. Grootes, R. J. Tuffs, C. C. Popescu +32
We report the discovery of a well-defined correlation between B-band face-on central optical depth due to dust, Ï^f_B, and the stellar mass surface density, μ_{*}, of nearby (z <…
H-ATLAS/GAMA: Dusty early-type galaxies and passive spirals
K. Rowlands, L. Dunne, S. Maddox +38
We present the dust properties and star-formation histories of local submillimetre-selected galaxies in Herschel-ATLAS, classified by optical morphology. The early-type galaxies (E…
H-ATLAS/GAMA: The nature and characteristics of optically red galaxies detected at submillimetre wavelengths
A. Dariush, S. Dib, S. Hony +39
We combine Herschel/SPIRE sub-millimeter (submm) observations with existing multi-wavelength data to investigate the characteristics of low redshift, optically red galaxies detecte…
Local Lyman Break Galaxy Analogs: The Impact of Massive Star-forming Clumps on the Interstellar Medium and the Global Structure of Young, Forming Galaxies
R. A. Overzier, T. M. Heckman, C. Tremonti +10
We present HST UV/optical imaging, Spitzer mid-IR photometry, and optical spectroscopy of a sample of 30 low-redshift (z=0.1-0.3) galaxies chosen from SDSS/GALEX to be accurate loc…
Classification and Characterization of Objects from GALEX and SDSS surveys
Luciana Bianchi, M. Seibert, W. Zheng +22
We use the GALEX (Galaxy Evolution Explorer) Medium Imaging Survey (MIS) and All-Sky Imaging Survey (AIS) data available in the first internal release, matched to the SDSS catalogs…
UV-optical colours as probes of early-type galaxy evolution
S. Kaviraj, K. Schawinski, J. E. G. Devriendt +25
We have studied ~2100 early-type galaxies in the SDSS DR3 which have been detected by the GALEX Medium Imaging Survey (MIS), in the redshift range 0 < z < 0.11. Combining GALEX UV…
GALEX Observations of the Ultraviolet Halos of NGC 253 and M82
C. G. Hoopes, T. M. Heckman, D. K. Strickland +25
We present Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) images of the prototypical edge-on starburst galaxies M82 and NGC253. Our initial analysis is restricted to the complex of ultraviolet…
GAMA/H-ATLAS: Linking the Properties of Sub-mm Detected and Undetected Early-Type Galaxies: I. z0.06 Sample
N. K. Agius, A. E. Sansom, C. C. Popescu +34
We present two large, nearby (0.013z0.06) samples of Early-Type Galaxies (ETGs): a visually classified sample of 220 ETGs, created using source-matched data from the Gala…
Systematic Variations of CO J=2-1/1-0 Ratio in The Barred Spiral Galaxy M83
J. Koda, T. Sawada, K. Sakamoto +18
We present spatial variations of the CO J=2-1/1-0 line ratio in M83 using Total Power array data from ALMA. While the intensities of these two lines correlate tightly, the ratio va…
Star formation in the nearby universe: the ultraviolet and infrared points of view
J. Iglesias-Paramo, V. Buat, T. T. Takeuchi +27
This work presents the main ultraviolet (UV) and far-infrared (FIR) properties of two samples of nearby galaxies selected from the GALEX (à , hereafter NUV) and IRAS ($λ…
Ultraviolet Detection of the Tidal Disruption of a Star by a Supermassive Black Hole
S. Gezari, D. C. Martin, B. Milliard +10
A supermassive black hole in the nucleus of a galaxy will be revealed when a star passes close enough to be torn apart by tidal forces and a flare of radiation is emitted by the st…
GALEX UV observations of the interacting galaxy NGC 4438 in the Virgo cluster
A. Boselli, S. Boissier, L. Cortese +26
We present GALEX NUV (2310 A) and FUV (1530 A) images of the interacting galaxy NGC 4438 (Arp 120) in the center of the Virgo cluster. These images show an extended (20 kpc) tidal…
Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): Dust obscuration in galaxies and their recent star formation histories
D. B. Wijesinghe, A. M. Hopkins, R. Sharp +32
We present self-consistent star formation rates derived through pan-spectral analysis of galaxies drawn from the Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey. We determine the most appro…
Evidence for a Non-Uniform Initial Mass Function in the Local Universe
Gerhardt R. Meurer, O. I. Wong, J. H. Kim +21
Many results in modern astrophysics rest on the notion that the Initial Mass Function (IMF) is universal. Our observations of HI selected galaxies in the light of H-alpha and the f…
The Rise and Peak of the Luminous Type IIn SN 2017hcc/ATLAS17lsn from ASAS-SN and Swift UVOT Data
J. L. Prieto, Ping Chen, Subo Dong +7
We present observations of the rise and peak of the Type IIn supernova SN 2017hcc/ATLAS17lsn obtained by the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN) and Swift UVOT. The l…
ASASSN-15oi: A Rapidly Evolving, Luminous Tidal Disruption Event at 216 Mpc
T. W. -S. Holoien, C. S. Kochanek, J. L. Prieto +17
We present ground-based and Swift photometric and spectroscopic observations of the tidal disruption event (TDE) ASASSN-15oi, discovered at the center of 2MASX J20390918-3045201 ($…
UV/Optical Detections of Candidate Tidal Disruption Events by GALEX and CFHTLS
S. Gezari, S. Basa, D. C. Martin +11
We present two luminous UV/optical flares from the nuclei of apparently inactive early-type galaxies at z=0.37 and 0.33 that have the radiative properties of a flare from the tidal…
UV dust attenuation in normal star forming galaxies: I. Estimating the L_TIR/L_FUV ratio
L. Cortese, A. Boselli, V. Buat +6
We analyze the dust attenuation properties of a volume-limited, optically-selected sample of normal star forming galaxies in nearby clusters as observed by GALEX. The internal atte…
NGC922 - A new drop-through ring galaxy
O. I. Wong, G. R. Meurer, K. Bekki +26
We have found the peculiar galaxy NGC922 to be a new drop-through ring galaxy using multi-wavelength (UV-radio) imaging and spectroscopic observations. Its `C'-shaped morphology an…
Panoramic GALEX FUV and NUV imaging of M31 and M33
D. A. Thilker, C. G. Hoopes, L. Bianchi +25
We present Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) far-UV and near-UV mosaic observations covering the entirety of M31 and M33. For both targets, we measure the decline of surface bright…
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): end of survey report and data release 2
J. Liske, I. K. Baldry, S. P. Driver +67
The Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey is one of the largest contemporary spectroscopic surveys of low-redshift galaxies. Covering an area of ~286 deg^2 (split among five surve…
Systematics of the Ultraviolet Rising flux in a GALEX/SDSS sample of Early-type Galaxies
R. M. Rich, S. Salim, J. Brinchmann +24
We present ultraviolet photometry for a sample of morphologically early-type galaxies selected by matching the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 1 with the GALEX Medium and All…
Resolved Stellar Populations Constituting Extended UV Disks (XUV-disks) in Nearby Galaxies
D. A. Thilker, L. Bianchi, G. Meurer +11
We describe HST imaging of recent star formation complexes located in the extended UV disk (XUV-disk) component of NGC 5236 (M 83), NGC 5055 (M 63), and NGC 2090. Photometry in fou…
On the distance of the globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121) using RR Lyrae stars: I. optical and near-infrared Period-Luminosity and Period-Wesenheit relations
V. F. Braga, M. Dall'Ora, G. Bono +16
We present new distance determinations to the nearby globular M4 (NGC~6121) based on accurate optical and Near Infrared (NIR) mean magnitudes for fundamental (FU) and first overton…
Extinction law variations and dust excitation in the spiral galaxy NGC 300
H. Roussel, A. Gil de Paz, M. Seibert +3
We investigate the origin of the strong radial gradient in the ultraviolet-to-infrared ratio in the spiral galaxy NGC 300, and emphasize the importance of local variations in the i…
The fate of spiral galaxies in clusters: the star formation history of the anemic Virgo cluster galaxy NGC 4569
A. Boselli, S. Boissier, L. Cortese +5
We present a new method for studying the star formation history of late-type, cluster galaxies undergoing gas starvation or a ram-pressure stripping event by combining bidimensiona…
Constructing a WISE High Resolution Galaxy Atlas
T. H. Jarrett, F. Masci, C. W. Tsai +16
After eight months of continuous observations, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mapped the entire sky at 3.4 μm, 4.6 μm, 12 μm and 22 μm. We have begun a dedicate…
Mid-Infrared Spectral Measures of Star-Formation and AGN Activity in Normal Galaxies
Marie Treyer, D. Schiminovich, B. D. Johnson +8
We investigate the use of MIR PAH bands, continuum and emission lines as probes of star-formation and AGN activity in a sample of 100 'normal' and local (z~0.1) emission-line galax…
It's a wonderful tail: the mass loss history of Mira
C. J. Wareing, A. A. Zijlstra, T. J. O'Brien +1
Recent observations of the Mira AB binary system have revealed a surrounding arc-like structure and a stream of material stretching 2 degrees away in opposition to the arc. The ali…
Near-identical star formation rate densities from H and FUV at redshift zero
Fiona M. Audcent-Ross, Gerhardt R. Meurer, O. I. Wong +27
For the first time both H and far-ultraviolet (FUV) observations from an HI-selected sample are used to determine the dust-corrected star formation rate density (SFRD: …
ARRAKIS: Atlas of Resonance Rings As Known In the S4G
S. Comerón, H. Salo, E. Laurikainen +19
Resonance rings are the consequence of secular evolution processes that redistribute material and angular momentum in discs. We produced a Catalogue and an Atlas of the rings detec…
Recent Star Formation in the Extreme Outer Disk of M83
D. A. Thilker, L. Bianchi, S. Boissier +24
Ultraviolet imaging with the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) has revealed an extensive sample of UV-bright stellar complexes in the extreme outer disk of M83, extending to about…
The Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (SG): Precise Stellar Mass Distributions from Automated Dust Correction at 3.6 microns
M. Querejeta, S. E. Meidt, E. Schinnerer +26
The mid-infrared is an optimal window to trace stellar mass in nearby galaxies and the 3.6 IRAC band has been exploited to this effect, but such mass estimates can be biased b…
On the distance of the globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121) using RR Lyrae stars: II. Mid-infrared period-luminosity relations
J. R. Neeley, M. Marengo, G. Bono +12
New mid-infrared period-luminosity (PL) relations are presented for \rrl{} variables in the globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121). Accurate photometry was obtained for 37 \rrl{} variables…
Morphology and environment of galaxies with disc breaks in the S4G and NIRS0S
J. Laine, E. Laurikainen, H. Salo +16
We study the surface brightness profiles of disc galaxies in the 3.6 micron images from the Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S4G) and K_s-band images from the Near…
UV Emission from Stellar Populations within Tidal Tails: Catching the Youngest Galaxies in Formation?
S. G. Neff, D. A. Thilker, M. Seibert +22
New GALEX observations have detected significant FUV (1530 Angstroms) and NUV (2310 Angstroms) emission from stellar substructures within the tidal tails of four ongoing galaxy mer…
GALEX-SDSS Catalogs for Statistical Studies
T. Budavari, S. Heinis, A. S. Szalay +23
We present a detailed study of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer's photometric catalogs with special focus on the statistical properties of the All-sky and Medium Imaging Surveys. We i…
Tightly Correlated HI and FUV Emission in the Outskirts of M83
F. Bigiel, A. Leroy, M. Seibert +4
We compare sensitive HI data from The HI Nearby Galaxy Survey (THINGS) and deep far UV (FUV) data from GALEX in the outer disk of M83. The FUV and HI maps show a stunning spatial c…
Herschel-ATLAS: Multi-wavelength SEDs and physical properties of 250 micron-selected galaxies at z < 0.5
D. J. B. Smith, L. Dunne, E. da Cunha +38
We present a pan-chromatic analysis of an unprecedented sample of 1402 250 micron-selected galaxies at z < 0.5 (mean z = 0.24) from the Herschel-ATLAS survey. We complement our Her…
Morphological Parameters of Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in Galaxies (S4G)
B. W. Holwerda, J-C. Munoz-Mateos, S. Comeron +21
The morphology of galaxies can be quantified to some degree using a set of scale-invariant parameters. Concentration (C), Asymmetry (A), Smoothness (S), the Gini index (G), relativ…
Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA): Spectroscopic analysis
A. M. Hopkins, S. P. Driver, S. Brough +79
The Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey is a multiwavelength photometric and spectroscopic survey, using the AAOmega spectrograph on the Anglo-Australian Telescope to obtain spe…
GAMA/H-ATLAS: The ultraviolet spectral slope and obscuration in galaxies
Dinuka B. Wijesinghe, Elisabete. da Cunha, Andrew. M. Hopkins +59
We use multiwavelength data from the Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) and Herschel ATLAS (H-ATLAS) surveys to compare the relationship between various dust obscuration measures in g…
The effect of environment on the UV colour-magnitude relation of early-type galaxies
K. Schawinski, S. Kaviraj, S. Khochfar +23
We use \textit{GALEX} (Galaxy Evolution Explorer) near-UV (NUV) photometry of a sample of early-type galaxies selected in \textit{SDSS} (Sloan Digital Sky Survey) to study the UV c…
Extending the Nearby Galaxy Heritage with WISE: First Results from the WISE Enhanced Resolution Galaxy Atlas
T. H. Jarrett, F. Masci, C. W. Tsai +15
The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mapped the entire sky at mid-infrared wavelengths 3.4, 4.6, 12 and 22 microns. The mission was primarily designed to extract point so…
The Local Universe as Seen in Far-Infrared and in Far-Ultraviolet: A Global Point of View on the Local Recent Star Formation
V. Buat, T. T. Takeuchi, J. Iglesias-Paramo +23
We select far-infrared (FIR-60 microns) and far-ultraviolet (FUV-1530 A) samples of nearby galaxies in order to discuss the biases encountered by monochromatic surveys (FIR or FUV)…
Herschel-ATLAS: counterparts from the UV--NIR in the science demonstration phase catalogue
D. J. B. Smith, L. Dunne, S. J. Maddox +45
We present a technique to identify optical counterparts of 250 um-selected sources from the Herschel-ATLAS survey. Of the 6621 250 um > 32 mJy sources in our science demonstration…
Disk Accretion Onto High-Mass Planets
S. H. Lubow, M. Seibert, P. Artymowicz
We analyze the nonlinear, two-dimensional response of a gaseous, viscous protoplanetary disk to the presence of a planet of one Jupiter mass (1 M_J) and greater that orbits a 1 sol…
GALEX observations of the UV surface brightness and color profiles of the Local Group elliptical galaxy M32 (NGC221)
A. Gil de Paz, B. F. Madore, Y. -J. Sohn +22
M32, the compact elliptical-galaxy companion to the Andromeda spiral galaxy has been imaged by the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) in two ultraviolet bands, centered at ~1500 (FU…