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Arp 305中的候选潮汐矮星系:矮拆离和球状星团形成的教训

Candidate Tidal Dwarf Galaxies in Arp 305: Lessons on Dwarf Detachment and Globular Cluster Formation

Mark Hancock, Beverly J. Smith, Curtis Struck, Mark L. Giroux, Sabrina Hurlock

摘要:

为了寻找潮汐矮星系(TDGs)和研究潮汐特征中的恒星形成,我们正在使用GALEX望远镜对从Arp(1996)Atlas中选择的相互作用星系进行大型紫外成像调查。作为这项研究的一部分,我们提出了一个GALEX紫外和SDSS和SARA光学研究的气体丰富的相互作用星系对Arp 305(NGC 4016/7)。GALEX的紫外线数据揭示了更广泛的扩散紫外线发射和恒星形成外的磁盘。这包括两个星系之间的发光恒星形成区,以及潮汐尾中的一些这样的区域。我们已经在Arp 305中发现了45个年轻恒星形成团,包括几个TDG候选者。通过比较紫外线和光学颜色的人口合成模型,我们确定,团块是非常年轻的,有几个年龄约为600万年。我们并没有发现许多中间年龄的团块,尽管最后一次最近的相遇是在大约3亿年前。我们已经使用了光滑粒子流体动力学代码来模拟的相互作用,并确定星团和候选TDG的命运。

英文摘要:

To search for Tidal Dwarf Galaxies (TDGs) and to study star formation in tidal features, we are conducting a large UV imaging survey of interacting galaxies selected from the Arp (1996) Atlas using the GALEX telescope. As part of that study, we present a GALEX UV and SDSS and SARA optical study of the gas-rich interacting galaxy pair Arp 305 (NGC 4016/7). The GALEX UV data reveal much extended diffuse UV emission and star formation outside the disks. This includes a luminous star forming region between the two galaxies, and a number of such regions in tidal tails. We have identified 45 young star forming clumps in Arp 305, including several TDG candidates. By comparing the UV and optical colors to population synthesis models, we determined that the clumps are very young, with several having ages of about 6 Myr. We do not find many intermediate age clumps in spite of the fact that the last closest encounter was about 300 Myr ago. We have used a smooth particle hydrodynamics code to model the interaction and determine the fate of the star clusters and candidate TDGs.

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