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NGC 2563星系群中的热和冷星系气体

Hot and Cold Galactic Gas in the NGC 2563 Galaxy Group

Jesper Rasmussen, Xue-Ning Bai, John S. Mulchaey, J. H. van Gorkom, Tesla E. Jeltema, Ann I. Zabludoff, Eric Wilcots, Paul Martini, Duane Lee, Timothy P. Roberts

摘要:

环境引起的气体剥离在推动星系群演化中的作用仍然知之甚少。在这里,我们提出了广泛的钱德拉和甚大阵列镶嵌观测附近的成员,X射线明亮的NGC 2563组,气体剥离和相互作用在相对较小的主机晕的作用的研究的主要目标内的热和冷星际介质。我们的观测几乎覆盖了群中心投影半径1.15 Mpc(~1.4 R_vir)以内的所有群成员,直到极限X射线光度和HI质量分别为3e 39 erg/s和2 e8 M_sun。的X射线数据是一致的,有效的冲压压力剥离的热气体晕的早型星系群核心附近,但没有看到X射线的尾巴和有限的统计排除强有力的结论。HI的结果表明,适度HI质量损失的组成员相比,类似的领域星系。20个HI探测到的星系群成员中有6个显示出HI与其他星系或星系群内介质持续相互作用的证据。暗示性的证据进一步被认为是在位置-速度空间中与近邻的星系显示出相对较低的HI含量,与HI的潮汐去除相一致。因此,结果表明,通过冲压压力剥离和潮汐相互作用的组合,从组成员中去除热和冷气体。我们还发现,16的20 HI检测发生在一侧的组,反映了一个不寻常的形态隔离,其起源尚不清楚。

英文摘要:

The role of environmentally induced gas stripping in driving galaxy evolution in groups remains poorly understood. Here we present extensive Chandra and Very Large Array mosaic observations of the hot and cold interstellar medium within the members of the nearby, X-ray bright NGC 2563 group, a prime target for studies of the role of gas stripping and interactions in relatively small host halos. Our observations cover nearly all group members within a projected radius of 1.15 Mpc (~1.4 R_vir) of the group center, down to a limiting X-ray luminosity and HI mass of 3e39 erg/s and 2e8 M_sun, respectively. The X-ray data are consistent with efficient ram pressure stripping of the hot gas halos of early-type galaxies near the group core, but no X-ray tails are seen and the limited statistics preclude strong conclusions. The HI results suggest moderate HI mass loss from the group members when compared to similar field galaxies. Six of the 20 HI-detected group members show HI evidence of ongoing interactions with other galaxies or with the intragroup medium. Suggestive evidence is further seen for galaxies with close neighbors in position-velocity space to show relatively low HI content, consistent with tidal removal of HI. The results thus indicate removal of both hot and cold gas from the group members via a combination of ram pressure stripping and tidal interactions. We also find that 16 of the 20 HI detections occur on one side of the group, reflecting an unusual morphological segregation whose origin remains unclear.

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