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Discovery of a double ring in the dwarf galaxy Mrk409

arXiv:astro-ph/0309190 · doi:10.1086/379601

Abstract

We report the discovery of a double ring of emission-line regions around the nucleus of the Blue Compact Dwarf (BCD) galaxy Mrk409 as seen by deep, ground-based Halpha images. Echelle spectroscopy obtained at Magellan-I with MIKE shows the presence of ionized gas flowing out of the galaxy from a very massive (>7E6 Msun) nuclear starburst with projected expansion velocities of \~50 km/s. Different scenarios for the formation of these rings are discussed. While the innermost, nuclear ring is most probably formed by the interaction of a starburst-driven shock with the surrounding interstellar medium, the origin of the outer ring is less clear.

arXiv comment8 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in ApJL

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