activity
20092026
most citedGOALS: The Great Observatories All-Sky LIRG Survey

393 citations · 2.6k across the 46 of their papers we have counts for

collaborators

47 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

Multiphase Analysis of (U)LIRG Nuclear Activity (MAUNA). I. Spatially Resolved Optical Emission-Line Diagnostics

Justin A. Kader, Vivian U, Marina Bianchin +33

We present resolved optical integral-field spectroscopy of the 32 luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxy systems of the Multiphase Analysis of (U)LIRG Nuclear Activity (MAUNA)…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 3 cited

A precessing jet from an active galactic nucleus drives gas outflow from a disk galaxy

Justin A. Kader, Vivian U, Loreto Barcos-Muñoz +30

To reproduce observed galaxy properties, cosmological simulations require that massive galaxies experience feedback from active galactic nuclei, which regulates star formation with…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 2 cited

Shockingly Effective: Cluster Winds as Engines of Feedback in Starburst Galaxy VV 114

Justin A. Kader, Vivian U, Jeffrey A. Rich +29

We present high-resolution Keck Cosmic Web Imager (KCWI) and MUSE IFU spectroscopy of VV 114, a local infrared-luminous merger undergoing a vigorous starburst and showing evidence…

astro-ph.GA2025

The TYPHOON Stellar Population Synthesis Survey. II. Pushing Full Spectral Fitting to the Limit in the Nearby Grand Design Barred Spiral M83

Eva Sextl, Rolf-Peter Kudritzki, Fabio Bresolin +7

We apply population synthesis techniques to analyze TYPHOON long slit spectra of the starburst barred spiral galaxy M83. The analysis covers a central square of 5 arcmin side lengt…

astro-ph.GA2024

The spatially resolved relation between dust, gas, and metal abundance with the TYPHOON survey

Hye-Jin Park, Andrew J. Battisti, Emily Wisnioski +12

We present the spatially resolved relationship between the dust-to-gas mass ratio (DGR) and gas-phase metallicity (Zgas or 12+log(O/H)) (i.e., DGR-Zgas relation) of 11 nearby galax…

astro-ph.GA2024

GOALS-JWST: Constraining the Emergence Timescale for Massive Star Clusters in NGC 3256

Sean T. Linden, Thomas Lai, Aaron S. Evans +28

We present the results of a James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) NIRCam and NIRSpec investigation into the young massive star cluster (YMC) population of NGC 3256, the most cluster-ri…

astro-ph.GA2024

Quantifying azimuthal variations within the interstellar medium of z ~ 0 spiral galaxies with the TYPHOON survey

Qian-Hui Chen, Kathryn Grasha, Andrew J. Battisti +13

Most star formation in the local Universe occurs in spiral galaxies, but their origin remains an unanswered question. Various theories have been proposed to explain the development…

astro-ph.HE2024

Optical Spectroscopy of Type Ia Supernovae by the Carnegie Supernova Projects I and II

N. Morrell, M. M. Phillips, G. Folatelli +57

We present the second and final release of optical spectroscopy of Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) obtained during the first and second phases of the Carnegie Supernova Project (CSP-I…

astro-ph.GA2023

GOALS-JWST: Mid-Infrared Molecular Gas Excitation Probes the Local Conditions of Nuclear Star Clusters and the AGN in the LIRG VV 114

Victorine A. Buiten, Paul P. van der Werf, Serena Viti +19

The enormous increase in mid-IR sensitivity and spatial and spectral resolution provided by the JWST spectrographs enables, for the first time, detailed extragalactic studies of mo…

astro-ph.GA2023

The TYPHOON stellar population synthesis survey: I. The young stellar population of the Great Barred Spiral NGC 1365

Eva Sextl, Rolf-Peter Kudritzki, Andreas Burkert +6

We analyze TYPHOON long slit absorption line spectra of the starburst barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 obtained with the Progressive Integral Step Method covering an area of 15 square…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 27 cited

GOALS-JWST: Gas Dynamics and Excitation in NGC7469 revealed by NIRSpec

Marina Bianchin, Vivian U, Yiqing Song +36

We present new JWST-NIRSpec IFS data for the luminous infrared galaxy NGC7469: a nearby (70.6Mpc) active galaxy with a Sy 1.5 nucleus that drives a highly ionized gas outflow and a…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 2 cited

GOALS-JWST: Small neutral grains and enhanced 3.3 micron PAH emission in the Seyfert galaxy NGC 7469

Thomas S. -Y. Lai, Lee Armus, Marina Bianchin +36

We present James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) integral-field spectroscopy of the nearby luminous infrared galaxy, NGC 7469. We take advantage of…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 66 cited

Spatial variations in aromatic hydrocarbon emission in a dust-rich galaxy

Justin S. Spilker, Kedar A. Phadke, Manuel Aravena +35

Dust grains absorb half of the radiation emitted by stars throughout the history of the universe, re-emitting this energy at infrared wavelengths. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 29 cited

Metallicity Gradient of Barred Galaxies with TYPHOON

Qian-Hui Chen, Kathryn Grasha, Andrew J. Battisti +5

Bars play an important role in mixing material in the inner regions of galaxies and stimulating radial migration. Previous observations have found evidence for the impact of a bar…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 27 cited

GOALS-JWST: Pulling Back the Curtain on the AGN and Star Formation in VV 114

J. Rich, S. Aalto, A. S. Evans +33

We present results from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Director's Discretionary Time Early Release Science (ERS) program 1328 targeting the nearby, Luminous Infrared Galaxy…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 28 cited

GOALS-JWST: Revealing the Buried Star Clusters in the Luminous Infrared Galaxy VV 114

Sean T. Linden, Aaron S. Evans, Lee Armus +30

We present the results of a {\it James Webb Space Telescope} NIRCam investigation into the young massive star cluster (YMC) population in the luminous infrared galaxy VV 114. We id…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 41 cited

GOALS-JWST: Resolving the Circumnuclear Gas Dynamics in NGC 7469 in the Mid-Infrared

Vivian U, Thomas Lai, Marina Bianchin +35

The nearby, luminous infrared galaxy (LIRG) NGC 7469 hosts a Seyfert nucleus with a circumnuclear star-forming ring and is thus the ideal local laboratory for investigating the sta…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 69 cited

GOALS-JWST: Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy of the Nucleus of NGC 7469

L. Armus, T. Lai, V. U +32

We present mid-infrared spectroscopic observations of the nucleus of the nearby Seyfert galaxy NGC 7469 taken with the MIRI instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) as p…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 16 cited

GOALS-JWST: Unveiling Dusty Compact Sources in the Merging Galaxy IIZw096

Hanae Inami, Jason Surace, Lee Armus +30

We have used the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to obtain the first spatially resolved, mid-infrared (mid-IR) images of IIZw096, a merging…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 72 cited

GOALS-JWST: Tracing AGN Feedback on the Star-Forming ISM in NGC 7469

Thomas S. -Y. Lai, Lee Armus, Vivian U +34

We present James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) integral-field spectroscopy of the nearby merging, luminous infrared galaxy, NGC 7469. This galaxy hosts…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 12 cited

GOALS-JWST: NIRCam and MIRI Imaging of the Circumnuclear Starburst Ring in NGC 7469

Thomas Bohn, Hanae Inami, Tanio Diaz-Santos +30

We present James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) imaging of NGC 7469 with the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI). NGC 7469 is a nearby, , l…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 31 cited

GOALS-JWST: Hidden Star Formation and Extended PAH Emission in the Luminous Infrared Galaxy VV 114

Aaron S. Evans, David Frayer, Vassilis Charmandaris +32

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) images of the luminous infrared (IR) galaxy VV 114 are presented. This redshift ~ 0.020 merger has a western compon…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 49 cited

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…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 11 cited

Tracing the Ionization Structure of the Shocked Filaments of NGC 6240

Anne M. Medling, Lisa J. Kewley, Daniela Calzetti +14

We study the ionization and excitation structure of the interstellar medium in the late-stage gas-rich galaxy merger NGC 6240 using a suite of emission line maps at 25 pc res…