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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
Volume 747, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/747/1/31
Keywords
galaxies: clusters: general; galaxies: halos; galaxies: ISM; radio lines: ISM; X-rays: galaxies
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Funding
- Carlsberg Foundation
- National Science Foundation [0607643]
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration [G07-8134X, NAS8-03060]
- STFC [ST/G001588/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Astronomical Sciences [0607643, 1009476] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Science and Technology Facilities Council [ST/G001588/1] Funding Source: researchfish
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The role of environmentally induced gas stripping in driving galaxy evolution in groups remains poorly understood. Here we present extensive Chandra and Very Large Array mosaic observations of the hot and cold interstellar medium within the members of the nearby, X-ray bright NGC 2563 group, a prime target for studies of the role of gas stripping and interactions in relatively small host halos. Our observations cover nearly all group members within a projected radius of 1.15 Mpc (similar to 1.4 R-vir) of the group center, down to a limiting X-ray luminosity and Hi mass of 3 x 10(39) erg s (1) and 2 x 10(8) M-circle dot, respectively. The X-ray data are consistent with efficient ram pressure stripping of the hot gas halos of early-type galaxies near the group core, but no X-ray tails are seen and the limited statistics preclude strong conclusions. The Hi results suggest moderate Hi mass loss from the group members when compared to similar field galaxies. Six of the 20 Hi-detected group members show Hi evidence of ongoing interactions with other galaxies or with the intragroup medium. Suggestive evidence is further seen for galaxies with close neighbors in position-velocity space to show relatively low Hi content, consistent with tidal removal of Hi. The results thus indicate removal of both hot and cold gas from the group members via a combination of ram pressure stripping and tidal interactions. We also find that 16 of the 20 Hi detections occur on one side of the group, reflecting an unusual morphological segregation whose origin remains unclear.
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