Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-05-06
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
5 pages, 5 figures, accepted MNRAS, Letters
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1745-3933.2008.00489.x
We present the results of numerical simulations which show the formation of blue compact dwarf (BCD) galaxies from merging between very gas-rich dwarfs with extended HI gas disks. We show that dwarf-dwarf merging can trigger central starbursts and form massive compact cores dominated by young stellar populations. We also show that the pre-existing old stellar components in merger precursor dwarfs can become diffuse low surface brightness components after merging. The compact cores dominated by younger stellar populations and embedded in more diffusely distributed older ones can be morphologically classified as BCDs. Since new stars can be formed from gas transferred from the outer part of the extended gas disks of merger precursors, new stars can be very metal-poor ([Fe/H] < -1). Owing to very high gaseous pressure exceeding 10^5 k_B (where k_B is the Boltzmann constant) during merging, compact star clusters can be formed in forming BCDs. The BCDs formed from merging can still have extended HI gas disks surrounding their blue compact cores. We discuss whether tidal interaction of gas-rich dwarfs without merging can also form BCDs.
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