Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-07-04
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
17 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication in A&A
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:200810024
We present XMM-Newton X-ray observations of two shell galaxies, NGC 7070A and ESO 2400100, and far UV observations obtained with the Optical Monitor for these and for an additional shell galaxy, NGC 474, for which we also have near and far UV data from GALEX. We aim at gaining insight on the overall evolution traced by their star formation history and by their hot gas content. The X-ray and the far UV data are used to derive their X-ray spatial and spectral characteristics and their UV luminosity profiles. We use models developed ad hoc to investigate the age of the last episode of star formation from the (UV - optical) colors and line strength indices. The X-ray spatial and spectral analysis show significant differences in the two objects. A low luminosity nuclear source is the dominant component in NGC 7070A log L_X=41.7 erg s^{-1} in the 2-10 keV band. In ESO 2400100, the X-ray emission is due to a low temperature plasma with a contribution from the collective emission of individual sources. In the Optical Monitor image ESO 2400100 shows a double nucleus, one bluer than the other. This probably results from a very recent star formation event in the northern nuclear region. The extension of the UV emission is consistent with the optical extent for all galaxies, at different degrees of significance in different filters. The presence of the double nucleus, corroborated by the (UV - optical) colors and line strength indices analysis, suggests that ESO 2400100 is accreting a faint companion. We explore the evolution of the X-ray luminosity during accretion processes with time. We discuss the link between the presence of gas and age, since gas is detected either before coalescence or several Gyr (>3) after (Abridged).
Chiosi Cesare
Grützbauch Ruth
Marino Alma Angela
Rampazzo Roberto
Tantalo Rosaria
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