Browsing by Author "Sauvage, M."

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    Integral field spectroscopy in the near infrared of NGC 3125-A and SBS 0335-052
    (2011) Vanzi, L.; Cresci, G.; Sauvage, M.; Thompson, R.
    We present integral field spectroscopy in the near infrared of the nearby dwarf starburst galaxy NGC 3125-A and of the low metallicity dwarf galaxy SBS 0335-052. The use of adaptive optics in the observations produces sub-arcsecond angular resolution. We pinpoint the star forming cores of both galaxies, identify relevant ISM components such as dust, photo ionized gas, shock excited gas and molecular gas. We relate these components to the large scale star formation process of the galaxies. In particular we find the emission of the near infrared lines of H-2 and especially [FeII] does not coincide with the HII region in NGC 3125. We have the first clear detection of [FeII] in SBS 0335-052.
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    Integral-field near-infrared spectroscopy of two blue dwarf galaxies: NGC 5253 and He 2-10
    (EDP SCIENCES S A, 2010) Cresci, G.; Vanzi, L.; Sauvage, M.; Santangelo, G.; van der Werf, P.
    We present integral field spectroscopy in the near infrared (NIR) of He 2-10 and NGC 5253, two well known nearby dwarf irregular galaxies showing high star-formation rates. Our data provide an unprecedented detailed view of the interstellar medium and star formation in these galaxies, allowing us to obtain spatially resolved information from the NIR emission and absorption line tracers. We study the spatial distribution and kinematics of different components of the interstellar medium ( ISM) mostly through the Bracket series lines, the molecular hydrogen spectrum, [FeII] emission, and CO absorptions. Although the ISM is mostly photo-excited, as derived by the [FeII]/Br gamma and H(2) line ratios, some regions corresponding to non-thermal radio sources show a [FeII]/Br gamma excess due to a significant contribution of SN driven shocks. In He 2-10 we find that the molecular gas clouds, as traced by CO(2-1) and H(2) infrared line, show consistent morphologies and velocities when studied with the two different tracers. Moreover, there is a clear association with the youngest super star clusters as traced by the ionized gas. In the same galaxy we observe a cavity depleted of gas, which is surrounded by some of the most active regions of star formation, that we interpret as a signature of feedback-induced star formation from older episodes of star formation. Finally, we measured high turbulence in the ISM of both galaxies, sigma similar to 30-80 km s(-1), driven by the high star-formation activity.
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    The MUSE view of He 2-10: No AGN ionization but a sparkling starburst
    (2017) Cresci, G.; Vanzi, Leonardo; Telles, E.; Lanzuisi, G.; Brusa, M.; Mingozzi, M.; Sauvage, M.; Johnson, K.