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| DOI | 10.1088/0004-637X/705/1/723 | ||||
| Año | 2009 | ||||
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We have derived nebular abundances for 10 dwarf galaxies belonging to the M81 Group, including several galaxies which do not have abundances previously reported in the literature. For each galaxy, multiple H II regions were observed with GMOS-N at the Gemini Observatory in order to determine abundances of several elements ( oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, neon, and argon). For seven galaxies, at least one H II region had a detection of the temperature sensitive [O III] lambda 4363 line, allowing a "direct" determination of the oxygen abundance. No abundance gradients were detected in the targeted galaxies, and the observed oxygen abundances are typically in agreement with the well-known metallicity-luminosity relation. However, three candidate "tidal dwarf" galaxies lie well off this relation: UGC 5336, Garland, and KDG 61. The nature of these systems suggests that UGC 5336 and Garland are indeed recently formed systems, whereas KDG 61 is most likely a dwarf spheroidal galaxy which lies along the same line of sight as the M81 tidal debris field. We propose that these H II regions formed from previously enriched gas which was stripped from nearby massive galaxies (e.g., NGC 3077 and M81) during a recent tidal interaction.
| Ord. | Autor | Género | Institución - País |
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| 1 | CROXALL, K., V | Hombre |
Indiana Univ - Estados Unidos
Indiana University Bloomington - Estados Unidos |
| 2 | van Zee, L. | Mujer |
Indiana Univ - Estados Unidos
Indiana University Bloomington - Estados Unidos |
| 3 | Lee, Henry | Hombre |
Observatorio Gemini - Chile
Gemini ObservatorySouthern Operations Center - Chile |
| 4 | Skillman, Evan D. | Hombre |
Univ Minnesota - Estados Unidos
University of Minnesota - Estados Unidos University of Minnesota Twin Cities - Estados Unidos |
| 5 | Lee, J. C. | Mujer |
Observatorio Las Campanas - Estados Unidos
Carnegie Observatories - Estados Unidos |
| 6 | Cote, Stephanie | Mujer |
Natl Res Council Canada - Canadá
National Research Council Canada - Canadá |
| 6 | Cté, Stéphanie | Mujer |
National Research Council Canada - Canadá
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| 7 | Kennicutt, R. C. | Hombre |
UNIV CAMBRIDGE - Reino Unido
Institute of Astronomy - Reino Unido |
| 8 | Miller, Bryan | Hombre |
Observatorio Gemini - Chile
Gemini ObservatorySouthern Operations Center - Chile |
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| NSF |
| Science and Technology Facilities Council |
| Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion Productiva ( Argentina) |
| Science and Technology Facilities Council ( United Kingdom) |
| National Science Foundation ( United States) |
| National Research Council ( Canada) |
| Australian Research Council ( Australia) |
| Ministerio da Ciencia e Tecnologia ( Brazil) |
| CONICYT ( Chile) |
| Agradecimiento |
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| K. V. C. would like to thank John Salzer for insightful discussions about the spectra presented here. This research was supported by NSF grant AST05-06054 and based on observations obtained at the Gemini Observatory, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under a cooperative agreement with the NSF on behalf of the Gemini partnership: the National Science Foundation ( United States), the Science and Technology Facilities Council ( United Kingdom), the National Research Council ( Canada), CONICYT ( Chile), the Australian Research Council ( Australia), Ministerio da Ciencia e Tecnologia ( Brazil) and Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion Productiva ( Argentina). This research has made use of the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) which is operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. |