Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-03-05
Astron.Astrophys. 420 (2004) 873-879
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
28 pages, 5 figures. Accepted for publication in A&A
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20035697
A sample of isolated galaxies (IsG), selected by the ratio, $f$, between inner and tidal forces acting upon a galaxy, is presented. The analysis of the Coma cluster lead us to adopt the criterion $f\leq -4.5$ for IsG. The candidates are from the CfA catalog with cz $\leq$5000 km/s, |b|> 40\deg, DEC $\ge -$2.5\deg. The sample contains 203 objects from the initial 1706. We also selected a sample (N=130) of perturbed galaxies, i.e., with companions (with known z, $\Delta(cz)\le 500$ km/s), $f\geq-$2. The comparison of both samples shows significant differences in morphology, size, mass, luminosity and colors. Sc spirals are more frequent among IsG, and S0s among perturbed galaxies. IsG appear to be smaller, less luminous and bluer than interacting objects. We also found that bars are twice as frequent among perturbed galaxies in particular for early S and S0. The perturbed galaxies have higher L$_{FIR}$/L$_B$ and M$_{mol}$/L$_B$ ratios, but the atomic gas content is similar for the two samples. The L-size and M-L relations shows similar trends, the main difference being the almost total absence of big, bright and massive galaxies among the IsG, and the almost total absence of small, faint and low mass galaxies among the perturbed systems. The evolution induced by interactions, would therefore proceed from late, small, faint and low mass S to earlier, bigger, more luminous and more massive S and S0 galaxies, producing at the same time a larger fraction of barred galaxies, but preserving the same relations between global parameters. The properties of local IsG are similar to those of high redshift galaxies, suggesting that the present day isolated galaxies could be quietly evolved, unused {\sl building blocks} surviving in low density environments.
Bettoni Daniela
Galletta Giuseppe
Marquez Isabel
Masegosa Josefa
Moles Mariano
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