Lee, Janice C., De Paz, Armando Gil, Tremonti, Christy, Kennicutt Jr., Robert C., Salim, Samir, Bothwell, Matthew, ...
(abridged) Using a complete sample of ~300 star-forming galaxies within 11 Mpc, we evaluate the consistency between star formation rates (SFRs) inferred from the far ultraviolet (FUV) non-ionizing...
Does Stellar Feedback Create HI Holes? An HST/VLA Study of Holmberg II (2009)
Weisz, Daniel R., Skillman, Evan D., Cannon, John M., Dolphin, Andrew E., Kennicutt Jr., Robert C., Lee, Jance, ...
We use deep HST/ACS F555W and F814W photometry of resolved stars in the M81 Group dwarf irregular galaxy Ho II to study the hypothesis that the holes identified in the neutral ISM (HI) are created by...
Kennicutt, Robert C., Hao, Cai-Na, Calzetti, Daniela, Moustakas, John, Dale, Daniel A., ...
We combine H-alpha emission-line and infrared continuum measurements of two samples of nearby galaxies to derive dust attenuation-corrected star formation rates (SFRs). We use a simple energy balance...
An Observational Determination of the Proton to Electron Mass Ratio in the Early Universe (2009)
Thompson, Rodger I., Bechtold, Jill, Black, John H., Eisenstein, Daniel, Fan, Xiaohui, Kennicutt, Robert C., ...
In an effort to resolve the discrepancy between two measurements of the fundamental constant mu, the proton to electron mass ratio, at early times in the universe we reanalyze the same data used in...
The New Frontier: Galactic-Scale Star Formation (2009)
Calzetti, Daniela, Kennicutt, Robert C.
The arena of investigation of star formation and its scaling laws is slowly, but consistently, shifting from the realm of luminous galaxies to that of faint ones and to sub--galactic regions, as...
Star Formation in Luminous HII regions in M33 (2009)
Relano, Monica, Kennicutt Jr., Robert C.
We present a multiwavelength (ultraviolet, infrared, optical and CO) study of a set of luminous HII regions in M33: NGC 604, NGC 595, NGC 592, NGC 588 and IC131. We study the emission distribution in...
The flat oxygen abundance gradient in the extended disk of M83 (2009)
Bresolin, Fabio, Ryan-Weber, Emma, Kennicutt, Robert C., Goddard, Quinton
We have obtained deep multi-object optical spectra of 49 HII regions in the outer disk of the spiral galaxy M83 (=NGC 5236) with the FORS2 spectrograph at the Very Large Telescope. The targets span...
The flat oxygen abundance gradient in the extended disk of M83 (2009)
Bresolin, Fabio, Ryan-Weber, Emma, Kennicutt, Robert C., Goddard, Quinton
We have obtained deep multiobject optical spectra of 49 H II regions in the outer disk of the spiral galaxy M83 (=NGC 5236) with the FORS2 spectrograph at the Very Large Telescope. The targets span...
The flat oxygen abundance gradient in the extended disk of M83 (2009)
Bresolin, Fabio, Ryan-Weber, Emma, Kennicutt, Robert C., Goddard, Quinton
We have obtained deep multiobject optical spectra of 49 H II regions in the outer disk of the spiral galaxy M83 (=NGC 5236) with the FORS2 spectrograph at the Very Large Telescope. The targets span...
Dwarf Galaxy Starburst Statistics in the Local Volume (2008)
Lee, Janice C., Kennicutt Jr., Robert C., Sakai, Shoko, Akiyama, Sanae
An unresolved question in galaxy evolution is whether the star formation histories of low mass systems are preferentially dominated by starbursts or modes that are more quiescent and continuous....
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...
Super Star Clusters in SBS0335-052E (2008)
Thompson, Rodger I., Sauvage, Marc, Kennicutt, Robert C., Engelbracht, Charles, Vanzi, Leonardo, Schneider, Glenn
As one of the lowest metallicity star forming galaxies, with a nucleus of several super star clusters, SBS0335-052E is the subject of substantial current study. We present new insights on this galaxy...
The Recent Star Formation Histories of M81 Group Dwarf Irregular Galaxies (2008)
Weisz, Daniel R., Skillman, Evan D., Cannon, John M., Dolphin, Andrew E., Kennicutt Jr., Robert C., Lee, Janice, ...
We present observations and analysis of nine dwarf irregular galaxies (dIs) in the M81 Group taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard the Hubble Space Telescope. The nine galaxy sample (the...
An H-alpha Imaging Survey of Galaxies in the Local 11 Mpc Volume (2008)
Kennicutt Jr., Robert C., Lee, Janice C., Sakai, Shoko, Akiyama, Sanae
As part of a broader effort to characterize the population of star-forming galaxies in the local universe, we have carried out an H-alpha+[NII] imaging survey for an essentially volume-limited sample...
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...
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...
The recent star formation histories of M81 group dwarf irregular galaxies (2008)
Weisz, Daniel R., Skillman, Evan D., Cannon, John M., Dolphin, Andrew E., Kennicutt, Robert C., Lee, Janice, ...
We present observations and analysis of nine dwarf irregular galaxies (dIs) in the M81 Group taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard the Hubble Space Telescope. The nine galaxies (the...
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 (
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...
Shaun M. Hughes, Barry F. Madore (2007)
And Jeremy California, Shaun M. Hughes, Barry F. Madore, Jeremy R. Mould, Laura Ferrarese, C. Ford, ...
The Distance Scale (HO) Key Project for Space Telescope ( aims employ the period-luminosity relation to measure galaxy distances out as far as the Virgo cluster. The vital steps in this program are...
Life in the last lane: Star formation and chemical evolution in an extremely gas-rich dwarf (2007)
Begum, Ayesha, Chengalur, Jayaram N., Kennicutt, Robert C., Karachentsev, Igor D., Lee, Janice C.
We present an analysis of HI, H-alpha, and oxygen abundance data for NGC 3741. This galaxy has a very extended gas disk (~8.8 times the Holmberg radius), and a dark to luminous (i.e. stellar) mass...
The Star Formation Demographics of Galaxies in the Local Volume (2007)
Lee, Janice C., Kennicutt, Robert C., Funes, Jose G., Sakai, Shoko, Akiyama, Sanae
We examine the connections between the current global star formation activity, luminosity, dynamical mass and morphology of galaxies in the Local Volume, using H-alpha data from the 11 Mpc H-alpha...
The Incidence of Highly-Obscured Star-Forming Regions in SINGS Galaxies (2007)
Prescott, Moire K. M., Kennicutt Jr., Robert C., Bendo, George J., Buckalew, Brent A., Calzetti, Daniela, Engelbracht, Charles W., ...
Using the new capabilities of the Spitzer Space Telescope and extensive multiwavelength data from the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey (SINGS), it is now possible to study the infrared...
Evidence for a Z < 8 Origin of the Source Subtracted Near Infrared Background (2007)
Thompson, Rodger I., Eisenstein, Daniel, Fan, Xiaohui, Rieke, Marcia, Kennicutt, Robert C.
This letter extends our previous fluctuation analysis of the near infrared background at 1.6 microns to the 1.1 micron (F110W) image of the Hubble Ultra Deep field. When all detectable sources are...
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...
The recent star formation histories of nearby galaxies (2007)
Skillman, Evan D., Cannon, John M., Dolphin, Andrew E., Kennicutt, Robert C., Lee, Janice C., Walter, Fabian, ...
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Constraints on the Cosmic Near Infrared Background Excess from NICMOS Deep Field Observations (2006)
Thompson, Rodger I., Eisenstein, Daniel, Fan, Xiaohui, Rieke, Marcia, Kennicutt, Robert C.
NICMOS observations of the resolved object fluxes in the Hubble Deep Field North and the Hubble Ultra Deep Field are significantly below the fluxes attributed to a 1.4 - 1.8 microns Near InfraRed...
Cannon, John M., Walter, Fabian, Armus, Lee, Bendo, George J., Calzetti, Daniela, Draine, Bruce T., ...
We present Spitzer imaging of the metal-deficient (Z ~30% Z_sun) Local Group dwarf galaxy NGC 6822. On spatial scales of ~130 pc, we study the nature of IR, H alpha, HI, and radio continuum emission....
Bendo, George J., Dale, Daniel A., Draine, Bruce T., Engelbracht, Charles W., Kennicutt, Robert C., ...
We explore the nature of variations in dust emission within an individual galaxy using 3.6 - 160 micron Spitzer Space Telescope observations and 450 and 850 micron James Clerk Maxwell Telescope...
Perez-Gonzalez, Pablo G., Kennicutt Jr., Robert C., Gordon, Karl D., Misselt, Karl A., De Paz, Armando Gil, Engelbracht, Charles W., ...
The recent star formation (SF) in the early-type spiral galaxy M81 is characterized using imaging observations from the far-ultraviolet (UV) to the far-infrared (IR). We compare these data with...
Massive-Star Supernovae as Major Dust Factories (2006)
Sugerman, Ben E. K., Ercolano, Barbara, Barlow, M. J., Clayton, Geoffrey C., Zijlstra, Albert A., ...
We present late-time optical and mid-infrared observations of the Type-II supernova 2003gd in NGC 628. Mid-infrared excesses consistent with cooling dust in the ejecta are observed 499-678 days after...
Perez-Gonzalez, Pablo G., Kennicutt Jr., Robert C., Gordon, Karl D., Misselt, Karl A., De Paz, Armando Gil, Engelbracht, Charles W., ...
The recent star formation (SF) in the early-type spiral galaxy M81 is characterized using imaging observations from the far-ultraviolet (UV) to the far-infrared (IR). We compare these data with...
Star Formation History of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field: Comparison with the HDFN (2006)
Thompson, Rodger I., Eisenstein, Daniel, Fan, Xiaohui, Dickinson, Mark, Illingworth, Garth, Kennicutt, Robert C.
We use the NICMOS Treasury and ACS HUDF images to measure the extinction corrected star formation history for 4681 galaxies in the region common to both images utilizing the star formation rate...
Warm Dust and Spatially Variable PAH Emission in the Dwarf Starburst Galaxy NGC 1705 (2006)
Cannon, John M., Smith, John-David T., Walter, Fabian, Bendo, George J., Calzetti, Daniela, Dale, Daniel A., ...
We present Spitzer observations of the dwarf starburst galaxy NGC 1705 obtained as part of SINGS. The galaxy morphology is very different shortward and longward of ~5 microns: short-wavelength...
Perez-Gonzalez, Pablo G., Kennicutt Jr., Robert C., Gordon, Karl D., Misselt, Karl A., De Paz, Armando Gil, Engelbracht, Charles W., ...
The recent star formation (SF) in the early-type spiral galaxy M81 is characterized using imaging observations from the far-ultraviolet (UV) to the far-infrared (IR). We compare these data with...
Perez-Gonzalez, Pablo G., Kennicutt Jr., Robert C., Gordon, Karl D., Misselt, Karl A., De Paz, Armando Gil, Engelbracht, Charles W., ...
The recent star formation (SF) in the early-type spiral galaxy M81 is characterized using imaging observations from the far-ultraviolet (UV) to the far-infrared (IR). We compare these data with...
Cannon, John M., Walter, Fabian, Armus, Lee, Bendo, George J., Calzetti, Daniela, Draine, Bruce T., ...
We present Spitzer imaging of the metal-deficient (Z~=30% Zsolar) Local Group dwarf galaxy NGC 6822. On spatial scales of ~130 pc, we study the nature of IR, Halpha, H I, and radio continuum...
Cannon, John M., Smith, John-David T., Walter, Fabian, Bendo, George J., Calzetti, Daniela, Dale, Daniel A., ...
We present Spitzer observations of the nearby dwarf starburst galaxy NGC 1705 obtained as part of the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey. The galaxy morphology is very different shortward and...
Bendo, George J., Buckalew, Brent A., Dale, Daniel A., Draine, Bruce T., Joseph, Robert D., Kennicutt, Robert C., ...
We present Spitzer 3.6-160 mum images, Spitzer mid-infrared spectra, and JCMT SCUBA 850 mum images of the Sombrero Galaxy (NGC 4594), an Sa galaxy with a 109 Msolar low-luminosity active galactic...
NGC 922 : a new drop-through ring galaxy (2006)
Wong, O., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Bekki, Kenji, Hanish, D. J., Kennicutt, Robert C., Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan, ...
We have found the peculiar galaxy NGC 922 to be a new drop-through ring galaxy using multiwavelength (ultraviolet-radio) imaging and spectroscopic observations. Its 'C'-shaped morphology and tidal...
NGC 922 : a new drop-through ring galaxy (2006)
Wong, O., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Bekki, Kenji, Hanish, D. J., Kennicutt, Robert C., Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan, ...
We have found the peculiar galaxy NGC 922 to be a new drop-through ring galaxy using multiwavelength (ultraviolet-radio) imaging and spectroscopic observations. Its 'C'-shaped morphology and tidal...
NGC 922 : a new drop-through ring galaxy (2006)
Wong, O., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Bekki, Kenji, Hanish, D. J., Kennicutt, Robert C., Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan, ...
We have found the peculiar galaxy NGC 922 to be a new drop-through ring galaxy using multiwavelength (ultraviolet-radio) imaging and spectroscopic observations. Its 'C'-shaped morphology and tidal...
NGC 922 : a new drop-through ring galaxy (2006)
Wong, O., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Bekki, Kenji, Hanish, D. J., Kennicutt, Robert C., Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan, ...
We have found the peculiar galaxy NGC 922 to be a new drop-through ring galaxy using multiwavelength (ultraviolet-radio) imaging and spectroscopic observations. Its 'C'-shaped morphology and tidal...
George J. Bendo, Brent A. Buckalew, Daniel A. Dale, Bruce T. Draine, Robert D. Joseph, Robert C. Kennicutt, ...
We present Spitzer 3.6–160 m images, Spitzer mid-infrared spectra, and JCMT SCUBA 850 m images of the Sombrero Galaxy (NGC 4594), an Sa galaxy with a 10 9 M low-luminosity active galactic nucleus...
NGC 922 : a new drop-through ring galaxy (2006)
Wong, O., Meurer, Gerhardt R., Bekki, Kenji, Hanish, D. J., Kennicutt, Robert C., Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan, ...
We have found the peculiar galaxy NGC 922 to be a new drop-through ring galaxy using multiwavelength (ultraviolet-radio) imaging and spectroscopic observations. Its 'C'-shaped morphology and tidal...
A MMT/Hectospec Redshift Survey of 24 Micron Sources in the Spitzer First Look Survey (2005)
Papovich, Casey, Cool, Richard, Eisenstein, Daniel, Floc'h, Emeric Le, Fan, Xiaohui, Kennicutt, Robert C., ...
We present a spectroscopic survey using the MMT/Hectospec fiber spectrograph of 24 micron sources selected with the Spitzer Space Telescope in the Spitzer First Look Survey. We report 1296 new...
Optical Star-Formation Rate Indicators (2005)
Moustakas, John, Kennicutt, Robert C., Tremonti, Christy A.
Using integrated optical spectrophotometry for 412 star-forming galaxies at z~0, and fiber-aperture spectrophotometry for 120,846 SDSS galaxies at z~0.1, we investigate the H-alpha, H-beta, [O II]...
Delayed Photoionization Feedback in a Super Star Cluster in SBS0335-052E (2005)
Thompson, Rodger I., Sauvage, Marc, Kennicutt, Robert C., Engelbracht, Charles, Vanzi, Leonardo
SBS0335-052 is a well studied Blue Compact Dwarf galaxy with one of the lowest metallicities of any known galaxy. It also contains 6 previously identified Super Star Clusters. We combine archival HST...
Spitzer Observations Of The Supergiant Shell Region In IC 2574 (2005)
Cannon, John M., Walter, Fabian, Bendo, George J., Calzetti, Daniela, Dale, Daniel A., Draine, Bruce T., ...
We present spatially resolved Spitzer imaging of the supergiant shell region of the M81 group dwarf galaxy IC 2574 obtained as part of the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey. This region harbors...
Star Clusters in M51: Connection between Molecular Gas Stars and Dust (2005)
Schinnerer, Eva, Weiss, Axel, Aalto, Susanne, Scoville, Nicolas Z., Rupen, Michael P., Kennicutt, Robert C., ...
We have mapped key molecular line probes (12CO, 13CO, C18O, HCN, HCO+) in two distinct regions in the spiral arms of the Whirlpool galaxy, M51. Line Velocity Gradient (LVG) analysis performed at a...
Spitzer observations of the supergiant shell region in IC 2574 (2005)
Cannon, John M., Walter, Fabian, Bendo, George J., Calzetti, Daniela, Dale, Daniel A., Draine, Bruce T., ...
We present spatially resolved Spitzer Space Telescope imaging of the supergiant shell region of the M81 group dwarf galaxy IC 2574 obtained as part of the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey....
The HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale VI. The Cepheids in NGC925 (2004)
Silbermann, N. A., Harding, Paul, Madore, Barry F., Kennicutt, Robert C. Jr., Saha, Abhijit, Stetson, Peter, ...
We report the detection of Cepheid Variable stars in the barred spiral galaxy NGC925, using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2). Twelve V (F555W), four I...
Abundances of metal-rich H II regions in M51 (2004)
Bresolin, Fabio, Garnett, Donald R., Kennicutt, Robert C.
We have obtained multi-object spectroscopy of H II regions in the spiral galaxy M51 with the Keck I telescope and the Low Resolution Imaging Spectrometer. For 10 objects we have detected the auroral...
Minniti, Dante, Rejkuba, Marina, Kennicutt Jr., Robert C.
VLT images in BVI are used to identify the ionizing source centered on Sersic 13, the largest HII region of the giant nearby galaxy NGC 5128 with log L_Halpha=39.6 erg/s. This ionizing source turns...
Kennicutt, Robert C., Bresolin, Fabio, Garnett, Don R.
(Abridged) We use high S/N spectra of 20 HII regions in the giant spiral galaxy M101 to derive electron temperatures for the HII regions and robust metal abundances over radii R = 0.19-1.25 Ro (6-41...
HST Survey of Clusters in Nearby Galaxies. II. Statistical Analysis of Cluster Populations (2002)
Dolphin, Andrew E., Kennicutt, Robert C.
We present a statistical system that can be used in the study of cluster populations. The basis of our approach is the construction of synthetic cluster color-magnitude-radius diagrams (CMRDs), which...
Bresolin, Fabio, Kennicutt, Robert C.
We present optical spectroscopy of a sample of metal-rich extragalactic HII regions in the spiral galaxies M83, NGC 3351 and NGC 6384, including a number of circumnuclear HII regions (hot spots)....
The effects of dust in simple environments: Large Magellanic Cloud HII regions (2001)
Bell, Eric F., Gordon, Karl D., Kennicutt Jr., Robert C., Zaritsky, Dennis
We investigate the effects of dust on Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) HII region spectral energy distributions using arcminute-resolution far-ultraviolet (FUV), H-alpha, far-infrared (FIR), and radio...
Star Formation Thresholds in Galactic Disks (2001)
Martin, Crystal L., Kennicutt, Robert C.
We report the first results of a detailed study of the star formation law in a sample of 32 nearby spiral galaxies with well-measured rotation curves, HI and H$_2$ (as traced by CO) surface density...
Final results from the Hubble Space Telescope key project to measure the Hubble Constant (2001)
Freedman, Wendy L., Madore, Barry F., Gibson, Brad K., Ferrarese, Laura, Kelson, Daniel D., Sakai, Shoko, ...
We present here the final results of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Key Project to measure the Hubble constant. We summarize our method, the results, and the uncertainties, tabulate our revised...
Final results from the Hubble Space Telescope key project to measure the Hubble Constant (2001)
Freedman, Wendy L., Madore, Barry F., Gibson, Brad K., Ferrarese, Laura, Kelson, Daniel D., Sakai, Shoko, ...
We present here the final results of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Key Project to measure the Hubble constant. We summarize our method, the results, and the uncertainties, tabulate our revised...
Final results from the Hubble Space Telescope key project to measure the Hubble Constant (2001)
Freedman, Wendy L., Madore, Barry F., Gibson, Brad K., Ferrarese, Laura, Kelson, Daniel D., Sakai, Shoko, ...
We present here the final results of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Key Project to measure the Hubble constant. We summarize our method, the results, and the uncertainties, tabulate our revised...
Final results from the Hubble Space Telescope key project to measure the Hubble Constant (2001)
Freedman, Wendy L., Madore, Barry F., Gibson, Brad K., Ferrarese, Laura, Kelson, Daniel D., Sakai, Shoko, ...
We present here the final results of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Key Project to measure the Hubble constant. We summarize our method, the results, and the uncertainties, tabulate our revised...
Final results from the Hubble Space Telescope key project to measure the Hubble Constant (2001)
Freedman, Wendy L., Madore, Barry F., Gibson, Brad K., Ferrarese, Laura, Kelson, Daniel D., Sakai, Shoko, ...
We present here the final results of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Key Project to measure the Hubble constant. We summarize our method, the results, and the uncertainties, tabulate our revised...
A Comparison of UIT Far-Ultraviolet and H alpha Star Formation Rates (2000)
Bell, Eric F., Kennicutt Jr., Robert C.
We have used archival ultraviolet (UV) imaging of 50 nearby star-forming galaxies obtained with the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT) to derive integrated near-UV and far-UV magnitudes, and have...
Comparing Ultraviolet and H alpha Star Formation Rates (2000)
Bell, Eric F., Kennicutt Jr., Robert C.
We have used a sample of 43 star-forming galaxies imaged in the far-ultraviolet (FUV) by the UIT supplemented with 33 galaxies observed by FAUST, to explore the consistency of UV and H alpha derived...
Lopsided Galaxies, Weak Interactions and Boosting the Star Formation Rate (2000)
Rudnick, Gregory, Rix, Hans-Walter, Kennicutt Jr., Robert C.
To investigate the link between weak tidal interactions in disk galaxies and the boosting of their recent star formation, we obtain images and spatially integrated spectra (3615A < lambda < 5315A)...
Ferrarese, Laura, Silbermann, N. A., Mould, Jeremy R., Stetson, Peter B., Saha, Abhijit, Freedman, Wendy L., ...
We explore the limits of photometric reductions of crowded stellar fields observed with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on board the Hubble Space Telescope. Two photometric procedures, based on...
Ferrarese, Laura, Ford, Holland C., Huchra, John, Kennicutt, Robert C., Mould, Jeremy R., ...
We present a compilation of Cepheid distance moduli and data for four secondary distance indicators that employ stars in the old stellar populations: the planetary nebula luminosity function (PNLF),...
Sakai, Shoko, Mould, Jeremy R., Hughes, Shaun M. G., Huchra, John P., Macri, Lucas M., Kennicutt, Robert C., ...
This paper presents the calibration of BVRIH$ Tully-Fisher relations based on Cepheid distances to 21 galaxies within 25 Mpc, and 23 clusters within 10,000 km/s. These relations have been applied to...
Kelson, Daniel D., Illingworth, Garth D., Tonry, John L., Freedman, Wendy L., Kennicutt, Robert C., ...
Using published photometry and spectroscopy, we construct the fundamental plane and D_n-Sigma relations in Leo I, Virgo and Fornax. The published Cepheid P-L relations to spirals in these clusters...
Ferrarese, Laura, Mould, Jeremy R., Kennicutt, Robert C., Huchra, John, Ford, Holland C., ...
A Cepheid-based calibration is derived for four distance indicators that utilize stars in the old stellar populations: the tip of the red giant branch (TRGB), the planetary nebula luminosity function...
Gibson, Brad K., Stetson, Peter B., Freedman, Wendy L., Mould, Jeremy R., Kennicutt, Robert C., ...
Cepheid-based distances to seven Type Ia supernovae (SNe)-host galaxies have been derived using the standard HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale pipeline. For the first time, this...
Prosser, Charles F., Kennicutt, Robert C., Bresolin, Fabio, Saha, Abhijit, Sakai, Shoko, ...
We report on the detection of Cepheids and the first distance measurement to the spiral galaxy NGC 1326-A, a member of the Fornax cluster of galaxies. We have employed data obtained with the Wide...
Sakai, Shoko, Ferrarese, Laura, Kennicutt, Robert C., Graham, John A., Silbermann, N. A., Mould, Jeremy R., ...
The distance to NGC 3319 has been determined from Cepheid variable stars as part of the Hubble Space Telescope Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale. Thirteen and four epochs of...
On Measuring Chemical Abundances in Distant Galaxies Using Global Emission Line Spectra (1998)
Kobulnicky, Henry A., Kennicutt Jr., Robert C., Pizagno, James L.
The advent of 8--10 meter class telescopes enables direct measurement of the chemical properties in the ionized gas of cosmologically--distant galaxies with the same nebular analysis techniques used...
Gibson, Brad K., Hughes, Shaun M. G., Stetson, Peter B., Freedman, Wendy L., Kennicutt, Robert C., ...
The distance to NGC 4725 has been derived from Cepheid variables, as part of the Hubble Space Telescope Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale. Thirteen F555W (V) and four F814W (I) epochs...
Star Formation in Galaxies Along the Hubble Sequence (1998)
Observations of star formation rates (SFRs) in galaxies provide vital clues to the physical nature of the Hubble sequence, and are key probes of the evolutionary properties of galaxies. The focus of...
Ferrarese, Laura, Bresolin, Fabio, Kennicutt, Robert C., Saha, Abhijit, Stetson, Peter B., ...
We report the detection of Cepheids and a new distance to the spiral galaxy NGC 2541, based on data obtained with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). A...
Han, Mingsheng, Hoessel, John, Freedman, Wendy L., Kennicutt, Robert C., Mould, Jeremy. R., ...
The distance to NGC 7331 has been derived from Cepheid variables observed with HST/WFPC2, as part of the Extragalactic Distance Scale Key Project. Multi-epoch exposures in F555W (V) and F814W (I),...
The Hubble Space Telescope Key Project to Measure the Hubble Constant (1998)
Freedman, Wendy L., Mould, Jeremy R., Kennicutt, Robert C., Madore, Barry F.
A review of the Hubble Space Telescope H0 Key Project is given, as presented at the IAU Symposium 183 on "Cosmological Parameters" held in Kyoto, Japan in August, 1997. An outline of the goals and...
The Global Schmidt Law in Star Forming Galaxies (1997)
Measurements of H-alpha, HI, and CO distributions in 61 normal spiral galaxies are combined with published far-infrared and CO observations of 36 infrared-selected starburst galaxies, in order to...
Rawson, Daya M., Macri, Lucas M., Mould, Jeremy R., Huchra, John P., Freedman, Wendy L., Kennicutt, Robert C., ...
We report on the discovery of Cepheids in the field spiral galaxy NGC 3621, based on observations made with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). NGC 3621...
Martin, Crystal L., Kennicutt, Robert C.
We report measurements of He I 5876 emission from the ionized gas outside the HII regions in three Magellanic irregular galaxies. The mean reddening-corrected He I / H-alpha intensity ratio is 0.041...
Daya Rawson, Lucas M. Macri, Jeremy R. Mould, John P. Huchra, Wendy L. Freedman, Robert C. Kennicutt, ...
We report on the discovery of Cepheids in the field spiral galaxy NGC 3621, based on observations made with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). NGC 3621...
Chemical Abundances in Virgo Spiral Galaxies II: Effects of Cluster Environment (1995)
Skillman, Evan D., Kennicutt Jr., Robert C., Shields, Gregory A., Zaritsky, Dennis
We present new measurements of chemical abundances in H II regions in spiral galaxies of the Virgo cluster and a comparison of Virgo galaxies and field spirals. With these new data there now exist...
Consequences of Dust in Metal-Rich HII Regions (1995)
Shields, Joseph C., Kennicutt, Robert C.
Dust and associated depletion of heavy elements from the gas phase can modify the thermal properties of HII regions from the dust-free case, with significant consequences for the emergent optical...