Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-10-17
Astrophys.J. 601 (2004) 798-804
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
13 pages, 6 figures. Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal
Scientific paper
10.1086/380819
We have detected an X-ray absorption feature against the core of the galaxy cluster Abell 2029 (z=0.0767) which we identify with the foreground galaxy UZC J151054.6+054313 (z=0.0221). Optical observations (B, V, R, and I) indicate that it is an Scd galaxy seen nearly edge-on at an inclination of 87 \pm 3 degrees. HI observations give a rotation velocity of 108 kms and an atomic hydrogen mass of M_{HI} = 3.1 X 10^9 d_{90}^2 \msun, where d_{90} is the distance to the galaxy in units of 90 Mpc. X-ray spectral fits to the Chandra absorption feature yield a hydrogen column density of (2.0 \pm 0.4) X 10^{21} cm^{-2} assuming solar abundances. If the absorber is uniformly distributed over the disk of the galaxy, the implied hydrogen mass is M_H = (6.2 \pm 1.2) X 10^8 d_{90}^2 \msun. Since the absorbing gas in the galaxy is probably concentrated to the center of the galaxy and the middle of the disk, this is a lower limit to the total hydrogen mass. On the other hand, the absorption measurements imply that the dark matter in UZC J151054.6+054313 is not distributed in a relatively uniform diffuse gas.
Blanton Elizabeth L.
Clarke Tracy E.
Sarazin Craig L.
Uson Juan M.
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