Search Results - "Vacca, W. D."

Characterizing the PAH emission in the Orion Bar by Knight, C, Peeters, E, Tielens, A G G M, Vacca, W D

“…ABSTRACT We present 5–14 $\mu$m spectra at two different positions across the Orion Bar photodissociation region (PDR) obtained with the Infrared Spectrograph…”
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Tracing PAH Size in Prominent Nearby Mid-Infrared Environments by Knight, C., Peeters, E., Stock, D. J., Vacca, W. D., Tielens, A. G. G. M.

“…Abstract We present observations from the First Light Infrared TEst CAMera (FLITECAM) on board the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, the…”
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The Mauna Kea Observatories Near‐Infrared Filter Set. III. Isophotal Wavelengths and Absolute Calibration by Tokunaga, A. T., Vacca, W. D.

“…The isophotal wavelengths, flux densities, and AB magnitudes for Vega (α Lyr) are presented for the Mauna Kea Observatories near‐infrared filter set. We show…”
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SOFIA/FIFI-LS Full-disk [C ii] Mapping and CO-dark Molecular Gas across the Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 6946 by Bigiel, F., Looze, I. de, Krabbe, A., Cormier, D., Barnes, A. T., Fischer, C., Bolatto, A. D., Bryant, A., Colditz, S., Geis, N., Herrera-Camus, R., Iserlohe, C., Klein, R., Leroy, A. K., Linz, H., Looney, L. W., Madden, S. C., Poglitsch, A., Stutzki, J., Vacca, W. D.

“…We present SOFIA/FIFI-LS observations of the [C ii] 158 m cooling line across the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 6946. We combine these with UV, IR, CO, and H i data…”
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A census of the Wolf-Rayet content in Westerlund 1 from near-infrared imaging and spectroscopy by Crowther, Paul A., Hadfield, L. J., Clark, J. S., Negueruela, I., Vacca, W. D.

“…New Technology Telescope (NTT)/Son of Isaac (SOFI) imaging and spectroscopy of the Wolf-Rayet population in the massive cluster Westerlund 1 are presented…”
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The Host Galaxy of GRB 031203: Implications of Its Low Metallicity, Low Redshift, and Starburst Nature by Prochaska, Jason X, Bloom, Joshua S, Chen, Hsiao-Wen, Hurley, Kevin C, Melbourne, Jason, Dressler, Alan, Graham, James R, Osip, David J, Vacca, W. D

“…We present Keck/NIRSPEC near-IR images and Magellan/IMACS optical spectroscopy of the host galaxy of GRB 031203. The host is an actively star-forming galaxy at…”
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SpeX: A Medium‐Resolution 0.8–5.5 Micron Spectrograph and Imager for the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility by Rayner, J. T., Toomey, D. W., Onaka, P. M., Denault, A. J., Stahlberger, W. E., Vacca, W. D., Cushing, M. C., Wang, S.

“…We present the design, construction, and performance of SpeX, a medium‐resolution 0.8–5.5 μm cryogenic spectrograph and imager, now in operation at the 3.0 m…”
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Star Clusters in the Tidal Tails of Interacting Galaxies: Cluster Populations Across a Variety of Tail Environments by Mullan, B, Konstantopoulos, I. S, Kepley, A. A, Lee, K. H, Charlton, J. C, Knierman, K, Bastian, N, Chandar, R, Durrell, P. R, Elmegreen, D, English, J, Gallagher, S. C, Gronwall, C, Hibbard, J. E, Hunsberger, S, Johnson, K. E, Maybhate, A, Palma, C, Trancho, G, Vacca, W. D

“…We have searched for compact stellar structures within 17 tidal tails in 13 different interacting galaxies using F606W- and F814W-band images from the Wide…”
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Ophiuchus 1622–2405: Not a Planetary-Mass Binary by Luhman, K. L, Allers, K. N, Jaffe, D. T, Cushing, M. C, Williams, K. A, Slesnick, C. L, Vacca, W. D

“…We present an analysis of the mass and age of the young low-mass binary Oph 1622-2405. Using resolved optical spectroscopy of the binary, we measure spectral…”
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Low Carbon Abundance in Type Ia Supernovae by Marion, G. H, Höflich, P, Wheeler, J. C, Robinson, E. L, Gerardy, C. L, Vacca, W. D

“…We investigate the quantity and composition of unburned material in the outer layers of three normal Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia): 2000dn, 2002cr, and 2004bw…”
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Probing the Atmospheric Precipitable Water Vapor with SOFIA. II. Atmospheric Models from ECMWF by Iserlohe, C., Fischer, C., Vacca, W. D., Fischer, N., Colditz, S., Krabbe, A.

“…Abstract SOFIA is an airborne observatory for far-infrared astronomy. Although SOFIA flies at altitudes of ∼41,000 feet, any far-infrared observations from…”
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Probing the Atmospheric Precipitable Water Vapor with SOFIA, Part III. Atlas of Seasonal Median PWV Maps from ERA5, Implications for FIFI-LS and in situ Comparison Between the ERA5 and MERRA-2 Atmospheric Re-analyses by Iserlohe, C., Vacca, W. D., Fischer, C., Fischer, N., Krabbe, A.

“…Abstract The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is an airborne observatory for far-infrared astronomy stationed at the Armstrong Flight…”
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Optical and infrared photometry of the Type IIn SN 1998S: days 11–146 by Fassia, A., Meikle, W. P. S., Vacca, W. D., Kemp, S. N., Walton, N. A., Pollacco, D. L., Smartt, S., Oscoz, A., Aragón-Salamanca, A., Bennett, S., Hawarden, T. G., Alonso, A., Alcalde, D., Pedrosa, A., Telting, J., Arevalo, M. J., Deeg, H. J., Garzón, F., Gómez-Roldán, A., Gómez, G., Gutiérrez, C., López, S., Rozas, M., Serra-Ricart, M., Zapatero-Osorio, M. R.

“…We present contemporaneous optical and infrared (IR) photometric observations of the Type IIn SN 1998S covering the period between 11 and 146 d after…”
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Probing the Atmospheric Precipitable Water Vapor with SOFIA, Part. IV. Water Vapor Estimates from FORCAST Grism Spectra by Vacca, W. D., Iserlohe, C., Shenoy, S., Clarke, M., Fischer, C., Thorpe, A., Chambers, E.

“…Abstract SOFIA was an airborne observatory for far-infrared astronomy stationed at the Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, CA, USA. Although SOFIA…”
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Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph Ultraviolet/Optical Spectroscopy of "Warm" Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies by Farrah, D, Surace, JA, Veilleux, S, Sanders, D B, Vacca, W D

“…We present high spatial resolution ultraviolet and optical spectroscopy, obtained using the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on board the Hubble Space…”
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Status of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) by Gehrz, R.D., Becklin, E.E., de Buizer, J., Herter, T., Keller, L.D., Krabbe, A., Marcum, P.M., Roellig, T.L., Sandell, G.H.L., Temi, P., Vacca, W.D., Young, E.T., Zinnecker, H.

“…The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a joint US/German project, is a 2.5-m infrared airborne telescope carried by a Boeing 747-SP that…”
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Gemini High-resolution Optical Spectrograph (GHOST) at Gemini South: Instrument Performance and Integration, First Science, and Next Steps by Kalari, V. M., Diaz, R. J., Robertson, G., McConnachie, A., Ireland, M., Salinas, R., Young, P., Simpson, C., Hayes, C., Nielsen, J., Burley, G., Pazder, J., Gomez-Jimenez, M., Martioli, E., Howell, S. B., Jeong, M., Juneau, S., Ruiz-Carmona, R., Margheim, S., Sheinis, A., Anthony, A., Baker, G., Berg, T. A. M., Cao, T., Chapin, E., Chin, T., Chiboucas, K., Churilov, V., Deibert, E., Densmore, A., Dunn, J., Edgar, M. L., Heo, J., Henderson, D., Farrell, T., Font, J., Firpo, V., Fuentes, J., Labrie, K., Lambert, S., Lawrence, J., Lothrop, J., McDermid, R., Miller, B. W., Perez, G., Placco, V. M., Prado, P., Quiroz, C., Ramos, F., Rutten, R., Silva, K. M. G., Thomas-Osip, J., Urrutia, C., Vacca, W. D., Venn, K., Waller, F., Waller, L., White, M., Xu, S., Zhelem, R.

“…Abstract The Gemini South telescope is now equipped with a new high-resolution spectrograph called the Gemini High-resolution Optical SpecTrograph (GHOST)…”
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“The Mauna Kea Observatories Near‐Infrared Filter Set. III. Isophotal Wavelengths and Absolute Calibration” (PASP, 117, 421 [2005]) by Tokunaga, A. T., Vacca, W. D.

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Data Reduction and Early Science Calibration for FORCAST, A Mid-Infrared Camera for SOFIA by Herter, T. L., Vacca, W. D., Adams, J. D., Keller, L. D., Schoenwald, J., Hirsch, L., Wang, J., De Buizer, J. M., Helton, L. A., Llorens, M. C.

“…FORCAST is a mid-infrared (5-40 μm) facility instrument for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). After achieving first light flight in…”
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Near-Infrared Spectra of Type Ia Supernovae by Marion, G. H, Höflich, P, Vacca, W. D, Wheeler, J. C

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