GMRT observations of the group Holmberg 124: Evolution by tidal forces and ram pressure?

We report new radio continuum and 21 cm HI observations using the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) of the group Holmberg 124 ( Ho 124) comprising four late-type galaxies, namely NGC 2820, Mrk 108, NGC 2814 and NGC 2805. The three galaxies, NGC 2820, Mrk 108 and NGC 2814 which are closely located in the sky plane have clearly undergone tidal interactions as seen from the various morphological tidal signatures and debris. Moreover we note various features in the group members which we believe might be due to ram pressure. In this paper, we describe four interesting results emerging from our observations: a) detection of the tidal radio continuum bridge at 330 MHz connecting the galaxies NGC 2820+ Mrk 108 with NGC 2814. The radio bridge was discovered at 1465 MHz by van der Hulst & Hummel ( 1985, A& A, 150, 17). We find that the bridge has a fairly steep spectrum with a spectral index alpha(S proportional to nu(alpha)) of - 1.8(-0.2)(+0.3) which is much steeper than the - 0.8 quoted by van der Hulst & Hummel ( 1985); b) detection of other tidal features like the tilted HI and radio continuum disk of NGC 2814, a HI streamer and a radio continuum tail arising from the south of NGC 2814. We also report the detection of a possible tidal dwarf galaxy in HI; c) sharp truncation in the HI distribution in the south of NGC 2820 and in the HI and radio continuum distribution in the north of NGC 2814. The optical disks in both the cases look undisturbed. As pointed out by Davis et al. ( 1997, AJ, 114, 613), ram pressure affects different components of the interstellar medium to varying degrees. Simple estimates of pressure in different components of the interstellar medium ( radio continuum, Ha and HI) in NGC 2820 indicate that ram pressure will significantly influence HI; d) detection of a large one-sided HI loop to the north of NGC 2820. No radio continuum emission or Ha emission is associated with the HI loop. We discuss various scenarios for the origin of this loop including a central starburst, ram pressure stripping and tidal interaction. We do not support the central starburst scenario since the loop is not detected in ionized gas. Using the upper limit on X-ray luminosity of Ho 124 (Mulchaey et al. 2003, ApJS, 145, 39), we estimate an upper limit on the intragroup medium (IGrM) density of 8.8 x 10(-4) cm(-3). For half this electron density, we estimate the ram pressure force of the IGrM to be comparable to the gravitational pull of the disk of NGC 2820. Since tidal interaction has obviously influenced the group, we suggest that the loop could have formed by ram pressure stripping if tidal effects had reduced the surface density of HI in NGC 2820. From the complex observational picture of Ho 124 and the numerical estimates, we suggest that the evolution of the Ho 124 group may be governed by both tidal forces due to the interaction and the ram pressure due to motion of the member galaxies in the IGrM and that the IGrM densities should not be too low (i.e. >= 4 x 10(-4)). However this needs to be verified by further observations.

Sapientia, 1977, Vol. XXXII, nº 124 (número completo)

Contenido: El subjetivismo historicista e irracionalista contemporáneo / Octavio N. Derisi – El ser en Santo Tomás y en la Fenomenología / Vicente O. Ciliberto – La Palabra / Octavio N. Derisi – Ética, teología y religión / Victorino Rodríguez – El poeta del Santísimo Sacramento / Sisto Terán – Notas y comentarios -- Bibliografía

Diário da Constituinte [gravação de vídeo] : [programa n. 124]

Os constituintes do Norte e Nordeste querem mais recursos para as suas regiões. Querem o aumento de dois para cinco por cento de recursos destinados aos órgãos de desenvolvimento regional. Rubem Branquinho (PMDB-AC) relata sobre as diferenças regionais de desenvolvimento e cita o potencial do Estado do Acre. Geraldo Fleming (PMDB-AC) acredita que a proposta de 5% seja aprovada na Comissão de Sistematização da Assembleia Nacional Constituinte (ANC). Asdrubal Bentes (PMDB-PA) também defende maiores recursos para o desenvolvimento da Amazônia, tal como ocorreu na Constituição de 1946. Na sessão O Povo Pergunta, cidadã quer saber o que muda no ensino. Paulo Almada (PMDB-MG) responde que a Constituinte tem soluções para melhorar a assistência do Estado ao ensino universitário e ao ensino de primeiro grau. Bernardo Cabral (PMDB-AM), após conversa com Afonso Arinos (PFL-RJ), fala com a imprensa e afirma que o anteprojeto até agora é o resultado dos trabalhos das comissões temáticas e que só em agosto apresenta seu substitutivo. Demonstrou também seu posicionamento favorável ao parlamentarismo e pretende diminuir o número de artigos da Constituição. União estável de um homem com uma mulher será reconhecida como família. Além disso, o casamento religioso também terá efeito legal e o Estado deverá facilitar a celebração do casamento civil. Cid Carvalho (PMDB-MA) esclarece que é inovador o conceito de família que está prevalecendo no projeto de Constituição.

'Fa Tsai', a Chinese edible Nostoc in market. [Translation from: Bulletin of the Japanese Society of Phycology 8 124-126, 1960. ]

The Nostoc 'Fa Tsai' is sometimes seen in Chinese cooking materials stores. It is investigated what 'Fa Tsai' consists of and where it originates.

Colpodella pugnax Cienk., Protomonas amyli Cienk., Protomonas spirogyrae Borzi and Protomonas huxleyi Haeckel [Translation from: Die Pilzthiere oder Schleimpilze (ed. W. Zopf), pp. 115-124. Breslau, Eduard Trewendt, 1885]

Morphological observations are given for Colpodella pugnax Cienk., Protomonas amyli Cienk., Protomonas spirogyrae Borzi and Protomonas huxleyi Haeckel.

35MeV／u~(36)Ar+~(112,124)Sn反应中中等质量碎片关联函数的入射道依赖

测量了35MeV／u36Ar+112,124Sn反应中小角关联出射的中等质量碎片(IMF)约化速度关联函数．结果表明36Ar+124Sn反应系统中的约化速度关联函数在小约化速度处的反关联程度比36Ar+112Sn反应系统中的强,表现出明显的入射道依赖性．考察出射粒子对的单核子总动量时,发现这种差异主要来自于高动量粒子对的贡献．用三体弹道理论模型MENEKA分别计算了两个系统的IMF发射时标,在36Ar+112Sn反应系统中约为150fm／c,而在36Ar+124Sn反应系统中,约为120fm／c．同位旋相关的量子分子动力学计算表明,36Ar+124Sn系统中IMF的发射时间谱比36Ar+112Sn系统略有前移,相应地,其中心密度从最高点随时间的下降亦比36Ar+112Sn系统略快．

30MeV/u~(40)Ar+~(112,124)Sn反应中态布居核温度的同位旋效应

用 13单元望远镜探测器阵列测量了 30MeV u40 Ar +112 ,12 4Sn反应中小角关联粒子 ,由两体符合事件提取了α α关联函数 .用三体弹道理论模型MENEKA计算本底关联函数 ,用Monte Carlo方法计算探测效率函数 ,在扣除本底产额并考虑探测效率的修正后 ,对不同同位旋反应系统 40 Ar +112 Sn和 40 Ar+12 4Sn提取的相对态布居核温度分别是 4 .18±0 .2 50 .2 1MeV和 4 .10±0 .2 20 .2 0 MeV ;考察态布居核温度和粒子能量的关系时 ,观察到两个系统的发射温度均随着粒子能量的增加而降低 ,缺中子系统40 Ar +112 Sn中由低能时的 5 .13±0 .3 00 .2 6MeV降低到高能时的 3.87±0 .3 70 .2 9MeV ,丰中子系统 40 Ar +12 4Sn中由低能时的 5 .39±0 .3 00 .2 6MeV降低到高能时的 3.32±0 .2 80 .2 3 MeV .用激发热核衰变过程的同位旋选择性对这种同位旋相关性进行了解释