Bibcode
López-Sánchez, A.; Koribalski, B. S.; Westmeier, T.; Esteban, C.
Referencia bibliográfica
Galaxies in 3D across the Universe, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 309, pp. 65-68
Fecha de publicación:
2
2015
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Descripción
We are conducting a multiwavelength study of XUV discs in nearby,
gas-rich spiral galaxies combining the available UV (GALEX) observations
with H i data obtained at the ATCA as part of the Local Volume HI Survey
(LVHIS) project and multi-object fibre spectroscopy obtained using the
2dF/AAOmega instrument at the 3.9m AAT. Here we present the results of
the multiwavelength analysis of the galaxy pair NGC 1512/1510. The H i
distribution of NGC 1512 is very extended with two pronounced
spiral/tidal arms. Hundreds of independent UV-bright regions are
associated with dense H i clouds in the galaxy outskirts. We confirm the
detection of ionized gas in the majority of them and characterize their
physical properties, chemical abundances and kinematics. Both the gas
distribution andthe distribution of the star-forming regions are
affected by gravitational interactionwith the neighbouring blue compact
dwarf galaxy NGC 1510. Our multiwavelength analysis provides new clues
about local star-formation processes, the metal redistribution in the
outer gaseous discs of spiral galaxies, the importance of galaxy
interactions, the fate of the neutral gas and the chemical evolution in
nearby galaxies.