scholarly journals Observational insights on the origin of giant low surface brightness galaxies

2021 ◽  
Vol 503 (1) ◽  
pp. 830-849
Author(s):  
Anna S Saburova ◽  
Igor V Chilingarian ◽  
Anastasia V Kasparova ◽  
Olga K Sil’chenko ◽  
Kirill A Grishin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Galaxy Formation ◽  
Surface Brightness ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Dark Matter Halo ◽  
High Mass ◽  
Formation Mechanisms ◽  
Orbital Parameters ◽  
Low Surface Brightness ◽  
Low Surface Brightness Galaxies

ABSTRACT Giant low surface brightness galaxies (gLSBGs) with dynamically cold stellar discs reaching the radius of 130 kpc challenge currently considered galaxy formation mechanisms. We analyse new deep long-slit optical spectroscopic observations, archival optical images, and published Hi and optical spectroscopic data for a sample of seven gLSBGs, for which we performed mass modelling and estimated the parameters of dark matter haloes assuming the Burkert dark matter density profile. Our sample is not homogeneous by morphology, parameters of stellar populations, and total mass, however, six of seven galaxies sit on the high-mass extension of the baryonic Tully–Fisher relation. In UGC 1382, we detected a global counterrotation of the stellar high surface brightness (HSB) disc with respect to the extended LSB disc. In UGC 1922 with signatures of a possible merger, the gas counterrotation is seen in the inner disc. Six galaxies host active galactic nuclei, three of which have the estimated black hole masses substantially below those expected for their (pseudo-)bulge properties suggesting poor merger histories. Overall, the morphology, internal dynamics, and low star formation efficiency in the outer discs indicate that the three formation scenarios shape gLSBGs: (i) a two-stage formation when an HSB galaxy is formed first and then grows an LSB disc by accreting gas from an external supply; (ii) an unusual shallow and extended dark matter halo; (iii) a major merger with fine-tuned orbital parameters and morphologies of the merging galaxies.

scholarly journals Massive low-surface-brightness galaxies in the eagle simulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 496 (3) ◽  
pp. 3996-4016
Author(s):  
Andrea Kulier ◽  
Gaspar Galaz ◽  
Nelson D Padilla ◽  
James W Trayford
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Angular Momentum ◽  
Surface Density ◽  
Surface Brightness ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Formation Rate ◽  
Dark Matter Halo ◽  
Low Surface Brightness ◽  
Low Surface Brightness Galaxies

ABSTRACT We investigate the formation and properties of low surface brightness galaxies (LSBGs) with M* > 109.5 M⊙ in the eagle hydrodynamical cosmological simulation. Galaxy surface brightness depends on a combination of stellar mass surface density and mass-to-light ratio (M/L), such that low surface brightness is strongly correlated with both galaxy angular momentum (low surface density) and low specific star formation rate (high M/L). This drives most of the other observed correlations between surface brightness and galaxy properties, such as the fact that most LSBGs have low metallicity. We find that LSBGs are more isolated than high-surface-brightness galaxies (HSBGs), in agreement with observations, but that this trend is driven entirely by the fact that LSBGs are unlikely to be close-in satellites. The majority of LSBGs are consistent with a formation scenario in which the galaxies with the highest angular momentum are those that formed most of their stars recently from a gas reservoir co-rotating with a high-spin dark matter halo. However, the most extended LSBG discs in EAGLE, which are comparable in size to observed giant LSBGs, are built up via mergers. These galaxies are found to inhabit dark matter haloes with a higher spin in their inner regions (<0.1r200c), even when excluding the effects of baryonic physics by considering matching haloes from a dark-matter-only simulation with identical initial conditions.

A full pipeline for modelling low surface brightness galaxies

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (S353) ◽  
pp. 279-280
Author(s):  
Marius Peper ◽  
Boudewijn F. Roukema ◽  
Krzysztof Bolejko
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Galaxy Formation ◽  
Surface Brightness ◽  
Dark Matter Halo ◽  
Cosmological Simulations ◽  
Galaxy Formation And Evolution ◽  
Low Surface Brightness ◽  
Formation And Evolution ◽  
Low Surface Brightness Galaxies

AbstractCosmological simulations are a powerful tool to test various cosmological and galaxy formation scenarios. The discovery of low surface brightness objects has been a challenge for both of these fields. Our work aims to create a fully reproducible pipeline to generate a realistic dark matter halo catalog with corresponding information on galaxy formation and evolution.

scholarly journals The universal rotation curve of low surface brightness galaxies – IV. The interrelation between dark and luminous matter

2019 ◽  
Vol 490 (4) ◽  
pp. 5451-5477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Di Paolo ◽  
Paolo Salucci ◽  
Adnan Erkurt
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Surface Brightness ◽  
Rotation Curve ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Dark Matter Halo ◽  
Rotation Curves ◽  
Central Surface ◽  
Low Surface Brightness ◽  
Low Surface Brightness Galaxies ◽  
Lsb Galaxies

ABSTRACT We investigate the properties of the baryonic and the dark matter components in low surface brightness (LSB) disc galaxies, with central surface brightness in the B band $\mu _0 \ge 23 \, \mathrm{mag \, arcsec}^{-2}$. The sample is composed of 72 objects, whose rotation curves show an orderly trend reflecting the idea of a universal rotation curve (URC) similar to that found in the local high surface brightness (HSB) spirals in previous works. This curve relies on the mass modelling of the co-added rotation curves, involving the contribution from an exponential stellar disc and a Burkert cored dark matter halo. We find that the dark matter is dominant especially within the smallest and less luminous LSB galaxies. Dark matter haloes have a central surface density $\Sigma _0 \sim 100 \, \mathrm{M}_{\odot } \, \mathrm{pc}^{-2}$, similar to galaxies of different Hubble types and luminosities. We find various scaling relations among the LSBs structural properties which turn out to be similar but not identical to what has been found in HSB spirals. In addition, the investigation of these objects calls for the introduction of a new luminous parameter, the stellar compactness C* (analogously to a recent work by Karukes & Salucci), alongside the optical radius and the optical velocity in order to reproduce the URC. Furthermore, a mysterious entanglement between the properties of the luminous and the dark matter emerges.

scholarly journals Linking Clustering Properties and the Evolution of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (S244) ◽  
pp. 274-278
Author(s):  
Dominik J. Bomans ◽  
S. Dominik Rosenbaum
Keyword(s):  
Galaxy Evolution ◽  
Surface Brightness ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Sloan Digital Sky Survey ◽  
Dark Matter Halo ◽  
Sky Survey ◽  
Low Surface Brightness ◽  
Low Surface Brightness Galaxies ◽  
Lsb Galaxies

AbstractThe reasons for the presence of two branches of galaxy evolution, one producing high surface brightness disks and one creating low surface brightness disks, is still unknown. Possible are the imprint of the properties of the dark matter halo, as well as evolutionary effects. In this paper we present an analysis of the clustering properties of LSB and HSB galaxies using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We show that LSB galaxies reside in regions of lower galaxy density than HSB galaxies on all scales between 0.8 and 8 Mpc, from scales of galaxy pairs to filaments of the Large Scale Structure. This implies a probable scenario of LSB galaxies preferentially forming as a result of local peaks in the large-scale valleys of the primordial density distribution.

scholarly journals The Intrinsic Shapes of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies (LSBGs): A Discriminant of LSBG Galaxy Formation Mechanisms

2021 ◽  
Vol 920 (2) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Erin Kado-Fong ◽  
Mihai Petrescu ◽  
Majid Mohammad ◽  
Johnny Greco ◽  
Jenny E. Greene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Galaxy Formation ◽  
Surface Brightness ◽  
Formation Mechanisms ◽  
Low Surface Brightness ◽  
Low Surface Brightness Galaxies

scholarly journals The formation of ultradiffuse galaxies in the RomulusC galaxy cluster simulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 497 (3) ◽  
pp. 2786-2810 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Tremmel ◽  
A C Wright ◽  
A M Brooks ◽  
F Munshi ◽  
D Nagai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
Stellar Evolution ◽  
Dwarf Galaxies ◽  
Galaxy Cluster ◽  
High Mass ◽  
Tidal Interactions ◽  
Low Surface Brightness ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
Tidal Heating ◽  
Low Surface Brightness Galaxies

ABSTRACT We study the origins of 122 ultradiffuse galaxies (UDGs) in the Romulus c zoom-in cosmological simulation of a galaxy cluster (M200 = 1.15 × 1014 M⊙), one of the only such simulations capable of resolving the evolution and structure of dwarf galaxies (M⋆ < 109 M⊙). We find broad agreement with observed cluster UDGs and predict that they are not separate from the overall cluster dwarf population. UDGs in cluster environments form primarily from dwarf galaxies that experienced early cluster in-fall and subsequent quenching due to ram pressure. The ensuing dimming of these dwarf galaxies due to passive stellar evolution results in a population of very low surface brightness galaxies that are otherwise typical dwarfs. UDGs and non-UDGs alike are affected by tidal interactions with the cluster potential. Tidal stripping of dark matter, as well as mass-loss from stellar evolution, results in the adiabatic expansion of stars, particularly in the lowest mass dwarfs. High-mass dwarf galaxies show signatures of tidal heating while low-mass dwarfs that survive until z = 0 typically have not experienced such impulsive interactions. There is little difference between UDGs and non-UDGs in terms of their dark matter haloes, stellar morphology, colours, and location within the cluster. In most respects cluster UDG and non-UDGs alike are similar to isolated dwarf galaxies, except for the fact that they are typically quenched.

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