Spiral galaxies in clusters. I - Neutral hydrogen observations in Abell 1367, Coma, and Zwicky 74-23 /1400.4 + 0949/

1981 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 919 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. T., III Sullivan ◽  
B. Bates ◽  
G. D. Bothun ◽  
R. A. Schommer
1996 ◽  
Vol 173 ◽  
pp. 97-98
Author(s):  
Matthias Bartelmann ◽  
Abraham Loeb

A wealth of observational data supports the commonly held view that damped Lyman-α (Lyα) absorption in QSO spectra is associated with neutral-hydrogen (HI) disks in spiral galaxies. Most of the HI probed by QSO absorption lines is traced by damped Lyα lines because of their high column densities, N > 1020 cm–2. The spiral galaxies hosting the HI disks can act as gravitational lenses on the QSOs. If the HI column density increases towards the center of the disks, as suggested by observations of local galaxies, the magnification bias preferentially selects for high column-density systems. The estimates of HI in damped Lyα systems can then systematically be distorted by gravitational lensing.


2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (S344) ◽  
pp. 280-282
Author(s):  
Megan C. Johnson ◽  
Kristen B. W. McQuinn ◽  
John Cannon ◽  
Charlotte Martinkus ◽  
Evan Skillman ◽  
...  

AbstractStarbursts are finite periods of intense star formation (SF) that can dramatically impact the evolutionary state of a galaxy. Recent results suggest that starbursts in dwarf galaxies last longer and are distributed over more of the galaxy than previously thought, with star formation efficiencies (SFEs) comparable to spiral galaxies, much higher than those typical of non-bursting dwarfs. This difference might be explainable if the starburst mode is externally triggered by gravitational interactions with other nearby systems. We present new, sensitive neutral hydrogen observations of 18 starburst dwarf galaxies, which are part of the STARburst IRregular Dwarf Survey (STARBIRDS) and each were mapped with the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) and/or Parkes Telescope in order to study the low surface brightness gas distributions, a common tracer for tidal interactions.


1981 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 943 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Schommer ◽  
W. T., III Sullivan ◽  
G. D. Bothun

1983 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 235-236
Author(s):  
S. T. Gottesman ◽  
J. R. Ball ◽  
J. H. Hunter

We report observations of the atomic hydrogen properties of the barred spiral galaxies NGC 3992 and NGC 4731. These systems were observed in 1980 and 1981 with the VLA telescope of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. In Table 1 we list the systemic parameters of interest.


2020 ◽  
Vol 635 ◽  
pp. A166
Author(s):  
S. J. Curran

By including the most recent observations of H I 21-cm absorption through nearby galactic discs, we confirm our previous assertion that there is an anti-correlation between the abundance of cool neutral atomic gas and impact parameter. In comparing the measured neutral hydrogen column densities of the sample with the absorption strength, we find a peak in the mean spin temperature of ⟨Tspin/f ⟩ ≈ 2310 K at an impact parameter of ρ ≈ 14 kpc, with ⟨Tspin/f ⟩≳1000 K in the remainder of the disc. This is significantly different to the spin temperature distribution in the Milky Way, which exhibits a constant ≈250 − 400 K over ρ = 8 − 25 kpc. The measured column densities may, however, suffer from beam dilution, which we show appears to be the case for the observations of H I 21-cm emission in which the beam subtends radii of ≳10 kpc. We therefore applied the column density profile of the Milky Way, in addition to the mean of the sample, observed at sufficiently high resolution, and the mean profile for the nearby ∼1012 M⊙ galaxies in the IllustrisTNG simulations. All of the models yield a peak in the mean spin temperature at similar impact parameters (r ≈ 10 − 15 kpc) as the measured column densities. These radii are similar to those of the spiral arms where H II regions are often concentrated. We therefore suggest that the elevated spin temperatures trace the H II regions observed in the outer disc of many spiral galaxies.


1995 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 446-446
Author(s):  
A. Pizzella ◽  
R. Morganti ◽  
M.E. Sadler ◽  
F. Bertola

Recent observations with the Australia Telescope reveal that the elliptical galaxy NGC 5266 has a disk like structure of neutral hydrogen extending as far as almost 10 Re which approximatively lies along the galaxy's major axis, at 65° apart from the inner minor–axis dust lane (Varnas et al 1987). From the present data is not clear whether the HI structure and the dust lane are two distinct disks or a single warped structure. The regularity of the velocity field of the HI structure allow us to use it as a probe of the potential of NGC 5266. The velocity curve along the major axis is flat till the last measured point (rmax ~ 10′) at Vrot = 200km/s. Assuming that the gas in moving in circular orbits, we can derive the mass of the galaxy inside to this radius. The mass–to–light ratio M/LB rises from about 3 in the central regions to 12 at 9 Re (D = 57.6 Mpc), thus indicating that NGC 5266 is embedded in a dark massive halo. Moreover the representative point (cumulative M/LB within the last measured point) of NGC 5266 in the diagram log(M/LB) – log(Re) falls well within the region characteristic of spiral galaxies (Figure 2, Bertola et al. 1993), as do ellipticals previously studied in HI, thus reinforcing the suggestion (Bertola et al. 1993) of a parallel behaviour of the dark matter in elliptical and spiral galaxies.


2005 ◽  
Vol 432 (2) ◽  
pp. 475-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Dahlem ◽  
M. Ehle ◽  
S. D. Ryder ◽  
M. Vlajić ◽  
R. F. Haynes

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