A new view on the ISM of galaxies: far-infrared and submillimetre spectroscopy with Herschel (2009)
Baes, Maarten, Madden, Suzanne C., Wilson, Christine D., Lundgren, Andreas A., De Breuck, Carlos
The FIR/submm window is amongst the least explored spectral regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is, however, a key to study the general properties of the interstellar medium of galaxies, as...
Exact potential-density pairs for flattened dark haloes (2008)
Cosmological simulations suggest that dark matter haloes are not spherical, but typically moderately to strongly triaxial systems. We investigate methods to convert spherical potential-density pairs...
Smart detectors for Monte Carlo radiative transfer (2008)
Many optimization techniques have been invented to reduce the noise that is inherent in Monte Carlo radiative transfer simulations. As the typical detectors used in Monte Carlo simulations do not...
Black hole mass measurements using ionized gas discs: systematic dust effects (2008)
Using detailed Monte Carlo radiative transfer simulations in realistic models for galactic nuclei, we investigate the influence of interstellar dust in ionized gas discs on the rotation curves and...
The dynamical structure of dark matter halos with universal properties (2008)
Van Hese, Emmanuel, Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig
$N$-body simulations have unveiled several apparently universal properties of dark matter halos, including a cusped density profile, a power-law pseudo phase-space density $\rho/\sigma_r^3$, and a...
METIS - the Mid-infrared E-ELT Imager and Spectrograph (2008)
Brandl, Bernhard R., Lenzen, Rainer, Pantin, Eric, Glasse, Alistair, Blommaert, Joris, Venema, Lars, ...
METIS, the Mid-infrared ELT Imager and Spectrograph (formerly called MIDIR), is a proposed instrument for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), currently undergoing a phase-A study. The...
METIS: the mid-infrared E-ELT imager and spectrograph (2008)
Brandl, Bernhard R., Lenzen, Rainer, Pantin, Eric, Glasse, Alistair, Blommaert, Joris, Venema, Lars, ...
METIS: the mid-infrared E-ELT imager and spectrograph (2008)
Brandl, Bernhard R., Lenzen, Rainer, Pantin, Eric, Glasse, Alistair, Blommaert, Joris, Venema, Lars, ...
METIS, the Mid-infrared ELT Imager and Spectrograph (formerly called MIDIR), is a proposed instrument for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), currently undergoing a phase-A study. The...
Smart detectors for Monte Carlo radiative transfer (2008)
Many optimization techniques have been invented to reduce the noise that is inherent in Monte Carlo radiative transfer simulations. As the typical detectors used in Monte Carlo simulations do not...
VSOP: the variable star one-shot project - I. Project presentation and first data release (2007)
DALL, TH, FOELLMI, C, PRITCHARD, J, LO CURTO, G, PRIETO, CA, BRUNTT, H, ...
Efficient radiative transfer in a circumstellar disk environment (2007)
Baes, Maarten, VIDAL, E, VAN WINCKEL, H, DEROO, P, GIELEN, C
The v_c-sigma_c relation in low mass and low surface brightness galaxies (2006)
Buyle, Pieter, Ferrarese, Laura, Gentile, Gianfranco, Dejonghe, Herwig, Baes, Maarten, Klein, Ulrich
We present an updated investigation of the relation between large scale disk circular velocity, v_c, and bulge velocity dispersion, sigma_c. New bulge velocity dispersions are measured for a sample...
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 nu(c)-sigma(c) relation in low-mass and low surface brightness galaxies (2006)
Buyle, Pieter, FERRARESE, L, GENTILE, G, Dejonghe, Herwig, Baes, Maarten, KLEIN, U
The Arecibo Galaxy Environment Survey: precursor observations of the NGC 628 group (2006)
AULD, R, MINCHIN, RF, DAVIES, JI, CATINELLA, B, VAN DRIEL, W, HENNING, PA, ...
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.
Baes, Maarten, Stamatellos, Dimitris, Davies, Jonathan I., Whitworth, Anthony P., Sabatini, Sabina, Roberts, Sarah, ...
The Monte Carlo method is a powerful tool for performing radiative equilibrium calculations, even in complex geometries. The main drawback of the standard Monte Carlo radiative equilibrium methods is...
Efficient radiative transfer modelling with SKIRT (2005)
Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig, Davies, Jonathan
We present SKIRT, a three-dimensional Monte Carlo radiative transfer code developed to study dusty galaxies. We discuss SKIRT's most important characteristics and present a number of applications. In...
The H-I content of fornax dwarf elliptical galaxies: FCC032 and FCC336 (2005)
Buyle, Pieter, De Rijcke, Sven, MICHIELSEN, D, Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig
The dwarf nova RX Volantis in Quiescence (2005)
SCHMIDTOBREICK, L, TAPPERT, C, CARVER, A, Baes, Maarten, VIDAL PEREZ, E
Two isolated HI clouds in the Virgo Cluster? (2005)
VAN DRIEL, W, DAVIES, J, MINCHIN, R, SABATINI, S, Baes, Maarten, BOYCE, P, ...
Dynamical models linking BH masses and DM content (2004)
Buyle, Pieter, Dejonghe, Herwig, Baes, Maarten
We investigate the relation between the dark matter distribution of galaxies and their central supermassive black holes which is suggested by the v_c-sigma relation. Since early-type galaxies appear...
The dynamical structure of isotropic spherical galaxies with a central black hole (2004)
Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig, Buyle, Pieter
We discuss the kinematical structure of a two-parameter family of isotropic models with a central black hole. The family contains the slope of the central density cusp and the relative black hole...
The HI Detection of Low Column Density Clouds and Galaxies (2004)
Linder, Suzanne M., Minchin, Robert F., Davies, Jonathan I., Baes, Maarten, Evans, Rhodri, Roberts, Sarah, ...
The HIDEEP survey (Minchin et al. 2003) was done in an attempt to find objects having low inferred neutral hydrogen column densities, yet they found a distribution which was strongly peaked at...
Observational evidence for a connection between SMBHs and dark matter haloes (2004)
Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig, Buyle, Pieter, Ferrarese, Laura, Gentile, Gianfranco
We investigate the relation between circular velocity vc and bulge velocity dispersion sigma in spiral galaxies, based on literature data and new spectroscopic observations. We find a strong, nearly...
Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig
We present a family of spherical models for elliptical galaxies and bulges consisting of a stellar component and a central black hole. All models in this family share the same stellar density...
The HI detection of low column density clouds and galaxies (2004)
LINDER, SM, MINCHIN, RF, DAVIES, JI, Baes, Maarten, EVANS, R, ROBERTS, S, ...
A search for low surface brightness dwarf galaxies in different environments (2004)
ROBERTS, S, DAVIES, J, SABATINI, S, VAN DRIEL, W, O'NEIL, K, Baes, Maarten, ...
A multibeam HI survey of the Virgo cluster - two isolated HI clouds? (2004)
DAVIES, J, MINCHIN, R, SABATINI, S, VAN DRIEL, W, Baes, Maarten, BOYCE, P, ...
Observational evidence for a connection between SMBHs and dark matter haloes (2004)
Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig, Buyle, Pieter, FERRARESE, L, GENTILE, G
Observational evidence for a connection between SMBHs and dark matter haloes (2004)
Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig, Buyle, Pieter, FERRARESE, L, GENTILE, G
Tracing the relation between black holes and dark haloes (2003)
Buyle, Pieter, Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig
We present new velocity dispersion measurements for a set of 12 spiral galaxies and use them to derive a more accurate V_c - sigma relation which holds for a wide morphological range of galaxies....
Radiative transfer in disc galaxies -- III. The observed kinematics of dusty disc galaxies (2003)
Baes, Maarten, Davies, Jonathan I., Dejonghe, Herwig, Sabatini, Sabina, Roberts, Sarah, Evans, Rhodri, ...
We present SKIRT (Stellar Kinematics Including Radiative Transfer), a new Monte Carlo radiative transfer code that allows the calculation of the observed stellar kinematics of a dusty galaxy. The...
Baes, Maarten, Buyle, Pieter, Hau, George K. T., Dejonghe, Herwig
We present new velocity dispersion measurements of sample of 12 spiral galaxies for which extended rotation curves are available. These data are used to refine a recently discovered correlation...
Galaxies as Fluctuations in the Ionizing Background Radiation at Low Redshift (2003)
Linder, Suzanne M., Gunesch, Roland, Davies, Jonathan I., Baes, Maarten, Evans, Rhodri, Roberts, Sarah, ...
Some Lyman continuum photons are likely to escape from most galaxies, and these can play an important role in ionizing gas around and between galaxies, including gas that gives rise to Lyman alpha...
Radiative transfer in disc galaxies - III. The observed kinematics of dusty disc galaxies (2003)
Baes, Maarten, DAVIES, JI, Dejonghe, Herwig, SABATINI, S, ROBERTS, S, EVANS, R, ...
Galaxies as fluctuations in the ionizing background radiation at low redshift (2003)
LINDER, SM, GUNESCH, R, DAVIES, JI, Baes, Maarten, EVANS, R, ROBERTS, S, ...
Baes, Maarten, Buyle, Pieter, Hau, George K. T., Dejonghe, Herwig B.
We present new velocity dispersion measurements of a sample of 12 spiral galaxies for which extended rotation curves are available. These data are used to refine a recently discovered correlation...
Baes, Maarten, Buyle, Pieter, Hau, George K. T., Dejonghe, Herwig B.
We present new velocity dispersion measurements of a sample of 12 spiral galaxies for which extended rotation curves are available. These data are used to refine a recently discovered correlation...
The Hernquist model revisited: completely analytical anisotropic dynamical models (2002)
Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig
Simple analytical models, such as the Hernquist model, are very useful tools to investigate the dynamical structure of galaxies. Unfortunately, most of the analytical distribution functions are...
Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig
This paper is the third one in a series, intended to investigate how the observed kinematics of elliptical galaxies are affected by dust attenuation. In Paper I and Paper II, we investigated the...
Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig
Hierarchical models of galaxy formation and various observational evidence suggest that elliptical galaxies are, like disk galaxies, embedded in massive dark matter halos. Stellar kinematics are...
Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig
Accurate photometric and kinematic modelling of disc galaxies requires the inclusion of radiative transfer models. Due to the complexity of the radiative transfer equation (RTE), sophisticated...
Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig
We investigate the influence of scattering and geometry on the attenuation curve in disc galaxies. We investigate both qualitatively and quantitatively which errors are made by either neglecting or...
The effects of dust absorption and scattering on the kinematics of galaxies (2001)
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Dynamical structure of gravitating systems using Quadratic Programming. (2001)
Dejonghe, Herwig, Baes, Maarten, De Bruyne, Veronique, De Rijcke, Sven, Van Caelenberg, Katrien, Van Hese, Emmanuel
Dynamical models for dusty disk galaxies (2000)
Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig
Disk galaxies contain a large amount of interstellar dust, which affects the projection of kinematic quantities. We investigate in detail the effects of dust extinction on the mean projected velocity...
Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig, De Rijcke, Sven
Observations have demonstrated the presence of substantial amounts of interstellar dust in elliptical galaxies, most of which is believed to be distributed diffusely over the galaxy. Absorption by...
Kinematics of elliptical galaxies with a diffuse dust component (1999)
Baes, Maarten, Dejonghe, Herwig
Observations show that early-type galaxies contain a considerable amount of interstellar dust, most of which is believed to exist as a diffusely distributed component. We construct a four-parameter...