期刊
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
卷 480, 期 3, 页码 3069-3090出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty2052
关键词
methods: numerical; galaxies: dwarf; galaxies: evolution; galaxies: interactions; galaxies: kinematics and dynamics
资金
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Science Foundation [1714979, 1715944, PHY-1607611]
- NASA from Space Telescope Science Institute [13383]
- NASA [NAS5-26555]
- NSF [AST-1614743]
- Columbia University's President's Global Innovation Fund
- University of Florida
- NSF CAREER award [1455260]
- German Research Foundation (DFG) [Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB) 881]
- Division Of Astronomical Sciences
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien [1714979, 1715944] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Division Of Astronomical Sciences
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien [1455260] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Discoveries of low-mass galaxy pairs and groups are increasing. Studies indicate that dwarf galaxy pairs are gas rich in the field and exhibit elevated star formation rates, suggestive of interactions. Lacking are dynamical models of observed dwarf galaxy pairs to disentangle the physical processes regulating their baryon cycles. We present new optical data and the first detailed theoretical model of an observed tidal encounter between two isolated low-mass galaxies (NGC 4490 and NGC 4485). This system is an isolated analogue of the Magellanic Clouds and is surrounded by a similar to 50 kpc extended HI envelope. We use hybrid N-body and testparticle simulations along with a visualization interface (Identikit) to simultaneously reproduce the observed present-day morphology and kinematics. Our results demonstrate how repeated encounters between two dwarf galaxies can `park' baryons at very large distances, without the aid of environmental effects. Our best match to the data is an 8:1 mass ratio encounter where a one-armed spiral is induced in the NGC 4490-analogue, which we postulate explains the nature of diffuse starlight presented in the new optical data. We predict that the pair will fully merge in similar to 370 Myr, but that the extended tidal features will continue to evolve and return to the merged remnant over similar to 5 Gyr. This pre-processing of baryons will affect the efficiency of gas stripping if such dwarf pairs are accreted by a massive host. In contrast, in isolated environments this study demonstrates how dwarf-dwarf interactions can create a long-lived supply of gas to the merger remnant.
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