Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-04-02
Astron.Astrophys.403:547-554,2003
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
7 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in A&A
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20030381
XMM-Newton observations of the starburst galaxy NGC 1511 reveal the presence of a previously unknown extended hot gaseous phase of its ISM, which partly extends out of the disk plane. The emission distribution is asymmetric, being brightest in the eastern half of the galaxy, where also radio continuum observations suggest the highest level of star formation. Spectral analysis of the integral 0.2-12 keV X-ray emission from NGC 1511 indicates a complex emission composition. A model comprising a power law plus thermal plasma component, both absorbed by foreground gas, cannot explain all details of the observed spectrum, requiring a third spectral component to be added. This component can be a second thermal plasma, but other spectral models can be fitted as well. Its X-ray properties characterize NGC 1511 as a starburst galaxy. The X-ray-to-infrared luminosity ratio is consistent with this result. Together with the X-ray data, XMM-Newton obtained UV images of NGC 1511, tracing massive stars heating the ambient gas, which is then seen in H\alpha emission. UV, H\alpha and near-infrared imagery suggest that NGC 1511 is disturbed, most likely by its two small companions, NGC 1511a and NGC 1511b.
Dahlem Michael
Ehle Matthias
Heckman Timothy M.
Jansen Fabian
Strickland David K.
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