Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-03-19
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 352 (2004) 168
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
15 pages, 12 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRAS. More consistent photoionization model is used in Sect. 2. All main re
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07910.x
We show that ultraviolet radiation, with wavelengths shorter than 2000 A, escaping from the disks of giant spirals could be one of the principal factors affecting the evolution of low mass satellite galaxies. We demonstrate, using a semi-qualitative model, that the Lyman continuum part of the radiation field can lead to ionization of the ISM of the dwarf galaxies through the process of photoevaporation, making the ISM virtually unobservable. The FUV part (912 < lambda < 2000 A) is shown to dominate over the internal sources of radiation for most of the Galactic dwarf spheroidals. The proposed environmental factor could be at least partially responsible for the bifurcation of the low mass proto-galaxies into two sequences - dwarf irregulars and dwarf spheroidals. We discuss many peculiarities of the Local Group early-type dwarfs which can be accounted for by the impact of the UV radiation from the host spiral galaxy (Milky Way or M31).
Bouchard Antoine
Carignan Claude
Mashchenko Sergey
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