Extra-planar gas in the spiral galaxy NGC 4559
We present 21-cm line observations of the spiral galaxy NGC 4559, made with the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope. We have used them to study the HI distribution and kinematics, the relative amount and distribution of luminous and dark matter in this galaxy and, in particular, the presence of ext...
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Zusammenfassung: | We present 21-cm line observations of the spiral galaxy NGC 4559, made with
the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope. We have used them to study the HI
distribution and kinematics, the relative amount and distribution of luminous
and dark matter in this galaxy and, in particular, the presence of extra-planar
gas. Our data do reveal the presence of such a component, in the form of a
thick disk, with a mass of 5.9 x 10^8 Mo (one tenth of the total HI mass) and a
mean rotation velocity 25-50 km/s lower than that of the thin disk. The
extra-planar gas may be the result of galactic fountains but accretion from the
IGM cannot be ruled out. With this study we confirm that lagging, thick HI
layers are likely to be common in spiral galaxies. |
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DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0504534 |