[The Impact of Nuclear Star Formation on Gas Inflow to AGN (2009)
Davies, R. I., Hicks, E., Schartmann, M., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L. J., Engel, H., ...
Our adaptive optics observations of nearby AGN at spatial resolutions as small as 0.085arcsec show strong evidence for recent, but no longer active, nuclear star formation. We begin by describing...
Molecular Gas in Submillimetre-Faint, Star-Forming Ultraluminous Galaxies at z>1 (2009)
Casey, C. M., Chapman, S. C., Neri, R., Bertoldi, F., Smail, I., Greve, T. R., ...
We present interferometric CO observations of twelve z~2 submillimeter-faint, star-forming radio galaxies (SFRGs) which are thought to be ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) dominated by hotter...
High Precision Astrometry with MICADO at the European Extremely Large Telescope (2009)
Trippe, S., Davies, R., Eisenhauer, F., Schreiber, N. M. Foerster, Fritz, T. K., Genzel, R.
In this article we identify and discuss various statistical and systematic effects influencing the astrometric accuracy achievable with MICADO, the near-infrared imaging camera proposed for the...
The orbit of the star S2 around SgrA* from VLT and Keck data (2009)
Gillessen, S., Eisenhauer, F., Fritz, T. K., Bartko, H., Dodds-Eden, K., Pfuhl, O., ...
Two recent papers (Ghez et al. 2008, Gillessen et al. 2009) have estimated the mass of and the distance to the massive black hole in the center of the Milky Way using stellar orbits. The two...
Soft gamma-ray constraints on a bright flare from the Galactic Center supermassive black hole (2009)
Trap, G., Goldwurm, A., Terrier, R., Dodds-Eden, K., Gillessen, S., Genzel, R., ...
Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) is the supermassive black hole residing at the center of the Milky Way. It has been the main target of an extensive multiwavelength campaign we carried out in April 2007....
Deep U-B-V imaging of the Lockman Hole with the LBT. Observations and number counts (2009)
Rovilos, E., Burwitz, V., Szokoly, G., Hasinger, G., Egami, E., Bouche, N., ...
We used the large binocular camera (LBC) mounted on the large binocular telescope (LBT) to observe the Lockman Hole in the U, B, and V bands. Our observations cover an area of 925 sq.arcmin. We...
A Search for Neutral Carbon towards two z=4.05 Submillimetre Galaxies, GN20 and GN20.2 (2009)
Casey, C. M., Chapman, S. C., Daddi, E., Dannerbauer, H., Pope, A., Scott, D., ...
Using the IRAM Plateau-de-Bure Interferometer (PdBI) we have searched for the upper fine structure line of neutral carbon (CI(2->1), nu_rest = 809 GHz) and 12CO(J=7->6) (nu_rest=806GHz) towards the...
An Extremely Top-Heavy IMF in the Galactic Center Stellar Disks (2009)
Bartko, H., Martins, F., Trippe, S., Fritz, T. K., Genzel, R., Ott, T., ...
We present new observations of the nuclear star cluster in the central parsec of the Galaxy with the adaptive optics assisted, integral field spectrograph SINFONI on the ESO/VLT. Our work allows the...
Veilleux, S., Rupke, D. S. N., Peng, C. Y., Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R., ...
We report the results from a deep Hubble Space Telescope (HST) NICMOS H-band imaging survey of 28 z < 0.3 QSOs from the Palomar-Green (PG) sample. This program is part of QUEST (Quasar/ULIRG...
Burkert, A., Genzel, R., Bouche, N., Cresci, G., Khochfar, S., Sommer-Larsen, J., ...
The structure of a sample of high-redshift (z=2), rotating galaxies with high star formation rates and turbulent gas velocities of sigma=40-80 km/s is investigated. Fitting the observed disk...
Valiante, E., Lutz, D., Sturm, E., Genzel, R., Chapin, E.
Empirical "backward" galaxy evolution models for infrared bright galaxies are constrained using multi-band infrared surveys. We developed a new Monte-Carlo algorithm for this task, implementing...
A Deep HST H-Band Imaging Survey of Massive Gas-Rich Mergers. II. The QUEST PG QSOs (2009)
Veilleux, S., Rupke, D. S. N., Peng, C. Y., Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R., ...
We report the results from a deep HST NICMOS H-band imaging survey of 28 z < 0.3 QSOs from the Palomar-Green (PG) sample. This program is part of QUEST (Quasar / ULIRG Evolution STudy) and...
Veilleux, S., Rupke, D. S. N., Genzel, R., Sturm, E., Lutz, D., ...
We report the results from a comprehensive study of 74 ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) and 34 Palomar-Green (PG) quasars within z ~ 0.3 observed with the Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph (IRS)....
Veilleux, S., Rupke, D. S. N., Genzel, R., Sturm, E., Lutz, D., ...
We report the results from a comprehensive study of 74 ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) and 34 Palomar-Green (PG) quasars within z ~ 0.3$ observed with the Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph...
Dodds-Eden, K., Porquet, D., Trap, G., Quataert, E., Haubois, X., Gillessen, S., ...
This paper reports measurements of Sgr A* made with NACO in L' -band (3.80 um), Ks-band (2.12 um) and H-band (1.66 um) and with VISIR in N-band (11.88 um) at the ESO VLT, as well as with XMM-Newton...
Stellar and Molecular Gas Kinematics of NGC1097: Inflow Driven by a Nuclear Spiral (2009)
Davies, R., Maciejewski, W., Hicks, E., Tacconi, L., Genzel, R., Engel, H., ...
We present spatially resolved distributions and kinematics of the stars and molecular gas in the central 350pc of NGC1097. The stellar continuum confirms the previously reported 3-arm spiral pattern...
The Galactic Center: A Laboratory for Fundamental Astrophysics and Galactic Nuclei (2009)
Ghez, A., Morris, M., Lu, J., Weinberg, N., Matthews, K., Alexander, T., ...
As the closest example of a galactic nucleus, the Galactic center presents an exquisite laboratory for learning about supermassive black holes (SMBH) and their environs. Detailed studies of stellar...
The SINS survey: modeling the dynamics of z~2 galaxies and the high-z Tully-Fisher relation (2009)
Cresci, G., Hicks, E. K. S., Genzel, R., Schreiber, N. M. Foerster, Davies, R., Bouche', N., ...
We present the modeling of SINFONI integral field dynamics of 18 star forming galaxies at z ~ 2 from Halpha line emission. The galaxies are selected from the larger sample of the SINS survey, based...
The Role of Molecular Gas in Obscuring Seyfert AGN (2009)
Hicks, E. K. S., Davies, R. I., Malkan, M. A., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L. J., Sanchez, F. Muller, ...
In a sample of local active galactic nuclei studied at a spatial resolution on the order of ten parsecs we show that the interstellar medium traced by the molecular hydrogen v=1-0 S(1) 2.1um line...
GRAVITY: microarcsecond astrometry and deep interferometric imaging with the VLT (2009)
Eisenhauer, F., Perrin, G., Brandner, W., Straubmeier, C., Böhm, A., Baumeister, H., ...
Molecular gas streamers feeding and obscuring the active nucleus of NGC 1068 (2009)
Müller Sánchez, F., Davies, R. I., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L. J., Eisenhauer, F., Hicks, E. K. S., ...
Monitoring stellar orbits around the massive black hole in the galactic center (2009)
Gillessen, S., Eisenhauer, F., Trippe, S., Alexander, T., Genzel, R., Martins, F., ...
The SINS survey: modeling the dynamics of z ~ 2 galaxies and the high-z Tully-Fisher relation (2009)
Cresci, G., Hicks, E. K. S., Genzel, R., Förster Schreiber, N. M., Davies, R., Bouché, N., ...
Evidence for warped disks of young stars in the galactic center (2009)
Bartko, H., Martins, F., Fritz, T. K., Genzel, R., Levin, Y., Perets, H. B., ...
Stellar and molecular gas kinematics Of NGC 1097: inflow driven by a nuclear spiral (2009)
Davies, R. I., Maciejewski, W., Hicks, E. K. S., Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R., Engel, H.
Chapman, S. C., Neri, R., Bertoldi, F., Smail, Ian, Greve, T. R., Trethewey, D., ...
High-redshift, dust-obscured galaxies, selected to be luminous in the radio but relatively faint at 850 µm, appear to represent a different population from the ultraluminous submillimeter-bright...
Genel, S., Genzel, R., Bouché, N., Naab, T., Sternberg, A.
We developed a new method to extract the halo merger rate from the Millennium Simulation. First, by removing superfluous mergers that are artifacts of the Friends-Of-Friends (FOF) halo identification...
Evidence for Warped Disks of Young Stars in the Galactic Center (2008)
Bartko, H., Martins, F., Fritz, T. K., Genzel, R., Levin, Y., Perets, H. B., ...
The central parsec around the super-massive black hole in the Galactic Center hosts more than 100 young and massive stars. Outside the central cusp (R~1") the majority of these O and Wolf-Rayet (WR)...
Genzel, R., Burkert, A., Bouché, N., Cresci, G., Förster Schriber, N. M., Shapley, A., ...
We present Hα integral field spectroscopy of well-resolved, UV/optically selected z ~ 2 star-forming galaxies as part of the SINS survey with SINFONI on the ESO VLT. Our laser guide star adaptive...
Hamaus, N., Paumard, T., Müller, T., Gillessen, S., Eisenhauer, F., Trippe, S., ...
Sagittarius A*, the supermassive compact object at the center of the Galaxy, exhibits outbursts in the near infrared and X-ray domains. These flares are likely due to energetic events very close to...
Monitoring stellar orbits around the Massive Black Hole in the Galactic Center (2008)
Gillessen, S., Eisenhauer, F., Trippe, S., Alexander, T., Genzel, R., Martins, F., ...
We present the results of 16 years of monitoring stellar orbits around the massive black hole in center of the Milky Way using high resolution NIR techniques. This work refines our previous analysis...
Kinematics of the old stellar population at the Galactic Center (2008)
Trippe, S., Gillessen, S., Gerhard, O. E., Bartko, H., Fritz, T. K., Maness, H. L., ...
We aim at a detailed description of the kinematic properties of the old, (several Gyrs) late-type CO-absorption star population among the Galactic centre (GC) cluster stars. We applied AO-assisted,...
Molecular gas streamers feeding and obscuring the active nucleus of NGC1068 (2008)
Sanchez, F. Mueller, Davies, R. I., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L. J., Eisenhauer, F., Hicks, E. K. S., ...
We report the first direct observations of neutral, molecular gas streaming in the nucleus of NGC1068 on scales of
GRAVITY: getting to the event horizon of Sgr A* (2008)
Eisenhauer, F., Perrin, G., Brandner, W., Straubmeier, C., Richichi, A., Gillessen, S., ...
We present the second-generation VLTI instrument GRAVITY, which currently is in the preliminary design phase. GRAVITY is specifically designed to observe highly relativistic motions of matter close...
Genel, S., Genzel, R., Bouché, N., Sternberg, A., Naab, T., Schreiber, N. M. Förster, ...
Recent observations of UV-/optically selected, massive star forming galaxies at z~2 indicate that the baryonic mass assembly and star formation history is dominated by continuous rapid accretion of...
Study of the Science Capabilities of PRIMA in the Galactic Center (2008)
Bartko, H., Pfuhl, O., Eisenhauer, F., Genzel, R., Gillessen, S., Rabien, S., ...
The Phase-Referenced Imaging and Micro-arcsecond Astrometry (PRIMA) facility is scheduled for installation in the Very Large Telescope Interferometer observatory in Paranal, Chile, in the second half...
Chapman, S. C., Neri, R., Bertoldi, F., Smail, Ian, Greve, T. R., Trethewey, D., ...
High-redshift, dust-obscured galaxies -- selected to be luminous in the radio but relatively faint at 850um -- appear to represent a different population from the ultra-luminous submillimeter-...
Genzel, R., Burkert, A., Bouche, N., Cresci, G., Schreiber, N. M. Foerster, Shapley, A., ...
We present Ha integral field spectroscopy of well resolved, UV/optically selected z~2 star-forming galaxies as part of the SINS survey with SINFONI on the ESO VLT. Our laser guide star adaptive...
Porquet, D., Grosso, N., Predehl, P., Hasinger, G., Yusef-Zadeh, F., Aschenbach, B., ...
[truncated] In Spring 2007, we observed SgrA* with XMM with a total exposure of ~230ks. We have performed timing and spectral analysis of the new X-ray flares detected during this campaign. To study...
Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R., Smail, I., Neri, R., Chapman, S. C., Ivison, R. J., ...
We report subarcsecond resolution IRAM PdBI millimeter CO interferometry of four z ~ 2 submillimeter galaxies (SMGs), and sensitive CO(3-2) flux limits toward three z ~ 2 UV/optically selected...
Shapiro, K. L., Genzel, R., Schreiber, N. M. Forster, Tacconi, L. J., Bouche, N., Cresci, G., ...
We present a simple set of kinematic criteria that can distinguish between galaxies dominated by ordered rotational motion and those involved in major merger events. Our criteria are based on the...
Extended silicate dust emission in PG QSOs (2008)
Schweitzer, M., Groves, B., Netzer, H., Lutz, D., Sturm, E., Contursi, A., ...
This paper addresses the origin of the silicate emission observed in PG QSOs, based on observations with the Spitzer Space Telescope. Scenarios based on the unified model suggest that silicate...
Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R., Smail, I., Neri, R., Chapman, S. C., Ivison, R. J., ...
We report sub-arcsecond resolution IRAM PdBI millimeter CO interferometry of four z~2 submillimeter galaxies (SMGs), and sensitive CO (3-2) flux limits toward three z~2 UV-/optically selected star...
Star formation and molecular gas in AGN (2008)
Davies, Richard, Genzel, R., Tacconi, L., Mueller-Sánchez, F., Sternberg, A.
IRS 3 - the brightest compact MIR source in the galactic center (2008)
Eckart, A., Glindemann, A., Viehmann, T., Schödel, R., Straubmeier, C., ...
Scientific prospects for VLTI in the galactic centre: getting to the Schwarzschild radius (2008)
Paumard, T., Perrin, G., Eckart, A., Genzel, R., Léna, P., Schödel, R., ...
GRAVITY: the AO-assisted, two-object beam-combiner instrument for the VLTI (2008)
Eisenhauer, F., Perrin, G., Rabien, S., Eckart, A., Léna, P., Genzel, R., ...
The most massive stars in the Arches cluster (2008)
Martins, F., Hillier, D. J., Paumard, T., Eisenhauer, F., Ott, T., Genzel, R.
The mid-infrared spectra of X-ray selected type 2 QSOs (2008)
Strum, E., Lutz, D., Genzel, R., Hasinger, G., Mainieri, V., Tacconi, L. J., ...
Follow-up NIR spectroscopy of ULIRGs observed by ISO (2008)
Dannerbauer, H., Rigopoulou, D., Lutz, D., Genzel, R., Sturm, E., Moorwood, A. F. M.
On the nature of the fast-moving star S2 in the galactic center (2008)
Martins, F., Gillessen, S., Eisenhauer, F., Genzel, R., Ott, T., Trippe, S.
Extended silicate dust emission in Palomar-Green QSOs (2008)
Schweitzer, M., Groves, B., Netzer, H., Lutz, D., Sturm, E., Contursi, A., ...
Near-infrared observations of Sagittarius A* (2008)
Trippe, S., Paumard, T., Gillessen, S., Ott, T., Eisenhauer, F., Martins, F., ...
15 years of high precision astrometry in the galactic center (2008)
Gillessen, S., Genzel, R., Eisenhauer, F., Ott, T., Trippe, S., Martins, F.
GRAVITY: microarcsecond astrometry and deep interferometric imaging with the VLTI (2008)
Eisenhauer, F., Perrin, G., Straubmeier, C., Brandner, W., Boehm, A., Cassaing, F., ...
The laser guide star program for the LBT (2008)
Rabien, S., Ageorges, N., Angel, R., Brusa, G., Brynnel, J., Busoni, L., ...
Near-infrared observations of Sagittarius A* (2008)
Trippe, S., Paumard, T., Gillessen, S., Ott, T., Eisenhauer, F., Martins, F., ...
Observing the flares of Sgr A* with the very large telescope interferometer (2008)
Paumard, Thibaut, Müller, T., Genzel, R., Eisenhauer, F., Gillessen, S.
Near-infrared observations of Sagittarius A (2008)
F. Eisenhauer, F. Martins, R. Genzel, S. Gillessen, S. Trippe, T. Ott, ...
We present and discuss recent near infrared observations of Sagittarius A, the supermassive black hole in the centre of our Galaxy. Since 2003 this source has been observed photometrically,...
E. Hicks, F. Müller Sánchez, L. J. Tacconi, R. Genzel, R. I. Davies, S. Friedrich
At spatial resolutions as small as 0.075", we have mapped the distribution and kinematics of the gas and stars in a survey of nearby AGN using the near infrared adaptive optics integral field...
The galactic center large program (2008)
Haubois, X., Genzel, R., Perrin, G., Gillessen, S., Paumard, T., Dodds-Eden, K., ...
Study of the science capabilities of PRIMA in the galactic center (2008)
Bartko, H., Pfuhl, O., Eisenhauer, F., Genzel, R., Gillessen, S., Rabien, S., ...
GRAVITY: getting to the event horizon of Sgr A* (2008)
Eisenhauer, F., Perrin, G., Brandner, W., Straubmeier, C., Richichi, A., Gillessen, S., ...
Kinematics of the old stellar population at the galactic centre (2008)
Trippe, S., Gillessen, S., Gerhard, O. E., Bartko, H., Fritz, T. K., Maness, H. L., ...
Young stars in the galactic center: One or two disks? (2008)
Bartko, H., Eisenhauer, F., Fritz, T., Genzel, R., Gillessen, S., Martins, F., ...
Massive stars in the galactic center (2008)
Martins, F., Hillier, D. J., Genzel, R., Eisenhauer, F., Ott, T., Gillessen, S., ...
Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R., Smail, I., Neri, R., Chapman, S. C., Ivison, R. J., ...
We report subarcsecond resolution IRAM PdBI millimeter CO interferometry of four z~2 submillimeter galaxies (SMGs), and sensitive CO(3-2) flux limits toward three z~2 UV/optically selected...
The laser guide star program for the LBT (2008)
Rabien, S., Ageorges, N., Angel, R., Brusa, G., Brynnel, J., Busoni, L., ...
Laser guide star adaptive optics and interferometry are currently revolutionizing ground-based near-IR astronomy, as demonstrated at various large telescopes. The Large Binocular Telescope from the...
GRAVITY: the AO-assisted, two-object beam-combiner instrument for the VLTI (2008)
Eisenhauer, F., Perrin, G., Rabien, S., Eckart, A., Léna, P., Genzel, R., ...
We present the proposal for the infrared adaptive optics (AO) assisted, two-object, high-throughput, multiple-beam-combiner GRAVITY for the VLTI. This instrument will be optimized for...
GRAVITY: microarcsecond astrometry and deep interferometric imaging with the VLTI (2008)
Eisenhauer, F., Perrin, G., Straubmeier, C., Brandner, W., Boehm, A., Cassaing, F., ...
We present the adaptive optics assisted, near-infrared VLTI instrument GRAVITY for precision narrow-angle astrometry and interferometric phase referenced imaging of faint objects. With its two fibers...
IRS 3 - the brightest compact MIR source in the galactic center (2008)
Eckart, A., Pott, J. U., Glindemann, A., Viehmann, T., Schödel, R., Straubmeier, C., ...
In a recent VLTI experiment we partially resolved the dust enshrouded star IRS 3 in the central light year of our galaxy. This observation is the first step in investigating both IRS 3 in particular...
GRAVITY: getting to the event horizon of Sgr A* (2008)
Eisenhauer, F., Perrin, G., Brandner, W., Straubmeier, C., Richichi, A., Gillessen, S., ...
We present the second-generation VLTI instrument GRAVITY, which currently is in the preliminary design phase. GRAVITY is specifically designed to observe highly relativistic motions of matter close...
Follow-up NIR spectroscopy of ULIRGs observed by ISO (2008)
Dannerbauer, H., Rigopoulou, D., Lutz, D., Genzel, R., Sturm, E., Moorwood, A. F. M.
We discuss low resolution near-infrared spectroscopy of an unbiased sample of 24 ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs), selected from samples previously observed in the mid-infrared with ISO....
Chapman, S. C., Neri, R., Bertoldi, F., Smail, Ian, Greve, T. R., Trethewey, D., ...
High-redshift, dust-obscured galaxies, selected to be luminous in the radio but relatively faint at 850 mum, appear to represent a different population from the ultraluminous submillimeter-bright...
Dynamical Properties of z ~ 2 Star-forming Galaxies and a Universal Star Formation Relation (2007)
Bouché, N., Cresci, G., Davies, R., Eisenhauer, F., Förster Schreiber, N. M., Genzel, R., ...
We present the first comparison of the dynamical properties of different samples of z ~ 1.4-3.4 star-forming galaxies from spatially resolved imaging spectroscopy from SINFONI/VLT integral field...
A 1.4 GHz Survey of the Southern ELAIS Region (2007)
Gruppioni Ciliegi, P. Ciliegi, L. Cram, A. Hopkins, C. Cesarsky, L. Danese, ...
A deep survey of the European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS) field in the southern celestial hemisphere (hereinafter S1) has been carried out with the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) at 1.4...
The European Large Area (2007)
Survey Elais, Seb Oliver, M. Rowan-robinson, C. Cesarsky, L. Danese, A. Franceschini, ...
. The European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS) has surveyed ¸ 12 square degrees of the sky at 15¯m and 90¯m and subsets of this area at 6.75¯m and 175¯m using the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO)....
Imperial College, Seb Oliver, M. Rowan-robinson, C. Cesarsky, L. Danese, A. Franceschini, ...
Introduction I describe a project to survey ¸ 13 square degrees of the sky at 15¯m and 90¯m with the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO). The European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS) is a collaboration...
Mid-infrared and optical spectroscopy of ultraluminous infrared galaxies: A comparison (2007)
Lutz Veilleux Genzel, D. Lutz, S. Veilleux, R. Genzel
New tools from Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) mid-infrared spectroscopy have recently become available to determine the power sources of dust-obscured ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs). We...
Ac Uk, A. Efstathiou, S. Serjeant, C. Cesarsky, L. Danese, A. Franceschini, ...
The European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS) has surveyed ¸ 12 square degrees of the sky at 15¯m and 90¯m and subsets of this area at 6.75¯m and 175¯m using the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO)....
Scoville Yun Crosas, K. Sakamoto, N. Z. Scoville, M. S. Yun, M. Crosas, R. Genzel, ...
The ultraluminous infrared galaxy Arp 220 has been observed at 0: 00 5 resolution in CO(2--1) and 1 mm continuum using the newly expanded Owens Valley Millimeter Array. The CO and continuum peaks at...
Letter to the Editor: first results from ISO (2007)
Sws Spectroscopy, D. Lutz, E. Oliva, A. Marconi, H. Netzer, ...
. We present 2.5-45¯m ISO SWS spectra of the Circinus galaxy which is one of the closest spirals containing both a visually obscured Seyfert nucleus and circumnuclear starburst activity. In addition...
On the nature of the fast moving star S2 in the Galactic Center (2007)
Martins, F., Gillessen, S., Eisenhauer, F., Genzel, R., Ott, T., Trippe, S.
We analyze the properties of the star S2 orbiting the supermassive black hole at the center of the Galaxy. A high quality SINFONI H and K band spectrum obtained from coadding 23.5 hours of...
THE AGES OF ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES (2007)
R. Genzel, A. I. Harris, Robert W. O'connell
Abstract: We describe evidence supporting the view that the evolution of elliptical galaxies and spiral bulges was more complex and heterogeneous than formerly supposed. They appear to have...
The most massive stars in the Arches cluster (2007)
Martins, F., Hillier, D. J., Paumard, T., Eisenhauer, F., Ott, T., Genzel, R.
We study a sample composed of 28 of the brightest stars in the Arches cluster. We analyze K-band spectra obtained with the integral field spectrograph SINFONI on the VLT. Atmosphere models computed...
Evidence for a Long-Standing Top-Heavy IMF in the Central Parsec of the Galaxy (2007)
Maness, H., Martins, F., Trippe, S., Genzel, R., Graham, J. R., Sheehy, C., ...
We classify 329 late-type giants within 1 parsec of Sgr A*, using the adaptive optics integral field spectrometer SINFONI on the VLT. These observations represent the deepest spectroscopic data set...
Dynamical Properties of z~2 Star Forming Galaxies and a Universal Star Formation Relation (2007)
Bouche, N., Cresci, G., Davies, R., Eisenhauer, F., Schreiber, N. M. Forster, Genzel, R., ...
We present the first comparison of the dynamical properties of different samples of z~1.4-3.4 star forming galaxies from spatially resolved imaging spectroscopy from SINFONI/VLT integral field...
A Close Look at Star Formation around Active Galactic Nuclei (2007)
Davies, R., Sanchez, F. Mueller, Genzel, R., Tacconi, L., Hicks, E., Friedrich, S., ...
We analyse star formation in the nuclei of 9 Seyfert galaxies at spatial resolutions down to 0.085arcsec, corresponding to length scales of less than 10pc in some objects. Our data were taken mostly...
In the past decade high resolution measurements in the infrared employing adaptive optics imaging on 10m telescopes have allowed determining the three dimensional orbits stars within ten light hours...
Stellar and wind properties of massive stars in the central parsec of the Galaxy (2007)
Martins, F., Genzel, R., Hillier, D. J., Eisenhauer, F., Paumard, T., Gillessen, S., ...
We study the stellar and wind properties of massive stars in the central cluster of the Galaxy. We use non-LTE atmosphere models including winds and line-blanketing to fit their H and K band spectra...
The structure of the nuclear stellar cluster of the Milky Way (2007)
Schoedel, R., Eckart, A., Alexander, T., Merritt, D., Genzel, R., Sternberg, A., ...
We present high-resolution seeing limited and AO NIR imaging observations of the stellar cluster within about one parsec of Sgr A*, the massive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. Stellar...
Valiante, E., Lutz, D., Sturm, E., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L. J., Lehnert, M. D., ...
We present rest frame mid-infrared spectroscopy of a sample of 13 submillimeter galaxies, obtained using the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. The sample includes...
A polarized infrared flare from Sagittarius A* and the signatures of orbiting plasma hotspots (2007)
Trippe, S., Paumard, T., Ott, T., Gillessen, S., Eisenhauer, F., Martins, F., ...
Host dynamics and origin of Palomar-Green QSOs (2007)
Dasyra, K. M., Tacconi, L. J., Davies, R. I., Genzel, R., Lutz, D., Peterson, B. M., ...
Stellar and wind properties of massive stars in the central parsec of the galaxy (2007)
Martins, F., Genzel, R., Hillier, D. J., Eisenhauer, F., Paumard, T., Gillessen, S., ...
The structure of the nuclear stellar cluster of the Milky Way (2007)
Schödel, R., Eckart, A., Alexander, T., Merritt, D., Genzel, R., Sternberg, A., ...
Silicate emission in AGN: Emission from the Torus or (and) extended emission? (2007)
Schweitzer, M., Lutz, D., Sturm, E., Genzel, R., Veilleux, S., Rupke, D., ...
Eddington-limited starbursts in the central 10 pc of AGN and the Torus in NGC1068 (2007)
Davies, R., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L., Mueller Sánchez, F., Sternberg, A.
Stellar populations in the galactic center with SINFONI (2007)
Martins, F., Genzel, R., Paumard, T., Eisenhauer, F., Ott, T., Trippe, S., ...
SINFONI's take on star formation, molecular gas and black hole masses in AGN (2007)
Davies, R., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L., Müller Sanchez, F., Thomas, J., Friedrich, S.
The flare activity of Saggittarius A* (2007)
Eckart, A., Schödel, R., Meyer, L., Ott, T., Trippe, S., Genzel, R.
Dynamical properties of z 2 star-forming galaxies and a universal star formation relation (2007)
Bouché, N., Cresci, G., Davies, R., Eisenhauer, F., Förster Schreiber, N. M., Genzel, R., ...
A close look at star formation around active galactic nuclei (2007)
Davies, R. I., Mueller Sánchez, F., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L. J., Hicks, E. K. S., Friedrich, S., ...
The Position of Sagittarius A*: III. Motion of the Stellar Cusp (2006)
Reid, M. J., Menten, K. M., Trippe, S., Ott, T., Genzel, R.
In the first two papers of this series, we determined the position of Sgr A* on infrared images, by aligning the positions of red giant stars with positions measured at radio wavelengths for their...
Eddington limited starbursts in the central 10pc of AGN, and the Torus in NGC1068 (2006)
Davies, R., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L., Sanchez, F. Mueller, Sternberg, A.
We present results from a survey of nearby AGN using the near infrared adaptive optics integral field spectrograph SINFONI. These data enable us to probe the distribution and kinematics of the gas...
Nesvadba, N. P. H., Lehnert, M. D., Genzel, R., Eisenhauer, F., Baker, A. J., Seitz, S., ...
We present a detailed analysis of the spatially-resolved properties of the lensed submillimeter galaxy SMMJ14011+0252 at z=2.56, combining deep near-infrared integral-field data obtained with SPIFFI...
A polarised infrared flare from Sagittarius A* and the signatures of orbiting plasma hotspots (2006)
Trippe, S., Paumard, T., Ott, T., Gillessen, S., Eisenhauer, F., Martins, F., ...
In this article we summarise and discuss the infrared, radio, and X-ray emission from the supermassive black hole in the Galactic Centre, SgrA*. We include new results from near-infrared polarimetric...
Mid-Infrared Diagnostics of LINERs (2006)
Sturm, E., Rupke, D., Contursi, A., Lutz, D., Netzer, H., ...
We report results from the first mid-infrared spectroscopic study of a comprehensive sample of 33 LINERs, observed with the Spitzer Space Telescope. We compare the properties of two different LINER...
Host dynamics and origin of Palomar-Green QSOs (2006)
Dasyra, K. M., Tacconi, L. J., Davies, R. I., Genzel, R., Lutz, D., Peterson, B. M., ...
We present host-galaxy velocity dispersions of 12 local (mainly Palomar-Green) quasi-stellar objects (QSOs) measured directly from the stellar CO absorption features in the H band. The mean bulge...
Star Formation and Molecular Gas in AGN (2006)
Davies, R., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L., Sanchez, F. Mueller, Sternberg, A.
We present initial results from a survey of nearby AGN using the near infrared adaptive optics integral field spectrograph SINFONI. These data enable us to probe the distribution and kinematics of...
Polarimetry of near-infrared flares from Sagittarius A* (2006)
Eckart, A., Schoedel, R., Meyer, L., Trippe, S., Ott, T., Genzel, R.
Context: We report new polarization measurements of the variable near-infrared emission of the SgrA* counterpart associated with the massive 3--4 10^6 solar masses Black Hole at the Galactic Center....
GCIRS 16SW: A massive eclipsing binary in the Galactic center (2006)
Martins, F, Trippe, S, Paumard, T, Ott, T, Genzel, R, Rauw, Grégor, ...
We report on the spectroscopic monitoring of GCIRS 16SW, an Ofpe/WN9 star and LBV candidate in the central parsec of the Galaxy. SINFONI observations show strong daily spectroscopic changes in the K...
The rapid formation a large rotating disk galaxy three billion years after the Big Bang (2006)
Genzel, R., Tacconi, L., Eisenhauer, F., Schreiber, N. M. Forster, Cimatti, A., Daddi, E., ...
[Abridged] Over the past two decades observations and theoretical simulations have established a global frame-work of galaxy formation and evolution in the young Universe. Galaxies formed as baryonic...
GCIRS16SW: a massive eclipsing binary in the Galactic Center (2006)
Martins, F., Trippe, S., Paumard, T., Ott, T., Genzel, R., Rauw, G., ...
We report on the spectroscopic monitoring of GCIRS16SW, an Ofpe/WN9 star and LBV candidate in the central parsec of the Galaxy. SINFONI observations show strong daily spectroscopic changes in the K...
Dasyra, K. M., Tacconi, L. J., Davies, R. I., Naab, T., Genzel, R., Lutz, D., ...
We present results from our Very Large Telescope large program to study the dynamical evolution of local Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs) and QSOs. This paper is the second in a series...
GRAVITY: The adaptive optics assisted, two object beam combiner for the VLTI (2006)
Gillessen, S., Perrin, G., Brandner, W., Straubmeier, C., Eisenhauer, F., Rabien, S., ...
We present the adaptive optics assisted, near-infrared VLTI instrument - GRAVITY - for precision narrow-angle astrometry and interferometric phase referenced imaging of faint objects. Precision...
Nesvadba, N. P. H., Lehnert, M. D., Eisenhauer, F., Genzel, R., Seitz, S., Davies, R. I., ...
Using the near-infrared integral-field spectrograph SPIFFI on the VLT, we have studied the spatially-resolved dynamics in the z=3.2 strongly lensed galaxy 1E0657-56 ``arc+core''. The lensing...
Schweitzer, M., Lutz, D., Sturm, E., Contursi, A., Tacconi, L. J., Lehnert, M. D., ...
This paper addresses the origin of the far-infrared (FIR) continuum of QSOs, based on the Quasar and ULIRG Evolution Study (QUEST) of nearby QSOs and ULIRGs using observations with the Spitzer Space...
SINFONI adaptive optics integral field spectroscopy of the Circinus Galaxy (2006)
Sanchez, F. Mueller, Davies, R. I., Eisenhauer, F., Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R., Sternberg, A.
Aims. To investigate the star formation activity and the gas and stellar dynamics on scales of a few parsecs in the nucleus of the Circinus Galaxy. Methods.Using the adaptive optics near infrared...
Davies, R., Thomas, J., Genzel, R., Sanchez, F. Mueller, Tacconi, L., Sternberg, A., ...
We report R~4300 VLT SINFONI adaptive optics integral field K-band spectroscopy of the nucleus of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC3227 at a spatial resolution of 0.085" (7pc). We present the morphologies and...
Schreiber, N. M. Forster, Genzel, R., Lehnert, M. D., Bouche, N., Verma, A., Erb, D. K., ...
We present 0.5" resolution near-IR integral field spectroscopy of the Ha line emission of 14 z~2 UV-selected BM/BX galaxies obtained with SINFONI at ESO/VLT. The mean Ha half-light radius r_1/2 is...
Hubble Space Telescope H-Band Imaging Survey of Massive Gas-Rich Mergers (2006)
Veilleux, S., Peng, C. Y., Ho, L. C., Tacconi, L. J., Dasyra, K. M., ...
We report the results from a deep HST NICMOS H-band imaging survey of a carefully selected sample of 33 luminous, late-stage galactic mergers at z < 0.3. Signs of a recent galactic interaction are...
Atmospheric Turbulence Compensation with Laser Phase Shifting Interferometry (2006)
Rabien, S., Eisenhauer, F., Genzel, R., Davies, R. I., Ott, T.
Laser guide stars with adaptive optics allow astronomical image correction in the absence of a natural guide star. Single guide star systems with a star created in the earth's sodium layer can be...
SINFONI's take on Star Formation, Molecular Gas, and Black Hole Masses in AGN (2006)
Davies, R., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L., Sanchez, F. Muller, Thomas, J., Friedrich, S.
We present some preliminary (half-way) results on our adaptive optics spectroscopic survey of AGN at spatial scales down to 0.085arcsec. Most of the data were obtained with SINFONI which provides...
Paumard, T., Genzel, R., Martins, F., Nayakshin, S., Beloborodov, A. M., Levin, Y., ...
We report the definite spectroscopic identification of 41 OB supergiants, giants and main sequence stars in the central parsec of the Galaxy. Detection of their absorption lines have become possible...
Clockwise Stellar Disk and the Dark Mass in the Galactic Center (2006)
Beloborodov, A. M., Levin, Y., Eisenhauer, F., Genzel, R., Paumard, T., Gillessen, S., ...
Two disks of young stars have recently been discovered in the Galactic Center. The disks are rotating in the gravitational field of the central black hole at radii r=0.1-0.3 pc and thus open a new...
Mid-infrared Spitzer spectra of X-ray selected Type 2 QSOs: QSO2s are not ULIRGs (2006)
Sturm, E., Hasinger, G., Lehmann, I., Mainieri, V., Genzel, R., Lehnert, M. D., ...
We have performed a spectroscopic study of 7 Type 2 QSOs using the mid-infrared spectrometer IRS on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. These are (to our knowledge) the first mid-IR spectra of X-ray...
Mid-infrared diagnostics of LINERS (2006)
Sturm, E., Rupke, D., Contursi, A., Kim, D. C., Lutz, D., Netzer, H., ...
GCIRS34W: an irregular variable in the galactic centre (2006)
Trippe, S., Martins, F., Ott, T., Paumard, T., Abuter, R., Eisenhauer, F., ...
High-resolution millimeter imaging of submillimeter galaxies (2006)
Tacconi, L. J., Neri, R., Chapman, S. C., Genzel, R., Smail, I., Ivison, R. J., ...
Variations in the spectral slope of Sagittarius A* during a near-infrared flare (2006)
Gillessen, S., Eisenhauer, F., Quataert, E., Genzel, R., Paumard, T., Trippe, S., ...
The flare activity of Sagittarius A*: new coordinated mm to X-ray observations (2006)
Eckart, A., Baganoff, F. K., Schödel, R., Morris, M., Genzel, R., Bower, G. C., ...
Atmospheric turbulence compensation with laser phase shifting interferometry (2006)
Rabien, S., Eisenhauer, F., Genzel, R., Davies, R. I., Ott, T.
A deep Hubble space telescope H-band imaging survey of massive gas-rich mergers (2006)
Veilleux, S., Peng, C. Y., Ho, L. C., Tacconi, L. J., Dasyra, K. M., ...
SINFONI adaptive optics integral field spectroscopy of the Circinus Galaxy (2006)
Mueller Sánchez, F., Davies, R. I., Eisenhauer, F., Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R., Sternberg, A.
Near IR diffraction-limited integral-field SINFONI spectroscopy of the Circinus galaxy (2006)
Mueller Sánchez, F., Davies, R. I., Eisenhauer, F., Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R.
Titan's bright spots: multiband spectroscopic measurement of surface diversity and hazes (2006)
Ádámkovics, M., De Pater, I., Hartung, M., Eisenhauer, F., Genzel, R., Griffith, C. A.
The rapid formation of a large rotating disk galaxy three billion years after the Big Bang (2006)
Genzel, R., Tacconi, L. J., Eisenhauer, F., Förster Schreiber, N., Cimatti, A., Daddi, E., ...
Polarimetry of near-infrared flares from Sagittarius A* (2006)
Eckart, A., Schödel, R., Meyer, L., Trippe, S., Ott, T., Genzel, R.
Evolution of local ultraluminous mergers from NIR spectroscopy (2006)
Dasyra, K. M., Tacconi, L. J., Davies, R. I., Genzel, R., Lutz, D., Naab, T., ...
GCIRS 16SW: a massive eclipsing binary in the galactic center (2006)
Martins, F., Trippe, S., Paumard, T., Ott, T., Genzel, R., Rauw, G., ...
FIFI LS: The Far-infrared Integral Field Spectrometer for SOFIA (2006)
Klein, R., Poglitsch, A., Raab, W., Geis, N., Hamidouche, M., Looney, L. W., ...
GRAVITY - the adaptive optics assisted, two object beam combiner for the VLTI (2006)
Gillessen, S., Perin, G., Brandner, W., Straubmeier, C., Eisenhauer, F., Rabien, S., ...
Probing for evolutionary links between local ULIRGs and QSOs using NIR spectroscopy (2006)
Dasyra, K. M., Tacconi, L. J., Davies, R. I., Genzel, R., Lutz, D., Naab, T., ...
Variations in the spectral slope of Sgr A* during a NIR flare (2006)
Gillessen, Stefan, Eisenhauer, F., Quataert, E., Genzel, R., Paumard, T., Trippe, S., ...
Multi-wavelength and polarimetric observations of Sagittarius A* (2006)
Eckart, A., Schödel, R., Meyer, L., Trippe, S., Ott, T., Genzel, R., ...
Stellar orbits around Sgr A* (2006)
Trippe, S., Gillessen, S., Ott, T., Eisenhauer, F., Paumard, T., Martins, F., ...
Constraints on AGN unification from mid-infrared spectroscopy of a large sample of local AGN (2006)
Lutz, D., Sturm, E., Genzel, R., Spoon, H.W.W., Maiolino, R.
Raab, W., Poglitsch, A., Klein, R., Hoenle, R., Schweizer, M., Viehhauser, W., ...
FIFI LS is a Field-Imaging Line Spectrometer designed for the SOFIA airborne observatory. The instrument will operate in the far infrared wavelength range between 42 to 210 microns. Two spectrometer...
FIFI LS: The far-infrared integral field spectrometer for SOFIA (2006)
Klein, R., Poglitsch, A., Raab, W., Geis, N., Hamidouche, M., Looney, L. W., ...
FIFI LS is a far-infrared integral field spectrometer for the SOFIA airborne observatory. The instrument is designed to maximize the observing efficiency by simultaneous and nearly independent...
GRAVITY: the adaptive-optics-assisted two-object beam combiner instrument for the VLTI (2006)
Gillessen, S., Perrin, G., Brandner, W., Straubmeier, C., Eisenhauer, F., Rabien, S., ...
We present the adaptive optics assisted, near-infrared VLTI instrument - GRAVITY - for precision narrow-angle astrometry and interferometric phase referenced imaging of faint objects. Precision...
GRAVITY: probing space-time and faint objects in the infrared (2006)
Haubois, X., Eisenhauer, F., Perrin, G., Rabien, S., Eckart, A., Lena, P., ...
The Flare Activity of SgrA*; New Coordinated mm to X-Ray Observations (2005)
Eckart, A., Baganoff, F. K., Schoedel, R., Morris, M., Genzel, R., Bower, G. C., ...
We report new simultaneous near-infrared/sub-millimeter/X-ray observations of the SgrA* counterpart associated with the massive 3-4x10**6 solar mass black hole at the Galactic Center. The main aim is...
An interferometric CO survey of luminous submm galaxies (2005)
Greve, T. R., Bertoldi, F., Smail, Ian, Neri, R., Chapman, S. C., Blain, A. W., ...
In this paper we present results from an IRAM Plateau de Bure millimetre-wave Interferometer (PdBI) survey for CO emission towards radio-detected submillimetre galaxies (SMGs) with known optical and...
Probing for evolutionary links between local ULIRGs and QSOs from NIR spectroscopy (2005)
Dasyra, K. M., Tacconi, L. J., Davies, R. I., Genzel, R., Lutz, D., Naab, T., ...
We present a study of the dynamical evolution of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs), merging galaxies of infrared luminosity >10^12 L_sun. During our Very Large Telescope large program, we have...
Variations in the spectral slope of Sgr A* during a NIR flare (2005)
Gillessen, S., Eisenhauer, F., Quataert, E., Genzel, R., Paumard, T., Trippe, S., ...
We have observed a bright flare of Sgr A* in the near infrared with the adaptive optics assisted integral field spectrometer SINFON. Within the uncertainties, the observed spectrum is featureless and...
High-resolution Millimeter Imaging of Submillimeter Galaxies (2005)
Tacconi, L. J., Neri, R., Chapman, S. C., Genzel, R., Smail, I., Ivison, R. J., ...
We present sub-arcsecond resolution IRAM PdBI interferometry of eight submillimeter galaxies at redshifts from 2 to 3.4, where we detect continuum at 1mm and/or CO lines at 3 and 1 mm. The CO 3-2/4-3...
Dasyra, K. M., Tacconi, L. J., Davies, R. I., Genzel, R., Lutz, D., Naab, T., ...
We present first results from our Very Large Telescope large program to study the dynamical evolution of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs), which are the products of mergers of gas-rich...
GCIRS34W: An irregular variable in the Galactic Centre (2005)
Trippe, S., Martins, F., Ott, T., Paumard, T., Abuter, R., Eisenhauer, F., ...
We report the results of time-resolved photometric and spectroscopic near-infrared observations of the Ofpe/WN9 star and LBV candidate GCIRS34W in the Galactic Centre star cluster. Diffraction...
Evolution of local Ultraluminous mergers from NIR spectroscopy (2005)
Dasyra, K. M., Tacconi, L. J., Davies, R. I., Genzel, R., Lutz, D., Naab, T., ...
We present results from our VLT Large Program to study the dynamical evolution of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs). We have so far obtained near-infrared high-resolution ISAAC spectra of 53...
Millimeter observations of obscured Spitzer 24 micron sources (2005)
Lutz, D., Yan, L., Armus, L., Helou, G., Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R., ...
We present MAMBO 1.2mm observations of 40 extragalactic sources from the Spitzer First Look Survey that are bright in the mid-infrared (S_24um>1mJy) but optically obscured (log_10 (nu F_nu...
GRAVITY: The AO-Assisted, Two-Object Beam-Combiner Instrument (2005)
Eisenhauer, F., Perrin, G., Rabien, S., Eckart, A., Lena, P., Genzel, R., ...
We present the proposal for the infrared adaptive optics (AO) assisted, two-object, high-throughput, multiple-beam-combiner GRAVITY for the VLTI. This instrument will be optimized for...
Near IR diffraction-limited integral-field SINFONI spectroscopy of the Circinus galaxy (2005)
Sanchez, F. Mueller, Davies, R. I., Eisenhauer, F., Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R.
Using the adaptive optics assisted near infrared integral field spectrometer SINFONI on the VLT, we have obtained observations of the Circinus galaxy on parsec scales. The morphologies of the...
Follow-Up Near-infrared Spectroscopy of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies observed by ISO (2005)
Dannerbauer, H., Rigopoulou, D., Lutz, D., Genzel, R., Sturm, E., Moorwood, A. F. M.
We present low resolution near-infrared spectroscopy of an unbiased sample of 24 ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs), selected from samples previously observed spectroscopically in the...
Silicate emissions in active galaxies - From LINERs to QSOs (2005)
Sturm, E., Schweitzer, M., Lutz, D., Contursi, A., Genzel, R., Lehnert, M. D., ...
We report the first detection of ~10 and ~18 micron silicate dust emissions in a low-luminosity active galactic nucleus (AGN), obtained in Spitzer-IRS 7-37 micron spectroscopy of the Type 1 LINER...
Mass-Losing Semiregular Variable Stars in Baade's Windows (2005)
Alard, C., Blommaert, J., Cesarsky, C., Epchtein, N., Felli, M., Fouque, P., ...
By cross-correlating the results of two recent large-scale surveys, the general properties of a well defined sample of semi-regular variable stars have been determined. ISOGAL mid-infrared photometry...
Neri, R., Genzel, R., Ivison, R. J., Bertoldi, F., Blain, A. W., Chapman, S. C., ...
We report IRAM Plateau de Bure, millimeter interferometry of three z=~2.4 to 3.4, SCUBA deep field galaxies. Our CO line observations confirm the rest-frame UV/optical redshifts, thus more than...
VLTI observations of IRS~3: The brightest compact MIR source at the Galactic Centre (2005)
Eckart, A., Glindemann, A., Viehmann, T., Schödel, R., Straubmeier, C., ...
The dust enshrouded star IRS~3 in the central light year of our galaxy was partially resolved in a recent VLTI experiment. The presented observation is the first step in investigating both IRS~3 in...
A Black Hole in the Galactic Center Complex IRS 13E? (2005)
Schoedel, R., Eckart, A., Iserlohe, C., Genzel, R., Ott, T.
The IRS 13E complex is an unusual concentration of massive, early-type stars at a projected distance of ~0.13 pc from the Milky Way's central supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). Because...
Mid-infrared spectroscopy of two luminous submillimeter galaxies at z~2.8 (2005)
Lutz, D., Valiante, E., Sturm, E., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L. J, Lehnert, M. D., ...
Using the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on board the Spitzer Space Telescope, we have obtained rest frame mid-infrared spectroscopy of two bright submillimeter galaxies. SMMJ02399-0136 at z=2.81 shows...
An interferometric CO survey of luminous submm galaxies (2005)
Greve, T. R., Bertoldi, F., Smail, Ian, Neri, R., Chapman, S. C., Blain, A. W., ...
In this paper we present results from an IRAM Plateau de Bure millimetre-wave Interferometer (PdBI) survey for CO emission towards radio-detected submillimetre galaxies (SMGs) with known optical and...
SINFONI in the Galactic Center: young stars and IR flares in the central light month (2005)
Eisenhauer, F., Genzel, R., Alexander, T., Abuter, R., Paumard, T., Ott, T., ...
We report 75 milli-arcsec resolution, near-IR imaging spectroscopy within the central 30 light days of the Galactic Center [...]. To a limiting magnitude of K~16, 9 of 10 stars in the central 0.4...
An interferometric CO survey of luminous submm galaxies (2005)
Greve, T. R., Bertoldi, F., Smail, Ian, Neri, R., Chapman, S. C., Blain, A. W., ...
In this paper we present results from an IRAM Plateau de Bure millimetre-wave Interferometer (PdBI) survey for CO emission towards radio-detected submillimetre galaxies (SMGs) with known optical and...
An interferometric CO survey of luminous submm galaxies (2005)
Greve, T. R., Bertoldi, F., Smail, Ian, Neri, R., Chapman, S. C., Blain, A. W., ...
In this paper we present results from an IRAM Plateau de Bure millimetre-wave Interferometer (PdBI) survey for CO emission towards radio-detected submillimetre galaxies (SMGs) with known optical and...
The faint counterparts of MAMBO 1.1 mm sources near the NTT deep field (2005)
Dannerbauer, H., Lehnert, M. D., Lutz, D., Tacconi, L., Bertoldi, F., Carilli, C., ...
First simultaneous NIR/X-ray flare detection from SgrA (2005)
Eckart, A., Baganoff, F. K., Morris, M., Bautz, M. W., Brandt, W. N., Garmire, G. P., ...
Mid-Infrared spectroscopy of two luminous submillimeter galaxies at z ~ 2.8 (2005)
Lutz, D., Valiante, E., Sturm, E., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L. J., Lehnert, M. D., ...
Infrared excess sources in the galactic center stellar cluster (2005)
Eckart, Andreas, Moultaka, J., Viehmann, T., Straubmeier, C., Mouawad, N., Schödel, R., ...
Submillimeter galaxies as tracers of mass assembly at large M (2005)
Genzel, R., Baker, A. J., Ivison, R. J., Bertoldi, F., Blain, A. W., Chapman, S. C., ...
Submillimeter galaxies as tracers of mass assembly at large M (2005)
Genzel, R., Baker, A. J., Ivison, R. J., Bertoldi, F., Blain, A. W., Chapman, S. C., ...
SINFONI in the galactic center: young stars and infrared flares in the central light-month (2005)
Eisenhauer, F., Genzel, R., Alexander, T., Abuter, R., Paumard, T., Ott, T., ...
Silicate emissions in active galaxies: from LINERs to QSOs (2005)
Sturm, E., Schweitzer, M., Lutz, D., Contursi, A., Genzel, R., Lehnert, M. D., ...
Follow-up near-infrared spectroscopy of ultraluminous infrared galaxies observed by ISO (2005)
Dannerbauer, H., Rigopoulou, D., Lutz, D., Genzel, R., Sturm, E., Moorwood, A. F. M.
Millimeter observations of obscured spitzer 24 μm sources (2005)
Lutz, D., Yan, L., Armus, L., Helou, G., Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R., ...
The faint counterparts of MAMBO 1.2mm sources near the NTT Deep Field (2005)
Dannerbauer, H., Lehnert, M. D., Lutz, D., Tacconi, L., Bertoldi, F., Carilli, C., ...
An interferometric CO survey of luminous submillimetre galaxies (2005)
Greve, T. R., Bertoldi, F., Smail, I., Neri, R., Chapman, S. C., Blain, A. W., ...
An interferometric CO survey of luminous submillimetre galaxies (2005)
Greve, T. R., Bertoldi, F., Smail, Ian, Neri, R., Chapman, S. C., Blain, A. W., ...
Stellar populations in the galactic center (2005)
Martins, F., Genzel, R., Paumard, T., Abuter, R., Eisenhauer, F., Gillessen, S., ...
The faint counterparts of MAMBO 1.2mm sources near the NTT Deep Field (2005)
Dannerbauer, Helmut, Lehnert, M. D., Lutz, D., Tacconi, L., Bertoldi, F., Carilli, C., ...
VLTI observations of IRS 3 : The brightest compact MIR source at the Galactic Centre (2005)
Eckart, A., Glindemann, A., Viehmann, T., Schoedel, R., Straubmeier, C., ...
The dust enshrouded star IRS~3 in the central light year of our galaxy was partially resolved in a recent VLTI experiment. The presented observation is the first step in investigating both IRS~3 in...
Follow-up near-infrared spectroscopy of ultraluminous infrared galaxies observed by ISO (2005)
Dannerbauer, H., Rigopoulou, D., Lutz, D., Genzel, R., Sturm, E., Moorwood, A. F. M.
Study of local infrared bright galaxies with HERSCHEL-PACS (2005)
Contursi, A., Sturm, E., Lutz, D., Verma, A., Genzel, R., Lehnert, M., ...
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First science with SINFONI. (2005)
Gillessen, S., Davies, R., Kissler-Patig, M., Lehnert, M., Werf, P. Van Der, Nowak, N., ...
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Gas near active galactic nuclei: A search for the 4.7micron CO band (2004)
Lutz, D., Sturm, E., Genzel, R., Spoon, H. W. W., Stacey, G. J.
In order to constrain the properties of dense and warm gas around active galactic nuclei, we have searched Infrared Space Observatory spectra of local active galactic nuclei for the signature of the...
Detection of the Sgr A* activity at 3.8 and 4.8 microns with NACO (2004)
Clénet, Y., Rouan, D., Gratadour, D., Lacombe, F., Gendron, E., Genzel, R., ...
L'-band (lambda=3.8 microns) and M'-band (lambda=4.8 microns) observations of the Galactic Center region, performed in 2003 at VLT (ESO) with the adaptive optics imager NACO, have lead to the...
Census of the Galactic Centre early-type stars using spectro-imagery (2004)
Paumard, T., Genzel, R., Maillard, J. P., Ott, T., Morris, M., Eisenhauer, F., ...
The few central parsecs of the Galaxy are known to contain a surprising population of early-type stars, including at least 30 Wolf-Rayet stars and luminous blue variables (LBV), identified thanks to...
The Nuclear Gas Dynamics and Star Formation of Markarian 231 (2004)
Davies, R. I., Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R.
We report adaptive optics H- and K-band spectroscopy of the inner few arcsec of the luminous merger/ULIRG/QSO Mkn231, at spatial resolutions as small as 0.085". For the first time we have been able...
Star Formation and Dynamics in the nuclei of AGN (2004)
Davies, R. I., Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R.
Using adaptive optics on Keck and the VLT in the H- and K-bands, we have begun a project to probe the dynamics and star formation around AGN on scales of 0.1arcsec. The stellar content of the nucleus...
First Simultaneous NIR/X-ray Detection of a Flare from SgrA* (2004)
Eckart, A., Baganoff, F. K., Morris, M., Bautz, M. W., Brandt, W. N., Garmire, G. P., ...
We report on the first simultaneous near-infrared/X-ray detection of the Sgr A* counterpart which is associated with the massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. The observations have been...
SPIFFI observations of the starburst SMMJ14011+0252: Already old, fat, and rich by z = 2.565 (2004)
Tecza, M., Baker, A. J., Davies, R. I., Genzel, R., Lehnert, M. D., Eisenhauer, F., ...
Using the SPectrometer for Infrared Faint Field Imaging (SPIFFI) on the ESO VLT, we have obtained J, H, and K band integral field spectroscopy of the z = 2.565 luminous submillimeter galaxy...
Submillimeter Galaxies as Tracers of Mass Assembly at Large M (2004)
Genzel, R., Baker, A. J., Ivison, R. J., Bertoldi, F., Blain, A. W., Chapman, S. C., ...
Luminous submillimeter galaxies (SMGs) have been known for some time to produce a substantial fraction of the far-IR/submillimeter background. New observations show that these systems are not only...
The faint counterparts of MAMBO mm sources near the NTT Deep Field (2004)
Dannerbauer, H., Lehnert, M. D., Lutz, D., Tacconi, L., Bertoldi, F., Carilli, C., ...
We discuss identifications for 18 sources from our MAMBO 1.2mm survey of the region surrounding the NTT Deep Field. We have obtained accurate positions from Very Large Array 1.4GHz interferometry and...
First results from SPIFFI. I: The Galactic Center (2004)
Horrobin, M., Eisenhauer, F., Tecza, M., Thatte, N., Genzel, R., Abuter, R., ...
SPIFFI observations of the starburst SMM J14011+0252: already old, fat, and rich by z = 2.565 (2004)
Tecza, M., Baker, A. J., Davies, R. I., Genzel, R., Lehnert, M. D., Eisenhauer, F., ...
The infrared L'-band view of the Galactic Center with NAOS-CONICA at VLT (2004)
Clénet, Y., Rouan, D., Gendron, E., Lacombe, F., Mouillet, D., ...
Detection of the Sgr A activity at 3.8 and 4.8 µm with NACO (2004)
Clénet, Y., Rouan, D., Gratadour, D., Lacombe, F., Gendron, E., Genzel, R., ...
The European Large-Area ISO Survey (ELAIS): the final band-merged catalogue (2004)
Rowan-Robinson, M., Lari, C., Perez-Fournon, I., Gonzalez-Solares, E. A., La Franca, F., Vaccari, M., ...
First simultaneous NIR/X-ray detection of a flare from Sgr A (2004)
Eckart, A., Baganoff, F. K., Morris, M., Bautz, M. W., Brandt, W. N., Garmire, G. P., ...
Gas near active galactic nuclei: A search for the 4.7 µm CO band (2004)
Lutz, D., Sturm, E., Genzel, R., Spoon, H. W. W., Stacey, G. J.
FIFI LS: the far-infrared integral field spectrometer for SOFIA (2004)
Raab, W., Poglitsch, A., Looney, L. W., Klein, R., Geis, N., Hoenle, R., ...
KMOS: an infrared multiple object integral field spectrograph for the ESO VLT (2004)
Sharples, R. M., Bender, R., Lehnert, M., Howat, S. K. Ramsay, Bremer, M. N., Davies, R. L., ...
The first detection of molecular gas in a Lyman Break galaxy (2004)
Baker, A. J., Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R., Lehnert, M. H., Lutz, D.
The European Large-Area ISO Survey (ELAIS): the final band-merged catalogue (2004)
Rowan-Robinson, M., Lari, C., Perez-Fournon, I., Gonzalez-Solares, E. A., La Franca, F., Vaccari, M., ...
We present the final band-merged European Large-Area ISO Survey (ELAIS) Catalogue at 6.7, 15, 90 and 175 mu;m, and the associated data at U, g', r', i', Z, J, H, K and 20 cm. The origin of the...
ELAIS: final band-merged catalogue (2004)
Rowan-Robinson, M., Lari, C., Perez-Fournon, I., Gonzalez-Solares, E. A., Franca, F. L., Vaccari, M., ...
The catalog represents the final band-merged European Large-Area ISO Survey (ELAIS) Catalogue at 6.7, 15, 90 and 175{mu}m, and the associated data at U, g', r', i', Z, J, H, K and 20cm. Details about...
The infrared L'-band view of the Galactic Center with NAOS-CONICA at VLT (2003)
Clénet, Y., Rouan, D., Gendron, E., Lacombe, F., Rousset, G., ...
We report on Galactic Center L'-band observations made during NAOS/CONICA Science Verification. Colors of the inner 2" stars reveal an infrared excess of S2, the closest star to the black hole, that...
Nuclear Dynamics and Star Formation of AGN (2003)
Davies, R., Tacconi, L., Genzel, R., Thatte, N.
We are using adaptive optics on Keck and the VLT to probe the dynamics and star formation in Seyfert and QSO nuclei, obtaining spatial resolutions better than 0.1" in the H- and K-bands. The dynamics...
The Nuclear Gas Dynamics and Star Formation of NGC 7469 (2003)
Davies, R., Tacconi, L., Genzel, R.
We report interferometric radio CO2-1 observations at a resolution of 0.7", and 0.085" resolution adaptive optics K-band spectroscopy of the inner few arcseconds of NGC7469. The CO2-1 map shows a...
The Nature of Starburst Activity in M82 (2003)
Schreiber, N. M. Forster, Genzel, R., Lutz, D., Sternberg, A.
We present new evolutionary synthesis models of M82 based mainly on observations consisting of near-infrared integral field spectroscopy and mid-infrared spectroscopy. The models incorporate stellar...
ISO spectroscopy of star formation and active nuclei in the luminous infrared galaxy NGC 6240 (2003)
Lutz, D., Sturm, E., Genzel, R., Spoon, H. W. W., Moorwood, A. F. M., Netzer, H., ...
We present Infrared Space Observatory mid- and far-infrared spectroscopy of the merging galaxy NGC 6240, an object presenting many aspects of importance for the role of star formation and AGN...
Neri, R., Genzel, R., Ivison, R. J., Bertoldi, F., Blain, A. W., Chapman, S. C., ...
We report IRAM Plateau de Bure, millimeter interferometry of three z=~2.4 to 3.4, SCUBA deep field galaxies. Our CO line observations confirm the rest-frame UV/optical redshifts, thus more than...
A Geometric Determination of the Distance to the Galactic Center (2003)
Eisenhauer, F., Schoedel, R., Genzel, R., Ott, T., Tecza, M., Abuter, R., ...
We report new astrometric and spectroscopic observations of the star S2 orbiting the massive black hole in the Galactic Center, which were taken at the ESO VLT with the adaptive optics assisted,...
Stellar dynamics in the central arcsecond of our galaxy (2003)
Schoedel, R., Genzel, R., Ott, T., Eckart, A., Mouawad, N., Alexander, T.
We present proper motions for $>$40 stars at projected distances $\leq1.2''$ from Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). We find evidence on a $\geq2\sigma$ level for radial anisotropy of the cluster of stars...
SINFONI - Integral Field Spectroscopy at 50 milli-arcsecond resolution with the ESO VLT (2003)
Eisenhauer, F., Bonnet, H., Abuter, R., Bickert, K., Bianca-Marchet, F., Brynnel, J., ...
SINFONI is an adaptive optics assisted near-infrared integral field spectrometer for the ESO VLT. The Adaptive Optics Module (built by the ESO Adaptive Optics Group) is a 60-elements curvature-sensor...
The [CII] 158 um Line Deficit in Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies Revisited (2003)
Luhman, M. L., Satyapal, S., Fischer, J., Wolfire, M. G., Sturm, E., Dudley, C. C., ...
We present a study of the [CII] 157.74 um fine-structure line in a sample of 15 ultraluminous infrared (IR) galaxies (L_IR>10^12 Lsun; ULIRGs) using the Long Wavelength Spectrometer (LWS) on the...
The Stellar Cusp Around the Supermassive Black Hole in the Galactic Center (2003)
Genzel, R., Schoedel, R., Ott, T., Eisenhauer, F., Hofmann, R., Lehnert, M., ...
We analyze deep near-IR adaptive optics imaging as well as new proper motion data of the nuclear star cluster of the Milky Way. The surface density distribution of faint stars peaks within 0.2" of...
The Galactic Center stellar cluster: The central arcsecond (2003)
Schoedel, R., Genzel, R., Ott, T., Eckart, A.
With 10 years of high-resolution imaging data now available on the stellar cluster in the Galactic Center, we analyze the dynamics of the stars at projected distances $\leq1.2''$ from the central...
The Position, Motion, and Mass of Sgr A* (2003)
Reid, M. J., Menten, K. M., Genzel, R., Ott, T., Schoedel, R., Eckart, A., ...
We report progress on measuring the position of Sgr A* on infrared images, placing limits on the motion of the central star cluster relative to Sgr A*, and measuring the proper motionof Sgr A*...
Inward Bound: Studying the Galactic Centre with NAOS/CONICA (2003)
Ott, T., Schoedel, R., Genzel, R., Eckart, A., Lacombe, F., Rouan, D., ...
We report on the first results obtained using adaptive optics measurements of the Galactic Centre done with NAOS/CONICA.
Franceschini, A., Berta, S., Rigopoulou, D., Aussel, H., Cesarsky, C. J., Elbaz, D., ...
We present a spectroscopic analysis of 21 galaxies with z=0.2-1.5 drawn from a 25 sq. arcmin ultra-deep 15 micron ISOCAM survey centered in the HDFS. VLT/ISAAC spectra are reported for 18 sources,...
Ha Rotation Curves of z~1 Galaxies: Unraveling the Evolution of the Tully-Fisher Relation (2003)
Barden, M., Lehnert, M. D., Tacconi, L., Genzel, R., White, S., Franceschini, A.
We describe the first results of a programme to obtain rotation curves of z~1 disc galaxies in the near-infrared using the Ha emission line in order to study the Tully-Fisher relation. To put any...
Neri, R., Genzel, R., Ivison, R. J., Bertoldi, F., Blain, A. W., Chapman, S. C., ...
We report IRAM Plateau de Bure, millimeter interferometry of three z=~2.4 to 3.4, SCUBA deep field galaxies. Our CO line observations confirm the rest-frame UV/optical redshifts, thus more than...
Neri, R., Genzel, R., Ivison, R. J., Bertoldi, F., Blain, A. W., Chapman, S. C., ...
We report IRAM Plateau de Bure, millimeter interferometry of three z=~2.4 to 3.4, SCUBA deep field galaxies. Our CO line observations confirm the rest-frame UV/optical redshifts, thus more than...
A mid-infrared spectroscopic survey of starburst galaxies : Excitation and abundances (2003)
Verma, A., Lutz, D., Sturm, E., Sternberg, A., Genzel, R., Vacca, W.
KMOS : an infrared multi-integral field spectrograph for the VLT (2003)
Sharples, R. M., Bender, R., Hofmann, R., Genzel, R., Ivison, R. J.
FIFI LS: a far-infrared 3D spectral imager for SOFIA (2003)
Looney, L. W., Raab, W., Poglitsch, A., Geis, N., Rosenthal, D., Hönle, R., ...
FIFI LS : the optical design and diffraction analysis (2003)
Raab, W., Looney, W., Poglitsch, A., Geis, N., Hoenle, R., Rosenthal, D., ...
The ground-based calibration of SWS (2003)
Feuchtgruber, H., Katterloher, R. O., Jakob, G., Lutz, D., Barl, L., Bauer, O. H., ...
ISO spectroscopy of star formation and active nuclei in the luminous infrared galaxy NGC 6240 (2003)
Lutz, D., Sturm, E., Genzel, R., Spoon, H. W. W., Moorwood, A. F. M., Netzer, H., ...
The [C II] 158 micron line deficit in ultraluminous infrared galaxies revisited (2003)
Luhman, M. L., Satyapal, S., Fischer, J., Wolfire, M. G., Sturm, E., Dudley, C. C., ...
The stellar cusp around the supermassive black hole in the galactic center (2003)
Genzel, R., Schödel, R., Ott, T., Eisenhauer, F., Hofmann, R., Lehnert, M., ...
Stellar dynamics in the central arcsecond of our galaxy (2003)
Schödel, R., Ott, T., Genzel, R., Eckart, A., Mouawad, N., Alexander, T.
A geometric determination of the distance to the Galactic center (2003)
Eisenhauer, F., Schödel, R., Genzel, R., Ott, T., Tecza, M., Abuter, R., ...
Interferometric observations of powerful CO emission from three submillimeters galaxies (2003)
Neri, R., Genzel, R., Ivison, R. J., Bertoldi, F., Blain, A. W., Chapman, S. C., ...
The nature of starburst activity in M82 (2003)
Förster Schreiber, N. M., Genzel, R., Lutz, D., Sternberg, A.
New MIR excess sources north of the IRS 13 complex (2003)
Eckart, A., Moultaka, J., Viehmann, T., Straubmeier, C., Mouawad, N., Genzel, R., ...
Monitoring Sagittarius A* in the MIR with the VLT (2003)
Eckart, A., Moultaka, J., Viehmann, T., Straubmeier, C., Mouawad, N., Genzel, R., ...
Inward bound: studying the Galactic Centre with NAOS/CONICA (2003)
Ott, T., Schödel, R., Genzel, R., Eckart, A., Lacombe, F., Rouan, D., ...
The position, motion, and mass of SgrA* (2003)
Reid, M. J., Menten, K. M., Genzel, R., Ott, T., Schödel, R., Brunthaler, A.
Neri, R., Genzel, R., Ivison, R. J., Bertoldi, F., Blain, A. W., Chapman, S. C., ...
We report IRAM millimeter interferometry of three zsimilar to2.4-3.4 Submillimeter Common-User Bolometric Array deep field galaxies. Our CO line observations confirm the rest-frame UV/optical...
Reid, M. J., Menten, K. M., Genzel, R., Ott, T., Schödel, R., Eckart, A.
In 1979, Menten and coworkers accurately determined the position of Sgr A* on an infrared image by aligning the infrared image with positions measured for SiO masers, associated with infrared-bright...
The stellar cusp around the supermassive black hole in the galactic center (2003)
Genzel, R., Schödel, R., Ott, T., Eisenhauer, F., Hofmann, R., Lehnert, M., ...
We analyze deep near-IR adaptive optics imaging (taken with NAOS/CONICA on the Very Large Telescope at the European Southern Observatory, Chile), as well as new proper-motion data of the nuclear star...
Inward bound: Studying the galactic centre with NAOS/CONICA (2003)
Ott, T., Schödel, R., Genzel, R., Eckart, A., Lacombe, F., Rouan, D., ...
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II. Accurate Positions and Proper Motions of Stellar SiO Masers near the Galactic Center (2002)
Reid, M. J., Menten, K. M., Genzel, R., Ott, T., Schoedel, R., Eckart, A.
Menten, Reid, Eckart and Genzel (1997) accurately determined the position of Sgr A* on an infrared image, by aligning the infrared image with positions measured for SiO masers, associated with...
Closest Star Seen Orbiting the Supermassive Black Hole at the Centre of the Milky Way (2002)
Schodel, R., Ott, T., Genzel, R., Hofmann, R., Lehnert, M., Eckart, A., ...
Measurements of stellar velocities and variable X-ray emission near the centre of the Milky Way have provided the strongest evidence so far that the dark mass concentrations seen in many galactic...
Lutz, D., Maiolino, R., Moorwood, A. F. M., Netzer, H., Wagner, S. J., Sturm, E., ...
The state of the matter that is obscuring a small circumnuclear region in AGN can be probed by observations of its broad emission lines. Infrared lines are particularly useful since they penetrate...
Rigopoulou, D., Franceschini, A., Aussel, H., Genzel, R., Thatte, N., Cesarsky, C. J.
We report the first results from a study of the internal kinematics, based on spatially resolved H_alpha velocity profiles, of three galaxies at redshift z~0.6 and one at redshift z~0.8, detected by...
Mid-Infrared line diagnostics of Active Galaxies -- A spectroscopic AGN survey with ISO-SWS (2002)
Sturm, E., Lutz, D., Verma, A., Netzer, H., Sternberg, A., Moorwood, A. F. M., ...
We present medium resolution (R approx. 1500) ISO-SWS 2.4--45 micron spectra of a sample of 29 galaxies with active nuclei. This data set is rich in fine structure emission lines tracing the narrow...
Ultr-Luminous Infrared Galaxies: QSOs in Formation? (2002)
Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R., Lutz, D., Rigopoulou, D., Baker, A. J., Iserlohe, C., ...
We present new near-infrared Keck and VLT spectroscopic data on the stellar dynamics in late stage, ultra-luminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) mergers . We now have information on the structural and...
An ISO--SWS survey of molecular hydrogen in Starburst and Seyfert Galaxies (2002)
Rigopoulou, D., Kunze, D., Lutz, D., Genzel, R., Moorwood, A. F. M.
We present results from a survey of molecular hydrogen emission from a sample of Starburst and Seyfert galaxies carried out with the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO). Pure rotational H_2 emission has...
Properties of mm galaxies: Constraints from K-band blank fields (2002)
Dannerbauer, H., Lehnert, M. D., Lutz, D., Tacconi, L., Bertoldi, F., Carilli, C., ...
We have used the IRAM Plateau de Bure mm interferometer to locate with subarcsecond accuracy the dust emission of three of the brightest 1.2mm sources in the NTT Deep Field (NDF) selected from our...
Stellar Orbits Near Sagittarius A* (2002)
Eckart, A., Genzel, R., Ott, T., Schoedel, R.
We present new SHARP/NTT stellar proper motion and accelaration data covering an interval from 1992 to 2000: 1) We combine the high precision but shorter time scale NIRC/Keck data with the lower...
Lutz, D., Maiolino, R., Moorwood, A. F. M., Netzer, H., Wagner, S. J., Sturm, E., ...
The state of the matter that is obscuring a small circumnuclear region in active galactic nuclei can be probed by observations of its broad emission lines. Infrared lines are particularly useful...
Ultraluminous infrared galaxies: QSOs in formation? (2002)
Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R., Lutz, D., Rigopoulou, D., Baker, A. J., Iserlohe, C., ...
We present new near-infrared (NIR) Keck and Very Large Telescope (VLT) spectroscopic data on the stellar dynamics in late-stage, ultraluminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) mergers. We now have information...
Properties of millimeter galaxies : Constraints from K-band blank fields (2002)
Dannerbauer, H., Lehnert, M. D., Lutz, D., Tacconi, L., Bertoldi, F., Carilli, C., ...
We have used the IRAM Plateau de Bure millimeter interferometer to locate with subarcsecond accuracy the dust emission of three of the brightest 1.2 mm sources in the NTT Deep Field selected from our...
An ISO-SWS survey of molecular hydrogen in starburst and Seyfert galaxies (2002)
Rigopoulou, D., Kunze, D., Lutz, D., Genzel, R., Moorwood, A. F. M.
We present results from a survey of molecular hydrogen emission from a sample of Starburst and Seyfert galaxies carried out with the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO). Pure rotational H-2 emission has...
Stellar orbits near Sagittarius A (2002)
Eckart, A., Genzel, R., Ott, T., Schödel, R
The SHARP/NTT stellar proper motion data now cover an interval from 1992 to 2000 and allow us to determine orbital accelerations for some of the most central stars of the Galaxy. We confirm the...
Dynamical masses of young star clusters in NGC 4038/4039 (2002)
Mengel, S., Lehnert, M. D., Thatte, N., Genzel, R.
In order to estimate the masses of the compact, young star clusters in the merging galaxy pair, NGC 4038/4039 ("the Antennae"), we have obtained medium and high resolution spectroscopy using ISAAC on...
Mid-infrared line diagnostics of active galaxies - A spectroscopic AGN survey with ISO-SWS (2002)
Sturm, E., Lutz, D., Verma, A., Netzer, H., Sternberg, A., Moorwood, A. F. M., ...
We present medium resolution (R similar to 1500) ISO-SWS 2.4-45 mum spectra of a sample of 29 galaxies with active nuclei. This data set is rich in fine structure emission lines tracing the narrow...
Properties of millimeter galaxies : Constraints from K-band blank fields (2002)
Dannerbauer, H., Lehnert, M. D., Lutz, D., Tacconi, L., Bertoldi, F., Carilli, C., ...
We have used the IRAM Plateau de Bure millimeter interferometer to locate with subarcsecond accuracy the dust emission of three of the brightest 1.2 mm sources in the NTT Deep Field selected from our...
Rigopoulou, D., Franceschini, A., Aussel, H., Genzel, R., Thatte, N., Cesarsky, C. J.
We report the first results from a study of the internal kinematics, based on spatially resolved Halpha velocity profiles, of three galaxies at redshift z similar to 0.6 and one at redshift z similar...
A star in a 15.2-year orbit around the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way (2002)
Schödel, R., Ott, T., Genzel, R., Hofmann, R., Lehnert, M., Eckart, A., ...
Many galaxies are thought to have supermassive black holes at their centres(1)-more than a million times the mass of the Sun. Measurements of stellar velocities(2-7) and the discovery of variable...
CROMOS: a cryogenic near-infrared, multi-object spectrometer for the VLT (2002)
Genzel, R., Hofmann, R., Tomono, D., Thatte, N., Eisenhauer, F., Lehnert, M., ...
Multi-conjugate adaptive optics with laser guide stars (2002)
Davies, R. I., Bonaccini, D., Rabien, S., Hackenberg, W., Ott, T., Hippler, S., ...
A star in a 15.2-year orbit around the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way (2002)
Schödel, R., Ott, T., Genzel, R., Hofmann, R., Lehnert, M., Eckart, A., ...
Many galaxies are thought to have supermassive black holes at their centres(1)-more than a million times the mass of the Sun. Measurements of stellar velocities(2-7) and the discovery of variable...
Star formation in NGC 4038/4039 as seen in the NIR (2002)
Mengel, Sabine, Lehnert, M., Thatte, N., Tacconi-Garman, L., Genzel, R.
Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics with Laser Guide Stars (2002)
Davies, R. I., Bonaccini, D., Rabien, S., Hackenberg, W., Ott, T., Hippler, S., ...
A star in a 15.2-year orbit around the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way (2002)
Schödel, R., Ott, T., Genzel, R., Hofmann, R., Lehnert, M., Eckart, A., ...
Identification of MAMBO mm sources in the NTT deep field (2002)
Dannerbauer, H., Bertoldi, F., Carilli, C., Lehnert, M., Lutz, D., Tacconi, L., ...
E. Sturm, D. Lutz, A. Verma, H. Netzer, A. Sternberg, ...
Mid-Infrared line diagnostics of active galaxies A spectroscopic AGN survey with ISO-SWS ⋆
The extended counterpart of submm source Lockman 850.1 (2001)
Lutz, D., Dunlop, J.S., Almaini, O., Andreani, P., Blain, A., Efstathiou, A., ...
The IRAM Plateau de Bure mm interferometer and deep K-band imaging have been used to identify the brightest submm source detected in the Lockman field of the UK 8 mJy SCUBA survey. The near infrared...
CROMOS: A cryogenic near-infrared, multi-object spectrometer for the VLT (2001)
Genzel, R., Hofmann, R., Tomono, D., Thatte, N., Eisenhauer, F., Lehnert, M., ...
We discuss a cryogenic, multi-object near-infrared spectrometer as a second generation instrument for the VLT. The spectrometer combines 20 to 40 independent integral eld units (IFUs), which can be...
The extended counterpart of submm source Lockman850.1 (2001)
Lutz, D., Dunlop, J. S., Almaini, O., Andreani, P., Blain, A., Efstathiou, A., ...
The IRAM Plateau de Bure mm interferometer and deep K-band imaging have been used to identify the brightest submm source detected in the Lockman field of the UK 8mJy SCUBA survey. The near infrared...
Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics with Laser Guide Stars (2001)
Davies, R. I., Bonaccini, D., Rabien, S., Hackenberg, W., Ott, T., Hippler, S., ...
The Laser Guide Star Facility for the VLT will be commissioned during 2003. This, of course, can only be the first step towards enhancing the scientific output of the VLT through adaptive optics. So...
Ultra-Luminous Infrared Mergers: Elliptical Galaxies in Formation? (2001)
Genzel, R., Tacconi, L. J., Rigopoulou, D., Lutz, D., Tecza, M.
We report high quality near-infrared spectroscopy of 12 ultra-luminous infrared galaxy mergers (ULIRGs). Our new VLT and Keck data provide ~0.5" resolution, stellar and gas kinematics of these...
Dust emission from the lensed Lyman break galaxy cB58 (2001)
Baker, A. J., Lutz, D., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L. J., Lehnert, M. D.
We detect 1.2mm continuum emission from dust in the gravitationally lensed Lyman break galaxy MS 1512+36-cB58. Our detected flux is surprisingly low: relative to local starburst galaxies, cB58...
ISOCAM-CVF 5-12 mum Spectroscopy of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (2001)
Tran, Q. D., Lutz, D., Genzel, R., Rigopoulou, D., Spoon, H. W. W., Sturm, E., ...
We present low resolution mid infrared spectra of 16 ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) obtained with the CVF spectroscopy mode of ISOCAM on board the Infrared Space Observatory ISO. Our sample...
Schreiber, N. M. Forster, Genzel, R., Lutz, D., Kunze, D., Sternberg, A.
We present new observations of the central regions of the starburst galaxy M82 consisting of near-infrared H- and K-band integral field spectroscopy from the MPE 3D instrument, and 2.4-45 micron...
Mass-Losing Semiregular Variable Stars in Baade's Windows (2001)
Alard, C., Blommaert, J., Cesarsky, C., Epchtein, N., Felli, M., Fouque, P., ...
By cross-correlating the results of two recent large-scale surveys, the general properties of a well defined sample of semi-regular variable stars have been determined. ISOGAL mid-infrared photometry...
Mass-Losing Semiregular Variable Stars in Baade's Windows (2001)
Alard, C., Blommaert, J., Cesarsky, C., Epchtein, N., Felli, M., Fouque, P., ...
By cross-correlating the results of two recent large-scale surveys, the general properties of a well defined sample of semi-regular variable stars have been determined. ISOGAL mid-infrared photometry...
Mass-Losing Semiregular Variable Stars in Baade's Windows (2001)
Alard, C., Blommaert, J., Cesarsky, C., Epchtein, N., Felli, M., Fouque, P., ...
By cross-correlating the results of two recent large-scale surveys, the general properties of a well defined sample of semi-regular variable stars have been determined. ISOGAL mid-infrared photometry...
Stellar dynamics observations of a double nucleus in M 83 (2000)
Thatte, N., Tecza, M., Genzel, R.
We report on the discovery of a double nucleus in M 83, based on measurements of the line of sight velocity distribution of stars observed at near infrared wavelengths with the VLT ISAAC...
The European Large Area ISO Survey III: 90micron extragalactic source counts (2000)
Efstathiou, A., Oliver, S., Rowan-Robinson, M., Surace, C., Sumner, T., Heraudeau, P., ...
We present results and source counts at 90micron extracted from the Preliminary Analysis of the European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS). The survey covered about 11.6 square degrees of the sky in four...
VLT-ISAAC near-IR Spectroscopy of ISO selected Hubble Deep Field South Galaxies (2000)
Rigopoulou, D., Franceschini, A., Aussel, H., Genzel, R., Cesarsky, C. J., ...
We report the results of near-infrared VLT-ISAAC spectroscopy of a sample of 12 galaxies at z = 0.4-1.4, drawn from the ISOCAM survey of the Hubble Deep Field South. We find that the rest frame...
Thornley, M. D., Forster-Schreiber, N. M., Lutz, D., Genzel, R., Spoon, H. W. W., Kunze, D., ...
We present new ISO-SWS data for a sample of 27 starburst galaxies, and with these data examine the issues of formation and evolution of the most massive stars in starburst galaxies. Using starburst...
Realizing 3D Spectral Imaging in the Far-Infrared: FIFI LS (2000)
Looney, L. W., Geis, N., Genzel, R., Park, W. K., Poglitsch, A., Raab, W., ...
We present a progress report on the design and construction of the Field-Imaging Far-Infrared Line Spectrometer (FIFI LS) for the SOFIA airborne observatory. The design of the instrument is driven by...
Searching for AGN signatures in Mid-IR Spectra: The case of NGC1068 (2000)
Laurent, O., Mirabel, I. F., Charmandaris, V., Floc'h, E. Le, Lutz, D., Genzel, R.
We present mid-IR observations of the prototypical Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 1068 obtained with ISOCAM between 5 and 16micron. The proximity of this galaxy coupled with the spectro-imaging capabilities of...
The European Large Area ISO Survey II: mid-infrared extragalactic source counts (2000)
Serjeant, S., Oliver, S., Rowan-Robinson, M., Crockett, H., Misoulis, V., Sumner, T., ...
We present preliminary source counts at 6.7um and 15um from the Preliminary Analysis of the European Large Area ISO survey, with limiting flux densities of \~2mJy at 15um & ~1mJy at 6.7um. We...
ISO-SWS spectra of galaxies: continuum and features (2000)
Sturm, E., Lutz, D., Tran, D., Feuchtgruber, H., Genzel, R., Kunze, D., ...
We present an inventory of mid-infrared spectral features detected in high resolution 2.4 to 45um ISO-SWS spectra of the galaxies M82, NGC253, Circinus, NGC1068, and the 30Doradus region of the LMC....
ISO-SWS spectroscopy of NGC 1068 (2000)
Lutz, D., Sturm, E., Genzel, R., Moorwood, A. F. M., Alexander, T., Netzer, H., ...
We present ISO-SWS spectroscopy of NGC 1068 for the wavelength range 2.4 to 45um, detecting a total of 36 emission lines. Most of the observed transitions are fine structure and recombination lines...
Eisenhauer, F., Tecza, M., Thatte, N., Mengel, S., Hofmann, R., Genzel, R.
Integral-field-spectroscopy and multi-object-spectroscopy provide the high multiplex gain required for efficient use of the upcoming generation of extremely large telescopes. We present instrument...
Stellar Dynamics and the implications on the merger evolution in NGC6240 (2000)
Tecza, M., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L. J., Anders, S., Tacconi-Garman, L. E., Thatte, N.
We report near-infrared integral field spectroscopy of the luminous merging galaxy NGC 6240. Stellar velocities show that the two K-band peaks separated by 1.6arcsec are the central parts of...
Stellar Dynamics in the Galactic centre: Proper Motions and Anisotropy (2000)
Genzel, R., Pichon, C., Eckart, A., Gerhard, O. E., Ott, T.
We report a new analysis of stellar dynamics in the Galactic centre, based on improved sky and LOS velocities for >100 stars within a few arcsec of SgrA*. Overall the motions do not deviate strongly...
NIR Spectroscopy with the VLT of a sample of ISO selected Hubble Deep Field South Galaxies (1999)
Rigopoulou, D., Franceschini, A., Genzel, R., Aussel, H., Cesarsky, C., ...
A new population of faint galaxies characterized by an extremely high rate of evolution with redshift up to z~1.5 has recently been discovered by ISO. These sources are likely to contribute...
Bars and Warps traced by the Molecular Gas in the Seyfert 2 Galaxy NGC 1068 (1999)
Schinnerer, E., Eckart, A., Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R., Downes, D.
We present new interferometer observations of the 12CO(1-0) and 12CO(2-1) line emission of NGC 1068 with a resolution of 0.7''. The molecular gas in the inner 5'' is resolved into a ring with two...
A search for broad infrared recombination lines in NGC 1068 (1999)
Lutz, D., Genzel, R., Sturm, E., Tacconi, L., Wieprecht, E., Alexander, T., ...
We report infrared spectroscopy of the prototypical Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 1068, aiming at detection of broad components of hydrogen recombination lines that originate in the obscured broad-line...
Rigopoulou, D., Spoon, H. W. W., Genzel, R., Lutz, D., Moorwood, A. F. M., Tran, Q. D.
We present a low resolution mid-infrared spectroscopic survey of an unbiased sample of 62 Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs) using ISOPHOT-S on board ISO. For comparison we also present...
Proposed identification of Hubble Deep Field submillimeter source HDF 850.1 (1999)
Downes, D., Neri, R., Greve, A., Guilloteau, S., Casoli, F., Hughes, D., ...
The IRAM interferometer has been used to detect the submm source HDF 850.1 found by Hughes et al. (1998) in the Hubble Deep Field. The flux density measured at 1.3mm is 2.2 mJy, in agreement with the...
The European Large Area ISO Survey: ELAIS (1999)
Rowan-Robinson, M., Oliver, S., Efstathiou, A., Gruppioni, C., Serjeant, S., Cesarsky, C., ...
The European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS) has surveyed 12 square degrees of the sky at 15 and 90 microns, and subsets of this area at 6.75 and 175 microns, using the Infrared Space Observatory...
Gas Dynamics in the Luminous Merger NGC 6240 (1999)
Tacconi, L. J., Genzel, R., Tecza, M., Gallimore, J. F., Downes, D., Scoville, N. Z.
We report 0.5"x0.9" resolution, interferometric observations of the 1.3 mm CO J=2-1 line in the infrared luminous galactic merger NGC 6240. About half of the CO flux is concentrated in a rotating but...
Mid-infrared and optical spectroscopy of ultraluminous infrared galaxies: A comparison (1999)
Lutz, D., Veilleux, S., Genzel, R.
New tools from Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) mid-infrared spectroscopy have recently become available to determine the power sources of dust-obscured ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs). We...
A 1.4 GHz Survey of the Southern ELAIS Region (1998)
Gruppioni, C., Ciliegi, P., Rowan-Robinson, M., Cram, L., Hopkins, A., Cesarsky, C., ...
A deep survey of the European Large Area ISO Survey (ELAIS) field in the southern celestial hemisphere (hereinafter S1) has been carried out with the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) at 1.4...
Counterrotating Nuclear Disks in Arp 220 (1998)
Sakamoto, K., Scoville, N. Z., Yun, M. S., Crosas, M., Genzel, R., Tacconi, L. J.
The ultraluminous infrared galaxy Arp 220 has been observed at 0.5" resolution in CO(2-1) and 1 mm continuum using the newly expanded Owens Valley Millimeter Array. The CO and continuum peaks at the...
Infrared spectroscopy of NGC 4151: ISO observations and NLR line profiles (1998)
Sturm, E., Alexander, T., Lutz, D., Sternberg, A., Netzer, H., Genzel, R.
We present ISO-SWS and ISOPHOT-S spectroscopy of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 4151. We detect a total of 17 fine structure emission lines emitted by a wide range of low- and high-excitation ions, two...
An ISO survey of PAH features in Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (1998)
Lutz, D., Genzel, R., Rigopoulou, D., Spoon, H. W. W., Tran, D., Moorwood, A. F. M.
We have obtained ISOPHOT-S low resolution mid-infrared spectra of a sample of 60 Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs). We use the strength of the `PAH' mid-infrared features as a discriminator...
Lutz, D., Spoon, H. W. W., Rigopoulou, D., Moorwood, A. F. M., Genzel, R.
We report the first results of a low resolution mid-infrared spectroscopic survey of an unbiased, far-infrared selected sample of 60 ultraluminous infrared galaxies, using ISOPHOT-S on board ISO. We...
A Deep VLA survey at 20cm of the ISO ELAIS survey regions (1998)
Ciliegi, P., McMahon, R. G., Miley, G., Gruppioni, C., Rowan-Robinson, M., Cesarsky, C., ...
We have used the Very Large Array(VLA) in C configuration to carry out a sensitive 20cm radio survey of regions of sky that have been surveyed in the Far Infra-Red over the wavelength range 5-200...
CII Emission From NGC 4038/39 (The Antennae) (1998)
Nikola, T., Genzel, R., Herrmann, F., Madden, S. C., Poglitsch, A., Geis, N., ...
We present observations of NGC 4038/39 in the [CII] 158 micron fine structure line taken with the MPE/UCB Far-infrared Imaging Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FIFI) on the KAO with 55" resolution. The...
What Powers Ultra-luminous IRAS Galaxies? (1997)
Genzel, R., Lutz, D., Sturm, E., Egami, E., Kunze, D., Moorwood, A. F. M., ...
We present an ISO SWS and ISOPHOT-S, mid-infrared spectroscopic survey of 15 ultra-luminous IRAS galaxies. We combine the survey results with a detailed case study, based on near-IR and mm imaging...
Seyfert Activity and Nuclear Star Formation in the Circinus Galaxy (1997)
Maiolino, R., Krabbe, A., Thatte, N., Genzel, R.
We present high angular resolution (0".15-0".5) near infrared images and spectroscopy of the Circinus galaxy, the closest Seyfert 2 galaxy known. The data reveal a non-stellar nuclear source at 2.2...
Probing starbursts with ISO mid-IR spectroscopy (1997)
Lutz, D., Genzel, R., Kunze, D., Moorwood, A. F. M., Spoon, H., Sternberg, A.
[C II] Emission from NGC 4038/39 (the "Antennae") (1997)
Nikola, T., Geis, N., Genzel, R., Herrmann, F., Madden, S. C., Poglitsch, A., ...
Observing with the ISO Short-Wavelength Spectrometer (1996)
Haser, L.N., Beintema, D.A., Van Agthoven, H., Barl, L., Bauer, O.H., ...
he Short-Wavelength Spectrometer (SWS) is one of the four instruments on-board ESA's Infrared Space Observatory (ISO), launched on November 17, 1995. The spectrometer covers the wavelength range of...
3D - a new generation imaging spectrometer (1995)
Krabbe, A., Weitzel, L., Kroker, H., Tacconi-Garman, L. E., Cameron, M., Thatte, N., ...
ROGUE - the Rapid Off-axis GUider Experiment (1995)
Thatte, N., Kroker, H., Weitzel, L., Tacconi-Garman, L. E., Tecza, M., Krabbe, A., ...
The MPE imaging beam combiner simulator COSI (1994)
Böker, T., Cruzalebes, P., Hofmann, R., Katterloher, R., Eckart, A., Genzel, R., ...
The true nucleus of NGC 253 revealed by high-resolution near-infrared imaging (1994)
Sams III, Bruce J., Genzel, R., Eckart, A., Tacconi-Garman, L., Hofmann, R.
First results from 3-D near infrared imaging array spectrometer (1994)
Thatte, N., Weitzel, L., Cameron, M., Tacconi-Garman, L., Kroker, H., Krabbe, A., ...
Observations of the CO J=6-5 transition in starburst galaxies (1993)
Harris, A. I., Hills, R. E., Stutzki, J., Graf, U. U., Russell, A. P. G., Tacconi, L. J., ...
158µm [CII] mapping of galaxies: probing the atomic medium (1993)
Madden, S. C., Geis, N., Genzel, R., Herrmann, F., Jackson, J., Poglitsch, A., ...