Stellar Population Properties of ETGs in Compact Groups of Galaxies

Abstract

We present results on the study of the stellar population in Early-Type galaxies (ETGs) belonging to 151 Compact Groups (CGs). We also selected a field sample composed of 846 ETGs to investigate environmental effects on galaxy evolution. We find that the dependences of mean stellar ages, [Z/H] and [$\alpha$/Fe] on central stellar velocity dispersion are similar, regardless where the ETG resides, CGs or field. When compared to the sample of centrals and satellites from the literature, we find that ETGs in GCs behave similarly to centrals, especially those embedded in low-mass haloes ($M_h<10^{12.5}{M}_{\odot }$). Except for the low-mass limit, where field galaxies present a Starforming signature, not seen in CGs, the ionization agent of the gas in CG and field galaxies seem to be similar and due to hot, evolved low-mass stars. However, field ETGs present an excess of H$\alpha$ emission relative to ETGs in CGs. Additionally, we performed a dynamical analysis, which shows that CGs present a bimodality in the group velocity dispersion distribution - a high and low-$\sigma$ mode. Our results indicate that high-$\sigma$ groups have a smaller fraction of spirals, shorter crossing times, and a more luminous population of galaxies than the low $\sigma$ groups. It is important to emphasize that our findings point to a small environmental impact on galaxies located in CGs. The only evidence we find is the change in gas content, suggesting environmentally-driven gas loss.

arXiv comment21 pages, 18 Figures

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