THINGS: THE HI NEARBY GALAXY SURVEY

THINGS: THE HI NEARBY GALAXY SURVEY

Draft version October 12, 2008 | FABIAN WALTER, ELIAS BRINKS, W.J.G. DE BLOK, FRANK BIGIEL, ROBERT C. KENNICUTT, JR., MICHELE D. THORNLEY, ADAM K. LEROY
The HI Nearby Galaxy Survey (THINGS) is a high-resolution survey of HI emission in 34 nearby galaxies conducted using the NRAO Very Large Array (VLA). The survey aims to study the interstellar medium (ISM) in galaxies, focusing on galaxy morphology, star formation, and mass distribution across the Hubble sequence. The data, with a spatial resolution of ~6 arcseconds and velocity resolution of ≤5.2 km/s, provide a homogeneous sensitivity and resolution that is at the limit of what can be achieved with the VLA for a significant number of galaxies. The sample includes galaxies at distances of 2 to 15 Mpc, resulting in linear resolutions of ~100 to 500 pc. The galaxies cover a wide range of star formation rates, total HI masses, absolute luminosities, and metallicities. The survey includes data products such as integrated HI maps, velocity fields, second moment (velocity dispersion) maps, and individual channel maps for each galaxy. These data are publicly available through a dedicated webpage. Accompanying papers address various aspects of the data, including the small-scale structure of the ISM, dark matter distribution, and star formation processes. The survey provides high-quality data for studying the physical characteristics and dynamics of the atomic ISM in galaxies.The HI Nearby Galaxy Survey (THINGS) is a high-resolution survey of HI emission in 34 nearby galaxies conducted using the NRAO Very Large Array (VLA). The survey aims to study the interstellar medium (ISM) in galaxies, focusing on galaxy morphology, star formation, and mass distribution across the Hubble sequence. The data, with a spatial resolution of ~6 arcseconds and velocity resolution of ≤5.2 km/s, provide a homogeneous sensitivity and resolution that is at the limit of what can be achieved with the VLA for a significant number of galaxies. The sample includes galaxies at distances of 2 to 15 Mpc, resulting in linear resolutions of ~100 to 500 pc. The galaxies cover a wide range of star formation rates, total HI masses, absolute luminosities, and metallicities. The survey includes data products such as integrated HI maps, velocity fields, second moment (velocity dispersion) maps, and individual channel maps for each galaxy. These data are publicly available through a dedicated webpage. Accompanying papers address various aspects of the data, including the small-scale structure of the ISM, dark matter distribution, and star formation processes. The survey provides high-quality data for studying the physical characteristics and dynamics of the atomic ISM in galaxies.
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