Circumnuclear dust in galaxies Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Martini P.
  2. Regan M.W.
  3. Mulchaey J.S.
  4. Pogge R.W.
  5. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

The detailed morphology of the interstellar medium (ISM) in the central kiloparsec of galaxies is controlled by pressure and gravitation. The combination of these forces shapes both circumnuclear star formation and the growth of the central, supermassive black hole. We present visible and near-infrared Hubble Space Telescope images and color maps of 123 nearby galaxies that show the distribution of the cold ISM, as traced by dust, with excellent spatial resolution. These observations reveal that nuclear dust spirals are found in the majority of active and inactive galaxies and they possess a wide range in coherence, symmetry, and pitch angle. We have used this large sample to develop a classification system for circumnuclear dust structures.

Keywords
  1. galaxies
  2. active-galactic-nuclei
  3. interstellar-medium
  4. extinction
  5. galaxy-classification-systems
  6. radial-velocity
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2003ApJS..146..353M
See also HTML
https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJS/146/353
IVOA Identifier IVOID
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/146/353
Document Object Identifer DOI
doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.21460353

Access

Web browser access HTML
https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJS/146/353
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJS/146/353
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJS/146/353
IVOA Table Access TAP
https://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tap
Run SQL-like queries with TAP-enabled clients (e.g., TOPCAT).
IVOA Cone Search SCS
For use with a cone search client (e.g., TOPCAT).
https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/146/353/galaxies?
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/146/353/galaxies?
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/146/353/galaxies?

History

2006-10-16T09:09:34Z
Resource record created
2006-10-16T09:09:34Z
Created
2017-06-20T13:16:21Z
Updated

Contact

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Postal Address
CDS, Observatoire de Strasbourg, 11 rue de l'Universite, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
E-Mail
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