Cristina C. Popescu

GAMA: towards a physical understanding of galaxy formation (2009)

Driver, Simon P., Norberg, Peder, Baldry, Ivan K., Bamford, Steven P., Hopkins, Andrew M., Liske, Jochen, ...

The Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) project is the latest in a tradition of large galaxy redshift surveys, and is now underway on the 3.9m Anglo-Australian Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory....

The energy output of the Universe from 0.1 micron to 1000 micron (2008)

Driver, Simon P., Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard J., Graham, Alister W., Liske, Jochen, Baldry, Ivan

The dominant source of electromagnetic energy in the Universe today (over ultraviolet, optical and near-infrared wavelengths) is starlight. However, quantifying the amount of starlight produced has...

The energy output of the universe from 0.1 to 1000 μm (2008)

Driver, Simon P., Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard J., Graham, Alister W., Liske, Jochen, Baldry, Ivan

The dominant source of electromagnetic energy in the universe today (over ultraviolet, optical, and near-infrared wavelengths) is starlight. However, quantifying the amount of starlight produced has...

The energy output of the universe from 0.1 to 1000 μm (2008)

Driver, Simon P., Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard J., Graham, Alister W., Liske, Jochen, Baldry, Ivan

The dominant source of electromagnetic energy in the universe today (over ultraviolet, optical, and near-infrared wavelengths) is starlight. However, quantifying the amount of starlight produced has...

The energy output of the universe from 0.1 to 1000 μm (2008)

Driver, Simon P., Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard J., Graham, Alister W., Liske, Jochen, Baldry, Ivan

The dominant source of electromagnetic energy in the universe today (over ultraviolet, optical, and near-infrared wavelengths) is starlight. However, quantifying the amount of starlight produced has...

The energy output of the universe from 0.1 to 1000 μm (2008)

Driver, Simon P., Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard J., Graham, Alister W., Liske, Jochen, Baldry, Ivan

The dominant source of electromagnetic energy in the universe today (over ultraviolet, optical, and near-infrared wavelengths) is starlight. However, quantifying the amount of starlight produced has...

Modelling the SEDs of spiral galaxies (2007)

Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard J.

Modelling the UV/optical - infrared/submm SEDs of spiral galaxies observed with Herschel will be an essential tool to quantitatively interpret these observations in terms of the present and past...

The Millennium Galaxy Catalogue: the B-band attenuation of bulge and disc light and the implied cosmic dust and stellar mass densities (2007)

Driver, Simon P., Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard J., Liske, Jochen, Graham, Alister W., Allen, Paul D., ...

Based on our sample of 10095 galaxies with bulge-disc decompositions we derive the empirical B-band internal attenuation--inclination relation for galaxy discs and their associated central bulges....

Modelling the Pan-Spectral Energy Distribution of Starburst Galaxies: III. Emission Line Diagnostics of Ensembles of Evolving HII Regions (2006)

Dopita, Michael A., Fischera, Joerg, Sutherland, Ralph S., Kewley, Lisa J., Leitherer, Claus, Tuffs, Richard J., ...

We build, as far as theory will permit, self consistent model HII regions around central clusters of aging stars. These produce strong emission line diagnostics applicable to either individual HII...

Modelling the Pan-Spectral Energy Distribution of Starburst Galaxies: II. Control of the \HII Region Parameters (2006)

Dopita, Michael A., Fischera, Joerg, Sutherland, Ralph S., Kewley, Lisa J., Tuffs, Richard J., Popescu, Cristina C., ...

We examine, from a theoretical viewpoint, how the physical parameters of HII regions are controlled in both normal galaxies and in starburst environments. These parameters are the HII region...

Compact HII regions: what lies within? (2006)

Dopita,Michael A., Fischera,Jörg, Crowley,Oliver, Sutherland,Ralph S., Christiansen,Jessie, Tuffs,Richard J., ...

This paper presents both stellar mass and H II region diagnostics based on dusty, radiation-pressure dominated photoionization models for compact and ultra-compact H II regions, and compares these...

Compact HII regions: what lies within? (2006)

Dopita, Michael A., Fischera, Jörg, Crowley, Oliver, Sutherland, Ralph S., Christiansen, Jessie, Tuffs, Richard J., ...

This paper presents both stellar mass and H II region diagnostics based on dusty, radiation-pressure dominated photoionization models for compact and ultra-compact H II regions, and compares these...

Normal Nearby Galaxies (2005)

Sauvage,Marc, Tuffs,Richard J., Popescu,Cristina C.

Following on from IRAS, ISO has provided a huge advancement in our knowledge of the phenomenology of the infrared (IR) emission of normal galaxies and the underlying physical processes. Highlights...

Discovery of an Extended Ultraviolet Disk in the Nearby Galaxy NGC 4625 (2005)

Tuffs,Richard, Madore,B.F., Boissier,S., Swaters,R., Popescu,Cristina C., ...

Recent far-UV (FUV) and near-UV (NUV) observations of the nearby galaxy NGC 4625 made by the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) show the presence of an extended UV disk reaching to 4 times the optical...

Normal Nearby Galaxies (2005)

Sauvage, Marc, Tuffs, Richard J., Popescu, Cristina C.

Following on from IRAS, ISO has provided a huge advancement in our knowledge of the phenomenology of the infrared (IR) emission of normal galaxies and the underlying physical processes. Highlights...

Normal Gas-Rich Galaxies in the Far-Infrared: The Legacy of ISOPHOT (2005)

Tuffs,Richard J., Popescu,Cristina C.

Following on from IRAS, the ISOPHOT instrument on board the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) has provided a huge advancement in our knowledge of the phenomenology of the far-infrared (FIR) emission...

Modelling the ultraviolet/submillimeter spectral energy distributions of normal galaxies (2005)

Tuffs,Richard J., Popescu,Cristina C.

We give an overview of the factors shaping the ultraviolet (UV)/optical - far-infrared (FIR)/submillimeter (submm) spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of normal (non-starburst) galaxies. Particular...

Modelling the ultraviolet/submillimeter spectral energy distributions of normal galaxies (2005)

Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard J.

We give an overview of the factors shaping the ultraviolet (UV)/optical - far-infrared (FIR)/submillimeter (submm) spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of normal (non-starburst) galaxies. Particular...

Normal Gas-Rich Galaxies in the Far-Infrared: The Legacy of ISOPHOT (2005)

Tuffs, Richard J., Popescu, Cristina C.

Following on from IRAS, the ISOPHOT instrument on board the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) has provided a huge advancement in our knowledge of the phenomenology of the far-infrared (FIR) emission...

A comparative study of the spatial distribution of ultraviolet and far-infrared fluxes from M 101 (2005)

Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard J., Madore, Barry F., Völk, Heinrich J., Barlow, Tom, ...

The total ultraviolet (UV) flux (from 1412 to 2718 Å) of M101 is compared on a pixel-to-pixel basis with the total far-infrared (FIR) flux (from 60 to 170 μm) using the maps of the galaxy taken by...

Discovery of an Extended Ultraviolet Disk in the Nearby Galaxy NGC 4625 (2005)

Madore, B.F., Boissier, S., Swaters, R., Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard, ...

Recent far-UV (FUV) and near-UV (NUV) observations of the nearby galaxy NGC 4625 made by the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) show the presence of an extended UV disk reaching to 4 times the optical...

Normal Nearby Galaxies (2005)

Sauvage, Marc, Tuffs, Richard J., Popescu, Cristina C.

Following on from IRAS, ISO has provided a huge advancement in our knowledge of the phenomenology of the infrared (IR) emission of normal galaxies and the underlying physical processes. Highlights...

Modelling the ultraviolet/submillimeter spectral energy distributions of normal galaxies (2005)

Tuffs, Richard J., Popescu, Cristina C.

We give an overview of the factors shaping the ultraviolet (UV)/optical - far-infrared (FIR)/submillimeter (submm) spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of normal (non-starburst) galaxies. Particular...

Normal Gas-Rich Galaxies in the Far-Infrared: The Legacy of ISOPHOT (2005)

Tuffs, Richard J., Popescu, Cristina C.

Following on from IRAS, the ISOPHOT instrument on board the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) has provided a huge advancement in our knowledge of the phenomenology of the far-infrared (FIR) emission...

The Spectral Energy Distribution of Gas-Rich Galaxies: Confronting Models with Data (2005)

Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard J.

This conference was aimed at professional astronomers and graduate students. This set of papers is dedicated to new computational methods developed to analyze the lastest observations of galaxies...

Modelling the Pan-Spectral Energy Distribution of Starburst Galaxies: I. The role of ISM pressure & the Molecular Cloud Dissipation Timescale (2004)

Dopita, Michael, Groves, Brent, Fischera, Joerg, Sutherland, Ralph, Tuffs, Richard J., Popescu, Cristina C., ...

In this paper, we combine the stellar spectral synthesis code STARBURST 99, the nebular modelling code MAPPINGS IIIq, a 1-D dynamical evolution model of \HII regions around massive clusters of young...

Modelling the spectral energy distribution of galaxies. III. Attenuation of stellar light in spiral galaxies (2004)

Tuffs, Richard. J., Popescu, Cristina C., Voelk, Heinrich J., Kylafis, Nikolaos D., Dopita, Michael A.

We present new calculations of the attenuation of stellar light from spiral galaxies using geometries for stars and dust which can reproduce the entire spectral energy distribution from the UV to the...

Far Infrared mapping of NGC 891 (2003)

Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard. J., Kylafis, Nikolaos D., Madore, Barry F.

We present deep maps of dust emission from the edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 891, obtained with the ISOPHOT instrument on board the Infrared Space Observatory in broad band filters with reference...

The first detection of Far-Infrared emission associated with an extended HI disk. The case of NGC 891 (2003)

Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard. J.

Spiral galaxies in the Local Universe are commonly observed to be embedded in extended disks of neutral hydrogen - the so called ``extended HI disks''. Based on observations made using the ISOPHOT...

Far-Infrared Emission from Dust in Normal Galaxies (2003)

Tuffs,Richard J., Popescu,Cristina C.

We review the morphological and spectral energy distribution characteristics of the dust continuum emission (emitted in the 40-200 {μ}m spectral range) from normal galaxies, as revealed by detailed...

Far-Infrared Emission from Dust in Normal Galaxies (2003)

Tuffs, Richard J., Popescu, Cristina C.

We review the morphological and spectral energy distribution characteristics of the dust continuum emission (emitted in the 40-200 {μ}m spectral range) from normal galaxies, as revealed by detailed...

Far-infrared Emission from Dust in Normal Galaxies (2002)

Tuffs, Richard J., Popescu, Cristina C.

We review the morphological and spectral energy distribution characteristics of the dust continuum emission (emitted in the 40-200 micron spectral range) from normal galaxies, as revealed by detailed...

Modelling the spectral energy distribution of galaxies from the ultraviolet to submillimeter (2002)

Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard J.

We present results from a new modelling technique which can account for the observed optical/NIR - FIR/submm spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of normal star-forming galaxies in terms of a minimum...

Far-Infrared photometry of a statistical sampleof late-type Virgo Cluster galaxies (2002)

Tuffs, Richard J., Popescu, Cristina C., Pierini, Daniele, Voelk, Heinrich J., Hippelein, Hans, Leech, Kieron, ...

We present deep diffraction-limited far-infrared (FIR) strip maps of a sample of 63 galaxies later than S0 and brighter than B_T 16.8, selected from the Virgo Cluster Catalogue of Binggeli, Sandage &...

Cold dust in late-type Virgo Cluster galaxies (2001)

Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard J., Voelk, Heinrich J., Pierini, Daniele, Madore, Barry F.

We have statistically analyzed the spatially integrated far-infrared (FIR) emissions of the complete volume- and luminosity-limited sample of late-type (later than S0) Virgo cluster galaxies measured...

Intracluster Dust and Far Infrared Emission (2001)

Popescu,Cristina C., Tuffs,Richard J., Fischera,Jörg, Völk,Heinrich J.

We make predictions for the diffuse far-infrared (FIR) emission from dust in the intracluster medium (ICM) of the Virgo cluster. The dust injection rate from known sources in the cluster is unlikely...

Intracluster Dust and Far Infrared Emission (2001)

Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard J., Fischera, Jörg, Völk, Heinrich J.

We make predictions for the diffuse far-infrared (FIR) emission from dust in the intracluster medium (ICM) of the Virgo cluster. The dust injection rate from known sources in the cluster is unlikely...

Modelling the spectral energy distribution of galaxies. I. Radiation fields and grain heating in the edge-on spiral NGC891 (2000)

Popescu, Cristina C., Misiriotis, Angelos, Kylafis, Nikolaos D., Tuffs, Richard J., Fischera, Joerg

We describe a new tool for the analysis of the UV to the sub-millimeter (sub-mm) spectral energy distribution (SED) of spiral galaxies. We use a consistent treatment of grain heating and emission,...

On the FIR emission from intracluster dust (2000)

Popescu, Cristina C., Tuffs, Richard J., Fischera, Joerg, Voelk, Heinrich

We make predictions for the diffuse far-infrared (FIR) emission from dust in the intracluster medium (ICM) of the Virgo cluster using detailed information on potential dust sources, grain heating and...

A spectrophotometric catalogue of HII galaxies (1999)

Popescu, Cristina C., Hopp, Ulrich

We present a spectrophotometric catalogue of 90 emission-line galaxies (ELGs) discovered during an objective - prism survey that aimed to search for dwarf galaxies within the voids (Popescu et al....

On the star-formation properties of emission-line galaxies in and around voids (1999)

Popescu, Cristina C., Hopp, Ulrich, Rosa, Michael R.

We present a study of the star formation properties of a sample of emission line galaxies (ELGs) with respect to their environment. This study is part of a bigger project that aimed to find galaxies...

SN 1995ah-the first supernova observed in a Blue Compact Dwarf galaxy (1997)

Popescu, Cristina C., Rafanelli, Piero, Benetti, Stefano, Hopp, Ulrich, Birkle, Kurt, Elsaesser, Hans

We present the properties of the supernova SN 1995ah discovered in a Blue Compact Dwarf galaxy (BCD) around 10 days after the maximum. This is the first supernova event observed in a BCD. The...

Results of a search for emission-line galaxies towards nearby voids. The spatial distribution (1997)

Popescu, Cristina C., Hopp, Ulrich, Elsässer, Hans

We present the results of a search for emission-line galaxies (ELGs) towards nearby voids, based on a sample selected on the HQS (Hamburg Quasar Survey) - III-aJ objective-prism plates. The survey...

Search for emission-line galaxies towards nearby voids. Observational data (1995)

Popescu, Cristina C., Hopp, Ulrich, Hagen, Hans J., Elsaesser, Hans

We present the observational results of our search for emission-line galaxies (ELG) towards nearby voids. In order to find ELG, we started a survey using the IIIa-J objective prism plates from the...