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两条长长的HI尾巴在阿贝尔1367的郊区

Two long HI tails in the outskirts of Abell 1367

T. C. Scott, L. Cortese, E. Brinks, H. Bravo-Alfaro, R. Auld, R. Minchin

摘要:

我们提出的VLA D-阵列HI观测的RSCG 42和FGC 1287星系群,在外围的阿贝尔1367集群。这些集团预计在集群中心以西约1.8和2.7百万秒差距。阿雷西博星系环境调查提供的证据表明,HI在这两个群体中延伸超过200千秒差距。我们新的更高分辨率的观测结果表明,阿雷西博探测到的复杂HI特征实际上是两个非常长的HI尾,分别延伸到~160和250 kpc,即,在星系群中观测到的最长的HI结构之一。虽然在RSCG 42的情况下,HI尾部的形态和动力学,以及组成员的光学特性,支持低速潮汐相互作用的情况下,不太清楚的是与FGC 1287相关的独特功能的起源。这个星系显示了一个非常长的“狗腿”HI尾巴,并且距离Abell 1367的X射线发射区很远,使得冲压压力剥离的情况非常不可能。与此同时,低速潮汐相互作用似乎无法解释FGC 1287的尾部异常长度以及光学特性中缺乏任何干扰迹象。一个有趣的可能性是,这个星系可能最近经历了与Coma-Abell 1367长城的另一个成员的高速相互作用。我们搜索了负责此功能的闯入者,虽然我们找到了一个可能的候选人,但我们表明,如果没有额外的观察,就不可能解决这个问题。虽然造成这一非凡HI尾的机制仍有待确定,但我们的发现突出了我们对星系群中环境影响的了解是多么少。

英文摘要:

We present VLA D-array HI observations of the RSCG42 and FGC1287 galaxy groups, in the outskirts of the Abell 1367 cluster. These groups are projected ~ 1.8 and 2.7 Mpc west from the cluster centre. The Arecibo Galaxy Environment survey provided evidence for HI extending over as much as 200kpc in both groups. Our new, higher resolution observations reveal that the complex HI features detected by Arecibo are in reality two extraordinary long HI tails extending for ~160 and 250 kpc, respectively, i.e., among the longest HI structures ever observed in groups of galaxies. Although in the case of RSCG42 the morphology and dynamics of the HI tail, as well as the optical properties of the group members, support a low-velocity tidal interaction scenario, less clear is the origin of the unique features associated with FGC1287. This galaxy displays an exceptionally long 'dog leg' HI tail and the large distance from the X-ray emitting region of Abell 1367 makes a ram-pressure stripping scenario highly unlikely. At the same time a low-velocity tidal interaction seems unable to explain the extraordinary length of the tail and the lack of any sign of disturbance in the optical properties of FGC1287. An intriguing possibility could be that this galaxy might have recently experienced a high-speed interaction with another member of the Coma-Abell 1367 Great Wall. We searched for the interloper responsible for this feature and, although we find a possible candidate, we show that without additional observations it is impossible to settle this issue. While the mechanism responsible for this extraordinary HI tail remains to be determined, our discovery highlights how little we know about environmental effects in galaxy groups.

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