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Chemical properties of star-forming galaxies in Virgo-related large-scale filamentary structures.

  • Chung, Jiwon;Rey, Soo-Chang;Kim, Suk;Lee, Youngdae;Sung, Eon-Chang
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제44권2호
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    • pp.75.3-75.3
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    • 2019
  • The filament is an interesting structure in the Universe because clusters form at the nodes of filaments and grow through the continuous accretion of individual galaxies and groups from the surrounding filaments. We study the chemical properties of star-forming (SF) galaxies in the five large-scale filamentary structures (Leo II A, Leo II B, Leo Minor, Canes Venatici, and Virgo III) related with the Virgo cluster, with the spectroscopic data taken with the SDSS DR12, and compare them with those of the Virgo cluster and field galaxies. In mass-metallicity relation, most of the SF galaxies in Virgo-related filaments (except Virgo III filament) show lower metallicity on average than the Virgo cluster SF galaxies, but similar to field counterparts. These chemically less evolved feature of SF galaxies in the filaments and field are more pronounced for lower mass galaxies. This is probably because low mass galaxies have low potential wells and are therefore likely to be sensitive to cluster environmental effects. Interestingly, we find that the metallicity enhancement of SF galaxies in the Virgo III filament. In chemical and morphological perspectives, SF galaxies in the Virgo III thought to be transitional objects possibly transformed from SF late-type galaxies and are on the way to red early-type galaxies in the filament environment. This is the first discovery of systematic 'chemical pre-processing' signature for filament galaxies in Local Universe before they fall into the cluster.

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Star-gas misalignment in galaxies: I. the properties of galaxies from the Horizon-AGN simulation and comparisons to SAMI

  • Khim, Donghyeon J.;Yi, Sukyoung K.
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제45권1호
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    • pp.38.1-38.1
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    • 2020
  • Recent integral field spectroscopy observations have found that about 11% of galaxies show star-gas misalignment. The misalignment possibly results from external effects such as gas accretion, interaction with other objects, and other environmental effects, hence providing clues to these effects. We explore the properties of misaligned galaxies using Horizon-AGN, a large-volume cosmological simulation, and compare the result with the result of the Sydney-AAO Multi-object integral field spectrograph (SAMI) Galaxy Survey. Horizon-AGN can match the overall misalignment fraction and reproduces the distribution of misalignment angles found by observations surprisingly closely. The misalignment fraction is found to be highly correlated with galaxy morphology both in observations and in the simulation: early-type galaxies are substantially more frequently misaligned than late-type galaxies. The gas fraction is another important factor associated with misalignment in the sense that misalignment increases with decreasing gas fraction. However, there is a significant discrepancy between the SAMI and Horizon-AGN data in the misalignment fraction for the galaxies in dense (cluster) environments. We discuss possible origins of misalignment and disagreement. This presentation is mainly based on the published work Khim et al. 2020, ApJ, 894, 106 (17pp).

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The Interplay between Star Formation and AGN Activities : A Case Study of LQSONG

  • 김지훈;임명신;김도형
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제37권2호
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    • pp.84.1-84.1
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    • 2012
  • One of the most intriguing questions regarding black hole (BH)-galaxy co-evolution picture is how the BH accretion, or active galactic nucleus (AGN) activity is linked to star formation (SF) activity. While it is suggested that AGN luminosity of quasars correlates with SF luminosity, it is still unclear how AGN activity is connected to SF activity based on host galaxy properties. Utilizing AKARI's unique slit-less spectroscopic capability and wavelength coverage, we probed star formation activity of several types of AGNs by measuring the PAH 3.3 ${\mu}m$ emission. First, we detected the PAH 3.3 ${\mu}m$ emission from seven out of 27 Seyfert type-1 galaxies at z~0.36. While these galaxies deviate significantly from the local Mbh-${\sigma}$ relation meaning their black holes proceed the host galaxies in terms of evolution, they appear to follow the correlation between nuclear SF and AGN activities of local Seyfert type-1 galaxies. This implies that SF and AGN activities are directly connected at the nuclear region for these Seyfert type-1 AGNs. We also obtained 2-5 ${\mu}m$ spectra for subsamples of Quasar Spectroscopic Observation in Near-infrared Grism (QSONG) which consists of reverberation-mapped AGNs and PG-QSOs. We detected the PAH 3.3 ${\mu}m$ emission from 16 out of 31 reverberation-mapped AGNs and 10 out of 49 PG-QSOs and measured their line strengths. We present the correlations between SF and AGN activities and discuss if there is any dependency of the correlations on properties of host galaxies, such as morphology, or the presence of radio jets.

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막대은하의 별탄생율과 활동성 은하핵 (Star Formation Rate and AGN in Barred Galaxies)

  • 방준;안홍배
    • 한국지구과학회지
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    • 제30권1호
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    • pp.69-80
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    • 2009
  • 본 연구에서는 SDSS DR6을 이용하여 별탄생율과 활동성 은하핵의 막대의 특성, 특히 막대의 세기에 대한 의존성을 조사하였다. 막대의 세기를 보다 잘 표현하기 위하여 막대의 길이와 축비를 이용하여 막대를 6개의 군으로 나누었다. $H{\alpha}$ 방출선 세기로부터 구한 별탄생율은 막대의 세기와 좋은 상관관계를 보였으나 활동성 은하핵은 막대와 또렷한 상관관계를 보이지 않았다. 전자의 상관관계는 막대에 의해 유발되는 가스 유입이 막대의 세기에 의존하기 때문이라고 해석되며, 활동성 은하핵이 막대의 특성과 특별한 상관관계를 보이지 않는 것은 초중량 블랙홀로 들어가는 가스의 양이 막대와 초거대 블랙홀과의 상호 작용에 의해 조절된다는 것을 의미한다. 활동성 은하핵은 주변의 밀도에 의해 영향을 받으나 별탄생율은 주변의 밀도와 무관해 보인다. 이것은 별탄생은 은하에서의 가스 밀도에 의해 결정되는 국지적인 현상인데 반해 활동성 은하핵은 질량이나 광도와 같은 은하의 특성이 밀도-광도관계로 표현되는 은하의 환경 의존성과 밀접한 관계가 있음을 암시한다.

Gas outflow in BLR of low-redshift AGNs

  • Shin, Jaejin;Woo, Jong-Hak;Nagao, Tohru
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제39권2호
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    • pp.59.1-59.1
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    • 2014
  • AGN feedback has been believed as playing an important role in the galaxy-super massive black hole (SMBH) co-evolution. AGN gas outflow can lead to AGN feedback. We investigate gas outflow of low-redshift AGNs by using blue shift/asymmetric index (BAI), and velocity offset of CIV line. By comparing these gas outflow indicators (BAI and velocity offset) to AGN properties (i.e., SMBH mass, bolometric luminosity, and Eddington ratio) and BLR gas metallicity, we find positive correlations among outflow, Eddington ratio, and metallicity. These relations are consistent with those observed at high-redshift. We discuss the possibility of the connection between previous star formation with current AGN accretion and outflow.

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Measuring gas metallicity of local AGNs using UV spectra

  • 신재진;우종학
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제37권1호
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    • pp.50.1-50.1
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    • 2012
  • As a tracer of star formation history, metallicity provides crucial information for understanding galaxy evolution. In the case AGN, gas metallicity is often derived from the flux ratio of UV emission lines, i.e., NV1240 and CIV1549. To investigate the dependence of metallicity on AGN luminosity, black hole mass, and accretion rate, we measure NV1240 and CIV1549 line fluxes and derive gas metallicity of a sample of 73 local Seyfert 1 galaxies and QSOs, using archival UV spectra obtained with the HST and IUE. In this work, we will present the metallicity of local AGN and its relation with AGN properties.

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Star Formation and Gas Accretion in Nearby Galaxies

  • Yim, Kijeong;van der Hulst, J.M.
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제42권2호
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    • pp.75.3-75.3
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    • 2017
  • We Investigate dust stripping of Virgo cluster galaxies that are known to suffer HI gas stripping. The gas stripping phenomena of these galaxies may result from either ram pressure induced by the hot intracluster medium or gravitational tidal interactions between galaxies. While much efforts have been made to directly detect gas removed from cluster galaxies, the spatial distributions of dust, which should also be affected, are hardly known. Several previous studies have tried to directly detect the morphology of gas or dust using radio or infrared observations, but such approaches are hard to widely apply because of the limit of observational resolution and sensitivity. In this study, we try a different approach using optical data: measuring the background galaxy reddening by the dust stripped from the Virgo cluster members. Based on optical color excess maps of the background galaxies, we compare the ambient dust distribution with the HI morphology of the Virgo galaxies. We discuss how efficiently dust stripping can be detected with this method and how the stripped dust is associated with the removed gas according to HI gas stripping stage over the sample.

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Mass of a Young Protostar Measured from the Kinematics of Disk

  • Choi, Min-Ho;Tatematsu, Ken'ichi;Kang, Mi-Ju
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제35권2호
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    • pp.66.1-66.1
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    • 2010
  • Mass is one of the most fundamental quantities of a stellar object, and direct estimations of mass from the rotation kinematics of circumstellar disk are important in understanding the evolution of young stellar objects. We present our observations of the NGC 1333 IRAS 4A2 protostar in the ammonia lines. The emission structure was interpreted as a circumstellar disk around the protostar. The disk has a Keplerian-like rotation curve, and we derived the mass of the protostar. The mass, accretion rate, and age are consistent with what are expected from the standard theory of low-mass star formation.

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Uncovering galaxy individuality with multiplexed integral field spectroscopy.

  • Croom, Scott;Bryant, Julia
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제42권1호
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    • pp.27.1-27.1
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    • 2017
  • There is a rich diversity of galaxy properties and we are starting to understand some of the drivers for differences between galaxies. Much progress has been has been made in the last decade, thanks in large part to massively multiplexed surveys using single fibres, but we still lack a complete picture of how galaxies are built. I will discuss how large-scale integral field surveys can address a number of the outstanding questions in the field, starting with the current SAMI Galaxy Survey, and then looking towards the Hector instrument that will carry out integral field surveys of order 50,000-100,000 galaxies. With SAMI we can start to address how mass and environment influence galaxy structure and history, and I will discuss examples such as the environmental quenching of star formation and the distribution of angular momentum. With larger samples afforded by Hector we can go beyond simply mass and environment, to separate galaxies based on their merger or accretion history, as well as their larger-scale environment.

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Structure and Physical Conditions in MHD Jets from Young Stars

  • SHANG HSIEN
    • 천문학회지
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    • 제34권4호
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    • pp.297-299
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    • 2001
  • We have constructed the foundations to a series of theoretical diagnostic methods to probe the jet phenomenon in young stars as observed at various optical forbidden lines. We calculate and model in a self-consistent manner the physical and radiative processes which arise within an inner disk-wind driven magneto centrifugally from the circumstellar accretion disk of a young sun-like star. Comparing with real data taken at high angular resolution, our approach will provide the basis of systematic diagnostics for jets and their related young stellar objects, to attest the emission mechanisms of such phenomena. This work can help bring first-principle theoretical predictions to confront actual multi-wavelength observations, and will bridge the link between many very sophiscated numerical simulations and observational data. Analysis methods discussed here are immediately applicable to new high-resolution data obtained with HST and Adaptic Optics.

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