Professor Michele Fumagalli's Outputs (114)

Theoretical predictions for IMF diagnostics in UV spectroscopy of star clusters (2018)
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Ashworth, G., Fumagalli, M., Adamo, A., & Krumholz, M. R. (2018). Theoretical predictions for IMF diagnostics in UV spectroscopy of star clusters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 480(3), 3091-3104. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty2058

We explore the possibility of using UV spectroscopy in combination with broad-band photometry as diagnostic tools for understanding the shape of the initial mass function (IMF) in unresolved stellar populations. Building on our previous work, we exte... Read More about Theoretical predictions for IMF diagnostics in UV spectroscopy of star clusters.

A Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE). III. Star formation in the stripped gas of NGC 4254 (2018)
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Boselli, A., Fossati, M., Cuillandre, J., Boissier, S., Boquien, M., Buat, V., …Zavagno, A. (2018). A Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE). III. Star formation in the stripped gas of NGC 4254. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 615, Article A114. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201732410

During pilot observations of the Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Galaxy Evolution (VESTIGE), a blind narrow-band Hα + [NII] imaging survey of the Virgo cluster carried out with MegaCam at the CFHT, we have observed the spiral galaxy NGC 4254 (M99)... Read More about A Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE). III. Star formation in the stripped gas of NGC 4254.

A Comparison of Young Star Properties with Local Galactic Environment for LEGUS/LITTLE THINGS Dwarf Irregular Galaxies (2018)
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Hunter, D. A., Adamo, A., Elmegreen, B. G., Gallardo, S., Lee, J. C., Cook, D. O., Thilker, D., Kayitesi, B., Kim, H., Kahre, L., Ubeda, L., Bright, S. N., Ryon, J. E., Calzetti, D., Tosi, M., Grasha, K., Messa, M., Fumagalli, M., Dale, D. A., Sabbi, E., …Johnson, K. E. (2018). A Comparison of Young Star Properties with Local Galactic Environment for LEGUS/LITTLE THINGS Dwarf Irregular Galaxies. Astronomical Journal, 156(1), Article 21. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/aac50e

We have explored the role environmental factors play in determining characteristics of young stellar objects in nearby dwarf irregular and blue compact dwarf galaxies. Star clusters are characterized by concentrations, masses, and formation rates; OB... Read More about A Comparison of Young Star Properties with Local Galactic Environment for LEGUS/LITTLE THINGS Dwarf Irregular Galaxies.

A Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE) I. Introduction to the survey★ (2018)
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Boselli, A., Fossati, M., Ferrarese, L., Boissier, S., Consolandi, G., Longobardi, A., Amram, P., Balogh, M., Barmby, P., Boquien, M., Boulanger, F., Braine, J., Buat, V., Burgarella, D., Combes, F., Contini, T., Cortese, L., Côté, P., Côté, S., Cuillandre, J., …Withington, K. (2018). A Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE) I. Introduction to the survey★. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 614, Article A56. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201732407

The Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE) is a blind narrow-band (NB) Hα+[NII] imaging survey carried out with MegaCam at the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope. The survey covers the whole Virgo cluster region from its core t... Read More about A Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE) I. Introduction to the survey★.

A Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE) II. Constraining the quenching time in the stripped galaxy NGC 4330 (2018)
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Fossati, M., Mendel, J., Boselli, A., Cuillandre, J., Vollmer, B., Boissier, S., …Toloba, E. (2018). A Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE) II. Constraining the quenching time in the stripped galaxy NGC 4330. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 614, Article A57. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201732373

The Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE) is a blind narrow-band Hα + [NII] imaging survey carried out with MegaCam at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. During pilot observations taken in the spring of 2016 we observed N... Read More about A Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE) II. Constraining the quenching time in the stripped galaxy NGC 4330.

The Spectral and Environment Properties of z ∼ 2.0–2.5 Quasar Pairs (2018)
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Lusso, E., Fumagalli, M., Rafelski, M., Neeleman, M., Prochaska, J. X., Hennawi, J. F., O’Meara, J. M., & Theuns, T. (2018). The Spectral and Environment Properties of z ∼ 2.0–2.5 Quasar Pairs. Astrophysical Journal, 860(1), Article 41. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aac514

We present the first results from our survey of intervening and proximate Lyman limit systems (LLSs) at z ~ 2.0–2.5 using the Wide Field Camera 3 on board the Hubble Space Telescope. The quasars in our sample are projected pairs with proper transvers... Read More about The Spectral and Environment Properties of z ∼ 2.0–2.5 Quasar Pairs.

Quasars Probing Quasars. X. The Quasar Pair Spectral Database (2018)
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Findlay, J. R., Prochaska, J. X., Hennawi, J. F., Fumagalli, M., Myers, A. D., Bartle, S., Chehade, B., DiPompeo, M. A., Shanks, T., Lau, M. W., & Rubin, K. H. (2018). Quasars Probing Quasars. X. The Quasar Pair Spectral Database. Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 236(2), Article 44. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/aabee5

The rare close projection of two quasars on the sky provides the opportunity to study the host galaxy environment of a foreground quasar in absorption against the continuum emission of a background quasar. For over a decade the "Quasars probing quasa... Read More about Quasars Probing Quasars. X. The Quasar Pair Spectral Database.

The young star cluster population of M51 with LEGUS - II. Testing environmental dependencies (2018)
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Messa, M., Adamo, A., Calzetti, D., Reina-Campos, M., Colombo, D., Schinnerer, E., …Whitmore, B. (2018). The young star cluster population of M51 with LEGUS - II. Testing environmental dependencies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 477(2), 1683-1707. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty577

It has recently been established that the properties of young star clusters (YSCs) can vary as a function of the galactic environment in which they are found. We use the cluster catalogue produced by the Legacy Extragalactic UV Survey (LEGUS) collabo... Read More about The young star cluster population of M51 with LEGUS - II. Testing environmental dependencies.

Hα imaging observations of early-type galaxies from the ATLAS3D survey (2018)
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Gavazzi, G., Consolandi, G., Pedraglio, S., Fossati, M., Fumagalli, M., & Boselli, A. (2018). Hα imaging observations of early-type galaxies from the ATLAS3D survey. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 611, Article A28. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201731074

Context. The traditional knowledge of the mechanisms that brought to the formation and evolution of early type galaxies (ETG) in a hierarchical Universe was challenged by the unexpected finding by ATLAS3D that 86% ETGs show signs of a fast rotating d... Read More about Hα imaging observations of early-type galaxies from the ATLAS3D survey.

Two more, bright, z > 6 quasars from VST ATLAS and WISE (2018)
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Chehade, B., Carnall, A., Shanks, T., Diener, C., Fumagalli, M., Findlay, J., …Gonzalez-Solares, E. (2018). Two more, bright, z > 6 quasars from VST ATLAS and WISE. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 478(2), 1649-1659. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty690

Recently, Carnall et al. discovered two bright high redshift quasars using the combination of the VST ATLAS and WISE surveys. The technique involved using the 3-D colour plane i − z: z − W1: W1 − W2 with the WISE W1(3.4 micron) and W2 (4.5 micron) ba... Read More about Two more, bright, z > 6 quasars from VST ATLAS and WISE.

Extinction Maps and Dust-to-gas Ratios in Nearby Galaxies with LEGUS (2018)
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Kahre, L., Walterbos, R., Kim, H., Thilker, D., Calzetti, D., Lee, J., Sabbi, E., Ubeda, L., Aloisi, A., Cignoni, M., Cook, D., Dale, D., Elmegreen, B., Elmegreen, D., Fumagalli, M., Gallagher, J. I., Gouliermis, D., Grasha, K., Grebel, E., Hunter, D., …Wofford, A. (2018). Extinction Maps and Dust-to-gas Ratios in Nearby Galaxies with LEGUS. Astrophysical Journal, 855(2), Article 133. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aab101

We present a study of the dust-to-gas ratios in five nearby galaxies: NGC 628 (M74), NGC 6503, NGC 7793, UGC 5139 (Holmberg I), and UGC 4305 (Holmberg II). Using Hubble Space Telescope broadband WFC3/UVIS UV and optical images from the Treasury progr... Read More about Extinction Maps and Dust-to-gas Ratios in Nearby Galaxies with LEGUS.

The Resolved Stellar Populations in the LEGUS Galaxies1 (2018)
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Sabbi, E., Calzetti, D., Ubeda, L., Adamo, A., Cignoni, M., Thilker, D., Aloisi, A., Elmegreen, B., Elmegreen, D., Gouliermis, D., Grebel, E., Messa, M., Smith, L., Tosi, M., Dolphin, A., Andrews, J., Ashworth, G., Bright, S., Brown, T., Chandar, R., …Wofford, A. (2018). The Resolved Stellar Populations in the LEGUS Galaxies1. Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 235(1), Article 23. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/aaa8e5

The Legacy ExtraGalactic UV Survey (LEGUS) is a multiwavelength Cycle 21 Treasury program on the Hubble Space Telescope. It studied 50 nearby star-forming galaxies in 5 bands from the near-UV to the I-band, combining new Wide Field Camera 3 observati... Read More about The Resolved Stellar Populations in the LEGUS Galaxies1.

A Study of Two Dwarf Irregular Galaxies with Asymmetrical Star Formation Distributions (2018)
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Hunter, D. A., Gallardo, S., Zhang, H., Adamo, A., Cook, D. O., Oh, S., …Lee, J. C. (2018). A Study of Two Dwarf Irregular Galaxies with Asymmetrical Star Formation Distributions. Astrophysical Journal, 855(1), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aaa964

Two dwarf irregular galaxies, DDO 187 and NGC 3738, exhibit a striking pattern of star formation: intense star formation is taking place in a large region occupying roughly half of the inner part of the optical galaxy. We use data on the H i distribu... Read More about A Study of Two Dwarf Irregular Galaxies with Asymmetrical Star Formation Distributions.

MUSE sneaks a peek at extreme ram-pressure events - III. Tomography of UGC 6697, a massive galaxy falling into Abell 1367 (2017)
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Consolandi, G., Gavazzi, G., Fossati, M., Fumagalli, M., Boselli, A., Yagi, M., & Yoshida, M. (2017). MUSE sneaks a peek at extreme ram-pressure events - III. Tomography of UGC 6697, a massive galaxy falling into Abell 1367. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 606, Article A83. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201731218

We present the MUSE observations of UGC 6697, a giant (M∗ ≈ 1010M⊙) spiral galaxy infalling in the nearby cluster Abell 1367. During its high-velocity transit through the intracluster medium (ICM), the hydrodynamical interactions with the ICM produce... Read More about MUSE sneaks a peek at extreme ram-pressure events - III. Tomography of UGC 6697, a massive galaxy falling into Abell 1367.

The young star cluster population of M51 with LEGUS – I. A comprehensive study of cluster formation and evolution (2017)
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Messa, M., Adamo, A., Östlin, G., Calzetti, D., Grasha, K., Grebel, E., …Weber, M. (2018). The young star cluster population of M51 with LEGUS – I. A comprehensive study of cluster formation and evolution. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 473(1), 996-1018. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx2403

Recently acquired WFC3 UV (F275W and F336W) imaging mosaics under the Legacy Extragalactic UV Survey (LEGUS), combined with archival ACS data of M51, are used to study the young star cluster (YSC) population of this interacting system. Our newly extr... Read More about The young star cluster population of M51 with LEGUS – I. A comprehensive study of cluster formation and evolution.

Hierarchical Star Formation in Turbulent Media: Evidence from Young Star Clusters (2017)
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Grasha, K., Elmegreen, B., Calzetti, D., Adamo, A., Aloisi, A., Bright, S., …Ubeda, L. (2017). Hierarchical Star Formation in Turbulent Media: Evidence from Young Star Clusters. Astrophysical Journal, 842(1), Article 25. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa740b

We present an analysis of the positions and ages of young star clusters in eight local galaxies to investigate the connection between the age difference and separation of cluster pairs. We find that star clusters do not form uniformly but instead are... Read More about Hierarchical Star Formation in Turbulent Media: Evidence from Young Star Clusters.

Legacy ExtraGalactic UV Survey with The Hubble Space Telescope: Stellar Cluster Catalogs and First Insights Into Cluster Formation and Evolution in NGC 628 (2017)
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Adamo, A., Ryon, J., Messa, M., Kim, H., Grasha, K., Cook, D., …Zackrisson, E. (2017). Legacy ExtraGalactic UV Survey with The Hubble Space Telescope: Stellar Cluster Catalogs and First Insights Into Cluster Formation and Evolution in NGC 628. Astrophysical Journal, 841(2), Article 131. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa7132

We report the large effort that is producing comprehensive high-level young star cluster (YSC) catalogs for a significant fraction of galaxies observed with the Legacy ExtraGalactic UV Survey (LEGUS) Hubble treasury program. We present the methodolog... Read More about Legacy ExtraGalactic UV Survey with The Hubble Space Telescope: Stellar Cluster Catalogs and First Insights Into Cluster Formation and Evolution in NGC 628.

Effective Radii of Young, Massive Star Clusters in Two LEGUS Galaxies (2017)
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Ryon, J., Gallagher, J., Smith, L., Adamo, A., Calzetti, D., Bright, S., …Ubeda, L. (2017). Effective Radii of Young, Massive Star Clusters in Two LEGUS Galaxies. Astrophysical Journal, 841(2), Article 92. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa719e

We present a study of the effective (half-light) radii and other structural properties of a systematically selected sample of young, massive star clusters (≥5 × 103 ${M}_{\odot }$ and ≤200 Myr) in two nearby spiral galaxies, NGC 628 and NGC 1313. We... Read More about Effective Radii of Young, Massive Star Clusters in Two LEGUS Galaxies.

The Hierarchical Distribution of the Young Stellar Clusters in Six Local Star-forming Galaxies (2017)
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Grasha, K., Calzetti, D., Adamo, A., Kim, H., Elmegreen, B., Gouliermis, D., …Ubeda, L. (2017). The Hierarchical Distribution of the Young Stellar Clusters in Six Local Star-forming Galaxies. Astrophysical Journal, 840(2), Article 113. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa6f15

We present a study of the hierarchical clustering of the young stellar clusters in six local (3–15 Mpc) star-forming galaxies using Hubble Space Telescope broadband WFC3/UVIS UV and optical images from the Treasury Program LEGUS (Legacy ExtraGalactic... Read More about The Hierarchical Distribution of the Young Stellar Clusters in Six Local Star-forming Galaxies.

Exploring the IMF of star clusters: a joint SLUG and LEGUS effort (2017)
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Ashworth, G., Fumagalli, M., Krumholz, M., Adamo, A., Calzetti, D., Chandar, R., …Wofford, A. (2017). Exploring the IMF of star clusters: a joint SLUG and LEGUS effort. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 469(2), 2464-2480. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx935

We present the implementation of a Bayesian formalism within the Stochastically Lighting Up Galaxies (SLUG) stellar population synthesis code, which is designed to investigate variations in the initial mass function (IMF) of star clusters. By compari... Read More about Exploring the IMF of star clusters: a joint SLUG and LEGUS effort.