Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-01-21
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, 7 figures accepted to be published in A&A main journal
Scientific paper
Spectroscopic measurements of emission line ratios and velocities are presented for ionized gas across the central plane of NGC 55, a late-type galaxy in the Sculptor group. The low metallicity in NGC 55 leads to relatively low line ratios of [S II]/H$\alpha$ and [N II]/H$\alpha$ for H II regions as well as the diffuse ionized gas. These are the first spectroscopical measurements of line ratios in ionized gas exterior to the stellar disc of NGC 55. Analysis of the line ratios and the relative velocities of different features suggests that photoionization is a plausible explanation for the ionization of this diffuse gas. The observed shell structures and the corresponding velocities support the idea of diffuse gas being pushed into the halo by supernova explosions and stellar winds.
Dettmar Ralf-Juergen
Otte Birgit
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