Statistics of Stellar Variability from Kepler - I: Revisiting Quarter 1 with an Astrophysically Robust Systematics Correction

(2011)

Authors:

Amy McQuillan, Suzanne Aigrain, Stephen Roberts

Oxford SWIFT integral field spectrograph and multiwavelength observations of the Eagle galaxy at z= 0.77

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Oxford University Press (OUP) 417:4 (2011) 2882-2890

Authors:

Susan A Kassin, L Fogarty, T Goodsall, FJ Clarke, RWC Houghton, G Salter, N Thatte, M Tecza, Roger L Davies, Benjamin J Weiner, CNA Willmer, Samir Salim, Michael C Cooper, Jeffrey A Newman, Kevin Bundy, CJ Conselice, AM Koekemoer, Lihwai Lin, Leonidas A Moustakas, Tao Wang

Oxford SWIFT integral field spectrograph and multiwavelength observations of the Eagle galaxy at z= 0.77

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 417:4 (2011) 2882-2890

Authors:

SA Kassin, L Fogarty, T Goodsall, FJ Clarke, RWC Houghton, G Salter, N Thatte, M Tecza, RL Davies, BJ Weiner, CNA Willmer, S Salim, MC Cooper, JA Newman, K Bundy, CJ Conselice, AM Koekemoer, L Lin, LA Moustakas, T Wang

Abstract:

The 'Eagle' galaxy at a redshift of 0.77 is studied with the Oxford Short Wavelength Integral Field Spectrograph (SWIFT) and multiwavelength data from the All-wavelength Extended Groth strip International Survey (AEGIS). It was chosen from AEGIS because of the bright and extended emission in its slit spectrum. 3D kinematic maps of the Eagle reveal a gradient in velocity dispersion which spans 35-75 ± 10kms-1 and a rotation velocity of 25 ± 5kms-1 uncorrected for inclination. Hubble Space Telescope images suggest it is close to face-on. In comparison with galaxies from AEGIS at similar redshifts, the Eagle is extremely bright and blue in the rest-frame optical, highly star forming, dominated by unobscured star formation and has a low metallicity for its size. This is consistent with its selection. The Eagle is likely undergoing a major merger and is caught in the early stage of a starburst when it has not yet experienced metal enrichment or formed the mass of dust typically found in star-forming galaxies. © 2011 The Authors Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society © 2011 RAS.

A new look at NICMOS transmission spectroscopy: No conclusive evidence for molecular features

IAU Symposium 276 (2011) 478-479-478-479

Authors:

NP Gibson, F Pont, S Aigrain

Spitzer Infrared Observations and Independent Validation of the Transiting Super-Earth CoRoT-7b

(2011)

Authors:

Francois Fressin, Guillermo Torres, Frederic Pont, Heather A Knutson, David Charbonneau, Tsevi Mazeh, Suzanne Aigrain, Malcolm Fridlund, Christopher E Henze, Tristan Guillot, Heike Rauer