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most citedOn the Doublet Flux Ratio of Mg II Resonance Lines in and Around Galaxies

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astro-ph.GA2026

Tracing Warm Gas through C IV Radiative Transfer

Jin Lim, Seok-Jun Chang, Max Gronke +3

The C IV resonance doublet is a key tracer of warm gas () within and around galaxies. Recent observations have detected this line in both ab…

astro-ph.GA2026

The Impact of Circumgalactic Rotation on Ly Radiative Transfer

Hee-Gyeong Kym, Seok-Jun Chang, Max Gronke +1

Hydrogen Lyman-alpha (Ly) is a prominent emission line from the circumgalactic medium (CGM). Due to its resonant nature, Ly carries imprints of the physical properties and ki…

astro-ph.GA2026

K-DRIFT Science Theme: Galaxies in the Faint Universe

Woowon Byun, Yongmin Yoon, Jongwan Ko +17

Low-surface-brightness (LSB) structures serve as evidence of the intricate mass assembly of galaxies, and dedicatedly studying them promises to give us profound insights into the e…

astro-ph.GA2026

K-DRIFT Science Theme: Galactic Cirrus Clouds and Circumgalactic Medium

Kwang-il Seon, Jaehyun Lee, Jongwan Ko +8

In this paper, we review the extended halo material and the circumgalactic medium (CGM), including both dust and gas, and discuss promising science cases that could be realized usi…

astro-ph.GA2025

K-DRIFT Science Theme: Illuminating the Next Era of Galaxy Cluster Science

Jaewon Yoo, Kyungwon Chun, Jongwan Ko +13

The KASI Deep Rolling Imaging Fast Telescope (K-DRIFT) is a pioneering instrument designed to explore low-surface-brightness (LSB) phenomena. This white paper presents a compelling…

astro-ph.GA2025

K-DRIFT: Unveiling New Imagery of the Hidden Universe

Jongwan Ko, Woowon Byun, Kwang-Il Seon +31

Low-surface-brightness (LSB) structures play a crucial role in understanding galaxy evolution by providing significant insights into galaxy interactions, the histories of mass asse…

astro-ph.GA2025

Modeling the Optical Colors of Galactic Cirrus Clouds in the Stripe 82 Region

Kwang-Il Seon, Jongwan Ko, Woowon Byun +2

Observations have shown that the optical colors of Galactic cirrus clouds differ significantly from those of extragalactic sources; thus, they can be used to distinguish Galactic c…

astro-ph.IM2025

K-DRIFT Preparation: Experimental Verification of an Observation Strategy for Accurate Dark-Sky Flats

Woowon Byun, Kwang-Il Seon, Jongwan Ko

Despite its scientific importance, the low-surface-brightness universe has yet to be fully explored due to various systematic uncertainties that affect the achievable surface-brigh…

astro-ph.GA2023

Number of Scatterings in Random Walks

Kwang-Il Seon, Hyung-Joe Kim, Hee-Gyeong Kim +1

This paper investigates the number of scatterings a photon undergoes in random walks before escaping from a medium. The number of scatterings in random walk processes is commonly a…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 1 cited

On the Doublet Flux Ratio of Mg II Resonance Lines in and Around Galaxies

Kwang-il Seon

Observations of metallic doublet emission lines, particularly Mg II 2796, 2803, provide crucial information for understanding galaxies and their circumgalactic medium. This study e…