Search Results - "Geha, Marla"
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Identifying AGNs in Low-mass Galaxies via Long-term Optical Variability
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-12-2018)“…We present an analysis of the nuclear variability of ∼28,000 nearby (z < 0.15) galaxies with Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) spectroscopy in Stripe 82. We…”
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A STUDY IN BLUE: THE BARYON CONTENT OF ISOLATED LOW-MASS GALAXIES
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-08-2015)“…ABSTRACT We study the baryon content of low-mass galaxies selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS DR8), focusing on galaxies in isolated environments…”
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The Kinematics of the Ultra-faint Milky Way Satellites: Solving the Missing Satellite Problem
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-11-2007)“…We present Keck DEIMOS spectroscopy of stars in eight of the newly discovered ultra-faint dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way. We measure the velocity…”
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AGN All the Way Down? AGN-like Line Ratios Are Common in the Lowest-mass Isolated Quiescent Galaxies
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-10-2019)“…We investigate the lowest-mass quiescent galaxies known to exist in isolated environments ( ; 1.5 Mpc from a more massive galaxy). This population may…”
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X-Ray Properties of Optically Variable Low-mass AGN Candidates
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-08-2023)“…Abstract We present an X-ray analysis of 14 nearby ( z < 0.044) active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in low-mass galaxies ( M * ≲ 5 × 10 9 M ⊙ ) selected based on…”
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BREATHING FIRE: HOW STELLAR FEEDBACK DRIVES RADIAL MIGRATION, RAPID SIZE FLUCTUATIONS, AND POPULATION GRADIENTS IN LOW-MASS GALAXIES
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-04-2016)“…ABSTRACT We examine the effects of stellar feedback and bursty star formation on low-mass galaxies (Mstar = 2 × 106 − 5 × 1010 M ) using the Feedback in…”
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The SAGA Survey. I. Satellite Galaxy Populations around Eight Milky Way Analogs
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-09-2017)“…We present the survey strategy and early results of the "Satellites Around Galactic Analogs" (SAGA) Survey. The SAGA Survey's goal is to measure the…”
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A MegaCam Survey of Outer Halo Satellites. III. Photometric and Structural Parameters
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-06-2018)“…Abstract We present structural parameters from a wide-field homogeneous imaging survey of Milky Way satellites carried out with the MegaCam imagers on the 3.6…”
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The Proper Motion Field of the Small Magellanic Cloud: Kinematic Evidence for Its Tidal Disruption
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2018)“…We present a new measurement of the systemic proper motion of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), based on an expanded set of 30 fields containing background…”
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HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY OF EXTREMELY METAL-POOR STARS IN THE LEAST EVOLVED GALAXIES: BOÖTES II
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-01-2016)“…ABSTRACT We present high-resolution Magellan /MIKE spectra of the four brightest confirmed red giant stars in the ultra-faint dwarf galaxy Boötes II (Boo II)…”
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THE DISTRIBUTION OF ALPHA ELEMENTS IN ANDROMEDA DWARF GALAXIES
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-07-2014)“…We present alpha to iron abundance ratios for 226 individual red giant branch stars in nine dwarf galaxies of the Andromeda (M31) satellite system. The…”
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THE QUENCHING OF THE ULTRA-FAINT DWARF GALAXIES IN THE REIONIZATION ERA
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-12-2014)“…We present new constraints on the star formation histories of six ultra-faint dwarf galaxies: Bootes I, Canes Venatici II, Coma Berenices, Hercules, Leo IV,…”
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Multi-element Abundance Measurements from Medium-resolution Spectra. I. The Sculptor Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-11-2009)“…We present measurements of Fe, Mg, Si, Ca, and Ti abundances for 388 radial velocity member stars in the Sculptor dwarf spheroidal galaxy (dSph), a satellite…”
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The Effect of AGNs on the Global H i Content of Isolated Low-mass Galaxies
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-07-2018)“…We investigate the global neutral hydrogen (H i) content of isolated galaxies selected from the SDSS spectroscopic survey with optical evidence of Active…”
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Multiple chemodynamic stellar populations of the Ursa Minor dwarf spheroidal galaxy
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-07-2020)“…ABSTRACT We present a Bayesian method to identify multiple (chemodynamic) stellar populations in dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs) using velocity, metallicity,…”
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A SLIPPERY SLOPE: SYSTEMATIC UNCERTAINTIES IN THE LINE WIDTH BARYONIC TULLY-FISHER RELATION
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-11-2016)“…ABSTRACT The baryonic Tully-Fisher relation (BTFR) is both a valuable observational tool and a critical test of galaxy formation theory. We explore the…”
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Forecasts on the Dark Matter Density Profiles of Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies with Current and Future Kinematic Observations
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-02-2023)“…Abstract We forecast parameter uncertainties on the mass profile of a typical Milky Way dwarf spheroidal galaxy (dSph) using the spherical Jeans equation and…”
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The JWST Resolved Stellar Populations Early Release Science Program. II. Survey Overview
Published in The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series (01-09-2023)“…Abstract We present the JWST Resolved Stellar Populations Early Release Science (ERS) program. We obtained 27.5 hr of NIRCam and NIRISS imaging of three…”
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The JWST Resolved Stellar Populations Early Release Science Program. V. DOLPHOT Stellar Photometry for NIRCam and NIRISS
Published in The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series (01-04-2024)“…Abstract We present NIRCam and NIRISS modules for DOLPHOT, a widely used crowded-field stellar photometry package. We describe details of the modules including…”
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A Noninteracting Galactic Black Hole Candidate in a Binary System with a Main-sequence Star
Published in The Astronomical journal (01-07-2023)“…Abstract We describe the discovery of a solar neighborhood ( d = 468 pc) binary system with a main-sequence sunlike star and a massive noninteracting black…”
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