Detection of a hot intergalactic medium in the spiral-only compact group SCG0018-4854

2008/04/02 by G. Trinchieri, A. Iovino, E. Pompei +4
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Compact group #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Galaxy formation and evolution #Galaxy group #Intergalactic dust #Intergalactic medium #Intergalactic travel #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809487

Accepted for publication in A&A

arxiv created 2008/04/02 · openalex publication_date 2008/04/08 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims. Compact groups of galaxies are excellent laboratories for studying galaxy interactions and their effects on the evolution of galaxies. In particular, dynamically young systems, with a large fraction of interacting, late type galaxies, have so far escaped proper studies in the X-ray band and their hot intergalactic medium properties are virtually unknown. Motivated by this lack of knowledge, we present a detailed investigation here of the X-ray properties of such a dynamically young system.

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