1. A Study of Two Dwarf Irregular Galaxies with Asymmetrical Star Formation Distributions
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Stacey N. Bright, Robert C. Kennicutt, Angela Adamo, David O. Cook, Deidre A. Hunter, Bruce G. Elmegreen, Michele Fumagalli, Elena Sabbi, Matteo Messa, Lauren Kahre, J. E. Ryon, Elena Sacchi, L. Ubeda, John S. Gallagher, Se-Heon Oh, Hong-Xin Zhang, Eva K. Grebel, Monica Tosi, Daniel A. Dale, Hwihyun Kim, Kathryn Grasha, Dimitrios A. Gouliermis, Samavarti Gallardo, Michele Cignoni, Daniela Calzetti, Janice C. Lee, Hunter, D, Gallardo, S, Zhang, H, Adamo, A, Cook, D, Oh, S, Elmegreen, B, Kim, H, Kahre, L, Ubeda, L, Bright, S, Ryon, J, Fumagalli, M, Sacchi, E, Kennicutt, R, Tosi, M, Dale, D, Cignoni, M, Messa, M, Grebel, E, Gouliermis, D, Sabbi, E, Grasha, K, Gallagher, J, Calzetti, D, Lee, J, Hunter, DA [0000-0002-3322-9798], Adamo, A [0000-0002-8192-8091], Cook, DO [0000-0002-6877-7655], Oh, SH [0000-0002-5648-9920], Elmegreen, BG [0000-0002-1723-6330], Kim, H [0000-0003-4770-688X], Kahre, L [0000-0002-2037-3096], Fumagalli, M [0000-0001-6676-3842], Sacchi, E [0000-0001-5618-0109], Tosi, M [0000-0002-0986-4759], Dale, DA [0000-0002-5782-9093], Cignoni, M [0000-0001-6291-6813], Grebel, EK [0000-0002-1891-3794], Gouliermis, DA [0000-0002-2763-0075], Sabbi, E [0000-0003-2954-7643], Grasha, K [0000-0002-3247-5321], Gallagher, JS [0000-0001-8608-0408], Calzetti, D [0000-0002-5189-8004], Lee, JC [0000-0002-2278-9407], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,FOS: Physical sciences ,galaxies: individual (DDO 187, NGC 3738) ,Astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics ,Rotation ,01 natural sciences ,0103 physical sciences ,Dispersion (optics) ,Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Physics ,NGC 3738) ,Star formation ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,galaxies: dwarf ,galaxies: individual (DDO 187 ,Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies ,Galaxy ,Space and Planetary Science ,Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA) ,galaxies: star formation ,Irregular galaxy - Abstract
Two dwarf irregular galaxies DDO 187 and NGC 3738 exhibit a striking pattern of star formation: intense star formation is taking place in a large region occupying roughly half of the inner part of the optical galaxy. We use data on the HI distribution and kinematics and stellar images and colors to examine the properties of the environment in the high star formation rate (HSF) halves of the galaxies in comparison with the low star formation rate (LSF) halves. We find that the pressure and gas density are higher on the HSF sides by 30-70%. In addition we find in both galaxies that the HI velocity fields exhibit significant deviations from ordered rotation and there are large regions of high velocity dispersion and multiple velocity components in the gas beyond the inner regions of the galaxies. The conditions in the HSF regions are likely the result of large-scale external processes affecting the internal environment of the galaxies and enabling the current star formation there., Comment: In press in ApJ
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- 2018
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