Optimising the analysis of emission lines in galaxies: the case of the MUSE TIMER galaxy NGC 613
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| author | Silva-Lima, Luiz A. Gadotti, Dimitri A. Martins, Lucimara P. Kolcu, Tutku Coelho, Paula R. T. Fragkoudi, Francesca Kim, Taehyun de Sá-Freitas, Camila Falcón-Barroso, Jesús de Lorenzo-Cáceres, Adriana Méndez-Abreu, Jairo Neumann, Justus Querejeta, Miguel Sánchez-Blázquez, Patricia |
| author_facet | Silva-Lima, Luiz A. Gadotti, Dimitri A. Martins, Lucimara P. Kolcu, Tutku Coelho, Paula R. T. Fragkoudi, Francesca Kim, Taehyun de Sá-Freitas, Camila Falcón-Barroso, Jesús de Lorenzo-Cáceres, Adriana Méndez-Abreu, Jairo Neumann, Justus Querejeta, Miguel Sánchez-Blázquez, Patricia |
| contents | Galaxy evolution is driven by spatially distributed processes with varying timescales. Integral field spectroscopy provides spatially-resolved information about these processes. Nevertheless, disentangling these processes, which are related to both the underlying stellar populations and the interstellar medium can be challenging. We present a case study on NGC~613, observed with MUSE (Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer) for the TIMER (Time Inference with MUSE in Extragalactic Rings) project, a local barred galaxy, which shows several gas ionisation mechanisms and is rich in both large and inner-scale stellar structures. We develop a set of steps to overcome fundamental problems in the modelling of emission lines with multiple components, together with the characterisation of the stellar populations. That results in the disentanglement of the gas ionisation mechanisms and kinematics, along with an optimal parametrisation for star formation history recovery. Our analysis reveals evidence of gas inflows, which are associated with the bar dust lanes traced with \textit{Hubble} Space Telescope (HST). In addition, we show the gas kinematics in a central biconical outflow, which is aligned with a radio jet observed with Very Large Array (VLA). The emission line provides estimates of electron density, gas-phase metallicity, and the mass outflow rate, allowing us to distinguish intertwined ionisation mechanisms and to identify a part of the multiphase gas cycle in NGC 613. It traces the gas kinematics from the bar lanes to inner scale gas reservoirs, where it can eventually trigger star formation or AGN activity, as observed in the outflow. |
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| spellingShingle | Optimising the analysis of emission lines in galaxies: the case of the MUSE TIMER galaxy NGC 613 Silva-Lima, Luiz A. Gadotti, Dimitri A. Martins, Lucimara P. Kolcu, Tutku Coelho, Paula R. T. Fragkoudi, Francesca Kim, Taehyun de Sá-Freitas, Camila Falcón-Barroso, Jesús de Lorenzo-Cáceres, Adriana Méndez-Abreu, Jairo Neumann, Justus Querejeta, Miguel Sánchez-Blázquez, Patricia Astrophysics of Galaxies Galaxy evolution is driven by spatially distributed processes with varying timescales. Integral field spectroscopy provides spatially-resolved information about these processes. Nevertheless, disentangling these processes, which are related to both the underlying stellar populations and the interstellar medium can be challenging. We present a case study on NGC~613, observed with MUSE (Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer) for the TIMER (Time Inference with MUSE in Extragalactic Rings) project, a local barred galaxy, which shows several gas ionisation mechanisms and is rich in both large and inner-scale stellar structures. We develop a set of steps to overcome fundamental problems in the modelling of emission lines with multiple components, together with the characterisation of the stellar populations. That results in the disentanglement of the gas ionisation mechanisms and kinematics, along with an optimal parametrisation for star formation history recovery. Our analysis reveals evidence of gas inflows, which are associated with the bar dust lanes traced with \textit{Hubble} Space Telescope (HST). In addition, we show the gas kinematics in a central biconical outflow, which is aligned with a radio jet observed with Very Large Array (VLA). The emission line provides estimates of electron density, gas-phase metallicity, and the mass outflow rate, allowing us to distinguish intertwined ionisation mechanisms and to identify a part of the multiphase gas cycle in NGC 613. It traces the gas kinematics from the bar lanes to inner scale gas reservoirs, where it can eventually trigger star formation or AGN activity, as observed in the outflow. |
| title | Optimising the analysis of emission lines in galaxies: the case of the MUSE TIMER galaxy NGC 613 |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.14781 |