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Detection of Reactive Ions Towards UC Hii Regions
We report the first detection of the reactive ions CO+ and HOC+ towards ultracompact (UC) Hii regions, in particular Mon R2 and G29.96-0.02. Two... -
Phoenix Spectra of Carbon Stars in the LMC
We present high-resolution, IR-spectra of Carbon stars in the LMC obtained with the Phoenix spectrometer on the Gemini South 8-meter telescope. This... -
High-Resolution IR Spectroscopy of the Circumstellar Medium of AGB Stars
The evolution of a star on the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) is complex and fascinating, and our overall understanding of this phase is reasonably... -
Chemical Abundances in the Galactic Bulge
The early history of star formation and chemical enrichment of our Galaxy is imprinted in the abundance patterns of the old stellar populations: the... -
Spectral Properties of Brown Dwarfs and Hot Jupiters
Brown dwarfs bridge the gap between the stellar and planetary mass regimes. Evolving from conditions very similar to the lowest-mass stars, the... -
First Spectroscopic Observations of Low-Mass Companions to X-Ray Selected Main Sequence Late B-type Dwarfs with NIRSPEC at Keck II
Recently, using near infrared photometric observations with ADONIS+ SHARP II, we have detected 21 new IR objects around 49 X-ray selected late B-type... -
Low Temperature Plasmas
Characteristic properties and generation mechanisms of low temperature plasmas in different gas discharges are presented. A special part is focussed... -
Strongly Coupled Plasmas
We give a brief introduction into the basic many-particle effectes in strongly coupled plasmas and their theoretical treatment. Exemplary results are... -
Why Are Only High-Redshift Obscured AGN Bright Submillimeter Sources?
The bulk of the QSO luminosity density was produced at 1<3, and with 0.5-2 keV luminosities close to the break of the X-ray luminosity... -
The Spatial Clustering of X-ray Selected AGN in the Chandra Msec Fields
I present here the first estimates of the spatial correlation function of X-ray selected AGN in the 2Msec Chandra Deep Field North (CDFN) and 1Msec... -
Red Optical Quasars are X-ray Blue Quasars
We have selected a sample of 12 dust-reddened quasars with extremely red colors, reddenigs and redshifts in the range of 0.4 < z < 2.21 using a... -
How Black Holes Get Their Kicks:Radiation Recoil in Binary Black Hole Mergers
Gravitational waves from the coalescence of binary black holes carry linear momentum, causing center of mass recoil. This “radiation rocket” has... -
A Physically Motivated Toy Model for the BH-Spheroid Coevolution
We present a summary of the results obtained with a time-dependent, one-zone toy model aimed at exploring the importance of radiative feedback on the... -
The Obscured X-ray Background and Evolution of AGN
The X-ray Background has been resolved in the 0.5– $5{\rm\thinspace keV}$... -
High Redshift Lyman Break Galaxies
Two of the most outstanding issues in modern astrophysics are what reionized the Universe and how did the first objects form. Observations of... -
The Luminosity Function of AGN at z ~ 5 ...1
We present a determination of the optical/UV AGN luminosity function and its evolution, based on a large sample of faint (R < 24) QSOs identified in... -
The Cosmic Infrared Background (CIRB) and the Role of the “Local Environment of Galaxies” in the Origin of Present-Day Stars
A combination of evidence is presented suggesting that the majority of the stars in today’s galaxies were born during a luminous infrared phase... -
Mid-Ultraviolet Spectral Diagnostics of Galaxy Evolution
We describe how optical spectra of z=1–2 galaxies can help test the hypothesis of hierarchical galaxy formation. -
The Epochs of Early-Type Galaxy Formation in Clusters and in the Field
Using our models of absorption line indices that account for variable abundance ratios, we derive ages, total metallicities, and element abundance... -
Strange Hosts of Blue Compact Galaxies
Luminous Blue Compact Galaxies (BCGs) have low metallicities, high gas consumption rates and are frequently involved in mergers. These are properties...