hi in galaxy groups
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HI in Galaxy Groups. Duncan Forbes Baerbel Koribalski Sarah Brough David Barnes. Virginia Kilborn Swinburne University of Technology. GEMS HI Survey. Aims: To investigate the interplay between hot and cold gas in groups - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
HI in Galaxy Groups
Virginia KilbornSwinburne University of
Technology
Duncan Forbes Baerbel Koribalski
Sarah Brough David Barnes
GEMS HI Survey
Aims:
• To investigate the interplay between hot and cold gas in groups
• To study the evolutionary history of the groups and the part evolution plays in gas content of the groups
• To study gas removal mechanisms in low-density parts of the Universe
• To find new group members, and possible HI clouds
HI in GEMS groups
• 16 groups were observed at Parkes using the multibeam receiver - 5.5x5.5 degree fields
• Groups have varying x-ray properties– 8 have intra-group X-ray emission– 6 have X-rays from central group galaxy– 2 undetected in X-rays
• The 16 groups lie between 1000-3000 km/s (~13-40 Mpc)
• Detection limit for HI is around 5x108 M
• Number of group members varies from ~10 to >150 - very diverse range of groups
HI Findings
• Total Galaxies detected: 210• Uncatalogued HI detections:14 (7 %)• New redshifts: 8 (5 %)• HI Clouds: 1 definite, 3+ candidates• Total new group members: (10 %)
• Also - added in 6dFGS galaxies for further group members
Groups with intra-group X-ray emission
Intra-group X-rays II
Intra-group X-rays III
Groups with central galaxy X-ray emission
Galaxy X-rays II
Groups with no detected X-ray emission
Lack of central HIOthers
LX
LX and HI distribution
TX and HI concentration
Lack of central HIOthers
Spiral fraction vs Tx
Group HI deficiency?• Several studies have indicated HI
deficiencies in cluster galaxies and compact groups
• Would like to see if this extends to loose groups
• What is the mechanism - can RAM pressure stripping work in a low IGM environment or are interactions more important?
• Firstly - need to determine expected HI mass for a galaxy of given optical morphology
• Morphology, combined with optical diameter good indicator
• We use both optical sample and BGC to make predictions for NGC 1566 group (spiral and late-type galaxies)
Result: No HI deficiency for the NGC 1566 group
Several members display Individual deficiency - NGC 1515 (12) & NGC 1536 (2)
Kilborn et al. 2005
HI ‘clouds’ in groups
• How common are HI clouds without visible stars in galaxy groups?
•What is the formation Scenario? –interactions culminating in HI stripping–Ram pressure stripping–Primordial?
•HI clouds in our GEMS groups - –One confirmed cloud in NGC 3783 group–One possible cloud in same group–Plus several candidates in the NGC 5044 group
Oosterloo & van Gorkom, astro-ph/0505397Minchin et al 2005 1993
NGC 3783 Group
NGC 3783
MHI = 5x109M
MHI = 1010M
ATCA HI map and DSSII R-band
Keck R-band imageKeck B-band image
NGC 5044 HI cloud candidates
Conclusions
• New group members found in HI surveys of groups (~1-2 per galaxy group)
• Some groups lack HI in central regions - correlated with TX
• HI clouds - at least one in our study, several more candidates. Likely formation scenario: tidal debris
Future Work• Statistical analysis of HI content
of the groups• High resolution ATCA HI obs of
cloud candidates• 2dF redshifts for galaxies in
N3783 cloud fields• HI deficiency of group galaxies?• SFR of group galaxies