Neutral and ionized gas distribution in and around the radio galaxy Coma A

Abstract

HI absorption has been detected with the WSRT against both lobes of the radio galaxy Coma A. This radio galaxy could be expanding in a particularly gas rich environment, perhaps the result from interactions/mergers between the dominant giant galaxy (associated with the radio galaxy) and less massive galaxies in the same group.

To appear in the proceedings of the conference "Gas and Galaxy Evolution" (ASP Conference Series), eds. J. Hibbard, M. Rupen, and J. van Gorkom, 2 pages, 1 PS figure