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A Cosmological Framework for the Co-Evolution of Quasars, Supermassive Black Holes, and Elliptical Galaxies. I. Galaxy Mergers and Quasar Activity
DOI: 10.1086/524362 Bibcode: 2008ApJS..175..356H

Hernquist, Lars; Cox, Thomas J.; Hopkins, Philip F. +1 more

We develop a model for the cosmological role of mergers in the evolution of starbursts, quasars, and spheroidal galaxies. By combining theoretically well-constrained halo and subhalo mass functions as a function of redshift and environment with empirical halo occupation models, we can estimate where galaxies of given properties live at a particula…

2008 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
eHST 1412
The Chandra Deep Field-South Survey: 2 Ms Source Catalogs
DOI: 10.1086/591248 Bibcode: 2008ApJS..179...19L

Smail, I.; Finoguenov, A.; Lehmer, B. D. +19 more

We present point-source catalogs for the ≈2 Ms exposure of the Chandra Deep Field-South (CDF-S); this is one of the two most sensitive X-ray surveys ever performed. The survey covers an area of ≈436 arcmin2 and reaches on-axis sensitivity limits of ≈1.9 × 10-17 and ≈1.3 × 10-16 ergs cm-2 s-1 f…

2008 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
eHST 277
A High-Resolution Survey of Low-Redshift QSO Absorption Lines: Statistics and Physical Conditions of O VI Absorbers
DOI: 10.1086/587486 Bibcode: 2008ApJS..177...39T

Richter, Philipp; Bowen, David V.; Tripp, Todd M. +4 more

Using high-resolution ultraviolet spectra of 16 low-z QSOs obtained with the E140M echelle mode of the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph, we study the physical conditions and statistics of O VI absorption in the intergalactic medium (IGM) at z < 0.5. We identify 51 intervening (zabsll zQSO) O VI systems comprising 77 in…

2008 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
eHST 272
A Compendium of Far-Infrared Line and Continuum Emission for 227 Galaxies Observed by the Infrared Space Observatory
DOI: 10.1086/590249 Bibcode: 2008ApJS..178..280B

Dale, Daniel A.; Helou, George; Brauher, James R.

Far-infrared line and continuum fluxes are presented for a sample of 227 galaxies observed with the Long Wavelength Spectrometer on the Infrared Space Observatory. The galaxy sample includes normal star-forming systems, starbursts, and active galactic nuclei covering a wide range of colors and morphologies. The data set spans some 1300 line fluxes…

2008 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
ISO 204
The Subaru/XMM-Newton Deep Survey (SXDS). III. X-Ray Data
DOI: 10.1086/591083 Bibcode: 2008ApJS..179..124U

Simpson, Chris; Ueda, Yoshihiro; Carrera, Francisco J. +10 more

We present the X-ray source catalog in the Subaru/XMM-Newton deep survey. A continuous area of 1.14 deg2 centered at R .A . = 02h18m and decl . = - 05° is mapped by seven pointings with XMM-Newton covering the 0.2-10 keV band. From the combined images of the EPIC pn and MOS cameras, we detect 866, 1114, 645, and 13…

2008 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
XMM-Newton 170
A New Method to Separate Star-forming from AGN Galaxies at Intermediate Redshift: The Submillijansky Radio Population in the VLA-COSMOS Survey
DOI: 10.1086/588028 Bibcode: 2008ApJS..177...14S

Bondi, M.; Aussel, H.; Sanders, D. B. +21 more

We explore the properties of the submillijansky radio population at 20 cm by applying a newly developed optical color-based method to separate star-forming (SF) from active galactic nucleus (AGN) galaxies at intermediate redshifts (zlesssim 1.3). Although optical rest-frame colors are used, our separation method is shown to be efficient and not bi…

2008 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
eHST 145
Wavelengths and Intensities of Spectral Lines in the 171-211 and 245-291 Å Ranges from Five Solar Regions Recorded by the Extreme-Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer (EIS) on Hinode
DOI: 10.1086/529378 Bibcode: 2008ApJS..176..511B

Brown, C. M.; Hara, H.; Feldman, U. +2 more

We present spectral line wavelengths, identifications, and intensities in the 171-211 and 245-291 Å ranges from five solar plasma regions recorded by the Extreme-Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer (EIS) on Hinode. The recorded data were emitted from a quiet region, two active areas on the solar disk, a limb region, and a region 20'' above the limb. …

2008 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Hinode 142
First Catalog of Strong Lens Candidates in the COSMOS Field
DOI: 10.1086/526426 Bibcode: 2008ApJS..176...19F

Refregier, Alexandre; Ellis, Richard; Schinnerer, Eva +19 more

We present the first catalog of 67 strong galaxy-galaxy lens candidates discovered in the 1.64 deg2 Hubble Space Telescope COSMOS survey. Twenty of these systems display multiple images or strongly curved large arcs. Our initial search is performed by visual inspection of the data and is restricted, for practical considerations, to mass…

2008 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
eHST 125
The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Survey of O VI Absorption in the Disk of the Milky Way
DOI: 10.1086/524773 Bibcode: 2008ApJS..176...59B

Bowen, David V.; Tripp, Todd M.; Jenkins, Edward B. +12 more

To probe the distribution and physical characteristics of interstellar gas at temperatures T ≈ 3 × 105 K in the disk of the Milky Way, we have used the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) to observe absorption lines of O VI λ1032 toward 148 early-type stars situated at distances >1 kpc. After subtracting off a mild excess o…

2008 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
eHST 123
Spitzer IRS Spectra and Envelope Models of Class I Protostars in Taurus
DOI: 10.1086/527301 Bibcode: 2008ApJS..176..184F

Watson, D. M.; Furlan, E.; Sargent, B. +8 more

We present Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) spectra of 28 Class I protostars in the Taurus star-forming region. The 5-36 µm spectra reveal excess emission from the inner regions of the envelope and accretion disk surrounding these predecessors of low-mass stars, as well as absorption features due to silicates and ices. Together with short…

2008 The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
eHST 104