The SAMI galaxy survey: the discovery of a luminous, low-metallicity H II complex in the dwarf galaxy GAMA J141103.98-003242.3
We present the discovery of a luminous unresolved H ii complex on the edge of dwarf galaxy GAMA J141103.98−003242.3 using data from the Sydney-AAO Multi-object Integral field spectrograph (SAMI) Galaxy Survey. This dwarf galaxy is situated at a distance of ∼100 Mpc and contains an unresolved region...
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ftswinburne:tle:39f02190-61e7-426e-8bc2-76b6f9ad9547:28f49f06-0da8-44be-9edc-ad1dd0a9c582:1 2023-05-15T18:11:02+02:00 The SAMI galaxy survey: the discovery of a luminous, low-metallicity H II complex in the dwarf galaxy GAMA J141103.98-003242.3 Richards, S. N. Schaefer, A. L. Lopez-Sanchez, A. R. Croom, S. M. Bryant, J. J. Sweet, S. M. Konstantopoulos, I. S. Allen, J. T. Bland-Hawthorn, J. Bloom, J. V. Brough, S. Fogarty, L. M. R. Goodwin, M. Green, A. W. Ho, I. - T. Kewley, L. J. Koribalski, B. S. Lawrence, J. S. Owers, M. S. Sadler, E. M. Sharp, R. Swinburne University of Technology 2014 http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/436061 https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1820 unknown Oxford University Press (OUP) http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/CE110001020 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT100100457 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FS110200013 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FS110200023 http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/436061 https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1820 This article has been accepted for publication in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ©: 2014 the authors. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 445, no. 2 (Dec 2014), pp. 1104-1113 Journal article 2014 ftswinburne https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1820 2019-09-07T21:37:29Z We present the discovery of a luminous unresolved H ii complex on the edge of dwarf galaxy GAMA J141103.98−003242.3 using data from the Sydney-AAO Multi-object Integral field spectrograph (SAMI) Galaxy Survey. This dwarf galaxy is situated at a distance of ∼100 Mpc and contains an unresolved region of H ii emission that contributes ∼70 per cent of the galaxy's Hα luminosity, located at the top end of established H ii region luminosity functions. For the H ii complex, we measure a star formation rate of 0.147 ± 0.041 M⊙ yr−1and a metallicity of 12+log(O/H) = 8.01 ± 0.05 that is lower than the rest of the galaxy by ∼0.2 dex. Data from the H i Parkes All-Sky Survey (HIPASS) indicate the likely presence of neutral hydrogen in the galaxy to potentially fuel ongoing and future star-forming events. We discuss various triggering mechanisms for the intense star formation activity of this H ii complex, where the kinematics of the ionized gas are well described by a rotating disc and do not show any features indicative of interactions. We show that SAMI is an ideal instrument to identify similar systems to GAMA J141103.98−003242.3, and the SAMI Galaxy Survey is likely to find many more of these systems to aid in the understanding of their formation and evolution. Article in Journal/Newspaper sami Swinburne University of Technology: Swinburne Research Bank Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 445 2 1104 1113 |
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We present the discovery of a luminous unresolved H ii complex on the edge of dwarf galaxy GAMA J141103.98−003242.3 using data from the Sydney-AAO Multi-object Integral field spectrograph (SAMI) Galaxy Survey. This dwarf galaxy is situated at a distance of ∼100 Mpc and contains an unresolved region of H ii emission that contributes ∼70 per cent of the galaxy's Hα luminosity, located at the top end of established H ii region luminosity functions. For the H ii complex, we measure a star formation rate of 0.147 ± 0.041 M⊙ yr−1and a metallicity of 12+log(O/H) = 8.01 ± 0.05 that is lower than the rest of the galaxy by ∼0.2 dex. Data from the H i Parkes All-Sky Survey (HIPASS) indicate the likely presence of neutral hydrogen in the galaxy to potentially fuel ongoing and future star-forming events. We discuss various triggering mechanisms for the intense star formation activity of this H ii complex, where the kinematics of the ionized gas are well described by a rotating disc and do not show any features indicative of interactions. We show that SAMI is an ideal instrument to identify similar systems to GAMA J141103.98−003242.3, and the SAMI Galaxy Survey is likely to find many more of these systems to aid in the understanding of their formation and evolution. |
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Richards, S. N. Schaefer, A. L. Lopez-Sanchez, A. R. Croom, S. M. Bryant, J. J. Sweet, S. M. Konstantopoulos, I. S. Allen, J. T. Bland-Hawthorn, J. Bloom, J. V. Brough, S. Fogarty, L. M. R. Goodwin, M. Green, A. W. Ho, I. - T. Kewley, L. J. Koribalski, B. S. Lawrence, J. S. Owers, M. S. Sadler, E. M. Sharp, R. |
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Richards, S. N. Schaefer, A. L. Lopez-Sanchez, A. R. Croom, S. M. Bryant, J. J. Sweet, S. M. Konstantopoulos, I. S. Allen, J. T. Bland-Hawthorn, J. Bloom, J. V. Brough, S. Fogarty, L. M. R. Goodwin, M. Green, A. W. Ho, I. - T. Kewley, L. J. Koribalski, B. S. Lawrence, J. S. Owers, M. S. Sadler, E. M. Sharp, R. The SAMI galaxy survey: the discovery of a luminous, low-metallicity H II complex in the dwarf galaxy GAMA J141103.98-003242.3 |
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Richards, S. N. Schaefer, A. L. Lopez-Sanchez, A. R. Croom, S. M. Bryant, J. J. Sweet, S. M. Konstantopoulos, I. S. Allen, J. T. Bland-Hawthorn, J. Bloom, J. V. Brough, S. Fogarty, L. M. R. Goodwin, M. Green, A. W. Ho, I. - T. Kewley, L. J. Koribalski, B. S. Lawrence, J. S. Owers, M. S. Sadler, E. M. Sharp, R. |
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The SAMI galaxy survey: the discovery of a luminous, low-metallicity H II complex in the dwarf galaxy GAMA J141103.98-003242.3 |
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The SAMI galaxy survey: the discovery of a luminous, low-metallicity H II complex in the dwarf galaxy GAMA J141103.98-003242.3 |
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The SAMI galaxy survey: the discovery of a luminous, low-metallicity H II complex in the dwarf galaxy GAMA J141103.98-003242.3 |
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The SAMI galaxy survey: the discovery of a luminous, low-metallicity H II complex in the dwarf galaxy GAMA J141103.98-003242.3 |
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