We measured the distribution in absolute magnitude - circular velocity space for a well-defined sample of 199 rotating galaxies of the Calar Alto Legacy Integral Field Area Survey (CALIFA) using their stellar kinematics. Our aim in this analysis is to avoid subjective selection criteria and to take volume and large-scale structure factors into

The atmospheres of planets orbiting other stars may be studied by the technique of transit spectroscopy. This technique needs a very high SNR, so large space telescopes are needed, and bright target stars must be found. This paper uses planetary atmosphere models to discuss the SNR performance required to achieve specific science goals for both

Aims: IRAS 19410+2336 is a young massive star forming region with an intense outflow activity. Outflows are frequently studied in the near-infrared (NIR) since the H2 emission in this wavelength range often traces the shocked molecular gas. However, the mechanisms behind the H2 emission detected in IRAS 19410+2336 have not been clarified yet. We

We present azimuthally-averaged spectral energy distributions (SEDs) from FUV to FIR, as a function of radius, for the galaxies included in the SINGS sample. The radial changes in these SEDs are interpreted in terms of variations of the relative contribution of stars (of different ages), dust and gas.

We present the first automated fitting method for the quantitative spectroscopy of O- and early B-type stars with stellar winds. The method combines the non-LTE stellar atmosphere code fastwind from Puls et al. (2005, A&A, 435, 669) with the genetic algorithm based optimization routine pikaia from Charbonneau (1995, ApJS, 101, 309), allowing for a

Aims:We present an analysis of high resolution spectra in the J band of five ultra cool dwarfs from M6 to L0. Methods: We make use of a new ab initio water vapour line list and existing line lists of FeH and CrH for modelling the observations. Results: We find a good fit for the Mn I 12 899.76 Å line. This feature is one of the few for which we