Astronomical image and data analysis

JL Starck, F Murtagh - 2007 - books.google.com
With information and scale as central themes, this comprehensive survey explains how to
handle real problems in astronomical data analysis using a modern arsenal of powerful …

ISO spectroscopy of gas and dust: from molecular clouds to protoplanetary disks

EF van Dishoeck - Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys., 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Observations of interstellar gas-phase and solid-state species in the 2.4–200 μm
range obtained with the spectrometers on board the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) are …

SINGS: the SIRTF nearby galaxies survey

RC Kennicutt, L Armus, G Bendo… - Publications of the …, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT The SIRTF Nearby Galaxy Survey is a comprehensive infrared imaging and
spectroscopic survey of 75 nearby galaxies. Its primary goal is to characterize the infrared …

The Infrared Camera (IRC) for AKARI–Design and imaging performance

T Onaka, H Matsuhara, T Wada… - Publications of the …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Infrared Camera (IRC) is one of two focal-plane instruments on the AKARI
satellite. It is designed for wide-field deep imaging and low-resolution spectroscopy in the …

The CH out-of-plane bending modes of PAH molecules in astrophysical environments

S Hony, C Van Kerckhoven, E Peeters… - Astronomy & …, 2001 - aanda.org
We present 10-15 μm spectra of a sample of H ii regions, YSOs and evolved stars that show
strong unidentified infrared emission features, obtained with the ISO/SWS spectrograph on …

A hyperluminous galaxy at z = 2.8 found in a deep submillimetre survey

RJ Ivison, I Smail, JF Le Borgne… - Monthly Notices of …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
We present a detailed study of SMM 02399-0136, a hyperluminous, active galaxy selected
from a submm survey of the distant Universe. This galaxy is the brightest source in the fields …

Variations of the mid-IR aromatic features inside and among galaxies

F Galliano, SC Madden, AGGM Tielens… - The Astrophysical …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the results of a systematic study of mid-IR spectra of Galactic regions,
Magellanic H ii regions, and galaxies of various types (dwarf, spiral, starburst), observed by …

Mid-infrared diagnostics to distinguish AGNs from starbursts

O Laurent, IF Mirabel, V Charmandaris… - arxiv preprint astro-ph …, 2000 - arxiv.org
We present new mid-infrared (MIR) diagnostics to distinguish emission of active galactic
nuclei (AGN) from that originating in starburst regions. Our method uses empirical …

ISM properties in low-metallicity environments-I. Mid-infrared spectra of dwarf galaxies

SC Madden, F Galliano, AP Jones… - Astronomy & …, 2006 - aanda.org
We present new ISOCAM mid-infrared spectra of three starbursting nearby dwarf galaxies,
NGC1569, NGC1140 and IIZw40 and the 30Dor region of the LMC and explore the …

The bulk of the cosmic infrared background resolved by ISOCAM

D Elbaz, CJ Cesarsky, P Chanial, H Aussel… - Astronomy & …, 2002 - aanda.org
Deep extragalactic surveys with ISOCAM revealed the presence of a large density of faint
mid-infrared (MIR) sources. We have computed the 15 μm integrated galaxy light produced …