Young Stellar Populations in the Collisional Ring Galaxy NGC 922 (2009)
Pellerin, Anne, Meurer, Gerhardt R., Bekki, Kenji, Elmegreen, Debra M., Wong, O. Ivy., Knezek, Patricia
We studied the star cluster population properties in the nearby collisional ring galaxy NGC 922 using HST/WFPC2 photometry and population synthesis modeling. We found that 69% of the detected...
Selection and Characterization of Interesting Grism Spectra (2009)
A. M. Koekemoer, P. Goudfrooij, L. L. Dressel, Gerhardt R. Meurer
Abstract. Observations with the ACS Wide Field Camera and G800L grism can produce thousands of spectra within a single WFC field producing a potentially rich treasure trove of information. However,...
Peng, Eric W., Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John P., Mieske, Steffen, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
Metal-poor globular clusters (GCs) are our local link to the earliest epochs of star formation and galaxy building. Studies of extragalactic GC systems using deep, high-quality imaging have revealed...
Evidence for a Non-Uniform Initial Mass Function in the Local Universe (2009)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Wong, O. I., Kim, J. H., Hanish, D. J., Heckman, T. M., Werk, J., ...
Many results in modern astrophysics rest on the notion that the Initial Mass Function (IMF) is universal. Our observations of HI selected galaxies in the light of H-alpha and the far-ultraviolet...
Evidence for a nonuniform initial mass function in the local universe (2009)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Wong, O. I., Kim, J. H., Hanish, D. J., Heckman, Timothy M., Werk, Jessica K., ...
Many of the results in modern astrophysics rest on the notion that the initial mass function (IMF) is universal. Our observations of a sample of H I selected galaxies in the light of Hα and the...
Evidence for a nonuniform initial mass function in the local universe (2009)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Wong, O. I., Kim, J. H., Hanish, D. J., Heckman, Timothy M., Werk, Jessica K., ...
Many of the results in modern astrophysics rest on the notion that the initial mass function (IMF) is universal. Our observations of a sample of H I selected galaxies in the light of Hα and the...
McCandliss, Stephan R., Kruk, Jeffrey W., Blair, William P., Kaiser, Mary Elizabeth, Feldman, Paul D., Meurer, Gerhardt R., ...
We explore the design of a space mission, Project Lyman, which has the goal of quantifying the ionization history of the universe from the present epoch to a redshift of z ~ 3. Observations from WMAP...
The HI - Star Formation Connection: Open Questions (2008)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Wong, O. Ivy, Hanish, Daniel J.
We show data from the Survey of Ionization in Neutral Gas Galaxies (SINGG) and Survey of Ultraviolet emission in Neutral Gas Galaxies (SUNGG) which survey the star formation properties of HI selected...
Spitzer Observations of Star Formation in the Extreme Outer Disk of M83 (NGC5236) (2008)
Dong, Hui, Calzetti, Daniela, Regan, Michael, Thilker, David, Bianchi, Luciana, Meurer, Gerhardt R., ...
Spitzer IRAC observations of two fields in the XUV-disk of M83 have been recently obtained,3R_{HII} away from the center of the galaxy (R_{HII)=6.6 kpc).GALEX UV images have shown the two fields to...
Straughn, Amber N., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Pirzkal, Norbert, Cohen, Seth H., Malhotra, Sangeeta, Rhoads, James, ...
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) grism PEARS (Probing Evolution And Reionization Spectroscopically) survey provides a large dataset of low-resolution spectra from...
Spitzer observations of star formation in the extreme outer disk of M83 (NGC5236) (2008)
Dong, Hui, Calzetti, Daniela, Regan, Michael, Thilker, David, Bianchi, Luciana, Meurer, Gerhardt R., ...
Spitzer Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) observations of two fields in the extended UV disk (XUV-disk) of M83 have been recently obtained, ~3 R HII away from the center of the galaxy (R HII = 6.6 kpc)....
DeGraaff, Regina Barber, Blakeslee, John P., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Putman, Mary E.
We use two-band imaging data from the Advanced Camera for Surveys on board the Hubble Space Telescope for a detailed study of NGC1533, an SB0 galaxy in the Dorado group surrounded by a ring of HI....
Automated selection and characterization of emission-line sources in ACS WFC grism data (2007)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Tsvetanov, Z. I., Gronwall, C., Capak, P., Blakeslee, J. P., Benítez, N., ...
We present complimentary techniques to find emission-line targets and measure their properties in a semi-automated fashion from grism observations obtained with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard...
Oey, M. Sally, Meurer, Gerhardt R., Yelda, Sylvana, Furst, E. J., Caballero-Nieves, S. M., Hanish, D. J., ...
We use the first data release from the SINGG Hα survey of H I-selected galaxies to study the quantitative behavior of the diffuse, warm ionized medium (WIM) across the range of properties...
Oey, M. Sally, Meurer, Gerhardt R., Yelda, Sylvana, Furst, E. J., Caballero-Nieves, S. M., Hanish, D. J., ...
We use the first data release from the SINGG Hα survey of H I-selected galaxies to study the quantitative behavior of the diffuse, warm ionized medium (WIM) across the range of properties...
The Survey for Ionization in Neutral Gas Galaxies: I. Description and Initial Results (2006)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Hanish, D. J., Ferguson, H. C., Knezek, P. M., Kilborn, V. A., Putman, M. E., ...
We introduce the Survey for Ionization in Neutral Gas Galaxies (SINGG), a census of star formation in HI-selected galaxies. The survey consists of H-alpha and R-band imaging of a sample of 468...
Hanish, D. J., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Ferguson, Henry C., Zwaan, Martin A., Heckman, Timothy M., Staveley-Smith, Lister, ...
Abstract not available.
The survey for ionization in neutral gas galaxies I : description and initial results (2006)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Hanish, D. J., Ferguson, Henry C., Knezek, Patricia M., Kilborn, Virginia A., Putman, Mary E., ...
Abstract not available.
NGC 922 : a new drop-through ring galaxy (2006)
Wong, O., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Bekki, Kenji, Hanish, D. J., Kennicutt, Robert C., Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan, ...
We have found the peculiar galaxy NGC 922 to be a new drop-through ring galaxy using multiwavelength (ultraviolet-radio) imaging and spectroscopic observations. Its 'C'-shaped morphology and tidal...
NGC 922 : a new drop-through ring galaxy (2006)
Wong, O., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Bekki, Kenji, Hanish, D. J., Kennicutt, Robert C., Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan, ...
We have found the peculiar galaxy NGC 922 to be a new drop-through ring galaxy using multiwavelength (ultraviolet-radio) imaging and spectroscopic observations. Its 'C'-shaped morphology and tidal...
The survey for ionization in neutral gas galaxies I : description and initial results (2006)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Hanish, D. J., Ferguson, Henry C., Knezek, Patricia M., Kilborn, Virginia A., Putman, Mary E., ...
Abstract not available.
Hanish, D. J., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Ferguson, Henry C., Zwaan, Martin A., Heckman, Timothy M., Staveley-Smith, Lister, ...
Abstract not available.
NGC 922 : a new drop-through ring galaxy (2006)
Wong, O., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Bekki, Kenji, Hanish, D. J., Kennicutt, Robert C., Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan, ...
We have found the peculiar galaxy NGC 922 to be a new drop-through ring galaxy using multiwavelength (ultraviolet-radio) imaging and spectroscopic observations. Its 'C'-shaped morphology and tidal...
The survey for ionization in neutral gas galaxies I : description and initial results (2006)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Hanish, D. J., Ferguson, Henry C., Knezek, Patricia M., Kilborn, Virginia A., Putman, Mary E., ...
Abstract not available.
Hanish, D. J., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Ferguson, Henry C., Zwaan, Martin A., Heckman, Timothy M., Staveley-Smith, Lister, ...
Abstract not available.
The survey for ionization in neutral gas galaxies. I. Description and initial results (2006)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Hanish, D. J., Ferguson, H. C., Knezek, P. M., Kilborn, V. A., Putman, M. E., ...
We introduce the Survey for Ionization in Neutral Gas Galaxies (SINGG), a census of star formation in H I selected galaxies. The survey consists of H alpha and R-band imaging of a sample of 468...
Hanish, D. J., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Ferguson, Henry C., Zwaan, Martin A., Heckman, Timothy M., Staveley-Smith, Lister, ...
Abstract not available.
NGC 922 : a new drop-through ring galaxy (2006)
Wong, O., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Bekki, Kenji, Hanish, D. J., Kennicutt, Robert C., Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan, ...
We have found the peculiar galaxy NGC 922 to be a new drop-through ring galaxy using multiwavelength (ultraviolet-radio) imaging and spectroscopic observations. Its 'C'-shaped morphology and tidal...
The survey for ionization in neutral gas galaxies I : description and initial results (2006)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Hanish, D. J., Ferguson, Henry C., Knezek, Patricia M., Kilborn, Virginia A., Putman, Mary E., ...
Abstract not available.
The survey for ionization in neutral gas galaxies I : description and initial results (2006)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Hanish, D. J., Ferguson, Henry C., Knezek, Patricia M., Kilborn, Virginia A., Putman, Mary E., ...
Abstract not available.
NGC 922 : a new drop-through ring galaxy (2006)
Wong, O., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Bekki, Kenji, Hanish, D. J., Kennicutt, Robert C., Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan, ...
We have found the peculiar galaxy NGC 922 to be a new drop-through ring galaxy using multiwavelength (ultraviolet-radio) imaging and spectroscopic observations. Its 'C'-shaped morphology and tidal...
Hanish, D. J., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Ferguson, Henry C., Zwaan, Martin A., Heckman, Timothy M., Staveley-Smith, Lister, ...
Abstract not available.
Chandar, Rupali, Leitherer, Claus, Tremonti, Christy A., Calzetti, Daniela, Aloisi, Alessandra, Meurer, Gerhardt R., ...
We investigate the nature of the diffuse intra-cluster ultraviolet light seen in twelve local starburst galaxies, using long-slit ultraviolet spectroscopy obtained with the Space Telescope Imaging...
Starbursts and Extra-planar H-alpha from SINGG (2003)
The NOAO Survey for Ionization in Neutral Gas Galaxies (SINGG) is the largest star formation survey of an HI selected sample. Since the selection is made without regard to optical morphology, it is...
The Starburst Nature of Lyman-Break Galaxies: Testing UV Extinction with X-rays (2002)
Seibert, Mark, Heckman, Timothy M., Meurer, Gerhardt R.
We derive the bolometric to X-ray correlation for a local sample of normal and starburst galaxies and use it, in combination with several UV reddening schemes, to predict the 2--8 keV X-ray...
The Taxonomy of Blue Amorphous Galaxies: II. Structure and Evolution (1999)
Marlowe, Amanda T., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Heckman, Timothy M.
Dwarf galaxies play an important role in our understanding of galaxy formation and evolution, and starbursts are believed to strongly affect their structure and evolution. Here we present a study of...
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Heckman, Timothy M., Calzetti, Daniela
We refine a technique to measure the absorption corrected ultraviolet (UV) luminosity of starburst galaxies using rest frame UV quantities alone, and apply it to U-dropouts at z ~ 3 found in the...
Calibrating UV Emissivity And Dust Absorption At z \approx 3 (1998)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Heckman, Timothy M., Calzetti, Daniela
We detail a technique for estimating the UV extinction and luminosity of UV selected galaxies using UV quantities alone. The technique is based on a tight correlation between the ratios of far...
Starbursts, dark matter, and the evolution of dwarf galaxies (1998)
Optical and HI imaging of gas rich dwarfs, both dwarf irregulars (dI) and blue compact dwarfs (BCD), reveals important clues on how dwarf galaxies evolve and their star formation is regulated. Both...
HI and dark matter in the windy starburst dwarf galaxy NGC1705 (1998)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Staveley-Smith, Lister, Killeen, N. E. B.
We present 21cm HI line observations of the blue compact dwarf galaxy NGC1705. Previous optical observations show a strong outflow powered by an ongoing starburst dominating the HII morphology and...
The Case For Substantial Dust Extinction At z ~ 3 (1997)
Estimates of the total metal production rate (\dot{\rho}_Z) and star formation rate at z > 2 are based on Lyman break systems observed in the rest-frame ultraviolet (UV). These observations are very...
The Starburst Intensity Limit And Its Ultraviolet Implications (1997)
Our recent work on starbursts, particularly in the ultraviolet (UV), is summarized. The intrinsic UV fluxes of UV selected starbursts can be derived from UV data alone because, to first order, their...
The Panchromatic Starburst Intensity Limit At Low And High Redshift (1997)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Heckman, Timothy M., Lehnert, Matthew D., Leitherer, Claus, Lowenthal, James
The integrated bolometric effective surface brightness S_e distributions of starbursts are investigated for samples observed in 1. the rest frame ultraviolet (UV), 2. the far-infrared and H-alpha,...