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STAR FORMATION ACTIVITY OF GALAXIES UNDERGOING RAM PRESSURE STRIPPING IN THE VIRGO CLUSTER

  • Mun, Jae Yeon (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University) ;
  • Hwang, Ho Seong (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
  • Lee, Myung Gyoon (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University) ;
  • Chung, Aeree (Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University) ;
  • Yoon, Hyein (Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Jong Chul (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
  • Received : 2020.06.11
  • Accepted : 2021.01.18
  • Published : 2021.02.28
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Abstract

We study galaxies undergoing ram pressure stripping in the Virgo cluster to examine whether we can identify any discernible trend in their star formation activity. We first use 48 galaxies undergoing different stages of stripping based on H i morphology, H i deficiency, and relative extent to the stellar disk, from the VIVA survey. We then employ a new scheme for galaxy classification which combines H i mass fractions and locations in projected phase space, resulting in a new sample of 365 galaxies. We utilize a variety of star formation tracers, which include g - r, WISE [3.4]-[12] colors, and starburstiness that are defined by stellar mass and star formation rates to compare the star formation activity of galaxies at different stripping stages. We find no clear evidence for enhancement in the integrated star formation activity of galaxies undergoing early to active stripping. We are instead able to capture the overall quenching of star formation activity with increasing degree of ram pressure stripping, in agreement with previous studies. Our results suggest that if there is any ram pressure stripping induced enhancement, it is at best locally modest, and galaxies undergoing enhancement make up a small fraction of the total sample. Our results also indicate that it is possible to trace galaxies at different stages of stripping with the combination of H i gas content and location in projected phase space, which can be extended to other galaxy clusters that lack high-resolution H i imaging.

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