Ultracool dwarfs with spectral type M7 and later include very low-mass stars as well as brown dwarfs. Due to their intrinsic faintness, only 9 very low-mass...
Ultracool Dwarfs in the Ukirt Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS)
The UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) Large Area Survey (LAS) presents an unparallelled resource for the study of field brown dwarfs. The UKIDSS Cool...
Ultracool Subdwarfs: The Halo Population Down to the Substellar Limit
Ultracool subdwarfs are low luminosity, late-type M and L dwarfs that exhibit spectroscopic indications of subsolar metallicity and halo kinematics. Their...
Ultraluminous X-ray Sources: Beambags and Optical Counterparts
A significant fraction of ultraluminous X-ray sources appear to be embedded in observable ionized nebulæ that take the form of large, several 100 pc diameter...
Ultraluminous X-ray Sources: Bubbles and Optical Counterparts
Optical studies of ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULX) in nearby galaxies have turned out to be instrumental in discriminating between various models including...
Ultrastable operation of detectors for high-resolution spectrographs
High resolution spectroscopy demands detector operation in an extremely stable mechanical and thermal environment; any tiny perturbation may affect the location...
Ultraviolet emission line imaging of planetary nebulae with GALEX
GALEX (the Galaxy Evolution Explorer) has provided far-UV(1344-1786Å) and near-UV(1771-2831Å) imaging of several Planetary Nebulae (e.g., Bianchi et al. 2008...
Ultraviolet interstellar lines towards nearby fast rotators Zn II distribution and MG II/Mg I ratios
The column density distribution of the local interstellar medium (LISM) towards a sample of 15 fast rotators observed with IUE at high resolution is reported...