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The Great Observatories All-Sky LIRG Survey: Herschel Image Atlas and Aperture Photometry
Jason K. Chu, D. B. Sanders, K. L. Larson +24
Far-infrared (FIR) images and photometry are presented for 201 Luminous and Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies [LIRGs: log, ULIRGs: log$(L_{\rm I…
Morphological Classification of Local Luminous Infrared Galaxies
A. Psychogyios, V. Charmandaris, T. Diaz- Santos +6
We present an analysis of the morphological classification of 89 luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) from the Great Observatories All-sky LIRG Survey (GOALS) sample using non-parame…
Blasting away a dwarf galaxy: The "tail" of ESO 324-G024
Megan C. Johnson, Peter Kamphuis, Baerbel S. Koribalski +6
We present Australia Telescope Compact Array radio data of the dwarf irregular galaxy ESO 324-G024 which is seen in projection against the giant, northern lobe of the radio galaxy…
ALMA Observations of Warm Dense Gas in NGC 1614 --- Breaking of Star Formation Law in the Central kpc
C. K. Xu, C. Cao, N. Lu +20
We present ALMA Cycle-0 observations of the CO (6-5) line emission and of the 435um dust continuum emission in the central kpc of NGC 1614, a local luminous infrared galaxy (LIRG)…
Mid-Infrared Properties of Luminous Infrared Galaxies II: Probing the Dust and Gas Physics of the GOALS Sample
Sabrina Stierwalt, Lee Armus, Vassilis Charmandaris +13
The Great Observatories All-Sky LIRG Survey (GOALS) is a comprehensive, multiwavelength study of luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) in the local universe. Here we present the resul…
A Kinematic Measurement of Ram Pressure in the Outer Disk of Regular Galaxies
Sebastian Haan, Robert Braun
While most ram pressure studies have focused on ram pressure stripping in galaxy clusters, we devise a novel approach based on a kinematic measurement of ram pressure perturbations…
Extended [CII] Emission in Local Luminous Infrared Galaxies
T. Diaz-Santos, L. Armus, V. Charmandaris +20
We present Herschel/PACS observations of extended [CII]157.7μm line emission detected on ~ 1 - 10 kpc scales in 60 local luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) from the Great Observato…
ALMA Observations of Warm Molecular Gas and Cold Dust in NGC 34
C. K. Xu, C. Cao, N. Lu +17
We present ALMA Cycle-0 observations of the CO (6-5) line emission (rest-frame frequency = 691.473 GHz) and of the 435 dust continuum emission in the nuclear region of NGC 34,…
On the Formation of Warped Gas Disks in Galaxies
Sebastian Haan, Robert Braun
We consider the most commonly occurring circumstances which apply to galaxies, namely membership in galaxy groups of about total mass, and estimate the acco…
Mid-Infrared Atomic Fine-Structure Emission Line Spectra of Luminous Infrared Galaxies: Spitzer/IRS Spectra of the GOALS Sample
H. Inami, L. Armus, V. Charmandaris +18
We present the data and our analysis of MIR fine-structure emission lines detected in Spitzer/IRS high-res spectra of 202 local LIRGs observed as part of the GOALS project. We dete…
Explaining the [CII]158um Deficit in Luminous Infrared Galaxies - First Results from a Herschel/PACS Study of the GOALS Sample
T. Diaz-Santos, L. Armus, V. Charmandaris +26
We present the first results of a survey of the [CII]158um emission line in 241 luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) comprising the Great Observatories All-sky Survey (GOALS) sample,…
Explaining two circumnuclear star forming rings in NGC5248
T. P. R. van der Laan, E. Schinnerer, E. Emsellem +7
The distribution of gas in the central kiloparsec of a galaxy has a dynamically rapid evolution. Nonaxisymmetries in the gravitational potential of the galactic disk, such as a lar…
The Build-Up of Nuclear Stellar Cusps in Extreme Starburst Galaxies and Major Mergers
S. Haan, L. Armus, J. A. Surace +15
Nuclear stellar cusps are defined as central excess light component in the stellar light profiles of galaxies and are suggested to be stellar relics of intense compact starbursts i…
Hubble Space Telescope ACS Imaging of the GOALS Sample: Quantitative Structural Properties of Nearby Luminous Infrared Galaxies with L_IR > 10^{11.4} L_sun
D. -C. Kim, A. S. Evans, T. Vavilkin +11
A {\it Hubble Space Telescope} ({\it HST}) / Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) study of the structural properties of 85 luminous and ultraluminous ( L$_\odo…
Mid-Infrared Properties of Nearby Luminous Infrared Galaxies I: Spitzer IRS Spectra for the GOALS Sample
S. Stierwalt, L. Armus, J. A. Surace +30
The Great Observatories All-Sky LIRG Survey (GOALS) is a multiwavelength study of luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) in the local universe. Here we present low resolution Spitzer s…
Spectral Energy Distributions of Local Luminous And Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies
Vivian U, David B. Sanders, Joseph M. Mazzarella +19
Luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies ((U)LIRGs) are the most extreme star forming galaxies in the universe. The local (U)LIRGs provide a unique opportunity to study their m…
Investigation of Dual Active Nuclei, Outflows, Shock-Heated Gas, and Young Star Clusters in Markarian 266
J. M. Mazzarella, K. Iwasawa, T. Vavilkin +24
Results of observations with the Spitzer, Hubble, GALEX, Chandra, and XMM-Newton space telescopes are presented for the Luminous Infrared Galaxy (LIRG) merger Mrk 266. The SW (Seyf…
Spitzer IRS Spectral Mapping of the Toomre Sequence: Spatial Variations of PAH, Gas, and Dust Properties in Nearby Major Mergers
S. Haan, L. Armus, S. Laine +13
We have mapped the key mid-IR diagnostics in eight major merger systems of the Toomre Sequence (NGC4676, NGC7592, NGC6621, NGC2623, NGC6240, NGC520, NGC3921, and NGC7252) using the…
The Spatial Extent of (U)LIRGs in the Mid-Infrared. II. Feature Emission
Tanio Diaz-Santos, Vassilis Charmandaris, Lee Armus +11
We present results from the second part of our analysis of the extended mid-infrared (MIR) emission of the Great Observatories All-Sky LIRG Survey (GOALS) sample based on 5-14 micr…
Complex Radio Spectral Energy Distributions in Luminous and Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies
Adam K. Leroy, Aaron S. Evans, Emmanuel Momjian +11
We use the Expanded Very Large Array to image radio continuum emission from local luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs and ULIRGs) in 1 GHz windows centered at 4.7,…
Molecular gas in NUclei of GAlaxies (NUGA) XV. Molecular gas kinematics in the inner 3kpc of NGC6951
T. P. R. van der Laan, E. Schinnerer, F. Boone +6
Within the NUclei of GAlaxies project we have obtained IRAM PdBI and 30m 12CO(1-0) and 12CO(2-1) observations of the spiral galaxy NGC 6951. Previous work shows that there is indir…
The Nuclear Structure in Nearby Luminous Infrared Galaxies: HST NICMOS Imaging of the GOALS Sample
S. Haan, J. A. Surace, L. Armus +16
We present results of Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS H-band imaging of 73 of most luminous (i.e., log[L_IR/L_0]>11.4) Infrared Galaxies (LIRGs) in the Great Observatories All-sky LI…
The Spatial Extent of (U)LIRGs in the mid-Infrared I: The Continuum Emission
T. Diaz-Santos, V. Charmandaris, L. Armus +14
We present an analysis of the extended mid-infrared (MIR) emission of the Great Observatories All-Sky LIRG Survey (GOALS) sample based on 5-15um low resolution spectra obtained wit…
The Buried Starburst in the Interacting Galaxy II Zw 096 as Revealed by the Spitzer Space Telescope
Hanae Inami, L. Armus, J. A. Surace +31
An analysis of data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-ray Observatory, and AKARI Infrared Astronomy Satellite is presented for the z=0.036 merging…