Accomplishments of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Mission (2009)
Van Steenberg, Michael E, Sonneborn, George, Moos, H W, Blair, William P
Accomplishments of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Mission (2009)
Van Steenberg, Michael E, Sonneborn, George, Moos, H W, Blair, William P
Bowen, D. V., Jenkins, E. B., Tripp, T. M., Sembach, K. R., Savage, B. D., Moos, H. W., ...
To probe the distribution and physical characteristics of interstellar gas at temperatures T ~ 3e5 K in the disk of the Milky Way, we have used the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) to...
What is the Total Deuterium Abundance in the Local Galactic Disk? (2007)
Linsky, Jeffrey L., Draine, Bruce T., Moos, H. W., Jenkins, Edward B., Wood, Brian E., Oliveira, Cristina, ...
Analyses of spectra obtained with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite, together with spectra from the Copernicus and IMAPS instruments, reveal an unexplained very wide range...
What is the Total Deuterium Abundance in the Local Galactic Disk? (2006)
Linsky, Jeffrey L., Draine, Bruce T., Moos, H. W., Jenkins, Edward B., Wood, Brian E., Oliveira, Cristina, ...
Analyses of spectra obtained with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite, together with spectra from the Copernicus and IMAPS instruments, reveal an unexplained very wide range...
A Study of the Reionization History of Intergalactic Helium with FUSE and VLT (2006)
Zheng, W., Kriss, G. A., Dixon, W. V., Kruk, J. W., Shull, J. M., ...
We obtained high-resolution VLT and FUSE spectra of the quasar HE2347-4342 to study the properties of the intergalactic medium between redshifts z=2.0-2.9. The high-quality optical spectrum allows us...
The UV spectrum of HS1700+6416 II. FUSE observations of the HeII Lyman alpha forest (2006)
Fechner, C., Reimers, D., Kriss, G. A., Baade, R., Blair, W. P., Giroux, M. L., ...
We present the far-UV spectrum of the quasar HS1700+6416 taken with FUSE. This QSO provides the second line of sight with the HeII absorption resolved into a Ly alpha forest structure. Since...
Hebrard, G., Tripp, T. M., Chayer, P., Friedman, S. D., Dupuis, J., Sonnentrucker, P., ...
We present a study of the deuterium abundance along the extended sight line (2.7kpc) toward HD 90087 with FUSE. Both in terms of distance and column densities, HD 90087 has the longest and densest...
Oxygen Gas Phase Abundance Revisited (2005)
André, M. K., Oliveira, C. M., Howk, J. C., Ferlet, R., Hébrard, G., ...
We present new measurements of the interstellar gas-phase oxygen abundance along the sight lines towards 19 early-type galactic stars at an average distance of 2.6 kpc. We derive O {\\small I} column...
The D/H Ratio in the Interstellar Medium toward the White Dwarf PG0038+199 (2005)
Williger, G. M., Oliveira, C., Hebrard, G., Dupuis, J., Dreizler, S., Moos, H. W.
We determine the D/H ratio in the interstellar medium toward the DO white dwarf PG0038+199 using spectra from the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE), with ground-based support from Keck...
INTERSTELLAR N$_2$ IN THE DIFFUSE ISM TOWARD 20 AQUILAE (2005)
Knauth, David C., McCandliss, S. R., Moos, H. W.
Author Institution: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208; Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218
A Study of the Reionization History of Intergalactic Helium with FUSE and VLT (2003)
Zheng, W., Kriss, G. A., Dixon, W. V., Kruk, J. W., Shull, J. M., ...
We obtained high-resolution VLT and FUSE spectra of the quasar HE2347-4342 to study the properties of the intergalactic medium between redshifts z=2.0-2.9. The high-quality optical spectrum allows us...
The Deuterium-to-Hydrogen Ratio in a Low-Metallicity Cloud Falling onto the Milky Way (2003)
Sembach, K. R., Wakker, B. P., Tripp, T. M., Richter, P., Kruk, J. W., Blair, W. P., ...
Using Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer and Hubble Space Telescope observations of the QSO PG1259+593, we detect D I Lyman-series absorption in high velocity cloud Complex C, a low-metallicity...
FUSE Survey of the Local Interstellar Medium within 200 Parsec (2003)
Lehner, N., Jenkins, E. B., Gry, C., Moos, H. W., Chayer, P., Lacour, S.
We present FUSE observations of the interstellar gas toward 30 white dwarf and 1 subdwarf (SdO) stars. These sightlines probe the Local Bubble (LB) and the local interstellar medium (LISM) near the...
Oxygen Gas Phase Abundance Revisited (2003)
André, M. K., Oliveira, C. M., Howk, J. C., Ferlet, R., Hébrard, G., ...
We present new measurements of the interstellar gas-phase oxygen abundance along the sight lines towards 19 early-type galactic stars at an average distance of 2.6 kpc. We derive O {\small I} column...
Oxygen Gas Phase Abundance Revisited (2003)
André, M. K., Oliveira, C. M., Howk, J. C., Ferlet, R., Hébrard, G., ...
We present new measurements of the interstellar gas-phase oxygen abundance along the sight lines towards 19 early-type galactic stars at an average distance of 2.6 kpc. We derive O {\\small I} column...
A Study of the Reionization History of Intergalactic Helium with FUSE and VLT (2003)
Zheng, W., Kriss, G. A., Dixon, W. V., Kruk, J. W., Shull, J. M., ...
We obtained high-resolution VLT and FUSE spectra of the quasar HE2347-4342 to study the properties of the intergalactic medium between redshifts z=2.0-2.9. The high-quality optical spectrum allows us...
A Study of the Reionization History of Intergalactic Helium with FUSE and VLT (2003)
Zheng, W., Kriss, G. A., Dixon, W. V., Kruk, J. W., Shull, J. M., ...
We obtained high-resolution VLT and FUSE spectra of the quasar HE2347-4342 to study the properties of the intergalactic medium between redshifts z=2.0-2.9. The high-quality optical spectrum allows us...
Oxygen Gas Phase Abundance Revisited (2003)
André, M. K., Oliveira, C. M., Howk, J. C., Ferlet, R., Hébrard, G., ...
We present new measurements of the interstellar gas-phase oxygen abundance along the sight lines towards 19 early-type galactic stars at an average distance of 2.6 kpc. We derive O {\\small I} column...
Distribution and Kinematics of O VI in the Galactic Halo (2002)
Savage, B. D., Sembach, K. R., Wakker, B. P., Richter, P., Meade, M., Jenkins, E. B., ...
FUSE spectra of 100 extragalactic objects are analyzed to obtain measures of O VI absorption along paths through the Milky Way thick disk/halo. Strong O VI absorption over the approximate velocity...
The FUSE survey of OVI absorption in and near the Galaxy (2002)
Wakker, B. P., Savage, B. D., Sembach, K. R., Richter, P., Meade, M., Jenkins, E. B., ...
We present FUSE observations of OVI absorption in a sample of 100 extragalactic targets and 2 distant halo stars. We describe the details of the calibration, alignment in velocity, continuum fitting,...
Highly-Ionized High-Velocity Gas in the Vicinity of the Galaxy (2002)
Sembach, K. R., Wakker, B. P., Savage, B. D., Richter, P., Meade, M., Shull, J. M., ...
We report the results of an extensive FUSE study of high velocity OVI absorption along 102 complete sight lines through the Galactic halo. The high velocity OVI traces a variety of phenomena,...
Abundances of Deuterium, Nitrogen, and Oxygen toward HZ 43A: Results from the FUSE Mission (2002)
Kruk, J. W., Howk, J. C., Andre, M., Moos, H. W., Oegerle, W. R., Oliveira, C., ...
We present an analysis of interstellar absorption along the line of sight to the nearby white dwarf star HZ43A. The distance to this star is 68+/-13 pc, and the line of sight extends toward the north...
Sonneborn, G., Andre, M., Oliveira, C., Hebrard, G., Howk, J. C., Tripp, T. M., ...
High resolution far-ultraviolet spectra of the O-type subdwarf BD +28 4211 were obtained with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) to measure the interstellar deuterium, nitrogen, and...
Moos, H. W., Sembach, K. R., Vidal-Madjar, A., York, D. G., Friedman, S. D., Hebrard, G., ...
Observations obtained with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) have been used to determine the column densities of D I, O I, and N I along seven sight lines that probe the local...
Wood, B. E., Linsky, J. L., Hebrard, G., Vidal-Madjar, A., Lemoine, M., Moos, H. W., ...
We use Far Ultraviolet Spectrocopic Explorer (FUSE) observations to study interstellar absorption along the line of sight to the white dwarf WD1634-573 (d=37.1+/-2.6 pc). Combining our measurement of...
Lemoine, M., Vidal-Madjar, A., Hebrard, G., Ferlet, R., Etangs, A. Lecavelier Des, ...
High-resolution spectra of the hot white dwarf G191-B2B, covering the wavelength region 905-1187A, were obtained with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE). This data was used in...
Hebrard, G., Lemoine, M., Vidal-Madjar, A., Etangs, A. Lecavelier Des, Ferlet, R., ...
We present a deuterium abundance analysis of the line of sight toward the white dwarf WD2211-495 observed with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE). Numerous interstellar lines are...
Friedman, S. D., Howk, J. C., Chayer, P., Tripp, T. M., Hebrard, G., Andre, M., ...
We present measurements of the column densities of interstellar DI and OI made with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE), and of HI made with the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE)...
Lehner, N., Gry, C., Sembach, K. R., Hebrard, G., Chayer, P., Moos, H. W., ...
Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer observations are presented for WD0621-376, a DA white dwarf star in the local interstellar medium (LISM) at a distance of about 78 pc. The data have a...
FUSE Observations of Possible Infalling Planetesimals in the 51 Ophiuchi Circumstellar Disk (2001)
Roberge, A., Feldman, P. D., Etangs, A. Lecavelier Des, Vidal-Madjar, A., Deleuil, M., ...
We present the first observations of the circumstellar (CS) disk system 51 Ophiuchi with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer. We detect several absorption lines arising from the unusual...
Kriss, G. A., Shull, J. M., Oegerle, W., Zheng, W., Davidsen, A. F., Songaila, A., ...
The neutral hydrogen and the ionized helium absorption in the spectra of quasars are unique probes of structure in the early universe. We present Far-Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer observations...
Observations of O VI Emission from the Diffuse Interstellar Medium (2001)
Shelton, R. L., Kruk, J. W., Murphy, E. M., Andersson, B. G., Blair, W. P., Dixon, W. V., ...
We report the first Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) measurements of diffuse O VI (lambda,lambda 1032,1038) emission from the general diffuse interstellar medium outside of supernova...
FUSE Observations of Capella (2001)
Young, P. R., Dupree, A. K., Wood, B. E., Redfield, S., Linsky, J. L., Ake, T. B., ...
Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer FUSE observations of the bright binary system Capella (Alpha Aurigae; G1 III + G8 III) reveal a rich emission line spectrum containing neutral and ionic...
FUSE Observations of Interstellar Gas toward the SMC Star Sk 108 (2001)
Mallouris, C., Welty, D. E., York, D. G., Moos, H. W., Sembach, K. R., Friedman, S. D., ...
We discuss the interstellar absorption lines found in FUSE spectra of the Wolf-Rayet binary Sk 108, located in the northeastern part of the main ``bar'' of the Small Magellanic Cloud. The spectra...
P. R. Young, A. K. Dupree, B. E. Wood, S. Redfield, J. L. Linsky, T. B. Ake, ...
Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer observations of the binary system Capella reveal a rich emission-line spectrum containing neutral and ionic species, among them H i, Oi, Ciii, Ovi, Svi, Nev,...
Photospheric Metals in the FUSE Spectrum of the Subdwarf B Star PG0749+658 (2000)
Ohl, R. G., Chayer, P., Moos, H. W.
We present an abundance analysis of the far-ultraviolet (905--1187 A) spectrum of the subdwarf B star PG0749+658, obtained by the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE). The data have a...
No diffuse H2 in the metal deficient galaxy I Zw 18 (2000)
Vidal-Madjar, A., Kunth, D., Etangs, A. Lecavelier Des, Lequeux, J., Andre, M., BenJaffel, L., ...
The metal deficient starburst galaxy IZw18 has been observed with FUSE in a search for H2 molecules. The spectrum obtained with an aperture covering the full galaxy shows no absorption lines of...
FUSE Observations of the HD Molecule toward HD 73882 (2000)
Ferlet, R., Andre, M., Hebrard, G., Lemoine, M., ...
The Lyman and Werner band systems of deuterated molecular hydrogen (HD) occur in the far UV range below 1200 A. The high sensitivity of the FUSE mission can give access, at moderate resolution, to...
Overview of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Mission (2000)
The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer satellite observes light in the far-ultraviolet spectral region, 905 - 1187 A with high spectral resolution. The instrument consists of four coaligned...
On-Orbit Performance of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) Satellite (2000)
Sahnow, D. J., Moos, H. W., Ake, T., Andersen, J., Andersson, B-G, Andre, M., ...
Launch of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) has been followed by an extensive period of calibration and characterization as part of the preparation for normal satellite operations....
FUSE Spectroscopy of High Velocity Cloud Complex C (2000)
Murphy, E. M., Sembach, K. R., Gibson, B. K., Shull, J. M., Savage, B. D., Roth, K. C., ...
We present Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) observations of the sightline toward the Seyfert 1 galaxy Markarian 876, which passes through high velocity cloud (HVC) complex C. This sight...
Blair, W P, Sankrit, R, Shelton, R, Sembach, K R, Moos, H W, Raymond, J C, ...
We report a Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer satellite observation of the supernova remnant N49 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, covering the 905 -- 1187 A spectral region. A 30'' square aperture...
Snow, T. P., Rachford, B. L., Tumlinson, J., Shull, J. M., Welty, D. E., Blair, W. P., ...
We report the results of initial FUSE observations of molecular hydrogen (H2) in translucent clouds. These clouds have greater optical depth than any of the diffuse clouds previously observed for...
FUSE Observations of O VI Absorption in the Galactic Halo (2000)
Savage, B. D., Sembach, K. R., Jenkins, E. B., Shull, J. M., York, D. G., Sonneborn, G., ...
Far-ultraviolet spectra of 11 AGNs observed by FUSE are analyzed to obtain measures of O VI 1031.93 A absorption occurring over very long paths through Milky Way halo gas. Strong O VI absorption is...
FUSE Observations of Diffuse Interstellar Molecular Hydrogen (2000)
Shull, J. M., Tumlinson, J., Jenkins, E. B., Moos, H. W., Rachford, B. L., Savage, B. D., ...
We describe a moderate-resolution FUSE mini-survey of H2 in the Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds, using four hot stars and four AGN as background sources. FUSE spectra of nearly every stellar and...
FUSE Observations of the Low-Redshift Lyman-beta Forest (2000)
Shull, J. M., Giroux, M. L., Penton, S. V., Tumlinson, J., Stocke, J. T., Jenkins, E. B., ...
We describe a moderate-resolution (20-25 km/s) FUSE study of the low-redshift intergalactic medium. We report on studies of 7 extragalactic sightlines and 12 Ly-beta absorbers that correspond to...
FUSE Observations of O VI in High Velocity Clouds (2000)
Sembach, K. R., Savage, B. D., Shull, J. M., Jenkins, E. B., Murphy, E. M., York, D. G., ...
We have used moderate-resolution (FWHM ~ 25 km/sec) spectra of AGNs and QSOs observed by the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) to make the first definitive measurements of absorption by...
The Local Interstellar Medium in Puppis-Vela (2000)
Cha, A., Sahu, M., Moos, H. W., Blaauw, A.
The first study of the local interstellar medium (LISM) toward Puppis-Vela (l = 245\degr to 275\degr, b = -15\degr to +5\degr, d < 200 pc) is presented in this paper. A study of the locations, sizes,...
DIRECT EVIDENCE FOR AND TRANSITION RATES OF ION PAIR INTERACTIONS IN LAC13:HO3+, (1998)
Energy transfer between Ho(3+) ions in a LaC13 lattice was studied by means of relative fluorescence intensity measurements. By careful measurements of the relative fluorescence from E(5S2), C5I4),...
OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF IONS IN CRYSTALS, (1998)
The volume is comprised of 40 papers in the following areas: Rare earth energy level structure and transition probabilities; energy levels and excited state effects in transition metal ions;...
RARE EARTH INFRARED LIFETIMES AND EXCITON MIGRATION RATES IN TRICHLORIDE CRYSTALS. (1998)
Gandrud ,William B., Moos,H. W.
Lifetimes of trivalent rare earth ion levels below 14,000/cm were measured in the LaCl3, GdCl3, and YCl3 hosts, using the Infrared Quantum Counter and infrared fluorescence techniques. Because of...
Sonneborn, G., Pun, C. S. J., Kimble, R. A., Gull, T. R., Lundqvist, P., McCray, R., ...
Visual and ultraviolet spatially resolved (~ 0."1) spectra of SN 1987A obtained on days 3715 and 3743 with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope show that the...
Detection of the SO2 Atmosphere on Io with the Hubble Space Telescope (1994)
Ballester, Gilda E., Mcgrath, M. A., Strobel, D. F., Zhu, Xun, Feldman, Paul D., Moos, H. W.
Observations of the trailing hemisphere of Io made with the Faint Object Spectrograph of the Hubble Space Telescope in March 1992 have resulted in the first detection of atmospheric SO2 absorption...
Ultraviolet spectrometer experiment for the Voyager mission (1977)
Sandel, B. R., Atreya, Sushil K., Donahue, Thomas M., Moos, H. W., Bertaux, J. L., Blamont, J. E., ...
The Voyager Ultraviolet Spectrometer (UVS) is an objective grating spectrometer covering the wavelength range of 500–1700 Å with 10 Å resolution. Its primary goal is the determination of the...
Hough, P V, McKinney, W R, Ledbeter, M C, Pollack, R E, Moos, H W
Proteins, nucleic acids, and fluorescein-conjugated antibody are shown to be identifidable in situ via the fluorescence excited by the focused electron beam of a canning electron microscope. A...
Hough, P V, McKinney, W R, Ledbeter, M C, Pollack, R E, Moos, H W
Proteins, nucleic acids, and fluorescein-conjugated antibody are shown to be identifidable in situ via the fluorescence excited by the focused electron beam of a canning electron microscope. A...