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星暴“过渡”矮星系的深层光学成像

Deep Optical Imaging of Starbursting "Transition" Dwarf Galaxies

Kate E. Dellenbusch, John S. Gallagher, Patricia M. Knezek, Allison G. Noble

摘要:

矮星系的一个子群具有可能的恒星形成系统和矮椭圆星系之间的演化过渡的特征。这些系统拥有显著的恒星爆发,并具有平滑的椭圆形外壳和小的HI含量;它们的气体含量低,不太可能在显著的宇宙时间跨度内维持高的恒星形成率。我们探索可能的起源,这样的星暴“过渡”矮星使用中等深度的光学图像。虽然星系间的相互作用可能产生这些星系,但没有潮汐碎片或其他外部扰动的光学证据,而且它们也缺乏附近的巨邻居,可以提供最近的扰动。外部区域的颜色表明,恒星形成在过去停止> 1 Gyr,这比当前恒星爆发的合理时间跨度更长。我们认为,恒星爆发的机制是绑在与其他矮星的相互作用或状态的星际介质,并讨论了情节恒星形成事件与气体加热和冷却在低特定角动量星系的可能性。

英文摘要:

A subgroup of dwarf galaxies have characteristics of a possible evolutionary transition between star-forming systems and dwarf ellipticals. These systems host significant starbursts in combination with smooth, elliptical outer envelopes and small HI content; they are low on gas and unlikely to sustain high star formation rates over significant cosmic time spans. We explore possible origins of such starburst "transition" dwarfs using moderately deep optical images. While galaxy-galaxy interactions could produce these galaxies, no optical evidence exists for tidal debris or other outer disturbances, and they also lack nearby giant neighbors which could supply recent perturbations. Colors of the outer regions indicate that star formation ceased > 1 Gyr in the past, a longer time span than can be reasonably associated with the current starbursts. We consider mechanisms where the starbursts are tied either to interactions with other dwarfs or to the state of the interstellar medium, and discuss the possibility of episodic star formation events associated with gas heating and cooling in low specific angular momentum galaxies.

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