Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-04-10
Astron.J.132:478-488,2006
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
11 pages, AJ accepted
Scientific paper
10.1086/505047
We present a Very Large Array (VLA) HI 21cm map and optical observations of the region around one of the nearest damped Lyman-alpha absorbers beyond the local group, SBS 1543+593. Two previously uncataloged galaxies have been discovered and a redshift has been determined for a third. All three of these galaxies are at the redshift of SBS 1543+593 and are ~185 kpc from the damped Lyman-alpha absorber. We discuss the HI and optical properties of SBS 1543+593 and its newly identified neighbors. Both SBS 1543+593 and Dwarf 1 have baryonic components that are dominated by neutral gas -- unusual for damped Lyman-alpha absorbers for which only ~5% of the HI cross-section originates in such strongly gas-dominated systems. What remains unknown is whether low mass gas-rich groups are common surrounding gas-rich galaxies in the local universe and whether the low star-formation rate in these systems is indicative of a young system or a stable, slowly evolving system. We discuss these evolutionary scenarios and future prospects for answering these questions.
Bowen David V.
Brinks Elias
Rosenberg Jessica L.
Tripp Todd M.
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