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| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Sengupta, Chandreyee | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Scott, T.C. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Paudel, S. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Dwarakanath, K.S. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Saikia, D.J. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Sohn, B.W. | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-10T06:54:21Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2017-11-10T06:54:21Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-08 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2017, Vol. 469, p3629-3640 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0035-8711 | - |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1365-2966 - (online) | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/6783 | - |
| dc.description | Open Access | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | We present results from our Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) H i observations of the Arp 305 system. The system consists of two interacting spiral galaxies NGC 4016 and NGC 4017, a large amount of resultant tidal debris and a prominent tidal dwarf galaxy (TDG) candidate projected within the tidal bridge between the two principal galaxies. Our higher resolution GMRT H i mapping, compared to previous observations, allowed detailed study of smaller scale features. Our H i analysis supports the conclusion in Hancock et al. that the most recent encounter between the pair occurred ∼4 × 108 yr ago. The GMRT observations also show H i features near NGC 4017 that may be remnants of an earlier encounter between the two galaxies. The H i properties of the bridge TDG candidate include MHi ∼ 6.6 × 108 M⊙ and V Hi = 3500 ± 7 km s−1, which are in good agreement with the velocities of the parent galaxies. Additionally, the TDG's H i linewidth of 30 km s−1 and modest velocity gradient together with its star formation rate of 0.2 M⊙ yr−1 add to the evidence favouring the bridge candidate being a genuine TDG. The bridge TDG's Spitzer 3.6 and 4.5 μm counterparts with a [3.6]−[4.5] colour ∼ −0.2 mag suggests that stellar debris may have seeded its formation. Future spectroscopic observations could confirm this formation scenario and provide the metallicity, which is a key criterion for the validation of TDG candidates. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | We present results from our Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) H i observations of the Arp 305 system. The system consists of two interacting spiral galaxies NGC 4016 and NGC 4017, a large amount of resultant tidal debris and a prominent tidal dwarf galaxy (TDG) candidate projected within the tidal bridge between the two principal galaxies. Our higher resolution GMRT H i mapping, compared to previous observations, allowed detailed study of smaller scale features. Our H i analysis supports the conclusion in Hancock et al. that the most recent encounter between the pair occurred ∼4 × 108 yr ago. The GMRT observations also show H i features near NGC 4017 that may be remnants of an earlier encounter between the two galaxies. The H i properties of the bridge TDG candidate include MHi ∼ 6.6 × 108 M⊙ and V Hi = 3500 ± 7 km s−1, which are in good agreement with the velocities of the parent galaxies. Additionally, the TDG's H i linewidth of 30 km s−1 and modest velocity gradient together with its star formation rate of 0.2 M⊙ yr−1 add to the evidence favouring the bridge candidate being a genuine TDG. The bridge TDG's Spitzer 3.6 and 4.5 μm counterparts with a [3.6]−[4.5] colour ∼ −0.2 mag suggests that stellar debris may have seeded its formation. Future spectroscopic observations could confirm this formation scenario and provide the metallicity, which is a key criterion for the validation of TDG candidates. | en_US |
| dc.relation.uri | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017MNRAS.469.3629S | en_US |
| dc.relation.uri | http://arxiv.org/abs/1704.04344 | en_US |
| dc.relation.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx885 | en_US |
| dc.rights | 2017 The authors & the Royal Astronomical Society | en_US |
| dc.title | H i, star formation and tidal dwarf candidate in the Arp 305 system | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Papers (A&A) | |
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| 2017_MNRAS_469_3629.pdf | Open Access | 7.3 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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