Infrared Luminosities and Dust Properties of z ≈ 2 Dust-obscured Galaxies (2009)
Bussmann, R. S., Dey, Arjun, Borys, C., Desai, V., Jannuzi, B. T., Le Floc'h, E., ...
We present SHARC-II 350 μm imaging of twelve 24 μm bright (F_(24 μm) > 0.8 mJy) Dust-Obscured Galaxies (DOGs) and Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy (CARMA) 1 mm imaging of a...
Infrared Luminosities and Dust Properties of z ~ 2 Dust-Obscured Galaxies (2009)
Bussmann, R. S., Dey, Arjun, Borys, C., Desai, V., Jannuzi, B. T., Floc'h, E. Le, ...
We present SHARC-II 350um imaging of twelve 24um-bright (F_24um > 0.8 mJy) Dust-Obscured Galaxies (DOGs) and CARMA 1mm imaging of a subset of 2 DOGs, all selected from the Bootes field of the NOAO...
Strong polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emission from z ≈ 2 ULIRGs (2009)
Desai, Vandana, Soifer, B. T., Dey, Arjun, Le Floc'h, Emeric, Armus, Lee, Brand, Kate, ...
Using the Infrared Spectrograph on board the Spitzer Space Telescope, we present low-resolution (64 < λ/δλ < 124), mid-infrared (20-38 μm) spectra of 23 high-redshift ULIRGs detected in the...
Spitzer 24 μm Excesses for Bright Galactic Stars in Boötes and First Look Survey Fields (2009)
Hovhannisyan, L. R., Mickaelian, A. M., Weedman, D. W., Le Floc'h, E., Houck, J. R., Soifer, B. T., ...
Optically bright Galactic stars (V ≾ 13 mag) having f_ν(24 μm) > 1 mJy are identified in Spitzer mid-infrared surveys within 8.2 deg^2 for the Boötes field of the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey and...
Melbourne, J., Bussman, R. S., Brand, K., Desai, V., Armus, L., Dey, Arjun, ...
A simple optical to mid-IR color selection, R – [24]>14, i.e., f_ν(24 μm)/f_ν(R) ≳ 1000, identifies highly dust obscured galaxies (DOGs) with typical redshifts of z ~ 2 ± 0.5. Extreme mid-IR...
Strong PAH Emission from z~2 ULIRGs (2009)
Desai, Vandana, Soifer, B. T., Dey, Arjun, Floc'h, Emeric Le, Armus, Lee, Brand, Kate, ...
Using the Infrared Spectrograph on board the Spitzer Space Telescope, we present low-resolution (64 < lambda / dlambda < 124), mid-infrared (20-38 micron) spectra of 23 high-redshift ULIRGs detected...
Spitzer 24 um Excesses for Bright Galactic Stars in Bootes and First Look Survey Fields (2009)
Hovhannisyan, L. R., Mickaelian, A. M., Weedman, D. W., Floc'h, E. Le, Houck, J. R., Soifer, B. T., ...
Optically bright Galactic stars (V < 13 mag) having fv(24 um) > 1 mJy are identified in Spitzer mid-infrared surveys within 8.2 square degrees for the Bootes field of the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey...
Melbourne, J., Bussman, S., Brand, K., Desai, V., Armus, L., Dey, Arjun, ...
A simple optical to mid-IR color selection, R-[24] > 14, i.e. f_nu(24) / f_nu(R) > 1000, identifies highly dust obscured galaxies (DOGs) with typical redshifts of z~2 +/- 0.5. Extreme mid-IR...
Wide-Field Astronomical Surveys in the Next Decade (2009)
Strauss, M. A., Tyson, J. A., Anderson, S. F., Axelrod, T. S., Becker, A. C., Bickerton, S. J., ...
Wide-angle surveys have been an engine for new discoveries throughout the modern history of astronomy, and have been among the most highly cited and scientifically productive observing facilities in...
Blain, Andrew W., Armus, Lee, Bertoldi, Frank, Bock, James, Bradford, Matt, Dowell, C. Darren, ...
When and how did galaxies form and their metals accumulate? Over the last decade, this has moved from an archeological question to a live investigation: there is now a broad picture of the evolution...
The origin of the 24 μm excess in red galaxies (2009)
Brand, Kate, Moustakas, John, Armus, Lee, Assef, Roberto J., Brown, Michael J. I., Cool, Richard R., ...
Observations with the Spitzer Space Telescope have revealed a population of red sequence galaxies with a significant excess in their 24 μm emission compared to what is expected from an old stellar...
Hubble Space Telescope Morphologies of z ~ 2 Dust Obscured Galaxies. I. Power-Law Sources (2009)
Bussmann, R. S., Dey, Arjun, Lotz, J., Armus, L., Brand, K., Brown, M. J. I., ...
We present high-spatial resolution optical and near-infrared imaging obtained using the ACS, WFPC2, and NICMOS cameras aboard the Hubble Space Telescope of 31 24 μm bright z ≈ 2 Dust Obscured...
Yan, Lin, Choi, Philip I., Fadda, D., Marleau, F.R., Soifer, B.T., Im, M., ...
We carried out the direct measurement of the fraction of dusty sources in a sample of extremely red galaxies with (R-Ks) ≥ 5.3 mag and Ks
HST Morphologies of z~2 Dust Obscured Galaxies I: Power-law Sources (2008)
Bussmann, R. S., Dey, Arjun, Lotz, J., Armus, L., Brand, K., Brown, M. J. I., ...
We present high spatial resolution optical and near-infrared imaging obtained using the ACS, WFPC2 and NICMOS cameras aboard the Hubble Space Telescope of 31 24um--bright z~2 Dust Obscured Galaxies...
The Origin of the 24-micron Excess in Red Galaxies (2008)
Brand, Kate, Moustakas, John, Armus, Lee, Assef, Roberto J., Brown, Michael J. I., Cool, Richard R., ...
Observations with the Spitzer Space Telescope have revealed a population of red-sequence galaxies with a significant excess in their 24-micron emission compared to what is expected from an old...
Mid-infrared selection of brown dwarfs and high-redshift quasars (2008)
Stern, Daniel, Kirkpatrick, J. Davy, Allen, Lori E., Bian, Chao, Blain, Andrew, Brand, Kate, ...
We discuss color selection of rare objects in a wide-field multiband survey spanning from the optical to the mid-infrared. Simple color criteria simultaneously identify and distinguish two of the...
Melbourne, J., Desai, V., Armus, Lee, Dey, Arjun, Brand, K., Thompson, D., ...
Spitzer MIPS images in the Boötes field of the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey have revealed a class of extremely dust-obscured galaxy (DOG) at z ~ 2. The DOGs are defined by very red optical to...
Teplitz, H. I., Charmandaris, V., Armus, L., Appleton, P. N., Houck, J. R., Soifer, B. T., ...
We present the first rest-frame ~4 μm detection of a Lyman break galaxy. The data were obtained using the 16 μm imaging capability of the Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph. The target object,...
Melbourne, J., Desai, V., Armus, Lee, Dey, Arjun, Brand, K., Thompson, D., ...
Spitzer MIPS images in the Bootes field of the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey have revealed a class of extremely dust obscured galaxy (DOG) at z~2. The DOGs are defined by very red optical to mid-IR...
Yan, Lin, Choi, Philip I., Fadda, D., Marleau, F. R., Soifer, B. T., Im, M., ...
We carried out direct measurement of the fraction of dusty sources in a sample of extremely red galaxies with (R - Ks) ≥ 5:3 mag and Ks < 20:2 mag, using 24 µm data from the Spitzer Space...
Spitzer mid-infrared spectroscopy of distant X-ray luminous active galactic nuclei (2008)
Brand, Kate, Weedman, Dan W., Desai, Vandana, Le Floc'h, Emeric, Armus, Lee, Dey, Arjun, ...
We present mid-infrared spectroscopy of a sample of 16 optically faint infrared luminous galaxies obtained with the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on the Spitzer Space Telescope. These sources were...
Redshift distribution of extragalactic 24 μm sources (2008)
Desai, Vandana, Soifer, B. T., Dey, Arjun, Jannuzi, Buell T., Le Floc'h, Emeric, Bian, Chao, ...
We present the redshift distribution of a complete, unbiased sample of 24 μm sources down to f_ν(24 μm) = 300 μJy (5 σ). The sample consists of 591 sources detected in the Boötes field of the...
A significant population of very luminous dust-obscured galaxies at redshift z ~ 2 (2008)
Dey, Arjun, Soifer, B. T., Desai, Vandana, Brand, Kate, Le Floc'h, Emeric, Brown, Michael J. I., ...
The Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed a significant population of high-redshift (z ~ 2) dust-obscured galaxies with large mid-infrared to ultraviolet luminosity ratios. Due to their optical...
Redshift Distribution of Extragalactic 24 micron Sources (2008)
Desai, Vandana, Soifer, B. T., Dey, Arjun, Jannuzi, Buell T., Floc'h, Emeric Le, Bian, Chao, ...
We present the redshift distribution of a complete, unbiased sample of 24 micron sources down to fnu(24 micron) = 300 uJy (5-sigma). The sample consists of 591 sources detected in the Bootes field of...
Lens galaxy properties of SBS 1520+530 : insights from Keck spectroscopy and AO imaging (2008)
Auger, M. W., Fassnacht, C. D., Wong, K. C., Thompson, D., Matthews, K., Soifer, B. T.
We report on an investigation of the SBS 1520+530 gravitational lens system. We have used archival Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging, Keck spectroscopic data, and Keck adaptive optics (AO) imaging...
Spitzer Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy of Distant X-ray Luminous AGN (2008)
Brand, Kate, Weedman, Dan W., Desai, Vandana, Floc'h, Emeric Le, Armus, Lee, Dey, Arjun, ...
We present mid-infrared spectroscopy of a sample of 16 optically faint infrared luminous galaxies obtained with the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on the Spitzer Space Telescope. These sources were...
Spitzer mid-infrared spectroscopy of 70 μm-selected distant luminous infrared galaxies (2008)
Brand, Kate, Weedman, Dan W., Desai, Vandana, Le Floc'h, Emeric, Armus, Lee, Dey, Arjun, ...
We present mid-infrared spectroscopy obtained with the Spitzer Space Telescope of a sample of 11 optically faint, infrared luminous galaxies selected from a Spitzer MIPS 70 μm imaging survey of the...
A Significant Population of Very Luminous Dust-Obscured Galaxies at Redshift z ~ 2 (2008)
Dey, Arjun, Soifer, B. T., Desai, Vandana, Brand, Kate, LeFloc'h, Emeric, Brown, Michael J., ...
Observations with Spitzer Space Telescope have recently revealed a significant population of high-redshift z~2 dust-obscured galaxies (DOGs) with large mid-IR to UV luminosity ratios. These galaxies...
. I First Results from the ISO–IRAS Faint Galaxy Survey’ (2007)
Deborah A, Carol J. Lonsdale, Robert L. Urt, Harding E. Smith, George Helou, Charles A. Beichman, ...
Received) accepted
David W. Hogg, Michael A. Pahre, James K. Mccarthy, Judith G. Cohen, Roger Blandford, Ian Smail, ...
Ground-based counts and colors of faint galaxies in the U and R bands in one field at high Galactic latitude are presented. Integrated over flux, a total of 1:2 \Theta 10 5 sources per square degree...
Lens Galaxy Properties of SBS1520+530: Insights from Keck Spectroscopy and AO Imaging (2007)
Auger, M. W., Fassnacht, C. D., Wong, K. C., Thomspon, D., Matthews, K., Soifer, B. T.
We report on an investigation of the SBS 1520+530 gravitational lens system and its environment using archival HST imaging, Keck spectroscopic data, and Keck adaptive-optics imaging. The AO imaging...
Spitzer Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy of 70um-Selected Distant Luminous Infrared Galaxies (2007)
Brand, Kate, Weedman, Dan W., Desai, Vandana, Floc'h, Emeric Le, Armus, Lee, Dey, Arjun, ...
We present mid-infrared spectroscopy obtained with the Spitzer Space Telescope of a sample of 11 optically faint, infrared luminous galaxies selected from a Spitzer MIPS 70um imaging survey of the...
PAH Emission from Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (2007)
Desai, V., Armus, L., Spoon, H. W. W., Charmandaris, V., Bernard-Salas, J., Brandl, B. R., ...
We explore the relationships between the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) feature strengths, mid-infrared continuum luminosities, far-infrared spectral slopes, optical spectroscopic...
High resolution mid-infrared spectroscopy of ultraluminous infrared galaxies (2007)
Farrah, D., Bernard-Salas, J., Spoon, H. W. W., Soifer, B. T., Armus, L., Brandl, B., ...
(Abridged) We present R~600, 10-37um spectra of 53 ULIRGs at z 2.4, contain an IR-luminous AGN.
Optical Line Diagnostics of z~2 Optically Faint ULIRGs in the Spitzer Bootes Survey (2007)
Brand, K., Dey, A., Desai, V., Soifer, B. T., Bian, C., Armus, L., ...
We present near-infrared spectroscopic observations for a sample of ten optically faint luminous infrared galaxies (R-[24]> 14) using Keck NIRSPEC and Gemini NIRI. The sample is selected from a 24...
Armus, L., Charmandaris, V., Bernard-Salas, J., Spoon, H. W. W., Marshall, J. A., Higdon, S. J. U., ...
We present spectra taken with the Infrared Spectrograph on Spitzer covering the 5-38 μm region of the 10 ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) found in the IRAS Bright Galaxy Sample (BGS). There...
The NASA Spitzer Space Telescope (2007)
Gehrz, R. D., Roellig, T. L., Werner, M. W., Fazio, G. G., Houck, J. R., Low, F. J., ...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Spitzer Space Telescope (formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility) is the fourth and final facility in the Great Observatories Program,...
McKean, J. P., Koopmans, L. V. E., Flack, C. E., Fassnacht, C. D., Thompson, D., Matthews, K., ...
The existence of flux-ratio anomalies between fold and cusp images in galaxy-scale strong-lens systems has led to an interpretation based on the presence of a high mass-fraction of cold-dark-matter...
Armus, L., Charmandaris, V., Bernard-Salas, J., Spoon, H. W. W., Marshall, J. A., Higdon, S. J. U, ...
We present spectra taken with the Infrared Spectrograph on Spitzer covering the 5-38 micron region of the ten Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs) found in the IRAS Bright Galaxy Sample. Among...
The Mid-IR Properties of Starburst Galaxies from Spitzer-IRS Spectroscopy (2006)
Brandl, B. R., Bernard-Salas, J., Spoon, H. W. W., Devost, D., Sloan, G. C., Guilles, S., ...
We present 5-38um mid-infrared spectra at a spectral resolution of R~65-130 of a large sample of 22 starburst nuclei taken with the Infrared Spectrograph IRS on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. The...
Mid-Infrared Selection of Brown Dwarfs and High-Redshift Quasars (2006)
Stern, D., Kirkpatrick, J. D., Allen, L., Bian, C., Blain, A., Brand, K., ...
We discuss color selection of rare objects in a wide-field, multiband survey spanning from the optical to the mid-infrared. Simple color criteria simultaneously identify and distinguish two of the...
Photometric Redshifts in the IRAC Shallow Survey (2006)
Brodwin, M., Brown, M. J. I., Ashby, M. L. N., Bian, C., Brand, K., Dey, A., ...
Accurate photometric redshifts are calculated for nearly 200,000 galaxies to a 4.5 micron flux limit of ~13 uJy in the 8.5 deg^2 Spitzer/IRAC Shallow survey. Using a hybrid photometric redshift...
Spitzer IRS Spectra of Optically Faint Infrared Sources with Weak Spectral Features (2006)
Weedman, D. W., Soifer, B. T., Hao, Lei, Higdon, J. L., Higdon, S. J. U., Houck, J. R., ...
Spectra have been obtained with the low-resolution modules of the Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) on the Spitzer Space Telescope (Spitzer) for 58 sources having f$_{\nu}$(24 micron) > 0.75 mJy. Sources...
Fadda, Dario, Marleau, Francine R., Storrie-Lombardi, Lisa J., Makozov, David, Frayer, David T., Appleton, P. N., ...
We present the reduction of the 24 μm data obtained during the first cosmological survey performed by the Spitzer Space Telescope. Images of a region of sky at moderately high Galactic latitude (l =...
Higdon, S. J. U., Armus, L., Higdon, J. L., Soifer, B. T., Spoon, H. W. W.
We have conducted a survey of Ultra-luminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs) with the Infrared Spectrograph on the Spitzer Space Telescope, obtaining spectra from 5.0-38.5um for 77 sources with 0.02
Fadda, Dario, Marleau, F. R., Storrie-Lombardi, L. J., Makovoz, D., Frayer, D. T., Appleton, P. N., ...
We present the reduction of the 24 micron data obtained during the first cosmological survey performed by the Spitzer Space Telescope (First Look Survey, FLS). The survey consists of a shallow...
The AGN Contribution to the Mid-IR Emission of Luminous Infrared Galaxies (2006)
Brand, K., Dey, A., Weedman, D., Desai, V., Floc'h, E. Le, Jannuzi, B. T., ...
We determine the contribution of AGN to the mid-IR emission of luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) at z>0.6 by measuring the mid-IR dust continuum slope of 20,039 mid-IR sources. The 24 micron sources...
Silicate Emission in the Spitzer IRS spectrum of FSC 10214+4724 (2006)
Teplitz, H. I., Armus, L., Soifer, B. T., Charmandaris, V., Marshall, J. A., Spoon, H., ...
We present the first MIR spectrum of the z=2.2856 ultraluminous, infrared galaxy FSC 10214+4724, obtained with the Infrared Spectrograph onboard the Spitzer Space Telescope. The spectrum spans a rest...
IRS spectra of two ultraluminous infrared galaxies at z=1.3 (2005)
Desai, V., Armus, L., Soifer, B. T., Weedman, D. W., Higdon, S., Bian, C., ...
We present low-resolution (64 < R < 124) mid-infrared (8--38 micron) Spitzer/IRS spectra of two z~1.3 ultraluminous infrared galaxies (LFIR~10^13) discovered in a Spitzer/MIPS survey of the Bootes...
Armus, L., Bernard-Salas, J., Spoon, H. W. W., Marshall, J. A., Charmandaris, V., Higdon, S. J. U., ...
We present mid-infrared spectra of the nearby, Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy NGC 6240 taken with the IRS on Spitzer. The spectrum of NGC 6240 is dominated by strong fine-structure lines, rotational...
Egami, E., Neugebauer, G., Soifer, B. T., Matthews, K., Becklin, E. E., Ressler, M. E.
In order to examine the relative importance of powerful starbursts and Compton-thick AGNs in NGC 6240, we have obtained mid-infrared images and low-resolution spectra of the galaxy with sub-arcsecond...
Brown, Michael J. I., Brand, Kate, Dey, Arjun, Jannuzi, Buell T., Cool, Richard, Floc'h, Emeric Le, ...
We determine the rest-frame 8 micron luminosity function of type I quasars over the redshift range 1
Choi, P. I., Yan, L., Im, M., Helou, G., Soifer, B. T., Storrie-Lombardi, L. J., ...
We investigate the instantaneous star formation rates (SFR) and extinction properties for a large (N=274), near-infrared (2.2 micron) + mid-infrared (24 micron) selected sample of normal to...
The Detection of Crystalline Silicates in Ultra-Luminous Infrared Galaxies (2005)
Spoon, H. W. W., Armus, L., Sloan, G. C., Sargent, B., Cami, J., ...
Silicates are an important component of interstellar dust and the structure of these grains -- amorphous versus crystalline -- is sensitive to the local physical conditions. We have studied the...
Spitzer 70 and 160-micron Observations of the Extragalactic First Look Survey (2005)
Frayer, D. T., Fadda, D., Yan, L., Marleau, F. R., Choi, P. I., Helou, G., ...
We present Spitzer 70um and 160um observations of the Spitzer extragalactic First Look Survey (xFLS). The data reduction techniques and the methods for producing co-added mosaics and source catalogs...
MIPS J142824.0+352619: A Hyperluminous Starburst Galaxy at z=1.325 (2005)
Borys, C., Blain, A. W., Dey, A., Floc'h, E. Le, Jannuzi, B. T., Barnard, V., ...
Using the SHARC-II camera at the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory to obtain 350 micron images of sources detected with the MIPS instrument on Spitzer, we have discovered a remarkable object at...
Lacy, M., Wilson, G., Masci, F., Storrie-Lombardi, L. J., Appleton, P. N., Armus, L., ...
We present Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) data and source catalogs from the Spitzer Space Telescope Extragalactic First Look Survey. The data were taken in four broad bands centered at nominal...
Discovery of a Large ~200 kpc Gaseous Nebula at z=2.7 with the Spitzer Space Telescope (2005)
Dey, A., Bian, C., Soifer, B. T., Brand, K., Brown, M. J. I., Chaffee, F. H., ...
We report the discovery of a very large, spatially extended Ly alpha -emitting nebula at z=2.656 associated with a luminous mid-infrared source. The bright mid-infrared source (F(24um)=0.86 mJy) was...
Houck, J. R., Soifer, B. T., Weedman, D., Higdon, S. J. U., Higdon, J. L., Herter, T., ...
We have surveyed a field covering 9.0 degrees^2 within the NOAO Deep Wide-Field Survey region in Bootes with the Multiband Imaging Photometer on the Spitzer Space Telescope (SST) to a limiting 24 um...
Spitzer Observations of Optically "Invisible" Radio and X-Ray Sources: High Redshift AGN (2005)
Higdon, J. L., Higdon, S. J. U., Weedman, D. W., Houck, J. R., Floc'h, E. Le, Brown, M. J. I., ...
We have combined a survey at 24 microns to 0.3 mJy with the Multiband Imaging Photometer (MIPS) on the Spitzer Space Telescope, a 20 cm A-array VLA survey covering 0.5 deg^2, and an existing 172 ks...
Optical Spectroscopy of Luminous Infrared Galaxies I. Nuclear Data (2004)
Sanders, D.B., Veilleux, S., Mazzarella, J.M., Soifer, B.T.
A spectroscopic survey of a large sample of luminous infrared galaxies has been caried out using the Palomar 5-m telescope and the University of Hawaii 2.2-m telescope.
Veilleux, S., Sanders, D.B., Mazzarella, J.M., Soifer, B.T.
A spectroscopic survey of a sample of 201 luminous IRAS galaxies was caried out using the Palomar 5-meter amd University of Hawaii 2.2-m telescopes.
Eisenhardt, P.R., Armus, L., Hogg, D.W., Soifer, B.T., Neugebauer, G., Werner, M.W.
Hubble Space Telescope (HST) data taken of the IRAS source FSC 10214+4724 suggest that the object has been gravitationally lensed by a galaxy in the foreground and that this lensing may be magnifying...
Eisenhardt, P.R., Armus, L., Hogg, D.W., Soifer, B.T., Neugebauer, G., Werner, M.W.
Observations of a distant object in space with the data being taken by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Wide Field Planetary Camera. Scientific examination and hypothesis related to this object which...
HST Imaging Polarimetry of the Gravitational Lens FSC10214+4724 (2004)
Nguyen, H. T., Eisenhardt, P. R., Werner, M. W., Goodrich, R., Hogg, D. W., Armus, L., ...
This paper reports the results of imaging polarimetry of FSC10214+4724, carried out in the continuum at an observed wavelength of 437nm using the HST's Faint Object Camera (FOC).
Pushing the Limits: New Results from the ISO/IRAS Faint Galaxy Survey (2004)
Hurt, R. L., Lonsdale, C. J., Levine, D. A., Smith, H. W., Helou, G., Van Buren, D., ...
Armus, L., Matthews, K., Neugebauer, G., Soifer, B. T.
In the last several years, the combination of new wavelength dropout discovery techniques coupled with the incredible power of deep imaging of the Hubble Space Telescope and the spectroscopic...
The buried QSO in the Z=2.4 radio galaxy 4C+43.15 (2004)
Armus, L., Merrelli, A., Egami, E., Neugebauer, G., Murphy, T. W., Matthews, K., ...
Optical spectroscopy of K-selected extremely red galaxies (2004)
Yan, L., Thompson, D., Soifer, B. T.
We have obtained spectroscopic redshifts for 24 sources from a sample of bright, K-selected extremely red objects (EROs) using the Keck I Telescope.
The First Measurements of Galaxy Clustering from IRAC Data of the Spitzer First Look Survey (2004)
Fang, Fan, Shupe, David L., Wilson, Gillian, Lacy, Mark, Fadda, Dario, Jarrett, Tom, ...
We present the first results of the angular auto-correlation function of the galaxies detected by the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) instrument in the First Look Survey (FLS) of the Spitzer Space...
Frayer, D. T., Chapman, S. C., Yan, L., Armus, L., Helou, G., Fadda, D., ...
We report on submillimeter and infrared observations of 28 radio-selected galaxies in the Spitzer First Look Survey Verification field (FLSV). All of the radio-selected galaxies that show evidence...
Higdon, S. J. U., Weedman, D., Higdon, J. L., Herter, T., Charmandaris, V., Houck, J. R., ...
The unprecedented sensitivity of the Infrared Spectrograph on the Spitzer Space Telescope allows for the first time the measurement of mid-infrared spectra from 14 to 38 microns of faint high-z...
The Spitzer Space Telescope Mission (2004)
Werner, M. W., Roellig, T. L., Low, F. J., Rieke, G. H., Rieke, M., Hoffmann, W. F., ...
The Spitzer Space Telescope, NASA's Great Observatory for infrared astronomy, was launched 2003 August 25 and is returning excellent scientific data from its Earth-trailing solar orbit. Spitzer...
Charmandaris, V., Uchida, K. I., Weedman, D., Herter, T., Houck, J. R., Teplitz, H. I., ...
We present broad band imaging observations obtained with the ``peak up'' imagers of the Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) at wavelengths of 16micron and 22micron for a number of...
The Extraordinary Mid-infrared Spectrum of the Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxy SBS0335-052 (2004)
Houck, J. R., Charmandaris, V., Brandl, B. R., Weedman, D., Herter, T., Uchida, K. I., ...
SBS0335-052 is a blue compact dwarf galaxy (BCD) with one of the lowest known metallicities, Z$\sim$Z$_{\sun}$/41, making it a local example of how primordial starburst galaxies and their precursors...
Spitzer/IRS Observations of the Redshift 3.91 quasar APM 08279+5255 (2004)
Soifer, B. T., Charmandaris, V., Brandl, B. R., Armus, L., Appleton, P. N., Burgdorf, M. J, ...
The Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) onboard the Spitzer Space Telescope (SST) has been used to obtain low and moderate resolution spectra of the dust and gas-rich quasar APM08279+5255 (z=3.91). Broad...
Spitzer-IRS Spectroscopy of the Prototypical Starburst Galaxy NGC7714 (2004)
Brandl, B. R., Devost, D., Higdon, S. J. U., Charmandaris, V., Weedman, D., Spoon, H. W. W., ...
We present observations of the starburst galaxy NGC 7714 with the Infrared Spectrograph IRS on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. The spectra yield a wealth of ionic and molecular features that allow...
Armus, L., Charmandaris, V., Spoon, H. W. W., Houck, J. R., Soifer, B. T.
We present spectra taken with the Infrared Spectrograph on Spitzer covering the 5-38micron region of three Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (ULIRGs): Mrk 1014 (z=0.163), and Mrk 463 (z=0.051), and UGC...
Rest-Frame MIR Detection of an Extremely Luminous Lyman Break Galaxy with the Spitzer IRS (2004)
Teplitz, H. I., Charmandaris, V., Armus, L., Appleton, P. N., Houck, J. R., Soifer, B. T., ...
We present the first rest-frame ~4 micron detection of a Lyman break galaxy. The data were obtained using the 16 micron imaging capability of the Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph. The target object,...
The Far- and Mid-Infrared/Radio Correlations in the Spitzer Extragalactic First Look Survey (2004)
Appleton, P. N., Fadda, D. T., Marleau, F. R., Frayer, D. T., Helou, G., Condon, J. J., ...
Using the SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE and the VLA, we present the first DIRECT evidence that the well-known far-infrared/radio correlation is valid to cosmologically significant redshift. We also...
Yan, Lin, Choi, P., Fadda, D., Marleau, F. R., Soifer, B. T., Im, M., ...
We carried out the direct measurement of the fraction of dusty sources in a sample of extremely red galaxies with (R - Ks) > 5.3mag and Ks < 20.2mag, using 24um data from the Spitzer Space Telescope....
Extragalactic Source Counts at 24 Microns in the Spitzer First Look Survey (2004)
Marleau, Francine R., Fadda, D., Storrie-Lombardi, L. J., Helou, G., Makovoz, D., Frayer, D. T., ...
We present the Spitzer MIPS 24 micron source counts in the Extragalactic First Look Survey main, verification and ELAIS-N1 fields. Spitzer's increased sensitivity and efficiency in large areal...
Characterization of Extragalactic 24micron Sources in the Spitzer First Look Survey (2004)
Yan, Lin, Helou, G., Fadda, D., Marleau, F. R., Lacy, M., Wilson, G., ...
In this Letter, we present the initial characterization of extragalactic 24um sources in the Spitzer First Look Survey (FLS) by examining their counterparts at 8um and R-band. The color-color diagram...
Lacy, M., Storrie-Lombardi, L. J., Sajina, A., Appleton, P. N., Armus, L., Chapman, S. C., ...
Selection of active galactic nuclei (AGN) in the infrared allows the discovery of AGN whose optical emission is extinguished by dust. In this paper, we use the Spitzer Space Telescope First Look...
Variable Infrared Emission from the Supermassive Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way (2003)
Ghez, A. M., Wright, S. A., Matthews, K., Thompson, D., Mignant, D. Le, Tanner, A., ...
We report the detection of a variable point source, imaged at L'(3.8 microns) with the W. M. Keck II 10-meter telescope's adaptive optics system, that is coincident to within 18 mas of the Galaxy's...
The IRAS Revised Bright Galaxy Sample (RBGS) (2003)
Sanders, D. B., Mazzarella, J. M., Surace, J. A., Soifer, B. T.
IRAS flux densities, redshifts, and infrared luminosities are reported for all sources identified in the IRAS Revised Bright Galaxy Sample (RBGS), a complete flux-limited survey of all extragalactic...
High Spatial Resolution Mid-infrared Observations of Three Seyfert Galaxies (2003)
Soifer, B. T., Bock, J. J., Marsh, K., Neugebauer, G., Matthews, K., Egami, E., ...
Images at 12.5 microns of nuclei of three nearby Seyfert galaxies -- NGC 1275, NGC 4151 and NGC 7469 -- have been obtained with the Keck 10-m Telescope. NGC 7469 is resolved and deconvolution...
The Compact Nucleus of the Deep Silicate Absorption Galaxy NGC 4418 (2003)
Evans, A. S., Becklin, E. E., Scoville, N. Z., Neugebauer, G., Soifer, B. T., Matthews, K., ...
High resolution, Hubble Space Telescope (HST) near-infrared and Keck mid-infrared images of the heavily extinguished, infrared luminous galaxy NGC 4418 are presented. These data make it possible to...
Ghez, A. M., Duchene, G., Matthews, K., Hornstein, S. D., Tanner, A., Larkin, J., ...
We have obtained the first detection of spectral absorption lines in one of the high-velocity stars in the vicinity of the Galaxy's central supermassive black hole. Both Brgamma (2.1661 micron) and...
Near-Infrared Observations of Powerful High-Redshift Radio Galaxies: 4C 40.36 and 4C 39.37 (2002)
Egami, E., Armus, L., Neugebauer, G., Murphy Jr, T. W., Soifer, B. T., Matthews, K., ...
We present near-infrared imaging and spectroscopic observations of two FR II high-redshift radio galaxies (HzRGs), 4C 40.36 (z=2.3) and 4C 39.37 (z=3.2), obtained with the Hubble, Keck, and Hale...
Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy of Infrared Luminous Galaxies with Sub-Arcsecond Resolution (2002)
Soifer, B. T., Neugebauer, G., Matthews, K., Egami, E., Weinberger, A. J.
Low spectral resolution (delta lambda/lambda ~ 50) mid-infrared observations with high angular resolution (0.3--0.5'') using the Long Wavelength Spectrometer on the Keck I Telescope are reported of...
Multiwavelength Observations of the Low Metallicity Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxy SBS 0335-052 (2001)
Dale, Daniel A., Helou, George, Neugebauer, Gerry, Soifer, B. T., Frayer, David T., Condon, James J.
New infrared and millimeter observations from Keck, Palomar, ISO, and OVRO and archival data from the NRAO VLA and IRAS are presented for the low metallicity blue compact dwarf galaxy SBS 0335-052....
High Resolution Mid-Infrared Imaging of Infrared Luminous Starburst Galaxies (2001)
Soifer, B. T., Neugebauer, G., Matthews, K., Egami, E., Weinberger, A. J., Ressler, M., ...
Observations for seven infrared luminous starburst galaxies are reported in the mid-infrared from 8 - 18 microns using the Keck Telescopes with spatial resolution approaching the diffraction limit....
Knop, R. A., Armus, L., Matthews, K., Murphy, T. W., Soifer, B. T.
We present near-infrared spectra with resolutions of lambda/dlambda~1200 in the emission lines of Pa-beta, [FeII] (1.2567um), Br-gamma, and H2 v=1-0S(1) of the nuclei and circumnuclear regions of the...
Age-Dating Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies Along the Merger Sequence (2001)
Murphy Jr., T. W., Soifer, B. T., Matthews, K., Armus, L.
Imaging spectroscopy using the new Palomar Integral Field Spectrograph is presented for the Pa-alpha line in four ultraluminous infrared galaxies. In most cases, we are able to establish the geometry...
K band Spectroscopy of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies: The 2 Jy Sample (2000)
Murphy, T. W., Soifer, B. T., Matthews, K., Armus, L., Kiger, J. R.
We present near-infrared spectroscopy for a complete sample of 33 ultraluminous infrared galaxies at a resolution of R\approx 1000. Most of the wavelength range from 1.80-2.20 microns in the rest...
High Spatial Resolution Imaging of NGC 1068 in the Mid Infrared (2000)
Bock, J. J., Neugebauer, G., Matthews, K., Soifer, B. T., Marsh, K., ...
Mid-infrared observations of the central source of NGC 1068 have been obtained with a spatial resolution in the deconvolved image of 0.1" (~ 7pc). The central source is extended by ~1" in the...
B3 0003+387: AGN Marked Large-Scale Structure at z=1.47? (2000)
Thompson, D., Aftreth, O. P., Soifer, B. T.
We present evidence for a significant overdensity of red galaxies, as much as a factor of 14 over comparable field samples, in the field of the z=1.47 radio galaxy B3 0003+387. The colors and...
The Active Nucleus in the Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy IRAS 08311-2459 (2000)
Murphy Jr., T. W., Soifer, B. T., Matthews, K., Armus, L.
Near-infrared spectroscopy using the new Palomar Integral Field Spectrograph indicates the presence of an AGN (active galactic nucleus) in the ultraluminous infrared galaxy IRAS 08311-2459. The...
APM 08279+5255: Keck Near- and Mid-IR High-Resolution Imaging (2000)
Egami, E., Neugebauer, G., Soifer, B. T., Matthews, K., Ressler, M., Becklin, E. E., ...
We present Keck high-resolution near-IR (2.2 microns; FWHM~0.15") and mid-IR (12.5 microns; FWHM~0.4") images of APM08279+5255, a z=3.91 IR-luminous BALQSO with a prodigious apparent bolometric...
High Resolution Mid-Infrared Imaging of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (1999)
Soifer, B. T., Neugebauer, G., Matthews, K., Egami, E., Becklin, E. E., Weinberger, A. J., ...
Observations of ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) with an achieved resolution approaching the diffraction limit in the mid-infrared from 8 - 25 $\mu$m using the Keck Telescopes are reported....
Young Stars and Nonstellar Emission in the Aligned Radio Galaxy 3C 256 (1999)
Simpson, C, Eisenhardt, P, Armus, L, Chokshi, A, Dickinson, M, Djorgovski, S. G, ...
We present ground-based images of the z=1.824 radio galaxy 3C 256 in the standard BVRIJHK filters and an interference filter centered at 8800 Å, a Hubble Space Telescope image in a filter dominated...
Three-micron imaging of the Hubble Deep Field (1999)
Hogg, David W., Neugebauer, Gerry, Cohen, Judith G., Dickinson, Mark, Djorgovski, S. G., Matthews, Keith, ...
Images of the Hubble Deep Field at 3.2 um, taken with the 10-m Keck Telescope, are presented. The images cover a total area of ~2.5 arcmin^2. To a 5-sigma limit of [3.2](total)=17.5 mag...
The Nature of the Compact/Symmetric Near-IR Continuum Source in 4C 40.36 (1999)
Egami, E., Armus, L., Neugebauer, G., Soifer, B. T., Evans, A. S., Murphy Jr., T. W.
Using NICMOS on HST, we have imaged the emission-line nebulae and the line-free continuum in 4C 40.36, a ultra-steep spectrum FR II radio galaxy at z=2.269. The line-free continuum was found to be...
Near-Infrared Spectra of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies (1999)
Murphy, T. W., Soifer, B. T., Matthews, K., Kiger, J. R., Armus, L.
Near infrared spectra with resolution R ~ 1100 in the rest wavelength range 1.8-2.2 microns have been obtained for a complete sample of 33 ultraluminous infrared galaxies. Of the 33 objects observed,...
Young stars and non-stellar emission in the aligned radio galaxy 3C 256 (1999)
Simpson, Chris, Eisenhardt, Peter, Armus, Lee, Chokshi, Arati, Dickinson, Mark, Djorgovski, S. G., ...
We present ground-based images of the z=1.824 radio galaxy 3C 256 in the standard BVRIJHK filters and an interference filter centered at 8800A, a Hubble Space Telescope image in a filter dominated by...
Near Infrared Observations of the Extremely Red Object CL0939+4713B: An Old Galaxy at z~1.58? (1999)
Soifer, B. T., Matthews, K., Neugebauer, G., Armus, L., Cohen, J. G., Persson, S. E., ...
Near infrared imaging and spectroscopic observations of the extremely red object (R-K~ 7 mag) CL 0939+4713 B have been obtained with the Near Infrared Camera on the Keck I Telescope of the W. M. Keck...
High Resolution WFPC2 Imaging of IRAS 09104+4109 (1999)
Armus, L., Soifer, B. T., Neugebauer, G.
With a infrared luminosity of nearly 10^13 Lsuns, IRAS 09104+4109 is the most luminous galaxy with z
HST NICMOS Observations of FSC10214+4724 (1998)
Evans, A. S., Scoville, N. Z., Dinshaw, N., Armus, L., Soifer, B. T., Neugebauer, G., ...
High-resolution, 1.10, 2.05, 2.12, and 2.15 micron imaging of the gravitationally lensed system FSC10214+4724 are presented. These data extend HST observations of the lens system to redder...
HST Imaging Polarimetry of the Gravitational Lens FSC10214+4724 (1998)
Nguyen, Hien T., Eisenhardt, Peter R., Werner, Michael W., Goodrich, Robert, Hogg, David W., Armus, Lee, ...
We present imaging polarimetry of the extremely luminous, redshift 2.3 IRAS source FSC10214+4724. The observations were obtained with HST's Faint Object Camera in the F437M filter, which is free of...
High Spatial Resolution Imaging of Arp 220 from 3 - 25 microns (1998)
Soifer, B. T., Neugebauer, G., Matthews, K., Becklin, E. E., Ressler, M., Werner, M. W., ...
Images of Arp 220 from 3.45 to 24.5 $\mu$m with 0.5'' resolution are presented which clearly separate the nucleus into at least two components. The western component is about three times more...
Armus, L., Matthews, K., Neugebauer, G., Soifer, B. T.
Imaging at 1.25 and 2.20 microns has been obtained of the field containing the galaxy (RD1) found at redshift 5.34 by Dey et al.(1998). This galaxy has been detected at 1.25 microns, while the lower...
Soifer, B. T., Neugebauer, G., Franx, M., Matthews, K., Illingworth, G.
Near-infrared imaging and spectroscopy have been obtained of the gravitationally lensed galaxy at z=4.92 discovered in HST images by Franx et al. (1997). Images at 1.2, 1.6 and 2.2 microns show the...
The [OIII] Emission-line Nebula of the z=3.594 Radio Galaxy 4C +19.71 (1997)
Armus, L., Soifer, B. T., Murphy Jr., T. W., Neugebauer, G., Evans, A. S., Matthews, K.
We have imaged the z=3.594 radio galaxy 4C +19.71 in the light of the redshifted [OIII] 5007 angstrom emission line, using a narrow-band filter centered at 2.3 microns with the Near Infrared Camera...
A Near Infrared Spectroscopic Survey of LINER Galaxies (1997)
Larkin, J. E., Armus, L., Knop, R. A., Soifer, B. T., Matthews, K.
This paper reports the results of a near infrared spectroscopic survey of LINER galaxies undertaken with a new infrared spectrograph at the 5 m Hale telescope. The galaxy sample includes 11 LINERs...
Counts and Colors of Faint Galaxies in the U and R Bands (1997)
Hogg, David W., Pahre, Michael A., McCarthy, James K., Cohen, Judith G., Blandford, Roger, Smail, Ian, ...
Ground-based counts and colors of faint galaxies in the U and R bands in one field at high Galactic latitude are presented. Integrated over flux, a total of 1.2x10^5 sources per square degree are...
Near Infrared Imaging of the Hubble Deep Field with The Keck Telescope (1996)
Hogg, David W., Neugebauer, G., Armus, Lee, Matthews, K., Pahre, Michael A., Soifer, B. T., ...
Two deep K-band ($2.2 \mu m$) images, with point-source detection limits of $K=25.2$ mag (one sigma), taken with the Keck Telescope in subfields of the Hubble Deep Field, are presented and analyzed....
Eisenhardt, Peter R., Armus, Lee, Hogg, David W., Soifer, B. T., Neugebauer, G., Werner, Michael W.
We present an image of the redshift 2.3 IRAS source FSC10214+4724 at 0.8 microns obtained with the HST WFPC2 Planetary Camera. The source appears as an unresolved (< 0.06") arc 0.7" long, with...
The Two Micron All Sky Survey (1994)
Kleinmann, S. G., Lysaght, M. G., Pughe, W. L., Schneider, S. E., Skrutskie, M. F., Weinberg, M. D., ...
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The two micron all sky survey (1994)
Kleinmann, S. G., Lysaght, M. G., Pughe, W. L., Schneider, S. E., Skrutskie, M. F., Weinberg, M. D., ...
This paper describes the design, expectations, and prototyping of a new allsky survey, called 2MASS (Two Micron All Sky Survey) to be carried out with the new generation of infrared array detectors.
IRAS catalogues and atlases - Atlas of low-resolution spectra (1986)
Olnon, F.M., Raimond, E., Neugebauer, G., Van Duinen, R.J., Habing, H.J., Aumann, H.H., ...
IRAS catalogues and atlases - Atlas of low-resolution spectra (1986)
Olnon, F.M., Raimond, E., Neugebauer, G., Duinen, R.J. Van, Habing, H.J., Aumann, H.H., ...
The IRAS galaxy 0421 + 040P06 - an active spiral (?) galaxy with extended radio lobes (1985)
Beichman, C.A., Lonsdale, C.J., Wynn-Williams, C.G., Heasley, J.N., Becklin, E.E., Persson, S.E., ...
The IRAS galaxy 0421 + 040P06 - an active spiral (?) galaxy with extended radio lobes (1985)
Beichman, C.A., Lonsdale, C.J., Wynn-Williams, C.G., Heasley, J.N., Becklin, E.E., Persson, S.E., ...
The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) mission (1984)
Neugebauer, G., Habing, H.J., Duinen, R. Van, Aumann, H.H., Baud, B., Beichman, C.A., ...
Infrared emission from M31 (1984)
Habing, H.J., Miley, G.K., Young, E., Baud, B., Boggess, N., Clegg, P.E., ...
Unidentified point sources in the IRAS minisurvey (1984)
Houck, J.R., Soifer, B.T., Neugebauer, G., Beichman, C.A., Aumann, H.H., Clegg, P.E., ...
IRAS observations of Shapley-Ames galaxies (1984)
Jong, T. De, Clegg, P.E., Rowan-Robinson, M., Soifer, B.T., Habing, H.J., Houck, J.R., ...
A 25 micron component in 3C 390.3 (1984)
Miley, G.K., Neugebauer, G., Soifer, B.T., Clegg, P.E., Harris, S., Rowan-Robinson, M., ...
IRAS observations of radio-quiet and radio-loud quasars (1984)
Neugebauer, G., Soifer, B.T., Miley, G.K., Habing, H.J., Young, E., Low, F.J., ...
The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) mission (1984)
Neugebauer, G., Habing, H.J., Duinen, R.J. Van, Aumann, H.H., Baud, B., Beichman, C.A., ...
Infrared emission from M31 (1984)
Habing, H.J., Miley, G.K., Young, E., Baud, B., Boggess, N., Clegg, P.E., ...
Unidentified point sources in the IRAS minisurvey (1984)
Houck, J.R., Soifer, B.T., Neugebauer, G., Beichman, C.A., Aumann, H.H., Clegg, P.E., ...
IRAS observations of Shapley-Ames galaxies (1984)
Jong, T. De, Clegg, P.E., Rowan-Robinson, M., Soifer, B.T., Habing, H.J., Houck, J.R., ...