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We use an empirical relation to measure the HI scale height of relatively HI rich galaxies using 21-cm observations. The galaxies were selected from the BLUEDISK, THINGS and VIVA surveys. We aim to compare the thickness of the HI layer of unusually HI rich with normal spiral galaxies and find any correlation between the HI scale height with other galaxies properties. We found that on average the unusually HI rich galaxies have similar HI disk thickness to the control sample and the galaxies selected from the THINGS and VIVA surveys within their uncertainties. Our result also show that the average thickness of the neutral hydrogen inside the optical disk is correlated with the atomic gas fraction inside the optical disk with a scatter of ~ 0.22 dex. A correlation is also found between the HI scale height with the atomic-to-molecular gas ratio which indicates the link between star formation and the vertical distribution of HI which is consistent with previous studies. This new scaling relation between the HI scale height and atomic gas fraction will allow us to predict the HI scale height of a large number of galaxies but a larger sample is needed to decrease the scatter.
Our work is based on the Bluedisk project, a program to map the neutral gas in a sample of 25 HI-rich spirals and a similar number of control galaxies with the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT). In this paper we focus on the HI properties o
The outskirts of galaxies - especially the very extended HI disks of galaxies - are strongly affected by their local environment. I highlight the giant 2X-HI disks of nearby galaxies (M 83, NGC 3621, and NGC 1512), studied as part of the Local Volume
In this short write-up, I will concentrate on a few topics of interest. In the 1970s I found very extended HI disks in galaxies such as NGC 5055 and NGC 2841, out to 2 - 2.5 times the Holmberg radius. Since these galaxies are warped, a tilted ring mo
We present and explore the resolved atomic hydrogen (HI) content of 13 HI-rich and late-type dominated groups denoted `Choirs. We quantify the HI content of the Choir galaxies with respect to the median of the HI-mass fraction ($f_{textrm{HI}}$) of t
We investigate the metallicity dependence of HI surface densities in star-forming regions along many lines of sight within 70 nearby galaxies, probing kpc to 50 pc scales. We employ HI, SFR, stellar mass, and metallicity (gradient) measurements from