We have used the Nordic Optical and the William Herschel Telescopes to obtain images and long-slit spectra of Cygnus A under conditions of sub-arcsecond seeing...
Circumnuclear kinematics in NGC 5248: the origin of nuclear spiral arms
We present for the first time a two-dimensional velocity field of the central region of the grand-design spiral galaxy NGC 5248, at 0.9-arcsec spatial...
Circumnuclear regions in barred spiral galaxies - I. Near-infrared imaging
We present subarcsecond-resolution, ground-based, near-infrared images of the central regions of a sample of 12 barred galaxies with circumnuclear star...
Circumnuclear regions in barred spiral galaxies - II. Relations to host galaxies
We present optical broad- and narrow-band imaging of a sample of a dozen barred galaxies. These images are analysed in conjunction with our previously published...
Circumnuclear Star Formation and AGN Activity: Clues from Surface Brightness Radial Profile of PAHs and [{\rm{S}}\,{\rm{IV}}]
We studied the circumnuclear mid-IR emission in a sample of 19 local active galactic nuclei (AGNs) with high spatial resolution spectra using T-ReCS (Gemini)...
Circumstellar disc geometry constrained by infrared line fluxes
Lenorzer et al. introduce ratios of hydrogen infrared recombination lines as a diagnostic tool to constrain the spatial distribution and physical condition of...
Circumstellar effects on the Rb abundances in O-rich AGB stars
For the first time we explore the circumstellar effects on the Rb (and Zr) abundance determination in O-rich asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars by considering...
Circumstellar Material around the Proto-PNe IRAS 10178--5958 and IRAS 11065--6026
Spectroscopy of Hen 401 (IRAS 10178-5958) and WRA 751 (IRAS 11065-6026) reveal strong HI, HeI, FeII and forbidden emission lines. Images of Hen 401 reveal the...
Circumstellar Material in Type Ia Supernovae via Sodium Absorption Features
Type Ia supernovae are key tools for measuring distances on a cosmic scale. They are generally thought to be the thermonuclear explosion of an accreting white...