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arXiv 2009.09145astro-ph.GA
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局域体积矮星系双鱼座A的HI结构

The HI Structure of the Local Volume Dwarf Galaxy Pisces A

Luca Beale, Jennifer Donovan Meyer, Erik J. Tollerud, Mary E. Putman, J. E. G. Peek

摘要:

专门的HI调查最近导致在本地卷中发现越来越多的低质量星系。我们目前的合成成像的一个这样的星系,双鱼座A,一个低质量的矮星最初确认通过光学成像和光谱的中性氢(HI)源在银河系阿雷西博L波段饲料阵列HI(GALFA-HI)调查。使用卡尔G. Jansky甚大阵列(JVLA),我们描述了气体的运动学结构,并将其与星系的环境和演化历史联系起来。虽然银河系显示整体有序旋转,一些运动学特征表明扰动气体形态。这些特征暗示了一个动荡的近代历史,并代表了总重子质量的$\sim 3.5$ %。如果我们包括这些特征,我们发现一个总的重子分数$f_{\rm bary} = 0.13$。我们还量化了双鱼座A的宇宙环境,发现扰动气体与附近局部虚空边缘的大规模对流结构明显对齐。我们考虑了几种情况的扰动气体的起源,包括气体剥离通过冲压压力或星系-星系相互作用,以及吸积和冲压压力压缩。虽然我们不能排除过去与伴星的相互作用,但我们的观测最好地支持了双鱼座A的中性气体形态和最近的恒星形成是其与IGM相互作用的直接结果。

英文摘要:

Dedicated HI surveys have recently led to a growing category of low-mass galaxies found in the Local Volume. We present synthesis imaging of one such galaxy, Pisces A, a low-mass dwarf originally confirmed via optical imaging and spectroscopy of neutral hydrogen (HI) sources in the Galactic Arecibo L-band Feed Array HI (GALFA-HI) survey. Using HI observations taken with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (JVLA), we characterize the kinematic structure of the gas and connect it to the galaxy's environment and evolutionary history. While the galaxy shows overall ordered rotation, a number of kinematic features indicate a disturbed gas morphology. These features are suggestive of a tumultuous recent history, and represent $\sim 3.5$% of the total baryonic mass. We find a total baryon fraction $f_{\rm bary} = 0.13$ if we include these features. We also quantify the cosmic environment of Pisces A, finding an apparent alignment of the disturbed gas with nearby, large scale filamentary structure at the edge of the Local Void. We consider several scenarios for the origin of the disturbed gas, including gas stripping via ram pressure or galaxy-galaxy interactions, as well as accretion and ram pressure compression. Though we cannot rule out a past interaction with a companion, our observations best support the suggestion that the neutral gas morphology and recent star formation in Pisces A is a direct result of its interactions with the IGM.

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