Title:	HI content and star formation in the interacting galaxy Arp86
Authors:	Sengupta, Chandreyee Dwarakanath, K.S. Saikia, D.J.
Issue Date:	Jul-2009
Publisher:	Wiley Interscience for the RAS
Citation:	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2009, Vol.397, p548
Abstract:	We present the results of Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) observations of the interacting system Arp86 in both neutral atomic hydrogen, H i, and in radio continuum at 240 606 and 1394 MHz. In addition to H i emission from the two dominant galaxies, NGC 7752 and NGC 7753, these observations show a complex distribution of H i tails and bridges due to tidal interactions. The regions of highest column density appear related to the recent sites of intense star formation. H i column densities ∼1–1.5 × 1021 cm−2 have been detected in the tidal bridge which is bright in Spitzer image as well. We also detect H i emission from the galaxy 2MASX J23470758+2926531, which is shown to be a part of this system. We discuss the possibility that this could be a tidal dwarf galaxy. The radio continuum observations show evidence of a non-thermal bridge between NGC 7752 and NGC 7753, and a radio source in the nuclear region of NGC 7753 consistent with it having a low-ionization nuclear emission region nucleus.
Description:	Restricted Access. An open-access version is available at arXiv.org (one of the alternative locations)
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/3812
ISSN:	0035-8711 1365-2966 (Online)
Alternative Location:	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009MNRAS.397..548S http://arxiv.org/abs/0904.4908 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.14968.x
Copyright:	2009 Wiley Interscience for the RAS
Appears in Collections:	Research Papers (A&A)

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