Lyubenova, Mariya, Kuntschner, Harald, Rejkuba, Marina, Silva, David R., Kissler-Patig, Markus, Tacconi-Garman, Lowell E., ...
Current stellar population models have arguably the largest uncertainties in the near-IR wavelength range, partly due to a lack of large and well calibrated empirical spectral libraries. In this...
Velocity fields of distant galaxies with FORS2 at the VLT (2009)
Ziegler, Bodo L., Kutdemir, Elif, Da Rocha, Cristiano, Böhm, Asmus, Kapferer, Wolfgang, Kuntschner, Harald, ...
We describe a method to efficiently obtain two-dimensional velocity fields of distant, faint and small, emission-line galaxies with FORS2 at the VLT. They are examined for kinematic substructure to...
Jeong, Hyunjin, Yi, Sukyoung K., Bureau, Martin, Davies, Roger L., Falcon-Barroso, Jesus, Van De Ven, Glenn, ...
We present GALEX far (FUV) and near (NUV) ultraviolet imaging of 34 nearby early-type galaxies from the SAURON representative sample of 48 E/S0 galaxies, all of which have ground-based optical...
Scott, Nicholas, Cappellari, Michele, Davies, Roger L., Bacon, R., De Zeeuw, P. T., Emsellem, Eric, ...
We present the results of an investigation of the local escape velocity (Vesc) - line strength index relationship for 48 early type galaxies from the SAURON sample, the first such study based on a...
The kinematics and spatial distribution of stellar populations in E plus A galaxies (2009)
Pracy, Michael B., Kuntschner, Harald, Couch, Warrick J., Blake, Chris, Bekki, Kenji, Briggs, F. H.
We have used the Gemini Multi-Object Spectragraph (GMOS) instrument on the 8.1-m Gemini-South Telescope to obtain spatially resolved two-colour imaging and integral field unit (IFU) spectroscopy of a...
The kinematics and spatial distribution of stellar populations in E plus A galaxies (2009)
Pracy, Michael B., Kuntschner, Harald, Couch, Warrick J., Blake, Chris, Bekki, Kenji, Briggs, F. H.
We have used the Gemini Multi-Object Spectragraph (GMOS) instrument on the 8.1-m Gemini-South Telescope to obtain spatially resolved two-colour imaging and integral field unit (IFU) spectroscopy of a...
Gas and Stars in Galaxies - A Multi-Wavelength 3D Perspective (2008)
Lehnert, Matt, De Breuck, Carlos, Kuntschner, Harald, Zwaan, Martin
An overview of the ESO/Radionet workshop devoted to 3D optical/near-infrared and sub-mm/radio observations of gas and stars in galaxies is presented. There will be no published proceedings but...
The Slitless Spectroscopy Data Extraction Software aXe (2008)
Kümmel, Martin, Walsh, Jeremy, Pirzkal, Norbert, Kuntschner, Harald, Pasquali, Anna
The methods and techniques for the slitless spectroscopy software aXe, which was designed to reduce data from the various slitless spectroscopy modes of Hubble Space Telescope instruments, are...
The Hubble Legacy Archive NICMOS Grism Data (2008)
Freudling, Wolfram, Kümmel, Martin, Haase, Jonas, Hook, Richard, Kuntschner, Harald, Lombardi, Marco, ...
The Hubble Legacy Archive (HLA) aims to create calibrated science data from the Hubble Space Telescope archive and make them accessible via user-friendly and Virtual Observatory (VO) compatible...
Krajnovic, Davor, Bacon, R., Cappellari, Michele, Davies, Roger L., De Zeeuw, P. T., Emsellem, Eric, ...
[Abridged] We analysed two-dimensional maps of 48 early-type galaxies obtained with the SAURON and OASIS integral-field spectrographs using kinemetry, a generalisation of surface photometry to the...
Kutdemir, E., Ziegler, B. L., Peletier, R. F., Da Rocha, C., Kronberger, T., Kapferer, W., ...
(Abridged) We study the impact of cluster environment on the evolution of spiral galaxies by examining their structure and kinematics. Rather than two-dimensional rotation curves, we observe complete...
Spiral Galaxies in the SAURON Survey (2007)
Peletier, Reynier F., Ganda, Katia, Falcon-Barroso, Jesus, Bacon, Roland, Cappellari, Michele, Davies, Roger L., ...
We discuss some recent integral field spectroscopy using the SAURON instrument of a sample consisting of 24 early-type spirals, part of the SAURON Survey, and 18 late-type spirals. Using...
Fast and Slow Rotators: The build-up of the Red Sequence (2007)
Emsellem, Eric, Cappellari, Michele, Krajnovic, Davor, Van De Ven, Glenn, Bacon, R., Bureau, M., ...
Using the unique dataset obtained within the course of the SAURON project, a radically new view of the structure, dynamics and stellar populations of early-type galaxies has emerged. We show that...
Absorption line-strengths of 18 late-type spiral galaxies observed with SAURON (2007)
Ganda, Katia, Peletier, Reynier F., McDermid, Richard M., Falcón-Barroso, Jesús, De Zeeuw, P. T., Bacon, Roland, ...
We present absorption line-strength maps for a sample of 18 Sb-Sd galaxies observed using the integral-field spectrograph SAURON. The SAURON spectral range allows the measurement of the Lick/IDS...
Peletier, Reynier F., Falcon-Barroso, Jesus, Bacon, Roland, Cappellari, Michele, Davies, Roger L., De Zeeuw, P. T., ...
We present absorption line strength maps of a sample of 24 representative early-type spiral galaxies, mostly of type Sa, obtained as part of the SAURON survey of nearby galaxies using our...
The SAURON project -- IX. A kinematic classification for early-type galaxies (2007)
Emsellem, Eric, Cappellari, Michele, Krajnovic, Davor, Van De Ven, Glenn, Bacon, R., Bureau, M., ...
2D stellar kinematics of 48 representative E and S0 galaxies obtained with the SAURON IFS reveal that early-type galaxies appear in two broad flavours, depending on whether they exhibit clear...
The Nature of Galactic Bulges from SAURON Absorption Line Strength Maps (2007)
Peletier, Reynier F., Falcon-Barroso, Jesus, Ganda, Katia, Bacon, Roland, Cappellari, Michele, Davies, Roger L., ...
We discuss SAURON absorption line strength maps of a sample of 24 early-type spirals, mostly Sa. From the Lick indices H$\beta$, Mg b and Fe 5015 we derive SSP-ages and metallicities. By comparing...
Photometric and spectroscopic dissection of E A galaxies with GMOS (2007)
Couch, Warrick, Pracy, Michael, Blake, Chris, Bekki, Kenji, Kuntschner, Harald, Burgmann, Marcel, ...
The characteristic E A galaxy spectrum - strong Balmer-line absorption superimposed upon an elliptical galaxy spectrum - is a signpost to galaxies in the process of transformation. Such a spectrum...
Photometric and spectroscopic dissection of E A galaxies with GMOS (2007)
Couch, Warrick, Pracy, Michael, Blake, Chris, Bekki, Kenji, Kuntschner, Harald, Burgmann, Marcel, ...
The characteristic E A galaxy spectrum - strong Balmer-line absorption superimposed upon an elliptical galaxy spectrum - is a signpost to galaxies in the process of transformation. Such a spectrum...
Young Kinematically Decoupled Components in Early-Type Galaxies (2006)
McDermid, Richard M., Emsellem, Eric, Shapiro, Kristen L., Bacon, R., Bureau, M., Cappellari, Michele, ...
We present results from a series of follow-up observations of a sub-sample of the representative SAURON survey elliptical (E) and lenticular (S0) galaxies using the OASIS integral-field spectrograph....
GMOS Spectroscopy of the S0 galaxy NGC 3115 (2006)
Norris, Mark A., Sharples, Ray M., Kuntschner, Harald
We present Gemini GMOS longslit spectroscopy of the isolated S0 galaxy NGC 3115. We have determined kinematical data and Lick/IDS absorption line-strength indices for the major axis out to around 9...
Cappellari, Michele, Bacon, R., Bureau, M., Damen, M. C., Davies, Roger L., De Zeeuw, P. T., ...
We investigate the well-known correlations between the dynamical mass-to-light ratio (M/L) and other global observables of elliptical (E) and lenticular (S0) galaxies. We construct two-integral Jeans...
Internal kinematics and stellar populations of early-type galaxies in the Fornax cluster (2005)
Gerken, Bettina, Kuntschner, Harald, Davies, Roger L.
We present a study of the internal kinematics and stellar populations of early-type galaxies in the Fornax cluster based on integral-field spectroscopic observations with Gemini South GMOS and...
The SAURON project. I. The panoramic integral-field spectrograph (2005)
Bacon, Roland, Copin, Yannick, Monnet, G., Miller, Bryan W., Allington-Smith, J. R., Bureau, M., ...
A new integral-field spectrograph, SAURON, is described. It is based on the Tiger principle, and uses a lenslet array. SAURON has a large field of view and high throughput, and allows simultaneous...
Old Globular Clusters Masquerading as Young in NGC 4365? (2005)
Brodie, Jean P., Strader, Jay, Denicolo, Glenda, Beasley, Michael A., Cenarro, A. J., Larsen, Soeren S., ...
High signal-to-noise, low-resolution spectra have been obtained for 22 globular clusters (GCs) in NGC 4365. Some of these were selected as probable representatives of an intermediate-age (2-5 Gyr),...
Old globular clusters masquerading as young in NGC 4365? (2005)
Brodie, Jean P., Strader, Jay, Denicolo, Glenda, Beasley, Michael A., Cennaro, A. J., Larsen, Soren S., ...
High signal-to-noise ratio, low-resolution spectra have been obtained for 22 globular clusters (GCs) in NGC 4365. Some of these were selected as probable representatives of an intermediate-age (25...
Old globular clusters masquerading as young in NGC 4365? (2005)
Brodie, Jean P., Strader, Jay, Denicolo, Glenda, Beasley, Michael A., Cennaro, A. J., Larsen, Soren S., ...
High signal-to-noise ratio, low-resolution spectra have been obtained for 22 globular clusters (GCs) in NGC 4365. Some of these were selected as probable representatives of an intermediate-age (25...
Old globular clusters masquerading as young in NGC 4365? (2005)
Brodie, Jean P., Strader, Jay, Denicolo, Glenda, Beasley, Michael A., Cennaro, A. J., Larsen, Soren S., ...
High signal-to-noise ratio, low-resolution spectra have been obtained for 22 globular clusters (GCs) in NGC 4365. Some of these were selected as probable representatives of an intermediate-age (25...
Old globular clusters masquerading as young in NGC 4365? (2005)
Brodie, Jean P., Strader, Jay, Denicolo, Glenda, Beasley, Michael A., Cennaro, A. J., Larsen, Soren S., ...
High signal-to-noise ratio, low-resolution spectra have been obtained for 22 globular clusters (GCs) in NGC 4365. Some of these were selected as probable representatives of an intermediate-age (25...
Spatially resolved spectroscopy of the E+A galaxies in the z = 0.32 cluster AC 114 (2005)
Pracy, Michael B., Couch, Warrick J., Blake, Chris, Bekki, Kenji, Harrison, Craig, Colless, Matthew, ...
We present spatially resolved intermediate-resolution spectroscopy of a sample of 12 E+A galaxies in the z= 0.32 rich galaxy cluster AC 114, obtained with the FLAMES multi-integral field unit system...
Old globular clusters masquerading as young in NGC 4365? (2005)
Brodie, Jean P., Strader, Jay, Denicolo, Glenda, Beasley, Michael A., Cennaro, A. J., Larsen, Soren S., ...
High signal-to-noise ratio, low-resolution spectra have been obtained for 22 globular clusters (GCs) in NGC 4365. Some of these were selected as probable representatives of an intermediate-age (25...
Spatially resolved spectroscopy of the E+A galaxies in the z = 0.32 cluster AC 114 (2005)
Pracy, Michael B., Couch, Warrick J., Blake, Chris, Bekki, Kenji, Harrison, Craig, Colless, Matthew, ...
We present spatially resolved intermediate-resolution spectroscopy of a sample of 12 E+A galaxies in the z= 0.32 rich galaxy cluster AC 114, obtained with the FLAMES multi-integral field unit system...
Line-of-sight velocity distribution corrections for Lick/IDS indices of early-type galaxies (2004)
We investigate line-of-sight velocity distribution (LOSVD) corrections for absorption line-strength indices of early-type galaxies in the Lick/IDS system. This system is often used to estimate basic...
Evidence for an intermediate-age, metal-rich population of globular clusters in NGC 4365 (2003)
Larsen, Soren S., Brodie, Jean P., Beasley, Michael A., Forbes, Duncan A., Kissler-Patig, Markus, Kuntschner, Harald, ...
Abstract not available.
Evidence for an intermediate-age, metal-rich population of globular clusters in NGC 4365 (2003)
Larsen, Soren S., Brodie, Jean P., Beasley, Michael A., Forbes, Duncan A., Kissler-Patig, Markus, Kuntschner, Harald, ...
Abstract not available.
Evidence for an intermediate-age, metal-rich population of globular clusters in NGC 4365 (2003)
Larsen, Soren S., Brodie, Jean P., Beasley, Michael A., Forbes, Duncan A., Kissler-Patig, Markus, Kuntschner, Harald, ...
Abstract not available.
Evidence for an intermediate-age, metal-rich population of globular clusters in NGC 4365 (2003)
Larsen, Soren S., Brodie, Jean P., Beasley, Michael A., Forbes, Duncan A., Kissler-Patig, Markus, Kuntschner, Harald, ...
Abstract not available.
Evidence for an intermediate-age, metal-rich population of globular clusters in NGC 4365 (2003)
Larsen, Soren S., Brodie, Jean P., Beasley, Michael A., Forbes, Duncan A., Kissler-Patig, Markus, Kuntschner, Harald, ...
Abstract not available.
VLT spectroscopy of globular cluster in NGC 3115 (2002)
Kuntschner, Harald, Ziegler, Bodo L., Sharples, R. M., Worthey, Guy, Fricke, Klaus J.
We present results derived from VLT-FORS2 spectra of 17 globular clusters associated with the nearby lenticular galaxy NGC3115. Comparing line-strength indices to new stellar population models by...
VLT spectroscopy of NGC3115 globular clusters (2002)
Kuntschner, Harald, Ziegler, Bodo L., Sharples, R. M., Worthey, Guy, Fricke, Klaus J.
We present results derived from VLT-FORS2 spectra of 24 different globular clusters associated with the lenticular galaxy NGC3115. A subsample of 17 globular clusters have sufficiently high...
Early-type galaxies in low-density environments (2002)
Kuntschner, Harald, Smith, Russell J., Colless, Matthew, Davies, Roger L., Kaldare, Raven, Vazdekis, Alexandre
We describe the construction and study of an objectively-defined sample of early-type galaxies in low-density environments. The sample galaxies are selected from a recently-completed redshift survey...
Bacon, Roland, Bureau, Martin, Cappellari, Michele, Copin, Yannick, Davies, Roger, Emsellem, Eric, ...
We present the SAURON project, which is aimed at studying the morphology, two-dimensional kinematics and stellar populations of a representative sample of elliptical galaxies and spiral bulges....
Stellar populations in early-type Coma cluster galaxies - I. The data (2002)
Moore, Stephen A. W., Lucey, John R., Kuntschner, Harald, Colless, Matthew
We present a homogeneous and high signal-to-noise data set (mean S/N of ~60 per \AA) of Lick/IDS stellar population line indices and central velocity dispersions for a sample of 132 bright (b_j <...
Probing the stellar populations of early-type galaxies: the SAURON survey (2002)
Emsellem, Eric, Davies, Roger, McDermid, Richard, Kuntschner, Harald, Peletier, Reynier, Bacon, Roland, ...
The SAURON project will deliver two-dimensional spectroscopic data of a sample of nearby early-type galaxies with unprecedented quality. In this paper, we focus on the mapping of their stellar...
Stellar populations in early-type Coma cluster galaxies - I. The data (2002)
Moore, Stephen A.W., Lucey, John R., Kuntschner, Harald, Colless, Matthew
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Early-type galaxies in low-density environments (2002)
Kuntschner, Harald, Smith, Russell J., Colless, Matthew, Davies, Roger L., Kaldare, Raven, Vazdekis, Alexandre
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Stellar populations in early-type Coma cluster galaxies - I. The data (2002)
Moore, Stephen A.W., Lucey, John R., Kuntschner, Harald, Colless, Matthew
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Early-type galaxies in low-density environments (2002)
Kuntschner, Harald, Smith, Russell J., Colless, Matthew, Davies, Roger L., Kaldare, Raven, Vazdekis, Alexandre
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Bacon, Roland, Bureau, Martin, Cappellari, Michele, Copin, Yannick, Davies, Roger, Emsellem, Eric, ...
We present the SAURON project, which is aimed at studying the morphology, two-dimensional kinematics and stellar populations of a representative sample of elliptical galaxies and spiral bulges....
Stellar populations in early-type Coma cluster galaxies - I. The data (2002)
Moore, Stephen A.W., Lucey, John R., Kuntschner, Harald, Colless, Matthew
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Early-type galaxies in low-density environments (2002)
Kuntschner, Harald, Smith, Russell J., Colless, Matthew, Davies, Roger L., Kaldare, Raven, Vazdekis, Alexandre
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Stellar populations in early-type Coma cluster galaxies - I. The data (2002)
Moore, Stephen A.W., Lucey, John R., Kuntschner, Harald, Colless, Matthew
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Early-type galaxies in low-density environments (2002)
Kuntschner, Harald, Smith, Russell J., Colless, Matthew, Davies, Roger L., Kaldare, Raven, Vazdekis, Alexandre
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Stellar populations in early-type Coma cluster galaxies - I. The data (2002)
Moore, Stephen A.W., Lucey, John R., Kuntschner, Harald, Colless, Matthew
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Early-type galaxies in low-density environments (2002)
Kuntschner, Harald, Smith, Russell J., Colless, Matthew, Davies, Roger L., Kaldare, Raven, Vazdekis, Alexandre
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Stellar populations in early-type Coma cluster galaxies - I. The data (2002)
Moore, Stephen A.W., Lucey, John R., Kuntschner, Harald, Colless, Matthew
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Early-type galaxies in low-density environments (2002)
Kuntschner, Harald, Smith, Russell J., Colless, Matthew, Davies, Roger L., Kaldare, Raven, Vazdekis, Alexandre
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On the Origin of the Colour-Magnitude Relation in the Virgo Cluster (2001)
Vazdekis, Alexandre, Kuntschner, Harald, Davies, Roger L., Arimoto, Nobuo, Nakamura, Osamu, Peletier, Reynier
We explore the origin of the colour-magnitude relation (CMR) of early type galaxies in the Virgo cluster using spectra of very high S/N ratio for six elliptical galaxies selected along the CMR. The...
The SAURON project. I. The panoramic integral-field spectrograph (2001)
Bacon, R., Copin, Y., Monnet, G., Miller, Bryan W., Allington-Smith, J. R., Bureau, M., ...
A new integral-field spectrograph, SAURON, is described. It is based on the Tiger principle, and uses a lenslet array. SAURON has a large field of view and high throughput, and allows simultaneous...
Line-of-sight velocity distributions of low-luminosity elliptical galaxies (2001)
Halliday, C., Davies, Roger L., Kuntschner, Harald, Birkinshaw, M., Bender, Ralf, Saglia, R. P., ...
The shape of the line-of-sight velocity distribution (LOSVD) is measured for a sample of 14 elliptical galaxies, predominantly low-luminosity ellipticals. The sample is dominated by galaxies in the...
The SAURON project. I. The panoramic integral-field spectrograph (2001)
Bacon, Roland, Copin, Yannick, Monnet, G., Miller, Bryan W., Allington-Smith, J. R., Bureau, M., ...
A new integral-field spectrograph, SAURON, is described. It is based on the Tiger principle, and uses a lenslet array. SAURON has a large field of view and high throughput, and allows simultaneous...
The SAURON project. I. The panoramic integral-field spectrograph (2001)
Bacon, Roland, Copin, Yannick, Monnet, G., Miller, Bryan W., Allington-Smith, J. R., Bureau, M., ...
A new integral-field spectrograph, SAURON, is described. It is based on the Tiger principle, and uses a lenslet array. SAURON has a large field of view and high throughput, and allows simultaneous...
Davies, Roger L., Kuntschner, Harald, Emsellem, Eric, Bacon, R., Bureau, M., Carollo, C. Marcella, ...
We report the first wide-field mapping of the kinematics and stellar populations in the E3 galaxy NGC 4365. The velocity maps extend previous long-slit work. They show two independent kinematic...
Kuntschner, Harald, Lucey, John R., Smith, Russell J., Hudson, Michael J., Davies, Roger L.
We investigate the Mg-sigma and -sigma relations in a sample of 72 early-type galaxies drawn mostly from cluster and group environments using a homogeneous data-set which is well-calibrated onto the...
Lensing in the Hercules Supercluster (2000)
Blakeslee, John P., Metzger, Mark R., Kuntschner, Harald, Cote, Patrick
We report Keck LRIS observations of an arc-like background galaxy near the center of Abell 2152 (z=0.043), one of the three clusters comprising the Hercules supercluster. The background object has a...
SAURON Observations of Disks in Early-Type Galaxies (2000)
Bureau, M., Copin, Y., Verolme, E. K., De Zeeuw, P. T., Bacon, R., Emsellem, Eric, ...
We briefly describe the SAURON project, aimed at determining the intrinsic shape and internal dynamics of spheroids. We focus here on the ability of SAURON to identify gaseous and stellar disks and...
A Photometric Study of the Ages and Metallicities of Early-type Galaxies in A2218 (2000)
Smail, Ian, Kuntschner, Harald, Kodama, T., Smith, G. P., Packham, C., Fruchter, A. S., ...
We present deep optical and near-infrared imaging of the rich cluster A2218 at z=0.17. Our optical imaging comes from new multicolour Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 observations in the F450W (B), F606W...
The stellar populations of early-type galaxies in the Fornax cluster (2000)
We have measured central line strengths for a magnitude-limited sample of early-type galaxies in the Fornax cluster, comprising 11 elliptical (E) and 11 lenticular (S0) galaxies, more luminous than...
The star formation history of early-type galaxies in the fornax cluster. (1999)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Durham, 1999.
The Ages and Metallicities of Early Type Galaxies in the Fornax Cluster (1997)
Kuntschner, Harald, Davies, Roger L.
We have measured central line strengths for a complete sample of early type galaxies in the Fornax cluster, comprising 11 elliptical and 11 lenticular galaxies, more luminous than M_B=-17. In...