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Main Authors: Cui, Jiantong, Gu, Qiusheng, Lu, Shiying, Chen, Zhengyi, Xu, Can, Gao, Zeyu
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.05172
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author Cui, Jiantong
Gu, Qiusheng
Lu, Shiying
Chen, Zhengyi
Xu, Can
Gao, Zeyu
author_facet Cui, Jiantong
Gu, Qiusheng
Lu, Shiying
Chen, Zhengyi
Xu, Can
Gao, Zeyu
contents Lenticular galaxies (S0s) in the local universe are generally absent of recent star formation and lack molecular gas. In this paper, we investigate one massive ($M_*$$\sim$5$\times10^{10}$ M$_\odot$) star-forming S0, PGC 39535, with the Northern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA). Using optical data from SDSS-IV MaNGA survey, we find star formation mainly concentrates in the central region of PGC 39535. The total star formation rate estimated using extinction-corrected H$α$ flux is 1.57 M$_\odot$ yr$^{-1}$. Results of NOEMA observation suggest that the molecular gas mainly concentrates in the central regions as a gaseous bar and a ring-like structure, and shows similar kinematics as the stellar and ionized gas components. The total molecular gas mass estimated from CO(1-0) is (5.42$\pm$1.52)$\times$10$^{9}$ M$_{\odot}$. We find PGC 39535 lies on the star-forming main sequence, but falls below Kennicutt-Schmidt relation of spiral galaxies, suggesting that the star formation efficiency may be suppressed by the massive bulge. The existence of a second Gaussian component in the CO spectrum of the central region indicates possible gas flows. Furthermore, our analyses suggest that PGC 39535 resides in the center of a massive group and the derived star formation history indicates it may experience a series of gas-rich mergers over the past 2$\sim$7 Gyr.
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spellingShingle Abundant Molecular Gas in the Central Region of Lenticular Galaxy PGC 39535
Cui, Jiantong
Gu, Qiusheng
Lu, Shiying
Chen, Zhengyi
Xu, Can
Gao, Zeyu
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Lenticular galaxies (S0s) in the local universe are generally absent of recent star formation and lack molecular gas. In this paper, we investigate one massive ($M_*$$\sim$5$\times10^{10}$ M$_\odot$) star-forming S0, PGC 39535, with the Northern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA). Using optical data from SDSS-IV MaNGA survey, we find star formation mainly concentrates in the central region of PGC 39535. The total star formation rate estimated using extinction-corrected H$α$ flux is 1.57 M$_\odot$ yr$^{-1}$. Results of NOEMA observation suggest that the molecular gas mainly concentrates in the central regions as a gaseous bar and a ring-like structure, and shows similar kinematics as the stellar and ionized gas components. The total molecular gas mass estimated from CO(1-0) is (5.42$\pm$1.52)$\times$10$^{9}$ M$_{\odot}$. We find PGC 39535 lies on the star-forming main sequence, but falls below Kennicutt-Schmidt relation of spiral galaxies, suggesting that the star formation efficiency may be suppressed by the massive bulge. The existence of a second Gaussian component in the CO spectrum of the central region indicates possible gas flows. Furthermore, our analyses suggest that PGC 39535 resides in the center of a massive group and the derived star formation history indicates it may experience a series of gas-rich mergers over the past 2$\sim$7 Gyr.
title Abundant Molecular Gas in the Central Region of Lenticular Galaxy PGC 39535
topic Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.05172