... These observations are a precursor to a large scale, extragalactic, Zone of Avoidance (ZOA) survey with the Arecibo L-band Feed Array (ALFA). ... Full survey observations, which will begin in 2007, will reveal local large scale structure in a part of the extragalactic sky that is relatively unexplored due to the obscuration of optical light by dust in our Galaxy. ... Figure 3 Spectrum of a previously unknown galaxy from the precursor observations. Figure 4 HI Image of the galaxy from Figure 3. ...
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A Neutral Hydrogen Survey of the NGC 7332 Region with the Arecibo L-band Feed Array 1A R. F. Minchin1, E. Momjian1, L. Cortese2, K. L. O'Neil3, P. A Henning4, J. I. Davies2, AGES Team recibo Observatory 2Cardiff University 3National Radio Astronomy Observatory 4University of New Mexico If I'm not here, then ... 1 The noise distribution in 20,000 km s the NGC 7332 field cube. ... NGC 7332 field continuum sources overlaid with contours from the NVSS. ... Left) Cumulative distribution of offsets. ...
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... NGC 3193 Group NGC 3193, in contrast to NGC 7448, is an elliptic al. ... Isolated Galaxies UGC 2082 and NGC 1156 are two of the most isolated galaxies known. ... 30 0 21 18 15 12 0 9 6 3 0 NGC 7448 Group With a large spiral galaxy and a number of both late and early type companions, this will serve as a good contrast to the Leo I group. ... New companions to NGC 1156: AGES J0300+2546 M33 / Pisces-Perseus This region covers both M33 and the Pisces-Perseus filament. ...
... It is c o v e r in g s e le c te d r e g io n s o f th e sky to tint 300 s beam- 1 Galaxy Pairs NGC 3193 Group Abell 1367 Isolated Galaxies NG C 2577 & UG C 4375; NG C 6555 & NG C 6548; NG C 7 332 & NG C 7339. ... A G E S w ill in v e s tig a te h o w th e H I m a s s fu n c tio n v a r ie s a c r o s s a r a n g e o f e n v ir o n m e n ts a n d f in d in te r e s tin g H I o b je c ts s u c h a s tid a l s tr e a m s a n d g a s c lo u d s . ... Results in Auld et al. ...
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... Dark galaxy finding - potential · Dark galaxy finding - reality I A U S y m p o s i u m 2 4 4 , C a r d i f f , 2 5 t h - 2 9t h o f J u n e , 2 0 0 7 W hat is A GES? ... Median offset between AGES sources and optical counterparts is 18 arcsec. ... I A U S y m p o s i u m 2 4 4 , C a r d i f f , 2 5 t h - 2 9t h o f J u n e , 2 0 0 7 Dark galaxy finding - potential · D avies et al. (2 00 6) predict ~23 % of AGES sources to be dark galaxies. ... Find around 10 sources/sq. deg. ...
... 1 The first field to be covered, 5 square degrees centred on the optically-isolated galaxy NGC 1156, has revealed two possible new companions to NGC 1156, one of which may be interacting with the galaxy. ... An analysis of the noise in the NGC 1156 field is shown in Fig. 2 (online version only) and an analysis of the beam shape using continuum sources in the cube is shown in Fig. 3 (online version only). ... We have analysed the noise levels in the NGC 1156 cube in two ways. ...
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Gaseous Evolution in Galaxies: The Arecibo Ultra-Deep Survey (AUDS) L. Staveley-Smith1, W. Freudling2, M. Calabretta1, B. Catinella3, W. van Driel4, S. Linder5, R. Minchin5 & E. Momjian3. ... For each galaxy, the maximum accessible volume was calculated and a binned HI mass function was computed using the 1/ V(max) method. Preliminary results suggest a galaxy detection rate which is a factor of 2-3 times higher than expected from the local HI mass function derived from HIPASS (Zwaan et al. ...
Searching for dark galaxies : the AGES VC2 region 1 The Survey 3 Large-scale structure The velocities of VCC galaxies with available redshift measurements are compared with those of the AGES detections. ... 9 The Search for Dark Galaxies N e w V ir g o C lu s t e r o b j e c t s n o t lis t e d in th e V C C In most cases, AGES detections have a clear optical counterpart with a measured optical redshift in good agreement with its HI data. ... The sure detection has a similar signal to noise. ...
... L. Staveley-Smith (U. Western Australia) Introduction The Arecibo L-band Feed Array Zone of Avoidance Survey (ALFA ZOA) will map 1350-1800 deg2 at low Galactic latitude, providing HI spectra for galaxies in regions of the sky where our knowledge of local large scale structure remains incomplete, owing to obscuration from dust and high stellar confusion near the Galactic plane. ... Why survey the ZOA in HI? ... Results 72 galaxies detected in the 140 deg2 of sky covered by precursor observations. ...
... The obscuration due to dust and the high stellar density in our Galaxy blocks our optical view of the extragalactic Universe over 20% of the sky, somewhat less in the infrared, the "Zone of Avoidance" (ZOA). ... Mapping hidden galaxies over a range of redshifts also allows the connectivity in three dimensions of large-scale structures across the Galactic plane to be explored. ... 9 Galaxies were uncovered in this precursor region, 6 previously known from HIZOA, and 3 new HI detections. ...
... This represents the first HI selected sample covering the core and the outskirts of a local cluster of galaxies. ... Optically selected samples miss a considerable number of low luminosity, low surface brightness galaxies underestimating by almost a factor 2 the number of HI rich galaxies present in the cluster volume. ... Right: The g band luminosity function for galaxies in the A1367 volume as obtained from the optically (circles) and HI (histogram) selected sample. ...
AGES observations of Abell1367 and its outskirts Cortese L.1, Minchin R.F.2, Auld R.R.1, Davies J.I.1, Catinella B.2, Momjian E.2, Rosenberg J.L.3, Taylor R.1, Gavazzi G.4, O'Neil K.5 & The AGES Team 1. ... AGES-A1367 Observations Area covered: 5x1 sq. deg. ... Properties of the AGES-A1367 Sample More massive galaxies appear to be redder, have higher surface brightness and lower gas content than dwarf systems, as found in optically selected samples. ...
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Dark Galaxies and Lost Baryons IAU Symposium 244 Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 244, 2007 J. I. Davies & M. J. Disney, eds. c 2007 International Astronomical Union DOI: 00.0000/X000000000000000X The Arecib o Galaxy Environment Survey Potential for finding Dark Galaxies and Results so far. ... So far 20 square degrees have b een covered in the regions of Ab ell 1367, the Virgo Cluster, the NGC 7332/9 galaxy pair and the isolated galaxy NGC 1156. ... 2007; Duc & Bournaud 2007). ...
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... The VC2 strip (part of the AGES blind HI survey) spans 5x1 degrees of the Virgo Cluster, from the outskirts of the cluster to its interior. ... Dark galaxies, Virgo, high velocity clouds. ... High Velo city Clouds Almost all the detections have definite or candidate optical counterparts. ... New Virgo Detections not Listed in the VCC The ma jority of galaxies detected by AGES are behind the cluster, and are not listed in the Virgo Cluster Catalogue. ... New Virgo ob jects not listed in the VCC. ...
... GALFA Consortium . ... And unlike the IGPS, Galactic ALFA surveys will also cover a large, continuous area off the plane, where isolated clouds and disk-halo energy exchanges can be studied. ... To exploit the full mapping power of ALFA for Galactic ISM studies, the Galactic ALFA (GALFA) Consortium was formed in 2003. ... Individuals wishing to use ALFA for Galactic studies are not required to be members of the GALFA Consortium. ... A.A.S. , 36, 1476 [#205, #78.08], part of Special Session 205 . ...
The GALFA archive: Usage and Examples Marko Krco marko@astro.cornell.edu May 15, 2006 Contents 1 Introduction 2 2 GALFA Archive Basics 2 3 SEARCHARCHIVE.PRO 2 3.1 To be able to run the function . ... 3 3.2.1 Search Parameters . ... 7 B Field Names and usage 9 1 1 Introduction The GALFA spectrometer collects data at a rate of 1.5 GB per hour of observing time, thus it is necessary to have an easily accessible database that allows us to quickly obtain information about the collected data. ...
... 2.3 Preparing observing files . 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 3 Observing 3.1.1 3.1.2 CIMA .gui files . ... GALSPECT files . ... Start IDL. ... Running the calibration and observations (a) Return to cima on observer2. and to the "CIMA command file observing window". (b) Click on "Load" to go and browse for a file you want to run. ... Then back on the "CIMA command file observing window" click on "Run". (c) This will start a series of steps, it will run a calibration routine first, then a basket-weave scan. ...
... 2.3 Preparing observing files . 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 3 Observing 3.1.1 3.1.2 CIMA .gui files . ... GALSPECT files . ... Start IDL. ... Running the calibration and observations (a) Return to cima on observer2. and to the "CIMA command file observing window". (b) Click on "Load" to go and browse for a file you want to run. ... Then back on the "CIMA command file observing window" click on "Run". (c) This will start a series of steps, it will run a calibration routine first, then a basket-weave scan. ...
... 2.3 Preparing observing files . ... Basketweave files . GALSPECT files . ... 2.3.3 GALSPECT files Before you start observing you also need to command GALSPECT to start taking data. ... Start idl. ... Running the calibration script at the start Once the primary (a2010) observer has logged in and started cima, she/he should run the galfa calibration script. (a) From "CIMA Observer's Interface" window select "Command File Observing". (b) A new window, "Command File Observing" will pop up. ...
... Preparing observing files . ... 3 GALSPECT files Before you start observing you also need to command GALSPECT to start taking data. ... Running the calibration and observations (a) Return to cima on observer2. and to the "CIMA command file observing window". (b) Click on "Load" to go and browse for a file you want to run. ... Then back on the "CIMA command file observing window" click on "Run". (c) This will start a series of steps, it will run a calibration routine first, then a basket-weave scan. ...