The Local Hosts of Type Ia Supernovae (2009)
Neill, James D., Sullivan, Mark, Howell, D. Andy, Conley, Alex, Seibert, Mark, Martin, D. Christopher, ...
We use multi-wavelength, matched aperture, integrated photometry from GALEX, SDSS and the RC3 to estimate the physical properties of 166 nearby galaxies hosting 168 well-observed Type Ia supernovae...
O'Dowd, Matthew J., Schiminovich, David, Johnson , Benjamin D., Treyer, Marie A., Martin, Christopher D., Wyder, Ted K., ...
We present the analysis of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) spectra of a sample of 92 typical starforming galaxies at 0.03 < z < 0.2 observed with the Spitzer intensified Reticon...
Clustering of Radio Galaxies and Quasars (2009)
Donoso, Emilio, Li, Cheng, Kauffmann, Guinevere, Best, Philip N., Heckman, Timothy M.
We compute the cross-correlation between a sample of 14,000 radio-loud AGN (RLAGN) with redshifts between 0.4 and 0.8 selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and a reference sample of 1.2 million...
XMM-Newton Observations of a Complete Sample of Optically Selected Type 2 Seyfert Galaxies (2009)
LaMassa, Stephanie M., Heckman, Timothy M., Ptak, Andrew A., Hornschemeier, Ann, Martins, Lucimara, Sonnentrucker, Paule, ...
(abridged)The majority of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) suffer from significant obscuration by surrounding dust and gas. X-ray surveys in the 2-10 keV band will miss the most heavily-obscured AGN in...
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Galaxies at z~0.1: the Effect of Star Formation and AGN (2009)
O'Dowd, Matthew J., Schiminovich, David, Johnson, Benjamin D., Treyer, Marie A., Martin, Christopher D., Wyder, Ted K., ...
We present the analysis of the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) spectra of a sample of 92 typical star forming galaxies at 0.03 < z < 0.2 observed with the Spitzer IRS. We compare the relative...
Host Galaxies of Luminous Type 2 Quasars at z ~ 0.5 (2009)
Liu, Xin, Zakamska, Nadia L., Greene, Jenny E., Strauss, Michael A., Krolik, Julian H., Heckman, Timothy M.
We present deep Gemini GMOS optical spectroscopy of nine luminous quasars at redshifts z ~ 0.5, drawn from the SDSS type 2 quasar sample. Our targets were selected to have high intrinsic luminosities...
Probing the intermediate-age globular clusters in NGS 5128 from ultraviolet observations (2009)
Rey, Soo-Chang, Sohn, Sangmo T., Beasley, Michael A, Lee, Young-Wook, Rich, R. Michael, Yoon, Suk-Jin, ...
We explore the age distribution of the globular cluster (GC) system of the nearby elliptical galaxy NGC 5128 using ultraviolet (UV) photometry from GALEX observations, with UV–optical colors used...
Spatial Clustering from GALEX-SDSS Samples: Star Formation History and Large-Scale Clustering (2009)
Heinis, Sébastien, Budavári, Tamás, Szalay, Alex S., Arnouts, Stéphane, Aragόn-Calvo, Miguel A., Wyder, Ted K., ...
We measure the projected spatial correlation function w_p (r_p ) from a large sample combining Galaxy Evolution Explorer ultraviolet imaging with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey spectroscopic sample. We...
Probing the Intermediate-Age Globular Clusters in NGC 5128 from Ultraviolet Observations (2009)
Rey, Soo-Chang, Sohn, Sangmo T., Beasley, Michael A., Lee, Young-Wook, Rich, R. Michael, Yoon, Suk-Jin, ...
We explore the age distribution of the globular cluster (GC) system of the nearby elliptical galaxy NGC 5128 using ultraviolet (UV) photometry from Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) observations,...
The Seventh Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2009)
Abazajian, Kevork N., Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Allende Prieto, Carlos, An, Deokkeun, ...
This paper describes the Seventh Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), marking the completion of the original goals of the SDSS and the end of the phase known as SDSS-II. It includes...
The Star Formation Law at Low Surface Density (2009)
Wyder, Ted K., Martin, D. Christopher, Barlow, Tom A., Foster, Karl, Friedman, Peter G., Morrissey, Patrick, ...
We investigate the nature of the star formation law at low gas surface densities using a sample of 19 low surface brightness (LSB) galaxies with existing H I maps in the literature, UV imaging from...
Spatial Clustering from GALEX-SDSS samples: Star Formation History and large-scale clustering (2009)
Heinis, Sebastien, Budavari, Tamas, Szalay, Alex S., Arnouts, Stephane, Aragon-Calvo, Miguel A., Wyder, Ted K., ...
We measure the projected spatial correlation function w_p(r_p) from a large sample combining GALEX ultraviolet imaging with the SDSS spectroscopic sample. We study the dependence of the clustering...
Strickland, David K., Heckman, Timothy M.
We measure the net energy efficiency of supernova and stellar wind feedback in the starburst galaxy M82 and the degree of mass-loading of the hot gas piston driving its superwind by comparing a large...
The Star Formation Law at Low Surface Density (2009)
Wyder, Ted K., Martin, D. Christopher, Barlow, Tom A., Forster, Karl, Friedman, Peter G., Morrissey, Patrick, ...
We investigate the nature of the star formation law at low gas surface densities using a sample of 19 low surface brightness (LSB) galaxies with existing HI maps in the literature, UV imaging from...
Reichard, Timothy A., Heckman, Timothy M., Rudnick, Gregory, Brinchmann, Jarle, Kauffmann, Guinevere, Wild, Vivienne
Evidence for a nonuniform initial mass function in the local universe (2009)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Wong, O. I., Kim, J. H., Hanish, D. J., Heckman, Timothy M., Werk, Jessica K., ...
Many of the results in modern astrophysics rest on the notion that the initial mass function (IMF) is universal. Our observations of a sample of H I selected galaxies in the light of Hα and the...
GALEX-SDSS catalogs for statistical studies (2009)
Budavári, Tamás, Heinis, Sébastien, Szalay, Alexander S., Nieto-Santisteban, María, Gupchup, Jayant, Shiao, Bernie, ...
The seventh data release of the sloan digital sky survey (2009)
Abazajian, Kevork N., Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Allende Prieto, Carlos, An, Deokkeun, ...
Evidence for a nonuniform initial mass function in the local universe (2009)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Wong, O. I., Kim, J. H., Hanish, D. J., Heckman, Timothy M., Werk, Jessica K., ...
Many of the results in modern astrophysics rest on the notion that the initial mass function (IMF) is universal. Our observations of a sample of H I selected galaxies in the light of Hα and the...
Feast and Famine: Regulation of Black Hole Growth in Low Redshift Galaxies (2008)
Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M.
We analyze the observed distribution of Eddington ratios as a function of supermassive black hole mass for a large sample of nearby galaxies drawn from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We demonstrate...
SDSSJ092712.65+294344.0: NGC 1275 at z=0.7? (2008)
Heckman, Timothy M., Krolik, Julian H., Moran, Sean M., Schnittman, Jeremy, Gezari, Suvi
SDSSJ092712.65+294344.0 was identified by the SDSS as a quasar, but has the unusual property of having two emission line systems offset by 2650 km/s. One of these contains the usual combination of...
Reichard, Timothy A., Heckman, Timothy M., Rudnick, Gregory, Brinchmann, Jarle, Kauffmann, Guinevere, Wild, Vivienne
We have used the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) to undertake an investigation of lopsidedness in a sample of ~25,000 nearby galaxies (z < 0.06). We use the m=1 azimuthal Fourier mode between the 50%...
Ly alpha-emitting galaxies at 0.2 < z < 0.35 from GALEX spectroscopy (2008)
Deharveng, Jean-Michel, Small, Todd, Barlow, Tom A., Péroux, Céline, Milliard, Bruno, Friedman, Peter G., ...
We have used the GALEX (Galaxy Evolution Explorer) spectroscopic survey mode, with a resolution of similar to 8 angstrom in the far-ultraviolet (FUV; 1350-1750 angstrom) and similar to 20 angstrom in...
Overzier, Roderik A., Heckman, Timothy M., Kauffmann, Guinevere, Seibert, Mark, Rich, R. Michael, Basu-Zych, Antara, ...
Heckman and coworkers used the GALEX UV imaging survey to show that there exists a rare population of nearby compact UV-luminous galaxies (UVLGs) that closely resemble high-redshift Lyman break...
The sixth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2008)
Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Prieto, Carlos Allende, Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...
This paper describes the Sixth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. With this data release, the imaging of the northern Galactic cap is now complete. The survey contains images and...
Lyman alpha emitting galaxies at 0.2 < z < 0.35 from GALEX spectroscopy (2008)
Deharveng, Jean-Michel, Small, Todd, Barlow, Tom A., Peroux, Celine, Milliard, Bruno, Friedman, Peter G., ...
The GALEX (Galaxy Evolution Explorer) spectroscopic survey mode, with a resolution of about 8 A in the FUV (1350 - 1750 A) and about 20 A in the NUV (1950 - 2750 A) is used for a systematic search of...
The lopsidedness of present-day galaxies: results from the sloan digital sky survey (2008)
Reichard, Timothy A., Heckman, Timothy M., Rudnick, Gregory, Brinchmann, Jarle, Kauffmann, Guinevere
Overzier, Roderik A., Heckman, Timothy M., Kauffmann, Guinevere, Seibert, Mark, Rich, R. Michael, Basu-Zych, Antara, ...
Interactions, star formation and AGN activity (2008)
Li, Cheng, Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., White, Simon D. M., Jing, Y. P.
Interaction-induced star formation in a complete sample of 105 nearby star-forming galaxies (2008)
Li, Cheng, Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., Jing, Y. P., White, Simon D. M.
The sixth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2008)
Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Prieto, Carlos Alende, Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...
This paper describes the Sixth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. With this data release, the imaging of the northern Galactic cap is now complete. The survey contains images and...
The sixth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2008)
Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Prieto, Carlos Alende, Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...
This paper describes the Sixth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. With this data release, the imaging of the northern Galactic cap is now complete. The survey contains images and...
The sixth data release of the sloan digital sky survey (2008)
Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Allende Prieto, Carlos, Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...
The sixth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2008)
Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Prieto, Carlos Alende, Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...
This paper describes the Sixth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. With this data release, the imaging of the northern Galactic cap is now complete. The survey contains images and...
The sixth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2008)
Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Prieto, Carlos Alende, Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...
This paper describes the Sixth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. With this data release, the imaging of the northern Galactic cap is now complete. The survey contains images and...
A Search for Extended Ultraviolet Disk (XUV-disk) Galaxies in the Local Universe (2007)
Thilker, David A., Bianchi, Luciana, Meurer, Gerhardt, De Paz, Armando Gil, Boissier, Samuel, Madore, Barry F., ...
We have initiated a search for extended ultraviolet disk (XUV-disk) galaxies in the local universe. Herein, we compare GALEX UV and visible--NIR images of 189 nearby (D$
Johnson, Benjamin D., Schiminovich, David, Seibert, Mark, Treyer, Marie, Martin, D. Christopher, Barlow, Tom A., ...
The meaningful comparison of models of galaxy evolution to observations is critically dependent on the accurate treatment of dust attenuation. To investigate dust absorption and emission in galaxies...
Johnson, Benjamin D., Schiminovich, David, Seibert, Mark, Treyer, Marie, Martin, D. Christopher, Barlow, Tom A., ...
The color of galaxies is a fundamental property, easily measured, that constrains models of galaxies and their evolution. Dust attenuation and star formation history (SFH) are the dominant factors...
Interactions, star formation and AGN activity (2007)
Li, Cheng, Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., White, Simon D. M., Jing, Y. P.
It has long been known that galaxy interactions are associated with enhanced star formation. In a companion paper, we explored this connection by applying a variety of statistics to SDSS data. In...
The Young and the Dustless: Interpreting Radio Observations of Ultraviolet-Luminous Galaxies (2007)
Basu-Zych, Antara R., Schiminovich, David, Johnson, Benjamin D., Hoopes, Charles, Overzier, Roderik, Treyer, Marie A., ...
Ultraviolet-luminous galaxies (UVLGs) have been identified as intensely star-forming nearby galaxies. A subset of these, the supercompact UVLGs, are believed to be local analogs of high-redshift...
Schiminovich, David, Wyder, Ted K., Martin, D. Christopher, Johnson, Benjamin. D., Salim, Samir, Seibert, Mark, ...
We use the UV-optical color magnitude diagram in combination with spectroscopic and photometric measurements derived from the SDSS spectroscopic sample to measure the distribution of galaxies in the...
Evidence for a New "Superwind" Galaxy -- NGC 4666 (2007)
Michael Dahlem Monika, Monika G. Petr, Matthew D. Lehnert, Timothy M. Heckman
. Multi-wavelength observations of the edge-on galaxy NGC 4666 have led to the detection of an outflow cone associated with a galactic superwind, emanating from a central starburst with a radial...
Milliard, Bruno, Heinis, Sebastien, Blaizot, Jeremy, Arnouts, Stephane, Schiminovich, David, Budavari, Tamas, ...
We present the first measurements of the angular correlation function of galaxies selected in the far (1530 A) and near (2310 A) Ultraviolet from the GALEX survey fields overlapping SDSS DR5 in low...
The Lopsidedness of Present-Day Galaxies: Results from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2007)
Reichard, Timothy A., Heckman, Timothy M., Rudnick, Gregory, Brinchmann, Jarle, Kauffmann, Guinevere
Large-scale asymmetries in the stellar mass distribution in galaxies are believed to trace non-equilibrium situations in the luminous and/or dark matter component. These may arise in the aftermath of...
Overzier, Roderik A., Heckman, Timothy M., Kauffmann, Guinevere, Seibert, Mark, Rich, R. Michael, Basu-Zych, Antara, ...
Heckman et al. (2005) used the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) UV imaging survey to show that there exists a rare population of nearby compact UV-luminous galaxies (UVLGs) that closely resembles...
Radio Jets in Galaxies with Actively Accreting Black Holes: new insights from the SDSS (2007)
Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., Best, Philip N.
The majority of nearby radio-loud AGN are found in massive, old elliptical galaxies with weak emission lines. At high redshifts,however, most known radio AGN have strong emission lines. In this...
The Star Formation and Extinction Co-Evolution of UV-Selected Galaxies over 0.05 (2007)
Martin, D. Christopher, Small, Todd, Schiminovich, David, Wyder, Ted K., Perez-Gonzales, Pablo G., Johnson, Benjamin, ...
We use a new stacking technique to obtain mean mid IR and far IR to far UV flux ratios over the rest near-UV/near-IR color-magnitude diagram. We employ COMBO-17 redshifts and COMBO-17 optical, GALEX...
Onken, Christopher A., Valluri, Monica, Peterson, Bradley M., Pogge, Richard W., Bentz, Misty C., Ferrarese, Laura, ...
We present a stellar dynamical estimate of the black hole (BH) mass in the Seyfert 1 galaxy, NGC 4151. We analyze ground-based spectroscopy as well as imaging data from the ground and space, and we...
Extinction Corrected Star Formation Rates Empirically Derived from Ultraviolet-Optical Colors (2007)
Treyer, Marie, Schiminovich, David, Johnson, Ben, Seibert, Mark, Wyder, Ted, Barlow, Tom A., ...
Using a sample of galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey spectroscopic catalog with measured star-formation rates (SFRs) and ultraviolet (UV) photometry from the GALEX Medium Imaging Survey, we...
The Young and the Dustless: Interpreting Radio Observations of UltraViolet Luminous Galaxies (2007)
Basu-Zych, Antara R., Schiminovich, David, Johnson, Benjamin D., Hoopes, Charles, Overzier, Roderik, Treyer, Marie A., ...
Ultraviolet Luminous Galaxies (UVLGs) have been identified as intensely star-forming, nearby galaxies. A subset of these, the supercompact UVLGs, are believed to be local analogs of high redshift...
The UV-optical Galaxy Color-Magnitude Diagram I: Basic Properties (2007)
Wyder, Ted K., Martin, D. Christopher, Schiminovich, David, Seibert, Mark, Budavari, Tamas, Treyer, Marie A., ...
We have analyzed the bivariate distribution of galaxies as a function of ultraviolet-optical colors and absolute magnitudes in the local universe. The sample consists of galaxies with redshifts and...
Keck/Deimos Spectroscopy of a GALEX UV Selecte Sample from the Medium Imaging Survey (2007)
Mallery, Ryan P., Rich, R. Michael, Salim, Samir, Small, Todd, Charlot, Stephane, Seibert, Mark, ...
We report results from a pilot program to obtain spectroscopy for objects detected in the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) Medium Imaging Survey (MIS). Our study examines the properties of galaxies...
Heinis, Sebastien, Milliard, Bruno, Arnouts, Stephane, Blaizot, Jeremy, Schiminovich, David, Budavari, Tamas, ...
We analyze the clustering properties of ultraviolet selected galaxies by using GALEX-SDSS data at z 2) to low redshift (b ~ 0.79^{+0.1}_{-0.08}). When accounting for the fraction of the star...
The Calibration and Data Products of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (2007)
Morrissey, Patrick, Conrow, Tim, Barlow, Tom A., Small, Todd, Seibert, Mark, Wyder, Ted K., ...
We describe the calibration status and data products pertaining to the GR2 and GR3 data releases of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX). These releases have identical pipeline calibrations that are...
UV Star Formation Rates in the Local Universe (2007)
Salim, Samir, Rich, R. Michael, Charlot, Stéphane, Brinchmann, Jarle, Johnson, Benjamin D., Schiminovich, David, ...
We measure star formation rates of ~50,000 optically-selected galaxies in the local universe (z~0.1), spanning a range from gas-rich dwarfs to massive ellipticals. We obtain dust-corrected SFRs by...
Ree, Chang H., Lee, Young-Wook, Yi, Sukyoung K., Yoon, Suk-Jin, Rich, R. Michael, Deharveng, Jean-Michel, ...
We present the GALEX UV photometry of the elliptical galaxies in Abell clusters at moderate redshifts (z < 0.2) for the study of the look-back time evolution of the UV upturn phenomenon. The...
Martin, D. Christopher, Wyder, Ted K., Schiminovich, David, Barlow, Tom A., Forster, Karl, Friedman, Peter G., ...
We introduce a new quantity, the mass flux density of galaxies evolving from the blue sequence to the red sequence. We propose a simple technique for constraining this mass flux using the volume...
GALEX UV Color Relations for Nearby Early-Type Galaxies (2007)
Donas, Jose, Deharveng, Jean-Michel, Rich, R. Michael, Yi, Sukyoung K., Lee, Young-Wook, Boselli, Alessandro, ...
We use GALEX/optical photometry to construct color-color relationships for early-type galaxies sorted by morphological type. We have matched objects in the GALEX GR1 public release and the first...
Bianchi, Luciana, Rodriguez-Merino, Lino, Viton, Maurice, Laget, Michel, Efremova, Boryana, Herald, James, ...
We use the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) Medium and All-Sky-Imaging Survey (MIS & AIS) data from the first public data release (GR1), matched to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) DR3 catalog,...
Hoopes, Charles G., Heckman, Timothy M., Salim, Samir, Seibert, Mark, Tremonti, Christy A., Schiminovich, David, ...
We report on the properties of a sample of ultraviolet luminous galaxies (UVLGs) selected by matching the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) Surveys with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Third Data...
Ongoing Formation of Bulges and Black Holes in the Local Universe: New Insights from GALEX (2007)
Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., Budavari, Tamas, Charlot, Stephane, Hoopes, Charles G., Martin, D. Christopher, ...
We analyze a volume-limited sample of massive bulge-dominated galaxies with data from both the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite. The galaxies have central...
GALEX Ultraviolet Photometry of Globular Clusters in M31: Three Year Results and a Catalog (2007)
Rey, Soo-Chang, Rich, R. Michael, Sohn, Sangmo T., Yoon, Suk-Jin, Chung, Chul, Yi, Sukyoung K., ...
We present ultraviolet (UV) photometry of M31 globular clusters (GCs) found in 23 Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) images covering the entirety of M31. We detect 485 and 273 GCs (and GC candidates)...
The fifth data release of the sloan digital sky survey (2007)
Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...
The clustering of Narrow-line AGN in the local universe (2007)
Li, Cheng, Kauffmann, Guinevere, Wang, Lan, White, Simon D. M., Heckman, Timothy M., Jing, Y. P.
Ongoing formation of bulges and black holes in the local universe: new insights from GALEX (2007)
Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., Budavári, Tamas, Charlot, Stephane, Hoopes, Charles G., Martin, D. Christopher, ...
The diverse properties of the most ultraviolet-luminous galaxies discovered by GALEX (2007)
Hoopes, Charles G., Heckman, Timothy M., Salim, Samir, Seibert, Mark, Tremonti, Christy A., Schiminovich, David, ...
Keck DEIMOS spectroscopy of a GALEX UV-selected sample from the medium imaging survey (2007)
Mallery, Ryan P., Rich, R. Michael, Salim, Samir, Small, Todd, Charlot, Stephane, Seibert, Mark, ...
Nitrogen production in starburst galaxies detected by GALEX (2007)
Mallery, Ryan P., Kewley, Lisa, Rich, R. Michael, Salim, Samir, Charlot, Stephane, Tremonti, Christy, ...
Milliard, Bruno, Heinis, Sébastien, Blaizot, Jérémy, Arnouts, Stéphane, Schiminovich, David, Budavári, Tamás, ...
Heinis, Sébastien, Milliard, Bruno, Arnouts, Stéphane, Blaizot, Jérémy, Schiminovich, David, Budavári, Tamás, ...
Ultraviolet and infrared diagnostics of star formation and dust in NGC 7331 (2007)
Thilker, David A., Boissier, Samuel, Bianchi, Luciana, Calzetti, Daniela, Boselli, Alessandro, Dale, Daniel A., ...
We present images of NGC 7331 obtained with GALEX and Spitzer, tracing
The Fifth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2007)
Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...
This paper describes the Fifth Data Release (DR5) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). DR5 includes all survey quality data taken through 2005 June and represents the completion of the SDSS-I...
The fifth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2007)
Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...
This paper describes the Fifth Data Release (DR5) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). DR5 includes all survey quality data taken through 2005 June and represents the completion of the SDSS-I...
The Fifth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2007)
Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...
This paper describes the Fifth Data Release (DR5) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). DR5 includes all survey quality data taken through 2005 June and represents the completion of the SDSS-I...
A VO study of SDSS AGNs with X-ray emission from ROSAT-PSPC pointed observations (2007)
Hanisch, Robert J., Suchkov, Anatoly A., Heckman, Timothy M., Voges, Wolfgang H.
The Fifth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2007)
Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...
This paper describes the Fifth Data Release (DR5) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). DR5 includes all survey quality data taken through 2005 June and represents the completion of the SDSS-I...
Oey, M. Sally, Meurer, Gerhardt R., Yelda, Sylvana, Furst, E. J., Caballero-Nieves, S. M., Hanish, D. J., ...
We use the first data release from the SINGG Hα survey of H I-selected galaxies to study the quantitative behavior of the diffuse, warm ionized medium (WIM) across the range of properties...
The fifth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2007)
Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...
This paper describes the Fifth Data Release (DR5) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). DR5 includes all survey quality data taken through 2005 June and represents the completion of the SDSS-I...
Oey, M. Sally, Meurer, Gerhardt R., Yelda, Sylvana, Furst, E. J., Caballero-Nieves, S. M., Hanish, D. J., ...
We use the first data release from the SINGG Hα survey of H I-selected galaxies to study the quantitative behavior of the diffuse, warm ionized medium (WIM) across the range of properties...
GALEX Ultraviolet Photometry of Globular Clusters in M31: Three Year Results and a Catalog (2006)
Rey, Soo-Chang, Rich, R. Michael, Sohn, Sangmo T., Yoon, Suk-Jin, Chung, Chul, Yi, Sukyoung K., ...
We present ultraviolet (UV) photometry of M31 globular clusters (GCs) found in 23 Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) images covering the entirety of M31. We detect 485 and 273 GCs (and GC candidates)...
Bianchi, Luciana, Rodriguez-Merino, Lino, Viton, Maurice, Laget, Michel, Efremova, Boryana, Herald, James, ...
We use the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) Medium and All-Sky-Imaging Survey (MIS & AIS) data from the first public data release (GR1), matched to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) DR3 catalog,...
Boissier, Samuel, De Paz, Armando Gil, Boselli, Alessandro, Madore, Barry F., Buat, Veronique, Cortese, Luca, ...
For a sample of 43 nearby, late-type galaxies, we have investigated the radial variation of both the current star formation rate and the dust-induced UV light attenuation. To do this we have...
Ongoing Formation of Bulges and Black Holes in the Local Universe: New Insights from GALEX (2006)
Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., Budavari, Tamas, Charlot, Stephane, Hoopes, Charles G., Martin, D. Christopher, ...
We analyze a volume-limited sample of massive bulge-dominated galaxies with data from both the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite. The galaxies have central...
Hoopes, Charles G., Heckman, Timothy M., Salim, Samir, Seibert, Mark, Tremonti, Christy A., Schiminovich, David, ...
We report on the properties of a sample of ultraviolet luminous galaxies (UVLGs) selected by matching the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) Surveys with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Third Data...
Boissier, Samuel, De Paz, Armando Gil, Boselli, Alessandro, Madore, Barry F., Buat, Veronique, Cortese, Luca, ...
For a sample of 43 nearby, late-type galaxies, we have investigated the radial variation of both the current star formation rate and the dust-induced UV light attenuation. To do this we have...
GALEX UV Color Relations for Nearby Early-Type Galaxies (2006)
Donas, Jose, Deharveng, Jean-Michel, Rich, R. Michael, Yi, Sukyoung K., Lee, Young-Wook, Boselli, Alessandro, ...
We use GALEX/optical photometry to construct color-color relationships for early-type galaxies sorted by morphological type. We have matched objects in the GALEX GR1 public release and the first...
The clustering of narrow-line AGN in the local Universe (2006)
Li, Cheng, Kauffmann, Guinevere, Wang, Lan, White, Simon D. M., Heckman, Timothy M., Jing, Y. P.
We have analyzed the clustering of ~ 90,000 narrow-line AGN drawn from the Data Release 4 (DR4) of the SDSS. We compute the cross-correlation between AGN and a reference sample of galaxies, and...
GALEX Observations of an Energetic Ultraviolet Flare on the dM4e Star GJ 3685A (2006)
Robinson, Richard D., Wheatley, Jonathan M., Welsh, Barry Y., Forster, Karl, Morrissey, Patrick, Seibert, Mark, ...
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite has obtained high time resolution ultraviolet photometry during a large flare on the M4 dwarf star GJ 3685A. Simultaneous NUV (1750 - 2800A) and FUV...
UV and FIR selected star-forming galaxies at z=0: differences and overlaps (2006)
Xu, C. Kevin, Buat, Veronique, Iglesias-Páramo, Jorge, Takeuchi, Tsutomu T., Barlow, Tom A., Bianchi, Luciana, ...
We study two samples of local galaxies, one is UV (GALEX) selected and the other FIR (IRAS) selected, to address the question whether UV and FIR surveys see the two sides ('bright' and 'dark') of the...
The Galex Ultraviolet Variability (GUVV) Catalog (2006)
Welsh, Barry Y., Wheatley, Jonathan M., Heafield, Kenneth, Seibert, Mark, Browne, Stanley E., Salim, Samir, ...
We present Version 1.0 of the NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) ultraviolet variability catalog (GUVV) that contains information on 84 time-variable and transient sources gained with...
UV and FIR selected star-forming galaxies at z=0: differences and overlaps (2006)
Xu, C. Kevin, Buat, Veronique, Iglesias-Páramo, Jorge, Takeuchi, Tsutomu T., Barlow, Tom A., Bianchi, Luciana, ...
We study two samples of local galaxies, one is UV (GALEX) selected and the other FIR (IRAS) selected, to address the question whether UV and FIR surveys see the two sides ('bright' and 'dark') of the...
Zakamska, Nadia L., Strauss, Michael A., Krolik, Julian H., Ridgway, Susan E., Schmidt, Gary D., Smith, Paul S., ...
Type II quasars are luminous Active Galactic Nuclei whose centers are obscured by large amounts of gas and dust. In this paper we present 3-band HST images of nine type II quasars with redshifts 0.2...
Hosts of Type II Quasars: an HST Study (2006)
Zakamska, Nadia L., Strauss, Michael A., Krolik, Julian H., Ridgway, Susan E., Schmidt, Gary D., Smith, Paul S., ...
Type II quasars are luminous Active Galactic Nuclei whose centers are obscured by large amounts of gas and dust. In this contribution we present 3-band HST images of nine type II quasars with...
UV and FIR selected star-forming galaxies at z=0: differences and overlaps (2006)
Xu, C. Kevin, Buat, Veronique, Iglesias-Páramo, Jorge, Takeuchi, Tsutomu T., Barlow, Tom A., Bianchi, Luciana, ...
We study two samples of local galaxies, one is UV (GALEX) selected and the other FIR (IRAS) selected, to address the question whether UV and FIR surveys see the two sides ('bright' and 'dark') of the...
Boissier, Samuel, De Paz, Armando Gil, Boselli, Alessandro, Madore, Barry F., Buat, Veronique, Cortese, Luca, ...
For a sample of 43 nearby, late-type galaxies, we have investigated the radial variation of both the current star formation rate and the dust-induced UV light attenuation. To do this we have...
Boissier, Samuel, De Paz, Armando Gil, Boselli, Alessandro, Madore, Barry F., Buat, Veronique, Cortese, Luca, ...
For a sample of 43 nearby, late-type galaxies, we have investigated the radial variation of both the current star formation rate and the dust-induced UV light attenuation. To do this we have...
UV and FIR selected star-forming galaxies at z=0: differences and overlaps (2006)
Xu, C. Kevin, Buat, Veronique, Iglesias-Páramo, Jorge, Takeuchi, Tsutomu T., Barlow, Tom A., Bianchi, Luciana, ...
We study two samples of local galaxies, one is UV (GALEX) selected and the other FIR (IRAS) selected, to address the question whether UV and FIR surveys see the two sides ('bright' and 'dark') of the...
The colours of elliptical galaxies (2006)
Chang, Ruixiang, Gallazzi, Anna, Kauffmann, Guinevere, Charlot, Stéphane, Ivezić, Željko, Brinchmann, Jarle, ...
Gas infall and stochastic star formation in galaxies in the local universe (2006)
Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., De Lucia, Gabriella, Brinchmann, Jarle, Charlot, Stéphane, Tremonti, Christy, ...
The clustering of narrow-line AGN in the local universe (2006)
Li, Cheng, Kauffmann, Guinevere, Wang, Lan, White, Simon D. M., Heckman, Timothy M., Jing, Y. P.
Hanish, D. J., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Ferguson, Henry C., Zwaan, Martin A., Heckman, Timothy M., Staveley-Smith, Lister, ...
Abstract not available.
The survey for ionization in neutral gas galaxies I : description and initial results (2006)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Hanish, D. J., Ferguson, Henry C., Knezek, Patricia M., Kilborn, Virginia A., Putman, Mary E., ...
Abstract not available.
NGC 922 : a new drop-through ring galaxy (2006)
Wong, O., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Bekki, Kenji, Hanish, D. J., Kennicutt, Robert C., Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan, ...
We have found the peculiar galaxy NGC 922 to be a new drop-through ring galaxy using multiwavelength (ultraviolet-radio) imaging and spectroscopic observations. Its 'C'-shaped morphology and tidal...
NGC 922 : a new drop-through ring galaxy (2006)
Wong, O., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Bekki, Kenji, Hanish, D. J., Kennicutt, Robert C., Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan, ...
We have found the peculiar galaxy NGC 922 to be a new drop-through ring galaxy using multiwavelength (ultraviolet-radio) imaging and spectroscopic observations. Its 'C'-shaped morphology and tidal...
The survey for ionization in neutral gas galaxies I : description and initial results (2006)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Hanish, D. J., Ferguson, Henry C., Knezek, Patricia M., Kilborn, Virginia A., Putman, Mary E., ...
Abstract not available.
Hanish, D. J., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Ferguson, Henry C., Zwaan, Martin A., Heckman, Timothy M., Staveley-Smith, Lister, ...
Abstract not available.
NGC 922 : a new drop-through ring galaxy (2006)
Wong, O., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Bekki, Kenji, Hanish, D. J., Kennicutt, Robert C., Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan, ...
We have found the peculiar galaxy NGC 922 to be a new drop-through ring galaxy using multiwavelength (ultraviolet-radio) imaging and spectroscopic observations. Its 'C'-shaped morphology and tidal...
The survey for ionization in neutral gas galaxies I : description and initial results (2006)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Hanish, D. J., Ferguson, Henry C., Knezek, Patricia M., Kilborn, Virginia A., Putman, Mary E., ...
Abstract not available.
Hanish, D. J., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Ferguson, Henry C., Zwaan, Martin A., Heckman, Timothy M., Staveley-Smith, Lister, ...
Abstract not available.
Hanish, D. J., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Ferguson, Henry C., Zwaan, Martin A., Heckman, Timothy M., Staveley-Smith, Lister, ...
Abstract not available.
NGC 922 : a new drop-through ring galaxy (2006)
Wong, O., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Bekki, Kenji, Hanish, D. J., Kennicutt, Robert C., Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan, ...
We have found the peculiar galaxy NGC 922 to be a new drop-through ring galaxy using multiwavelength (ultraviolet-radio) imaging and spectroscopic observations. Its 'C'-shaped morphology and tidal...
The survey for ionization in neutral gas galaxies I : description and initial results (2006)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Hanish, D. J., Ferguson, Henry C., Knezek, Patricia M., Kilborn, Virginia A., Putman, Mary E., ...
Abstract not available.
The survey for ionization in neutral gas galaxies I : description and initial results (2006)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Hanish, D. J., Ferguson, Henry C., Knezek, Patricia M., Kilborn, Virginia A., Putman, Mary E., ...
Abstract not available.
NGC 922 : a new drop-through ring galaxy (2006)
Wong, O., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Bekki, Kenji, Hanish, D. J., Kennicutt, Robert C., Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan, ...
We have found the peculiar galaxy NGC 922 to be a new drop-through ring galaxy using multiwavelength (ultraviolet-radio) imaging and spectroscopic observations. Its 'C'-shaped morphology and tidal...
Hanish, D. J., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Ferguson, Henry C., Zwaan, Martin A., Heckman, Timothy M., Staveley-Smith, Lister, ...
Abstract not available.
Salim, Samir, Charlot, Stephane, Rich, R. Michael, Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., Barlow, T. A., ...
We derive a variety of physical parameters including star formation rates (SFRs), dust attenuation and burst mass fractions for 6472 galaxies observed by the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) and...
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer: A Space Ultraviolet Survey Mission (2005)
Martin, D. Christopher, Fanson, James, Schiminovich, David, Morrissey, Patrick, Friedman, Peter G., Barlow, Tom A., ...
We give an overview of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX), a NASA Explorer Mission launched on April 28, 2003. GALEX is performing the first space UV sky-survey, including imaging and grism...
The Star Formation Rate Function of the Local Universe (2005)
Martin, D. Christopher, Seibert, Mark, Buat, Veronique, Inglesias-Paramo, Jorge, Barlow, Tom A., Bianchi, Luciana, ...
We have derived the bivariate luminosity function for the far ultraviolet (1530Angstroms) and far infrared (60 microns). We used matched GALEX and IRAS data, and redshifts from NED and PSC-z. We have...
The Properties of Ultraviolet-Luminous Galaxies at the Current Epoch (2005)
Heckman, Timothy M., Hoopes, Charles G., Seibert, Mark, Martin, Christopher, Salim, Samir, Rich, R. Michael, ...
We have used the first matched set of GALEX and SDSS data to investigate the properties of a sample of 74 nearby galaxies with far-ultraviolet luminosities chosen to overlap the luminosity range of...
GALEX Observations of an Energetic Ultraviolet Flare on the dM4e Star GJ 3685A (2005)
Robinson, Richard D., Wheatley, Jonathan M., Welsh, Barry Y., Forster, Karl, Morrissey, Patrick, Seibert, Mark, ...
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite has obtained high time resolution ultraviolet photometry during a large flare on the M4 dwarf star GJ 3685A. Simultaneous NUV (1750 - 2800A) and FUV...
The UV Galaxy Luminosity Function in the Local Universe from GALEX Data (2005)
Wyder, Ted K., Treyer, Marie A., Milliard, Bruno, Schiminovich, David, Arnouts, Stéphane, Budavári, Tamás, ...
We present the results of a determination of the galaxy luminosity function at ultraviolet wavelengths at redshifts of $z=0.0-0.1$ from GALEX data. We determined the luminosity function in the GALEX...
Number Counts of GALEX Sources in FUV (1530A) and NUV (2310A) Bands (2005)
Xu, C. Kevin, Donas, Jose, Arnouts, Stephane, Wyder, Ted K., Seibert, Mark, Iglesias-Paramo, Jorge, ...
Number Counts of galaxies in two GALEX bands (FUV: 1530A and NUV: 2310A, both in AB magnitudes) are reported. They provide for the first time in the literature homogeneously calibrated number counts...
Gas Infall and Stochastic Star Formation in Galaxies in the Local Universe (2005)
Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., De Lucia, Gabriella, Brinchmann, Jarle, Charlot, Stephane, Tremonti, Christy, ...
We study the recent star formation histories of local galaxies by analyzing the scatter in their colours and spectral properties. We present evidence that the distribution of star formation histories...
GALEX Observations of an Energetic Ultraviolet Flare on the dM4e Star GJ 3685A (2005)
Robinson, Richard D., Wheatley, Jonathan M., Welsh, Barry Y., Forster, Karl, Morrissey, Patrick, Seibert, Mark, ...
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite has obtained high time resolution ultraviolet photometry during a large flare on the M4 dwarf star GJ 3685A. Simultaneous NUV (1750 - 2800A) and FUV...
The Galex Ultraviolet Variability (GUVV) Catalog (2005)
Welsh, Barry Y., Wheatley, Jonathan M., Heafield, Kenneth, Seibert, Mark, Browne, Stanley E., Salim, Samir, ...
We present Version 1.0 of the NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) ultraviolet variability catalog (GUVV) that contains information on 84 time-variable and transient sources gained with...
The Colours of Elliptical galaxies (2005)
Chang, Ruixiang, Gallazzi, Anna, Kauffmann, Guinevere, Charlot, Stéphane, Ivezić, Željko, Brinchmann, Jarle, ...
We have compiled a sample of 2728 nearby ($z
Local Starbursts in a Cosmological Context (2005)
In this contribution I introduce some of the major issues that motivate the conference, with an emphasis on how starbursts fit into the ``big picture''. I begin by defining starbursts in several...
Active Galactic Nuclei in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: II. Emission-Line Luminosity Function (2005)
Hao, Lei, Strauss, Michael A., Fan, Xiaohui, Tremonti, Christy A., Schlegel, David J., Heckman, Timothy M., ...
The emission line luminosity function of active galactic nuclei (AGN) is measured from about 3000 AGN included in the main galaxy sample of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey within a redshift range of $0
Active Galactic Nuclei in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: I. Sample Selection (2005)
Hao, Lei, Strauss, Michael A., Tremonti, Christy A., Schlegel, David J., Heckman, Timothy M., Kauffmann, Guinevere, ...
We have compiled a large sample of low-redshift active galactic nuclei (AGN) identified via their emission line characteristics from the spectroscopic data of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Since...
GALEX Observations of an Energetic Ultraviolet Flare on the dM4e Star GJ 3685A (2005)
Robinson, Richard D., Wheatley, Jonathan M., Welsh, Barry Y., Forster, Karl, Morrissey, Patrick, Seibert, Mark, ...
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite has obtained high time resolution ultraviolet photometry during a large flare on the M4 dwarf star GJ 3685A. Simultaneous NUV (1750 - 2800A) and FUV...
GALEX Observations of an Energetic Ultraviolet Flare on the dM4e Star GJ 3685A (2005)
Robinson, Richard D., Wheatley, Jonathan M., Welsh, Barry Y., Forster, Karl, Morrissey, Patrick, Seibert, Mark, ...
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite has obtained high time resolution ultraviolet photometry during a large flare on the M4 dwarf star GJ 3685A. Simultaneous NUV (1750 - 2800A) and FUV...
The Galex Ultraviolet Variability (GUVV) Catalog (2005)
Welsh, Barry Y., Wheatley, Jonathan M., Heafield, Kenneth, Seibert, Mark, Browne, Stanley E., Salim, Samir, ...
We present Version 1.0 of the NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) ultraviolet variability catalog (GUVV) that contains information on 84 time-variable and transient sources gained with...
GALEX Observations of an Energetic Ultraviolet Flare on the dM4e Star GJ 3685A (2005)
Robinson, Richard D., Wheatley, Jonathan M., Welsh, Barry Y., Forster, Karl, Morrissey, Patrick, Seibert, Mark, ...
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite has obtained high time resolution ultraviolet photometry during a large flare on the M4 dwarf star GJ 3685A. Simultaneous NUV (1750 - 2800A) and FUV...
The Galex Ultraviolet Variability (GUVV) Catalog (2005)
Welsh, Barry Y., Wheatley, Jonathan M., Heafield, Kenneth, Seibert, Mark, Browne, Stanley E., Salim, Samir, ...
We present Version 1.0 of the NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) ultraviolet variability catalog (GUVV) that contains information on 84 time-variable and transient sources gained with...
GALEX Observations of an Energetic Ultraviolet Flare on the dM4e Star GJ 3685A (2005)
Robinson, Richard D., Wheatley, Jonathan M., Welsh, Barry Y., Forster, Karl, Morrissey, Patrick, Seibert, Mark, ...
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite has obtained high time resolution ultraviolet photometry during a large flare on the M4 dwarf star GJ 3685A. Simultaneous NUV (1750 - 2800A) and FUV...
Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard J., Madore, Barry F., Völk, Heinrich J., Barlow, Tom, ...
The total ultraviolet (UV) flux (from 1412 to 2718 Å) of M101 is compared on a pixel-to-pixel basis with the total far-infrared (FIR) flux (from 60 to 170 μm) using the maps of the galaxy taken by...
The third data release of the sloan digital sky survey (2005)
Abazajian, Kevork, Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...
The properties of ultraviolet-luminous galaxies at the current epoch (2005)
Heckman, Timothy M., Hoopes, Charles G., Seibert, Mark, Martin, D. Christopher, Salim, Samir, Rich, R. Michael, ...
Systematics of the ultraviolet rising flux in a GALEX/SDSS sample of early-type galaxies (2005)
Rich, R. Michael., Salim, Samir, Brinchmann, Jarle, Charlot, Stéphane, Seibert, Mark, Kauffmann, Guinevere, ...
Salim, Samir, Charlot, Stéphane, Rich, R. Michael, Kauffmann, Guinevere, Seibert, Mark, Heckman, Timothy M., ...
The Third Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2005)
Abazajian, Kevork, Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...
Active galactic nuclei in the sloan digital sky survey. I. Sample selection (2005)
Hao, Lei, Strauss, Michael A., Tremonti, Christy A., Schlegel, David J., Heckman, Timothy M., Kauffmann, Guinevere, ...
Active galactic nuclei in the sloan digital sky survey. II. Emission-line luminosity function (2005)
Hao, Lei, Strauss, Michael A., Fan, Xiaohui, Tremonti, Christy A., Schlegel, David J., Heckman, Timothy M., ...
UV - optical colors of the host galaxies of z ~ 2 - 3 radio-quiet quasars (2005)
Ridgway, Susan E., Heckman, Timothy M., Calzetti, Daniela, Lehnert, Matthew
The sloan digital sky survey quasar catalog - III. Third data release (2005)
Schneider, Donald P., Hall, Patrick B., Richards, Gordon T., Vanden Berk, Daniel E., Anderson, Scott F., Fan, Xiaohui, ...
Budavári, Tamás, Szalay, Alex S., Charlot, Stéphane, Seibert, Mark, Wyder, Ted K., Arnouts, Stéphane, ...
Active Galactic Nuclei in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. I. Sample Selection (2005)
Hao, Lei, Strauss, Michael A., Tremonti, Christy A., Schlegel, David J., Heckman, Timothy M., Kauffmann, Guinevere, ...
The Third Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2005)
Abazajian, Kevork, Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...
This paper describes the Third Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). This release, containing data taken up through 2003 June, includes imaging data in five bands over 5282 deg2,...
The third data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2005)
Abazajian, Kevork N., Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...
This paper describes the Third Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). This release, containing data taken up through 2003 June, includes imaging data in five bands over 5282 deg²,...
The third data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2005)
Abazajian, Kevork N., Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...
This paper describes the Third Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). This release, containing data taken up through 2003 June, includes imaging data in five bands over 5282 deg²,...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey u-band galaxy survey: luminosity functions and evolution (2005)
Baldry, Ivan K., Glazebrook, Karl, Budavari, Tamas, Eisenstein, Daniel J., Annis, James, Bahcall, Neta A., ...
We construct and analyse a u-band selected galaxy sample from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Southern Survey, which covers 275 deg 2. The sample includes 43 223 galaxies with spectroscopic...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey u-band galaxy survey: luminosity functions and evolution (2005)
Baldry, Ivan K., Glazebrook, Karl, Budavari, Tamas, Eisenstein, Daniel J., Annis, James, Bahcall, Neta A., ...
We construct and analyse a u-band selected galaxy sample from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Southern Survey, which covers 275 deg 2. The sample includes 43 223 galaxies with spectroscopic...
The third data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2005)
Abazajian, Kevork N., Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...
This paper describes the Third Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). This release, containing data taken up through 2003 June, includes imaging data in five bands over 5282 deg²,...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey u-band galaxy survey: luminosity functions and evolution (2005)
Baldry, Ivan K., Glazebrook, Karl, Budavari, Tamas, Eisenstein, Daniel J., Annis, James, Bahcall, Neta A., ...
We construct and analyse a u-band selected galaxy sample from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Southern Survey, which covers 275 deg 2. The sample includes 43 223 galaxies with spectroscopic...
The Properties of Ultraviolet-Luminous Galaxies at the Current Epoch (2004)
Heckman, Timothy M., Hoopes, Charles G., Seibert, Mark, Martin, Christopher, Salim, Samir, Rich, R. Michael, ...
We have used the first matched set of GALEX and SDSS data to investigate the properties of a sample of 74 nearby galaxies with far-ultraviolet luminosities chosen to overlap the luminosity range of...
Salim, Samir, Charlot, Stephane, Rich, R. Michael, Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., Barlow, T. A., ...
We derive a variety of physical parameters including star formation rates (SFRs), dust attenuation and burst mass fractions for 6472 galaxies observed by the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) and...
The UV Galaxy Luminosity Function in the Local Universe from GALEX Data (2004)
Wyder, Ted K., Treyer, Marie A., Milliard, Bruno, Schiminovich, David, Arnouts, Stéphane, Budavári, Tamás, ...
We present the results of a determination of the galaxy luminosity function at ultraviolet wavelengths at redshifts of $z=0.0-0.1$ from GALEX data. We determined the luminosity function in the GALEX...
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer: A Space Ultraviolet Survey Mission (2004)
Martin, D. Christopher, Fanson, James, Schiminovich, David, Morrissey, Patrick, Friedman, Peter G., Barlow, Tom A., ...
We give an overview of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX), a NASA Explorer Mission launched on April 28, 2003. GALEX is performing the first space UV sky-survey, including imaging and grism...
The Star Formation Rate Function of the Local Universe (2004)
Martin, D. Christopher, Seibert, Mark, Buat, Veronique, Inglesias-Paramo, Jorge, Barlow, Tom A., Bianchi, Luciana, ...
We have derived the bivariate luminosity function for the far ultraviolet (1530Angstroms) and far infrared (60 microns). We used matched GALEX and IRAS data, and redshifts from NED and PSC-z. We have...
Number Counts of GALEX Sources in FUV (1530A) and NUV (2310A) Bands (2004)
Xu, C. Kevin, Donas, Jose, Arnouts, Stephane, Wyder, Ted K., Seibert, Mark, Iglesias-Paramo, Jorge, ...
Number Counts of galaxies in two GALEX bands (FUV: 1530A and NUV: 2310A, both in AB magnitudes) are reported. They provide for the first time in the literature homogeneously calibrated number counts...
UV emission and Star Formation in Stephan's Quintet (2004)
Xu, C. Kevin, Iglesias-Paramo, Jorge, Burgarella, Denis, Rich, R. Michael, Neff, Susan G., Lauger, Sebastien, ...
we present the first GALEX UV images of the well known interacting group of galaxies, Stephan's Quintet (SQ). We detect widespread UV emission throughout the group. However, there is no consistent...
Starbursts in the Far-Ultraviolet (2004)
Starbursts are a significant component of the present-day universe, and offer unique laboratories for studying the processes that have regulated the formation and evolution of galaxies and the...
Candidate Type II Quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: II. From Radio to X-Rays (2004)
Zakamska, Nadia L., Strauss, Michael A., Heckman, Timothy M., Ivezic, Zeljko, Krolik, Julian H.
Type II quasars are luminous AGNs whose central engines and broad-line regions are obscured by intervening material; such objects only recently have been discovered in appreciable numbers. We study...
Present-Day Growth of Black Holes and Bulges: the SDSS Perspective (2004)
Heckman, Timothy M., Kauffmann, Guinevere, Brinchmann, Jarle, Charlot, Stephane, Tremonti, Christy, White, Simon D. M.
We investigate the accretion-driven growth of supermassive black holes in the low-redshift Universe using 23,000 ``Type 2'' AGN and the complete sample of 123,000 galaxies in the SDSS from which they...
Brinchmann, Jarle, Charlot, Stephane, Heckman, Timothy M., Kauffmann, Guinevere, Tremonti, Christy, White, Simon D. M.
By providing homogeneous photometric and spectroscopic data of high quality for very large and objectively selected samples of galaxies, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey allows statistical studies of the...
Summers, Lesley K., Stevens, Ian R., Strickland, David K., Heckman, Timothy M.
We present Chandra and XMM-Newton X-ray data of NGC5253, a local starbursting dwarf elliptical galaxy, in the early stages of a starburst episode. Contributions to the X-ray emission come from...
Kauffmann, Guinevere, White, Simon D. M., Heckman, Timothy M., Menard, Brice, Brinchmann, Jarle, Charlot, Stephane, ...
We use a complete sample of galaxies drawn from the SDSS to study how structure, star formation and nuclear activity depend on local density and on stellar mass. Local density is estimated by...
Salim, Samir, Charlot, Stephane, Rich, R. Michael, Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., Barlow, T. A., ...
We derive a variety of physical parameters including star formation rates (SFRs), dust attenuation and burst mass fractions for 6472 galaxies observed by the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) and...
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer: A Space Ultraviolet Survey Mission (2004)
Martin, D. Christopher, Fanson, James, Schiminovich, David, Morrissey, Patrick, Friedman, Peter G., Barlow, Tom A., ...
We give an overview of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX), a NASA Explorer Mission launched on April 28, 2003. GALEX is performing the first space UV sky-survey, including imaging and grism...
The Star Formation Rate Function of the Local Universe (2004)
Martin, D. Christopher, Seibert, Mark, Buat, Veronique, Inglesias-Paramo, Jorge, Barlow, Tom A., Bianchi, Luciana, ...
We have derived the bivariate luminosity function for the far ultraviolet (1530Angstroms) and far infrared (60 microns). We used matched GALEX and IRAS data, and redshifts from NED and PSC-z. We have...
The Properties of Ultraviolet-Luminous Galaxies at the Current Epoch (2004)
Heckman, Timothy M., Hoopes, Charles G., Seibert, Mark, Martin, Christopher, Salim, Samir, Rich, R. Michael, ...
We have used the first matched set of GALEX and SDSS data to investigate the properties of a sample of 74 nearby galaxies with far-ultraviolet luminosities chosen to overlap the luminosity range of...
The UV Galaxy Luminosity Function in the Local Universe from GALEX Data (2004)
Wyder, Ted K., Treyer, Marie A., Milliard, Bruno, Schiminovich, David, Arnouts, Stéphane, Budavári, Tamás, ...
We present the results of a determination of the galaxy luminosity function at ultraviolet wavelengths at redshifts of $z=0.0-0.1$ from GALEX data. We determined the luminosity function in the GALEX...
Number Counts of GALEX Sources in FUV (1530A) and NUV (2310A) Bands (2004)
Xu, C. Kevin, Donas, Jose, Arnouts, Stephane, Wyder, Ted K., Seibert, Mark, Iglesias-Paramo, Jorge, ...
Number Counts of galaxies in two GALEX bands (FUV: 1530A and NUV: 2310A, both in AB magnitudes) are reported. They provide for the first time in the literature homogeneously calibrated number counts...
Salim, Samir, Charlot, Stephane, Rich, R. Michael, Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., Barlow, T. A., ...
We derive a variety of physical parameters including star formation rates (SFRs), dust attenuation and burst mass fractions for 6472 galaxies observed by the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) and...
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer: A Space Ultraviolet Survey Mission (2004)
Martin, D. Christopher, Fanson, James, Schiminovich, David, Morrissey, Patrick, Friedman, Peter G., Barlow, Tom A., ...
We give an overview of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX), a NASA Explorer Mission launched on April 28, 2003. GALEX is performing the first space UV sky-survey, including imaging and grism...
The Star Formation Rate Function of the Local Universe (2004)
Martin, D. Christopher, Seibert, Mark, Buat, Veronique, Inglesias-Paramo, Jorge, Barlow, Tom A., Bianchi, Luciana, ...
We have derived the bivariate luminosity function for the far ultraviolet (1530Angstroms) and far infrared (60 microns). We used matched GALEX and IRAS data, and redshifts from NED and PSC-z. We have...
The Properties of Ultraviolet-Luminous Galaxies at the Current Epoch (2004)
Heckman, Timothy M., Hoopes, Charles G., Seibert, Mark, Martin, Christopher, Salim, Samir, Rich, R. Michael, ...
We have used the first matched set of GALEX and SDSS data to investigate the properties of a sample of 74 nearby galaxies with far-ultraviolet luminosities chosen to overlap the luminosity range of...
The UV Galaxy Luminosity Function in the Local Universe from GALEX Data (2004)
Wyder, Ted K., Treyer, Marie A., Milliard, Bruno, Schiminovich, David, Arnouts, Stéphane, Budavári, Tamás, ...
We present the results of a determination of the galaxy luminosity function at ultraviolet wavelengths at redshifts of $z=0.0-0.1$ from GALEX data. We determined the luminosity function in the GALEX...
Number Counts of GALEX Sources in FUV (1530A) and NUV (2310A) Bands (2004)
Xu, C. Kevin, Donas, Jose, Arnouts, Stephane, Wyder, Ted K., Seibert, Mark, Iglesias-Paramo, Jorge, ...
Number Counts of galaxies in two GALEX bands (FUV: 1530A and NUV: 2310A, both in AB magnitudes) are reported. They provide for the first time in the literature homogeneously calibrated number counts...
Present-day growth of black holes and bulges: The Sloan Digital Sky Survey perspective (2004)
Heckman, Timothy M., Kauffmann, Guinevere, Brinchmann, Jarle, Charlot, Stéphane, Tremonti, Christy, White, Simon D. M.
The Second Data Release of the Sloan Digital sky survey (2004)
Abazajian, Kevork, Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...
Tremonti, Christy A., Heckman, Timothy M., Kauffmann, Guinevere, Brinchmann, Jarle, Jenkins, Stéphane Charlot, White, Simon D. M., ...
The Second Data Release of the Sloan Digital sky survey (2004)
Abazajian, Kevork, Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...
The second data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2004)
Abazajian, Kevork, Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt, Anderson, Scott F., ...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has validated and made publicly available its Second Data Release. This data release consists of 3324 deg2 of five-band (ugriz) imaging data with photometry for...
Norman, Colin, Ptak, Andrew F., Hornschemeier, Ann, Hasinger, Gunther H., Bergeron, Jacqueline, Comastri, Andrea, ...
The cosmological star formation rate in the combined Chandra Deep Fields North and South is derived from our X-ray luminosity function for galaxies in these deep fields. Mild evolution is seen up to...
A Ly alpha-only active galactic nucleus from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2004)
Hall, Patrick B., Hoversten, E. A., Tremonti, Christy A., Vanden Berk, Daniel E., Schneider, Donald P., Strauss, Michael A., ...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has discovered a z = 2.4917 radio-loud active galactic nucleus (AGN) with a luminous, variable, low-polarization UV continuum, H I two-photon emission, and a moderately...
The second data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2004)
Abazajian, Kevork N., Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has validated and made publicly available its Second Data Release. This data release consists of 3324 deg(2) of five-band (ugriz) imaging data with photometry for...
Norman, Colin, Ptak, Andrew F., Hornschemeier, Ann, Hasinger, Gunther H., Bergeron, Jacqueline, Comastri, Andrea, ...
The cosmological star formation rate in the combined Chandra Deep Fields North and South is derived from our X-ray luminosity function for galaxies in these deep fields. Mild evolution is seen up to...
A Ly alpha-only active galactic nucleus from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2004)
Hall, Patrick B., Hoversten, E. A., Tremonti, Christy A., Vanden Berk, Daniel E., Schneider, Donald P., Strauss, Michael A., ...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has discovered a z = 2.4917 radio-loud active galactic nucleus (AGN) with a luminous, variable, low-polarization UV continuum, H I two-photon emission, and a moderately...
The second data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2004)
Abazajian, Kevork N., Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Kurt S. J., Anderson, Scott F., ...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has validated and made publicly available its Second Data Release. This data release consists of 3324 deg(2) of five-band (ugriz) imaging data with photometry for...
Hartwell, Joanna M., Stevens, Ian R., Strickland, David K., Heckman, Timothy M., Summers, Lesley K.
We present results from Chandra and XMM-Newton X-ray observations of NGC 4214, a nearby dwarf starburst galaxy containing several young regions of very active star-formation. Starburst regions are...
Type II Quasars from the SDSS (2003)
Zakamska, Nadia L., Strauss, Michael A., Krolik, Julian H., Heckman, Timothy M.
Type II quasars are suggested by unification models of Active Galactic Nuclei as luminous analogs of Seyfert 2 galaxies. A number of different methods have been used hitherto to discover type II...
Cooling in Coronal Gas in the M82 Starburst Superwind (2003)
Hoopes, Charles G., Heckman, Timothy M., Strickland, David K., Howk, J. Christopher
We have used the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer to search for OVI 1031.926 Angstrom emission at four locations in the starburst superwind of M82. No OVI emission was detected at any of the...
The Host Galaxies of AGN (2003)
Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., Tremonti, Christy, Brinchmann, Jarle, Charlot, Stephane, White, Simon D. M., ...
We examine the properties of the host galaxies of 22,623 narrow-line AGN with 0.02
Star Formation in Active Galaxies: A Spectroscopic Perspective (2003)
I review the relationship between star formation and black hole building, based on spectroscopic observations of the stellar population in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and their host galaxies. My...
Chandra Observation of NGC4449. Analysis of the X-ray Emission from a Dwarf Starburst Galaxy (2003)
Summers, Lesley K., Stevens, Ian R., Strickland, David K., Heckman, Timothy M.
We present CHANDRA X-ray data of the nearby Magellanic Irregular dwarf starburst galaxy NGC4449. Contributions to the X-ray emission come from discrete point sources and extended diffuse emission....
Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., White, Simon D. M., Charlot, Stéphane, Tremonti, Christy, Brinchmann, Jarle, ...
The first data release of the sloan digital sky survey (2003)
Abazajian, Kevork, Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...
The first data release of the sloan digital sky survey (2003)
Abazajian, Kevork, Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agüeros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...
The first data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2003)
Abazajian, Kevork N., Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has validated and made publicly available its First Data Release. This consists of 2099 deg2 of five-band (u, g, r, i, z) imaging data, 186,240 spectra of...
The first data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2003)
Abazajian, Kevork N., Adelman-McCarthy, Jennifer K., Agueros, Marcel A., Allam, Sahar S., Anderson, Scott F., Annis, James, ...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has validated and made publicly available its First Data Release. This consists of 2099 deg2 of five-band (u, g, r, i, z) imaging data, 186,240 spectra of...
Synthetic High-Resolution Line Spectra of Star-Forming Galaxies Below 1200A (2002)
Robert, Carmelle, Pellerin, Anne, Aloisi, Alessandra, Leitherer, Claus, Hoopes, Charles, Heckman, Timothy M.
We have generated a set of far-ultraviolet stellar libraries using spectra of OB and Wolf-Rayet stars in the Galaxy and the Large and Small Magellanic Cloud. The spectra were collected with the Far...
Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., White, Simon D. M., Charlot, Stephane, Tremonti, Christy, Peng, Eric W., ...
We study the relations between stellar mass, star formation history, size and internal structure for a complete sample of 122,808 galaxies drawn from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We show that...
Kauffmann, Guinevere, Heckman, Timothy M., White, Simon D. M., Charlot, Stephane, Tremonti, Christy, Brinchmann, Jarle, ...
We develop a new method to constrain the star formation histories, dust attenuation and stellar masses of galaxies. It is based on two stellar absorption line indices, the 4000 Angstrom break...
The Starburst Nature of Lyman-Break Galaxies: Testing UV Extinction with X-rays (2002)
Seibert, Mark, Heckman, Timothy M., Meurer, Gerhardt R.
We derive the bolometric to X-ray correlation for a local sample of normal and starburst galaxies and use it, in combination with several UV reddening schemes, to predict the 2--8 keV X-ray...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Catalog. I. Early data release (2002)
Schneider, Donald P., Richards, Gordon T., Fan, Xiaohui, Hall, Patrick B., Strauss, Michael A., Vanden Berk, Daniel E., ...
We present the first edition of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Quasar Catalog. The catalog consists of the 3814 objects ( 3000 discovered by the SDSS) in the initial SDSS public data release...
Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Early data release (2002)
Stoughton, Chirs, Lupton, Rpbert H., Bernardi, Mariangela, Blanton, Michael R., Burles, Scott, Castander, Francsico J., ...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) is an imaging and spectroscopic survey that will eventually cover approximately one-quarter of the celestial sphere and collect spectra of 10 6 galaxies, 100,000...
Far-infrared galaxies in the far-ultraviolet (2002)
Goldader, Jeffrey D., Meurer, Gerhardt, Heckman, Timothy M., Seibert, Mark, Sanders, D. B., Calzetti, Daniela, ...
In an effort to better understand the UV properties of ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIGs), and compare them to the rest-frame UV properties of high redshift submillimeter and Lyman-break...
Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Early Data Release (2002)
Stoughton, Chris, Lupton, Robert H., Bernardi, Mariangela, Blanton, Michael R., Burles, Scott, Castander, Francisco J., ...
Unusual Broad Absorption Line Quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2002)
Hall, Patrick B., Anderson, Scott F., Strauss, Michael A., York, Donald G., Richards, Gordon T., Fan, Xiaohui, ...
Sloan Digital Sky Survey: early data release (2002)
Stoughton, Chris, Lupton, Robert H., Bernardi, Mariangela, Blanton, Michael R., Burles, Scott M., Castander, Francisco J., ...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) is an imaging and spectroscopic survey that will eventually cover approximately one-quarter of the celestial sphere and collect spectra of ≈ 106 galaxies,...
Sloan Digital Sky Survey: early data release (2002)
Stoughton, Chris, Lupton, Robert H., Bernardi, Mariangela, Blanton, Michael R., Burles, Scott M., Castander, Francisco J., ...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) is an imaging and spectroscopic survey that will eventually cover approximately one-quarter of the celestial sphere and collect spectra of ≈ 106 galaxies,...
Far-Infrared Galaxies in the Far-Ultraviolet (2001)
Goldader, Jeffrey D., Meurer, Gerhardt, Heckman, Timothy M., Seibert, Mark, Sanders, D. B., Calzetti, Daniela, ...
In an effort to better understand the UV properties of ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIGs), and compare them to the rest-frame UV properties of high redshift sub-mm and Lyman-break galaxies, we...
Evidence for Reionization at z ~ 6: Detection of a Gunn-Peterson Trough in a z=6.28 Quasar (2001)
Becker, Robert H., Fan, Xiaohui, White, Richard L., Strauss, Michael A., Narayanan, Vijay K., Lupton, Robert H., ...
We present moderate resolution Keck spectroscopy of quasars at z=5.82, 5.99 and 6.28, discovered by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). We find that the Ly Alpha absorption in the spectra of these...
Galactic Superwinds Circa 2001 (2001)
In this contribution I summarize our current knowledge of the nature and significance of starburst-driven galactic winds (``superwinds''). Superwinds are complex multiphase outflows of cool, warm,...
Galactic Superwinds at Low and High Redshift (2000)
In this contribution I summarize our current knowledge of the nature and significance of starburst-driven galactic superwinds. These flows are driven primarily by the kinetic energy supplied by...
Chandra observations of NGC 253: New insights into the nature of starburst-driven superwinds (2000)
Strickland, David K., Heckman, Timothy M., Weaver, Kimberly A., Dahlem, Michael
Arcsecond-resolution X-ray imaging of the nucleus of the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253 with Chandra reveals a well-collimated, strongly limb-brightened, kiloparsec-scale conical outflow from the...
Absorption-Line Probes of Gas and Dust in Galactic Superwinds (2000)
Heckman, Timothy M., Lehnert, Matthew D., Strickland, David K., Armus, Lee
We discuss moderate resolution spectra of the NaD absorption-line in a sample of 32 far-IR-bright starburst galaxies. In 18 cases, the line is produced primarily by interstellar gas, and in 12 of...
The Detection of the Diffuse Interstellar Bands in Dusty Starburst Galaxies (2000)
Heckman, Timothy M., Lehnert, Matthew D.
We report the detection of the Diffuse Interstellar Bands (``$DIBs$'') in the optical spectra of seven far-infrared-selected starburst galaxies. The $\lambda$6283.9 \AA and $\lambda$ 5780.5 \AA...
The Role of Starbursts in the Formation of Galaxies & Active Galactic Nuclei (1999)
Starbursts are episodes of intense star-formation in the central regions of galaxies, and are the sites of roughly 25% of the high-mass star-formation in the local universe. In this contribution I...
B stars as a diagnostic of star-formation at low and high redshift (1999)
De Mello, Duilia F., Leitherer, Claus, Heckman, Timothy M.
We have extended the evolutionary synthesis models by Leitherer et al. (1999b) by including a new library of B stars generated from the IUE high-dispersion spectra archive. We present the library and...
HST Imaging of the Host Galaxies of High Redshift Radio-Loud Quasars (1999)
Lehnert, Matthew D., Heckman, Timothy M., Miley, George K.
We present rest-frame UV and Ly-alpha images of spatially-resolved structures around five high-redshift radio-loud quasars obtained with the WFPC2 camera on the Hubble Space Telescope. We find that...
The Taxonomy of Blue Amorphous Galaxies: II. Structure and Evolution (1999)
Marlowe, Amanda T., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Heckman, Timothy M.
Dwarf galaxies play an important role in our understanding of galaxy formation and evolution, and starbursts are believed to strongly affect their structure and evolution. Here we present a study of...
Setting the Stage: Ultraluminous Galaxies in a Cosmological Context (1999)
I will try to put the ultraluminous galaxy phenomenon into a broad cosmological context. Viewed from this perspective, the significance of ultraluminous galaxies and the `starburst vs. monster'...
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Heckman, Timothy M., Calzetti, Daniela
We refine a technique to measure the absorption corrected ultraviolet (UV) luminosity of starburst galaxies using rest frame UV quantities alone, and apply it to U-dropouts at z ~ 3 found in the...
Starburst99: Synthesis Models for Galaxies with Active Star Formation (1999)
Leitherer, Claus, Schaerer, Daniel, Goldader, Jeffrey D., Delgado, Rosa M. Gonzalez, Robert, Carmelle, Kune, Denis Foo, ...
Starburst99 is a comprehensive set of model predictions for spectrophotometric and related properties of galaxies with active star formation. The models are an improved and extended version of the...
Calibrating UV Emissivity And Dust Absorption At z \approx 3 (1998)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Heckman, Timothy M., Calzetti, Daniela
We detail a technique for estimating the UV extinction and luminosity of UV selected galaxies using UV quantities alone. The technique is based on a tight correlation between the ratios of far...
Towards a Unified Model for the `Diffuse Ionized Medium' in Normal and Starburst Galaxies (1998)
Wang, Jing, Heckman, Timothy M., Lehnert, Matthew D.
We analyze H$\alpha$ images and long-slit spectra of samples of normal and starburst galaxies to better understand the nature of the diffuse, low-surface-brightness gas in these galaxies. We find...
The Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Properties of Local Starbursts: Implications at High-Redshift (1998)
Heckman, Timothy M., Robert, Carmelle, Leitherer, Claus, Garnett, Donald R., Van Der Rydt, Fabienne
We report the results of a systematic study of the vacuum-ultraviolet spectra of 45 starburst and related galaxies observed with the IUE satellite. These span broad ranges in metallicity, bolometric...
Starbursts and the High-Redshift Universe (1998)
Starbursts are important because they can serve as local analogs of the processes that were important in the origin and early evolution of galaxies and in the heating and chemical enrichment of the...
On the Dynamical and Physical State of the `Diffuse Ionized Medium' in Nearby Spiral Galaxies (1997)
Wang, Jing, Heckman, Timothy M., Lehnert, Matthew D.
We have analyzed deep narrow-band H$\alpha$ images and high-resolution long-slit spectra for a sample of the nearest and brightest late-type galaxies to study the morphology, physical state, and...
The Nuclear Ionized Gas in the Radio Galaxy M84 (NGC 4374) (1997)
Bower, Gary A., Heckman, Timothy M., Wilson, Andrew S., Richstone, Douglas O.
We present optical images of the nucleus of the nearby radio galaxy M84 (NGC 4374 = 3C272.1) obtained with the Wide Field/Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) aboard the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Our three...
The Panchromatic Starburst Intensity Limit At Low And High Redshift (1997)
Meurer, Gerhardt R., Heckman, Timothy M., Lehnert, Matthew D., Leitherer, Claus, Lowenthal, James
The integrated bolometric effective surface brightness S_e distributions of starbursts are investigated for samples observed in 1. the rest frame ultraviolet (UV), 2. the far-infrared and H-alpha,...