Searches for Extremely Metal Poor Galaxies using ALFALFA-selected Dwarf Galaxies
arXiv:2212.06203 · doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aca89b
Abstract
We present a study of nearby dwarf galaxies selected from the ALFALFA blind HI survey. A primary goal of the project was to utilize a non-standard selection method with the hope of detecting previously unrecognized extremely metal-poor (XMP) galaxies. The study was motivated by the recent discovery of two XMP galaxies Leo P and Leoncino which were both originally found via the ALFALFA survey. We have obtained narrowband H images for 42 dwarf systems, many of which are located in the local void in front of the Pisces-Perseus Supercluster. Spectra for eleven of the best candidates resulted in the determination of metal abundances for ten of the systems. None were found to be extremely metal poor, although one system (AGC 123350) was found to have an oxygen abundance of log(O/H)+12 = 7.46, or 6\% solar. One of the galaxies in our sample exhibits a high oxygen abundance for its luminosity, suggesting the possibility that it may have a tidal origin.
21 pages, 11 figures, 4 tables
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