Stellar Kinematics and Structural Properties of Virgo Cluster Dwarf Early-type Galaxies from the SMAKCED Project. III. Angular Momentum and Constraints on Formation Scenarios
| العنوان: | Stellar Kinematics and Structural Properties of Virgo Cluster Dwarf Early-type Galaxies from the SMAKCED Project. III. Angular Momentum and Constraints on Formation Scenarios |
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| المؤلفون: | Javier Gorgas, M. den Brok, E. Toloba, A. Rys, P. Guhathakurta, Sanjaya Paudel, Heikki Salo, Jesús Falcón-Barroso, Andrew J. Benson, J. Janz, T. Lisker, Reynier Peletier, S. Boissier, G. van de Ven, A. Boselli, Joshua J. Adams, Gerhard Hensler, Eija Laurikainen, E. Emsellem, J. D. Simon |
| المساهمون: | Astronomy, UCO/Lick Observatory, University of California [Santa Cruz] (UCSC), University of California-University of California, Texas Tech University [Lubbock] (TTU), Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), University of Vienna [Vienna], University of California [Santa Cruz] (UC Santa Cruz), University of California (UC)-University of California (UC) |
| المصدر: | The Astrophysical Journal, 799(2). IOP PUBLISHING LTD E-Prints Complutense. Archivo Institucional de la UCM instname E-Prints Complutense: Archivo Institucional de la UCM Universidad Complutense de Madrid The Astrophysical Journal The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society, 2015, 799 (2), ⟨10.1088/0004-637X/799/2/172⟩ The Astrophysical Journal, 2015, 799 (2), ⟨10.1088/0004-637X/799/2/172⟩ |
| سنة النشر: | 2015 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Astrofísica, Stellar kinematics, Astrophysics, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Rotation, 01 natural sciences, Luminosity, cD, symbols.namesake, 0103 physical sciences, Cluster (physics), Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics, galaxies: kinematics and dynamics, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Física atmosférica, Balmer series, Astronomy and Astrophysics, galaxies: dwarf, Virgo Cluster, Galaxy, Ram pressure, Astronomía, Space and Planetary Science, symbols, galaxies: clusters: individual: Virgo, galaxies: stellar content, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], galaxies: evolution |
| الوصف: | International audience; We analyze the stellar kinematics of 39 dwarf early-type galaxies (dEs) in the Virgo Cluster. Based on the specific stellar angular momentum lambda(Re) and the ellipticity, we find 11 slow rotators and 28 fast rotators. The fast rotators in the outer parts of the Virgo Cluster rotate significantly faster than fast rotators in the inner parts of the cluster. Moreover, 10 out of the 11 slow rotators are located in the inner 3 degrees (D \textless 1 Mpc) of the cluster. The fast rotators contain subtle disk-like structures that are visible in high-pass filtered optical images, while the slow rotators do not exhibit these structures. In addition, two of the dEs have kinematically decoupled cores and four more have emission partially filling in the Balmer absorption lines. These properties suggest that Virgo Cluster dEs may have originated from late-type star-forming galaxies that were transformed by the environment after their infall into the cluster. The correlation between lambda(Re) and the clustercentric distance can be explained by a scenario where low luminosity star-forming galaxies fall into the cluster, their gas is rapidly removed by ram-pressure stripping, although some of it can be retained in their core, their star formation is quenched but their stellar kinematics are preserved. After a long time in the cluster and several passes through its center, the galaxies are heated up and transformed into slow rotating dEs. |
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| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 0004-637X 1538-4357 |
| DOI: | 10.1088/0004-637X/799/2/172⟩ |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::786131b04c70559899b1238b4bc48d78 https://hdl.handle.net/11370/dca2614e-e09f-414f-b653-04fb92dacabc |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....786131b04c70559899b1238b4bc48d78 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 0004637X 15384357 |
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| DOI: | 10.1088/0004-637X/799/2/172⟩ |