J 2024

Blueberry galaxies up to 200 Mpc and their optical and infrared properties

KOUROUMPATZAKIS, K., J. SVOBODA, A. ZEZAS, A. BORKAR, E. KYRITSIS et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Blueberry galaxies up to 200 Mpc and their optical and infrared properties

Autoři

KOUROUMPATZAKIS, K., J. SVOBODA, A. ZEZAS, A. BORKAR, E. KYRITSIS, P. G. BOORMAN, C. DAOUTIS, B. ADAMCOVA a Romana GROSSOVÁ (703 Slovensko, domácí)

Vydání

Astronomy and Astrophysics, EDP Sciences, 2024, 0004-6361

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10308 Astronomy

Stát vydavatele

Francie

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 6.500 v roce 2022

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

UT WoS

001291438500002

Klíčová slova anglicky

galaxies: dwarf; galaxies: general; galaxies: ISM; galaxies: starburst; galaxies: star formation; galaxies: stellar content

Štítky

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 30. 8. 2024 15:52, Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

Context. Dwarf highly star-forming galaxies (SFGs) dominated the early Universe and are considered the main driver of its reionization. However, direct observations of these distant galaxies are mainly confined to rest-frame ultraviolet and visible light, limiting our understanding of their complete properties. Therefore, it is still paramount to study their local analogs, the green pea (GP) and blueberry (BB) galaxies. Aims. This work aims to expand our knowledge of BBs by identifying a new sample that is closer and in the southern sky. Methods. In addition to the already known BBs, this new sample will allow for a statistically significant study of their properties probed by visible and infrared (IR) light. By utilizing the HECATE catalog, which provides optical and IR photometry and characterization of galaxies, along with data from Pan-STARSS and SDSS, this study selects and analyzes a new sample of BBs. We employed spectral energy distribution fitting to derive homogeneous measurements of star-formation rates and stellar masses. Additionally, we measured emission-line fluxes, including He II λ4686, through spectral fitting. Results. Through this work, we identified 48 BBs, of which 40 were first recognized as such, with the nearest at 19 Mpc. Fourteen of the BBs are in the south sky. The BBs tend to be extremely IR red in both WISE W1 – W2 and W2 – W3 colors, distinguishing them from typical SFGs. Dwarf SFGs with higher specific star-formation rates tend to have redder IR colors. Conclusions. Blueberry galaxies stand out as the most intensely star-forming sources in the local Universe among dwarf galaxies. They are intrinsically bluer in visible light, redder in the infrared, and less massive. They also have higher specific star-formation rates, equivalent widths, lower metallicities, and the most strongly ionized interstellar medium compared to typical SFGs and GPs.