Observational insights on the formation scenarios of giant low surface brightness galaxies

Giant low surface brightness galaxies (gLSBGs) with the disk radii of up to 130 kpc represent a challenge for currently accepted theories of galaxy formation and evolution, because it is difficult to build-up such large dynamically cold systems via mergers preserving extended disks. We summarize the...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2021-12
Main Authors: Saburova, Anna, Chilingarian, Igor, Kasparova, Anastasia, Sil'chenko, Olga, Katkov, Ivan, Grishin, Kirill, Uklein, Roman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Disks
Galactic evolution
Star & galaxy formation
Surface brightness
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Summary:Giant low surface brightness galaxies (gLSBGs) with the disk radii of up to 130 kpc represent a challenge for currently accepted theories of galaxy formation and evolution, because it is difficult to build-up such large dynamically cold systems via mergers preserving extended disks. We summarize the in-depth study of the sample of 7 gLSBGs based on the results of the performed spectral long-slit observations at the Russian 6-m BTA telescope of SAO RAS, surface photometry and HI data available in literature. Our study revealed that most gLSBGs do not deviate from the Tully-Fisher relation. We discovered compact elliptical (cE) satellites in 2 out of these 7 galaxies. Provided the low statistical frequencies of gLSBGs and cEs, the chance alignment is improbable, so it can indicate that gLSBGs and cE are evolutionary connected and gives evidence in favor of the major merger formation scenario. Other formation paths of gLSBGs are also discussed.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2112.10731