GASP XVIII: Star formation quenching due to AGN feedback in the central region of a jellyfish galaxy

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Title: GASP XVIII: Star formation quenching due to AGN feedback in the central region of a jellyfish galaxy
Authors: George, Koshy, Poggianti, B. M., Bellhouse, C., Radovich, M., Fritz, J., Paladino, R., Bettoni, D., Jaffé, Y., Moretti, A., Gullieuszik, M., Vulcani, B., Fasano, G., Stalin, C. S., Subramaniam, A., Tandon, S. N.
Source: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 487, Issue 3, August 2019, Pages 3102-3111
Publication Year: 2019
Collection: Astrophysics
Subject Terms: Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
More Details: We report evidence for star formation quenching in the central 8.6 kpc region of the jellyfish galaxy JO201 which hosts an active galactic nucleus, while undergoing strong ram pressure stripping. The ultraviolet imaging data of the galaxy disk reveal a region with reduced flux around the center of the galaxy and a horse shoe shaped region with enhanced flux in the outer disk. The characterization of the ionization regions based on emission line diagnostic diagrams shows that the region of reduced flux seen in the ultraviolet is within the AGN-dominated area. The CO J$_{2-1}$ map of the galaxy disk reveals a cavity in the central region. The image of the galaxy disk at redder wavelengths (9050-9250 $\overset{\lower.5em\circ}{\mathrm{A}}$) reveals the presence of a stellar bar. The star formation rate map of the galaxy disk shows that the star formation suppression in the cavity occurred in the last few 10$^8$ yr. We present several lines of evidence supporting the scenario that suppression of star formation in the central region of the disk is most likely due to the feedback from the AGN. The observations reported here make JO201 a unique case of AGN feedback and environmental effects suppressing star formation in a spiral galaxy.
Comment: Author's accepted manuscript
Document Type: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz1443
Access URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/1905.08973
Accession Number: edsarx.1905.08973
Database: arXiv
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DOI:10.1093/mnras/stz1443