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Starbursts, dark matter, and the evolution of dwarf galaxies | | Gerhardt R. Meurer
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23 Jun 1998 | | Subject: | astro-ph | | Affiliation: | The Johns Hopkins University | | Abstract: | Optical and HI imaging of gas rich dwarfs, both dwarf irregulars (dI) and blue compact dwarfs (BCD), reveals important clues on how dwarf galaxies evolve and their star formation is regulated. Both types usually show evidence for stellar and gaseous disks. However, their total mass is dominated by dark matter. Gas rich dwarfs form with a range of disk structural properties. These have been arbitrarily separated them into two classes on the basis of central surface brightness. Dwarfs with mu_{0}(B) <~ 22 mag arcsec^{-2} are usually classified as BCDs, while those faintwards of this limit are usually classified as dIs. Both classes experience bursts of star formation, but with an absolute intensity correlated with the disk surface brightness. Even in BCDs the bursts typically represent only a modest <~ 1 mag enhancement to the B luminosity of the disk. While starbursts are observed to power significant galactic winds, the fractional ISM loss remains modest. Dark matter halos play an important role in determining dwarf galaxy morphology by setting the equilibrium surface brightness of the disk. | | Source: | arXiv, astro-ph/9806304 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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