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Molecular Tracers Of Star Formation Feedback In Nearby Galaxies, Mark Gorski
Molecular Tracers Of Star Formation Feedback In Nearby Galaxies, Mark Gorski
Physics & Astronomy ETDs
The energy and momentum injected into the ISM from stars has a drastic effect on the star formation history of a galaxy. This is called feedback. It is responsible for the inefficient collapse of the ISM into stars. The ``Survey of Water and Ammonia in Nearby Galaxies" (SWAN) is a survey of molecular line tracers in four nearby galaxies. By using molecular tracers of feedback, we provide insights into the star forming ecosystem of the galaxies NGC 253, IC 342, NGC 6946, and NGC 2146. These galaxies were chosen to span an order of magnitude in star formation rate and …
Galactic Outflows And Their Correlations With Galaxy Properties At 0.8 < Z < 1.6, Lindsey Whiting
Galactic Outflows And Their Correlations With Galaxy Properties At 0.8 < Z < 1.6, Lindsey Whiting
Theses and Dissertations
Out
ows have been shown to be ubiquitous in galaxies between z = 1 and z=2,
and many models and observations have attempted to correlate the absorption line
properties of these out
ows with morphological characteristics of their host galaxies.
In this study, we examined the spectra of 71 galaxies with redshifts 1< z<2, paying
particular attention to the FeII and MgII absorption lines. We plotted the equivalent
width, velocity, and maximum velocity of the absorption features against various
physical properties of the galaxies, obtained from catalogues created by Skelton et
al., (2014) and van der Wel et al., (2012). We conrmed …
An Upper Limit On The Tightening Of Galactic Spiral Arm Pitch Angle In Cosmic Time, Douglas William Shields
An Upper Limit On The Tightening Of Galactic Spiral Arm Pitch Angle In Cosmic Time, Douglas William Shields
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
We present Spirality, a novel method of measuring pitch angle by fitting galaxy images to spiral templates of known pitch. Using this algorithm in concert with 2-dimensional Fast Fourier Transform (2DFFT), we determined that the pitch angle of the redshift 2.011 galaxy GZ5001 (J2000 RA 189.14811 degrees, Dec 62.24002 degrees) is approximately (16.2 +/- 2.6) degrees. The redshift 2.3219 galaxy GS21 (J2000 RA 53.14863 degrees, Dec -27.95469 degrees), which is believed to be the most distant galaxy with visible spiral structure yet measured, has a pitch of approximately (-10.6 +/- 1.6) degrees. Using a large sample of galaxies from the …
Mid-Ir Properties Of H2o Megamaser Disks, Catherine Witherspoon
Mid-Ir Properties Of H2o Megamaser Disks, Catherine Witherspoon
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
Astrophysical masers are natural microwave amplifiers by stimulated emission and when detected in galaxy centers, they are extremely luminous (i.e. millions of times more luminous than those associated with typical star-forming regions in the spiral arms of our own Milky Way). A fraction of water megamasers detected in 22 GHz emission in galactic nuclear regions are in a disk-like configuration, which makes them extremely valuable for providing direct geometrical distances to galaxies and the most precise and accurate masses of supermassive black holes. Nevertheless, these systems are extremely rare. While the exact mechanism of water maser emission production is not …