Interaction effects on galaxy pairs with gemini/GMOS-I: Electron density

We present an observational study about the impacts of the interactions on the electron density of HII regions located in seven systems of interacting galaxies. The data consist of long-slit spectra in the range 4400-7300 Å, obtained with the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph at Gemini South (GMOS-S)...

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Autores principales: Krabbe, A. C., Rosa, D. A., Dors, O. L., Pastoriza, M. G., Winge, C., Hägele, Guillermo Federico, Cardaci, Mónica Viviana, Rodrigues, I.
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Publicado: 2013
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/85272
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topic Ciencias Astronómicas
Galaxies:General
Galaxies:Interactions
Galaxies:ISM
spellingShingle Ciencias Astronómicas
Galaxies:General
Galaxies:Interactions
Galaxies:ISM
Krabbe, A. C.
Rosa, D. A.
Dors, O. L.
Pastoriza, M. G.
Winge, C.
Hägele, Guillermo Federico
Cardaci, Mónica Viviana
Rodrigues, I.
Interaction effects on galaxy pairs with gemini/GMOS-I: Electron density
topic_facet Ciencias Astronómicas
Galaxies:General
Galaxies:Interactions
Galaxies:ISM
description We present an observational study about the impacts of the interactions on the electron density of HII regions located in seven systems of interacting galaxies. The data consist of long-slit spectra in the range 4400-7300 Å, obtained with the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph at Gemini South (GMOS-S). The electron density was determined using the ratio of emission lines [S II] λ6716/λ6731. Our results indicate that the electron density estimates obtained of HII regions from our sample of interacting galaxies are systematically higher than those derived for isolated galaxies. The mean electron density values of interacting galaxies are in the range of N<SUB>e</SUB> = 24-532 cm<SUP>-3</SUP>, while those obtained for isolated galaxies are in the range of N<SUB>e</SUB> =40-137 cm<SUP>-3</SUP>.Comparing the observed emission lines with predictions of photoionization models, we verified that almost all the HII regions of the galaxies AM 1054A, AM 2058B and AM 2306B have emission lines excited by shock gas. For the remaining galaxies, only few H II regions have emission lines excited by shocks, such as in AM 2322B (one point) and AM 2322A (four points). No correlation is obtained between the presence of shocks and electron densities. Indeed, the highest electron density values found in our sample do not belong to the objects with gas shock excitation. We emphasize the importance of considering these quantities especially when the metallicity is derived for these types of systems.
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author Krabbe, A. C.
Rosa, D. A.
Dors, O. L.
Pastoriza, M. G.
Winge, C.
Hägele, Guillermo Federico
Cardaci, Mónica Viviana
Rodrigues, I.
author_facet Krabbe, A. C.
Rosa, D. A.
Dors, O. L.
Pastoriza, M. G.
Winge, C.
Hägele, Guillermo Federico
Cardaci, Mónica Viviana
Rodrigues, I.
author_sort Krabbe, A. C.
title Interaction effects on galaxy pairs with gemini/GMOS-I: Electron density
title_short Interaction effects on galaxy pairs with gemini/GMOS-I: Electron density
title_full Interaction effects on galaxy pairs with gemini/GMOS-I: Electron density
title_fullStr Interaction effects on galaxy pairs with gemini/GMOS-I: Electron density
title_full_unstemmed Interaction effects on galaxy pairs with gemini/GMOS-I: Electron density
title_sort interaction effects on galaxy pairs with gemini/gmos-i: electron density
publishDate 2013
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/85272
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