Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-03-08
Astrophys.J. 607 (2004) 274-284
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
ApJ, in press; 30 pages, 6 figures. Full-resolution version may be obtained at http://www.astro.umn.edu/~cannon/n625.atca.ps
Scientific paper
10.1086/383408
We present new multi-configuration HI aperture synthesis imaging of the nearby dwarf starburst galaxy NGC 625 obtained with the Australia Telescope Compact Array. Total HI column density images show gas well-aligned with the optical major axis, and low-column density HI extending to > 6 optical scale lengths. The HI velocity field, on the other hand, is highly disturbed, with neutral gas at nearly all detected velocities within the central region. After considering various interpretations, we find that a blowout scenario most accurately describes the data. Since at our resolution we do not detect any large evacuated holes in the HI disk, we interpret this blowout to be the result of the extended (both spatially and temporally) star formation event which NGC 625 has undergone in the last 100 Myr. This is one of the clearest examples of HI outflow detected in a dwarf galaxy. We find no obvious external trigger for this extended star formation event. We detect strong radio continuum emission from the largest HII regions; comparing to our HST and ground-based H Alpha fluxes suggests either appreciable amounts of extinction toward the star formation regions, or the contribution of non-thermal sources to the radio continuum luminosity.
Cannon John M.
Cote Stephanie
McClure-Griffiths Naomi M.
Skillman Evan D.
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