13 papers
A Decade to Map the Diffuse Universe: FRB-QSO Pairs with HST/COS Spectroscopy
Jessica Werk, Matthew McQuinn, J. Xavier Prochaska +16
Jointly analyzing the sightlines of arcsecond-localized fast radio bursts (FRBs) and UV-bright quasars (QSOs) nearby in projection has the potential to provide strong constraints o…
Astronomical Advantages of a Boost Mission to Facilitate HST Science into the 2030s: Imaging the Circumgalactic Medium of Galaxies
Matthew J. Hayes, Kate H. R. Rubin, Michelle A. Berg +20
We present the case for imaging ultraviolet line emission from highly ionized metals and HI Lya in the circumgalactic medium of galaxies, should the Hubble Space Telescope receive…
High-S/N Quasar Observations with HST/COS: Deep Fields for Spectroscopy
Andrew J. Fox, Jerry Kriss, Philipp Richter +49
Hubble is still in prime observing condition for making transformative discoveries in UV astronomy. In this white paper we describe the science case for a deep (S/N>30) UV spectros…
The Simulated Oxygen Shortage (SOS): Mapping the Missing OVI in Simulated Dwarf Galaxies to Subgrid Physics
Daniel R. Piacitelli, Alyson M. Brooks, N. Nicole Sanchez +9
Observations reveal extended \OVI\, reservoirs in the circumgalactic medium (CGM) of dwarf galaxies, yet current simulations systematically underpredict \OVI\, column densities. Ut…
ENhanced Galactic Atmospheres With Arepo: Resolving the CGM at 200 pc with the ENGAWA Simulations
Scott Lucchini, Cecilia Abramson, Cameron Hummels +3
Simulating the small-scale features and dynamics of the circumgalactic medium (CGM) is computationally challenging due to its large volume, low densities, multiphase structure, and…
Introducing the Descriptive Parametric Model: Gaseous Profiles for Galaxies, Groups, and Clusters
Benjamin D. Oppenheimer, G. Mark Voit, Yannick M. Bahé +14
We develop and present the Descriptive Parametric Model (DPM), a tool for generating profiles of gaseous halos (pressure, electron density, and metallicity) as functions of radius,…