On the nature of faint Low Surface Brightness galaxies in the Coma cluster

Details On the nature of faint Low Surface Brightness galaxies in the Coma cluster On the nature of faint Low Surface Brightness galaxies in the Coma cluster

2008-11-27

arxiv.org/abs/0811.4480v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in A&A, 10 pages, 10 figures

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:200809858

This project is the continuation of our study of faint Low Surface Brightness Galaxies (fLSBs) in one of the densest nearby galaxy regions known, the Coma cluster. Our goal is to improve our understanding of the nature of these objects by comparing the broad band spectral energy distribution with population synthesis models. The data were obtained with the MEGACAM and CFH12K cameras at the CFHT. We used the resulting photometry in 5 broad band filters (u*, B, V, R, and I), that included new u*-band data, to fit spectral models. With these spectral fits we inferred a cluster membership criterium, as well as the ages, dust extinctions, and photometric types of these fLSBs. We show that about half of the Coma cluster fLSBs have a spectral energy distribution well represented in our template library while the other half present a flux deficit at ultraviolet wavelengths. Among the well represented, ~80% are probably part of the Coma cluster based on their spectral energy distribution. They are relatively young (younger than 2.3 Gyrs for 90% of the sample) non-starburst objects. The later their type, the younger fLSBs are. A significant part of the fLSBs are quite dusty objects. fLSBs are low stellar mass objects (the later their type the less massive they are), with stellar masses comparable to globular clusters for the faintest ones. Their characteristics are correlated with infall directions, confirming the disruptive origin for part of them.

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