Elias Brinks, Simon Pustilnik, Trinh X. Thuan, Yuri I. Izotov, William Henney, José Franco, ...
We present VLA H I observations of one of the most metal–deficient blue compact dwarf (BCD) galaxies known, SBS 0335–052, which sports an oxygen abundance of only 1/40th that of the Sun. We study...
Molecular gas in Tidal Dwarf Galaxies: Exploring the conditions for star formation (2009)
Lisenfeld, Ute, Bournaud, Frederic, Brinks, Elias, Duc, Pierre-Alain
Tidal Dwarf Galaxies (TDGs), produced from material expelled in galactic interactions, are well--suited to test the laws of star formation (SF) due to their simple structure, high metallicity --...
Triggered Star Formation and the Creation of the Supergiant H I Shell in IC 2574 (2009)
Weisz, Daniel R., Skillman, Evan D., Cannon, John M., Walter, Fabian, Brinks, Elias, Ott, Jürgen, ...
Based on deep imaging from the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), we present new evidence that stellar feedback created a ~1 kpc supergiant H I shell (SGS) and...
ΛCDM Satellites and H I companions—the Arecibo ALFA survey of NGC 2903 (2009)
Irwin, Judith A., Hoffman, G. Lyle, Spekkens, Kristine, Haynes, Martha P., Giovanelli, Riccardo, Linder, Suzanne M., ...
Triggered Star Formation and the Creation of the Supergiant HI Shell in IC 2574 (2008)
Weisz, Daniel R., Skillman, Evan D., Cannon, John M., Walter, Fabian, Brinks, Elias, Ott, Juergen, ...
Based on deep imaging from the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard the Hubble Space Telescope, we present new evidence that stellar feedback created a ~ 1 kpc supergiant HI shell (SGS) and triggered...
The Star Formation Efficiency in Nearby Galaxies: Measuring Where Gas Forms Stars Effectively (2008)
Leroy, Adam K., Walter, Fabian, Brinks, Elias, Bigiel, Frank, Madore, Barry, ...
We measure the star formation efficiency (SFE), the star formation rate per unit gas, in 23 nearby galaxies and compare it to expectations from proposed star formation laws and thresholds. We use HI...
Are the kinematics of DLAs in agreement with their arising in the gas disks of galaxies? (2008)
Zwaan, Martin, Walter, Fabian, Ryan-Weber, Emma, Brinks, Elias, Kennicutt Jr., Robert C.
We demonstrate in this paper that the velocity widths of the neutral gas in Damped Ly Alpha (DLA) systems are inconsistent with these systems originating in gas disks of galaxies similar to those...
The Star Formation Law in Nearby Galaxies on Sub-Kpc Scales (2008)
Bigiel, Frank, Leroy, Adam, Walter, Fabian, Brinks, Elias, Madore, Barry, ...
(Abridged) We present a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between star formation rate surface density (SFR SD) and gas surface density (gas SD) at sub-kpc resolution in a sample of 18 nearby...
Oh, Se-Heon, Walter, Fabian, Brinks, Elias, Kennicutt Jr, Robert C.
We present a new method to remove the impact of random and small-scale non-circular motions from HI velocity fields in galaxies in order to better constrain the dark matter properties for these...
Oh, Se-Heon, Walter, Fabian, Brinks, Elias, Kennicutt, Robert C.
We present a new method to remove the impact of random and small-scale noncircular motions from H I velocity fields in (dwarf) galaxies in order to better constrain the dark matter properties for...
Free floating HI clouds in the M 81 group (2008)
Brinks, Elias, Walter, Fabian, Skillman, Evan D.
Recent VLA observations pointed at dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxies in the M 81 group reveal a hitherto hidden population of extremely low mass (~ 105 M) HI clouds with no obvious optical...
Are the kinematics of DLAs in agreement with their arising in the gas disks of galaxies? (2008)
Zwaan, Martin, Walter, Fabian, Ryan-Weber, Emma, Brinks, Elias, Kennicutt, Robert C.
We demonstrate in this paper that the velocity widths of the neutral gas in damped Lyalpha (DLA) systems are inconsistent with these systems originating in gas disks of galaxies, similar to those...
Things: the H I Nearby Galaxy Survey (2008)
Walter, Fabian, Brinks, Elias, Bigiel, Frank, Kennicutt, Robert C., Thornley, Michele D., ...
We present "The H I Nearby Galaxy Survey (THINGS)," a high spectral (
The star formation efficiency in nearby galaxies: measuring where gas forms stars effectively (2008)
Leroy, Adam K., Walter, Fabian, Brinks, Elias, Bigiel, Frank, Madore, Barry, ...
We measure the star formation efficiency (SFE), the star formation rate (SFR) per unit of gas, in 23 nearby galaxies and compare it with expectations from proposed star formation laws and thresholds....
Are the kinematics of DLAs in agreement with their arising in the gas disks of galaxies? (2008)
Zwaan, Martin, Walter, Fabian, Ryan-Weber, Emma, Brinks, Elias, Kennicutt, Robert C.
We demonstrate in this paper that the velocity widths of the neutral gas in damped Lyα (DLA) systems are inconsistent with these systems originating in gas disks of galaxies, similar to those...
Are the kinematics of DLAs in agreement with their arising in the gas disks of galaxies? (2008)
Zwaan, Martin, Walter, Fabian, Ryan-Weber, Emma, Brinks, Elias, Kennicutt, Robert C.
We demonstrate in this paper that the velocity widths of the neutral gas in damped Lyα (DLA) systems are inconsistent with these systems originating in gas disks of galaxies, similar to those...
Leo I, David V. Bowen, Andrea Ferrara, J. Chris Blades, Elias Brinks
We have obtained spectra of three QSO/AGNs with the GHRS aboard the Hubble Space Telescope to search for absorption from low column density gas in the halo of the dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxy Leo...
VCC 2062: an old Tidal Dwarf Galaxy in the Virgo Cluster? (2007)
Duc, Pierre-Alain, Braine, Jonathan, Lisenfeld, Ute, Brinks, Elias, Boquien, Mederic
Numerical simulations predict the existence of old Tidal Dwarf Galaxies (TDGs) that would have survived several Gyr after the collision lying at their origin. Such survivors, which would by now have...
Free-Floating HI Clouds in the M 81 Group (2007)
Brinks, Elias, Walter, Fabian, Skillman, Evan D.
Recent VLA observations pointed at dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxies in the M 81 group reveal a hitherto hidden population of extremely low mass (~1e5 Msol) HI clouds with no obvious optical...
Tidal Debris posing as Dark Galaxies (2007)
Duc, Pierre-Alain, Bournaud, Frederic, Brinks, Elias
Debris sent into the intergalactic medium during tidal collisions can tell us about several fundamental properties of galaxies, in particular their missing mass, both in the form of cosmological Dark...
Intergalactic Star Formation (2007)
Duc, Pierre-Alain, Boquien, Meederic, Braine, J., Brinks, Elias, Lisenfeld, Ute, Charmandaris, Vassilis
Star formation in interacting systems may take place in various locations, from the dust--enshrouded core of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies to more unusual places such as the debris of colliding...
Dust and Atomic Gas in Dwarf Irregular Galaxies of the M81 Group: The SINGS and THINGS View (2007)
Walter, Fabian, Cannon, John M., Roussel, Hélène, Bendo, George J., Calzetti, Daniela, Dale, Daniel A., ...
We present observations of the dust and atomic gas phase in seven dwarf irregular galaxies of the M81 group from the Spitzer SINGS and VLA THINGS surveys. The Spitzer observations provide a first...
Dust and atomic gas in dwarf irregular galaxies of the M81 group: the SINGS and THINGS view (2007)
Walter, Fabian, Cannon, John M., Roussel, Hélène, Bendo, George J., Calzetti, Daniela, Dale, Daniel A., ...
We present observations of the dust and atomic gas phase in seven dwarf irregular galaxies of the M81 group from the Spitzer SINGS and VLA THINGS surveys. The Spitzer observations provide a first...
Star formation in NGC 5194 (M51a). II. The spatially resolved starformation law (2007)
Kennicutt, Robert C., Calzetti, Daniela, Walter, Fabian, Helou, George, Hollenbach, David J., Armus, Lee, ...
We have studied the relationship between the star formation rate (SFR), surface density, and gas surface density in the spiral galaxy M51a (NGC 5194), using multiwavelength data obtained as part of...
Missing mass in collisional debris from galaxies (2007)
Bournaud, Frédéric, Duc, Pierre-Alain, Brinks, Elias, Boquien, Médéric, Amram, Philippe, Lisenfeld, Ute, ...
Recycled dwarf galaxies can form in the collisional debris of massive galaxies. Theoretical models predict that, contrary to classical galaxies, these recycled galaxies should be free of nonbaryonic...
Observations of supershells in the interstellar medium of nearby galaxies (2007)
Brinks, Elias, Bagetakos, Ioannis, Walter, Fabian, De Blok, Erwin
The formation of massive stars in a gas-rich spiral or dwarf galaxy has a dramatic effect on the surrounding Interstellar Medium (ISM). Newly formed massive stars (M > 8 M[o]) will have a major...
An inventory of supershells in nearby galaxies: first results from THINGS (2007)
Bagetakos, Ioannis, Brinks, Elias, Walter, Fabian, De Blok, Erwin
The HI Nearby Galaxy Survey (THINGS), is a 21-cm HI line survey of a sample of 34 nearby (3-10 Mpc) galaxies. The observations were carried out with the VLA and have a velocity resolution of less...
Fine-scale structure of the neutral ISM in M81 (2007)
Bagetakos, Ioannis, Brinks, Elias, Walter, Fabian, De Blok, Erwin
We present an analysis of the fine-scale structure of the neutral ISM as traced via the 21-cm line of atomic hydrogen (HI) in the nearby galaxy M81. This galaxy forms part of "The HI Nearby Galaxy...
Intergalactic Star Formation (2006)
Duc, Pierre-Alain, Boquien, Meederic, Braine, Jonathan, Brinks, Elias, Lisenfeld, Ute, Charmandaris, Vassilis
Star formation in interacting systems may take place in various locations, from the dust--enshrouded core of Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies to more unusual places such as the debris of colliding...
Simon Pustilnik, Trinh X. Thuan, Yuri I. Izotov, Elias Brinks
Neutral hydrogen observations of the extremely metal-poor blue compact dwarf galaxy sbs 0335-052
NGC 404, a galaxy without dark matter (2006)
NGC 404, a galaxy without dark matter
IRAC and MIPS Observations of the Interacting Galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207: Clumpy Emission (2006)
Elmegreen, Debra Meloy, Elmegreen, Bruce G., Kaufman, Michele, Sheth, Kartik, Struck, Curtis, Thomasson, Magnus, ...
IC 2163 and NGC 2207 are interacting galaxies that have been well studied at optical and radio wavelengths and simulated in numerical models to reproduce the observed kinematics and morphological...
Elmegreen, Debra Meloy, Elmegreen, Bruce G., Kaufman, Michele, Sheth, Kartik, Struck, Curtis, Thomasson, Magnus, ...
IC 2163 and NGC 2207 are interacting galaxies that have been well studied at optical and radio wavelengths and simulated in numerical models to reproduce the observed kinematics and morphological...
The Arecibo Galaxy Environment Survey : precursor observations of the NGC 628 group (2006)
Auld, Robbie, Minchin, Robert F., Davies, Jonathan I., Catinella, Barbara, Van Driel, Wim, Henning, Patricia A., ...
Abstract not available.
The Arecibo Galaxy Environment Survey : precursor observations of the NGC 628 group (2006)
Auld, Robbie, Minchin, Robert F., Davies, Jonathan I., Catinella, Barbara, Van Driel, Wim, Henning, Patricia A., ...
Abstract not available.
The Arecibo Galaxy Environment Survey : precursor observations of the NGC 628 group (2006)
Auld, Robbie, Minchin, Robert F., Davies, Jonathan I., Catinella, Barbara, Van Driel, Wim, Henning, Patricia A., ...
Abstract not available.
The Arecibo Galaxy Environment Survey : precursor observations of the NGC 628 group (2006)
Auld, Robbie, Minchin, Robert F., Davies, Jonathan I., Catinella, Barbara, Van Driel, Wim, Henning, Patricia A., ...
Abstract not available.
The Arecibo Galaxy Environment Survey : precursor observations of the NGC 628 group (2006)
Auld, Robbie, Minchin, Robert F., Davies, Jonathan I., Catinella, Barbara, Van Driel, Wim, Henning, Patricia A., ...
Abstract not available.
Struck, Curtis, Kaufman, Michele, Brinks, Elias, Thomasson, Magnus, Elmegreen, Bruce G., Elmegreen, Debra Meloy
We present numerical hydrodynamical models of the collision between the galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207. These models extend the results of earlier work where the galaxy discs were modeled one at a...
A Chandra X-ray survey of nearby dwarf starburst galaxies: I. Data reduction and results (2005)
Ott, Juergen, Walter, Fabian, Brinks, Elias
(abridged) We present an analysis of Chandra X-ray observations of a sample of eight dwarf starburst galaxies (I Zw 18, VII Zw 403, NGC 1569, NGC 3077, NGC 4214, NGC 4449, NGC 5253, and He 2-10)....
Ott, Juergen, Walter, Fabian, Brinks, Elias
(abridged) We present a comprehensive comparison of the X-ray properties of a sample of eight dwarf starburst galaxies observed with Chandra (I Zw 18, VII Zw 403, NGC 1569, NGC 3077, NGC 4214, NGC...
Ott, Jürgen, Walter, Fabian, Brinks, Elias
We present a comprehensive comparison of the X-ray properties of a sample of eight dwarf starburst galaxies observed with Chandra (IZw18, VIIZw403, NGC1569, NGC3077, NGC4214, NGC4449, NGC5253 and...
A Chandra X-ray survey of nearby dwarf starburst galaxies - I. Data reduction and results (2005)
Ott, Jürgen, Walter, Fabian, Brinks, Elias
We present an analysis of Chandra X-ray observations of a sample of eight dwarf starburst galaxies (IZw18, VIIZw403, NGC1569, NGC3077, NGC4214, NGC4449, NGC5253 and He2-10). Extended, diffuse X-ray...
VLA imaging of the intriguing H I cloud HIJASS J1021+6842 in the M81 Group (2005)
Walter, Fabian, Skillman, Evan D., Brinks, Elias
We present VLA H I 21 cm observations of HIJASS J1021+6842, which has been discovered in the direction of the M81 Group. Our synthesis imaging reveals that the H I is distributed over a larger...
The relation between galaxy activity and the dynamics of compact groups of galaxies (2004)
Coziol, Roger, Brinks, Elias, Bravo-Alfaro, Hector
Using a sample of 91 galaxies distributed over 27 Compact Groups of Galaxies (CGs), we define an index that allows us to quantify their level of activity, be it AGN or star formation. By combining...
VLA HI and OVRO CO Interferometry of a Tidal Dwarf Galaxy (2004)
Brinks, Elias, Duc, Pierre-Alain, Walter, Fabian
We present high resolution interferometric observations of the cool atomic and cold molecular ISM of the TDG candidate Arp 245N, an object resembling a dwarf galaxy in the northern tidal tail of the...
Molecular gas in the intergalactic medium of Stephan's Quintet (2002)
Lisenfeld, Ute, Leon, Stephane, Braine, Jonathan, Duc, Pierre-Alain, Charmandaris, Vassilis, Brinks, Elias
Stephan's Quintet (SQ) is a Hickson Compact Group well known for its complex dynamical and star formation history and its rich intergalactic medium (IGM). In order to study the extent, origin and...
Abundant molecular gas in the intergalactic medium of Stephan's Quintet (2002)
Lisenfeld, Ute, Braine, Jonathan, Duc, Pierre-Alain, Leon, Stephane, Charmandaris, Vassilis, Brinks, Elias
Stephan's Quintet (SQ) is a system consisting of at least four interacting galaxies which is well known for its complex dynamical and star formation history. It possesses a rich intergalactic medium...
ROSAT X-ray observations of the dwarf galaxy Holmberg II (2002)
Kerp, Juergen, Walter, Fabian, Brinks, Elias
We present a study of the irregular dwarf galaxy Holmberg II based on ROSAT PSPC observations (total exposure time: 22 ksec). Holmberg II is a nearby (3.2 Mpc), well-studied dwarf irregular galaxy....
Mass loss from galaxies: feeding the IGM, recycling in the IGM (2001)
Duc, Pierre-Alain, Braine, Jonathan, Lisenfeld, Ute, Amram, Philippe, Brinks, Elias
As a result of internal processes or environmental effects like ram-pressure stripping or collisions, galaxies lose a significant part of their stellar and gaseous content. Whereas the impact of such...
CO Observations of the Interacting Galaxy Pair NGC 5394/95 (2001)
Kaufman, Michele, Sheth, Kartik, Struck, Curtis, Elmegreen, Bruce G., Thomasson, Magnus, Elmegreen, Debra Meloy, ...
BIMA CO 1-0 observations are presented of the spiral galaxies NGC 5394 and NGC 5395 that have undergone a recent, grazing encounter. In NGC 5394, 80% of the CO emission detected by BIMA is...
Evidence for Blow-out in the Low-mass Dwarf Galaxy Holmberg I (2001)
Ott, Juergen, Walter, Fabian, Brinks, Elias, Van Dyk, Schuyler D., Dirsch, Boris, Klein, Ulrich
We present radio and optical observations of Holmberg I (HoI), a member of the M81 group of galaxies (distance 3.6Mpc). HoI is a low-mass, low surface- brightness dwarf galaxy. High-resolution...
21-cm H I emission from the Damped Lyman-alpha absorber SBS 1543+593 (2001)
Bowen, David V., Huchtmeier, Walter, Brinks, Elias, Tripp, Todd M., Jenkins, Edward B.
We detect 21-cm emission from the Low Surface Brightness (LSB) galaxy SBS 1543+593, which gives rise to a Damped Lyman-alpha (DLA) absorption line in the spectrum of the background QSO HS 1543+5921...
NGC 404, a galaxy without dark matter (2001)
Brinks , Elias, Cepa , Jordi, Río , María Soledad Del
We present high resolution (15´´ and 2.5 km/s) HI observations of the S0 gal axy NGC 404. We derive an HI mass of MHI = 6.7 × 107 Msolar, in good agreement with previous measurements. The HI is...
HI Recycling: Formation of Tidal Dwarf Galaxies (2000)
Duc, Pierre-Alain, Brinks, Elias
Galactic collisions trigger a number of phenomena, such as transportation inward of gas from distances of up to kiloparsecs from the center of a galaxy to the nuclear region, fuelling a central...
Gallimore, Jack, Baum, Stefi, O'Dea, Christopher, Pedlar, Alan, Brinks, Elias
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/9905267 v1 20 May 1999
Gallimore, Jack, Baum, Stefi, O'Dea, Christopher, Pedlar, Alan, Brinks, Elias
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/9905267 v1 20 May 1999
Study of the interacting system NGC 6845 (1999)
Rodrigues, Irapuan, Dottori, Horacio, Brinks, Elias, Mirabel, I. Felix
We present optical spectroscopy, B, V, R and I CCD photometry and VLA neutral hydrogen observations of the interacting quartet NGC 6845, also know as Klemola 30. NGC 6845 A, the dominant component,...
Holes and Shells in the Interstellar Medium of the Nearby Dwarf Galaxy IC 2574 (1999)
We present HI synthesis observations of the nearby dwarf galaxy IC 2574 (a member of the M81 group of galaxies) made with the NRAO Very Large Array at high spatial and velocity resolution (95 pc x...
Ring structure and warp of NGC5907 -- Interaction with dwarf galaxies (1998)
Shang, Zhaohui, Zheng, Zhongyuan, Brinks, Elias, Chen, Jiansheng, Burstein, David, Su, Hongjun, ...
The edge-on, nearby spiral galaxy NGC5907 has long been used as the prototype of a ``non-interacting'' warped galaxy. We report here the discovery of two interactions with companion dwarf galaxies...
X-ray Emission from an Expanding Supergiant Shell in IC 2574 (1998)
Walter, Fabian, Kerp, Jürgen, Duric, Neb, Brinks, Elias, Klein, Uli
We present a multi--wavelength study of a supergiant shell within the violent interstellar medium of the nearby dwarf galaxy IC 2574, a member of the M81 group of galaxies. Neutral hydrogen (HI)...
The absence of diffuse gas around the dwarf spheroidal galaxy Leo I (1996)
Bowen, David V., Tolstoy, Eline, Ferrara, Andrea, Blades, J. Chris, Brinks, Elias
We have obtained spectra of three QSO/AGNs with the GHRS aboard the Hubble Space Telescope to search for absorption from low column density gas in the halo of the dwarf spheroidal (dSph) galaxy Leo...
A high resolution hydrogen line survey of Messier 31. (1984)
Thesis--Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden, 1984.