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Effects of massive star formation on the ISM of dwarf galaxies
Madden, Suzanne C.
We are studying star formation effects on the properties of the ISM in low metallicity environments using mid-infrared (MIR) and far-infrared (FIR) observations of starbursting dwarf galaxies taken with the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) and the Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO). Effects of the hard pervasive radiation field on the gas and dust …
New insights into the narrow-line Seyfert 1 phenomenon
Mathur, Smita
I briefly review the X/UV absorber models and show that the observations of NLS1s are generally consistent with the models. The covering factor of absorbers in NLS1s is likely to be high and there is some evidence of super-solar metallicities. I argue that NLS1s may be active galaxies in the early stage of their evolution and as such, may be low l…
ASCA (and HST) observations of NLS1s
Leighly, Karen M.
The study of NLS1s using ASCA has many advantages. A representative sample can be studied; to date, observations of more than 30 NLS1s have been made. ASCA observations are conducted contiguously, so their X-ray variability properties can be studied systematically. ASCA detectors have a broad band pass and moderate energy resolution, properties wh…
FOS observations of four NLS1s
Goodrich, Robert W.
Ultraviolet through optical spectroscopy of four NLS1s shows strong absorption features in the high-ionization UV resonance lines such as C IV, N V, and Si IV. Mg II is not absorbed. The absorption could originate in the warm absorber.
V751 Cyg and V Sge as transient supersoft X-ray sources
Greiner, Jochen
I review the observational evidence for luminous, soft X-ray emission during optical low-states in the two cataclysmic variables V751 Cyg and V Sge, and discuss the possible link to the canonical supersoft X-ray sources.
Chemical enrichment by massive stars
Thuan, T. X.; Izotov, Y. I.
Heavy element abundances derived from high-quality ground-based and Hubble Space Telescope (HST) spectroscopic observations of low-metallicity blue compact galaxies (BCGs) with oxygen abundances 12+log O/H between 7.1 and 8.3 are discussed. None of the heavy element-to-oxygen abundance ratios studied here (C/O, N/O, Ne/O, Si/O, S/O, Ar/O, Fe/O) de…
Extragalactic novae
Shara, Michael M.
Novae are expected to form in all stellar systems with a binary population. Detection of extragalactic novae provides direct evidence of close binary populations and possible spatial variations in those populations. Comparison of extragalactic novae with their local counterparts can yield valuable tests of close binary evolution theory. I report e…
Dynamics of the transition region
Gontikakis, C.; Dara, H. C.
In this review, we consider the problem of the apparent redshifts of the UV lines in the transition region and review the basic observations made over the last decades, especially the observations of the last few years from satellite observatories. Moreover, we revise the most popular theoretical explanations for the motions in the transition regi…
The UV spectra of NLS1s - implications for their broad line regions
Brandt, W. N.; Vestergaard, M.; Mathur, S. +3 more
We study the UV spectra of NLS1 galaxies and compare them with typical Seyfert 1 galaxies and quasars. The NLS1 spectra show narrower UV lines as well as weaker CIV λ1549 and CIII] λ1909 emission. We show that these line properties are due to a lower ionization parameter and somewhat higher BLR cloud densities. These modified conditions can be exp…
What we learn from quantitative ultraviolet spectroscopy of naked white dwarfs in cataclysmic variables
Long, Knox S.
Using the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope, observers have now obtained UV spectra with sufficient signal to noise and resolution to allow quantitative spectroscopic analyses of the WDs in several DNe. In the "cleanest" DNe, such as U Gem, the observations are allowing the basic physical parameters of the WD - temperature, …