Revealing HI gas in emission and absorption on pc to kpc scales in a galaxy at z ~ 0.017

Abstract

We present a detailed study of the quasar-galaxy pair: J1243+4043 - UGC07904. The sight line of the background quasar ( $z_q$= 1.5266) passes through a region of the galaxy ($z_g$=0.0169) at an impact parameter of 6.9 kpc with high metallicity (0.5 Z${}_{\odot }$) and negligible dust extinction. We detect HI 21-cm absorption from the foreground galaxy at arcsecond and milliarcsecond scales. For typical cold neutral medium (CNM) temperatures in the Milky Way, this 21-cm absorber can be classified as a damped Ly$\alpha$ absorber (DLA). We infer the harmonic mean spin temperature of the gas to be $\sim$400 K and for a simple two-phase medium we estimate the CNM-fraction to be $f_{\mathrm{CNM}}$ = 0.27. This is remarkably consistent with the CNM fraction observed in the Galaxy and less than that of high-redshift DLAs. The quasar exhibits a core-jet morphology on milliarcsecond scales, corresponding to an overall extent of $\sim$9 pc at $z_g$. We show that the size of CNM absorbing clouds associated with the foreground galaxy is $>$5 pc and they may be part of cold gas structures that extend beyond $\sim$35 pc. Interestingly, the rotation measure of quasar J1243+4043 is higher than any other source in samples of quasars with high-$z$ DLAs. However, we do not find any detectable differences in RMs and polarization fraction of sight lines with or without high-$z$ ($z\ge 2$) DLAs or low-$z$ ($z\le 0.3$) 21-cm absorbers. Finally, the foreground galaxy UGC07904 is also part of a galaxy group. We serendipitously detect HI 21-cm emission from four members of the group, and a $\sim$80 kpc long HI bridge connecting two of the other members. The latter, together with the properties of the group members, suggests that the group is a highly interactive environment.

14 pages, 11 figures, 3 tables. Submitted to MNRAS (referee's comments from Minor revision incorporated)

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