First Characterization of the Neutral ISM in Two Local Volume Dwarf Galaxies
| Autor: | Grant R. Denn, S. S. Kaisin, Riley A. McGlasson, Greta Helmel, Igor D. Karachentsev, Robert N. Ford, Alyssa M. Bulatek, Hannah E. Gilbonio, John M. Cannon, Sarah Chinski, Lilly Bralts-Kelly, Andrew Mizener |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Physics
Brightness 010308 nuclear & particles physics Star formation Dark matter FOS: Physical sciences Astronomy and Astrophysics Astrophysics Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics 01 natural sciences Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies Spectral line Galaxy Space and Planetary Science Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA) 0103 physical sciences Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Surface brightness Halo Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics 010303 astronomy & astrophysics Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics Dwarf galaxy |
| Popis: | We present the first HI spectral line images of the nearby, star-forming dwarf galaxies UGC11411 and UGC 8245, acquired as part of the "Observing for University Classes" program with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA). These low-resolution images localize the HI gas and reveal the bulk kinematics of each system. Comparing with HST broadband and ground-based H{\alpha} imaging, we find that the ongoing star formation in each galaxy is associated with the highest HI mass surface density regions. UGC 8245 has a much lower current star formation rate than UGC 11411, which harbors very high surface brightness H{\alpha} emission in the inner disk and diffuse, lower surface brightness nebular gas that extends well beyond the stellar disk as traced by HST. We measure the dynamical masses of each galaxy and find that the halo of UGC 11411 is more than an order of magnitude more massive than the halo of UGC 8245, even though the HI and stellar masses of the sources are similar. We show that UGC8245 shares similar physical properties with other well-studied low-mass galaxies, while UGC11411 is more highly dark matter dominated. Both systems have negative peculiar velocities that are associated with a coherent flow of nearby galaxies at high supergalactic latitude. Comment: Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal Letters; corrected errata in authors |
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