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星暴矮星系的动力学。II。UGC 4483

Dynamics of Starbursting Dwarf Galaxies. II. UGC 4483

Federico Lelli, Marc Verheijen, Filippo Fraternali, Renzo Sancisi

摘要:

UGC 4483是一个邻近的蓝色致密矮星系(BCD)。HST观测已经将星系分解为单颗恒星,这导致了它的恒星形成历史的推导和对恒星质量的直接估计。我们分析了21厘米线的VLA观测档案,发现UGC 4483有一个陡峭上升的旋转曲线,它在外部以约20 km/s的速度旋转。也可能存在~5 km/s的径向运动。据我们所知,UGC 4483是具有差动旋转HI盘的质量最低的星系。旋转曲线的陡峭上升表明有一个强烈的中心质量集中。我们已经建立了质量模型,利用恒星质量的HST信息来打破盘晕简并:在2.2盘尺度长度下,老恒星贡献了观测到的旋转速度的约50 $%$。重子(气体和恒星)构成了总动力学质量的重要部分。这些与典型的矮不规则星系(dIrrs)有着显著的不同,后者通常具有缓慢上升的旋转曲线,并且被认为完全由暗物质控制。BCDs似乎是不同的非恒星爆发dIrrs在其HI和恒星的分布和内部动力学。它们的高中心表面亮度和高中心HI密度对应着强的中心旋转速度梯度。这说明星暴与引力势和气体浓度密切相关。我们讨论了我们的研究结果对BCD的祖细胞/后代的属性的影响。

英文摘要:

UGC 4483 is a nearby Blue Compact Dwarf (BCD) galaxy. HST observations have resolved the galaxy into single stars and this has led to the derivation of its star formation history and to a direct estimate of its stellar mass. We have analysed archival VLA observations of the 21 cm line and found that UGC 4483 has a steeply-rising rotation curve which flattens in the outer parts at a velocity of ~20 km/s. Radial motions of ~5 km/s may also be present. As far as we know, UGC 4483 is the lowest-mass galaxy with a differentially rotating HI disk. The steep rise of the rotation curve indicates that there is a strong central concentration of mass. We have built mass models using the HST information on the stellar mass to break the disk-halo degeneracy: old stars contribute ~50$%$ of the observed rotation velocity at 2.2 disk scale-lengths. Baryons (gas and stars) constitute an important fraction of the total dynamical mass. These are striking differences with respect to typical dwarf irregular galaxies (dIrrs), which usually have slowly-rising rotation curves and are thought to be entirely dominated by dark matter. BCDs appear to be different from non-starbursting dIrrs in terms of their HI and stellar distributions and their internal dynamics. To their high central surface brightnesses and high central HI densities correspond strong central rotation-velocity gradients. This implies that the starburst is closely related with the gravitational potential and the concentration of gas. We discuss the implications of our results on the properties of the progenitors/descendants of BCDs.

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