Neutral hydrogen observations of 14 nearly edge-on spiral galaxies

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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H Lines, Hydrogen Clouds, Neutral Gases, Spiral Galaxies, Astronomical Catalogs, Galactic Rotation, Galactic Structure, Nebulae

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Results are reported for observations in which H I spectra were taken along the major axes of 14 large relatively edge-on spiral galaxies with the Arecibo 305-m telescope and a circular 21-cm-line feed system. The sidelobe problem for this feed is analyzed, and a procedure is developed for subtracting out the sidelobe contribution. It is found that: (1) the hydrogen extent of galaxies may not be a strong function of Hubble type; (2) gravitational mass (within the Holmberg diameter) is not a strong function of Hubble type; (3) early-type disk galaxies tend to have a higher surface density of mass than later-type spirals; (4) the rotation curves of late-type galaxies are generally flat throughout the disk, and well beyond the Holmberg diameter in some cases; and (5) velocities in the outer regions of close binaries are disturbed in various ways.

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