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The pure-rotational and rotational-vibrational Raman spectrum of the atmosphere at an altitude of 23 km
F. P. A. Vogt, A. Mehner, P. Figueira +5
Ground-based optical astronomical observations supported by or in the vicinity of laser guide-star systems can be contaminated by Raman-scattered laser photons. Anticipating, allev…
Dissecting the active galactic nucleus in Circinus IV. MUSE NFM observations unveil a tuning-fork ionised gas morphology
D. Kakkad, M. Stalevski, M. Kishimoto +3
We present the ionised gas outflow morphology in the Circinus galaxy using the Narrow Field Mode (NFM) of the MUSE instrument on board the Very Large Telescope (VLT). The NFM obser…
The Black Hole-Galaxy Connection: Interplay between Feedback, Obscuration, and Host Galaxy Substructure
Stéphanie Juneau, Andy D. Goulding, Julie Banfield +20
There is growing evidence for physical influence between supermassive black holes and their host galaxies. We present a case study of nearby galaxy NGC 7582, for which we find evid…
LBV phenomenon and binarity: The environment of HR Car
A. Mehner, S. Janssens, C. Agliozzo +7
Luminous blue variable stars (LBVs) are of great interest in massive-star evolution as they experience very high mass-loss episodes within short periods of time. HR Car is a famous…
Searching for Surviving Companion in the Young SMC Supernova Remnant 1E 0102.2-7219
Chuan-Jui Li, Ivo R. Seitenzahl, Ryoko Ishioka +3
1E 0102.2--7219 (hereafter E0102) is a young supernova remnant (SNR) in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). It contains oxygen-rich SN ejecta, a possible neutron star (NS), and a sma…
The Next Generation Fornax Survey (NGFS): VII. A MUSE view of the nuclear star clusters in Fornax dwarf galaxies
Evelyn J. Johnston, Thomas H. Puzia, Giuseppe D'Ago +16
Clues to the formation and evolution of Nuclear Star Clusters (NSCs) lie in their stellar populations. However, these structures are often very faint compared to their host galaxy,…
E0102-VR: exploring the scientific potential of Virtual Reality for observational astrophysics
E. Baracaglia, F. P. A. Vogt
Virtual Reality (VR) technology has been subject to a rapid democratization in recent years, driven in large by the entertainment industry, and epitomized by the emergence of consu…
Evolution of compact groups from intermediate to final stages: A case study of the HI content of HCG 16
Michael G. Jones, Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro, Ancor Damas-Segovia +13
Hickson Compact Group (HCG) 16 is a prototypical compact group of galaxies, apparently in an intermediate stage of evolution, where its galaxies are losing gas to the intra-group m…
Rotational and rotational-vibrational Raman spectroscopy of air to characterize astronomical spectrographs
F. P. A. Vogt, F. Kerber, A. Mehner +14
Raman scattering enables unforeseen uses for the laser guide-star system of the Very Large Telescope. Here, we present the observation of one up-link sodium laser beam acquired wit…
Optical tomography of chemical elements synthesized in Type Ia supernovae
Ivo R. Seitenzahl, Parviz Ghavamian, J. Martin Laming +1
We report the discovery of optical emission from the non-radiative shocked ejecta of three young Type Ia supernova remnants (SNRs): SNR 0519-69.0, SNR 0509-67.5, and N103B. Deep in…
Excluding super-soft X-ray sources as progenitors for four Type Ia supernovae in the Large Magellanic Cloud
J. Kuuttila, M. Gilfanov, I. R. Seitenzahl +2
Type Ia supernovae are vital to our understanding of the Universe due to their use in measuring cosmological distances and their significance in enriching the interstellar medium w…
Discovery of a Damped Ly-alpha System in a Low-z Galaxy Group: Possible Evidence for Gas Inflow and Nuclear Star Formation
Sanchayeeta Borthakur, Emmanuel Momjian, Timothy M. Heckman +3
We present a low-redshift (z=0.029) Damped Lyman-alpha (DLA) system in the spectrum of a background Quasi-Stellar Object (QSO). The DLA is associated with an interacting galaxy pai…
Calibrating Interstellar Abundances using SNR Radiative Shocks
Michael A. Dopita, Ivo R. Seitenzahl, Ralph S. Sutherland +4
Using integral field data we extract the optical spectra of shocked interstellar clouds in Kepler's supernova remnant located in the inner regions of our Galaxy, as well as in the…
Raman-scattered laser guide star photons to monitor the scatter of astronomical telescope mirrors
F. P. A. Vogt, J. L. Álvarez, D. Bonaccini Calia +26
The first observations of laser guide star photons Raman-scattered by air molecules above the Very Large Telescope (VLT) were reported in June 2017. The initial detection came from…
fcmaker: automating the creation of ESO-compliant finding charts for Observing Blocks on p2
Frédéric P. A. Vogt
fcmaker is a python module that creates astronomical finding charts for Observing Blocks (OBs) on the p2 web server from the European Southern Observatory (ESO). It provides users…
Shocked Interstellar clouds and dust grain destruction in the LMC Supernova Remnant N132D
Michael A. Dopita, Frédéric P. A. Vogt, Ralph S. Sutherland +3
From integral field data we extract the optical spectra of 20 shocked clouds in the supernova remnant N132D in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Using self-consistent shock modelli…
Identification of the Central Compact Object in the young supernova remnant 1E0102.2-7219
F. P. A. Vogt, E. S. Bartlett, I. R. Seitenzahl +4
Oxygen-rich young supernova remnants are valuable objects for probing the outcome of nucleosynthetic processes in massive stars, as well as the physics of supernova explosions. Obs…
Integral Field Spectroscopy of Supernova Remnant 1E0102-7219 Reveals Fast-moving Hydrogen and Sulfur-rich Ejecta
Ivo R. Seitenzahl, Fredéric P. A. Vogt, Jason P. Terry +4
We study the optical emission from heavy element ejecta in the oxygen-rich young supernova remnant (SNR) 1E 0102.2-7219 (1E 0102) in the Small Magellanic Cloud. We have used the Mu…
Detection and Implications of Laser-Induced Raman Scattering at Astronomical Observatories
F. P. A. Vogt, D. Bonaccini Calia, W. Hackenberg +14
(Abr.) Laser guide stars employed at astronomical observatories provide artificial wavefront reference sources to help correct (in part) the impact of atmospheric turbulence on ast…
MUSE Integral Field Observations of the Oxygen-rich SNR 1E 0102.2-7219
Ivo R. Seitenzahl, Frédéric P. A. Vogt, Jason P. Terry +4
We have observed the oxygen-rich SNR 1E 0102.2-7219 with the integral field spectrograph WiFeS at Siding Spring Observatory and discovered sulfur-rich ejecta for the first time. Fo…
Integral Field Spectroscopy of Balmer-Dominated Shocks in the Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnant N103B
Parviz Ghavamian, Ivo R. Seitenzahl, Frederic P. A. Vogt +4
We present results of integral field spectroscopy of Balmer-dominated shocks in the LMC supernova remnant (SNR) N103B, carried out using the Wide Field Integral Spectrograph (WiFeS…
Linking the X3D pathway to integral field spectrographs: YSNR 1E0102.2-7219 in the SMC as a case study
F. P. A. Vogt, I. R. Seitenzahl, M. A. Dopita +1
The concept of the X3D pathway was introduced by Vogt et al. (2016) as a new approach to sharing and publishing 3-D structures interactively in online scientific journals. The core…
Forbidden Iron Lines and Dust Destruction in Supernova Remnant Shocks: The Case of N49 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Michael A. Dopita, Ivo R. Seitenzahl, Ralph S. Sutherland +3
We present results of a complete integral field survey of the bright SNR N49 in the LMC, obtained with the WiFeS instrument mounted on the ANU 2.3m telescope at Siding Spring Obser…
Advanced Data Visualization in Astrophysics: the X3D Pathway
F. P. A. Vogt, C. I. Owen, L. Verdes-Montenegro +1
Most modern astrophysical datasets are multi-dimensional; a characteristic that can nowadays generally be conserved and exploited scientifically during the data reduction/simulatio…