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VLBI imaging of the gravitational lens MG J0414+0534
We observed the quadruple gravitationally lensed image of MG J0414+0534 on 23 November 1997 with a global VLBI array at 8.4 GHz. We report wide-field imaging...
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PublicationVLT adaptive optics imaging of QSO host galaxies and their close environment at z ˜ 2.5: Results from a pilot programWe report on ESO-VLT near-IR adaptive optics imaging of one radio-loud (PKS 0113-283) and two radio quiet (Q 0045-3337 and Q 0101-337) quasars at z > 2. In the...
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PublicationVLT optical observations of V821 Ara(=GX339-4) in an extended ``off'' stateWe report on low-resolution spectroscopy of GX339-4 during its current, extended X-ray ``off'' state in May 2000 (r=20.1) obtained with the VLT Focal Reducer...
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PublicationVLT X-Shooter spectroscopy of the nearest brown dwarf binaryAims: The aim of the project is to characterise the two components of the brown dwarf system nearest to the Sun, WISE J104915.57-531906.1 (also called Luhman...
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PublicationVLT-VIMOS integral field spectroscopy of luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies. I. The sample and first resultsContext: (Ultra)Luminous Infrared Galaxies [(U)LIRGs] are much more numerous at cosmological distances than locally, and are likely the precursors of elliptical...
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PublicationVLT-VIMOS integral field spectroscopy of luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies. II. Evidence for shock ionization caused by tidal forces in the extra-nuclear regions of interacting and merging LIRGsContext. Luminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs) are an important class of objects in the low-z universe bridging the gap between normal spirals and the strongly...
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PublicationVLT-VIMOS integral field spectroscopy of luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies. III. The atlas of the stellar and ionized gas distributionContext. Luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs and ULIRGs) are much more numerous at higher redshifts than locally, dominating the star-formation...
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PublicationVLT/FLAMES high-resolution chemical abundances in Sculptor: a textbook dwarf spheroidal galaxyWe present detailed chemical abundances for 99 red-giant branch stars in the centre of the Sculptor dwarf spheroidal galaxy, which have been obtained from high...
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PublicationVLT/FLAMES spectroscopy of red giant branch stars in the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxyContext. Fornax is one of the most massive dwarf spheroidal galaxies in the Local Group. The Fornax field star population is dominated by intermediate age stars...