GAS METALLICITIES IN THE EXTENDED DISKS OF NGC 1512 AND NGC 3621. CHEMICAL SIGNATURES OF METAL MIXING OR ENRICHED GAS ACCRETION?

We have obtained spectra of 135 H II regions located in the inner and extended disks of the spiral galaxies NGC 1512 and NGC 3621, spanning the range of galactocentric distances 0.2-2 x R[sub 25]. In the case of the interacting galaxy NGC 1512 we find a number of H II regions with peculiar metallici...

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Published inThe Astrophysical journal Vol. 750; no. 2; pp. 1 - 20
Main Authors Bresolin, Fabio, Kennicutt, Robert C, Ryan-Weber, Emma
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 10.05.2012
Subjects
Accretion disks
ASTRONOMY
ASTROPHYSICS
ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COSMIC DUST
ELEMENT ABUNDANCE
EMISSION SPECTRA
Encounters
Enrichment
EXCITATION
GALACTIC EVOLUTION
GALAXIES
GAS FLOW
H II regions
Interacting galaxies
MASS
Mathematical models
MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS
Metallicity
METALS
NEBULAE
Signatures
STARS
VARIATIONS
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1538-4357
DOI10.1088/0004-637X/750/2/122

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Abstract We have obtained spectra of 135 H II regions located in the inner and extended disks of the spiral galaxies NGC 1512 and NGC 3621, spanning the range of galactocentric distances 0.2-2 x R[sub 25]. In the case of the interacting galaxy NGC 1512 we find a number of H II regions with peculiar metallicity for their radius, a result which can be interpreted by gas flows activated by the gravitational encounter with NGC 1510. We discuss the possibility that metal transport mechanisms from the inner disks lead to metal pollution of the outer disks. Gas accretion from the intergalactic medium, enriched by outflows, offers an alternative solution, justified within the framework of hydrodynamic simulations of galaxy evolution. Specific model predictions of the chemical enrichment and the flat gradients in extended disks of nearby galaxies will be valuable to discriminate between these different scenarios.
AbstractList We have obtained spectra of 135 H II regions located in the inner and extended disks of the spiral galaxies NGC 1512 and NGC 3621, spanning the range of galactocentric distances 0.2-2 x R[sub 25]. In the case of the interacting galaxy NGC 1512 we find a number of H II regions with peculiar metallicity for their radius, a result which can be interpreted by gas flows activated by the gravitational encounter with NGC 1510. We discuss the possibility that metal transport mechanisms from the inner disks lead to metal pollution of the outer disks. Gas accretion from the intergalactic medium, enriched by outflows, offers an alternative solution, justified within the framework of hydrodynamic simulations of galaxy evolution. Specific model predictions of the chemical enrichment and the flat gradients in extended disks of nearby galaxies will be valuable to discriminate between these different scenarios.
We have obtained spectra of 135 H II regions located in the inner and extended disks of the spiral galaxies NGC 1512 and NGC 3621, spanning the range of galactocentric distances 0.2-2 Multiplication-Sign R{sub 25} (from {approx}2-3 kpc to {approx}18-25 kpc). We find that the excitation properties of nebulae in the outer (R > R{sub 25}) disks are similar to those of the inner disks, but on average younger H II regions tend to be selected in the bright inner disks. Reddening by dust is not negligible in the outer disks and subject to significant large-scale spatial variations. For both galaxies, the radial abundance gradient flattens to a constant value outside of the isophotal radius. The outer disk O/H abundance ratio is highly homogeneous, with a scatter of only {approx}0.06 dex. In the case of the interacting galaxy NGC 1512 we find a number of H II regions with peculiar metallicity for their radius, a result which can be interpreted by gas flows activated by the gravitational encounter with NGC 1510. Based on the excitation and chemical (N/O ratio) analysis, we find no compelling evidence for variations in the upper initial mass function of ionizing clusters of extended disks. The O/H abundance in the outer disks of the target galaxies corresponds to {approx}35% of the solar value (or higher, depending on the metallicity diagnostic). This agrees with our earlier measurements in M83 and NGC 4625, and conflicts with the notion that metallicities in extended disks of spiral galaxies are low and on the order of {approx}0.1 Multiplication-Sign Z{sub Sun }. We show that, in general, the observed metal enrichment cannot be produced with the current level of star formation, even if the latter extends over a Hubble time. We discuss the possibility that metal transport mechanisms from the inner disks lead to metal pollution of the outer disks. Gas accretion from the intergalactic medium, enriched by outflows, offers an alternative solution, justified within the framework of hydrodynamic simulations of galaxy evolution. Specific model predictions of the chemical enrichment and the flat gradients in extended disks of nearby galaxies will be valuable to discriminate between these different scenarios.
Author Kennicutt, Robert C
Bresolin, Fabio
Ryan-Weber, Emma
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ASTRONOMY
ASTROPHYSICS
ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COSMIC DUST
ELEMENT ABUNDANCE
EMISSION SPECTRA
Encounters
Enrichment
EXCITATION
GALACTIC EVOLUTION
GALAXIES
GAS FLOW
H II regions
Interacting galaxies
MASS
Mathematical models
MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS
Metallicity
METALS
NEBULAE
Signatures
STARS
VARIATIONS
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