ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 01 11 18 6 v 1 9 N ov 2 00 1 Detection of Galaxy Spin Alignments in the PSCz Shear Field

ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 01 11 18 6 v 2 7 F eb 2 00 2 Detection of Galaxy Spin Alignments in the PSCz Shear Field

We report the first direct observational evidence for alignment of galaxy spin axes with the local tidal shear field. We measure quantitatively the strength of this directional correlation of disk galaxies from the Tully catalog with the local shear field reconstructed from PSCz galaxies. We demonstrate that the null hypothesis of random galaxy alignments relative to the shear frame can be rule...

ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 01 11 13 6 v 1 7 N ov 2 00 1 1 Active Optics in Modern , Large Optical Telescopes

ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 06 11 09 9 v 1 2 N ov 2 00 6 Nuclear Activity in UZC Compact Groups of Galaxies

ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 03 11 60 3 v 1 2 7 N ov 2 00 3 A search for emission line galaxies at z = 6 . 5

We are carrying out a search for Lyα emitting galaxies at z = 6.5 employing slitless spectroscopy at the VLT. In our 43 arcmin field we find three isolated single emission lines with SEDs consistent with line emitting galaxies at z = 6.5.

ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 01 11 10 9 v 1 6 N ov 2 00 1 Big Bang Nucleosynthesis , Population III , and Stellar Genetics in the Galactic Halo ∗ Sean

The diverse isotopic and elemental signatures produced in different nucleosynthetic sites are passed on to successive generations of stars. By tracing these chemical signatures back through the stellar populations of the Galaxy, it is possible to unravel its nucleosynthetic history and even to study stars which are now extinct. This review considers recent applications of ”stellar genetics” to ...